EP1540775B1 - Sealing system for multispindle electrical connector - Google Patents

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EP1540775B1
EP1540775B1 EP03773829A EP03773829A EP1540775B1 EP 1540775 B1 EP1540775 B1 EP 1540775B1 EP 03773829 A EP03773829 A EP 03773829A EP 03773829 A EP03773829 A EP 03773829A EP 1540775 B1 EP1540775 B1 EP 1540775B1
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Claude Casses
Gérard Mulot
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  • the invention relates to a sealing system for an electrical connector and, more particularly, to a multi-pin electrical connector.
  • This sealing system is intended, in particular, to ensure the tightness of the connector around the electrical connection son, at the back of the connector, that is to say in an area of the connector where the electrical son are not not introduced into the connection pins.
  • the invention has applications in the field of electrical or electronic connections and, in particular, in the field of electrical connection for the automobile.
  • the multi-pin electrical connectors are used in many technical fields. These multi-spindle connectors are designed to receive a plurality of connection pins, male or female, in each of which is crimped an electrical connection wire.
  • the multi-pin electrical connectors comprise a plastic body having a plurality of housings each intended to receive a connection pin. Inside the plastic body is housed a grommet type seal, crossed by several connection son which each end in one of the various connection pins.
  • This grommet type seal more simply called grommet, is generally provided with channels into which the connection wires are introduced. There is, generally, a channel of the grommet in the extension of each housing of the plastic body of the connector, this channel being located at the back of the connector.
  • the role of the grommet is to seal the connector by preventing moisture or dust from entering the connector from behind the connector.
  • each connection pin crimped around a lead wire is inserted into a housing of the plastic body and the lead wire is inserted into the grommet channel.
  • the connection pins are housed in the front part of the connector and the electrical wires in the rear part of the connector.
  • the introduction pins in the front of the connector is from the back of the connector.
  • the connection pins must cross the grommet channels to find themselves in their homes.
  • the pins often have a square section and not a round section like electrical wires.
  • the grommet channels have a round section, it is difficult to pass the pins through the channels.
  • the channels of the grommet have a square section, then the sealing at the level of the electric wires is no longer ensured by the grommet.
  • This sealing device relates to a connector 1 provided with a grommet 2 made of an elastic material and provided with channels 3, or through holes, allowing the passage of the pins 4 and the connection son 5.
  • the channels 3 are provided with lips 6 allowing the passage of the pins equipped with their connection son and closing on these son, when the pins are passed, to ensure a seal at the son.
  • This device has two types of lips: peripheral lips that provide a peripheral seal against the walls of the rear portion of the connector and the inner lips that seal near the connection pins.
  • Such a device correctly ensures the sealing of the connector at the passage of the connection son, when the section of the connection son is of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pins.
  • the section of the connection wires is significantly smaller than the section of the connection pins and, more specifically, when it is not of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pins, then the passage of said pins the connection of the lips grommet channels which, after their passage, can not tighten sufficiently the connection son to ensure sufficient sealing. This is particularly the case when the ratio between the section of a connection pin and the section of the connection wire is greater than 2.
  • the invention proposes a sealing system for a multi-spindle electrical connector comprising, on the one hand, a grommet-type multi-spindle joint and, on the other hand, a unitary seal placed around the connection wire and housed in the inside the multi-spindle joint, when the connecting wire has a section that is not of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin.
  • the unitary seal comprises, on at least a part of its length, sealing lips coming in pressure against the channel of the multi-spindle joint; the channel comprises, on at least a part of its length, sealing lips coming in pressure against the connection wire.
  • Each housing 7a, 7b, 7c, etc. can receive a pin connection similar to pin 4 or a different connection pin as, for example, a male connection pin.
  • These connection pins are each crimped around an electrical connection wire which may have a small diameter section, an order of magnitude smaller than the section of the connection pin, as is the case for the connection wire 5 Crimped into the connecting pin 4.
  • these connection pins can also be crimped each around a wire having a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connecting pin.
  • the sealing system of the connector 1 comprises, on the one hand, a multi-spindle joint 10 of the grommet type, also called grommet, and, on the other hand, one or more unitary joints 20.
  • the multi-spindle joint 10 comprises several channels 11 each traversed by a connection wire 5. More specifically, the multipin joint 10 comprises a channel located at the rear of the connector, at the end of each housing 7a, 7b, 7c, ... of the connector. Thus, each channel is crossed by the connection wire which ends in the connection pin housed in the housing located in the extension of the channel in question.
  • the unitary gasket 20, of tubular shape surrounds the connection wire 5, over part of its length, in the case where the connection wire is of small section.
  • the unitary seal 20, made of a flexible material, is inserted into a channel of the multi-spindle joint 10.
  • the sealing system of the invention comprises as many unitary joints as there are electrical wires having a small section. relative to the section of the connection pin in which it is crimped.
  • Each channel 11 of the multipin joint 10 has two parts, namely a front portion 11a and a rear portion 11b.
  • the front part 11a is the part closest to the connection pin; it has a Sa section, smooth.
  • the rear part 11b is the part closest to the back of the connector; it has a section Sb.
  • the front portion 11a is intended to receive the unitary seal 20.
  • the rear portion 11b is intended to receive the connection wire 5.
  • the two sections Sa and Sb therefore preferably have different dimensions adapted to the section of the element they receive.
  • the rear section Sb comprises external sealing lips 12. These sealing lips 12 are intended to come into pressure against the electrical connection wire 5 in order to prevent the penetration of moisture or dust into the connector, along of this thread 5.
  • the unitary seal 20 comprises internal sealing lips 21 intended to come into pressure against the smooth section Sa of the front part of the channel 11.
  • these sealing lips 21 seal in the multi-spindle joint , at the level of the unitary joint.
  • the unitary seal 20 may also comprise a smooth section, not visible in this figure because inserted in the rear portion 4c of the connection pin 4. Indeed, the unitary seal 20 surrounds the connection wire 5 on its part close to the pin connection. It can also surround the wire 5 in the zone that is introduced into the rear part 4c of the connection pin 4. In this way, the reception of the wire 5 by the connection pin is stiffened, this facilitates the introduction of the pin into the connector 1. It is understood that the unitary seal surrounds the connection wire, in an area where the connection wire is not stripped.
  • the seal in the connector 1 is ensured by the pressure of the external lips 12 of the multi-spindle seal 10 on the connection wire 5 and / or by the pressure of the internal lips 21 of the seal unit 20 on the walls of the channel 11 of the multipin joint 10.
  • the internal lips 21 of the unitary seal 20 seal the connector.
  • connection wire 5 has a section greater than that of the figure 2 , that is to say a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin 4.
  • the connection wire 5 has a section smaller than 1mm 2 while in the case of the figure 3 it has a section greater than 1mm 2 .
  • the connecting wire 5 since the connecting wire 5 has a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin 4, it is not useful to use a unitary seal 20. Indeed, since the wire 5 has a section which is close to that of the connecting pin 4, the passage of the pin in the channel 11 does not risk to deteriorate the quality of the pressure of the outer lips 12 on the wire 5. The outer lips 12 thus ensure good sealing of the connector.
  • connection wire has a section close to that of the connection pin, it is the multi-pin seal which seals the connector by the existence of its sealing lips 12.
  • connection wire is of smaller section than that of the connection pin, then it is the unitary gasket 20 surrounding the connection wire which seals the connector via its sealing lips. 21.
  • the figure 4 represents the unitary seal 20 surrounding a connection wire 5 and introduced into a connection pin 4.
  • the connection pin has been shown seen from the rear, thus showing its rear part 4c which serves as a reception for the unitary seal 20.
  • This figure also shows the section smooth 22 of the unitary seal 20, that is to say the section which has no sealing lip. This section 22 can be introduced into the spindle 4 or simply abut against the receiving portion 4c of the spindle.
  • the rear section 23 of the unitary seal 20 comprises internal sealing lips 21, for example three in number.
  • the section 22 of the unitary seal may have a dimension greater than that of section 23, excluding sealing lips.
  • Such a unitary seal 20 has the advantage of increasing the section of the connection wire 5, when this is reduced. A pressure between the multi-spindle joint and the connection wire can thus take place, through the unitary seal which then ensures the seal in the connector.
  • This multi-spindle joint 10 is made of an elastic and impermeable material. It comprises a plurality of channels that can have different shapes and dimensions.
  • the channels may have a round section such as channel 11 described above or square like channels 13 and 14.
  • the shapes and dimensions of the channels depend on the types of pins and wires used for the connections to be made.
  • the multi-spindle joint of the invention can be made in two plates 10a and 10b positioned one on the other so that their channels are in agreement.
  • the figure 6 represents a top view in section of a connector comprising the sealing system of the invention.
  • This figure 6 shows the channel 11 of the multi-spindle seal 10 in section with, inside the connection wire 5 surrounded by the unitary seal 20.
  • the smooth section 22 of the unitary seal is inserted in the receiving portion 4c of the pin 4 and the section to lip 21 is housed in the front portion 11a of channel 11. It is seen, on this figure 6 , that the smooth section 22 of the unitary seal is not in contact with the walls of the channel 11.
  • This section 22 only serves to facilitate the insertion and maintenance of the connection wire 5 in the connection pin 4.
  • By against the lips 21 of the unitary seal 20 have a section greater than the section of the channel 11 of the multi-spindle joint, which explains that the lips 21 are in constant pressure against the walls of the channel, thus sealing in the connector.
  • the rear portion 11b of the channel 11 does not have sealing lips.
  • only a wire of small section connection, surrounded by a unitary seal 20 can be housed in the channel 11.
  • connection wire of small section and provided with a unitary joint, or a connection wire of greater section without a unitary joint.

Abstract

The multipin connector (1) sealing system has a multipin joint (10) with several channels (11) for electrical connection wires (5). There is a tubular joint (20) surrounding part of the connection wire and inserted in the multipin joint channel.

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Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

L'invention concerne un système d'étanchéité pour connecteur électrique et, plus particulièrement, pour connecteur électrique de type multibroche. Ce système d'étanchéité est destiné, en particulier, à garantir l'étanchéité du connecteur autour des fils de connexion électrique, à l'arrière du connecteur, c'est-à-dire dans une zone du connecteur où les fils électriques ne sont pas introduits dans les broches de connexion.The invention relates to a sealing system for an electrical connector and, more particularly, to a multi-pin electrical connector. This sealing system is intended, in particular, to ensure the tightness of the connector around the electrical connection son, at the back of the connector, that is to say in an area of the connector where the electrical son are not not introduced into the connection pins.

L'invention trouve des applications dans le domaine de la connectique électrique ou électronique et, en particulier, dans le domaine de la connectique électrique destinée à l'automobile.The invention has applications in the field of electrical or electronic connections and, in particular, in the field of electrical connection for the automobile.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Actuellement, on utilise, dans de nombreux domaines techniques, des connecteurs électriques de type multibroche. Ces connecteurs multibroches sont conçus de façon à recevoir plusieurs broches de connexion, mâles ou femelles, dans chacune desquelles est serti un fil de connexion électrique. D'une façon générale, les connecteurs électriques multibroches comportent un corps en matière plastique comportant plusieurs logements destinés chacun à recevoir une broche de connexion. A l'intérieur du corps en matière plastique est logé un joint du type grommet, traversé par plusieurs fils de connexion qui se terminent chacun dans une des différentes broches de connexion. Ce joint de type grommet, appelé plus simplement grommet, est généralement pourvu de canaux dans lesquels sont introduits les fils de connexion. Il y a, généralement, un canal du grommet dans le prolongement de chaque logement du corps en matière plastique du connecteur, ce canal étant situé à l'arrière du connecteur.Currently, electrical connectors of the multi-pin type are used in many technical fields. These multi-spindle connectors are designed to receive a plurality of connection pins, male or female, in each of which is crimped an electrical connection wire. In general, the multi-pin electrical connectors comprise a plastic body having a plurality of housings each intended to receive a connection pin. Inside the plastic body is housed a grommet type seal, crossed by several connection son which each end in one of the various connection pins. This grommet type seal, more simply called grommet, is generally provided with channels into which the connection wires are introduced. There is, generally, a channel of the grommet in the extension of each housing of the plastic body of the connector, this channel being located at the back of the connector.

Le grommet a pour rôle d'assurer l'étanchéité du connecteur en évitant que l'humidité ou les poussières ne s'introduisent dans le connecteur, par l'arrière du connecteur.The role of the grommet is to seal the connector by preventing moisture or dust from entering the connector from behind the connector.

Habituellement, chaque broche de connexion sertie autour d'un fil de connexion est insérée dans un logement du corps en matière plastique et le fil de connexion est inséré dans le canal du grommet. Ainsi, les broches de connexion sont logées dans la partie avant du connecteur et les fils électriques dans la partie arrière du connecteur. Cependant, l'introduction des broches dans la partie avant du connecteur se fait depuis l'arrière du connecteur. Autrement dit, les broches de connexion doivent traverser les canaux du grommet pour se retrouver dans leurs logements. Or, les broches ont souvent une section carrée et non une section ronde comme les fils électriques. Aussi, lorsque les canaux du grommet ont une section ronde, il est difficile de faire passer les broches à travers les canaux. Au contraire, si les canaux du grommet ont une section carrée, alors l'étanchéité au niveau des fils électriques n'est plus assurée par le grommet.Usually, each connection pin crimped around a lead wire is inserted into a housing of the plastic body and the lead wire is inserted into the grommet channel. Thus, the connection pins are housed in the front part of the connector and the electrical wires in the rear part of the connector. However, the introduction pins in the front of the connector is from the back of the connector. In other words, the connection pins must cross the grommet channels to find themselves in their homes. However, the pins often have a square section and not a round section like electrical wires. Also, when the grommet channels have a round section, it is difficult to pass the pins through the channels. On the other hand, if the channels of the grommet have a square section, then the sealing at the level of the electric wires is no longer ensured by the grommet.

Pour résoudre ce problème, il existe des dispositifs d'étanchéité adaptés sur les grommets pour assurer l'étanchéité du connecteur depuis l'arrière du connecteur, c'est-à-dire au niveau des fils électriques, afin d'éviter toute pénétration d'humidité ou de poussières.To solve this problem, there are suitable sealing devices on the grommets to seal the connector from the back of the connector, that is to say at the level of the electrical son, to prevent penetration d humidity or dust.

L'un de ces dispositifs d'étanchéité arrière est décrit dans la demande de brevet EP-A-0 625 807 . Ce dispositif d'étanchéité concerne un connecteur 1 muni d'un grommet 2 réalisé dans un matériau élastique et muni de canaux 3, ou trous de traversée, permettant le passage des broches 4 et des fils de connexion 5. Les canaux 3 sont munis de lèvres 6 permettant le passage des broches équipées de leurs fils de connexion et se refermant sur ces fils, lorsque les broches sont passées, afin d'assurer une étanchéité au niveau des fils. Ce dispositif comporte deux types de lèvres : des lèvres périphériques qui assurent une étanchéité périphérique contre les parois de la partie arrière du connecteur et des lèvres internes qui assurent l'étanchéité à proximité des broches de connexion.One of these rear sealing devices is described in the patent application EP-A-0 625 807 . This sealing device relates to a connector 1 provided with a grommet 2 made of an elastic material and provided with channels 3, or through holes, allowing the passage of the pins 4 and the connection son 5. The channels 3 are provided with lips 6 allowing the passage of the pins equipped with their connection son and closing on these son, when the pins are passed, to ensure a seal at the son. This device has two types of lips: peripheral lips that provide a peripheral seal against the walls of the rear portion of the connector and the inner lips that seal near the connection pins.

Un tel dispositif assure correctement l'étanchéité du connecteur au niveau du passage des fils de connexion, lorsque la section des fils de connexion est du même ordre de grandeur que la section des broches de connexion. Par contre, lorsque la section des fils de connexion est notablement inférieure à la section des broches de connexion et, plus précisément, lorsqu'elle n'est pas du même ordre de grandeur que la section des broches de connexion, alors le passage desdites broches de connexion agresse les lèvres des canaux du grommet qui, après leur passage, ne peuvent plus serrer suffisamment les fils de connexion pour garantir une étanchéité suffisante. Cela est en particulier le cas lorsque le rapport entre la section d'une broche de connexion et la section du fil de connexion est supérieure à 2. On comprend, en effet, que le passage des broches de connexion d'un diamètre bien plus important que celui des fils de connexion a pour effet de détendre les lèvres des canaux du grommet, ce qui a pour conséquence que les lèvres ne peuvent plus enserrer suffisamment les fils de connexion pour empêcher la pénétration de l'humidité ou de poussières.Such a device correctly ensures the sealing of the connector at the passage of the connection son, when the section of the connection son is of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pins. On the other hand, when the section of the connection wires is significantly smaller than the section of the connection pins and, more specifically, when it is not of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pins, then the passage of said pins the connection of the lips grommet channels which, after their passage, can not tighten sufficiently the connection son to ensure sufficient sealing. This is particularly the case when the ratio between the section of a connection pin and the section of the connection wire is greater than 2. It is understood, in fact, that the passage of the pins of Connection of a diameter much larger than that of the connecting son has the effect of relaxing the lips of the grommet channels, which has the consequence that the lips can no longer grip sufficiently the connection son to prevent the penetration of the moisture or dust.

Par exemple, dans certaines applications, les broches de connexion ont une largeur de 2,8 mm et les fils de connexion ont une section de 0,22 mm2. Dans ce cas, il n'est pas possible d'obtenir une étanchéité autour des fils électriques par le dispositif décrit précédemment.For example, in some applications, the connection pins have a width of 2.8 mm and the connection wires have a section of 0.22 mm 2 . In this case, it is not possible to obtain a seal around the electrical wires by the device described above.

Le document US 2002/0040802 divulgue un connecteur électrique comprenant un joint formé d'une première partie assurant l'étanchéité avec les fils électriques et d'une deuxiéme partie assurant l'étanchéité avec le corps du connecteur électrique.The document US 2002/0040802 discloses an electrical connector comprising a seal formed of a first portion sealing the electrical wires and a second portion sealing with the body of the electrical connector.

Exposé de l'inventionPresentation of the invention

L'invention a justement pour but de remédier aux inconvénients des techniques décrites précédemment. A cette fin, l'invention propose un système d'étanchéité pour connecteur électrique multibroche comportant, d'une part, un joint multibroche du type grommet et, d'autre part, un joint unitaire placé autour du fil de connexion et logé à l'intérieur du joint multibroche, lorsque le fil de connexion a une section qui n'est pas du même ordre de grandeur que la section de la broche de connexion.The purpose of the invention is precisely to overcome the disadvantages of the techniques described above. To this end, the invention proposes a sealing system for a multi-spindle electrical connector comprising, on the one hand, a grommet-type multi-spindle joint and, on the other hand, a unitary seal placed around the connection wire and housed in the inside the multi-spindle joint, when the connecting wire has a section that is not of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin.

De façon plus précise, l'invention concerne un système d'étanchéité pour connecteur électrique comportant un joint multibroche ayant plusieurs canaux traversant le joint de part en part et destiné à recevoir un fil de connexion électrique, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, en outre, au moins un joint unitaire de forme tubulaire, entourant, en partie le fil de connexion et inséré au moins en partie dans un des canaux du joint multibroche.More specifically, the invention relates to a sealing system for an electrical connector comprising a multi-spindle joint having a plurality of channels passing through the seal from one side to receiving an electrical connection wire, characterized in that it comprises, in in addition, at least one unitary gasket of tubular shape, surrounding, in part the connection wire and inserted at least partly in one of the channels of the multi-spindle joint.

Avantageusement, le joint unitaire comporte, sur au moins une partie de sa longueur, des lèvres d'étanchéité venant en pression contre le canal du joint multibroche ; le canal comporte, sur au moins une partie de sa longueur, des lèvres d'étanchéité venant en pression contre le fil de connexion.Advantageously, the unitary seal comprises, on at least a part of its length, sealing lips coming in pressure against the channel of the multi-spindle joint; the channel comprises, on at least a part of its length, sealing lips coming in pressure against the connection wire.

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  • La figure 1, déjà décrite, représente un dispositif d'étanchéité arrière pour connecteur électrique multibroche, selon l'art antérieur.The figure 1 , already described, represents a rear sealing device for multi-pin electrical connector, according to the prior art.
  • La figure 2 représente le système d'étanchéité pour connecteur électrique multibroche conforme à l'invention, dans le cas où le fil de connexion est de faible section.The figure 2 represents the sealing system for multi-pin electrical connector according to the invention, in the case where the connection wire is of small section.
  • La figure 3 représente le système d'étanchéité pour connecteur électrique multibroche conforme à l'invention, dans le cas où le fil de connexion a une section du même ordre de grandeur que la section de la broche de connexion.The figure 3 represents the sealing system for multi-pin electrical connector according to the invention, in the case where the wire of connection to a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin.
  • La figure 4 représente un joint unitaire du système d'étanchéité de l'invention.The figure 4 represents a unitary seal of the sealing system of the invention.
  • La figure 5 représente un joint multibroche du système d'étanchéité de l'invention.The figure 5 represents a multi-spindle seal of the sealing system of the invention.
  • La figure 6 représente une vue en coupe d'un système d'étanchéité selon l'invention.The figure 6 represents a sectional view of a sealing system according to the invention.
Description détaillée de modes de réalisation de l'inventionDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Sur la figure 2, on a représenté, selon une vue de coté en coupe, un connecteur électrique multibroche muni du système d'étanchéité de l'invention. Ce connecteur électrique 1 comporte un corps en matière plastique 8 comprenant lui-même plusieurs logements 7a, 7b, 7c, ... destinés à recevoir chacun une broche de connexion 4 dans laquelle est serti un fil de connexion 5. Sur cette figure 2, la broche de connexion 4 est une broche femelle comportant :

  • une partie avant 4a dans laquelle il est prévu d'emboîter une broche de connexion mâle complémentaire,
  • une partie arrière 4c entourant l'isolant du fil de connexion et assurant un rôle de réception du fil, et
  • une partie de transition 4b dans laquelle est sertie la partie dénudée du fil de connexion.
On the figure 2 , shown in sectional side view, a multi-pin electrical connector provided with the sealing system of the invention. This electrical connector 1 comprises a plastic body 8 itself comprising several housings 7a, 7b, 7c, ... each intended to receive a connection pin 4 in which is crimped a connection wire 5. On this figure 2 , the connection pin 4 is a female pin comprising:
  • a front part 4a in which it is intended to fit a complementary male connection pin,
  • a rear portion 4c surrounding the insulator of the lead wire and providing a role of receiving the wire, and
  • a transition portion 4b in which is crimped the stripped portion of the connecting wire.

Chaque logement 7a, 7b, 7c, etc. peut recevoir une broche de connexion similaire à la broche 4 ou bien une broche de connexion différente comme, par exemple, une broche de connexion mâle. Ces broches de connexion sont serties chacune autour d'un fil de connexion électrique qui peut présenter une section de faible diamètre, d'un ordre de grandeur inférieur à la section de la broche de connexion, comme cela est le cas pour le fil de connexion 5 serti dans la broche de connexion 4. Comme on le verra par la suite, ces broches de connexion peuvent aussi être serties chacune autour d'un fil de connexion présentant une section du même ordre de grandeur que la section de la broche de connexion.Each housing 7a, 7b, 7c, etc. can receive a pin connection similar to pin 4 or a different connection pin as, for example, a male connection pin. These connection pins are each crimped around an electrical connection wire which may have a small diameter section, an order of magnitude smaller than the section of the connection pin, as is the case for the connection wire 5 Crimped into the connecting pin 4. As will be seen later, these connection pins can also be crimped each around a wire having a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connecting pin.

Selon l'invention, le système d'étanchéité du connecteur 1 comprend, d'une part, un joint multibroche 10 du type grommet, appelé aussi grommet, et, d'autre part, un ou plusieurs joints unitaires 20. Le joint multibroche 10 comporte plusieurs canaux 11 traversés chacun par un fil de connexion 5. Plus précisément, le joint multibroche 10 comporte un canal placé à l'arrière du connecteur, à l'extrémité de chaque logement 7a, 7b, 7c, ...du connecteur. Ainsi, chaque canal est traversé par le fil de connexion qui se termine dans la broche de connexion logée dans le logement situé dans le prolongement du canal considéré.According to the invention, the sealing system of the connector 1 comprises, on the one hand, a multi-spindle joint 10 of the grommet type, also called grommet, and, on the other hand, one or more unitary joints 20. The multi-spindle joint 10 comprises several channels 11 each traversed by a connection wire 5. More specifically, the multipin joint 10 comprises a channel located at the rear of the connector, at the end of each housing 7a, 7b, 7c, ... of the connector. Thus, each channel is crossed by the connection wire which ends in the connection pin housed in the housing located in the extension of the channel in question.

Le joint unitaire 20, de forme tubulaire, entoure le fil de connexion 5, sur une partie de sa longueur, dans le cas où le fil de connexion est d'une faible section. Le joint unitaire 20, réalisé dans un matériau souple, est inséré dans un canal du joint multibroche 10. Bien sûr, le système d'étanchéité de l'invention comporte autant de joints unitaires qu'il y a de fils électriques ayant une faible section par rapport à la section de la broche de connexion dans laquelle il est serti.The unitary gasket 20, of tubular shape, surrounds the connection wire 5, over part of its length, in the case where the connection wire is of small section. The unitary seal 20, made of a flexible material, is inserted into a channel of the multi-spindle joint 10. Of course, the sealing system of the invention comprises as many unitary joints as there are electrical wires having a small section. relative to the section of the connection pin in which it is crimped.

Chaque canal 11 du joint multibroche 10 comporte deux parties, à savoir une partie avant 11a et une partie arrière 11 b. La partie avant 11a est la partie la plus proche de la broche de connexion ; elle présente une section Sa, lisse. La partie arrière 11b est la partie la plus proche de l'arrière du connecteur ; elle présente une section Sb. La partie avant 11a est destinée à recevoir le joint unitaire 20. La partie arrière 11 b est destinée à recevoir le fil de connexion 5. Les deux sections Sa et Sb ont donc, de préférence, des dimensions différentes adaptées à la section de l'élément qu'elles reçoivent.Each channel 11 of the multipin joint 10 has two parts, namely a front portion 11a and a rear portion 11b. The front part 11a is the part closest to the connection pin; it has a Sa section, smooth. The rear part 11b is the part closest to the back of the connector; it has a section Sb. The front portion 11a is intended to receive the unitary seal 20. The rear portion 11b is intended to receive the connection wire 5. The two sections Sa and Sb therefore preferably have different dimensions adapted to the section of the element they receive.

La section arrière Sb comporte des lèvres d'étanchéité externes 12. Ces lèvres d'étanchéité 12 sont destinées à venir en pression contre le fil de connexion électrique 5 afin d'empêcher la pénétration d'humidité ou de poussières dans le connecteur, le long de ce fil 5.The rear section Sb comprises external sealing lips 12. These sealing lips 12 are intended to come into pressure against the electrical connection wire 5 in order to prevent the penetration of moisture or dust into the connector, along of this thread 5.

Par ailleurs, le joint unitaire 20 comporte des lèvres d'étanchéité internes 21 destinées à venir en pression contre la section lisse Sa de la partie avant du canal 11. Autrement dit, ces lèvres d'étanchéité 21 assurent l'étanchéité dans le joint multibroche, au niveau du joint unitaire.Furthermore, the unitary seal 20 comprises internal sealing lips 21 intended to come into pressure against the smooth section Sa of the front part of the channel 11. In other words, these sealing lips 21 seal in the multi-spindle joint , at the level of the unitary joint.

Le joint unitaire 20 peut comporter également une section lisse, non visible sur cette figure car insérée dans la partie arrière 4c de la broche de connexion 4. En effet, le joint unitaire 20 entoure le fil de connexion 5 sur sa partie proche de la broche de connexion. Il peut aussi entourer le fil 5 dans la zone qui est introduite dans la partie arrière 4c de la broche de connexion 4. De cette façon, la réception du fil 5 par la broche de connexion est rigidifiée, ce qui permet de faciliter l'introduction de la broche dans le connecteur 1. Il est bien entendu que le joint unitaire entoure le fil de connexion, dans une zone où le fil de connexion n'est pas dénudé.The unitary seal 20 may also comprise a smooth section, not visible in this figure because inserted in the rear portion 4c of the connection pin 4. Indeed, the unitary seal 20 surrounds the connection wire 5 on its part close to the pin connection. It can also surround the wire 5 in the zone that is introduced into the rear part 4c of the connection pin 4. In this way, the reception of the wire 5 by the connection pin is stiffened, this facilitates the introduction of the pin into the connector 1. It is understood that the unitary seal surrounds the connection wire, in an area where the connection wire is not stripped.

Comme on le comprend à la lecture de ce qui précède, l'étanchéité dans le connecteur 1 est assurée par la pression des lèvres externes 12 du joint multibroche 10 sur le fil de connexion 5 et/ou par la pression des lèvres internes 21 du joint unitaire 20 sur les parois du canal 11 du joint multibroche 10. Ainsi, si le passage de la broche 4 à travers le canal 11 a agressé les lèvres externes 12 dudit canal, empêchant celles-ci de se presser correctement contre le fil 5, alors les lèvres internes 21 du joint unitaire 20 assurent l'étanchéité du connecteur.As can be understood on reading the foregoing, the seal in the connector 1 is ensured by the pressure of the external lips 12 of the multi-spindle seal 10 on the connection wire 5 and / or by the pressure of the internal lips 21 of the seal unit 20 on the walls of the channel 11 of the multipin joint 10. Thus, if the passage of the pin 4 through the channel 11 has attacked the outer lips 12 of said channel, preventing them from pressing properly against the wire 5, then the internal lips 21 of the unitary seal 20 seal the connector.

Sur la figure 3, on a représenté le même connecteur électrique que sur la figure 2, mais dans le cas où le fil de connexion 5 a une section supérieure à celui de la figure 2, c'est-à-dire une section du même ordre de grandeur que la section de la broche de connexion 4. Par exemple, dans le cas de la figure 2, le fil de connexion 5 a une section inférieure à 1mm2 tandis que dans le cas de la figure 3, il a une section supérieure à 1mm2.On the figure 3 , the same electrical connector is shown as on the figure 2 , but in the case where the connection wire 5 has a section greater than that of the figure 2 , that is to say a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin 4. For example, in the case of the figure 2 , the connection wire 5 has a section smaller than 1mm 2 while in the case of the figure 3 it has a section greater than 1mm 2 .

Dans ce cas, puisque le fil de connexion 5 a une section du même ordre de grandeur que la section de la broche de connexion 4, il n'est pas utile d'utiliser un joint unitaire 20. En effet, puisque le fil 5 a une section qui est proche de celle de la broche de connexion 4, le passage de la broche dans le canal 11 ne risque pas de détériorer la qualité de la pression des lèvres externes 12 sur le fil 5. Les lèvres externes 12 assurent donc bien l'étanchéité du connecteur.In this case, since the connecting wire 5 has a section of the same order of magnitude as the section of the connection pin 4, it is not useful to use a unitary seal 20. Indeed, since the wire 5 has a section which is close to that of the connecting pin 4, the passage of the pin in the channel 11 does not risk to deteriorate the quality of the pressure of the outer lips 12 on the wire 5. The outer lips 12 thus ensure good sealing of the connector.

On comprend ainsi que, dans le cas où le fil de connexion a une section proche de celle de la broche de connexion, c'est le joint multibroche qui assure l'étanchéité du connecteur par l'existence de ses lèvres d'étanchéité 12. Par contre, lorsque le fil de connexion est de section inférieure à celle de la broche de connexion, alors c'est le joint unitaire 20 entourant le fil de connexion qui assure l'étanchéité du connecteur par l'intermédiaire de ses lèvres d'étanchéité 21.It is thus understood that, in the case where the connection wire has a section close to that of the connection pin, it is the multi-pin seal which seals the connector by the existence of its sealing lips 12. On the other hand, when the connection wire is of smaller section than that of the connection pin, then it is the unitary gasket 20 surrounding the connection wire which seals the connector via its sealing lips. 21.

La figure 4 représente le joint unitaire 20 entourant un fil de connexion 5 et introduit dans une broche de connexion 4. Sur cette figure, la broche de connexion a été représentée vue de dos, montrant ainsi sa partie arrière 4c qui sert de réception au joint unitaire 20. Cette figure montre aussi la section lisse 22 du joint unitaire 20, c'est-à-dire la section qui ne comporte aucune lèvre d'étanchéité. Cette section 22 peut être introduite dans la broche 4 ou bien venir simplement en butée contre la partie de réception 4c de la broche.The figure 4 represents the unitary seal 20 surrounding a connection wire 5 and introduced into a connection pin 4. In this figure, the connection pin has been shown seen from the rear, thus showing its rear part 4c which serves as a reception for the unitary seal 20. This figure also shows the section smooth 22 of the unitary seal 20, that is to say the section which has no sealing lip. This section 22 can be introduced into the spindle 4 or simply abut against the receiving portion 4c of the spindle.

La section arrière 23 du joint unitaire 20 comporte des lèvres d'étanchéité internes 21, par exemple au nombre de trois. La section 22 du joint unitaire peut avoir une dimension supérieure à celle de la section 23, hors lèvres d'étanchéité.The rear section 23 of the unitary seal 20 comprises internal sealing lips 21, for example three in number. The section 22 of the unitary seal may have a dimension greater than that of section 23, excluding sealing lips.

Un tel joint unitaire 20 a l'avantage d'augmenter la section du fil de connexion 5, lorsque celle-ci est réduite. Une pression entre le joint multibroche et le fil de connexion peut ainsi avoir lieu, par l'intermédiaire du joint unitaire qui assure alors l'étanchéité dans le connecteur.Such a unitary seal 20 has the advantage of increasing the section of the connection wire 5, when this is reduced. A pressure between the multi-spindle joint and the connection wire can thus take place, through the unitary seal which then ensures the seal in the connector.

Sur la figure 5, on a représenté un exemple de joint multibroche pouvant être utilisé dans le système d'étanchéité de l'invention. Ce joint multibroche 10, ou grommet, est réalisé dans un matériau élastique et imperméable. Il comporte une pluralité de canaux pouvant avoir différentes formes et plusieurs dimensions. Les canaux peuvent avoir une section ronde comme le canal 11 décrit précédemment ou bien carrée comme les canaux 13 et 14. Les formes et dimensions des canaux dépendent des types de broches et de fils utilisés pour les connexions à réaliser. Le joint multibroche de l'invention peut être réalisé en deux plaques 10a et 10b positionnées l'une sur l'autre de façon à ce que leurs canaux soient en concordance. On peut ainsi réaliser dans une plaque les parties avant des canaux, dont les sections sont lisses, et dans une autre plaque les parties arrières des canaux, dont les sections sont munies de lèvres d'étanchéité. Les deux plaques peuvent être fixées ensemble par différents moyens de fixation comme, par exemple, de la colle.On the figure 5 there is shown an example of a multi-spindle seal that can be used in the sealing system of the invention. This multi-spindle joint 10, or grommet, is made of an elastic and impermeable material. It comprises a plurality of channels that can have different shapes and dimensions. The channels may have a round section such as channel 11 described above or square like channels 13 and 14. The shapes and dimensions of the channels depend on the types of pins and wires used for the connections to be made. The multi-spindle joint of the invention can be made in two plates 10a and 10b positioned one on the other so that their channels are in agreement. It is thus possible in a plate to make the front parts of the channels, whose sections are smooth, and in another plate the rear parts of the channels, the sections of which are provided with sealing lips. The two plates can be fastened together by different fastening means such as, for example, glue.

La figure 6 représente une vue de dessus en coupe d'un connecteur comportant le système d'étanchéité de l'invention. Cette figure 6 montre le canal 11 du joint multibroche 10 en coupe avec, à l'intérieur le fil de connexion 5 entouré du joint unitaire 20. La section lisse 22 du joint unitaire est insérée dans la partie de réception 4c de la broche 4 et la section à lèvres 21 est logée dans la partie avant 11 a du canal 11. On voit, sur cette figure 6, que la section lisse 22 du joint unitaire n'est pas en contact avec les parois du canal 11. Cette section 22 a uniquement pour rôle de faciliter l'insertion et le maintien du fil de connexion 5 dans la broche de connexion 4. Par contre, les lèvres 21 du joint unitaire 20 ont une section supérieure à la section du canal 11 du joint multibroche, ce qui explique que les lèvres 21 soient en pression permanente contre les parois du canal, assurant ainsi l'étanchéité dans le connecteur.The figure 6 represents a top view in section of a connector comprising the sealing system of the invention. This figure 6 shows the channel 11 of the multi-spindle seal 10 in section with, inside the connection wire 5 surrounded by the unitary seal 20. The smooth section 22 of the unitary seal is inserted in the receiving portion 4c of the pin 4 and the section to lip 21 is housed in the front portion 11a of channel 11. It is seen, on this figure 6 , that the smooth section 22 of the unitary seal is not in contact with the walls of the channel 11. This section 22 only serves to facilitate the insertion and maintenance of the connection wire 5 in the connection pin 4. By against the lips 21 of the unitary seal 20 have a section greater than the section of the channel 11 of the multi-spindle joint, which explains that the lips 21 are in constant pressure against the walls of the channel, thus sealing in the connector.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté sur la figure 6, la partie arrière 11 b du canal 11 ne comporte pas de lèvres d'étanchéité. Dans ce mode de réalisation, seul un fil de connexion à faible section, entouré d'un joint unitaire 20 peut être logé dans le canal 11.In the embodiment shown on the figure 6 the rear portion 11b of the channel 11 does not have sealing lips. In this embodiment, only a wire of small section connection, surrounded by a unitary seal 20 can be housed in the channel 11.

Au contraire, dans les modes de réalisation des figures 2 et 3, on peut introduire, dans le canal 11 soit un fil de connexion de faible section et muni d'un joint unitaire, soit un fil de connexion de plus forte section sans joint unitaire.On the contrary, in the embodiments of Figures 2 and 3 it is possible to introduce, in the channel 11, either a connection wire of small section and provided with a unitary joint, or a connection wire of greater section without a unitary joint.

Claims (10)

  1. A sealing system for a multiterminal electrical connector (1) comprising a plastic body in which is housed a multiterminal seal (10) of a flexible material having several through-holes (11) that pass completely through it and are each designed to receive an electric connection wire (5) characterized in that it also comprises a single-unit seal of tubular shape, partially surrounding the connection wire and inserted at least partially into one of the through-holes of the multiterminal seal.
  2. The sealing system according to claim 1, further characterized in that the single-unit seal (20) has a first section (23) provided with sealing lips (21) pressing on the walls of the through-hole.
  3. The sealing system according to claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the single-unit seal has a smooth second section (22).
  4. The sealing system according to claim 3, further characterized in that the second section of the single-unit seal is partially inserted into a connection terminal.
  5. The sealing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further characterized in that through-holes (11) of the multiterminal seal each have a front part (11a) having a section adapted to the first section of the single-unit seal and a rear part (11b) having a section adapted to the section of the connection wire.
  6. The sealing system according to claim 5, further characterized in that rear part (11b) of the through-holes has sealing lips (12) pressing on the connection wire.
  7. The sealing system according to claim 5 or 6. further characterized in that front part (11a) of the through-holes is smooth.
  8. The sealing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further characterized in that the multiterminal seal comprises two plates positioned on top of one another, one of these plates comprising the front part of the through-holes and the other plate comprising the rear part of the through-holes.
  9. The sealing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further characterized in that the multiterminal seal is of an elastic and impermeable material.
  10. An electrical connector comprising several connection terminals and receiving electrical connection wires of different sections, characterized in that it comprises the sealing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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