EP1854180A2 - Appareil electronique d'un vehicule, notamment un amplificateur d'antenne ou un syntoniseur tele, comportant un logement destine a un connecteur enfichable - Google Patents

Appareil electronique d'un vehicule, notamment un amplificateur d'antenne ou un syntoniseur tele, comportant un logement destine a un connecteur enfichable

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EP1854180A2
EP1854180A2 EP06723154A EP06723154A EP1854180A2 EP 1854180 A2 EP1854180 A2 EP 1854180A2 EP 06723154 A EP06723154 A EP 06723154A EP 06723154 A EP06723154 A EP 06723154A EP 1854180 A2 EP1854180 A2 EP 1854180A2
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Prior art keywords
electronic device
housing
circuit board
connector
receiving space
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Alexander Gelman
Thomas Schiller
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Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
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Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH
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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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
    • H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
    • H01R12/718—Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing
    • 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
    • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • H01R13/518—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames

Definitions

  • Electronic device of a vehicle in particular an antenna amplifier or a TV tuner, with a receiving space for a connector
  • the invention relates to an electronic device of a vehicle, in particular an antenna amplifier or a TV tuner having an at least one printed circuit board with electronic components for realizing the function of the electronic device receiving housing having an opening for receiving a connector, wherein the housing consists of plastic and manufactured in a plastic injection molding process, according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Electronic devices for vehicles in particular antenna amplifiers or TV tuners (ie generally electronic devices that process high-frequency signals) are known in principle. These devices have a plastic housing, since such a plastic housing can be made quickly, inexpensively and with the desired geometries in a plastic injection molding process. In addition, such plastic housing the requirements in the vehicle, especially temperature fluctuations, moisture and vibration stood. This is particularly important for electronic devices in vehicles, so that they can fulfill their function permanently over the life of the vehicle.
  • an opening for receiving a connector is provided in the housing of the electronic device.
  • a connector which is connected to the end of a cable, inserted into the housing for contacting the electronic device.
  • mating connectors are known in known electronic devices having a plastic housing and at least one contact partner, usually a plurality of contact partners, wherein the plastic housing for the mating connector is manufactured separately and then with a circuit board, which is located in the housing , And / or with the housing itself must be firmly connected.
  • the mating connector has the plastic housing in which the at least one contact partner is located, wherein the contact partner is connected to a conductor track of the circuit board and the plastic housing of the mating connector is mounted on the circuit board.
  • a circuit board populated in this way that is to say with electronic components for realizing the function of the electronic device and the mating connector, is mounted and fastened in the housing of the electronic device.
  • the disadvantage of such a design is that here an additional injection molding tool for the production of the housing of the mating connector is necessary.
  • a further disadvantage is that a separate manufacturing process is necessary for equipping the plastic housing of the mating connector with its contact partners, which makes such a separate mating connector more expensive.
  • the space requirements for the use of electronic devices in vehicles usually do not allow to use a separate mating connector, since the demand of the car manufacturer is increasingly in the direction of the reduction of electronic devices or their housing. Presentation of the invention
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide an electronic device of a vehicle, in particular an antenna amplifier or a TV tuner, which is built as compact as possible and is simplified in the production.
  • the housing of the electronic device forms boundaries for a receiving space of the connector, wherein within the receiving space at least one outgoing from the printed circuit board contact partner for contacting with the mating connector is arranged.
  • the invention also proposes a corresponding manufacturing method for the production of a housing of the electronic device, which consists of plastic.
  • a plastic injection molding method is used, in which a mold (or possibly several moldings) are produced, which form the later outer contours of the housing.
  • openings and, above all, for the production of the receiving space for the connector or the boundaries for the receiving space come slider, ie corresponding moldings, for use, so that by this method multi-part housing or preferably a one-piece housing with a film hinge in one step or in several steps can be produced inexpensively.
  • a slider is used in the plastic injection molding process, which realizes the limitations of the receiving space of the connector, these limitations of the connector can also form an outer wall of the housing or a housing part at the same time.
  • This slide can also be designed to provide within the boundaries openings for the implementation of the contact partners, as well as a coding or guide bar (or other geometric shapes), which facilitates the insertion of the connector (guide bar) or only a single position of the connector in the receiving space (coding) allows.
  • the contact partner is designed as a contact pin, which can be made particularly simple, for example in a stamping bending process and due to its simple geometric design very easy in the receiving space for the connector, which is designed as a plug , integrate.
  • the invention provides that the contact partner, in the area in which it is guided in the circuit board opening, for example a slot, has an enlarged area. This increases the stability of the contact partner (in particular of the contact pin) when the connector arranged at the end of a cable is inserted into the receiving space of the housing of the electronic device which forms the mating connector.
  • the electrical contacting of the printed circuit board takes place via a soldering pin which is guided through an opening provided for this purpose, preferably a through-contacted hole.
  • the soldering process can be done, for example, in a pin-in-paste process.
  • the contact partner rests in the region of the printed circuit board on this and / or projecting therefrom. Is the contact partner, in particular with its enlarged area, in the Beriech the circuit board on this, in addition, the stability increases, especially if in this contact area of the contact with the circuit board is still cohesively, for example, by gluing, connected. If the contact partner is in the area of the printed circuit board from this, the advantage of a tolerance compensation is given.
  • the receiving space has at least one latching means for the connector, wherein the latching means is formed by the housing of the electronic device.
  • the locking means for example, a latching hook on the connector and a corresponding recess in the region of the receiving space or vice versa, a firm, but releasable connection between the connector and the mating connector formed by the housing, so that a release only with increased forces, which do not occur in the regular operation of the electronic device is possible.
  • Figures 1 and 2 an embodiment of a housing of an electronic device
  • Figures 3 to 8 different embodiments of a contact partner, designed here as a contact pin. Ways to carry out the invention
  • the housing 2 is in two parts (upper and lower part), wherein these two parts can be connected to a film hinge. More than two housing parts are also conceivable.
  • the housing 2 made of plastic, which is produced in a plastic injection molding process, a housing lower part 3 and a housing upper part 4, wherein one of the parts 3, 4 at least one fastening means, for example a fastening clip 5, with which the electronic device 1 can be attached to a vehicle part or pre-assembled.
  • one of the parts 3, 4 accommodates at least one printed circuit board 6 with electronic, electrical and mechanical components for realizing the function of the electronic device 1. These are not shown here for simplicity of illustration.
  • the housing 2 has a receiving space 7 for a connector, not shown here, wherein the boundaries of this receiving space 7 are formed by the housing 2.
  • the boundaries of the receiving space 7, which form the mating connector for the connector to be used here, are from the housing 2, d. H. its parts 3, 4 formed and produced in a manufacturing step simultaneously with the housing 2. This eliminates separate steps for the production and installation of the mating connector.
  • at least one contact partner designed here as a contact pin 8, which projects into the receiving space 7 of the circuit board 6 from.
  • a coding or guide element for. B. a web 9 and / or a locking means for latching, but releasable connection between the connector and the housing 2 may be present.
  • the receiving space 7 formed by the housing 2 can thus have a square, rectangular, round, oval or other, even complex shaped cross-section, which depends on the cross-section of the male connector.
  • a plurality of coding elements and / or guide elements (webs 9) and / or locking means may be present.
  • the housing 2 has a plurality of identical or differently shaped receiving spaces. It can also be arranged in a plurality of contact star-shaped or circular or in series in the receiving space, depending on the corresponding plug-in image of there plugged connector. Several rows parallel to each other can be realized.
  • the connector and the mating connector formed by the receiving space with its contact partners may be a single or multi-pole plug for power and / or signal transmission.
  • For the signal transmission in the high-frequency range in particular in the transmission of antenna signals of an antenna of a vehicle to the electronic device designed as an antenna amplifier, is a coaxial design of the receiving space with centrally arranged contact partner into consideration.
  • Figures 3 to 8 show different embodiments of the contact partner, in particular the contact pin 8.
  • a contact pin 8 is manufactured in a stamping bending process and individually packed in blister and automatically inserted into the circuit board 6 during assembly.
  • a contact pin 8 is produced on the belt hanging in a stamping bending process, isolated in a first assembly step and automatically inserted into the circuit board 6.
  • the surface on the circuit board to the receiving hole for the pin in the rear of the contact pin is formed as a soldering surface, so that the installation of such a contact pin 8 easily in the process of equipping the circuit board 6 with the other Integrate components.
  • the bearing surfaces on the circuit board 6 can also be formed as solder surfaces.
  • the contact pin 8 rests only on the circuit board 6 (pure surface mounting) or, as shown in Figure 3 and 4, elements (for example, pins or legs), which led through the circuit board 6 and with this example in be soldered to a pin-in-paste method.
  • an area of the contact pin 8 can be formed so that component tolerances in the longitudinal direction can be compensated, while guiding in this direction.
  • a slot is provided in the printed circuit board 6 (see FIG. 4).
  • the contact pin 8 is shown from above.
  • such a contact pin 8 has an extremely narrow construction, so that if necessary, several such pins 8 can be mounted next to each other with a narrow grid (for example, 2.54 mm), so that a connector equipped with more than one pole can be. This is also possible if such a contact pin 8 is made hanging on the belt in a stamping bending process.
  • the contact pin 8 generally the contact partner, in the area in which it rests on the circuit board 6, has an enlarged area. Furthermore, it is possible to form a contact partner, in particular the contact pin 8, so that it is higher or lower in the contact region and thus does not rest on the surface of the printed circuit board 6. As an alternative or in addition to the exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the contact pin 8 can make electrical contact with a conductor track of the printed circuit board 6 in the enlarged region, rests on the surface of the printed circuit board 6.
  • the contact partner is not soldered to the circuit board 6, but that he screwed with her (in this case, the mounting portion can be formed in the form of a cable lug) or is crimped.
  • the soldering it is conceivable to use other cohesive connections between pin 8 and circuit board 6.
  • electrically conductive adhesives come into consideration, which cause an electrical contact between the contact pin 8 and a conductor track of the printed circuit board 6.
  • To increase the mechanical strength and electrically non-conductive adhesive come into consideration, which set the contact pin 8 on the circuit board 6.
  • a combination of these is possible, namely when using an electrically conductive adhesive, which fixes the contact pin 8 both mechanically on the surface of the circuit board 6, as well as the contacting with a conductor track of the circuit board 6 realized.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Structure Of Receivers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil électronique (1) d'un véhicule, notamment un amplificateur d'antenne ou un syntoniseur télé. Cet appareil comprend un boîtier (2) renfermant au moins une carte de circuits imprimés (6) dotée de composants électroniques destinés au fonctionnement de l'appareil électronique. Ce boîtier présente un orifice destiné à recevoir un connecteur enfichable. Ce boîtier (2) est réalisé en matière plastique selon un procédé de moulage par injection de matière plastique. Selon l'invention, ce boîtier (2) constitue les limites du logement (7) destiné au connecteur enfichable. Dans le logement (7), au moins un partenaire de contact, destiné à entrer en contact avec le connecteur enfichable, fait saillie de la carte de circuits imprimés (6).
EP06723154A 2005-03-01 2006-03-01 Appareil electronique d'un vehicule, notamment un amplificateur d'antenne ou un syntoniseur tele, comportant un logement destine a un connecteur enfichable Withdrawn EP1854180A2 (fr)

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DE102005009122 2005-03-01
DE102006009582.0A DE102006009582B4 (de) 2005-03-01 2006-02-28 Elektronisches Gerät eines Fahrzeuges, insbesondere ein Antennenverstärker oder ein TV-Tuner, mit einem Aufnahmeraum für einen Steckverbinder
PCT/EP2006/001856 WO2006092280A2 (fr) 2005-03-01 2006-03-01 Appareil electronique d'un vehicule, notamment un amplificateur d'antenne ou un syntoniseur tele, comportant un logement destine a un connecteur enfichable

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EP1854180A2 true EP1854180A2 (fr) 2007-11-14

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