EP1760844B1 - Fiche ou dispositif d'accouplement d'une connexion d'accouplement automobile avec pont de court-circuit - Google Patents

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EP1760844B1
EP1760844B1 EP06017093A EP06017093A EP1760844B1 EP 1760844 B1 EP1760844 B1 EP 1760844B1 EP 06017093 A EP06017093 A EP 06017093A EP 06017093 A EP06017093 A EP 06017093A EP 1760844 B1 EP1760844 B1 EP 1760844B1
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Thomas Bürk
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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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • H01R13/7031—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity
    • H01R13/7032—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity making use of a separate bridging element directly cooperating with the terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/422—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means
    • H01R13/4223—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5205—Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/08—Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart

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  • the invention relates to a plug or a coupler of a connector for use in the vehicle sector with a shorting bridge according to the features of the preamble of claim 1 (see EP-A-0708500 ).
  • plugs with shorting bridges From the DE 8531 990 U or the DE 199 47 042 A1 are known plugs with shorting bridges.
  • a device such as a sensor or an actuator is connected to a power or signal supplying unit. It is important that the contact partners, who are on the side of the connected unit, are electrically short-circuited before mating the connector, which serves the well-known shorting bridge.
  • the shorting bridge has the effect that the contact partners are mutually at a defined potential and foreign or interference voltages do not lead to an unwanted function, in particular a safety-critical function of the connected unit.
  • Such a safety-critical situation occurs, for example, when an ignition unit (pyrotechnic generator) is connected via a cable to the plug before it is connected via the coupler with the trip unit (control device).
  • an ignition unit pyrotechnic generator
  • the trip unit control device
  • the pyrotechnic unit is pre-assembled by a supplier of the vehicle manufacturer and the installation and the electrical contacting of the pyrotechnic unit takes place only during assembly of the vehicle.
  • foreign or interference voltages which act on the contact partners of the plug of the pyrotechnic unit or otherwise on the pyrotechnic unit as a whole do not lead to a malfunction (in particular ignition of the gas generator), since this is a safety-critical situation.
  • the known from the prior art shorting bridge fulfills its principal function, but has constructive and thus electrically acting disadvantages. So the shorting bridge is at the DE 8531 990 can be fixed by a very complicated process in the plug part, so that a high assembly cost arises.
  • the decoupled from the contact surface actuating ends of the shorting bridge shorten the contact overlap between the contact partner (pin) of the plug and the contact partner (contact socket) of the coupler during insertion and thus require on the connector side, for example, longer pins.
  • the EP 0 708 500 A1 shows evidently the FIG. 2 the complete construction of a plug, whereas in FIG. 1 the schematic structure of in FIG. 2 shown plug is shown.
  • the plug according to FIG. 2 has a housing which has at least one chamber for receiving a short-circuiting bridge, wherein the shorting bridge in the non-inserted state of the plug rests against the contact partner and lifts in the inserted state of the plug from the contact partner. Furthermore, it is provided that the shorting bridge is fixed in the housing by means of a latching connection.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object, a connector or a coupler of a connector for use in the vehicle sector, in particular in the application of safety-critical systems such as airbags, belt tensioners and the like, to the effect that the function of the shorting bridge is ensured in any case, and also a simple assembly is given.
  • the at least one shorting bridge is fixed in the housing by means of a latching connection and the ends of the shorting bridge project slightly beyond the end face of the housing on the contacting side of the plug or of the coupler.
  • the short-circuit bridge which can be produced, for example, in a stamping bending process, can be quickly and easily fixed in the housing of the plug (or optionally also of the coupler), since it only has to be used, and then automatically locked.
  • this constructive design leads to a much lower load the contact parts by the adjacent shorting bridge.
  • the axial position of the contact abutment surface of the shorting bridge is possible just above the contact pin outlet opening in the plug.
  • the shorting bridge is inserted in the housing and shaped so that the contact partners abut flat on the shorting bridge, not at the edges of the shorting bridge, but their existing at right angles contact surfaces.
  • the contact abutment surface of the shorting bridge is a curved shape (rounding), in particular a semicircular shape, resulting in a secure line contact between Dodgeanliege Chemistry the shorting bridge and contact partners.
  • This justifyanliege Chemistry or the entire shorting bridge may already be pre-plated for better electrical properties.
  • the coupler has no protruding operating ends, which are for lifting the But contact surfaces of the shorting bridge lead, but lying within the housing of the coupler bevels that lead to the contact partners of the plug when mating connector and coupler for lifting the contact abutment surfaces of the shorting bridge.
  • the shorting bridge according to the invention which is arranged in a chamber of the housing of the plug (or the coupler), in addition to the simple and quick installation and the resulting compactness of the plug, since the chamber can be provided next to the chambers for the contact partners without increasing the external geometric dimensions of the housing.
  • the invention in addition to the simple and inexpensive design of the shorting bridge leads to a compact design of the entire connector, since only a small additional space for the shorting bridge is needed, but the additional space is available within the housing of the plug or coupler so or so.
  • a simple and inexpensive design of the shorting bridge occurs when it can be produced as a separate part of the plug or the coupler, in a punch bending process.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 is, as far as shown in detail, a plug with the reference number 1 provided.
  • This plug 1 which can be plugged together with a coupler to be represented and described to form a plug connection, has a contacting side 2, via which the plug 1 is brought into contact with the coupler.
  • On the side opposite the contacting side 2 there is a cable outlet region 3, via which the cable ends with the contact partners arranged thereon are introduced into the plug 1.
  • the plug 1, the way he in FIG. 1 is shown, for example, can be produced in a plastic injection molding process, at least one chamber 4 and arranged around chambers 5.
  • the chamber 4 is designed to receive a short-circuiting bridge 6, wherein the position of the chamber 4 (or more chambers 4) is selected to the adjacent chambers 5 so that at least one short-circuiting bridge 6 electrically contacts each one arranged in two chambers 5 contact partners.
  • the chamber 4 is arranged in the middle and outwardly adjacent thereto in each case a chamber 5 for the contact partners.
  • the plug 1 have such geometrical constructions, which for a Determining the contact partners within the connector 1 (such as primary locks and possibly secondary locks) have. As the representation of FIG.
  • the shorting bridge 6 is inserted in the arrow direction in the chamber 4 from the contacting side 2 of the plug 1. After this is done, the shorting bridge 6 occupies the position within the chamber 4, as shown in FIG FIG. 2 is shown in section.
  • the plug 1 as latching means for fixing the shorting bridge 6 in the chamber 4 per shorting bridge 6 has at least one latching hook 7, in which case the latching hook 7 is made elongated and has a projection at the end. This projection causes the almost circular end region of the short-circuiting bridge 6 to be fixed in the chamber 4, so that the short-circuiting bridge 6 can no longer leave this chamber 4.
  • the end portion of the latching hook 7 is slightly beveled, so that the Kur gleich Development 6 can be very easily pressed into the chamber 4 and fixed there.
  • the cross section of the projection of the latching hook 7 largely corresponds to the cross section of the nearly circular end of the shorting bridge 6. So that the end of the latching hook 7 can engage in the circular end portion of the shorting bridge 6, the latching hook 7 is movable, in particular resiliently formed. So that the latching hook 7 can spring back into the chamber 4 when inserting the short-circuiting bridge 6, the plug 1 has an in FIG. 3 illustrated window 8.
  • This window 8 not only offers the possibility that the latching hook 7 can be deflected when inserting the shorting bridge 6 in the chamber 4, but also serves to produce the latching hook 7 in the injection molding of the plug 1, as through the window 8, the corresponding tools (slide ) can be used for the production of the latching hook 7.
  • FIG. 4 shows an almost completely assembled plug 1, wherein cables 9 are present in the cable outlet area 3.
  • cables 9 are present in the cable outlet area 3.
  • contact partners 10 are posted, which are formed here as pins of the plug 1.
  • the so prepared and in FIG. 4 shown cable ends with their contact partners 10 are each in the for Available chambers 5 of the plug 1 used and fixed there (in a conventional manner via locking means for a primary lock and possibly also secondary locks).
  • seals 11 are present, which seal the respective cable 9 relative to a housing 12 of the plug 1. If such seals 11 are present, this has the advantageous effect of longitudinal water tightness of the plug 1.
  • FIG. 5 shows the finished connector 1, wherein it can be seen that the pin-shaped end portion of the contact partner 10 has come to the bent end portion (contact abutment surface) of the shorting bridge 6 to the plant.
  • a coupler 13 is shown, which is geometrically designed such that it can be plugged together with the plug 1 to a connector for the application in the vehicle area.
  • the coupler 13 in turn has contact partners 14, which are designed as female elements.
  • the housing of the coupler 13 has frontally inner bevels 15, which are formed for the actuation of the Kur gleichmaschine 6 on the side of the plug 1.
  • a trained coupler 13 has the advantage that for actuating the shorting bridge 6 on the side of the plug 1 no protruding geometries are present, which could break off and thus lead to malfunction.
  • the coupler 13 on the plug 1 in the arrow direction of FIG. 5 attached the length of the contact partner 10 (pins) is initially chosen so that they come into contacting contact with the contact partners 14 of the coupler 13, while the jumper 6 is still applied to the contact partners 10 of the connector 1. This ensures that all contact partners are at a defined electrical potential (grounded by the short circuit) before commissioning and during the plugging process.
  • FIG. 7 is still shown that the shorting bridge 6 is fixed alternatively via a latching into the housing 12 pin 16.
  • FIG. 8 shows that the shorting bridge 6 has a serrated end 17 which can be snapped or pressed into a corresponding recess in the housing 12, to which the serrated end 17 is designed approximately barb-shaped.

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  1. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) d'une connexion enfichable pour l'utilisation dans le secteur automobile, comprenant un boîtier (12), qui présente au moins une chambre (4) pour recevoir au moins un pont de court-circuit (6) qui est fixé dans le boîtier (12) soit au moyen d'une connexion par encliquetage soit par pressage par une extrémité dentée du pont de court-circuit, soit par collage ou soudage, et au moins deux partenaires de contact (10), le pont de court-circuit (6), dans l'état non enfiché de la fiche (1) ou du coupleur (13) s'appliquant contre les partenaires de contact (10), et dans l'état enfiché de la fiche (1) ou du coupleur (13), se soulevant des partenaires de contact (10), caracterisé(e) en ce que le boîtier (12) présente au moins une chambre (5) pour recevoir un partenaire de contact (10) et les extrémités du pont de court-circuit (6) ainsi que les extrémités des partenaires de contact (10) s'y appliquant dépassent légèrement au-delà du côté frontal du boîtier (12) du côté de contact (2) de la fiche (1) ou du coupleur (13).
  2. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon la revendication 1, caracterisé(e) en ce que le boîtier (12) présente au moins un crochet d'encliquetage surmoulé (7) pour l'encliquetage du pont de court-circuit (6) dans la chambre (4) du boîtier (12).
  3. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon la revendication 2, caracterisé(e) en ce que le boîtier (12) présente une fenêtre (8) dans la région du crochet d'encliquetage (7).
  4. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caracterisé(e) en ce que le crochet d'encliquetage (7) est réalisé de manière déplaçable, notamment de manière élastique.
  5. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caracterisé(e) en ce que le pont de court-circuit (6) présente, dans la région dans laquelle il s'applique contre le partenaire de contact (10), une forme cintrée, notamment une forme de demi-cercle.
  6. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caracterisé(e) en ce que le pont de court-circuit (6) est fixé par le biais d'une broche (16) s'encliquetant dans le boîtier (12).
  7. Fiche (1) ou coupleur (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caracterisé(e) en ce que la broche de contact (10) est réalisée de telle sorte qu'elle ne soit pas déformée par le pont de court-circuit (6).
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