EP1341280B1 - Arrangement dérivateur de surtensions, en particulier pour dispositifs de télécommunication; module dérivatuer de surtensions et arrangement de connexion de terre pour une barette de hachage - Google Patents

Arrangement dérivateur de surtensions, en particulier pour dispositifs de télécommunication; module dérivatuer de surtensions et arrangement de connexion de terre pour une barette de hachage Download PDF

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EP1341280B1
EP1341280B1 EP03003673A EP03003673A EP1341280B1 EP 1341280 B1 EP1341280 B1 EP 1341280B1 EP 03003673 A EP03003673 A EP 03003673A EP 03003673 A EP03003673 A EP 03003673A EP 1341280 B1 EP1341280 B1 EP 1341280B1
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Martin Strobel
Peter Dipl.-Ing. Igl (Fh)
Markus Engelmann
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
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  • the invention relates to an overvoltage protection arrangement, in particular for telecommunications equipment and / or systems, which have at least one disconnect strip with plug contacts in the grid and wherein the disconnect strip has at least one ground contact or grounding point, according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a Overvoltage protection module, in particular for an overvoltage protection arrangement for telecommunication devices, as well as a grounding arrangement for a disconnect strip, which in turn can be used in particular for an overvoltage protection arrangement for telecommunication devices.
  • a protection module for telecommunications technology which has tapping contacts for forming an electrically conductive connection with the contacts of a connection module of the telecommunications technology and can be combined accordingly.
  • at least one overvoltage protection component is provided, which is connected either directly via its contact legs, which extend parallel to a contact slot formed in the associated tapping contact, or via an adapter in an electrically conductive manner with the tapping contacts.
  • all tapping contacts should be substantially flat.
  • the space required for the protection module is considerable and there are problems in the formation of particularly current carrying earthing connections.
  • the overvoltage protection magazine has yielded DE 199 17 824 A1 a housing containing a plurality of surge arresters, the each have a ground contact. Furthermore, a ground rail is present, which is conductively connected to the ground contacts. An earth tap is subsequently attachable to the exception of the ground tap itself fully assembled surge protection magazine so that a contact with the ground rail is made.
  • the ground tap is latched designed, wherein on the housing of the overvoltage protection magazine, a latching hook is provided which engages in a formed in the Erdabgriff recess when the ground tap is inserted at the designated location in the surge memory magazine.
  • Terminal strips for telecommunications technology belong to the prior art and are for example from the DE 200 00 506 U1 previously known. Such terminal strips may also have an integrated grounding section or a grounding element having at least one contact area for forming an electrically conductive connection with an overvoltage protection component and further contacts for forming an electrically conductive connection with different carrier systems. Specifically, the terminal block after DE 200 00 506 U1 two laterally integrated earth contacts, so that a plugged overvoltage protection module also receives the necessary connection to ground or earth.
  • a housing which consists of a plurality of individual parts, wherein a plurality of tapping contacts with a portion extends from the rear side of the housing and in the attached state picks up contacts of the device of the telecommunications technique.
  • a ground contact is provided there and it can be used in the overvoltage protection magazine several over-voltage arrester, which have legs which are directly electrically conductively connected in the inserted state with the corresponding contacts.
  • a similar arrangement of a protective plug for a telecommunications device discloses the WO 99/54965 , There, the overvoltage protection components are fixed without circuit board directly via clamping slots on the contacts.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an overvoltage protection arrangement, with this overvoltage protection module, in particular for telecommunications equipment and / or installations, which is generally inexpensive to produce, which has the required current carrying capacity and without further and easily replaced can.
  • the overvoltage protection arrangement and in particular the overvoltage protection module in such a way that this is suitable for miniaturized connection technology, in particular, reference should be made here to the so-called RCT (Rapid Contact Technology).
  • RCT Rapid Contact Technology
  • the overvoltage protection arrangement according to the invention in particular for telecommunications equipment and / or systems, is based on a known separation strip, in particular for the so-called RCT connection technology.
  • a separator strip has plug contacts in pitch and also has the ability to carry ground connections.
  • an overvoltage protection module is provided for a plurality of double cores of the disconnection strip, wherein the overvoltage protection module has a wiring carrier, in particular a printed circuit board.
  • the printed circuit board has at one end quasi integral contact pins corresponding to the pitch of the plug contacts of the separator bar and carries a group of energetically coordinated surge arresters, which according to the respective Protective circuit are wired.
  • These overvoltage arresters include, for example, varistors and gas arresters.
  • the overvoltage protection module has at least one ground terminal, which lies in the plane of the contact pins, and is surrounded by a housing which leaves free only or at least the sections of the ground terminal and the contact pins.
  • the overvoltage protection module can now be inserted from above into the corresponding plug contacts of the disconnect strip and fixed there, whereby even with plugged surge arrester or module the routing of outgoing wires is easily possible and the labeling of the bar remains visible.
  • one or more overvoltage protection modules can be plugged into the disconnect strip, wherein the electrical connection between the plug contacts and the contact pins on the one hand and the ground terminal and the ground contact on the other hand is formed by the insertion.
  • the grounding contact within the disconnect strip has a grounding strap which has at least two notched or bent tabs which engage in slot-shaped recesses of the disconnector base body.
  • the tabs are preferably located laterally next to a group of plug contacts.
  • the grounding bracket also has contact claws for making the outer earth connection, for example via a mounting trough or the like means.
  • the grounding strap with the tabs and the contact claws can be subsequently inserted into the disconnector base body.
  • the earthing bar can already be located in the mounting trough and positioning the grounding bar in the slot-shaped recesses is achieved by attaching the disconnecting bar.
  • the overvoltage protection module according to the invention which can be used in particular for the above-mentioned overvoltage protection arrangement for telecommunications devices with disconnect strips, consists of a printed circuit board which has a wiring substrate for both semiconductor and Gasabieiter overvoltage protection components, which are electrically connected in an electrically coordinated manner , forms.
  • the gas discharge are absorbed by a fixing body, which has recesses corresponding to the outer dimensions of the respective gas discharge.
  • the fixing body has on its bottom side openings, each receiving a terminal contact wire of the respective gas discharge.
  • the guided through the openings gas arrester AnschlußANDdrähte be connected to corresponding contact surfaces on the circuit board by soldering.
  • a common contact plate for the mating contacts of the gas discharge is provided, wherein the contact plate corresponding to the position of the mating contacts recesses with spring clamp, so that when mounting the contact plate all mating contacts are electrically connected together in one step.
  • the contact plate has angled tongues, wherein at least one tongue forms a grounding connection and at least one further tongue surrounds the fixing body externally and is force-bonded or materially connected to a grounding connection point on the circuit board side.
  • At one end of the circuit board contact pins are formed or the circuit board itself is structured so that several quasi-integral pins arise.
  • the pin distance then corresponds to the predetermined pitch of the separator bar or provided there mother contacts.
  • the at least one tongue for the ground terminal is laterally adjacent to the contact pins, such that a ground contact with the tabs of the grounding strap can be made.
  • the gas discharge tubes extend with their connections substantially perpendicular to the printed circuit board plane, wherein the contact pins lie in the printed circuit board plane itself or run accordingly.
  • the contact plate may have two laterally opposite, outer grounding connection tongues and two inner tongues which laterally surround the fixing element.
  • the contact plate is preferably designed as a metallic stamped and bent part, wherein each recess for the mating contacts of the gas discharge has a plurality of center-oriented spring claws, which enter into a force / form closure with the respective lead wire of the arrester.
  • the contact pins of the circuit board and the at least one tongue for the ground terminal forming means are designed as father contacts.
  • the spring claws of the contact plate can each form a plate spring, which opposes the lead wire during insertion a mechanical resistance, so that a secure, low-resistance and permanent electrical contact is given.
  • the fixing body consists of an insulating plastic and the recesses are designed as multi-row chambers. Furthermore, the fixing body on lateral extensions, which surround the circuit board leader in a lateral section. Also, the side wall of the fixing body has at least one groove for receiving the at least one further tongue.
  • the fixing body can be prefabricated with gas discharge tubes form a corresponding mounting aid.
  • the grounding arrangement for a disconnect strip is based on a disconnector base body which has a plurality of slot-shaped recesses spaced apart in the grid.
  • An intended earthing strap comprises tabs which are guided on insertion into the recesses of the base body of these.
  • the grounding bar also has contact claws or protrusions connected to ground. This ground connection can be made, for example, via a disconnect holder or disconnector mounting trough.
  • overvoltage protection module comprising a contact plate with spring elements, all fitted gas discharge are connected to the contact plate when attaching the contact plate on the circuit board.
  • the contact plate is as set forth so that it represents the grounding point for the overvoltage protection device suitable for disconnect strips of the rapid-contact system.
  • the side tabs or tongues hold the contact plate to the circuit board and at the same time form an electrical connection.
  • the contact plate of solid metal the desired high surge current carrying capacity of the arrangement is achieved with simultaneous mechanical stability.
  • contact plate 1 is designed as a metal stamped and bent part and has rear tongues 4, which the fixing body 5 (FIG. Fig. 3 ) and embrace the printed circuit board 2.
  • the rear tongues 4 have a lower, inwardly directed crank.
  • the area of this offset then forms at the same time a solder joint section with a connection field located on the underside of the printed circuit board 2.
  • front tongues 6 are integrally formed on the contact plate 1, which form the ground terminal.
  • the top surface of the contact plate 1 comprises recesses 7, each receiving a lead wire of a gas discharge tube 3.
  • the region of the recesses 7 in the contact plate 1 is provided with spring-clamping properties or even forms a plate spring.
  • the lateral Kröpfungsbid the front tongues 6 is adapted to the width of the circuit board 2 and located at one end there contact pins 8.
  • Fig. 3 makes it clear that the front tongues 6 are laterally spaced by an insulating extension 9 of the fixing body 5 held by the contact pins 8.
  • the front tongues 6 can then come into contact with corresponding tabs 12 of a grounding strap 13 when inserting the complete module 10 into a known separating strip 11.
  • Gasableitern 3 In addition to the Gasableitern 3 are more appropriately energetically coordinated selected and interconnected semiconductor overvoltage protection devices 14 on the circuit board. 2
  • the contact plate 1 is placed from above on the fixing body 5 and contacted in one step, all the connecting wires of the gas discharge.
  • the fixing body 5 has a plurality of recesses which are matched to the outer dimensions of the respective gas discharge tube, and comprises bottom side openings (not shown), each receiving the other terminal contact wire. These other terminal contact wires are then connected by soldering to corresponding contact pads located on the back of the circuit board.
  • the gas discharge 3 are with their connections substantially perpendicular to the plane of the circuit board 2, wherein the contact pins 8 extend in circuit board plane.
  • a grounding strap 13 is inserted into the separator bar 11 of a rapid-contact system.
  • the formed on the grounding bow 13, for example, notched tabs 12 provide for each complete module 10 two grounding points available.

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  1. Module de protection anti-surtensions,
    caractérisé en ce que
    sur une carte à circuits imprimés (2), qui forme un support de câblage, des éléments structurels semi-conducteurs (14) anti-surtensions ainsi que des composants à décharge gazeuse (3) sont mis en circuit électrique de façon coordonnée sur le plan énergétique,
    les composants à décharge gazeuse (3) sont reçus par un corps de fixation (5), celui-ci comportant des évidements qui correspondent aux dimensions extérieures des composants à décharge gazeuse (3) respectifs, et comporte sur sa face inférieure des ouvertures qui reçoivent respectivement un contact de connexion du composant à décharge gazeuse respectif, et les contacts de connexion passés à travers les ouvertures sont connectés par brasage avec des surfaces de contact correspondantes sur la carte à circuits imprimés (2),
    il est prévu une tôle de contact commune (1) pour les contacts antagonistes des composants à décharge gazeuse (3), ladite tôle de contact (1) comportant des logements (7) qui correspondent à la position des contacts antagonistes avec blocage à effet ressort, de sorte que lors de la mise en place de la tôle de contact (1) tous les contacts antagonistes peuvent être connectés ensemble,
    la tôle de contact (1) possède des languettes coudées (6), au moins une languette (6) forme un raccord de mise à la terre et au moins une autre languette (16) entoure le corps de fixation par l'extérieur, et est connectée par coopération de forces et/ou par coopération de matières avec un point de raccordement de terre sur la carte à circuits imprimés (2),
    une extrémité de la carte à circuits imprimés (2) comprend des tiges de contact (8) ou est réalisée de manière à former une pluralité de tiges, telles que la distance des tiges correspond à une trame de dimension prédéterminée, et ladite au moins une languette (6) pour la connexion à la terre est agencée latéralement au voisinage des tiges de contact (8).
  2. Agencement de protection anti-surtensions, en particulier pour des systèmes et/ou des installations de télécommunications, qui comprennent au moins une barrette de séparation (11) avec des contacts à enfichage suivant une trame, et ladite barrette de séparation (11) comprend au moins un contact ou un point de mise à la terre,
    caractérisé en ce que
    il est prévu un module de protection anti-surtensions (10) selon la revendication 1 pour une pluralité de fils doubles de la barrette de séparation (11), le module de protection anti-surtensions comprenant un support de câblage, en particulier une carte à circuits imprimés (2), la carte à circuits imprimés (2) comprend à une extrémité des tiges de contact (8) qui correspondent à la trame des contacts à enfichage, ainsi qu'un groupe d'éléments à décharge anti-surtensions coordonnés sur le plan énergétique, lesquels sont branchés suivant un branchement protecteur,
    il est prévu sur le module de protection anti-surtensions (10) au moins un raccord de mise à la terre, qui est disposé dans le plan des tiges de contact (8), le module de protection anti-surtensions (10) est entouré par un boîtier qui dégage au moins des tronçons du raccord de mise à la terre et des tiges de contact (8), dans lequel un ou plusieurs modules de protection anti-surtensions (10) sont susceptibles d'être enfichés dans la barrette de séparation (11), et ceci forme ici le branchement électrique entre les contacts à enfichage et les tiges de contact (8) d'une part ainsi qu'entre le raccord de mise à la terre et le contact de mise à la terre d'autre part, ledit contact de mise à la terre comprend un arceau de mise à la terre (13) qui possède au moins deux pattes réalisées par découpe ou par déformation (12), lesquelles s'engagent dans des évidements en forme de fente ou des gorges du corps de base de la barrette de séparation, lesdites pattes (12) étant de préférence situées latéralement à côté d'un groupe de contacts à enfichage,
    l'arceau de mise à la terre (13) possède des griffes de contact pour établir la connexion extérieure avec la terre via une cuve de montage ou des moyens similaires, et l'arceau de mise à la terre (13) est susceptible d'être engagé ou enfilé également postérieurement avec les pattes (12) dans le corps de base de la barrette de séparation.
  3. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que les tubes à décharge de gaz (3) s'étendent avec leurs connexions sensiblement perpendiculairement au plan de la carte à circuits imprimés, les tiges de contact s'étendant dans le plan de la carte à circuits imprimés.
  4. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon la revendication 1 ou 3,
    caractérisé en ce que le la tôle de contact comprend deux languettes extérieures (6) de mise à la terre, opposées en sens latéral, et deux languettes intérieures (4) qui entourent latéralement le corps de fixation.
  5. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon l'une des revendications 1, 3 ou 4,
    caractérisé en ce que la tôle de contact (1) est une pièce métallique poinçonnée/pliée, dans laquelle chaque évidement (7) pour les contacts antagonistes du composant à décharge gazeuse (3) comporte plusieurs griffes-ressorts orientées vers le centre, lesquelles établissent une coopération de forces/de formes avec le fil de connexion respectif du composant à décharge gazeuse (3) respectif.
  6. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon l'une des revendications 1, 3, 4 ou 5,
    caractérisé en ce que les tiges de contact (8) de la carte à circuits imprimés (2) ainsi que ladite au moins une languette (6) pour la connexion à la terre sont des contacts mâles.
  7. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que les griffes-ressorts forment respectivement une rondelle-ressort, qui oppose une résistance mécanique au fil de connexion lorsqu'il est enfilé.
  8. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon l'une des revendications 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 ou 7,
    caractérisé en ce que le corps de fixation (5) est en matière plastique isolante, et les évidements sont réalisés sous forme de chambres à plusieurs rangées, le corps de fixation (5) comporte en outre des prolongements latéraux (9) qui entourent la carte à circuits imprimés (2) en la guidant à une distance latérale, la paroi latérale du corps de fixation (5) possède en outre au moins une gorge pour la réception de ladite au moins une autre languette.
  9. Module de protection anti-surtensions selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisé en ce que le corps de fixation (6) est simultanément une aide au montage pour le composant à décharge gazeuse (3).
EP03003673A 2002-02-28 2003-02-18 Arrangement dérivateur de surtensions, en particulier pour dispositifs de télécommunication; module dérivatuer de surtensions et arrangement de connexion de terre pour une barette de hachage Expired - Lifetime EP1341280B1 (fr)

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