EP1423890B1 - Raccord de câbles - Google Patents

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EP1423890B1
EP1423890B1 EP02719595.7A EP02719595A EP1423890B1 EP 1423890 B1 EP1423890 B1 EP 1423890B1 EP 02719595 A EP02719595 A EP 02719595A EP 1423890 B1 EP1423890 B1 EP 1423890B1
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Andrea Dominik Mastrovito
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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
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2404—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
    • H01R4/2412—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation actuated by insulated cams or wedges
    • 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
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/67—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
    • H01R12/675—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals with contacts having at least a slotted plate for penetration of cable insulation, e.g. insulation displacement contacts for round conductor flat cables
    • 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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
    • H01R9/031—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections for multiphase cables, e.g. with contact members penetrating insulation of a plurality of conductors

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  • the present invention relates to a cable connector for electrically conductive connection of a continuous flat cable having a plurality of conductors in the form of stranded conductors with at least one round cable likewise having a plurality of conductors in the form of stranded conductors, with a connector shell for laterally separated reception of the conductors of a connection section provided within the connection Cover part stripped round cable and a connector base for receiving a continuous flat cable, and with electrically conductive contacting elements with cutting tips for piercing the wire insulation and penetration into the strands of each to be joined together wires.
  • US 5,934,930 discloses a device for connecting a user cable to a cable in ships.
  • the lower part of the device for receiving the line cable and the upper part of the device for receiving a single user cable is formed.
  • Object of the present invention was to provide a cable connector, which is compact and easy in Structure is and with which the desired connection can be made quickly, ie labor-saving.
  • the drawing shows in various representations of the cover part 2, intermediate part 3 and lower part 4 formed Cable connector 1 and each a sub-element 2, 3 and 4 of the connector 1.
  • Cover part 2 and intermediate part 3 form, joined together, the cover part.
  • Fig. 1 and 2 the cable connector 1 is shown partially assembled, with lid and intermediate part 2, 3 to be connected with round cables 5, 5 'are already assembled into a shell and are mounted together at one end of the lower part 4.
  • the Ein von tester form a kind of hinge around which the parts 2, 3 can be pivoted against the lower part 4, wherein the captured in the intermediate part 3 contacting elements 6 - 9 pierce the inserted into the lower part 4 flat cable 10 and in the strands of the wires 10 I - Anchor 10 IV .
  • FIG. 2 shows how each a contacting element 6 (and 7-9), which is arranged and held in the intermediate part 3, with the upwardly and downwardly projecting cutting tips 6 ', 6 "and 6''' the insulation of the wires 5" of Cable 5, 5 'and 10 pierces and anchored in the desired strands. This is done automatically when assembling or joining lid and intermediate part 2, 3 or intermediate part 3 and lower part 4.
  • Fig. 2 also shows how the round cables 5, 5 'are stripped in the region of the desired connection, so that the individual wires 5 "(with insulation) are exposed and can be arranged side by side in the cover part 2.
  • the individual parts 2, 3 and 4 of the cable connector can be held together by snap elements or additionally by screws (not shown).
  • 3 and 4 show the lid part 2 in detail.
  • the openings 11, 12 for introducing a round cable and guide grooves 13 for receiving the wires of the round cable are recognizable (the round cable is stripped behind the openings, so that the individual wires can be arranged in said grooves 13).
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate the intermediate part 3 of the cable connector 1.
  • the intermediate part has recesses 20 - 23 for receiving the guide pins 14 - 17 of the cover part and screw holes 24, 25.
  • Important are a number of continuous slots 26-29 for receiving and holding tape-shaped contacting elements (s. Fig. 9 ) with cutting surfaces projecting from the surfaces (the contacting elements are omitted here).
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 show the lower part 4, which is for receiving and guiding a multi-core flat cable (not shown here) is formed.
  • the recess 34 serves to receive a continuous, ie not interrupted flat cable.
  • the intermediate part 3 connected to the cover part 2 is placed on the lower part 4.
  • Fig. 9 1 shows an embodiment of a contacting element 6 to be arranged in the intermediate part 3 with cutting tips 6 ', 6 "(towards the cover part 2) or 6"' (towards the lower part 4).
  • pointed lugs 35, 36 are provided, which serve the clawing of the element 6 in the corresponding grooves 26 - 29 of the intermediate part 3.
  • the connector shell 2, 3 is provided either for the connection of one or two separate round cables 5, 5 'with stranded conductors 5 ".When one or two such round cables 5, 5' are to be connected, one or both are connected Narrow sides of the connector shell 2, 3 a round cable 5, 5 'introduced and stripped about 10 mm behind the entrance to the lid part inside The wires 5 "of the stripped round cable with the different colored wire insulation in preferably correspondingly differently colored marked grooves 13th inserted in the lid part 2.
  • the connector intermediate part 3 is arranged, in which the contacting elements 6 are used with the upwardly and downwardly directed cutting teeth 6 ', 6 "and 6"' for piercing the wire insulation.
  • the two upper cutting teeth 6 ', 6 "of the contacting elements 6 are spaced apart so far that the distance between the wires of two separately inserted round cables can be bridged and the wires of both cables can be pierced in the same operation pointed lugs 35, 36, with which they claw in the insulating body of the intermediate part 3.
  • the cover part 2 For insertion of the round cable 5 or 5 ', the upper halves of circular insertion openings 11, 12 are formed in the narrow sides of the connector cover part 2 and the lower halves are formed in the narrow sides of the connector intermediate part 3.
  • the cover part has a circumferential sealing rib 37 and the intermediate part 3 has a sealing groove 38.
  • the cover part 2 is provided with guide pins 14 - Provided 17 and in the intermediate part 3 receiving holes 20 - 23 for these guide pins 14 - 17 recessed. From the intermediate part 3, the guide pins 14 - 17 of the cover part 2 are now screwed to the intermediate part 3 through the receiving holes 20 - 23.
  • the wire insulation of the strands of or the round cable 5, 5 'of the upwardly directed cutting tips 6', 6 "of the contacting elements 6 are pierced, or introduced in the cover part 2 Cable 5, 5 'between the cover part 2 and intermediate part 3 clamped similar to a strain relief and the sealing rib 37 pressed into the sealing groove 38.
  • the cover part 2 is now firmly screwed onto the intermediate part 3.
  • the intermediate part 3 On its underside, around the zone, from which the downwardly directed cutting tips 6 '' for piercing the insulation of the flat cable cores 10 I - 10 IV protrude, the intermediate part 3 also has a circumferential sealing rib 39.
  • the connector intermediate part 3 is formed on a narrow side for hooking in the connector base 4, wherein intermediate part 3 and lower part 4 together form a pivoting hinge. While the intermediate part 3 and the lower part 4 engage on the hinge narrow side, the opposite ends of the narrow sides of lower part 4 and intermediate part 3 gap apart like a beak (see FIG. Fig. 1 and 2 ). By hand, the obliquely upstanding intermediate part 3 is now pressed into the lower part 4 until it engages in the lower part 4, whereby it is held for now.
  • the connector 1 is assembled, for example, by tightening two lateral screws (not shown) in the screw holes 18, 19; 24, 25; 40.41.
  • FIG. 10 shows a similar longitudinal section as FIG. 2 by a variant of a cable connector according to the invention.
  • the same parts (according to the first embodiment) are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the wires of the round cables 5, 5 ' are guided and held in the intermediate part 3 and the cover part 2', 2 "primarily serves to hold down the round cable wires and into the cutting tips 6 ', 6" of the contacting element to press.
  • the cover part consists of two separate parts 2 ', 2 ", which are pivoted on the intermediate part 3' pivoted (pivot axis A).
  • This variant allows the connection of the cable connector with round cables 5, 5 'in a simple manner not only in a workshop, but at any place where such a connection is to be realized (insertion of the round cable wires in the intermediate part 3 followed by closing the cover part 5 or 5 ').

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  1. Raccord de câbles pour raccorder électriquement un câble plat continu présentant plusieurs fils sous la forme de conducteurs multibrins et au moins un câble rond présentant lui aussi plusieurs fils sous la forme de conducteurs multibrins, comprenant une partie supérieure de raccord (2, 3) pour recevoir séparés les uns des autres latéralement les fils d'un câble rond dénudé dans la partie de raccordement prévue dans la partie supérieure, et une partie inférieure de raccord (4) pour recevoir un câble plat continu, et comprenant des éléments conducteurs de mise en contact (6) avec des pointes tranchantes (6', 6", 6"') pour perforer les isolations des brins et pénétrer dans les torons des fils à raccorder entre eux, la partie supérieure de raccord étant constituée de deux parties pouvant être raccordées l'une à l'autre, à savoir d'une partie couvercle (2) et d'une partie intermédiaire (3) située en dessous,
    les fils du câble rond à raccorder devant être montés entre la partie couvercle et la partie intermédiaire, et les éléments de mise en contact étant agencés et maintenus dans la partie intermédiaire, le tout de façon à ce que les pointes tranchantes des éléments de mise en contact des deux surfaces opposées de la partie couvercle et de la partie inférieure fassent saillie vers les fils à raccorder de sorte que, lors de l'assemblage de type sandwich des parties supérieure, intermédiaire et inférieure, les fils souhaités sont automatiquement raccordés électriquement entre eux, caractérisé en ce que la partie supérieure de raccord (2, 3) est conçue pour recevoir deux câbles ronds (5, 5') introduits dans des directions opposées, les éléments conducteurs de mise en contact (6) agencés dans la partie intermédiaire de raccord (3) étant équipés d'au moins deux pointes tranchantes (6', 6") faisant saillie vers la partie couvercle (2),
    ces dernières présentant un écartement mutuel de sorte qu'une pointe tranchante pénètre dans un fil d'un ou de l'autre câble rond.
  2. Raccord de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le nombre d'éléments de mise en contact maintenus dans la partie intermédiaire correspond au moins au nombre de fils du câble plat.
  3. Raccord de câbles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de mise en contact (6) sont réalisés sous la forme de poutres de tôle plates avec des pointes tranchantes (6', 6", 6"') faisant saillie des deux côtés depuis les côtés longitudinaux.
  4. Raccord de câbles selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que des tenons pointus (35, 36) sont réalisés au niveau des extrémités latérales des poutres de tôle plates pour accrocher les éléments de mise en contact dans les évidements longitudinaux (26-29) de la partie intermédiaire.
  5. Raccord de câbles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la partie couvercle de la partie supérieure de raccord est conçue pour recevoir les fils du câble rond et en ce que la partie intermédiaire sert uniquement de support pour les éléments de mise en contact.
  6. Raccord de câbles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la partie intermédiaire est également conçue pour recevoir et guider latéralement les fils du câble rond et en ce que la partie couvercle sert uniquement de serre-flan pour les fils du câble rond et leur enfoncement dans les éléments de mise en contact.
  7. Raccord de câbles selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la partie couvercle est composée de deux parties (2', 2") qui sont articulées de façon à pouvoir pivoter au niveau de la partie intermédiaire et en ce que chacune des parties sert à raccorder un câble rond.
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