EP1420482B1 - Kontaktelement mit Federzunge - Google Patents

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EP1420482B1
EP1420482B1 EP20030024827 EP03024827A EP1420482B1 EP 1420482 B1 EP1420482 B1 EP 1420482B1 EP 20030024827 EP20030024827 EP 20030024827 EP 03024827 A EP03024827 A EP 03024827A EP 1420482 B1 EP1420482 B1 EP 1420482B1
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tongue
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Gheorge Hotea
Hannes Wendling
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TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
    • H01R13/432—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
    • 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
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket

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  • the invention relates to a contact element and, more particularly, to a contact element having a spring tongue with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
  • EP 0 821 438 Al discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue with a locking face.
  • the spring tongue is constructed in the form of a rectangular plate and is connected to a contact body via a bending line. When the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue pivots upwards and comes to rest on a retention face of the contact housing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional removal of the contact element from the contact housing.
  • EP 0 547 396 B1 further discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue substantially constructed in the form of rectangular plate that is connected to a contact body via a bending line.
  • the spring tongue has impressions.
  • the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue is braced against a bearing face of the contact housing. The impressions prevent the spring tongue from collapsing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from the contact housing.
  • EP 1 215 763 A1 discloses a contact element comprising a contact body, a contact arrangement attached to the contact body, the contact arrangement having a spring tongue, the spring tongue having a free end with a locking face for secure in the contact element in a contact housing.
  • the locking face being movable along a bending path between a locked position and a sampled position.
  • the spring tongue is fabricated in one piece with the contact arrangement and is connected by a bending section with a contact arrangement that is disposed in a contact body. Near by the bending section a retention element is disposed fixing the contact arrangement in the contact body.
  • US 2002/0076999 A1 describes a female terminal with a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body.
  • the contact arrangement comprises a spring element with retention elements that are arranged in openings of the contact body. The retention elements fix the position of the contact spring within the contact body.
  • US 4,726,792 discloses an electrical connector having electrical contacts provided with retention means.
  • the electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having a passageway extending through it and a latching aperture in communication with a passageway.
  • An electrical contact is positioned in the passageway and includes a resilient latch member which has a free end disposed in the latching aperture to retain the contact in the passageway.
  • a projection extends outwardly from the latch member in order to engage with an inside surface of the housing so that when a force opposite to the direction of insertion of the contact into the housing is applied to the contact, the free end of the latch member is prevented from projecting beyond the outside surface of the housing.
  • US 6,165,026 discloses a terminal with a locking member capable of safely preventing damage of the locking member, even in case the terminal inserted and locked in a connector housing is reversely pulled.
  • An electric contact portion of the terminal has a cantilever-like locking member and protection walls for the locking member thereby to engage the locking member with a locking step of the connector housing, and further engaging arm portions are provided on the locking member and arm-engaged portions engaging with the engaging-arm portions are provided on the protection walls, as well. Protections may be provided on free end portions of the engaging-arm portions.
  • extending walls - each having an abutting edge which abuts at the locking step when the terminal is reversely pulled - may be provided on a locking member.
  • a different type of engaging-arm portions and engaging openings relative to the engaging-arm portions may be formed on the extending walls and on the protection walls, respectively.
  • a reinforcing piece may be provided over the locking member in order to reinforce it.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a contact element with a spring tongue that better protects against unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from a contact housing.
  • a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body.
  • the contact arrangement has a spring tongue.
  • the spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
  • the locking face is moveable along a bending path between a locked position and an assembly position.
  • a retention element extends from the spring tongue and engages the contact body to secure the spring tongue from bending outside of the bending path when the locking face is in the locked position.
  • a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body.
  • the contact arrangement has a spring tongue.
  • the spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
  • the locking face is moveable between a locked position and an assembly position.
  • the spring tongue has first and second retention tongues.
  • the first retention tongue extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue and engages an opening in the contact body when the locking face is in the locked position.
  • the second retention tongue extends perpendicular to the spring tongue for engagement with the contact housing when the locking face is in the locked position.
  • Fig. 1 shows a contact element 1.
  • the contact element 1 comprises a contact body 2 and a contact arrangement 3.
  • the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3 are produced from a conductive metal material.
  • the contact body includes two side walls 14, 16, first fastening tongues 25, and second fastening tongues 26.
  • the first side wall 14 has an opening 13.
  • the opening 13 has a right-hand side edge 32, and an upper side edge 33, and a lower side edge 34.
  • the second side wall 16 has a recess 15.
  • the recess 15 has a lower edge 30 and a left-hand side edge 31.
  • the first fastening tongues 25 are used to clamp a conductor insulation of an electrical cable (not shown).
  • the second fastening tongues 26 are used to clamp and electrically contact electric conductors (not shown) of the electrical cable (not shown). An electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable (not shown), the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3 is thus produced.
  • Figs. 2 through 5 show the contact arrangement 3.
  • the contact arrangement 3 is inserted between the two side walls 14, 16 of the contact body 2.
  • the contact arrangement 3 and the contact body 2 are rigidly connected to one another via weld points.
  • the contact arrangement 3 includes an opening frame 6 that adjoins end faces of the contact body 2.
  • the opening frame 6 forms an insertion opening for a pluggable contact to be electrically connected to the contact element 1.
  • first and second spring contacts 4, 5 are fastened to opposing sides of the opening frame 6.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 extend beyond an end of a spring tongue 9 that is described later.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 are undulating and symmetrically arranged with respect to a centre line.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 comprise centrally arranged slots 11.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 contact the pluggable contact on both sides when the pluggable contact is inserted through the opening frame 6 into the contact element 1.
  • the slots 11 improve the contact between the pluggable contact and the contact arrangement 3.
  • the spring tongue 9 is fastened to a first end region at an upper side of the opening frame 6.
  • the spring tongue 9 is connected via fastening points 12 to the opening face 6 of the first spring contact 4 so that an upper side of the contact element 1 is covered by the spring tongue 9.
  • the fastening points 12 are, for example, weld points. Proceeding from the first end region, the spring tongue 9 is arranged virtually parallel to the opening frame 6. As best shown in Fig. 2 , at a predetermined distance from the opening frame 6, the spring tongue 9 bends upwards and merges into a sliding section 27. The sliding section 27 merges into a second end piece 28 arranged approximately parallel to the opening frame 6. A locking face 29 is constructed on the second end piece 28 at a front end opposing the opening frame 6. As best shown in Fig. 4 , the spring tongue 9 has indents 42 for increasing the rigidity of the spring tongue 9.
  • First and second retention tongues 7, 10 are formed on opposing longitudinal sides of the second end piece 28.
  • the first retention tongue 10 is integrally formed with the spring tongue 9 and is constructed at the same height as the second end piece 28.
  • the second retention tongue 7 is constructed on the spring tongue 9 opposite the first retention tongue 10.
  • the second retention tongue 7 is guided laterally out of the second end piece 28 and downward about a 90 degree bend in a direction of the first spring contact 4.
  • the second retention tongue 7 has a laterally extending step 8 at a predetermined spacing from the second end piece 28. The step 8 widens the second retention tongue 7 and projects beyond the second end piece 28 in a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue 9 beyond the locking face 29.
  • Fig. 6 shows a punched part of the contact arrangement 3 with the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 and the spring tongue 9 connected therewith.
  • the slot 11 of the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 does not extend through the front tip of the first or second spring contacts 4, 5.
  • the contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 6 by bending and pressing the punched part into the corresponding shape.
  • Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of a punched part of a contact arrangement 3, which is constructed in one piece, and includes the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 and the spring tongue 9.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 have a slot 11 in this embodiment that extends through the front tip of the first and second spring contacts 4, 5.
  • the first and second spring contacts 4, 5, therefore, are constructed in the form of two spring arms arranged in parallel.
  • the contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 9 by bending and stamping the punched part into the corresponding shape.
  • Fig. 8 shows a contact housing 17 into which the contact element 1 is inserted.
  • the contact housing 17 has a contact opening 18 at a left-hand side.
  • the contact opening 18 is used for insertion of the pluggable contact into the opening frame 6 for contacting the pluggable contact with the spring contacts 4, 5.
  • the contact housing 17 has an insertion opening 19.
  • the contact housing 17 has a first receiving space 35 adjoining the insertion opening 19 and merging into an intermediate space 36 via a tapering bevel 23.
  • the tapering bevel 23 projects from an upper side of the contact housing 17 into the first receiving space 35 and includes a retention block 41 with a lower bearing face 21.
  • the intermediate space 36 has a lower height than the first receiving space 35.
  • the intermediate space 36 widens via a step 37 to a second receiving space 38.
  • the second receiving space 38 has a greater height than the intermediate space 36.
  • An upper side of the contact housing 17 has an assembly opening 39 arranged above the second receiving space 38.
  • the second receiving space 38 tapers via a step to a contact space 40.
  • the contact space 40 is connected to the contact opening 18 and has substantially the same cross-section as the contact element 1.
  • the electrical cable (not shown) is inserted into the contact body 2 and clamped by the first fastening tongues 25 and the second fastening tongues 26 to establish an electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable, the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3.
  • the opening frame 6 of the contact element 1 is inserted into the insertion opening 19 of the contact housing 17.
  • the cross-section of the first receiving space 35 is.dimensioned such that the contact element 1 may be inserted into the receiving space 35 up to the sliding portion 27 of the spring tongue.
  • the sliding portion 27 of the spring tongue 9 slides along the tapering bevel 23.
  • the tapering bevel 23 pushes the spring tongue 9 downward in a direction of the contact body 2.
  • the height of the opening 13 in the first side wall 14 is dimensioned such that the spring tongue 9 may be pressed far enough under the retention block 41 that the contact element 1 may be pushed through the intermediate region 36 and up to a stop at the end of the contact space 40.
  • the sliding portion 27 and the second end piece 28 of the spring tongue 9 are arranged in the second receiving space 38.
  • the spring tongue 9 springs upward. An end face of the locking face 29 comes to rest on the second step 37, and the step 8 of the second retention tongue 7 comes to rest on the lower bearing face 21 of the retention block 41.
  • the spring tongue 9 thereby locks the contacting element in the contact housing 17.
  • the recess 15 of the second side wall 16 is designed such that the second retention tongue 7 can resiliently deflect into the recess 15 when the spring tongue 9 is depressed.
  • the lower edge 30 of the recess 15 limits the maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 downward in the direction of the contact body 2 by stopping the second retention tongue 7.
  • the left-hand side edge 31 is associated with the left-hand side edge of the second retention tongue 7.
  • the second retention tongue 7 In the locked position of the spring tongue 9 the second retention tongue 7 preferably already engages partially in the recess 15. In this position, the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15 limits a movement of the spring tongue 9 in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the spring tongue 9 is secured by the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15 against a force acting on the locking face 29 and displacement or bending of the spring tongue 9 is avoided up to an increased force.
  • the first retention tongue 10 engages in the region of the spring tongue 9, into the opening 13.
  • the first retention tongue 10 preferably adjoins the upper edge 33 of the opening 13.
  • the right-hand side edge 32 is associated with a back side edge of the first retention tongue 10.
  • the spring tongue 9 is secured by the first retention tongue 10 against displacement owing to a force acting on the locking face 29 and is held thereby.
  • the upper side edge 33 of the opening 13 limits a maximum upward deflection of the spring tongue 9.
  • the lower side edge 34 limits the maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 in a direction of the contact body 2 by stopping the first retention tongue 10.
  • the first retention tongue 10 remains in the opening 13 throughout insertion.
  • the openings 13, the first retention tongue 10, the recess 15, and the second retention tongue 7 are preferably matched to one another such that, on a fixed maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 in the direction of the contact body 2, the first retention tongue 10 and the second retention tongue 7 simultaneously come to rest on the lower side edge 34 of the opening 13 and the lower edge 30 on the recess 15.
  • a symmetrical limitation of the deflection of the spring tongue 9 in the direction of the contact body 2, i.e., in the direction of the assembly position, is thereby achieved.
  • the spring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by the second retention tongue 7 that is supported against the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15, and the spring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by the first retention tongue 10 that is braced against the right-hand side edge 32 of the opening 13.
  • tilting of the contact element 1 with respect to the retention block 41 is prevented, because the position of the spring tongue 9 is adjusted with respect to the retention block 41 by the step 8 that rests on the lower side of the retention block 41. Unintentional withdrawal of the contact element 1 from the insertion opening 19, therefore, is prevented.
  • the spring tongue 9 is pressed downward in the direction of the contact body 2, by an assembly tool (not shown) that is inserted into the assembly opening 39.
  • the spring tongue 9 is pressed downward until the upper side of the second end piece 28 is positioned below the bearing face 21 of the retention block 41.
  • the contact element 1 is then withdrawn from the insertion opening 19 by the electrical cable fastened to the contact element 1.

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  1. Kontaktelement (1), das einen Kontaktkörper (2) und eine am Kontaktkörper (2) angebrachte Kontaktanordnung (3) aufweist, wobei der Kontaktkörper (2) zwei Seitenwände (14, 16) umfasst, wobei die erste Seitenwand (14) eine Öffnung (13), die zweite Seitenwand (16) eine Aussparung (15), die Kontaktanordnung (3) eine Federzunge (9) aufweist, wobei die Federzunge (9) ein freies Ende mit einer Verriegelungsfläche (29) für das Sichern des Kontaktelementes (1) in einem Kontaktgehäuse (17) aufweist, wobei die Verriegelungsfläche (29) längs eines Biegeweges zwischen einer verriegelten Position und einer Montageposition beweglich ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    sich eine erste Arretierzunge (10) vom freien Ende der Federzunge (9) erstreckt, wobei sich die erste Arretierzunge (10) seitlich zu einer Längsrichtung der Federzunge (9) erstreckt und mit der Öffnung (13) im Kontaktkörper (2) in Eingriff kommt;
    ein Begrenzungsrand (32, 33) der Öffnung (13) die Bewegung der ersten Arretierzunge (10) begrenzt;
    sich eine zweite Arretierzunge (7) von der Federzunge (9) erstreckt, wobei sich die zweite Arretierzunge (7) senkrecht zur Federzunge (9) für einen Eingriff mit dem Kontaktgehäuse (17) erstreckt, wenn sich die Verriegelungsfläche (29) in der verriegelten Position befindet;
    die Aussparung (15) im Kontaktkörper (2) die zweite Arretierzunge (7) während der Bewegung der Verriegelungsfläche (29) zwischen der Montageposition und der verriegelten Position aufnimmt, wobei die Aussparung (15) einen Rand (30) umfasst, der die Bewegung der Federzunge (9) in der Richtung der Montageposition begrenzt, wobei die zweite Arretierzunge (7) mit der Aussparung (15) im Kontaktkörper (2) in Eingriff kommt, um die Bewegung der Federzunge (9) entlang einer Längsrichtung zu begrenzen, wenn sich die Verriegelungsfläche (29) in der Montageposition befindet.
  2. Kontaktelement (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Federzunge (9) eine obere Seite des Kontaktelementes (1) bedeckt.
  3. Kontaktelement (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktanordnung (3) einen ersten und zweiten Federkontakt (4, 5) umfasst, die sich im Wesentlichen parallel zur Federzunge (9) erstrecken.
  4. Kontaktelement (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktanordnung (3) aus einer gestanzten Metallplatte gebildet wird.
  5. Kontaktelement (1) nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und zweite Federkontakt (4, 5) Schlitze (11) umfassen, die sich längs einer Mitte und in einer Längsrichtung davon erstrecken.
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