EP1420479B1 - Steckverbindereinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1420479B1
EP1420479B1 EP20030024879 EP03024879A EP1420479B1 EP 1420479 B1 EP1420479 B1 EP 1420479B1 EP 20030024879 EP20030024879 EP 20030024879 EP 03024879 A EP03024879 A EP 03024879A EP 1420479 B1 EP1420479 B1 EP 1420479B1
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Martin Bleicher
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
    • H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
    • H01R12/585—Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets

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  • the invention relates to a plug connection device and, more particularly, to a plug connection device that includes a receiving element with at least one opening for receiving a contact pin wherein a surface of the contact pin is connected to an inner surface of the receiving element.
  • Conventional plug connection devices are used in the production of electronic components and comprise a receiving element having a housing with at least one opening for receiving a contact pin. When mated, a surface of the contact pin is connected, at least in certain sections, to an inner surface of the receiving element.
  • the housing is typically an insulative plastic housing, such as, a header, and the contact pin is conductive and typically made from, for example, a drawn wire.
  • the housing and/or the contact pin have machining marks that extend substantially in a longitudinal direction, i.e., parallel to a mating direction, that are formed during production.
  • the shavings are formed.
  • the shavings are only a few hundredths of a millimeter thick, however, the shavings can attain a length that is sufficient to bridge adjacent contact pins positioned in the housing, which may result in a short circuit.
  • a plug connection device comprising a contact pin and a receiving element.
  • the contact pin has an outer surface.
  • the receiving element has openings. Each of the openings has an inner surface that contacts the outer surface of the contact pin when the contact pin is received therein.
  • the plug connection device has grooves extending in a radial direction. A distance between adjacent grooves is smaller than a distance between adjacent openings.
  • contact pins for a plug connection device wherein each of the contact pins has an outer surface with contact pin grooves extending in a radial direction. A distance between adjacent contact pin grooves is smaller than a distance between adjacent contact pins.
  • a receiving element for a plug connection device comprising openings with an inner surface.
  • the inner surface has receiving element grooves extending in a radial direction. A distance between adjacent grooves is smaller than a distance between adjacent openings.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a contact pin 1 of a plug connection device according to the invention.
  • the contact pin 1 may be, for example, a terminal of an electrical component.
  • the contact pin 1 is made from an electrically conductive material, such as, for example, tin, and has machining marks 2 and contact pin grooves 4 formed on a outer surface 3 thereof.
  • the machining marks 2 are formed in a longitudinal direction, which corresponds to a mating direction.
  • the machining marks 2 are formed during production of the contact pin 1.
  • the contact pin 1 may be formed, for example, from drawn metal wire that may be cut to length for cost efficiency.
  • the contact pin 1 is elongated in shape and circular in cross-section for ease of mating with a receiving element 5, shown in Fig. 4 .
  • the contact pin 1 may be square or oval-shaped.
  • the machining marks 2 are removed in a region of the contact pin grooves 4, in order to reduce shaving formation. Because the contact pin 1 is formed from a metal, such as, tin, etc., production of the contact pin 1 is cost-efficient and good electrical conductivity is ensured.
  • the contact pin grooves 4 are formed after cutting the pin contact 1 to length, for example, by engraving or rolling, and are formed to extend transversely to the mating direction.
  • the contact pin grooves 4 extend further in a radial direction than in the longitudinal direction.
  • the contact pin grooves 4 are formed to be larger than any surface unevenness (not shown) of the contact pin 1 to reduce shaving formation.
  • the contact pin grooves 4 are set apart from one another and extend parallel to one another and encircle the contact pin 1 to further reduce shaving formation.
  • the distance of the contact pin groove 4 from the end sections of the contact pin 1, and the distance between adjacent contact pin grooves 4, should be shorter than the distance between adjacent openings 6 of the receiving element 5, to be discussed later.
  • Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the contact pin 1 according to the invention.
  • the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the contact pin grooves 4 of the second embodiment have an angular form and are inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the contact pin 1 to reduce shaving formation.
  • the contact pin grooves 4 may be inclined by, for example, 45 degrees to further reduce shaving formation.
  • Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment of the contact pin 1 according to the invention.
  • the third embodiment differs from the first and second embodiments in that the contact pin grooves 4 of the third embodiment have a teardrop shape and are mutually offset relative to each other. This configuration reduces shaving formation.
  • Fig. 4 shows the receiving element 5 of a plug connection device according to the invention.
  • the receiving element 5 may be, for example, a circuit board.
  • the receiving element 5 is made from a non-conductive material, such as, plastic or other polymer, to protect against short circuits and to ensure that production is cost-efficient.
  • the receiving element 5 has an opening 6 corresponding to a shape of the contact pin 1 to facilitate insertion therein.
  • the opening 6 may be, for example, a conventional circular opening or an oval or polygonal opening.
  • the opening 6 has a diameter slightly larger than a diameter of the contact pin 1.
  • On an inner surface 8 of the receiving element 5 and extending in a longitudinal direction are machining marks 7.
  • the machining marks 7 correspond to a mating direction and are produced when the opening 6 is formed in the receiving element 5.
  • the opening 6 may be produced, for example, by punching. Although only one of the openings 6 is shown in Fig. 4 , the receiving element 5 may have a plurality of openings 6, set apart from one another. One of the contact pins 1 is associated with each of the openings 6.
  • the receiving element 5 has receiving element grooves 9 extending in a radial direction.
  • the receiving element grooves 9 extend transversely to the mating direction. Similar to the contact pin 1, the machining marks 7 on the receiving element 5 are removed in a region of the receiving element grooves 9.
  • Each of the receiving element grooves 9 is larger than any surface unevenness (not shown) of the receiving element 5 to reduce shaving formation, and the receiving element grooves 9 extend further in the radial direction than in the longitudinal direction to further reduce shaving formation.
  • the receiving element grooves 9 encircle the receiving element 5, and a plurality of the receiving element grooves 9 are set apart from one another and extend parallel to one another.
  • the distance of the receiving element groove 9 from an end section of the receiving element 5, and the distance between adjacent receiving element grooves 9, should be shorter than the distance between adjacent openings 6 of the receiving element 5, in order to effectively prevent short circuits.
  • the grooves may be inclined, in certain sections, by, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the receiving element 5.
  • the receiving element grooves 9 may also have an angular form or a tear-dropped shape.
  • the contact pin 1 is plugged into the opening 6 of the receiving element 5.
  • the outer surface 3 of the contact pin 1 is connected, at least in certain sections, to the inner surface 8 of the receiving element 5.
  • the contact pin 1 protrudes partially beyond the receiving element 5. Because the surface of the contact pin 1 and/or the inner surface 8 of the receiving element 5 comprises at least one of the contact pin grooves 4 or the receiving element grooves 9 that extends in a radial direction, shaving formation is effectively reduced. If a shaving is produced, the shaving will break in a region of one of the contact pin grooves 4, 9. Because the length of the shaving is controlled, the shaving will remain shorter than the distance between adjacent openings 6. Bridging of neighboring contact pins 1 by the shavings is thereby avoided, reducing the occurrence of short circuits.

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  1. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung, die aufweist: einen Kontaktstift (1) mit einer Außenfläche (3); ein Aufnahmeelement (5) mit Öffnungen (6), wobei eine jede der Öffnungen (6) eine Innenfläche (8) aufweist, die die Außenfläche (3) des Kontaktstiftes (1) kontaktiert, wenn der Kontaktstift (1) darin aufgenommen wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die Steckverbindungsvorrichtung Nuten (4, 9) aufweist, die sich in einer radialen Richtung in einer jeden der Innenfläche (8) und Außenfläche (3) erstrecken, wobei ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Nuten (4, 9) kleiner ist als ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Öffnungen (6).
  2. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufnahmeelement (5) aus einem nichtleitenden Material und der Kontaktstift (1) aus einem leitenden Material bestehen.
  3. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Nuten (4, 9) quer zu einer Eingriffsrichtung des Kontaktstiftes (1) erstrecken.
  4. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Bearbeitungsriefen (2, 7) in einem Bereich der Nuten (4, 9) entfernt werden.
  5. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Nuten (4, 9) weiter in einer radialen Richtung erstrecken als in einer Längsrichtung.
  6. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nuten (4, 9) in Bezug auf eine Längsrichtung geneigt sind.
  7. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nuten (4, 9) um etwa 45 Grad geneigt sind.
  8. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nuten (4, 9) eine Tränenform aufweisen.
  9. Steckverbindungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nuten (4, 9) auf der Innenfläche (8) der Öffnungen (6) des Aufnahmeelementes (5) und der Außenfläche (3) der Kontaktstifte (1) ausgebildet sind.
  10. Kontaktstifte (1) für eine Steckverbindungsvorrichtung, wobei ein jeder der Kontaktstifte (1) eine Außenfläche (3) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die Kontaktstifte (1) aus einem gezogenen Metalldraht hergestellt werden;
    die Außenfläche (3) Kontaktstiftnuten (4) aufweist, die sich in einer radialen Richtung erstrecken, wobei ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Kontaktstiftnuten (4) kleiner ist als ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Kontaktstiften (1); und
    wobei die Bearbeitungsriefen (2) in einem Bereich der Kontaktstiftnuten (4) entfernt werden.
  11. Kontaktstifte (1) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Kontaktstiftnuten (4) quer zu einer Eingriffsrichtung eines Aufnahmeelementes (5) erstrecken.
  12. Kontaktstifte (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 10 oder 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktstiftnuten (4) in Bezug auf eine Längsrichtung des Kontaktstiftes (1) geneigt sind.
  13. Kontaktstifte (1) nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktstiftnuten (4) um etwa 45 Grad geneigt sind.
  14. Kontaktstifte (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 10 oder 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktstiftnuten (4) eine Tränenform aufweisen.
  15. Kontaktstifte (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Kontaktstiftnuten (4) weiter in einer radialen Richtung als in einer Längsrichtung erstrecken.
  16. Aufnahmeelement (5) für eine Steckverbindungsvorrichtung, wobei das Aufnahmeelement (5) Öffnungen (6) mit einer Innenfläche (8) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    die Innenfläche (8) Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) aufweist, die sich in einer radialen Richtung erstrecken, wobei ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) kleiner ist als ein Abstand zwischen benachbarten Öffnungen (6).
  17. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufnahmeelement (5) aus einem nichtleitenden Material besteht.
  18. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach Anspruch 16 oder 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) quer zu einer Einpassrichtung eines Kontaktstiftes (1) erstrecken.
  19. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bearbeitungsriefen (7) in einem Bereich der Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) entfernt werden.
  20. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) weiter in einer radialen Richtung als in einer Längsrichtung erstrecken.
  21. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) in Bezug auf eine Längsrichtung der Öffnung (6) geneigt sind.
  22. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach Anspruch 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) um etwa 45 Grad geneigt sind.
  23. Aufnahmeelement (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 16 bis 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmeelementnuten (9) eine Tränenform aufweisen.
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