EP1603195A1 - Self-stripping electrical connector - Google Patents

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EP1603195A1
EP1603195A1 EP05291077A EP05291077A EP1603195A1 EP 1603195 A1 EP1603195 A1 EP 1603195A1 EP 05291077 A EP05291077 A EP 05291077A EP 05291077 A EP05291077 A EP 05291077A EP 1603195 A1 EP1603195 A1 EP 1603195A1
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Jean-Sébastien Guibert
Thierry Favalessa
Philippe Mondary
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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
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
    • H01R4/2429—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base
    • H01R4/2433—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
    • 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
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/2445—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives
    • H01R4/245—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives the additional means having two or more slotted flat portions
    • H01R4/2454—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives the additional means having two or more slotted flat portions forming a U-shape with slotted branches

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  • the present invention relates generally to connectors self-stripping devices that are able to intervene on an isolated electrical conductor, comprising, around a conductive core, an insulating sheath, without stripping prior to its conductive core, to electrically connect it to a switchgear any electrical or other insulated electrical conductors.
  • the invention relates, more particularly, to a self-stripping connector comprising, on the one hand, a fixed part provided with a metallic member having at least one connection slot and, on the other hand, a moving part to force an isolated electrical conductor into this slot and provided with this effect of a housing, extending opposite said slot, which is adapted to receive the insulated electrical conductor having first and second walls adapted to push the insulated electrical conductor introduced into the housing, the movable part being mounted on the fixed part to be moved between an insertion position of the isolated electrical conductor in the slot of the organ metal and an extraction position of the isolated electrical conductor out of said slot.
  • Documents FR 2 622 362 and FR 2 623 024 are already known from self-stripping connectors of the aforementioned type in which the housing of the part mobile, called barrel, suitable for receiving the isolated electrical conductor, is a narrow passage with a diameter slightly greater than that of the driver electrical isolated to allow its easy introduction into said passage, but whose bearing walls adapted to push said isolated electrical conductor are permanently close to the latter.
  • the isolated electrical conductor remains permanently attached to the barrel which is adapted to take only two different positions, namely the connection position in which he introduces the isolated electrical conductor into the slit of the organ metallic and the disconnection position in which he extracts the driver electrical isolated out of said slot.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to propose a new self-stripping connector which has a small footprint and allows on the one hand, to connect sequentially several drivers electrical insulated to one or more metal connecting members, and, other to simultaneously disconnect all of the said electrical conductors isolated connected.
  • the invention proposes a self-stripping connector as defined in the introduction, in which the mobile part is able to take a intermediate position between said insertion and extraction positions, this intermediate position being a position of insertion insertion of the driver electrical insulated in said housing, and in that the first and second walls of said housing are spaced from each other by a distance greater than the distance traveled by said moving part between the insertion position and the intermediate position.
  • the first support wall of the housing of the movable part is only active during the passage of said movable portion of said intermediate waiting position to said introduction position for forcing the electrical conductor into said slot
  • the second support wall is only active during the passage of said moving part from said intermediate waiting position to said extraction position to push said isolated electrical conductor out of said slot.
  • the installer can, sequentially, after introducing a first isolated electrical conductor into a slot of connection of the metal member, move the movable part to position it in intermediate position waiting without touching this first driver and inserting it a second isolated electrical conductor to force him into another connecting slot of the metal member carried by the fixed part.
  • FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B show two variants of a self-stripping connector 100 which has a fixed portion 101 and a portion movable 120 movable relative to the fixed portion 101.
  • the fixed part 101 is provided with at least one metal member 110 having a connection slot 111 and the movable portion 120 is adapted to force an isolated electrical conductor (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) in this slit 111.
  • the movable part 120 is provided for this purpose with a housing 121, extending opposite said slot 111, which is adapted to receive the driver electric isolated.
  • the self-stripping connector 100 constitutes the bottom a base 1 of an electrical equipment. It allows to connect the drivers from the power supply to the switchgear electric.
  • the fixed portion 101 has three metal members 110 identical for the connection of three insulated electrical conductors, namely, one phase conductor, a neutral conductor and a setting conductor Earth.
  • the mobile part 120 comprises three housings 121 identical to receive the three phase, neutral and earth conductors to connect to the three metal members 110.
  • each metal member 110 constitutes a connection terminal of electrical equipment.
  • Each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 has a first and a second bearing wall 121A, 121B; 121'B adapted to push each insulated electrical conductor introduced into the housing 121 concerned.
  • the mobile part 120 is mounted on the fixed part 101 to be moved between an insertion position of the insulated electrical conductor C in slot 111 of metal member 110 corresponding (see Figure 6) and an extraction position of the electrical conductor isolated C out of said slot (see Figure 14C).
  • the mobile part 120 is able to take an intermediate position between said insertion and extraction positions.
  • This intermediate position is an insertion waiting position of the insulated electrical conductor C in said corresponding housing 121, and the first and second support walls 121A, 121B; 121 'B of each housing 121 are spaced apart from one another distance greater than the distance traveled by said mobile part 120 between the insertion position (see Figure 6) and the intermediate position (see Figure 3).
  • each slot 111 of connection of each metal member 110 is elongated according to a portion of a circle about an axis X and said movable portion 120 is rotatably mounted on said fixed part 101 about said axis X.
  • the first and second bearing walls 121A, 121B; 121'B of each housing 121 are spaced one of the other of an angular sector greater than the angular sector traversed by the said moving part 120 between the insertion position (see FIG. 6) and the position waiting medium (see Figure 3).
  • the mobile part 120 is in the form of a cover covering said fixed portion 101, with a plane wall 120A bordered by a side wall 120B, 120C device.
  • the fixed portion 101 has a generally cylindrical shape of revolution around the X axis.
  • the outer face 120B of the peripheral side wall of the movable part 120 follows the polygonal contour of the external face 2 of the base 1 of the electrical equipment and the inner face 120C of this peripheral side wall has a shape cylindrical of revolution around the X axis so as to fit tightly around the cylindrical outer face 1 01A of the fixed part 101.
  • the side wall 120'B peripheral of the movable portion 120 ' is a cylindrical wall revolution that adjusts around the fixed portion 101 'so that it is placed in removal of the polygonal outer face 2 of the base 1 of the electrical equipment.
  • the movable part 120 is snapped onto the fixed part 101 and, for the rotational mounting of the movable part 120 on the fixed part 101, on the one hand, the fixed part 101 comprises for example in its center a stud 103 pierced with a conduit 103A, and on the other hand, the plane wall 120A of the mobile part 120 door on its inner face, in its center, a cylindrical shaft 122 intended to be engaged in free rotation in the mounting duct 103A of the fixed part 101.
  • indexing means for indexing the three positions (introduction position, intermediate position, extraction position) of the mobile part 120 on the part fixed 101.
  • indexing means here comprise, in two places diametrically opposed to the cylindrical outer face 101A of said fixed part 101, two series of three notches 1A, 1B, 1C, and, in correspondence on the part mobile 120, two elastic tabs 123 each provided with a 123A bead intended to cooperate with the notches 1A, 1B, 1C.
  • Each elastic tab 123 is integrated into the cylindrical inner face 120C of the peripheral side wall of said movable portion 120 so that the bead 123A that it carries protrudes from said inner face 120C.
  • each housing 121 of the movable portion 120 opens on the face external of its flat wall 120A.
  • each housing 121 'of the mobile part 120 opens onto the external face of its peripheral side wall 120'B.
  • each metal member 110 of the fixed part 101 has a U-shape with a back 110A and two wings 110B parallel to each other, each wing 110B having at least one slot 111 connection for the connection of an isolated electrical conductor.
  • each wing 110B has two slots 111 of parallel connection of two conductors different insulated electric.
  • each metal member 110 comprises, for the connection of an insulated electrical conductor C, a pair of 111 parallel connection slots provided respectively in the two wings 110B parallel to said metal member 110 so that the latter is able to establish at at least two different places along said driver electrical C contact with its conductive core C1 (see Figure 9).
  • the fixed portion 101; 101 ' has housings 102 which accommodate the metal members 110. Said housings 102 are separated from each other by walls 102A or ribs against which the backs 110A of the metal members 110 (see Figure 5).
  • each housing of the fixed part 101, 101 forms the bottom of each housing 121 of said movable portion 120.
  • the dwellings 102 of the fixed part 101 are axial housings which are distributed around the axis X and which open on the flat face of said fixed portion 101 opposite the 1 and facing the flat wall 120A of said movable portion 120.
  • the housings of the fixed part 101 are provided in the cylindrical side wall thereof.
  • the first support wall 121A of each housing 121 of the movable portion 120 has a U-shape whose bottom faces the mouth of a pair of slits 111 connecting the corresponding metal member 110 and forms a cradle for receiving the electrical conductor isolated.
  • the first support wall 121A has two U facing the mouths two pairs of slots 111 of the corresponding metal member 110.
  • the housings 102 of the fixed part 101 house the said first walls 121A support housing 121 of the mobile part 120.
  • the second support wall 121B, 121'B of each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 is formed by the portion of the opening through which said housing 121 opens out of said movable portion 120.
  • said second support wall 121 B is a straight wall.
  • the second support wall 121'B of each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 has a U-shape whose bottom forms a cradle of reception of the insulated electrical conductor C.
  • the second support wall 121A comprises two U facing the backs of the two pairs of slots 111 of the metal member 110 corresponding.
  • the mobile part 120 is made in one piece by molding a rigid plastic material and the fixed part 101 comes from training with the base 1 to form a one-piece assembly.
  • the fixed part 101 and the base 1 of the electrical equipment is also, preferably, made by molding of a rigid plastic material.
  • FIG. 3 shows the self-stripping connector 100 with its mobile part 120 in its intermediate position waiting.
  • the 120B side wall of the movable portion 120 is offset from that of said base 1.
  • the installer may insert an insulated electrical conductor C into one of the housings 121 of the mobile part 120 so that it is placed in look at a pair of slits 111 connecting a metal member 110 of the fixed part 101, oriented perpendicularly to said slots.
  • the first wall 121A support corresponding to the housing 121 of the mobile part 120 which forms a cradle for receiving said electrical conductor C is applied around the insulating sheath of it.
  • the installer rotates the moving part 120 on the fixed part 101 in the direction of clockwise to position the movable portion 120 in the insertion position.
  • the first support wall 121A of the housing 121 corresponding pushes the insulated electrical conductor C into the slots 111 of connection which attacks the insulating sheath C2 of the electrical conductor C at two separate locations so as to establish electrical contact with the conductive core C1 said electrical conductor C.
  • the side wall 120B of the mobile part 120 is aligned with that of the base 1.
  • FIGS. 14A to 14C show the disconnection steps isolated electrical conductors C, C '. From the introductory position (see 14A) in which the two electrical conductors are introduced by force in the corresponding pairs of slots 111, the installer rotates the part mobile 120 on the fixed part 101 to put it first in position standstill (see Figure 14B), then beyond this position, into position extraction (see Figure 14C). The second support wall 121'B dedicated to the disconnection does not act on the conductors C, C 'during the passage of the part mobile 120 from its introduction position to its intermediate position.

Abstract

The connector has a movable part (120) taking an intermediate position between introduction and extraction positions. The intermediate position is a standby position for the insertion of an insulated electric conductor in a housing (121). The housing has support walls (121A, 121B) spaced from each other at a distance greater than the distance covered by the part (120) between the introduction and intermediate positions.

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DOMAINE TECHNIQUE AUQUEL SE RAPPORTE L'INVENTIONTECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION REFERS

La présente invention concerne de manière générale les connecteurs auto-dénudants qui sont aptes à intervenir sur un conducteur électrique isolé, comportant, autour d'une âme conductrice, une gaine isolante, sans dénudage préalable de son âme conductrice, pour le relier électriquement à un appareillage électrique quelconque ou à d'autres conducteurs électriques isolés.The present invention relates generally to connectors self-stripping devices that are able to intervene on an isolated electrical conductor, comprising, around a conductive core, an insulating sheath, without stripping prior to its conductive core, to electrically connect it to a switchgear any electrical or other insulated electrical conductors.

L'invention concerne, plus particulièrement, un connecteur auto-dénudant comportant d'une part, une partie fixe pourvue d'un organe métallique comportant au moins une fente de connexion et, d'autre part, une partie mobile propre à forcer un conducteur électrique isolé dans cette fente et pourvue à cet effet d'un logement, s'étendant en regard de ladite fente, qui est propre à recevoir le conducteur électrique isolé et qui comporte une première et une seconde parois d'appui adaptées à pousser le conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans le logement, la partie mobile étant montée sur la partie fixe pour être déplacée entre une position d'introduction du conducteur électrique isolé dans la fente de l'organe métallique et une position d'extraction du conducteur électrique isolé hors de ladite fente.The invention relates, more particularly, to a self-stripping connector comprising, on the one hand, a fixed part provided with a metallic member having at least one connection slot and, on the other hand, a moving part to force an isolated electrical conductor into this slot and provided with this effect of a housing, extending opposite said slot, which is adapted to receive the insulated electrical conductor having first and second walls adapted to push the insulated electrical conductor introduced into the housing, the movable part being mounted on the fixed part to be moved between an insertion position of the isolated electrical conductor in the slot of the organ metal and an extraction position of the isolated electrical conductor out of said slot.

ARRIERE-PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUEBACKGROUND

On connaít déjà des documents FR 2 622 362 et FR 2 623 024 des connecteurs auto-dénudants du type précité dans lesquels le logement de la partie mobile, dénommée barillet, propre à recevoir le conducteur électrique isolé, est un passage étroit dont le diamètre est légèrement supérieur à celui du conducteur électrique isolé pour permettre son introduction aisée dans ledit passage, mais dont les parois d'appui adaptées à pousser ledit conducteur électrique isolé sont en permanence rapprochées de ce dernier.Documents FR 2 622 362 and FR 2 623 024 are already known from self-stripping connectors of the aforementioned type in which the housing of the part mobile, called barrel, suitable for receiving the isolated electrical conductor, is a narrow passage with a diameter slightly greater than that of the driver electrical isolated to allow its easy introduction into said passage, but whose bearing walls adapted to push said isolated electrical conductor are permanently close to the latter.

De ce fait, dans ces connecteurs, le conducteur électrique isolé reste en permanence solidaire à déplacement du barillet qui est adapté à prendre seulement deux positions différentes, à savoir la position de connexion dans laquelle il introduit le conducteur électrique isolé dans la fente de l'organe métallique et la position de déconnexion dans laquelle il extrait le conducteur électrique isolé hors de ladite fente. As a result, in these connectors, the isolated electrical conductor remains permanently attached to the barrel which is adapted to take only two different positions, namely the connection position in which he introduces the isolated electrical conductor into the slit of the organ metallic and the disconnection position in which he extracts the driver electrical isolated out of said slot.

Il n'est pas possible alors de connecter séquentiellement plusieurs conducteurs électriques isolés à l'organe métallique de connexion car pour connecter un conducteur électrique isolé après un autre on est obligé de déplacer le barillet depuis sa position de connexion vers sa position de déconnexion ce qui provoque la déconnexion du premier conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans la fente de connexion de l'organe métallique.It is not possible then to log sequentially several electrical conductors insulated to the metal connecting member because for connect an isolated electrical conductor after another one is forced to move the barrel from its connection position to its disconnection position which causes the disconnection of the first isolated electrical conductor introduced into the connecting slot of the metal member.

Ainsi, dans de tels connecteurs, tous les conducteurs électriques doivent être connectés et/ou déconnectés simultanément ce qui n'est pas forcément aisé pour l'installateur.Thus, in such connectors, all electrical conductors must to be connected and / or disconnected simultaneously which is not necessarily easy for the installer.

OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

Le but de la présente invention est donc de proposer un nouveau connecteur auto-dénudant qui présente un faible encombrement et qui permet aisément, d'une part, de connecter de manière séquentielle plusieurs conducteurs électriques isolés à un ou plusieurs organes métalliques de connexion, et, d'autre part, de déconnecter simultanément l'ensemble desdits conducteurs électriques isolés connectés.The object of the present invention is therefore to propose a new self-stripping connector which has a small footprint and allows on the one hand, to connect sequentially several drivers electrical insulated to one or more metal connecting members, and, other to simultaneously disconnect all of the said electrical conductors isolated connected.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention propose un connecteur auto-dénudant tel que défini en introduction, dans lequel la partie mobile est apte à prendre une position intermédiaire entre lesdites positions d'introduction et d'extraction, cette position intermédiaire étant une position d'attente d'insertion du conducteur électrique isolé dans ledit logement, et en ce que les première et seconde parois d'appui dudit logement sont espacées l'une de l'autre d'une distance supérieure à la distance parcourue par ladite partie mobile entre la position d'introduction et la position intermédiaire.More particularly, the invention proposes a self-stripping connector as defined in the introduction, in which the mobile part is able to take a intermediate position between said insertion and extraction positions, this intermediate position being a position of insertion insertion of the driver electrical insulated in said housing, and in that the first and second walls of said housing are spaced from each other by a distance greater than the distance traveled by said moving part between the insertion position and the intermediate position.

En d'autres termes, dans le connecteur selon l'invention, la première paroi d'appui du logement de la partie mobile est seulement active lors du passage de ladite partie mobile de ladite position intermédiaire d'attente à ladite position d'introduction pour forcer le conducteur électrique dans ladite fente, et la seconde paroi d'appui est seulement active lors du passage de ladite partie mobile de ladite position intermédiaire d'attente à ladite position d'extraction pour pousser ledit conducteur électrique isolé hors de ladite fente.In other words, in the connector according to the invention, the first support wall of the housing of the movable part is only active during the passage of said movable portion of said intermediate waiting position to said introduction position for forcing the electrical conductor into said slot, and the second support wall is only active during the passage of said moving part from said intermediate waiting position to said extraction position to push said isolated electrical conductor out of said slot.

Lorsque la partie mobile du connecteur selon l'invention passe de la position d'introduction à la position intermédiaire d'attente aucune des parois d'appui n'agit sur le conducteur électrique isolé qui est engagé à force dans la fente de connexion correspondante de l'organe métallique de la partie fixe.When the mobile part of the connector according to the invention passes from the introduction position to the intermediate position waiting none of the walls support acts on the isolated electrical conductor which is engaged by force in the corresponding connection slot of the metal member of the fixed part.

Ainsi, grâce à l'invention, l'installateur peut, de manière séquentielle, après avoir introduit un premier conducteur électrique isolé dans une fente de connexion de l'organe métallique, déplacer la partie mobile pour la positionner en position intermédiaire d'attente sans toucher à ce premier conducteur et y insérer un deuxième conducteur électrique isolé pour l'engager à force dans une autre fente de connexion de l'organe métallique porté par la partie fixe.Thus, thanks to the invention, the installer can, sequentially, after introducing a first isolated electrical conductor into a slot of connection of the metal member, move the movable part to position it in intermediate position waiting without touching this first driver and inserting it a second isolated electrical conductor to force him into another connecting slot of the metal member carried by the fixed part.

D'autres caractéristiques non limitatives et avantageuses du connecteur auto-dénudant selon l'invention sont les suivantes :

  • la fente de connexion est allongée selon une portion de cercle autour d'un axe et ladite partie mobile est montée rotative sur ladite partie fixe autour dudit axe, les première et seconde parois d'appui dudit logement étant espacées l'une de l'autre d'un secteur angulaire supérieur au secteur parcouru par ladite partie mobile entre la position d'introduction et la position intermédiaire ;
  • la partie mobile se présente sous la forme d'un capot recouvrant ladite partie fixe, avec une paroi plane bordée d'une paroi latérale périphérique ;
  • ledit logement de la partie mobile débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi plane ;
  • ledit logement de la partie mobile débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi latérale périphérique ;
  • la première paroi d'appui dudit logement comporte une forme en U dont le fond fait face à l'embouchure d'une fente de connexion et forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé ;
  • la seconde paroi d'appui dudit logement est formée par la tranche de l'ouverture par laquelle ledit logement débouche à l'extérieur de ladite partie mobile ;
  • ladite seconde paroi d'appui est une paroi droite ;
  • la seconde paroi d'appui dudit logement comporte une forme en U dont le fond forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé ;
  • l'organe métallique comporte deux fentes de connexion parallèles pour la connexion de deux conducteurs électriques isolés différents ;
  • l'organe métallique présente une forme en U avec un dos et deux ailes parallèles en regard, chaque aile comportant au moins une fente de connexion ;
  • l'organe métallique comporte, pour la connexion d'un conducteur électrique isolé, une paire de fentes de connexion parallèles prévues respectivement dans les deux ailes parallèles en regard dudit organe métallique de sorte que ce dernier est apte à établir à au moins deux endroits différents le long dudit conducteur électrique le contact avec son âme conductrice ;
  • ladite partie fixe comporte un logement qui accueille ledit organe métallique et ladite première paroi d'appui du logement de ladite partie mobile, le fond du logement de la partie fixe formant le fond du logement de ladite partie mobile ;
  • il est prévu des moyens d'indexation des trois positions de la partie mobile sur la partie fixe ;
  • lesdits moyens d'indexation comprennent sur l'une des parties fixe et mobile, une série de trois crans et sur l'autre des parties fixe et mobile une patte élastique pourvue d'un bourrelet destiné à coopérer avec les crans ;
  • la partie fixe comprend une pluralité d'organes métalliques pour la connexion d'une pluralité de conducteurs électriques isolés et la partie mobile comprend en correspondance une pluralité de logements propres à recevoir une pluralité de conducteurs électriques isolés, chaque logement comportant une première et une seconde parois d'appui adaptées à pousser chaque conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans chaque logement ; et
  • le connecteur constitue le fond d'un socle d'un appareillage électrique et le gabarit de la partie mobile correspond au gabarit dudit socle, la paroi latérale périphérique de ladite partie mobile étant alignée avec celle dudit socle lorsque la partie mobile est positionnée en position d'introduction et étant décalée par rapport à celle dudit socle lorsque ladite partie mobile est positionnée dans chacune des positions d'extraction et intermédiaire d'attente.
Other nonlimiting and advantageous features of the self-stripping connector according to the invention are the following:
  • the connection slot is elongate in a portion of a circle about an axis and said movable portion is rotatably mounted on said fixed part about said axis, the first and second support walls of said housing being spaced from one another an angular sector greater than the sector traversed by said movable portion between the insertion position and the intermediate position;
  • the moving part is in the form of a cover covering said fixed part, with a flat wall lined with a peripheral side wall;
  • said housing of the movable portion opens on the outer face of its flat wall;
  • said housing of the movable portion opens on the outer face of its peripheral side wall;
  • the first support wall of said housing comprises a U-shaped whose bottom faces the mouth of a connecting slot and forms a cradle for receiving the isolated electrical conductor;
  • the second support wall of said housing is formed by the edge of the opening through which said housing opens out of said movable portion;
  • said second support wall is a straight wall;
  • the second support wall of said housing comprises a U-shaped whose bottom forms a cradle for receiving the isolated electrical conductor;
  • the metal member has two parallel connection slots for connecting two different insulated electrical conductors;
  • the metal member has a U-shape with a back and two parallel wings facing each wing having at least one connecting slot;
  • the metal member comprises, for the connection of an insulated electrical conductor, a pair of parallel connection slots respectively provided in the two parallel wings opposite said metal member so that the latter is able to establish in at least two different places along said electrical conductor the contact with its conductive core;
  • said fixed portion comprises a housing which accommodates said metal member and said first bearing wall of the housing of said movable part, the bottom of the housing of the fixed part forming the bottom of the housing of said movable part;
  • there are provided means for indexing the three positions of the moving part on the fixed part;
  • said indexing means comprise on one of the fixed and mobile parts, a series of three notches and on the other of the fixed and mobile parts an elastic tab provided with a bead intended to cooperate with the notches;
  • the fixed part comprises a plurality of metal members for connecting a plurality of insulated electrical conductors and the moving part comprises in correspondence a plurality of housings adapted to receive a plurality of insulated electrical conductors, each housing comprising a first and a second support walls adapted to push each insulated electrical conductor introduced into each housing; and
  • the connector constitutes the bottom of a base of an electrical equipment and the template of the movable part corresponds to the template of said base, the peripheral side wall of said movable part being aligned with that of said base when the movable part is positioned in position d introduction and being offset from that of said base when said movable portion is positioned in each of the extraction positions and intermediate waiting.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'UN EXEMPLE DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT

La description qui va suivre en regard des dessins annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, fera bien comprendre en quoi consiste l'invention et comment elle peut être réalisée.The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, given in non-limitative examples, will make clear what constitutes the invention and how it can be achieved.

Sur les dessins annexés :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'un premier mode de réalisation du connecteur auto-dénudant selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2A est une vue en perspective de dessous de la partie mobile d'un deuxième mode de réalisation du connecteur auto-dénudant selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2B est une vue en perspective de la partie fixe du connecteur selon l'invention recevant la partie mobile de la figure 2A ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective assemblée du deuxième mode de réalisation du connecteur selon l'invention avec sa partie mobile en position intermédiaire d'attente ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de détail de la figure 3 avec un conducteur électrique isolé inséré dans le logement correspondant de la partie mobile ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective avec une coupe partielle de la figure 4 ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en perspective assemblée du deuxième mode de réalisation du connecteur selon l'invention avec sa partie mobile en position d'introduction ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue de détail de la figure 6 prise au niveau du conducteur électrique isolé ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en perspective avec une coupe partielle de la figure 7 ;
  • la figure 9 est une vue en coupe longitudinale de la figure 8 ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue en perspective assemblée du deuxième mode de réalisation du connecteur selon l'invention avec sa partie mobile en position intermédiaire d'attente d'insertion d'un deuxième conducteur électrique isolé ;
  • la figure 11 est une vue de détail de la figure 10 prise au niveau des deux conducteurs électriques isolés ;
  • la figure 12 est une vue en perspective assemblée du deuxième mode de réalisation du connecteur selon l'invention avec sa partie mobile en position d'introduction du deuxième conducteur électrique isolé ;
  • la figure 13 est une vue de détail de la figure 12 prise au niveau des deux conducteurs électriques isolés ;
  • les figures 14A à 14C représentent vu de dessus le connecteur de la figure 2 lors des étapes de déconnexion des conducteurs électriques isolés ;
  • la figure 15 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'un troisième mode de réalisation du connecteur auto-dénudant selon l'invention ; et
  • la figure 16 est une vue en perspective assemblée du connecteur de la figure 15.
In the accompanying drawings:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the self-stripping connector according to the invention;
  • Figure 2A is a perspective view from below of the movable portion of a second embodiment of the self-stripping connector according to the invention;
  • Figure 2B is a perspective view of the fixed part of the connector according to the invention receiving the moving part of Figure 2A;
  • FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment of the connector according to the invention with its mobile part in intermediate waiting position;
  • Figure 4 is a detail view of Figure 3 with an insulated electrical conductor inserted into the corresponding housing of the movable portion;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view with a partial section of Figure 4;
  • Figure 6 is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment of the connector according to the invention with its moving part in the insertion position;
  • Figure 7 is a detail view of Figure 6 taken at the insulated electrical conductor;
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view with a partial section of Figure 7;
  • Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure 8;
  • Figure 10 is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment of the connector according to the invention with its moving part in the intermediate position of insertion waiting for a second insulated electrical conductor;
  • Figure 11 is a detail view of Figure 10 taken at the two insulated electrical conductors;
  • Figure 12 is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment of the connector according to the invention with its movable portion in the insertion position of the second insulated electrical conductor;
  • Figure 13 is a detail view of Figure 12 taken at the two insulated electrical conductors;
  • FIGS. 14A to 14C show a view from above of the connector of FIG. 2 during the disconnection steps of the insulated electrical conductors;
  • Figure 15 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the self-stripping connector according to the invention; and
  • Figure 16 is an assembled perspective view of the connector of Figure 15.

En préliminaire, on notera que, d'une figure à l'autre, les éléments identiques ou similaires des différents modes de réalisation de l'invention sont référencés par les mêmes signes de référence et ne seront pas décrits à chaque fois.In preliminary, we note that, from one figure to another, the elements identical or similar embodiments of the invention are referenced by the same reference signs and will not be described at each times.

Sur les figures 1, 2A et 2B, on a représenté deux variantes d'un connecteur auto-dénudant 100 qui comporte une partie fixe 101 et une partie mobile 120 déplaçable par rapport à la partie fixe 101.FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B show two variants of a self-stripping connector 100 which has a fixed portion 101 and a portion movable 120 movable relative to the fixed portion 101.

La partie fixe 101 est pourvue d'au moins un organe métallique 110 comportant une fente 111 de connexion et la partie mobile 120 est propre à forcer un conducteur électrique isolé (non représenté sur les figures 1 et 2) dans cette fente 111. La partie mobile 120 est pourvue à cet effet d'un logement 121, s'étendant en regard de ladite fente 111, qui est propre à recevoir le conducteur électrique isolé.The fixed part 101 is provided with at least one metal member 110 having a connection slot 111 and the movable portion 120 is adapted to force an isolated electrical conductor (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) in this slit 111. The movable part 120 is provided for this purpose with a housing 121, extending opposite said slot 111, which is adapted to receive the driver electric isolated.

Avantageusement, le connecteur auto-dénudant 100 constitue le fond d'un socle 1 d'un appareillage électrique. Il permet de raccorder les conducteurs électriques en provenance du réseau d'alimentation électrique audit appareillage électrique.Advantageously, the self-stripping connector 100 constitutes the bottom a base 1 of an electrical equipment. It allows to connect the drivers from the power supply to the switchgear electric.

Ainsi, ici, la partie fixe 101 comporte trois organes métalliques 110 identiques pour la connexion de trois conducteurs électriques isolés, à savoir, un conducteur de phase, un conducteur de neutre et un conducteur de mise à la terre. En correspondance, la partie mobile 120 comporte trois logements 121 identiques propres à recevoir les trois conducteurs de phase, de neutre et de terre à connecter aux trois organes métalliques 110.Thus, here, the fixed portion 101 has three metal members 110 identical for the connection of three insulated electrical conductors, namely, one phase conductor, a neutral conductor and a setting conductor Earth. In correspondence, the mobile part 120 comprises three housings 121 identical to receive the three phase, neutral and earth conductors to connect to the three metal members 110.

Ici, chaque organe métallique 110 constitue une borne de connexion de l'appareillage électrique. Here, each metal member 110 constitutes a connection terminal of electrical equipment.

Chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 comporte une première et une seconde parois d'appui 121A, 121B ; 121'B adaptées à pousser chaque conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans le logement 121 concerné.Each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 has a first and a second bearing wall 121A, 121B; 121'B adapted to push each insulated electrical conductor introduced into the housing 121 concerned.

Comme le montrent les figures 6 et 14C, la partie mobile 120 est montée sur la partie fixe 101 pour être déplacée entre une position d'introduction du conducteur électrique isolé C dans la fente 111 de l'organe métallique 110 correspondant (voir figure 6) et une position d'extraction du conducteur électrique isolé C hors de ladite fente (voir figure 14C).As shown in FIGS. 6 and 14C, the mobile part 120 is mounted on the fixed part 101 to be moved between an insertion position of the insulated electrical conductor C in slot 111 of metal member 110 corresponding (see Figure 6) and an extraction position of the electrical conductor isolated C out of said slot (see Figure 14C).

En outre, avantageusement, selon l'invention, comme le montrent les figures 3 et 10, la partie mobile 120 est apte à prendre une position intermédiaire entre lesdites positions d'introduction et d'extraction. Cette position intermédiaire est une position d'attente d'insertion du conducteur électrique isolé C dans ledit logement 121 correspondant, et les première et seconde parois d'appui 121A, 121B ; 121'B de chaque logement 121 sont espacées l'une de l'autre d'une distance supérieure à la distance parcourue par ladite partie mobile 120 entre la position d'introduction (voir figure 6) et la position intermédiaire (voir figure 3).In addition, advantageously, according to the invention, as shown by FIGS. 3 and 10, the mobile part 120 is able to take an intermediate position between said insertion and extraction positions. This intermediate position is an insertion waiting position of the insulated electrical conductor C in said corresponding housing 121, and the first and second support walls 121A, 121B; 121 'B of each housing 121 are spaced apart from one another distance greater than the distance traveled by said mobile part 120 between the insertion position (see Figure 6) and the intermediate position (see Figure 3).

Selon les modes de réalisation représentés sur les figures, chaque fente 111 de connexion de chaque organe métallique 110 est allongée selon une portion de cercle autour d'un axe X et ladite partie mobile 120 est montée rotative sur ladite partie fixe 101 autour dudit axe X. En outre, les première et seconde parois d'appui 121A, 121B ; 121'B de chaque logement 121 sont espacées l'une de l'autre d'un secteur angulaire supérieur au secteur angulaire parcouru par ladite partie mobile 120 entre la position d'introduction (voir figure 6) et la position intermédiaire d'attente (voir figure 3).According to the embodiments shown in the figures, each slot 111 of connection of each metal member 110 is elongated according to a portion of a circle about an axis X and said movable portion 120 is rotatably mounted on said fixed part 101 about said axis X. In addition, the first and second bearing walls 121A, 121B; 121'B of each housing 121 are spaced one of the other of an angular sector greater than the angular sector traversed by the said moving part 120 between the insertion position (see FIG. 6) and the position waiting medium (see Figure 3).

Ici, la partie mobile 120 se présente sous la forme d'un capot recouvrant ladite partie fixe 101, avec une paroi plane 120A bordée d'une paroi latérale 120B, 120C périphérique.Here, the mobile part 120 is in the form of a cover covering said fixed portion 101, with a plane wall 120A bordered by a side wall 120B, 120C device.

La partie fixe 101 présente une forme globalement cylindrique de révolution autour de l'axe X.The fixed portion 101 has a generally cylindrical shape of revolution around the X axis.

Selon les modes de réalisation représentés sur les figures 1, 2A et 2B, la face externe 120B de la paroi latérale périphérique de la partie mobile 120 suit le contour polygonal de la face externe 2 du socle 1 de l'appareillage électrique et la face interne 120C de cette paroi latérale périphérique présente une forme cylindrique de révolution autour de l'axe X de manière à s'ajuster étroitement autour de la face externe cylindrique 1 01A de la partie fixe 101.According to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B, the outer face 120B of the peripheral side wall of the movable part 120 follows the polygonal contour of the external face 2 of the base 1 of the electrical equipment and the inner face 120C of this peripheral side wall has a shape cylindrical of revolution around the X axis so as to fit tightly around the cylindrical outer face 1 01A of the fixed part 101.

Selon la variante de réalisation représentée sur les figures 15 et 16, la paroi latérale 120'B périphérique de la partie mobile 120' est une paroi cylindrique de révolution qui s'ajuste autour de la partie fixe 101' de sorte qu'elle se place en retrait de la face externe polygonale 2 du socle 1 de l'appareillage électrique.According to the variant embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the side wall 120'B peripheral of the movable portion 120 'is a cylindrical wall revolution that adjusts around the fixed portion 101 'so that it is placed in removal of the polygonal outer face 2 of the base 1 of the electrical equipment.

La partie mobile 120 est encliquetée sur la partie fixe 101 et, pour le montage à rotation de la partie mobile 120 sur la partie fixe 101, d'une part, la partie fixe 101 comporte par exemple en son centre un plot 103 percé d'un conduit de montage 103A, et, d'autre part, la paroi plane 120A de la partie mobile 120 porte sur sa face interne, en son centre, un arbre cylindrique 122 destiné à être engagé à rotation libre dans le conduit de montage 103A de la partie fixe 101.The movable part 120 is snapped onto the fixed part 101 and, for the rotational mounting of the movable part 120 on the fixed part 101, on the one hand, the fixed part 101 comprises for example in its center a stud 103 pierced with a conduit 103A, and on the other hand, the plane wall 120A of the mobile part 120 door on its inner face, in its center, a cylindrical shaft 122 intended to be engaged in free rotation in the mounting duct 103A of the fixed part 101.

En outre, comme le montre plus particulièrement les figures 2A et 2B, il est prévu des moyens d'indexation des trois positions (position d'introduction, position intermédiaire, position d'extraction) de la partie mobile 120 sur la partie fixe 101. Ces moyens d'indexation comprennent ici, à deux endroits diamétralement opposés de la face externe cylindrique 101A de ladite partie fixe 101, deux séries de trois crans 1A, 1 B, 1C, et, en correspondance sur la partie mobile 120, deux pattes élastiques 123 pourvues chacune d'un bourrelet 123A destiné à coopérer avec les crans 1A, 1B, 1C. Chaque patte élastique 123 est intégrée dans la face interne 120C cylindrique de la paroi latérale périphérique de ladite partie mobile 120 de sorte que le bourrelet 123A qu'elle porte fait saillie de ladite face interne 120C.In addition, as shown more particularly in FIGS. 2A and 2B, means for indexing the three positions (introduction position, intermediate position, extraction position) of the mobile part 120 on the part fixed 101. These indexing means here comprise, in two places diametrically opposed to the cylindrical outer face 101A of said fixed part 101, two series of three notches 1A, 1B, 1C, and, in correspondence on the part mobile 120, two elastic tabs 123 each provided with a 123A bead intended to cooperate with the notches 1A, 1B, 1C. Each elastic tab 123 is integrated into the cylindrical inner face 120C of the peripheral side wall of said movable portion 120 so that the bead 123A that it carries protrudes from said inner face 120C.

Par ailleurs, selon les modes de réalisation représentés sur les figures 1, 2A et 2B, chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi plane 120A.Moreover, according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, each housing 121 of the movable portion 120 opens on the face external of its flat wall 120A.

Selon la variante de réalisation du connecteur 100 représentée sur les figures 15 et 16, chaque logement 121' de la partie mobile 120 débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi latérale 120'B périphérique.According to the embodiment variant of the connector 100 shown on the FIGS. 15 and 16, each housing 121 'of the mobile part 120 opens onto the external face of its peripheral side wall 120'B.

Comme le montre en particulier la figure 1, chaque organe métallique 110 de la partie fixe 101 présente une forme en U avec un dos 110A et deux ailes 110B parallèles en regard, chaque aile 110B comportant au moins une fente 111 de connexion pour la connexion d'un conducteur électrique isolé. Ici, chaque aile 110B comporte deux fentes 111 de connexion parallèles de deux conducteurs électriques isolés différents.As shown in particular in FIG. 1, each metal member 110 of the fixed part 101 has a U-shape with a back 110A and two wings 110B parallel to each other, each wing 110B having at least one slot 111 connection for the connection of an isolated electrical conductor. Here each wing 110B has two slots 111 of parallel connection of two conductors different insulated electric.

Ainsi, selon l'exemple représenté, chaque organe métallique 110 comporte, pour la connexion d'un conducteur électrique isolé C, une paire de fentes 111 de connexion parallèles prévues respectivement dans les deux ailes 110B parallèles en regard dudit organe métallique 110 de sorte que ce dernier est apte à établir à au moins deux endroits différents le long dudit conducteur électrique C le contact avec son âme conductrice C1 (voir figure 9).Thus, according to the example shown, each metal member 110 comprises, for the connection of an insulated electrical conductor C, a pair of 111 parallel connection slots provided respectively in the two wings 110B parallel to said metal member 110 so that the latter is able to establish at at least two different places along said driver electrical C contact with its conductive core C1 (see Figure 9).

Comme le montrent les figures 1, 2B et 15, la partie fixe 101 ; 101' comporte des logements 102 qui accueillent les organes métalliques 110. Lesdits logements 102 sont séparés les uns des autres par des parois 102A ou des nervures contre lesquelles s'appuient les dos 110A des organes métalliques 110 (voir figure 5).As shown in Figures 1, 2B and 15, the fixed portion 101; 101 ' has housings 102 which accommodate the metal members 110. Said housings 102 are separated from each other by walls 102A or ribs against which the backs 110A of the metal members 110 (see Figure 5).

Le fond de chaque logement de la partie fixe 101, 101' forme le fond de chaque logement 121 de ladite partie mobile 120.The bottom of each housing of the fixed part 101, 101 'forms the bottom of each housing 121 of said movable portion 120.

Ainsi, selon les modes de réalisation des figures 1 et 2B, les logements 102 de la partie fixe 101 sont des logements axiaux qui sont répartis autour de l'axe X et qui débouchent sur la face plane de ladite partie fixe 101 opposée au socle 1 et faisant face à la paroi plane 120A de ladite partie mobile 120. Selon le mode de réalisation des figures 15 et 16, les logements de la partie fixe 101 sont prévus dans la paroi latérale cylindrique de celle-ci.Thus, according to the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2B, the dwellings 102 of the fixed part 101 are axial housings which are distributed around the axis X and which open on the flat face of said fixed portion 101 opposite the 1 and facing the flat wall 120A of said movable portion 120. According to the embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16, the housings of the fixed part 101 are provided in the cylindrical side wall thereof.

Par ailleurs, comme le montrent les figures, la première paroi d'appui 121A de chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 comporte une forme en U dont le fond fait face à l'embouchure d'une paire de fentes 111 de connexion de l'organe métallique 110 correspondant et forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé. Ici, pour chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120, la première paroi d'appui 121A comporte deux U faisant face aux embouchures des deux paires de fentes 111 de l'organe métallique 110 correspondant.Moreover, as shown in the figures, the first support wall 121A of each housing 121 of the movable portion 120 has a U-shape whose bottom faces the mouth of a pair of slits 111 connecting the corresponding metal member 110 and forms a cradle for receiving the electrical conductor isolated. Here, for each housing 121 of the mobile part 120, the first support wall 121A has two U facing the mouths two pairs of slots 111 of the corresponding metal member 110.

Les logements 102 de la partie fixe 101 logent lesdites premières parois d'appui 121A des logements 121 de la partie mobile 120.The housings 102 of the fixed part 101 house the said first walls 121A support housing 121 of the mobile part 120.

La seconde paroi d'appui 121 B, 121'B de chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 est formée par la tranche de l'ouverture par laquelle ledit logement 121 débouche à l'extérieur de ladite partie mobile 120. The second support wall 121B, 121'B of each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 is formed by the portion of the opening through which said housing 121 opens out of said movable portion 120.

Selon le mode de réalisation du connecteur représenté sur la figure 1, ladite seconde paroi d'appui 121 B est une paroi droite.According to the embodiment of the connector shown in FIG. said second support wall 121 B is a straight wall.

Selon les deux autres modes de réalisation du connecteur représentés sur les autres figures, la seconde paroi d'appui 121'B de chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 comporte une forme en U dont le fond forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé C. En particulier, pour chaque logement 121 de la partie mobile 120, la seconde paroi d'appui 121A comporte deux U faisant face aux dos des deux paires de fentes 111 de l'organe métallique 110 correspondant.According to the two other embodiments of the connector shown in the other figures, the second support wall 121'B of each housing 121 of the mobile part 120 has a U-shape whose bottom forms a cradle of reception of the insulated electrical conductor C. In particular, for each dwelling 121 of the movable portion 120, the second support wall 121A comprises two U facing the backs of the two pairs of slots 111 of the metal member 110 corresponding.

Avantageusement la partie mobile 120 est réalisée d'une seule pièce par moulage d'une matière plastique rigide et la partie fixe 101 vient de formation avec le socle 1 pour former une ensemble monobloc. La partie fixe 101 et le socle 1 de l'appareillage électrique sont également, préférentiellement, réalisés par moulage d'une matière plastique rigide.Advantageously, the mobile part 120 is made in one piece by molding a rigid plastic material and the fixed part 101 comes from training with the base 1 to form a one-piece assembly. The fixed part 101 and the base 1 of the electrical equipment is also, preferably, made by molding of a rigid plastic material.

En référence aux figures 3 à 13 et aux figures 14A à 14C nous allons décrire le fonctionnement en connexion et en déconnexion du connecteur selon l'invention.With reference to FIGS. 3 to 13 and FIGS. 14A to 14C, we will describe the connection and disconnection of the connector according to the invention.

Sur la figure 3 on a représenté le connecteur auto-dénudant 100 avec sa partie mobile 120 dans sa position intermédiaire d'attente. Dans cette position, la paroi latérale 120B de la partie mobile 120 est décalée par rapport à celle dudit socle 1. Comme le montre les figures 4 et 5, dans cette position de la partie mobile 120, l'installateur peut insérer un conducteur électrique isolé C dans un des logements 121 de la partie mobile 120 de telle sorte qu'il se trouve placé en regard d'une paire de fentes 111 de connexion d'un organe métallique 110 de la partie fixe 101, orienté perpendiculairement auxdites fentes. La première paroi d'appui 121A correspondante du logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 qui forme un berceau de réception dudit conducteur électrique C s'applique autour de la gaine isolante de celui-ci.FIG. 3 shows the self-stripping connector 100 with its mobile part 120 in its intermediate position waiting. In this position, the 120B side wall of the movable portion 120 is offset from that of said base 1. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, in this part position 120, the installer may insert an insulated electrical conductor C into one of the housings 121 of the mobile part 120 so that it is placed in look at a pair of slits 111 connecting a metal member 110 of the fixed part 101, oriented perpendicularly to said slots. The first wall 121A support corresponding to the housing 121 of the mobile part 120 which forms a cradle for receiving said electrical conductor C is applied around the insulating sheath of it.

Puis, comme le montrent les figures 6 à 9, l'installateur fait pivoter la partie mobile 120 sur la partie fixe 101 dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre pour positionner la partie mobile 120 en position d'introduction. Lors de ce déplacement de la partie mobile 120, la première paroi d'appui 121A du logement 121 correspondant pousse le conducteur électrique isolé C dans les fentes 111 de connexion qui attaque la gaine isolante C2 du conducteur électrique C à deux endroits distincts de façon à établir le contact électrique avec l'âme conductrice C1 dudit conducteur électrique C. Dans cette position d'introduction, la paroi latérale 120B de la partie mobile 120 est alignée avec celle du socle 1.Then, as shown in Figures 6 to 9, the installer rotates the moving part 120 on the fixed part 101 in the direction of clockwise to position the movable portion 120 in the insertion position. During this moving the movable portion 120, the first support wall 121A of the housing 121 corresponding pushes the insulated electrical conductor C into the slots 111 of connection which attacks the insulating sheath C2 of the electrical conductor C at two separate locations so as to establish electrical contact with the conductive core C1 said electrical conductor C. In this insertion position, the side wall 120B of the mobile part 120 is aligned with that of the base 1.

Comme le montrent les figures 10 à 12, pour connecter un autre conducteur électrique isolé C' à un organe métallique 110 de la partie fixe 101 dudit connecteur 100, l'installateur fait pivoter la partie mobile 120 sur la partie fixe 101 dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre pour faire passer ladite partie mobile 120 de sa position d'introduction à sa position intermédiaire d'attente (voir figure 10). Durant ce déplacement la seconde paroi d'appui 121'B (destinée à pousser le conducteur C hors de la paire de fente 111 de l'organe métallique) du logement 121 correspondant n'agit pas sur le conducteur C déjà introduit dans la paires de fentes 111 d'un organe métallique 110 car la distance séparant cette seconde paroi d'appui 121'B de la première paroi d'appui 121A est supérieure à la distance parcourue par la partie mobile 120 entre la position d'introduction et la position intermédiaire d'attente. De ce fait, avantageusement, l'installateur place la partie mobile 120 en position intermédiaire d'attente sans que celle-ci ne provoque la déconnexion du conducteur électrique C déjà connecté.As shown in Figures 10 to 12, to connect another insulated electrical conductor C 'to a metal member 110 of the fixed portion 101 said connector 100, the installer rotates the mobile part 120 on the fixed part 101 counterclockwise to move said portion mobile 120 from its introduction position to its intermediate waiting position (see Figure 10). During this movement, the second support wall 121'B (intended for push the conductor C out of the slot pair 111 of the metal member) corresponding housing 121 does not act on the conductor C already introduced in the pairs of slots 111 of a metal member 110 because the distance separating this second support wall 121'B of the first support wall 121A is greater than the distance traveled by the mobile part 120 between the introduction position and the intermediate position waiting. Therefore, advantageously, the installer places the mobile part 120 intermediate position waiting without it causes it the disconnection of the electrical conductor C already connected.

Il peut alors insérer le deuxième conducteur électrique isolé C' dans le logement 121 de la partie mobile 120 placée en position intermédiaire d'attente (voir figures 10 et 11) puis faire pivoter cette partie mobile 120 vers la position d'introduction pour forcer ce deuxième conducteur C' dans la paire de fentes 111 correspondantes sans toucher au premier conducteur C déjà connecté (voir figures 12 et 13).He can then insert the second insulated electrical conductor C 'into the housing 121 of the mobile part 120 placed in intermediate position waiting (see FIGS. 10 and 11) then rotate this mobile part 120 towards the position introduction to force this second conductor C 'into the slot pair 111 without touching the first C conductor already connected (see Figures 12 and 13).

Sur les figures 14A à 14C on a représenté les étapes de déconnexion des conducteurs électriques isolés C, C'. À partir de la position d'introduction (voir figure 14A) dans laquelle les deux conducteurs électriques sont introduits à force dans les paires de fentes 111 correspondantes, l'installateur fait pivoter la partie mobile 120 sur la partie fixe 101 pour la faire passer tout d'abord en position intermédiaire d'attente (voir figure 14B), puis au-delà de cette position, en position d'extraction (voir figure 14C). La seconde paroi d'appui 121'B dédiée à la déconnexion n'agit pas sur les conducteurs C, C' lors du passage de la partie mobile 120 de sa position d'introduction à sa position d'intermédiaire. Ce n'est que lorsque la partie mobile 120 passe de la position intermédiaire d'attente à la position d'extraction que cette seconde paroi d'appui 121'B prend appui sur la gaine isolante de ces conducteurs C, C' pour les pousser ou les extraire hors des fentes 111 de l'organe métallique (voir figure 14C). Dans cette position d'extraction, la paroi latérale 120B de la partie mobile 120 est encore plus décalée par rapport à celle du socle 1.FIGS. 14A to 14C show the disconnection steps isolated electrical conductors C, C '. From the introductory position (see 14A) in which the two electrical conductors are introduced by force in the corresponding pairs of slots 111, the installer rotates the part mobile 120 on the fixed part 101 to put it first in position standstill (see Figure 14B), then beyond this position, into position extraction (see Figure 14C). The second support wall 121'B dedicated to the disconnection does not act on the conductors C, C 'during the passage of the part mobile 120 from its introduction position to its intermediate position. It's only when the moving part 120 moves from the intermediate position of waiting to the extraction position that second support wall 121'B is supported on the insulating sheath of these conductors C, C 'for pushing or extracting them out of slots 111 of the metal member (see Figure 14C). In this position extraction, the side wall 120B of the movable portion 120 is even more displaced compared to that of the base 1.

La présente invention n'est nullement limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et représentés, mais l'homme du métier saura y apporter toute variante conforme à son esprit.The present invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described and represented, but the skilled person will be able to make any variant in keeping with his spirit.

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Connecteur (100) auto-dénudant comportant d'une part, une partie fixe (101) pourvue d'un organe métallique (110) comportant au moins une fente (111) de connexion et, d'autre part, une partie mobile (120) propre à forcer un conducteur électrique isolé dans cette fente et pourvue à cet effet d'un logement (121), s'étendant en regard de ladite fente, qui est propre à recevoir le conducteur électrique isolé et qui comporte une première et une seconde parois d'appui (121A,121B) adaptées à pousser le conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans le logement, la partie mobile (120) étant montée sur la partie fixe (101) pour être déplacée entre une position d'introduction du conducteur électrique isolé dans la fente de l'organe métallique et une position d'extraction du conducteur électrique isolé hors de ladite fente, caractérisé en ce que la partie mobile (120) est apte à prendre une position intermédiaire entre lesdites positions d'introduction et d'extraction, cette position intermédiaire étant une position d'attente d'insertion du conducteur électrique isolé dans ledit logement (121), et en ce que les première et seconde parois d'appui (121A,121B) dudit logement (121) sont espacées l'une de l'autre d'une distance supérieure à la distance parcourue par ladite partie mobile (120) entre la position d'introduction et la position intermédiaire.Self-stripping connector (100) having, on the one hand, a fixed part (101) provided with a metal member (110) having at least one connection slot (111) and, on the other hand, a movable part (120) ) capable of forcing an isolated electrical conductor into this slot and provided for this purpose with a housing (121), extending opposite said slot, which is adapted to receive the isolated electrical conductor and which comprises a first and a second bearing walls (121A, 121B) adapted to push the insulated electrical conductor introduced into the housing, the movable part (120) being mounted on the fixed part (101) to be moved between an insertion position of the insulated electrical conductor into the slot of the metal member and an extraction position of the isolated electrical conductor out of said slot, characterized in that the movable part (120) is able to take an intermediate position between said insertion and extraction positions, this the intermediate position being an insertion position of the insulated electrical conductor in said housing (121), and in that the first and second bearing walls (121A, 121B) of said housing (121) are spaced apart; on the other a distance greater than the distance traveled by said movable portion (120) between the insertion position and the intermediate position. Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la fente (111) de connexion est allongée selon une portion de cercle autour d'un axe (X) et ladite partie mobile (120) est montée rotative sur ladite partie fixe (101) autour dudit axe (X), les première et seconde parois d'appui (121A,121 B) dudit logement (121) étant espacées l'une de l'autre d'un secteur angulaire supérieur au secteur parcouru par ladite partie mobile (120) entre la position d'introduction et la position intermédiaire.Connector (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the slot (111) of connection is elongated in a portion of a circle about an axis (X) and said movable portion (120) is rotatably mounted on said fixed part ( 101) about said axis (X), the first and second bearing walls (121A, 121B) of said housing (121) being spaced from each other by an angular sector greater than the sector traversed by said moving part (120) between the insertion position and the intermediate position. Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la partie mobile (120) se présente sous la forme d'un capot recouvrant ladite partie fixe (101), avec une paroi plane (120A) bordée d'une paroi latérale périphérique (120B,120C).Connector (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the movable portion (120) is in the form of a cap covering said fixed portion (101), with a flat wall (120A) lined with a peripheral side wall (120B, 120C). Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (121) de la partie mobile (120) débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi plane (120A). Connector (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that said housing (121) of the movable part (120) opens on the outer face of its flat wall (120A). Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (121') de la partie mobile (120') débouche sur la face externe de sa paroi latérale périphérique (120'B).Connector (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that said housing (121 ') of the movable portion (120') opens on the outer face of its peripheral side wall (120'B). Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première paroi d'appui (121A) dudit logement (121) comporte une forme en U dont le fond fait face à l'embouchure d'une fente (111) de connexion et forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé.Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first bearing wall (121A) of said housing (121) has a U-shaped whose bottom faces the mouth of a slot (111). ) of connection and forms a cradle for receiving the isolated electrical conductor. Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la seconde paroi d'appui (121B ; 121'B) dudit logement (121) est formée par la tranche de l'ouverture par laquelle ledit logement débouche à l'extérieur de ladite partie mobile.Connector (100) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the second support wall (121B; 121'B) of said housing (121) is formed by the edge of the opening through which said housing opens outside said movable portion. Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite seconde paroi (121B) d'appui est une paroi droite.Connector (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that said second support wall (121B) is a straight wall. Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la seconde paroi d'appui (121'B) dudit logement (121) comporte une forme en U dont le fond forme un berceau de réception du conducteur électrique isolé.Connector (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that the second support wall (121'B) of said housing (121) comprises a U-shaped whose bottom forms a cradle for receiving the isolated electrical conductor. Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe métallique (110) comporte deux fentes (111) de connexion parallèles pour la connexion de deux conducteurs électriques isolés différents (C, C').Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metal member (110) comprises two parallel connection slots (111) for the connection of two different insulated electrical conductors (C, C '). Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe métallique (110) présente une forme en U avec un dos (110A) et deux ailes (110B) parallèles en regard, chaque aile (110B) comportant au moins une fente (111) de connexion.Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metal member (110) has a U-shape with a back (110A) and two parallel wings (110B) facing each other, each wing (110B) comprising at least one connection slot (111). Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que l'organe métallique (110) comporte, pour la connexion d'un conducteur électrique isolé, une paire de fentes (111) de connexion parallèles prévues respectivement dans les deux ailes (110A) parallèles en regard dudit organe métallique de sorte que ce dernier est apte à établir à au moins deux endroits différents le long dudit conducteur électrique le contact avec son âme conductrice.Connector (100) according to claim 11, characterized in that the metal member (110) includes, for connecting an insulated electrical conductor, a pair of slots (111) provided parallel connection respectively in the two wings (110A ) parallel to said metal member so that the latter is adapted to establish at at least two different locations along said electrical conductor the contact with its conductive core. Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie fixe (101) comporte un logement (102) qui accueille ledit organe métallique (110) et ladite première paroi d'appui (121A) du logement (121) de ladite partie mobile (120), le fond du logement (102) de la partie fixe formant le fond du logement (121) de ladite partie mobile (120).Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said fixed portion (101) comprises a housing (102) which accommodates said metal member (110) and said first support wall (121A) of the housing (121). ) of said movable part (120), the bottom of the housing (102) of the fixed part forming the bottom of the housing (121) of said movable part (120). Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu des moyens d'indexation des trois positions de la partie mobile sur la partie fixe.Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means are provided for indexing the three positions of the moving part on the fixed part. Connecteur (100) selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'indexation comprennent sur l'une des parties fixe et mobile, une série de trois crans (1A, 1B, 1C) et sur l'autre des parties fixe et mobile une patte élastique (123) pourvue d'un bourrelet (123A) destinée à coopérer avec les crans (1A, 1B, 1C).Connector (100) according to claim 14, characterized in that said indexing means comprise on one of the fixed and movable parts, a series of three notches (1A, 1B, 1C) and on the other fixed and mobile an elastic tab (123) provided with a bead (123A) intended to cooperate with the notches (1A, 1B, 1C). Connecteur (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la partie fixe (101) comprend une pluralité d'organes métalliques (110) pour la connexion d'une pluralité de conducteurs électriques isolés et la partie mobile (120) comprend en correspondance une pluralité de logements (121) propres à recevoir une pluralité de conducteurs électriques isolés, chaque logement comportant une première et une seconde parois d'appui (121A,121B) adaptées à pousser chaque conducteur électrique isolé introduit dans chaque logement.Connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixed part (101) comprises a plurality of metal members (110) for connecting a plurality of insulated electrical conductors and the movable part (120). comprises correspondingly a plurality of housings (121) adapted to receive a plurality of insulated electrical conductors, each housing having a first and a second support wall (121A, 121B) adapted to push each insulated electrical conductor introduced into each housing. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il constitue le fond d'un socle (1) d'un appareillage électrique et le gabarit de la partie mobile (120) correspond au gabarit dudit socle (1), la paroi latérale périphérique (120B) de ladite partie mobile (120) étant alignée avec celle dudit socle lorsque la partie mobile (120) est positionnée en position d'introduction et étant décalée par rapport à celle dudit socle (1) lorsque ladite partie mobile (120) est positionnée dans chacune des positions d'extraction et intermédiaire d'attente.Connector according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it constitutes the bottom of a base (1) of an electrical equipment and the template of the movable part (120) corresponds to the template of said base (1), the peripheral side wall (120B) of said movable portion (120) being aligned with that of said base when the movable portion (120) is positioned in the insertion position and being offset relative to that of said base (1) when said movable part ( 120) is positioned in each of the extraction and intermediate waiting positions.
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