EP1843434B1 - Prise de courant électrique à forces d'insertion et d'extraction contrôlées - Google Patents

Prise de courant électrique à forces d'insertion et d'extraction contrôlées Download PDF

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EP1843434B1
EP1843434B1 EP07290280A EP07290280A EP1843434B1 EP 1843434 B1 EP1843434 B1 EP 1843434B1 EP 07290280 A EP07290280 A EP 07290280A EP 07290280 A EP07290280 A EP 07290280A EP 1843434 B1 EP1843434 B1 EP 1843434B1
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Robert Brousse
Jean-Noël GUILLAUME
Marcel Daccord
Jacques Gaborit
Frédéric Malischewski
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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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/193—Means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part, e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
    • 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
    • H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
    • H01R13/6395—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap for wall or panel outlets

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  • the invention relates, in general, to the design of electrical equipment.
  • the invention relates to an electrical socket adapted to receive a plug having at least two connection pins selectively inserted into the socket in an insertion direction and under the effect of an insertion force.
  • this socket comprising a base, a front face covering the base and pierced with orifices intended to be traversed by the pins of the plug, at least two female contacts, and retaining means selectively placed in active configuration or in an inactive configuration, each female contact being disposed in the base, being intended to receive a pin, and taking the form of a clamp adopting by default a tight configuration under the effect of an elastic bias.
  • US Patent 5791931 discloses an electrical outlet corresponding to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a plug of this type is for example described in the patent application WO 96/13081 , which relates to a plug designed to oppose a relatively modest force to the insertion and voluntary extraction of a plug, but to oppose a significantly greater force to any inadvertent extraction of the plug.
  • the purpose of the invention is to propose a socket having the same advantages as the known socket of this document, without nevertheless requiring the use of plugs with particular pins.
  • the taking of the invention is essentially characterized in that it furthermore comprises an actuating finger, a bistable slide with at least two spacers, and a probe, in that the probe is movable relative to the base and selectively driven by the insertion force between an advanced position and a retracted position, in that the retaining means in active configuration hold the slide relative to the base in an armed position for which each female contact is placed by one of the spacers in a remote configuration, in that the probe, from its advanced position to its retracted position, the retaining means in inactive configuration, in that the slider, in the inactive configuration of the retaining means, is resiliently biased towards a rest position in which each retractor is disengaged from the corresponding female contact and thus enables it to adopt its tight configuration , and in that the actuating finger is kinematically connected to the slide and movable between first and second extreme positions s whose second requires the slider to adopt its armed position
  • the invention furthermore provides that this plug comprises at least one lever having a free end forming said feeler, that the actuating finger, when passing from the first extreme position to its second extreme position, drives the feeler of its position. moved back to its advanced position, and that the probe pushes the plug away from the female contacts by moving from its retracted position to its advanced position.
  • the slide advantageously takes the general form of a moving flat frame in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion, this slide having two points each forming a spacer.
  • the retaining means comprise at least one retractable hook connected to the base and at least one stop carried by the slider, the retractable hook is movable next a direction substantially parallel to the direction of insertion and elastically biased towards a projecting position, that, in the active configuration of these retaining means, the hook holds the stop and holds the slide relative to the base, and that the lever, when the passage of the probe from its advanced position to its retracted position, pushes the hook out of the stop and places these retaining means in the inactive configuration.
  • the actuating finger can in particular be articulated on the base around a pivot axis, be dimensioned to come into contact with a bearing surface of the slide in its second extreme position at least, and have a gripping portion accessible on the front of the socket.
  • the lever has a hinged end articulated on the base and remote from the free end forming a probe, that the actuating finger carries a cam sized to bear on the lever between its free and bound ends , and that the cam drives the probe from its retracted position to its advanced position by pivoting the actuating finger about its axis, from its first extreme position to its second extreme position.
  • the ergonomics and the compactness of the grip of the invention can be further improved by arranging the actuating finger so that it moves from its first extreme position to its second extreme position by pivoting towards the insertion orifices of the plug.
  • the front face may have an insertion jig in which the insertion openings of the plug are made, this jig being movable in translation relative to the base, being selectively driven by the plug between an advanced position and a retracted position under the effect of the insertion force, and being selectively driven in the opposite direction by the free end of the probe lever.
  • the socket of the invention may also include a pin or a grounding contact, secured to the base.
  • the use of the socket of the invention can be further improved by providing that the lever is elastically biased towards its first extreme position.
  • the retaining means may comprise a selectively locking linkage by exceeding the neutral point, commonly known as "knee" by the skilled person.
  • this linkage comprises first and second connecting rods articulated to one another, that the first connecting rod has a fixed point of articulation relative to the base, and that the second link is articulated on the slide, the first and second connecting rods adopting a relative position of dead point exceeded in the second extreme position of the actuating finger.
  • the socket may then further comprise an actuator kinematically connected to the probe and selectively adopting, for the retracted position of the probe, a deactivation position in which the actuator moves the connecting rods from their relative position of dead point exceeded.
  • the actuating finger is preferably provided with a support member, such as a roller, cooperating selectively with a cam carried by the first connecting rod to place the rods in their relative position. of dead point exceeded and correspondingly cause the slide in its armed position.
  • the invention relates to an electrical socket adapted to receive a plug F typically having two or three connection pins, the electrical connection being made by pressing these pins into the socket in an insertion direction X and by applying an insertion force.
  • Such a socket comprises in known manner a base 1, a front face 2 and two or three female contacts, the front face covering the base 1 and being pierced with orifices 210 to be traversed by the pins of the plug F.
  • this socket may include a pin 8 or a contact 8 secured to the base 1 and specifically provided to provide a connection to the ground.
  • Each female contact 3 is disposed in the base 1 and intended to receive a pin.
  • each female contact 3 of the socket takes the form of a resilient clip adopting by default a tight configuration, this plug comprising further retaining means 41 and 42 placed at will in an active configuration or in an inactive configuration.
  • the socket of the invention further comprises at least one actuating finger 5, a bistable slide 6, and a feeler 70, the latter may be single or associated with each side of the socket.
  • the slider 6 takes for example the general shape of a flat frame slidably mounted in the bottom 10 of the base 1 and in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction X, this slider 6 having two points each forming a spacer 61.
  • the retaining means can then be constituted by a retractable hook connected to the base 1 and a corresponding stop 42 carried by the slide 6, each of the elements that constitute the hook and the stop that can be unique or associated with each side of the socket.
  • the retractable hook 41 is movable in a direction substantially parallel to the insertion direction X of a plug F and elastically biased to a projecting position.
  • the hook 41 retains the stop 42 ( figure 11 ) and thus keeps the slider 6, relative to the base 1, in an armed position for which each female contact 3 is placed by one of the spacers 61 in a remote configuration as illustrated in FIG. figure 12 .
  • the slider 6 is resiliently biased by one or more springs R ( figure 8 ) to a rest position in which each spacer 61 is released from the corresponding female contact 3 and allows it to adopt its tight configuration.
  • the probe 70 is movable relative to the base 1 between an advanced position visible on the figure 9 and a distant position visible on the figures 6 and 7 .
  • this probe When connecting a plug F, this probe is moved from its advanced position to its retracted position under the effect of the insertion force, and correlatively places the retaining means 41 and 42 in their inactive configuration.
  • the actuating finger 5 which has a gripping portion 50 accessible on the front face 2 of the plug, is movable relative to the base between first and second extreme positions, and for example articulated on the base 1 about an axis pivoting Y.
  • This actuating finger 5 is further dimensioned to come into contact with a bearing surface 60 of the slider 6 and move this slider from its rest position to its armed position by itself passing from its first extreme position visible on the Figures 6 to 8 at its second extreme position visible on Figures 9 to 12 .
  • the feeler 70 is in fact constituted by the free end of a lever 7 whose linked end 71, distant from this feeler 70, is articulated on the base 1.
  • the actuating finger 5 carries a cam 51 sized to bear on the lever 7 between its free ends 70 and 71 linked.
  • the probe 70 moving from its retracted position ( figure 7 ) at its advanced position ( figure 9 ) pushes the plug F away from the female contacts 3 and causes or assists the extraction of the plug F out of the socket.
  • the lever 7 is shaped and arranged so as to push, when the probe 70 passes from its advanced position to its retracted position, the hook 41 out of the stop 42 and thus to place the retaining means 41 and 42 in their configuration. inactive.
  • these retaining means 41 and 42 are spontaneously repositioned in their active configuration when the actuating finger 5 passes from its first extreme position visible on the Figures 6 to 8 at its second extreme position visible on Figures 9 to 12 .
  • the movement by which the actuating finger 5 moves from its first extreme position to its second end position is preferably oriented such that the finger pivots towards the insertion holes 210 of the plug F.
  • the latter advantageously comprises a spring 72 ( figure 5 ) able to resiliently return the lever 7 to its first extreme position.
  • the slider 6 After putting into operation of the plug and in the absence of plug, the slider 6 is in its armed position illustrated at the figure 12 , and the female contacts are in their separated configuration also illustrated on this figure 12 .
  • the feeler 70 moves from the advanced position that illustrates the figure 9 in the remote position that illustrates the figure 7 .
  • the female contacts 3 then close again, elastically enclosing the pins of the plug F and making it very difficult to unintentionally extract the plug.
  • the voluntary extraction of the plug is obtained by passing the actuating finger 5 from its first extreme position illustrated to the figure 8 at its second extreme position illustrated at the figure 10 .
  • the finger 5 presses on the bearing surface 60 of the slide 6 and pushes this slide from its rest position illustrated on the figure 8 to his armed position illustrated at the figure 12 .
  • the female contacts move apart, releasing the pins from the sockets.
  • the cam 51 raises the lever 7 whose free end, forming probe, pushes the plug F out of the socket.
  • the figure 13 illustrates an embodiment in which the front face 2 of the socket has an insertion jig 21 movable in translation relative to the base 1.
  • this template in which are made the insertion holes 210 of the plug F, is mounted on the base 1 so as to be driven by this plug between an advanced position and a position retracted under the effect of the force insertion.
  • the structure of the catch may be the same as that illustrated in the other figures, the template 21 being able to be driven from its retracted position to its advanced position by the probe 70 constituted by the free end 70 of the lever 7.
  • FIGS 14 to 19 illustrate a kinematics advantageously usable in the case where the actuating finger 5 is articulated on the base 1, in this case around the pivot axis Y.
  • the retaining means are in fact essentially constituted by a selectively locking linkage by exceeding the neutral point.
  • this linkage comprises, for example, two connecting rods 41 and 42 hinged to one another at a common hinge point 441, the first connecting rod 41 having a point of articulation 440 fixed relative to the base 1, and the second connecting rod 42 being articulated on the slide 6 at a pivot point 442.
  • the actuating finger 5 is advantageously provided with a support roller 52 intended to cooperate with a concave cam 43 carried by the first connecting rod 41.
  • the rod 42 is for example pressed on the slider 6, and the spring R acts on the slider 6 in a proper direction to confirm the locking of the linkage 41, 42.
  • the socket further comprises an actuator 73 which is kinematically connected to the feeler 70 in such a way that, for the advanced position of the probe 70, this actuator 73 is placed below the line passing through the articulation points 440 and 442 ( figure 14 ) and that, for the retracted position of the probe 70, this actuator 73 is placed beyond this line ( figure 16 ).
  • the actuator 73 is for example constituted by an end of a lever articulated on the base 1 at an intermediate point, and whose other end is constituted by the feeler 70.
  • FIGS 14 and 15 illustrate the situation in which the socket waits for the connection of a plug F, the slider 6 being in its armed position and the finger 5 in its second extreme position.
  • FIGS 16 and 17 illustrate the observable situation after the insertion of a plug F with a pin F1 has been represented.
  • the actuator 73 adopts its deactivation position located beyond the line passing through the articulation points 440 and 442, and in which it separates the connecting rods 41 and 42 from their relative position of dead point exceeded.
  • the slider 6 is then in its rest position and the spindle F1 is gripped by the female contact 3.
  • Figures 18 and 19 illustrate the situation observable simultaneously with the extraction of a plug F and in which the illustrated members are brought back to their illustrated position in the Figures 14 and 15 by driving the finger 5 towards its second extreme position.

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FR0603063A FR2899728B1 (fr) 2006-04-07 2006-04-07 Prise de courant electrique a forces d'insertion et d'extraction controlees
FR0610940A FR2899729B1 (fr) 2006-04-07 2006-12-14 Prise de courant electrique a forces d'insertion et d'extraction controlees.

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