EP1467448B1 - Adaptateur de connecteur, notament pour connexion de lampes - Google Patents

Adaptateur de connecteur, notament pour connexion de lampes Download PDF

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EP1467448B1
EP1467448B1 EP04007714A EP04007714A EP1467448B1 EP 1467448 B1 EP1467448 B1 EP 1467448B1 EP 04007714 A EP04007714 A EP 04007714A EP 04007714 A EP04007714 A EP 04007714A EP 1467448 B1 EP1467448 B1 EP 1467448B1
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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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/94—Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part

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  • the invention relates to a plug adapter, in particular for the connection of lamps.
  • Plug adapters in particular for use with Euro plugs and for adaptation to the British system, for example, from EP 0 531 383 known.
  • a housing is provided with a housing bottom and a circumferential housing wall, wherein at least two outwardly projecting contact pins and at least one guide pin are provided in the housing bottom.
  • the outwardly guided contact pins are provided in each case via a contact portion with a receiving contact, wherein the receiving contacts are open upwards and allow the insertion of the plug contact pins thereby, that they are pushed from above into the receiving contacts (see, for Fig. 36).
  • Fig. 9a, 9b support surfaces must be provided within the housing, which support the plug to be inserted in the end position (see, for example, Fig. 9a, 9b).
  • the lid portion must be designed so that the inserted plug is held in the end position in its operating position and is not pivoted in the event of a force on the cable issuing from the plug relative to the contact receiving portions or pulled out of these.
  • this plug adapter approximately according to the EP 0 531 383 , screwing means are provided to the lid firmly opposite to be able to fix the bottom of the housing and to ensure a fixation of the inserted plug, which is located between the housing bottom and the housing cover.
  • an additional plastic part between the cover and the housing bottom is provided to align the plug to be used in terms of height on the contact receiving portions.
  • this plug adapter consists of at least three plastic parts in addition to the contact parts used.
  • the known plug adapters also have the disadvantage that it is essential to ensure that they are not used in the mating socket, that is live, are, otherwise there is a risk that when plugging in the Euro plug, the current contacts are touched.
  • GB 2 355 865 which is considered to be the closest prior art, discloses a plug adapter according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a plug adapter of the type mentioned, which, for example, the use of a Euro plug with the British Plug system allows, the plug is fixed after first insertion within the plug adapter housing and secured against accidental withdrawal.
  • the plug adapter according to the invention preferably consists of a total of two plastic parts, namely the housing bottom with a circumferential wall and a lid to be placed thereon. Laterally either on the housing bottom and / or on the lid, a plug receiving portion is formed, which is adapted in terms of its shape to the outer shape of the Euro plug.
  • the plug adapter according to the invention is thus closed deliverable and can be easily connected to the connector in the form of a Euro plug, which is easy to insert into the connector receptacle and then comes into contact with the housing-side contact elements.
  • the plug adapter according to the invention has the advantage that the plug to be used, preferably Euro plug, can be easily inserted from the side. This makes it possible for the plug adapter itself to already be provided on the mating socket, that is to say in a current-conducting manner, and then the plug to be inserted is inserted. In this way, the disadvantage of the prior art is avoided that only when the lid is open, the plug can be used, which may involve the risk of contact with the contact elements.
  • the plug adapter according to the invention has on the housing side two vertically extending grooves in the locking springs with circular Shape are used, which have a central opening for the passage of the male contact pins, wherein the locking springs are spaced from the provided inside the housing contact portions for the male contact portions. In this way, it is ensured that even with current-conducting contact receiving portions located near the housing outer locking springs are not energized, because they are inserted in formed by plastic sections vertical grooves. This ensures that after insertion of the plug, the contact pins are locked by the spring elements, wherein the springs to the center have current locking spring sections, as is well known, which are directed so that insertion of the pins can easily be done while the locking springs prevent retraction of the contact pins.
  • the plug adapter has a housing bottom 1, which is provided with a circumferential housing wall 2. From the housing bottom 1 are down two pins 4, 5 from, as well as a guide pin 6 of plastic, which are provided in a conventional manner with respect to the housing base 1 and are inserted into these. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the contact pins 4, 5 and the guide pin 6 are placed on the British socket system.
  • the plug adapter further comprises a housing cover 7 which can be locked by snap or latching closure relative to the housing wall 2 or by means of other fastening means relative to the housing wall 2 can be fastened.
  • a laterally molded connector receptacle 8 is provided, which corresponds in terms of their shape to the Euro plug and into which a Euro plug 9 can be used.
  • the plug receptacle 8 can either be formed on the housing wall 2 or on the cover 7 or even in half on the housing wall 2 and on the lid 7.
  • each a groove-shaped receptacle 11, 12 is provided, wherein in each receptacle 11, 12 made of plastic, a blocking element in the form of a locking ring 13, 14 is inserted.
  • Each locking ring 13, 14 has a central passage opening which is slightly smaller than the diameter of the plug contact pins 15, 16 of the plug 9.
  • the groove-shaped receptacles 11, 12 have the same height and are, as Fig. 1 shows at 16 and 17 arcuately recessed to allow the passage of the contact pins 15, 16 in the direction of metal contacts 18, 19 which are provided opposite the receptacles 11, 12 spaced within the housing.
  • Within the plug receiving portion 8 can be provided in the region of the passage openings sleeve-shaped projections 21, 22, which serve to isolate the open metal contact pins 15, 16 of the plug 9.
  • the receiving openings in the contacts 18, 19, the through holes in the locking springs 13, 14 and optionally the sleeve-shaped projections 21, 22 and the openings in the receiving portion 8 are axially aligned with each other for the purpose of introducing the contact pins 15, 16th
  • the contacts 18, 19 are preferably perpendicular from the top of the housing 1 and are optionally in corresponding groove-shaped receiving portions which are provided on the housing bottom or within the housing used.
  • contact conductors are arranged on a housing base 1 upwardly projecting block-shaped projection 26 and lead to not further illustrated fuse receiving contacts, which can be contacted from the bottom of the housing bottom 1 ago for the purpose of inserting a fuse.
  • the contact pin 4 is preferably connected to the conductor 24 in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the contact pin 5 is in contact with the contact conductor 25.
  • the contact 18 may be connected via a wiring to the contact pin 4.
  • the contacts 18, 19 have a height such that their openings for the Contact pins 15, 16 are in alignment with the passage openings in the plug receiving section 8 or in the locking springs 12, 13.
  • the invention thus provides a plug adapter which can be produced in a simple manner and in particular consists of only two plastic parts, namely housing bottom 1 and cover 2 with molded plug receiving portion 8 and which is also suitable to easily accommodate a plug 9 without this Purpose opening and closing the lid 2 is required.
  • the plug adapter according to the invention can be in the in Fig. 4 shown form into the socket and then the plug 9 can be inserted into the receiving portion and remains there secured by the locking springs 12, 13. An unintentional release of the plug 9 from the plug adapter is thus ensured.

Claims (4)

  1. Adaptateur de connecteur, notamment pour connexion de lampes, muni d'un boîtier de base, présentant une base de boîtier (1) et une paroi de boîtier (2) entourant la base de boîtier (1), sur lequel adaptateur sont prévues des broches de contact en saillie (4, 5) dirigées de la base du boîtier (1) vers le bas et au moins une tige de guidage (6), muni de contacts de connexion (18, 19) disposés à l'intérieur du boîtier et destinés aux broches de contact (15, 16) d'un connecteur (9), sur lequel est en outre formée une zone de réception du connecteur (8) latéralement à la paroi du boîtier (2) et/ou au couvercle du boîtier (7), qui comporte des trous traversants destinés aux broches (15, 16) du connecteur (9) devant être réceptionné, caractérisé par le fait que des rainures de réception disposées à l'intérieur du boîtier (11, 12) et destinées aux éléments du ressort d'arrêt (13, 14) sont prévues de telle sorte que les éléments du ressort d'arrêt (13, 14) présentent des trous traversants alignés par rapport aux trous traversants situés dans la zone de réception du connecteur (8).
  2. Adaptateur de connecteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les ressorts d'arrêt (13, 14) sont distants par rapport aux contacts (18, 19) disposés à l'intérieur du boîtier.
  3. Adaptateur de connecteur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que les rainures de réception (11, 12) sont constituées d'un matériau isolant.
  4. Adaptateur de connecteur selon au moins l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que des sections manchon isolantes (21, 22) sont formées à l'intérieur de la zone de réception du connecteur (8).
EP04007714A 2003-04-10 2004-03-30 Adaptateur de connecteur, notament pour connexion de lampes Expired - Lifetime EP1467448B1 (fr)

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DE10316528 2003-04-10
DE10316528A DE10316528A1 (de) 2003-04-10 2003-04-10 Steckeradapter, insbesondere zum Anschluss von Lampen

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