EP1672401A1 - Adapter für Mehrkontaktstecker und ein solcher Stecker - Google Patents

Adapter für Mehrkontaktstecker und ein solcher Stecker Download PDF

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EP1672401A1
EP1672401A1 EP05301043A EP05301043A EP1672401A1 EP 1672401 A1 EP1672401 A1 EP 1672401A1 EP 05301043 A EP05301043 A EP 05301043A EP 05301043 A EP05301043 A EP 05301043A EP 1672401 A1 EP1672401 A1 EP 1672401A1
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Marnix Van Der Mee
Henri Perrin
Armel Baldyrou
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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
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  • the subject of the present invention is an adapter for a multicontact connector and such a connector, used in particular in the aeronautical / military field and more generally in a harsh environment.
  • optical connectors of the type comprising a housing housing an insert, this insert having a plurality of cavities for each receiving an optical contact element.
  • An additional piece also called “sleeve holder”, is fixed on the insert, this piece having a plurality of cells each extending in the extension of a cavity of the insert.
  • Each cell houses an alignment sleeve for the sleeves, usually referred to as ferrules, of two optical contact elements to be connected.
  • This type of known connector exclusively optical, can be one of the connectors of the LuxCis range (registered trademark) sold by the company RADIALL.
  • electrical connections are required in addition to optical connections.
  • the invention aims, in particular, for this type of device, to simplify the establishment of electrical and optical connections.
  • the adapter according to the invention makes it possible to transform a connector intended exclusively for making optical connections into a mixed optical and electrical connector.
  • the "sleeve holder" part comprises cells that are adapted to optical contact elements.
  • This connector can not be used to make electrical connections involving male and female electrical contact elements.
  • an adapter according to the invention with at least some cells capable of receiving a female electrical contact element, it is possible, using existing inserts, to have, in an economical manner, mixed connectors ensuring both optical and electrical connections.
  • the cells of first and second types respectively may for example have a shape and / or different dimensions.
  • the cell of the second type is arranged in such a way as to be able to receive, on the one hand, a female electrical contact element through the first face of the adapter and, on the other hand, at least partially a male electrical contact element. to connect with the female contact element, by the second face of the adapter, the male contact element extending beyond the second face of the adapter, outside the cell, at the end of connection with the female contact element.
  • the adapter comprises a first face, particularly substantially planar, intended to be applied on the front face of the insert and a second face, in particular substantially flat, opposite to the first, the cells extending from the first facing the second face of the adapter.
  • the cell of the second type is connected to a tubular portion projecting from the second face.
  • the cell of the second type opens on the second side.
  • the cell of the second type has an internal shoulder, in particular an annular shoulder.
  • This shoulder serves in particular as a stop for the female contact element and to mechanically protect the input of the female contact element and align the male contact element during its introduction into the female contact element.
  • the cell of the second type has at least one cylindrical inner wall.
  • the cell of the second type can lead to the first face of the adapter.
  • the cells of the adapter are preferably separate, being in particular separated from each other over their entire length between the first and second faces of the adapter.
  • the adapter may comprise at least two cells of the first type and / or at least two cells of the second type.
  • the cell of the first type comprises at least one holding lip, in particular two holding lips, each disposed at one end of the cell, this or these lips being able to be elastically deformable. or not, in particular annular, and arranged to maintain an alignment sleeve introduced into this cell.
  • the cell of the first type can be connected at each end to a tubular portion protruding respectively from the first and second faces of the adapter.
  • the cell of the first type opens on the first and second faces of the adapter.
  • the first and second faces of the adapter may be substantially rectangular or, alternatively, each have a disk shape.
  • the adapter may have two assembled elements, one defining the first face and the other the second face of the adapter.
  • This is preferably made of at least one electrically insulating material, in particular a plastic material.
  • the adapter comprises a housing for receiving a fastener element of the adapter on the insert, the housing in particular being arranged at a central location of the adapter.
  • the fastener can be pre-assembled with the adapter.
  • the connector may comprise an outer casing in which is housed said at least one insert.
  • the housing may have at least one rectangular cross section or at least one circular cross section.
  • This connector can be arranged to be coupled to a conventional complementary connector or base.
  • This complementary connector or this base comprises one or more male electrical contact elements able to engage in cells of the second type of the adapter and in corresponding female electrical contact elements of the connector according to the invention.
  • the adapter comprises at least one attachment element of the adapter on the insert, the fixing element being preferably attached to the insert, and comprising for example a threaded element such as a screw.
  • the first and second inserts may be standard.
  • FIG. 1 shows various elements of a connector according to the invention generally designated by the reference 1, among which are an insert 2 and an adapter 3.
  • the insert 2 has a substantially parallelepipedal shape, with front faces 4 and rear 5.
  • the insert 2 further comprises a plurality of cavities 7 extending parallel to an axis X, between the rear faces 5 and front 4.
  • the cavities 7 are all identical. Alternatively, it is possible to provide on the insert 2 at least two cavities having different shapes.
  • Each cavity 7 receives a retaining ring 8 provided with one or more elastically deformable tabs 9, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the insert 2 further comprises a bore 23 for receiving fastening elements 24 of the adapter 3 on the insert 2.
  • These fastening elements 24 comprise, for example, an internally threaded sleeve 25 into which a first screw 26 can be fixed at one end and a second screw 27 at an opposite end.
  • the cavities 7 can indifferently receive an optical contact element 10 or a female electrical contact element 11.
  • Each optical contact element 10 comprises a body 12 in which is mounted a ferrule 13 carrying an optical fiber 14.
  • the fitting of the ferrule 13 in the body 12 is made with an axial floating.
  • the insert 2 and the optical contact elements 10 may be of the type used in the connectors of the LuxCis range marketed by RADIALL, in particular EPXA and B type connectors.
  • the female electrical contact element 11 comprises an electrically conductive body 16, with an end portion 15 formed by tabs resiliently deformable 17 and defining a housing 18 for receiving a male electrical contact element 20, as can be seen in particular in Figures 2 and 4.
  • a sleeve 19 is inserted around the body 16, at the level of the tabs 18.
  • the body 16 has, at the end opposite the portion 15, an additional housing 21 for crimping one or more strands of an electric cable on the contact element 11.
  • the adapter 3 has a first face 30 intended to be applied against the front face 4 of the insert 2 and a second face 31 opposite the first face 30.
  • the faces 30 and 31 are substantially planar and have a substantially rectangular shape.
  • the adapter 3 comprises two elements 32 and 33 assembled, the element 32 defining the first face 30 and the element 33 the second face 31.
  • the elements 32 and 33 are made of an electrically insulating material, in particular a plastic material.
  • the adapter 3 comprises a plurality of cells 35 of a first type intended to receive an alignment sleeve 37, split, known per se, adapted to cooperate with a ferrule 13 of an optical contact element 10, as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • Each cell 35 has at each of its ends a holding lip 40 making it possible to hold the alignment sleeve 37 in the cell 35.
  • Each holding lip 40 is formed on a tubular portion 39 projecting from the first face 30 or the second face 31.
  • the adapter 3 also has a plurality of cells 36 of a second type.
  • Each cell 36 has a cylindrical internal wall 41 of X axis connected to a tubular portion 42 of smaller internal diameter and projecting on the front face 31 of the adapter 3, as can be seen in FIG.
  • Each cell 36 has an internal shoulder 43 at the base of the tubular portion 42, substantially perpendicular to the axis X.
  • Each cell 36 opens directly onto the first face 30.
  • the cells 35 and 36 are intended to be arranged each in the extension of a cavity 7 of the insert 2.
  • the cells of first type 35 and second type 36 are respectively six in number, these being arranged in three rows of four cells each.
  • the cells 35 and 36 may be more or less numerous, the adapter 3 possibly comprising, for example, a single cell 35 and a single cell 36.
  • the adapter 3 has a housing 45 for receiving the head 46 of the screw 27.
  • the housing 45 is disposed at a central location of the adapter 3.
  • the head 46 has a flange 47 trapped in a shoulder portion 48 of the housing 45.
  • the head 46 of the screw 27 can be put into place in the housing 45 at the time of assembly of the elements 32 and 33 of the adapter 3.
  • the adapter 3 is assembled with the insert 2 by screwing the screw 27 on the sleeve 25.
  • an optical contact element 10 can be introduced into a cavity 7 associated with a cell 35 of the first type so that the ferrule 13 of the optical contact element 10 is engaged in the sleeve 37, as can be seen in FIG. see figure 2.
  • the connector 1 is intended to be coupled to a complementary connector (not shown) having an insert identical to the insert 2 receiving optical contact elements and male electrical contact elements.
  • the connector 50 may be of the MIL-DTL-38999 Series III type marketed by RADIALL.
  • the adapter 3 ' has a circular cross section.
  • the adapter comprises two cells 35 of the first type and two cells 36 of the second type arranged around the axis of symmetry Y of the adapter 3 '. These cells 35 and 36 open on first and second disc-shaped surfaces 51 and 52 of the adapter 3 '.

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