EP1653568A1 - Support pour connecteur - Google Patents

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EP1653568A1
EP1653568A1 EP04025801A EP04025801A EP1653568A1 EP 1653568 A1 EP1653568 A1 EP 1653568A1 EP 04025801 A EP04025801 A EP 04025801A EP 04025801 A EP04025801 A EP 04025801A EP 1653568 A1 EP1653568 A1 EP 1653568A1
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inner housing
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Kamil Uc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
    • H01R13/6315—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
    • H01R13/743—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means integral with the housing

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  • the invention relates to a holder for a two complementary trained connecting elements having electrical connectors.
  • the invention relates to a so-called floating mounting of a connector.
  • one of the connecting elements of the connector usually a socket
  • a support structure by means of elastically deformable connecting elements and thereby movable within certain limits relative to the support structure to facilitate coupling with the other connecting element, for example a plug part.
  • the entire arrangement for floating mounting of the connector is set to a predetermined type of connector.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an arrangement for floating mounting of an electrical connector, which has an increased versatility and in particular allows the storage of different connector types.
  • a holder for a two complementary trained connecting elements having electrical connector having the features of claim 1 is provided.
  • the holder according to the invention comprises an inner housing for receiving the one connection element, in particular a socket part, and an outer housing which can be fastened to a support structure, wherein the inner housing is mounted movably in the outer housing and relative thereto.
  • a holder is provided, by means of which the plug connector can be fastened indirectly to a carrier structure, i. none of the connection elements of the connector is attached directly to the support structure.
  • connection elements can easily be removed again from the holder, for example pulled out.
  • the outer housing of the holder according to the invention can be fixed to a support structure, for example to a vehicle body or to a vehicle chassis, while the inner housing according to the invention is mounted in the outer housing and movable relative to this.
  • the inner housing is displaceable not only in the three spatial directions relative to the outer housing, but it is also tiltable about the three spatial axes with respect to the outer housing.
  • a connection element accommodated in the inner housing is thus floatingly mounted in the outer housing and thus floating on the support structure.
  • connection element accommodated in the inner housing can be easily exchanged, but also different types of connection elements, for example 3- or 10-pole socket parts, can be inserted into the inner housing.
  • connection elements to be used should be adapted to the receiving space of the inner housing
  • the various connection elements need not be specially designed or specially prepared for receiving in the holder. Rather, it is possible to use a variety of available on the market connection elements in the inner housing.
  • the holder of the invention allows a floating storage of different types of connectors, whereby the holder is particularly flexible and versatile.
  • the inner housing is connected via a plurality of elastically deformable webs with the outer housing.
  • the elastically deformable webs form on the one hand the connection between the inner housing and the outer housing, and on the other hand they ensure the mobility of the inner housing relative to the outer housing. In other words, a floating mounting of the inner housing in the outer housing is created by the elastically deformable webs.
  • the webs extend substantially in the insertion direction. This increases the mobility of the inner housing in a plug-in direction vertical plane and thus facilitates a coupling of connection elements, which are offset from each other in the direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion.
  • the webs are formed in a circular arc. Due to the circular arc shape of the webs, the elastic deformability of the webs and consequently the mobility of the inner housing relative to the outer housing is further increased. In particular, the circular arc shape of the webs favors a movement of the inner housing in the insertion direction.
  • the webs preferably adjoin the inner housing in the region of an insertion opening for the other connecting element and, in the middle region of the mount, on the outer housing.
  • the region of the insertion opening is defined as the "front side” and the region in which the holder can be fastened to the carrier structure is defined as the "back side” of the holder.
  • the webs thus connect a front region of the inner housing with a central region of the outer housing.
  • the webs may be arranged on two opposite sides of the inner housing. As a result, a symmetrical mounting of the inner housing in the outer housing and thus a symmetrical distribution of forces is achieved.
  • two webs are provided on each of the opposite sides of the inner housing. This creates a particularly high mobility of the inner housing with high stability of the holder. A reliable function of the holder according to the invention is thus permanently ensured.
  • the webs extend at least to one side of the inner housing and in particular all webs parallel to each other.
  • the webs are deformed in this way parallelogram.
  • the floating support of the inner housing and the stability of the holder are further improved.
  • a parallel course of the webs in the sense of the invention means that the webs offset parallel to one another are curved in the same direction and have the same radius of curvature.
  • the webs preferably also resemble each other in their cross-sectional profile.
  • the inner housing may be formed in the region of an insertion opening for the other connection element, in particular for a plug part, catching funnel-like.
  • a limiting device is provided in order to limit a movement of the inner housing relative to the outer housing.
  • limiting means is an excessive deflection of the inner housing prevented relative to the outer housing, which would lead to damage to the holder.
  • the limiting device may be formed by side walls of the outer housing and / or include stops of the inner housing and the outer housing, which are arranged one behind the other in the insertion direction.
  • the outer housing on clip elements that allow locking of the holder in correspondingly formed locking openings of the support structure.
  • clip elements facilitates the mounting of the support of a support structure. In particular, the assembly is carried out quickly and without tools.
  • the inventive holder 10 for an electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, which has a socket part 50 and a plug part 54 (FIGS. 4 and 5), comprises an outer casing 12 and an inner casing 14 arranged in the outer casing 12 for receiving the socket part 50. Both the outer housing 12 and the inner housing 14 have a cuboidal basic shape.
  • the holder 10 On its one side, the holder 10, more precisely, the inner housing 14, an insertion opening 16 for the plug part 54 of the connector. This page is referred to below as the front of the holder 10.
  • the inner housing 14 is provided in the region of the insertion opening 16 with a drogue 18.
  • the inner housing 14 is connected by two elastically deformable webs 24 to the outer housing 12. All four webs 24 are curved in a circular arc and parallel to each other. In other words, not only are the radii of curvature of all the ridges 24 the same, but the ridges 24 are also all curved in the same direction. In addition, the webs 24 of the top 20 and bottom 22 are each in a plane parallel to the top 20 and bottom 22.
  • the webs 24 extend substantially in the direction in which the plug member 54 is ideally inserted into the inner housing 14 for mating the connector. This plug-in direction is indicated in Fig. 3 by the arrow 26.
  • the webs 24 merge at its front end in the drogue 18 of the inner housing 14 and are attached at its rear end in a central region of the bracket 10 on the inside of an upper wall 28 and lower wall 30 of the outer housing 12.
  • the elastically deformable webs 24 For floating mounting of the inner housing 14 in the outer housing 12 is thus coupled by the elastically deformable webs 24, a front portion of the inner housing 14 to the outer housing 12, and seen in the insertion direction 26 approximately in the region of the center of the holder 10th
  • the upper wall 28 and the lower wall 30 extend in the insertion direction only over about a rear half of the outer housing 12.
  • the upper wall 28 and the lower wall 30 each have a tongue-like stop 32, which is in the plane the upper wall 28 and lower wall 30 extends substantially counter to the insertion direction 26 forward and thereby has a slight curvature, which is the arc shape of the webs 24 modeled.
  • each a tongue-like extension 34 extends approximately in the insertion direction 26 to the rear. Also, this extension 34 has a slight curvature, which is modeled on the curvature of the webs 24. In the region of its free rear end, each extension 34 has a protrusion 36 which extends over substantially the entire width of the extension 34 and points outward, the outside 38 of which terminates approximately with the outside of the associated tongue-like abutment 32.
  • the tongue-like stops 32 of the outer housing 12 and the associated projections 36 of the inner housing 14 spaced apart in the insertion direction 26. If the inner housing 14, for example when inserting the plug member 54, displaced in the direction of insertion 26 relative to the outer housing 12, so at sufficiently strong deflection of the inner housing 14 at least one of the projections 36 of the inner housing 14 with the associated stop 32 of the outer housing 12 in contact to prevent further displacement of the inner housing 14 relative to the outer housing 12.
  • the stops 32 and the projections 36 thus form a limiting device which limits movement of the inner housing 14 relative to the outer housing 12 to protect the holder 10 from damage.
  • the limiting device further comprises side walls 40 of the outer housing 12, which limit a movement of the inner housing 14 in a direction parallel to the upper side 20 and lower side 22 of the outer housing 12.
  • the holder 10 is mirror-symmetrical with respect to a top 20 and bottom 22 parallel extending center plane of the holder 10, whereby the handling of the holder is simplified, since in practice not between the top 20 and bottom 22 of the bracket 10 must be distinguished.
  • side walls 41 of the inner housing 14 each have a latching opening 42 into which a correspondingly formed lateral latching projection 43 (FIGS. 4 and 5) of the socket part 50 inserted into the inner housing 14 can engage.
  • the inner cross section of the inner housing 14 is also at least partially adapted to the outer shape of the socket part 50.
  • the holder 10 On its rear side, the holder 10 has two wing-like continuations 44 projecting laterally out of the outer housing 12. At the back of each continuation 44 is in each case one in the insertion direction 26 rearwardly extending clip element 45 is provided.
  • the clip elements 45 are used for fastening the holder 10 to a first support structure 46, which has for this purpose two correspondingly arranged latching openings 48 in which the clip elements 45 of the holder 10 can latch, as shown in Fig. 4.
  • the female part 50 to be accommodated in the inner housing 14 is inserted from behind into the holder 10. In the fully inserted state lock the lateral locking projections 43 of the female part 50 in the lateral locking openings 42 of the inner housing 14th
  • the holder 10 can now be fastened together with the socket part 50 to the first support structure 46.
  • the first carrier structure 46 may be, for example, a metal sheet of a vehicle body, in which the detent openings 48 are provided for clipping the holder 10.
  • the plug part 54 e.g. also by means of a latching or clip connection, attached to a second support structure 56.
  • the assembly of the male part 54 on the second support structure can be done either parallel to the mounting of the holder or at another time and / or at another location.
  • the second carrier structure 56 may be, for example, a vehicle interior trim.
  • the plug member 54 When connecting the first and second support structures 46, 56, eg when attaching a vehicle interior trim to a vehicle body, the plug member 54 is inserted through the insertion opening 16 in the holder 10. In other words, the socket part 50 already in the holder 10 and the plug part 54 are plugged together with the connection of the support structures 46, 56.
  • the holder 10 is shown with mated connector.
  • the holder 10 has a low overall height, so that the support structures 46, 56 can be mounted with a small distance from each other.
  • both the socket part 50 and the plug part 54 are connected to electrical flat conductors 58, which extend at least in the region of the holder 10 essentially transversely to the plugging direction 26 and parallel to the surfaces of the carrier structures 46 , 56 extend. In addition to the small overall height of the holder 10, this contributes to the fact that the carrier structures 46, 56 can be mounted with a minimum distance from one another.
  • the holder 10 is preferably in one piece and formed from a plastic material. It may be, for example, a plastic injection molded part.

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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1930990A1 (fr) * 2006-12-07 2008-06-11 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Connexion enfichable électrique
EP2219271A1 (fr) * 2009-02-11 2010-08-18 KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Dispositif de connexion à fiche pour un composant électronique
DE102009054440A1 (de) 2009-11-25 2011-06-01 Sew-Eurodrive Gmbh & Co. Kg Vorrichtung
EP2463965A1 (fr) * 2009-08-03 2012-06-13 Yazaki Corporation Connecteur

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0717470A2 (fr) * 1994-12-14 1996-06-19 Molex Incorporated Dispositif pour le montage flottant d'un connecteur électrique à un panneau
GB2304237A (en) * 1995-08-04 1997-03-12 Ford Motor Co Mounting electrical components
EP0967692A2 (fr) * 1998-06-26 1999-12-29 Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd. Connecteur et fixation pour connecteur
US6241551B1 (en) * 1998-12-21 2001-06-05 Yazaki Corporation Divided-type connector
EP1249895A2 (fr) * 2001-04-09 2002-10-16 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. Connecteur électrique

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0717470A2 (fr) * 1994-12-14 1996-06-19 Molex Incorporated Dispositif pour le montage flottant d'un connecteur électrique à un panneau
GB2304237A (en) * 1995-08-04 1997-03-12 Ford Motor Co Mounting electrical components
EP0967692A2 (fr) * 1998-06-26 1999-12-29 Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd. Connecteur et fixation pour connecteur
US6241551B1 (en) * 1998-12-21 2001-06-05 Yazaki Corporation Divided-type connector
EP1249895A2 (fr) * 2001-04-09 2002-10-16 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. Connecteur électrique

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1930990A1 (fr) * 2006-12-07 2008-06-11 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Connexion enfichable électrique
EP2219271A1 (fr) * 2009-02-11 2010-08-18 KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Dispositif de connexion à fiche pour un composant électronique
EP2463965A1 (fr) * 2009-08-03 2012-06-13 Yazaki Corporation Connecteur
EP2463965A4 (fr) * 2009-08-03 2012-12-19 Yazaki Corp Connecteur
US8408927B2 (en) 2009-08-03 2013-04-02 Yazaki Corporation Floating connector with flexible conductive member
DE102009054440A1 (de) 2009-11-25 2011-06-01 Sew-Eurodrive Gmbh & Co. Kg Vorrichtung

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