EP1460726A2 - Connection element for electrical pug connections - Google Patents

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EP1460726A2
EP1460726A2 EP03026361A EP03026361A EP1460726A2 EP 1460726 A2 EP1460726 A2 EP 1460726A2 EP 03026361 A EP03026361 A EP 03026361A EP 03026361 A EP03026361 A EP 03026361A EP 1460726 A2 EP1460726 A2 EP 1460726A2
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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
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213Covers
    • 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
    • H01R13/44Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • 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
    • H01R13/623Casing or ring with helicoidal groove

Abstract

The adapter has a main body with a circular section [10] having a profiled groove that engages pins in a socket housing to provide a coupling. The opposite end of the adapter has a hinged cover [11] which when closed protects internal contacts against water. This is fully opened to insert an electrical plug.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Anschlusselement, insbesondere einen Stecker oder Adapter, für elektrische Steckverbindungen mit einer Steckdose, welche mit einem gegen die Wirkung einer Rückstellfeder öffenbaren Klappdeckel verschließbar ist.The invention relates to a connection element, in particular a plug or adapter, for electrical plug connections with a socket which can be closed with a hinged cover which can be opened against the action of a return spring.

Derartige Steckverbindungen werden bspw. im Kraftfahrzeugbereich eingesetzt. Ein öffenbarer Klappdeckel ist an dem Steckdosengehäuse deswegen angelenkt, weil die im Inneren der Steckdose aufgenommenen Kontakte bei Nichtbenutzung der Steckdose gegen Spritzwasser und dgl. Verschmutzungen geschützt werden sollen. Der Klappdeckel erschwert allerdings das Einstecken eines Steckers bzw. eines Adapters, d.h. eines Anschlusselements für den Übergang einer Steckdose zu einem Stecker mit unterschiedlicher Polzahl, also bspw. von einer 13-poligen Steckdose (nach ISO11446) zu einem 7-poligen Stecker (bspw. nach ISO1724). Bei herkömmlichen Steckverbindungen muss der Anwender den Deckel der Steckdose mit der Hand öffnen, um den Stecker oder Adapter einstecken zu können. Auch während des Einsteckens, d.h. einer Drehbewegung zur Herstellung einer Bajonettverriegelung zwischen Steckdose und Stecker bzw. Adapter muss der Anwender den Deckel mit der Hand geöffnet halten.Such plug connections are used, for example, in the motor vehicle sector. An openable hinged lid is hinged to the socket housing because the contacts received inside the socket are to be protected against splash water and the like when the socket is not in use. However, the hinged lid makes it difficult to insert a plug or an adapter, ie a connection element for the transition from a socket to a plug with a different number of poles, e.g. from a 13-pin socket (according to ISO11446) to a 7-pin plug (e.g. according to ISO1724). With conventional plug connections, the user must open the cover of the socket by hand in order to be able to insert the plug or adapter. The user must also keep the lid open by hand during insertion, ie a rotary movement to create a bayonet lock between the socket and plug or adapter.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, ein Anschlusselement, also insbesondere einen Stecker oder Adapter, vorzuschlagen, welcher eine Einhandbedienung beim Einstecken und Verriegeln des Anschlusselements in die bzw. mit der Steckdose zulässt.The object of the present invention is to propose a connection element, that is to say in particular a plug or adapter, which permits one-hand operation when the connection element is inserted and locked into or with the socket.

Diese Aufgabe wird mit der Erfindung bspw. dadurch gelöst, dass das Gehäuse des Anschlusselements der eingangs genannten Art auf seiner Außenseite mit einer Deckelöffnungsführung versehen ist.This object is achieved with the invention, for example, in that the housing of the connection element of the type mentioned is provided on its outside with a cover opening guide.

Aufgrund der Deckelöffnungsführung ist es möglich, dass das Anschlusselement nach dem Ansetzen an die Steckdose mit nur noch einer Hand eingesteckt und durch Drehbewegung in die Verriegelungsposition überführt werden kann, wenn mit Hilfe der Deckelöffnungsführung der Klappdeckel der Steckdose angehoben wird. Weil der Klappdeckel der Steckdose an seinem freien Ende in der Regel mit einer vorspringenden Grifflasche versehen ist, kann die Deckelöffnungsführung sogar von Anfang an dazu dienen, vor dem eigentlichen Drehsteckvorgang den Klappdeckel der Steckdose mit dem Anschlusselement selbst anzuheben, so dass das Anschlusselement bis in seine Ausgangsdrehstecklage geführt werden kann. Die zweite Hand des Anwenders wird so für den Einsteckvorgang überhaupt nicht benötigt.Due to the cover opening guide, it is possible that the connection element can be inserted with only one hand after being attached to the socket and can be moved into the locking position by means of a rotary movement if the cover opening of the socket is raised using the cover opening guide. Because the hinged lid of the socket is usually provided with a projecting grip tab at its free end, the lid opening guide can even be used from the beginning to lift the hinged lid of the socket with the connection element itself before the actual rotary plugging process, so that the connection element extends into it Output rotary plug position can be performed. The second hand of the user is not needed at all for the insertion process.

Vorzugsweise ist die Deckelöffnungsführung als eine etwa in Umfangsrichtung verlaufende Leiste ausgebildet, welche einstückig mit dem Anschlusselement-Gehäuse ausgebildet sein kann.The cover opening guide is preferably designed as a bar running approximately in the circumferential direction, which can be formed in one piece with the connection element housing.

Anschlusselemente der geschilderten Art haben in der Regel (wenn sie nach ISO-Norm konzipiert sind) eine Deckelauflageplattform für den Klappdeckel der Steckdose. Diese Deckelauflageplattform ist dafür vorgesehen, dass sich der geöffnete Klappdeckel der Steckdose nach dem vollständigen Einstecken und Verriegeln des Anschlusselements in die bzw. der Steckdose auf die Deckelauflageplattform auflegen kann, so dass die Innenseite des geöffneten Klappdeckels während der Nutzung der Steckverbindung, also bspw. beim Fahrzeugbetrieb, gegen Spritzwasser oder ähnliche Verschmutzungen geschützt ist und die Dichtfunktion des darin untergebrachten Dichtringes, welcher bei geschlossenem Klappdeckel mit der Vorderseite des Steckdosen-Gehäuses zusammenwirkt, nicht beeinträchtigt wird.Connection elements of the type described generally (if they are designed according to the ISO standard) have a lid support platform for the hinged lid of the socket. This cover support platform is provided so that the opened hinged cover of the socket after the plug has been fully inserted and locked into the socket or onto the socket Can lay on the deck support platform so that the inside of the opened hinged lid is protected against splashing water or similar dirt during use of the plug connection, e.g. during vehicle operation, and the sealing function of the sealing ring accommodated therein, which interacts with the front of the socket housing when the hinged lid is closed , is not affected.

Für diesen Fall ist es von weiterem Vorteil, dass die äußere Führungsfläche der Deckelöffnungsführung von einem gehäusenahen Ende in Umfangsrichtung kontinuierlich bis zur Höhe der Deckelauflageplattform ansteigt. Auf diese Weise wird beim Drehstecken das Anschlusselements in die Verriegelungsstellung in der Steckdose der Klappdeckel allmählich weiter angehoben und gelangt schließlich bis auf die Höhe der Deckelauflageplattform, auf welcher der Klappdeckel dann selbsttätig ohne Mithilfe der zweiten Hand des Verwenders seine ebene Auflage findet.In this case, it is a further advantage that the outer guide surface of the cover opening guide rises continuously from an end near the housing in the circumferential direction up to the height of the cover support platform. In this way, the connecting element is gradually raised further into the locking position in the socket of the hinged lid when it is plugged in and finally reaches the level of the lid support platform, on which the hinged lid then automatically finds its level support without the second hand of the user.

Zur Erleichterung der Bedienung kann ferner in Weiterbildung des Erfindungsgedankens die Deckelöffnungsführung an ihrem gehäusenahen Ende mit einer Griffmulde versehen, insbesondere als solche ausgebildet sein.In order to facilitate operation, the lid opening guide can also be provided with a recessed grip at its end near the housing, in particular designed as such, in a further development of the inventive concept.

Weitere Ziele, Merkmale, Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen anhand der Zeichnung. Dabei bilden alle beschrieben und/oder bildlich dargestellten Merkmale für sich oder in beliebiger Kombination den Gegenstand der Erfindung, auch unabhängig von deren Zusammenfassung in einzelnen Ansprüchen und/oder deren Rückbeziehung.Further objectives, features, advantages and possible uses of the present invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawing. All of the described and / or illustrated features, alone or in any combination, form the subject matter of the invention, regardless of their summary in individual claims and / or their relationship.

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Ein die Erfindung aufweisendes, als Adapter ausgebildetes Anschlusselement in Schrägansicht von vorne,
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das Anschlusselement von Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht,
Fig. 3a, bis 3c
den Vorgang des Einsteckens eines die Erfindung aufweisenden Anschlusselements gemäß Fig. 1 und 2 in eine an sich bekannten Steckdose.
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A connection element having the invention and designed as an adapter in an oblique view from the front,
Fig. 2
1 in side view,
3a to 3c
the process of inserting a connecting element having the invention according to FIGS. 1 and 2 into a socket known per se.

Das in Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellte und zur Veranschaulichung als Adapter ausgebildete Anschlusselement 1 hat ein mit einem klappbaren Deckel 11 versehenes Gehäuse 4. Das Gehäse 4 ist mit einer Deckelauflageplattform 6 für die Auflage eines mit einer vorspringenden Grifflasche 9 versehenen Klappdeckels 3 einer aus den Figuren 3a bis 3c ersichtlichen Steckdose 2 ausgestattet. Auf der einen Seite des Umfangs des Gehäuses 4 ist dieses mit einer bogenartig geschwungenen, als etwa in Umfangsrichtung verlaufenden Leiste mit einer Führungsfläche 10 ausgestatteten Deckelöffnungsführung 5 versehen. Die Deckelöffnungsführung 5 erstreckt sich von einem gehäusenahen Ende 7 kontinuierlich radial erweiternd bis etwa auf die Höhe der Deckelauflageplattform 6 an seinem anderen der Deckelplattform 6 zugewandten Ende 12. An dem deckelnahen Ende 7 hat die Deckelöffnungsführung 5 eine ergonomisch gestaltete Griffmulde 8, welche das Verdrehen des Anschlusselements gegenüber der Steckdose 2 erleichtert.The connecting element 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and designed as an adapter for illustration purposes has a housing 4 provided with a hinged lid 11. The housing 4 is provided with a lid support platform 6 for supporting a hinged lid 3 provided with a projecting grip tab 9, one of which is shown in FIG Figures 3a to 3c visible socket 2 equipped. On one side of the circumference of the housing 4, the latter is provided with an arched curved opening opening guide 5 equipped as a bar running approximately in the circumferential direction with a guide surface 10. The lid opening guide 5 extends radially from one end 7 near the housing to approximately the level of the lid support platform 6 at its other end 12 facing the lid platform 6 Connection element compared to socket 2 facilitated.

Aus den Figuren 3a bis 3b, bei welchen das Anschlusselement 1 in fortschreitenden Drehverriegelungspositionen relativ zu der Steckdose 2 dargestellt ist, ergibt sich die Funktionsweise des Anschlusselements 1 mit Deckelöffnungsführung 5. Aus Fig. 3a ist ersichtlich, wie der Klappdeckel 3 der Steckdose 2 mit Hilfe der Deckelöffnungsführung 5 und der vorspringenden Griffflasche 9 angehoben werden kann, ohne dass der Verwender seine zweite Hand benötigt. Es bleibt ihm also erspart, den eventuell außen verschmutzten Klappdeckel 3 mit der Hand anzugreifen. In der in Fig. 3b veranschaulichten Position ist der Adapter 1 relativ zu der Ausgangslage von Fig. 3a nach rechts verdreht, wobei die Griffmulde 8 behilflich ist. Der Klappdeckel 3 ist aufgrund des radialen Anstiegs der Führungsfläche 10 der Deckelöffnungsführung 5 weiter angehoben und zwar schon fast bis auf die Höhe der Deckelauflageplattform 6 an dem Anschlusselement 1. In Fig. 3c ist das Anschlusselement 1 bis in seine Endverriegelungsstellung der zwischen Steckdose 2 und Anschlusselement 1 vorgesehenen Bajonettverriegelung gelangt. Man erkennt, dass der Klappdeckel 3 der Steckdose 1 selbsttätig bis auf die Oberseite der Deckelauflageplattform 6 gelangt ist und dort eben aufliegt, so dass seine Innenseite geschützt ist. Der gesamte Dreh-Steck-Vorgang erlaubt eine Ein-Hand-Bedienung.From FIGS. 3a to 3b, in which the connection element 1 is shown in progressive rotary locking positions relative to the socket 2, the functioning of the connection element 1 also results Lid opening guide 5. From FIG. 3a it can be seen how the hinged lid 3 of the socket 2 can be raised with the aid of the lid opening guide 5 and the projecting handle bottle 9 without the user needing his second hand. It is therefore spared to attack the hinged lid 3, which may be dirty on the outside, by hand. In the position illustrated in FIG. 3b, the adapter 1 is rotated to the right relative to the starting position of FIG. 3a, the recessed grip 8 being helpful. The hinged lid 3 is further raised due to the radial rise of the guide surface 10 of the lid opening guide 5, and almost up to the height of the lid support platform 6 on the connection element 1. In FIG. 3c, the connection element 1 is in its end locking position between the socket 2 and the connection element 1 provided bayonet lock arrives. It can be seen that the hinged lid 3 of the socket 1 has automatically reached the top of the lid support platform 6 and is resting there, so that its inside is protected. The entire turn-plug process allows one-hand operation.

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Anschlusselementconnecting element
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Steckdosesocket
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Klappdeckelhinged lid
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Gehäusecasing
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DeckelöffnungsführungLid opening guide
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DeckelauflageplattformCover-supporting platform
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Grifflaschegrip tab
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Führungsflächeguide surface
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Deckelcover
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Anschlusselement (1), insbesondere Stecker oder Adapter, für elektrische Steckverbindungen mit einer Steckdose (2), welche mit einem gegen die Wirkung einer Rückstellfeder öffenbaren Klappdeckel (3) verschließbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sein Gehäuse (4) auf seiner Außenseite mit einer Deckelöffnungsführung (5) versehen ist.Connection element (1), in particular plug or adapter, for electrical plug connections with a socket (2) which can be closed with a hinged cover (3) which can be opened against the action of a return spring, characterized in that its housing (4) has a Cover opening guide (5) is provided. Anschlusselement nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Deckelöffnungsführung (5) als eine etwa in Umfangsrichtung des Gehäuses (4) verlaufende Leiste ausgebildet ist.Connection element according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover opening guide (5) is designed as a bar extending approximately in the circumferential direction of the housing (4). Anschlusselement nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, mit einer Deckelauflageplattform (6), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äußere Führungsfläche (10) der Deckelöffnungsführung (5) von einem gehäusenahen Ende (7) in Umfangsrichtung kontinuierlich bis etwa zur Höhe der Deckelauflageplattform (6) ansteigt.Connection element according to claim 1 or 2, with a cover support platform (6), characterized in that the outer guide surface (10) of the cover opening guide (5) rises continuously from an end (7) near the housing in the circumferential direction up to approximately the height of the cover support platform (6). Anschlusselement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Deckelöffnungsführung (5) an ihrem gehäusenahen Ende (7) mit einer Griffmulde (8) versehen ist.Connection element according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover opening guide (5) is provided with a recessed grip (8) at its end (7) close to the housing.
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