EP1411597B1 - Stecker zum Verbinden mit einer Steckbuchse - Google Patents

Stecker zum Verbinden mit einer Steckbuchse Download PDF

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EP1411597B1
EP1411597B1 EP03016268A EP03016268A EP1411597B1 EP 1411597 B1 EP1411597 B1 EP 1411597B1 EP 03016268 A EP03016268 A EP 03016268A EP 03016268 A EP03016268 A EP 03016268A EP 1411597 B1 EP1411597 B1 EP 1411597B1
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Harald Michael Lutsch
Ranko Resman
Dalibor Zorica
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6272Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/641Means for preventing incorrect coupling by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement

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  • the invention relates to a plug for connection to a socket, which is a socket housing with a first longitudinal axis and with a wall enclosed by a receiving space, which is open to an end face of the socket housing and closed at the end remote thereto by a bottom, the first contacts are projecting into the receiving space from the bottom parallel to the first longitudinal axis, wherein on an outer surface of the receiving space enclosing wall at least one locking lug is projecting, which has a rising in the direction of the end face to the bottom of the outer surface rising starting surface and which is provided in the direction of the ground with a locking surface directed towards the outer surface, comprising a plug housing which has a second longitudinal axis, which upwards a first housing section with an end face which can be introduced into the receiving space when the longitudinal axes are aligned parallel to one another eist from which are matched to the first contacts second contacts for electrical connection with these are accessible, having a second housing portion which leaves a clearance transversely to the second longitudinal axis, which receives the
  • the socket with which the plug is connectable, has a socket housing and a receiving space enclosed by a wall. This is open to an end face of the socket housing and closed at its end remote from it by a bottom.
  • the socket has a first longitudinal axis which defines a connection direction.
  • the socket housing first contacts are assigned. These are aligned parallel to the first longitudinal axis and project from the ground into the receiving space.
  • On the outer surface of the receiving space enclosing wall a locking lug is arranged projecting.
  • the plug has a plug housing with a first housing section and a second housing section.
  • the first housing section enters when connecting to the socket in the receiving space.
  • the second housing portion is arranged at a radial distance from the first housing portion, so that there is a free space between the two, which receives the wall of the socket housing.
  • the second housing portion of the plug is associated with a resiliently deflectable locking arm which can be locked via a slider when it is in the locking position, wherein the slider prevents deflection of the locking arm from the relaxed position.
  • the slide are associated with compression springs, which are connected at their not supported on the slider end together via a crossbar.
  • the locking arm has an inclined surface which runs when inserting the plug into the socket against the locking lug.
  • the slider is in a position in which its locking surface is not in contact with the locking arm.
  • the locking arm is held over retaining means in a temporary position. If the plug is inserted into the socket, then not only the locking arm with its hook-like projection against the locking lug, but also the traverse, which connects the two compression springs together, comes to rest against the end face of the socket. If the plug continues to be inserted, the springs are pretensioned.
  • the hook-shaped locking element of the locking arm slides over the latching lug.
  • the locking arm has reached a position in which its locking surface can engage behind the locking lug.
  • the springs are released in their effect, ie the holding means release the slider, so that this due to the action of the springs is moved away from the locking lug, whereby the locking surface of the slider passes over the locking arm and secures it in its engaged position against deflection.
  • the holding means in the form of the slider integrally formed locking arms are reset with hooks in their original position, so that the springs are relieved again. To release the slider must be moved opposite to the release direction of the connector to the connector housing, so that the locking arm is released.
  • ribs are provided on the socket housing, which are arranged in extension of the course of the compression springs, ie extend parallel to each other in the connecting direction and go out from the end face of the socket and reach up to the latch ,
  • Unfavorable handling is also so far as when loosening the plug from the socket of the slider must first be moved against the loosening direction to move the lock slider to a position in which this associated actuating portion a force on the locking arm in the sense of loosening the same of the latch of the socket can be introduced. At the same time must then be pulled on the plug to release it from the socket.
  • the DE 198 28 968 A1 relates to a connector with a socket and a plug, wherein the socket is associated with a leaf spring-like retaining element, which also serves as a shorting bridge for the contacts of the socket.
  • the Retaining element has two locking legs, each contact with a projection of the plug into contact and undergo a deformation during connection, so that the projections can each pass over a bend in the locking leg and then allow a further rebound, so that the plug is secured in the socket , Furthermore, two in the unconnected state of the plug and socket with the contacts of the socket in contact passing leg contact are present, which are part of the holding element, which is made of metal and thus is electrically conductive. In the unconnected state so a short-circuit contact is made between the contacts on the contact legs. These are brought when inserting the plug out of contact with the contacts of the socket.
  • a connector comprising a socket and a plug, described, wherein the plug is associated with a slider which is integrally formed with a compression spring and is initially biased during connection and generates a Ausschiebekraft, as long as the final connection state is not reached.
  • This slider also serves as a holding element in the connected state.
  • the designed as a compression spring resilient portion comprises a serpentine curved leaf spring-like portion.
  • the EP 1 089 393 A1 comprises a socket with a wall enclosed by a receiving space into which a plug can be inserted.
  • the plug on the entering into the receiving space of the socket has a seal which comes into contact with the inner surface of the receiving space.
  • the portion of the plug, which enters the receiving space of the socket, is formed with respect to the recessed portion of the plug tapered cross-sectionally.
  • US Pat. No. 6,106,321 shows a connector with a socket and a plug.
  • the socket has a female connector housing having a receiving space for receiving the plug.
  • first contacts are arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis.
  • the recording room is enclosed by a wall.
  • the plug has a plug housing, which is insertable into the receiving space of the socket and to the first contacts matching second contacts for electrical connection with these.
  • a resilient retaining element is provided, which is formed from a rod-shaped material made of steel. The resilient retaining element is supported against a bottom of the female connector housing.
  • a protrusion protruding from the plug housing initially runs axially against a connecting web of the holding element extending transversely to the longitudinal axis. Further, the projection runs with a slope against a tongue of the female connector housing, wherein the tongue is raised and this also raises the holding element, so that it is deformed over the projection of the plug housing.
  • the projection can be passed under the retaining element until the retaining element is locked behind the projection and holds the connector housing in the receiving space.
  • a rocker is provided on the connector housing, which can be actuated from the outside, and by means of which the holding element can be raised again over the projection, so that the connector housing can be pulled under the holding member through from the receiving space.
  • US 2002/031929 A1 shows a connector with a plug and a socket, wherein the socket forms a receiving space which is enclosed by a wall.
  • first contacts are provided in the receiving space.
  • the connector housing is insertable into the receiving space and has matching to the first contacts second contacts, which can be electrically connected to each other.
  • the plug housing further has an elastically deflectable locking arm, which has an outwardly projecting latching lug. When connecting the plug to the socket, the locking lug runs against a latching bridge, wherein the latching arm is deformed elastically inwardly until the latch can slide under the latching bridge.
  • the locking lug In the fully inserted state of the plug into the receiving space, the locking lug has completely passed the latching bridge, so that the locking arm spring back to its original position and the latching lug is axially supported against a detent surface of the latching bridge and prevents withdrawal of the plug from the receiving space.
  • the latch By manual depression of the latching arm, the latch can be solved again and pull the plug out of the receiving space.
  • a holding element is provided in the receiving space, which has a transversely extending to the longitudinal axis of the socket resilient leg. against this runs an end face of the plug when inserting the same into the receiving space on, wherein the spring leg is adjusted against a spring force.
  • the retaining element serves to ensure that the plug can not be inadvertently removed from the receiving space.
  • the invention is based on the object, a connector described above for a conventional socket, i. such, in which at least one locking lug is provided to propose, which is easy to handle and as long as no final connection has been achieved, causes a force that releases the plug from the socket.
  • the connector housing has a release surface near the end remote from the detent web of the locking arm, which is away from the detent web away from the second longitudinal axis, that the at least one compression spring is supported on the one hand on the second housing portion of the plug housing and on the other hand on the slide and urging the slider to take its latching position, and in that the plug comprises a resilient support member formed from a steel rod-shaped material fixed to the slider and having at least two spring legs spring-loaded transversely to the second longitudinal axis connected at one end are and form a portion which is intended to come in the relaxed state of the spring leg with the end face of the female connector housing in contact and which can be brought by running on the release surface of the plug housing out of contact with the end face, and, starting from the free end de R spring legs are formed into a mounting portion.
  • An advantage of this design is that the plug can be used in conjunction with conventional sockets, which have at least one locking lug, so that is guaranteed without modification to the same that the plug is disconnected from the socket, as long as no final connection position is reached has been. Furthermore, the handling is simplified in that only acts on the connector housing when connecting, by this relative to the socket housing, that is moved to the bottom thereof. The release of the slide for the final securing of the locking arm is carried out automatically depending on the position of the plug housing to the socket housing by the holding element out of operative engagement with the end face of the socket housing and thus the force of effective between the plug housing and the slide springs is released. The slider is displaced relative to the receptacle housing and the connector housing so that the locking arm is secured against displacement into the unlocked position.
  • the holding element is a separate, ie separated from the slide member, which is made of a material which is subjected to virtually no wear or settling.
  • a favorable design provides that the retaining element spaced from a connecting portion spring legs and these each have an angled adjoining mounting portion, each mounting portion engages in a separate receiving bore of the slider and the receiving holes perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis and mutually parallel offset.
  • the spring legs connect to the connecting portion with a turn so that each spring leg leaves the connecting portion crossing.
  • the retaining element consists of a round wire.
  • it is made of a stainless steel.
  • the support member made of steel in the final locked state of the plug with the socket is elastically deflected from its normal position, ie, as long as the socket and the plug are connected together, is taut, it is convenient if it is made of a stainless steel.
  • the locking arm is designed like a frame and the holding element between the two longitudinal struts of the locking arm is arranged, and that the locking strut extends transversely and connects the free ends of the longitudinal struts.
  • the slide has at least one release projection which acts in the sense of releasing the locking strut of the locking lug on the locking arm when releasing the socket from the plug by adjusting the slide ,
  • FIG. 1 A conventional socket, which is connectable to the housing of a device is in FIG. 1 shown.
  • the socket 1 comprises a socket housing 2, which is a has first longitudinal axis 3. It also has a wall 4, which encloses a roughly rounded rectangular receiving space 5 in the opening cross-section. This is open to the end face 6 and closed at the opposite end by the bottom 8.
  • the wall 4 is, starting from the end face 6, provided with a chamfer to the receiving space 5.
  • From the bottom 8 are first terminal contacts 7 in the form of pins or tongues. They are aligned parallel to the first longitudinal axis 3.
  • At least one latching lug 10 is arranged, which has an inclined contact surface 11 in the direction of the end face 6, the end facing away from the end face 6 in the direction of the bottom 8 from the outer surface 9 removing, ie rising, runs , This is followed by a latching surface 12, which preferably extends in the direction of the outer surface 9 perpendicular to this or optionally even has an undercut.
  • the connector housing 14 of the plug 13 is shown.
  • This has the second longitudinal axis 15.
  • It has a first housing portion 16 which, when connected to the socket 1 in the receiving space 5 according to FIG. 1 entry.
  • the first longitudinal axis 3 and the second longitudinal axis 15 are aligned with each other.
  • the first housing portion 16 extends from an end face 17 in which there are openings communicating with contact receiving chambers in which second contacts, not shown, are received and secured in the form of female terminals.
  • a second housing portion 19 at. This is the end face removed, integrally formed with the first housing portion 16.
  • the cross section of the first housing portion 16 is substantially adapted to that of the receiving space of the female housing 2 of the socket 1, that is, it approaches in cross section to a rounded rectangle.
  • a locking arm 22 is formed, which is designed like a frame and two longitudinal struts 24, which are arranged at a parallel distance from one another and with an end to the connecting portion 20, away from the end surface 17th , integral with the connector housing 14 are formed.
  • the end surface 17 near the ends of the two longitudinal struts 24 are connected by a transverse locking strut 23 with each other, which serves as a latching means for latching with the locking lug 10 of the socket 1. It sits with the locking surface 21 in the connecting direction (insertion direction) of the plug 13 in the socket 1 behind the locking surface 12th
  • a release surface 25 is disposed on a projection which away from the end face 17 away from the second longitudinal axis 15.
  • 22 first two spring support bearings 26 are arranged in this area laterally to the longitudinal struts 24 of the locking arm, which serve to support the compression springs 27 at one end.
  • the locking strut 23 has a footprint 28 at its front edge.
  • a slider 30 along the second longitudinal axis 15 is kept adjustable within limits.
  • the design of the slider 30 results in particular FIG. 4 , It can be seen that the slider 30 has two parallel tubular second spring support bearings 31 in which the compression springs 27 are supported with its other end. On the outside of the slide 30 stop projections 32 are provided which limit the movement of the slider 30 in the mounted state on the connector housing 14 in the direction of the connecting portion 19 away.
  • the slider 30 further includes an actuating projection 33 which is exposed by an opening in the second housing portion 19 to the outside for the operation of hand. It can be seen that the slider 30 in the in FIGS. 2 and 3 shown position, which he occupies in the final connected state of the socket 1 with the plug 13, with a locking lug 34 on the locking strut 23 of the locking arm 22 and secures against displacement.
  • the slide 30 are associated with two release projections 35, which serve to release the locking arm 22 upon movement of the slider 30 in the direction of the connecting portion 19 when releasing the plug 13 from the socket 1.
  • the locking lug 34 is moved away from the locking strut 23 and then the Riegelarm 22 raised by starting the release projections 35 against the footprint 28, so that the locking strut 23 out of engagement with the locking lugs 11 and the plug 13 can be separated from the socket 1.
  • the slider 30 is a holding member 36, as in FIG. 5 is shown assigned.
  • the holding element 36 consists of a round wire made of stainless steel.
  • a connecting portion 37 From a connecting portion 37 are two spring legs 38 across. They connect to the ends of the connecting portion 37 with a winding 40, so that they leave the connecting portion 37 across.
  • the ends of each spring leg 38 remote from the connecting section 37 are adjoined in each case by an attachment section 39 angled away from them.
  • the fixing portions 39 are parallel to the connecting portion 37 and toward each other. They run parallel to each other.
  • the attachment portions 39 are received in staggered holes 41, 42 of the locking lug 34 of the slider 30. As a result, a counter-torque is generated when a pivoting movement is initiated in the region of the turns 40 or of the connecting section 37.
  • the compression springs 27 act on the slider 30 to take in the FIGS. 2 and 3 drawn position on the connector housing 14.
  • the first housing portion 16 is inserted into the receiving space 5 of the female housing 2, wherein the first longitudinal axis 3 and the second longitudinal axis 15 are aligned with each other.
  • the holding element 36 comes with the turns 40 against the end face 6 or the receiving space 5 of the socket 1 adjoining chamfer to the plant.
  • the holding element 36 is in the relaxed state. If the socket 1 and the plug 13 are further moved in the connecting direction, the slider 30 remains to the socket 1 at rest, while the first housing portion 16 is moved deeper into the receiving space 5.
  • the locking arm 22 is released and can slide away with its locking strut 23 on the contact surface 11 of the locking lugs 10 with simultaneous elastic deformation and put behind the locking surface 12.
  • the plug socket 1 facing end face of the slider 30 is not more in a plane with the end surface 17 of the housing portion 16 but already close to the locking strut 23rd
  • the first contact 7 was inserted deeper into the housing portion 16 of the plug housing 14.
  • the release surface 25 of the plug housing 14 has moved under the turns 40 and the connecting portion 37 of the holding element 38, so that at the same time or upon further insertion of the plug housing 14 in the receiving space 5 and when approaching the end surface 17 to the bottom 8 of the socket. 1 the holding element 38 is deflected, so that its turns 40 get out of contact with the end face 6 of the socket 1.
  • the biased upon insertion of the plug housing 14 in the socket 1 compression springs 27 can be effective and adjust the slider 30 relative to the connector housing 14 in the direction of the bottom 8, wherein the support member 36 slides on the outer surface 9 of the socket 1. In this position, the compression springs 37 are relaxed and the slider 30 takes in relation to the connector housing 14 in the FIGS. 2 and 3 drawn position again, in which the locking arm 22 is secured against displacement from the second longitudinal axis 15 away.
  • the movement of the retaining element 36 in the relaxed state can be limited by a stop 43 on the projection 34 of the slider 30.

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