EP1496575B1 - Steckkontakt - Google Patents

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EP1496575B1
EP1496575B1 EP20040291454 EP04291454A EP1496575B1 EP 1496575 B1 EP1496575 B1 EP 1496575B1 EP 20040291454 EP20040291454 EP 20040291454 EP 04291454 A EP04291454 A EP 04291454A EP 1496575 B1 EP1496575 B1 EP 1496575B1
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Philippe Beugnot
Julien Larde
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Molex Automotive SAS
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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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/422—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means
    • H01R13/4223—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers
    • 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
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4361—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion

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  • the present invention is directed to a female electrical contact member.
  • the invention relates to an electrical contact member inserted from a blank of a good electrically conductive material, cut and folded to present, from one end, a pair of crimping tabs.
  • an electrical conductor housed in an insulating sheath, a pair of tabs intended to be crimped on a stripped end of the conductor and a body of rectangular section whose two opposite sides are extended by elastic tabs folded towards the inside of the body and intended to grip a male tongue inserted into said body.
  • An electrical contact member according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from the document FR 2 754 943 .
  • two opposite sides of the body comprise, in the vicinity of the free end thereof, an opening for receiving a lug of a resilient strip provided in a channel of an element of an electrical connector for locking of the contact member in the channel.
  • these electrical contact members have small dimensions so that a simple pull on the driver causes the pin to disengage from the opening so that the contact member may be untimely out of its channel.
  • a first type is to provide on the faces provided with openings, a light for receiving a pin carried by a flap provided on the electrical connector element.
  • Another solution consists in providing, slidingly mounted on the housing element, a key provided with fingers intended to engage the channels to cooperate with the faces of the resilient bars opposite those provided with the lugs so that they do not can no longer escape the openings.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is to overcome this disadvantage.
  • the female electrical contact member which is the subject of the invention, is of the type comprising a body of parallelepipedal general shape with four faces, two of which opposite the free end are extended by elastic tongues folded towards the inside of the body. and intended to grip a male tongue, while at its other end, the body comprises, on the one hand, a first pair of crimping tabs for gripping an electrical conductor protected by an insulating sheath and, on the other hand, a second pair of crimping tabs intended to be crimped on a stripped end of said conductor, and is characterized in that the body comprises, on at least one side, in the vicinity of the free end, an opening, the face provided with the opening and the opposite face being extended, each by a cheek, the latter going so close as to form a narrow part, at least one of the cheeks being pierced with a light.
  • the body comprises, on two opposite faces, an opening and on each of the cheeks extending the opposite faces, a light.
  • the body comprises, in each of the cheeks, on the side of the portion thereof adjacent the corresponding faces, a stamped so as to form in said cheeks projections extending to the edge of the corresponding lights.
  • a stamped so as to form in said cheeks projections extending to the edge of the corresponding lights.
  • the electrical contact member shown in the figures is made from a blank of a good electrically conducting metal, cut and folded to present a body 1 with a rectangular section with four faces 2, 3, 4 and 5.
  • the face 3 is formed by the junction of the two ends of the blank with a dovetail portion 6 inserted into a correspondingly shaped opening 7.
  • the faces 2 and 4 are each extended by an elastic tongue 8 bent inside the body 1 and intended to elastically grip a male bar inserted into said body to make the electrical connection.
  • the faces 2 and 4, on the opposite side of the tabs 8, are extended by cheeks 13 and 14 which are moving towards each other and in which are made respectively 16 and 17 lights, these cheeks 13 and 14 forming a narrow part 25.
  • each of the cheeks 13 and 14 are made embossed so as to form a projecting portion in the vicinity of the lights 16 and 17, each projecting portion forming, by its edge, a stopper.
  • the body 1 is extended by a narrow intermediate portion 21, the latter being connected to two pairs of crimping tabs 22 and 23.
  • the crimping tabs 22 are intended to grip one stripped end of an insulated conductor, while the tabs 23 are intended to grip said conductor.
  • FIG. 5 there is shown a double locking means in which the electrical contact member according to the invention can be used.
  • the electrical contact member is housed in a channel 30 of a housing member 31 of an electrical connector.
  • the channel 30 comprises an elastic strip 33 with a lug 32 intended to be inserted into one of the openings 12 to form a first lock.
  • the housing element 31 is provided with a flap 34 with a pin 35 intended, in the closed position of the flap 34, to cooperate with the corresponding light 16 and to oppose inadvertent removal of the electrical contact member, the edge of the corresponding stamp 18 abutting against the pin 35 (see figure 5 ).
  • FIG 6 shows a variant in which a connector housing element 40 comprises channels 41 in which are engaged electrical contact members according to the invention, each channel comprising an elastic strip 42 with a lug 43 intended to engage in the opening 12 corresponding.
  • a conduit 44 for receiving a key 45 which, inserted under the bar 42, opposes any tilting thereof.
  • FIG. 7 schematically shown a housing element 50 having a series of channels 51 for receiving, each, an electrical contact member according to the invention, each channel having one or two resilient bars 53 with a lug 54 for insertion into the corresponding opening 12.
  • the housing member 50 is provided with a transverse duct 56 in which a key 57 consisting of a core from which a series of parallel fingers 58 are formed can be inserted.
  • a key 57 consisting of a core from which a series of parallel fingers 58 are formed can be inserted.
  • the portion 25 of the electrical contact member is inserted between the fingers and thus said member can not be removed from the channel until the key has been removed since the edge of the sipes 18 and 19 stops against the fingers 58.
  • the electrical contact member according to the invention has no sharp edge so that it can be introduced through a hole of a joint without the risk of damaging it.

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Claims (3)

  1. Weibliches elektrisches Kontaktorgan, von der Art, das einen Körper (1) allgemeiner parallelflacher Gestalt mit vier Flächen (2, 3, 4 und 5) umfasst, von denen zwei gegenüberliegende, an der Seite des freien Endes, durch elastische Zungen (8) verlängert sind, die zur Innenseite des Körpers umgebogen und dazu bestimmt sind, einen Flachstecker einzuspannen, während der Körper (1) an seinem anderen Ende einerseits ein erstes Paar Quetschlaschen (23) umfasst, die dazu bestimmt sind, einen elektrischen Leiter zu einzuspannen, der durch eine Isolierhülle geschützt ist, und andererseits ein zweites Paar Quetschlaschen (22), die dazu bestimmt sind, auf ein abisoliertes Ende des genannten Leiters gequetscht zu werden, wobei der Körper (1), an mindestens einer Fläche (2), in der Nähe des freien Endes, eine Öffnung (12) umfasst, wobei die mit der Öffnung versehene Fläche (2) und die gegenüberliegende Fläche (4) beide durch ein Seitenteil (13, 14) verlängert sind, wobei diese sich dergestalt einander näherkommend verlaufen, dass ein enger Abschnitt (25) gebildet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eines der Seitenteile von einem Loch (16, 17) durchbrochen ist.
  2. Weibliches elektrisches Kontaktorgan nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (1), an zwei gegenüberliegenden Flächen (2, 4), eine Öffnung (12) und an jeder der Seitenteile (13, 14), welche die gegenüberliegenden Flächen (2, 4) verlängern, ein Loch (16, 17) umfasst.
  3. Weibliches elektrisches Kontaktorgan nach den Ansprüchen 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (1) in jedem der Seitenteile (13, 14) auf der Seite des den entsprechenden Flächen (2, 4) zugekehrten Abschnittes, ein ausgebauchtes Teil (18, 19) dergestalt umfasst, dass in den genannten Seitenteilen Vorsprünge ausgebildet sind, die sich bis zu dem Rand der entsprechenden Löcher (16, 17) erstrecken.
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FR0307449 2003-06-20
FR0307449A FR2856527B1 (fr) 2003-06-20 2003-06-20 Organe de contact electrique femelle.

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US5486118A (en) * 1994-10-03 1996-01-23 Molex Incorporated Electrical connector with terminal position assurance device and guide means for a mating connector
FR2728112B1 (fr) * 1994-12-07 1997-01-17 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Connecteur electrique
FR2733364B1 (fr) * 1995-04-19 1997-05-30 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Element de boitier de connecteur electrique
FR2754943B1 (fr) * 1996-10-18 1998-12-24 Framatome Connectors Int Connecteur electrique a verrouillage des bornes de contact
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