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EP1861898B1
EP1861898B1 EP06723586A EP06723586A EP1861898B1 EP 1861898 B1 EP1861898 B1 EP 1861898B1 EP 06723586 A EP06723586 A EP 06723586A EP 06723586 A EP06723586 A EP 06723586A EP 1861898 B1 EP1861898 B1 EP 1861898B1
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Jens-Peter Freundt
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a connector having a housing and at least two electrical, each having a longitudinal axis having contact elements, which are arranged at a plug side of the housing at predetermined positions and with respective longitudinal axis aligned parallel to a plug-in direction of the connector, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • contact element refers to any type of plug contact with one, two or more conductors, such as coaxial connectors in the form of coaxial and coaxial jack and pin contacts and socket contacts.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a connector of o.g. Improve type of assembly and electrical contact.
  • each electrical contact element is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction movable in the housing and is elastically resiliently connected via at least one electrically insulating, elastic spring element with at least one second electrical contact element, wherein the elastic spring element is arranged and designed such that the electrical contact elements are pre-positioned at the respective predetermined position to tolerance deviations and are elastically resiliently deflected from this point in the plane perpendicular to the insertion direction.
  • the contact elements are suspended elastically floating and thereby tolerance-related deviations between the positions of the electrical contact elements of the connector and corresponding electrical complementary contact elements or mating contact elements in a complementary connector in which the electrical complementary contact elements or mating contact elements are rigidly arranged, be automatically compensated during mating of connectors and complementary connector by elastic deflection of the electrical contact elements of the connector and despite tolerance-related deviations of the respective positions a good electrical contact between the respective electrical contact elements of connectors and complementary connector is ensured.
  • the electrical contact elements in the housing of the connector are arranged movable so that the mobility of the electrical contact elements in the plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion includes tilting and / or a translational parallel displacement of the longitudinal axes of the electrical contact elements.
  • each electrical contact element is designed as a coaxial connector with an inner conductor and an outer conductor.
  • each electrical contact element is connected to a signal conductor element, which in each case electrically connects an electrical contact element to a connection point for a cable.
  • each signal conductor element is designed as a coaxial line or stripline and optionally has an electrical shield.
  • all signal conductor elements are arranged extending from the respective contact element in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction, each signal conductor element formed as a rigid component and provided in the housing for each signal conductor element a recess and is formed such that each signal conductor element together with the associated contact element in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion is movable.
  • each electrical contact element is surrounded by an electrically insulating sleeve and each sleeve of an electrical contact element via a respective electrically insulating elastic spring element with a sleeve of an adjacent electrical contact element elastically resiliently connected, wherein the spring elements in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the insertion direction, for example, ⁇ -shaped and sleeves and spring elements are integrally formed with each other to form a spring housing.
  • first locking means and on each spring element second locking means are formed, which fix the spring elements cooperatively with the first locking means and with these the electrical contact elements on the housing.
  • each first latching means comprises an elastically resilient tab which rises in the direction of insertion of the housing and has a recess
  • each second latching means comprises a detent which rises perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the respective spring element and into the recess of the resilient Tab of the first locking means fits.
  • a mechanical coding, which prevents unwanted incorrect insertion of the connector according to the invention is provided by the fact that at least one of the tabs of the first locking means of the housing has a different width than the other tabs.
  • For holding the connector in the inserted state rise from the housing in the insertion direction at least two, in particular three, from each other spaced latching pin with respective latching lug, which are designed to engage in a housing or plug-in interface, which carries complementary to the electrical contact elements of the connector contact elements.
  • first preferred embodiment of a connector 100 comprises a housing 110 in which elongated socket contacts 112 are arranged, of which in the supervision of Fig. 1 only the front sides are visible.
  • These socket contacts 112 are connected to each other by a network of elastic spring elements 114 and fixed by means of this network of spring elements 114 within the housing 110 at positions corresponding to a nominal dimension (nominal positions) for the socket contacts 112. These positions correspond to the positions of pin contacts within a housing of a mating connector or complementary connector into which the connector is inserted.
  • each socket contact 112 can move away from this desired position in an arbitrary direction within the plane of the drawing independently of the other socket contacts 112.
  • the network of spring elements 114 is designed in such a way that each socket contact 112 can move by the order of magnitude of tolerance deviations from the desired positions in accordance with the nominal dimension for the individual contacts.
  • the socket contacts 112 may move slightly out of their respective desired position to adapt to corresponding pin contacts , which are rigidly fixed, ie fixed, with tolerance deviation from the target position according to the nominal dimension in the mating connector.
  • This allows a mating arranged in a matrix contact elements without the electrical contact negatively affecting mechanical stresses or damage within the contact elements during mating due to tolerance deviations of the position of contact plugs or pins or contact sockets result.
  • contact pins and accordingly can be provided in the mating connector contact sockets.
  • sockets and pins may be mixed in the connector, wherein then the mating connector has a correspondingly complementary mixture of sockets and pins.
  • a connector 200 comprises a housing 210, three signal conductor elements 212, three contact elements 214 and a spring housing 216.
  • Arrow 222 is a plug-in direction in which the connector 200 according to the invention in a complementary connector or its plug interface, for example a Device or a cable can be inserted.
  • This plug-in direction 222 is in this example substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the housing 210, so that it is an angle plug. However, this is just an example.
  • the plug-in direction 222 could also be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the connector, so that it is not a right angle connector but a straight connector.
  • the contact elements 214 are formed as a coaxial connector with inner conductor 218 and outer conductor 220.
  • the signal conductor elements 212 are each formed as a stripline extending in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction 222 and each connect a coaxial connector 214 with a cable terminal 224 at a cable-side end 226 of the connector 200.
  • the strip lines 212 are formed with three interconnects sandwiched one above the other, wherein the middle interconnect transmits the RF electrical signal and the two outer interconnects for electrical shielding of the signal conductor are connected to ground.
  • the housing includes, in particular in Fig. 3 recesses 228 for receiving one of the strip lines 212. These recesses 228 are dimensioned such that the strip lines 212 can move in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction 222.
  • first latching means 230 rise in the form of elastically resilient tabs with respective recess 232.
  • elastically resilient locking tabs 238 are formed on the cable-side end 226 of the housing 210, which are provided for attaching the strip lines 212 to the housing 210 at the cable end 226, in particular from Fig. 2 seen.
  • more detailed spring housing 216 includes three sleeves 240 of electrically insulating material, each surrounding a coaxial connector 214.
  • the sleeves 240 are provided at one of the plug-in direction 222 facing side at its periphery with a chamfer 242, which serve as a capture range for corresponding complementary coaxial connector when inserting the connector 200 according to the invention in the plug interface of a complementary mating connector.
  • the sleeves 240 are connected to each other via elastically resilient spring elements 244 such that the sleeves 240 together with the spring elements form the spring sleeve 216 which holds the one hand, the Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 at a predetermined position according to nominal (desired position) and on the other hand, an elastic deflection of the sleeves 240 and thus allows the coaxial connector 214 relative to each other, so that the coaxial connector 214 to tolerance-related deviations of the position of the complementary coaxial connector from its nominal position, which are rigidly in the mating connector or the plug-in interface, in which the connector 200 according to the invention is to be inserted, are arranged , can adapt by appropriate movement of the target position according to the specified size away.
  • the connector 200 allows simultaneous insertion of three separate coaxial connectors into corresponding complementary coaxial connectors, without having to arrange these complementary coaxial connectors with excessive requirements for low tolerance of positioning in the mating connector. This saves costs and production costs due to lower tolerance requirements or larger permissible tolerance deviations from the nominal dimension or the nominal position of the coaxial connectors 214 and complementary coaxial connectors.
  • the sleeves 240 and spring elements 244 form the spring housing 216 and are formed integrally with each other.
  • the sleeves 240 elastically resiliently connecting spring elements 244 are formed in a cross-section perpendicular to the insertion direction 222 is substantially ⁇ -shaped and wear on its outer side second locking means 246 in the form of locking lugs which fit into the recesses 232 of the tabs 230.
  • the coaxial connectors 214 can indeed be elastically deflected out of the desired position in the plane perpendicular to the plug-in direction 222, but are fixed along the plug-in direction 222.
  • the spring housing 216 When mounting the connector 200, the spring housing 216 is first pushed over the coaxial connector 214, so that each sleeve 240 receives a coaxial connector 214, as shown Fig. 4 and 5 seen. Thereafter, the strip lines 212 are inserted into the recesses 228 of the housing 210 against the insertion direction 222 until the locking tabs 238 of the housing 210 via the strip lines 212 and the detents 246 of the spring elements 244 of the spring housing 216 engage in the recesses 232 of the tabs 230, whereby the coaxial connectors 214 relative to each other by the clearance of the strip lines 212 in the recesses 228 and the elastic spring action of the spring elements 244 in a plane perpendicular to the plug-in direction 222 can move in the order of tolerance deviations away from the target position.
  • the tabs 230 have different widths.
  • a mechanical coding available that prevents a twisted incorrect insertion of the connector 200 into the mating interface of the mating connector.
  • the plug-in interface is for example an arrangement of complementary coaxial connectors in the housing of a car roof antenna with multiple antennas, for example, a mobile radio antenna and a GPS antenna.
  • Each antenna has its own coaxial connector.
  • the electrical connection between the antenna and the respective terminal, in this example mobile phone and GPS receiver is done directly by plugging the connector 200 of the invention into the plug-in interface of the car roof antenna.
  • the respective coaxial connector for mobile radio antenna and GPS antenna are plugged together.
  • An additional cable connection can be omitted.
  • the complementary coaxial connectors are each connected directly to the associated antenna. In addition to an improvement of the signal transmission by fewer impact points in the signal path results in a simplified assembly, since the respective pairs of coaxial connector / complementary coaxial connector for the different antennas need not be plugged together separately.

Abstract

The invention relates to a plug connector (100) with a housing (110) and with at least two electrical contact elements (112), which each have a longitudinal axis and which are arranged so that they are aligned on a plugging side of the housing (110) at predetermined positions and with a respective longitudinal axis parallel to a plugging direction (122) of the plug connector (100). Each electrical contact element (112) is placed inside the housing (100) in a manner that enables it to move in a plane perpendicular to the plugging direction (122), and is connected in an elastically resilient manner to at least one second electrical contact element (112) via at least one electrically non-conductive elastic spring element (114). The elastic spring element (114) is arranged and designed so that the electrical contact elements (112) are pre-positioned at the respective pre-positioned position up to tolerance allowances, and they can be displaced in an elastically resilient manner from this position in the plane perpendicular to the plugging direction (122).

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Steckverbinder mit einem Gehäuse und wenigstens zwei elektrischen, jeweils eine Längsachse aufweisenden Kontaktelementen, die an einer Steckseite des Gehäuses an vorbestimmten Positionen und mit jeweiliger Längsachse parallel zu einer Steckrichtung des Steckverbinders ausgerichtet angeordnet sind, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a connector having a housing and at least two electrical, each having a longitudinal axis having contact elements, which are arranged at a plug side of the housing at predetermined positions and with respective longitudinal axis aligned parallel to a plug-in direction of the connector, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Zum Herstellen einer elektrischen Verbindung zwischen mehreren Kabelenden einerseits, die jeweils mit entsprechenden Kontaktelementen, wie beispielsweise Koaxialsteckverbindem, Stift- oder Buchsenkontakten, versehen sind, und mehreren Kabelenden mit entsprechenden komplementären Kontaktelementen, wie beispielsweise Koaxialstecker/-kuppler oder Buchsen-/Stiftkontakt, oder mehreren komplementären Kontaktelementen an einem Gehäuse eines Gerätes andererseits ist es bisher notwendig, jedes einzelnen Kontaktelement-Paar separat manuell zusammen zu stecken. Der Ausdruck "Kontaktelement" bezeichnet hierbei jede Art von Steckkontakt mit einem, zwei oder mehr Leitern, wie beispielsweise Koaxialsteckverbinder in Form von Koaxialstecker und Koaxialbuchse sowie Stiftkontakte und Buchsenkontakte. Mit "komplementäres Kontaktelement" oder "Gegenkontaktelement" wird der jeweils zugehörige Steckkontakt bezeichnet, in den das "Kontaktelement" einsteckbar ist, also beispielsweise ist für den Koaxialstecker als "Kontaktelement" der Koaxialkuppler das "komplementäre Kontaktelement" oder es ist für den Stiftkontakt als "Kontaktelement" der Buchsenkontakt das "komplementäre Kontaktelement". Mit "Steckverbinder" ist hierin ein Bauteil bezeichnet, welches zwei oder mehr "Kontaktelemente" aufweist und der "komplementäre Steckverbinder" weist die zu den "Kontaktelementen" des "Steckverbinders" die entsprechenden "komplementären Kontaktelement" auf. Die mehreren "Kontaktelemente" müssen nicht unbedingt alle gleich sein. Es können beispielsweise auch Koaxialsteckverbinder mit Stift-/Buchsenkontakten gemischt sein. Auch der Typ "Stift" oder "Buchse" muss nicht notwendigerweise für alle "Kontaktelemente" eines "Steckverbinders" identisch sein. Es können stattdessen auch Koaxialkuppler und Koaxialstecker in einem "Steckverbinder" gemischt sein.For establishing an electrical connection between a plurality of cable ends on the one hand, which are each provided with corresponding contact elements, such as Koaxialsteckverbindem, pin or socket contacts, and a plurality of cable ends with corresponding complementary contact elements, such as coaxial connector / connector or female / male contact, or more complementary contact elements on a housing of a device on the other hand, it has hitherto been necessary to manually plug each individual contact element pair together. The term "contact element" here refers to any type of plug contact with one, two or more conductors, such as coaxial connectors in the form of coaxial and coaxial jack and pin contacts and socket contacts. With "complementary contact element" or "mating contact element" of each corresponding plug contact is referred to, in which the "contact element" can be inserted, so for example is for the coaxial connector as "contact element" of the coaxial coupler, the "complementary contact element" or it is for the pin contact as a "contact element" of the socket contact the "complementary contact element". By "connector" herein is meant a component having two or more "contact elements", and the "complementary connector" has the corresponding "complementary contact elements" to the "contact elements" of the "connector". The several "contact elements" do not necessarily have to be the same. For example, coaxial connectors may also be mixed with pin / socket contacts. The type "pin" or "socket" does not necessarily have to be identical for all "contact elements" of a "connector". Instead, coaxial couplers and coaxial connectors may be mixed in a "connector".

Zum elektrischen Verbinden von beispielsweise einer Kfz-Dachantenne, die mehrere Antennen aufweist, beispielsweise eine Mobilfunkantenne und eine GPS-Antenne, mit entsprechenden Geräten, wie beispielsweise einem Mobilfunkgerät und einem GPS-Empfänger, ist es bisher üblich, aus dem Gehäuse der Kfz-Dachantenne Kabel herauszuführen, die an ihren freien Enden mit entsprechenden Kontaktelementen versehen sind. Diese Kontaktelemente werden dann separat und einzeln mit komplementären Kontaktelementen von zu den Geräten weiterführenden Kabeln verbunden. Diese Art der elektrischen Verbindung ist jedoch aufwändig und kostenintensiv. Dokument EP 0928047 offenbart einen Steckverbinder gemäß dem Oberbegriff der Anspruchs 1.For electrically connecting, for example, a car roof antenna, which has a plurality of antennas, for example a mobile radio antenna and a GPS antenna, with corresponding devices, such as a mobile device and a GPS receiver, it is customary from the housing of the car roof antenna To lead out cable, which are provided at their free ends with corresponding contact elements. These contact elements are then connected separately and individually with complementary contact elements of cables continuing to the devices. However, this type of electrical connection is complex and expensive. document EP 0928047 discloses a connector according to the preamble of claim 1.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Steckverbinder der o.g. Art bzgl. Montage und elektrischem Kontakt zu verbessern.The invention has for its object to provide a connector of o.g. Improve type of assembly and electrical contact.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch einen Steckverbinder der o.g. Art mit den in Anspruch 1 gekennzeichneten Merkmalen gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den weiteren Ansprüchen beschrieben.This object is achieved by a connector of o.g. Art solved with the features characterized in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the further claims.

Bei einem Steckverbinder der o.g. Art ist es erfindungsgemäß vorgesehen, dass jedes elektrische Kontaktelement in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung bewegbar in dem Gehäuse angeordnet ist und über wenigstens ein elektrisch isolierendes, elastisches Federelement mit wenigstens einem zweiten elektrischen Kontaktelement elastisch federnd verbunden ist, wobei das elastische Federelement derart angeordnet und ausgebildet ist, dass die elektrischen Kontaktelemente an der jeweiligen vorbestimmten Position bis auf Toleranzabweichungen vorpositioniert sind und von dieser Stelle in der Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung elastisch federnd auslenkbar sind.In a connector of the aforementioned type, it is inventively provided that each electrical contact element is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction movable in the housing and is elastically resiliently connected via at least one electrically insulating, elastic spring element with at least one second electrical contact element, wherein the elastic spring element is arranged and designed such that the electrical contact elements are pre-positioned at the respective predetermined position to tolerance deviations and are elastically resiliently deflected from this point in the plane perpendicular to the insertion direction.

Dies hat den Vorteil, dass die Kontaktelemente elastisch schwimmend aufgehängt sind und dadurch toleranzbedingte Abweichungen zwischen den Positionen der elektrischen Kontaktelemente des Steckverbinders und entsprechenden elektrischen komplementären Kontaktelementen bzw. Gegenkontaktelementen in einem komplementären Steckverbinder, in dem die elektrischen komplementären Kontaktelementen bzw. Gegenkontaktelemente starr angeordnet sind, beim Zusammenstecken von Steckverbinder und komplementärem Steckverbinder durch elastische Auslenkung der elektrischen Kontaktelemente des Steckverbinders automatisch ausgeglichen werden und trotz toleranzbedingter Abweichungen der jeweiligen Positionen ein guter elektrischer Kontakt zwischen jeweiligen elektrischen Kontaktelementen von Steckverbinder und komplementärem Steckverbinder sichergestellt ist.This has the advantage that the contact elements are suspended elastically floating and thereby tolerance-related deviations between the positions of the electrical contact elements of the connector and corresponding electrical complementary contact elements or mating contact elements in a complementary connector in which the electrical complementary contact elements or mating contact elements are rigidly arranged, be automatically compensated during mating of connectors and complementary connector by elastic deflection of the electrical contact elements of the connector and despite tolerance-related deviations of the respective positions a good electrical contact between the respective electrical contact elements of connectors and complementary connector is ensured.

Um einen möglichst flexiblen Toleranzausgleich zur Verfügung zu stellen, sind die elektrischen Kontaktelemente in dem Gehäuse des Steckverbinders derart bewegbar angeordnet, dass die Bewegbarkeit der elektrischen Kontaktelemente in der Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung ein Verkippen und/oder ein translatorisches Parallelverschieben der Längsachsen der elektrischen Kontaktelemente umfasst.In order to provide the most flexible possible tolerance compensation, the electrical contact elements in the housing of the connector are arranged movable so that the mobility of the electrical contact elements in the plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion includes tilting and / or a translational parallel displacement of the longitudinal axes of the electrical contact elements.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist jedes elektrische Kontaktelement als Koaxialsteckverbinder mit einem Innenleiter und einem Außenleiter ausgebildet.In a preferred embodiment, each electrical contact element is designed as a coaxial connector with an inner conductor and an outer conductor.

Zur Weiterleitung von Signalen über den Steckverbinder ist jedes elektrische Kontaktelement mit einem Signalleiterelement verbunden, welches jeweils ein elektrisches Kontaktelement mit einer Anschlussstelle für ein Kabel elektrisch verbindet.For forwarding signals via the connector, each electrical contact element is connected to a signal conductor element, which in each case electrically connects an electrical contact element to a connection point for a cable.

Beispielsweise ist jedes Signalleiterelement als Koaxialleitung oder Streifenleitung ausgebildet und weist optional eine elektrische Abschirmung auf.For example, each signal conductor element is designed as a coaxial line or stripline and optionally has an electrical shield.

In einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform sind alle Signalleiterelemente ausgehend von dem jeweiligen Kontaktelement in einer Ebene rechtwinklig zur Steckrichtung verlaufend angeordnet, wobei jedes Signalleiterelement als starres Bauteil ausgebildet und in dem Gehäuse für jedes Signalleiterelement eine Ausnehmung vorgesehen und derart ausgebildet ist, dass jedes Signalleiterelement zusammen mit dem zugehörigen Kontaktelement in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung bewegbar ist.In a particularly preferred embodiment, all signal conductor elements are arranged extending from the respective contact element in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction, each signal conductor element formed as a rigid component and provided in the housing for each signal conductor element a recess and is formed such that each signal conductor element together with the associated contact element in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion is movable.

Zweckmäßigerweise ist jedes elektrische Kontaktelement von einer elektrisch isolierenden Hülse umgeben und ist jede Hülse eines elektrischen Kontaktelementes über ein jeweiliges elektrisch isolierendes, elastisches Federelement mit einer Hülse eines benachbarten elektrischen Kontaktelementes elastisch federnd verbunden, wobei die Federelemente in einer Querschnittsebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung beispielsweise Ω-förmig und Hülsen und Federelemente miteinander einstückig zu einem Federgehäuse ausgebildet sind.Conveniently, each electrical contact element is surrounded by an electrically insulating sleeve and each sleeve of an electrical contact element via a respective electrically insulating elastic spring element with a sleeve of an adjacent electrical contact element elastically resiliently connected, wherein the spring elements in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the insertion direction, for example, Ω-shaped and sleeves and spring elements are integrally formed with each other to form a spring housing.

Am Gehäuse sind erste Rastmittel und an jedem Federelement zweite Rastmittel ausgebildet, die zusammenwirkend mit den ersten Rastmitteln die Federelemente und mit diesen die elektrischen Kontaktelemente am Gehäuse fixieren.On the housing first locking means and on each spring element second locking means are formed, which fix the spring elements cooperatively with the first locking means and with these the electrical contact elements on the housing.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform umfasst jedes erste Rastmittel eine elastisch federnde Lasche, die sich in Steckrichtung von dem Gehäuse erhebt und eine Ausnehmung aufweist, wobei jedes zweite Rastmittel eine Rastnase umfasst, die sich senkrecht zur Steckrichtung von dem jeweiligen Federelement erhebt und in die Ausnehmung der federnden Lasche des ersten Rastmittels passt.In a preferred embodiment, each first latching means comprises an elastically resilient tab which rises in the direction of insertion of the housing and has a recess, wherein each second latching means comprises a detent which rises perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the respective spring element and into the recess of the resilient Tab of the first locking means fits.

Eine mechanische Kodierung, die ein unerwünschtes falsches Einstecken des erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders verhindert, wird dadurch zur Verfügung gestellt, dass wenigstens eine der Laschen der ersten Rastmittel des Gehäuses eine andere Breite als die übrigen Laschen aufweist.A mechanical coding, which prevents unwanted incorrect insertion of the connector according to the invention is provided by the fact that at least one of the tabs of the first locking means of the housing has a different width than the other tabs.

Zum Haltern des Steckverbinders in eingestecktem Zustand erheben sich vom Gehäuse in Steckrichtung wenigstens zwei, insbesondere drei, voneinander beabstandete Rastzapfen mit jeweiliger Rastnase, die zum Einrasten in ein Gehäuse bzw. Steckinterface ausgebildet sind, welches zu den elektrischen Kontaktelementen des Steckverbinders komplementäre Kontaktelemente trägt.For holding the connector in the inserted state rise from the housing in the insertion direction at least two, in particular three, from each other spaced latching pin with respective latching lug, which are designed to engage in a housing or plug-in interface, which carries complementary to the electrical contact elements of the connector contact elements.

Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Diese zeigt in:

Fig. 1
eine erste bevorzugte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders in schematischer Aufsicht auf die Steckseite,
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eine zweite bevorzugte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders in perspektivischer Ansicht,
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ein Gehäuse des Steckverbinders gemäß Fig. 2 in perspektivischer Ansicht,
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Kontaktelemente, Signalleiterelemente und Federgehäuse in Explosionsdarstellung,
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Kontaktelemente, Signalleiterelemente und Federgehäuse in zusammengebautem Zustand in perspektivischer Darstellung,
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den Steckverbinder gemäß Fig. 2 in teilweise montiertem Zustand in perspektivischer Ansicht,
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das Federgehäuse des Steckverbinders gemäß Fig. 2 in perspektivischer Ansicht von unten,
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das Federgehäuse des Steckverbinders gemäß Fig. 2 in perspektivischer Ansicht von oben und
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das Federgehäuse des Steckverbinders gemäß Fig. 2 in Aufsicht.
The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. This shows in:
Fig. 1
a first preferred embodiment of a connector according to the invention in a schematic plan view of the plug side,
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A second preferred embodiment of a connector according to the invention in a perspective view,
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a housing of the connector according to Fig. 2 in perspective view,
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Die aus Fig. 1 schematisch ersichtliche, erste bevorzugte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders 100 umfasst ein Gehäuse 110, in dem längliche Buchsenkontakte 112 angeordnet sind, von denen in der Aufsicht der Fig. 1 nur die Stirnseiten zu sehen sind. Diese Buchsenkontakte 112 sind von einem Netzwerk aus elastischen Federelementen 114 miteinander verbunden und mittels dieses Netzwerkes aus Federelementen 114 innerhalb des Gehäuses 110 an Positionen entsprechend eines Sollmaßes (Sollpositionen) für die Buchsenkontakte 112 fixiert. Diese Positionen entsprechen den Positionen von Stiftkontakten innerhalb eines Gehäuses eines Gegensteckverbinders bzw. komplementären Steckverbinders, in den der Steckverbinder einsteckbar ist. Die Buchsenkontakte 112 sind zwar durch das Netzwerk aus Federelementen 114 grundsätzlich an den Positionen gemäß Sollmaß vorpositioniert, können jedoch aufgrund der Elastizität der Federelemente 114 in der Zeichnungsebene, welche senkrecht zu einer Steckrichtung 122 des Steckverbinders 100 ist, elastisch aus ihrer jeweiligen Sollposition ausgelenkt werden. Hierbei kann sich jeder Buchsenkontakt 112 unabhängig von den anderen Buchsenkontakten 112 von dieser Sollposition in eine beliebige Richtung innerhalb der Zeichnungsebene weg bewegen. Das Netzwerk aus Federelementen 114 ist dabei derart ausgebildet, dass sich jeder Buchsenkontakt 112 um die Größenordnung von Toleranzabweichungen von den Sollpositionen gemäß Sollmaß für die einzelnen Kontakte bewegen kann. Wird nun der erfindungsgemäße Steckverbinder 100 in einen nicht dargestellten Gegenstecker bzw. komplementären Steckverbinder mit entsprechenden Stiftkontakten gesteckt, wobei die Stiftkontakte in dem Gegenstecker starr angeordnet sind, so können sich die Buchsenkontakte 112 etwas aus ihrer jeweiligen Sollposition heraus bewegen, um sich an entsprechende Stiftkontakte anzupassen, die mit Toleranzabweichung von der Sollposition gemäß Sollmaß in dem Gegenstecker starr, d.h. fest fixiert, angeordnet sind. Dies ermöglicht ein Zusammenstecken von in einer Matrix angeordneten Kontaktelementen, ohne dass sich den elektrischen Kontakt negativ beeinflussende mechanische Spannungen oder Beschädigungen innerhalb der Kontaktelemente beim Zusammenstecken aufgrund von Toleranzabweichungen der Position von Kontaktsteckern bzw. -stiften oder Kontaktbuchsen ergeben. Es versteht sich, dass in dem erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinder auch Kontaktstifte und dementsprechend in dem Gegenstecker Kontaktbuchsen vorgesehen sein können. Auch können Buchsen und Stifte in dem Steckverbinder gemischt sein, wobei dann der Gegensteckverbinder eine entsprechend komplementäre Mischung von Buchsen und Stiften aufweist.From Fig. 1 schematically apparent, first preferred embodiment of a connector 100 according to the invention comprises a housing 110 in which elongated socket contacts 112 are arranged, of which in the supervision of Fig. 1 only the front sides are visible. These socket contacts 112 are connected to each other by a network of elastic spring elements 114 and fixed by means of this network of spring elements 114 within the housing 110 at positions corresponding to a nominal dimension (nominal positions) for the socket contacts 112. These positions correspond to the positions of pin contacts within a housing of a mating connector or complementary connector into which the connector is inserted. Although the socket contacts 112 are prepositioned by the network of spring elements 114 basically at the positions according to the nominal size, but can be elastically deflected from their respective desired position due to the elasticity of the spring elements 114 in the plane of the drawing, which is perpendicular to a direction of insertion 122 of the connector 100. In this case, each socket contact 112 can move away from this desired position in an arbitrary direction within the plane of the drawing independently of the other socket contacts 112. The network of spring elements 114 is designed in such a way that each socket contact 112 can move by the order of magnitude of tolerance deviations from the desired positions in accordance with the nominal dimension for the individual contacts. Now, if the connector 100 according to the invention is inserted into a mating connector or complementary plug connector with corresponding pin contacts, wherein the pin contacts are arranged rigidly in the mating connector, the socket contacts 112 may move slightly out of their respective desired position to adapt to corresponding pin contacts , which are rigidly fixed, ie fixed, with tolerance deviation from the target position according to the nominal dimension in the mating connector. This allows a mating arranged in a matrix contact elements without the electrical contact negatively affecting mechanical stresses or damage within the contact elements during mating due to tolerance deviations of the position of contact plugs or pins or contact sockets result. It is understood that in the connector according to the invention also contact pins and accordingly can be provided in the mating connector contact sockets. Also, sockets and pins may be mixed in the connector, wherein then the mating connector has a correspondingly complementary mixture of sockets and pins.

Die aus Fig. 2 und 6 ersichtliche, zweite bevorzugte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders 200 umfasst ein Gehäuse 210, drei Signalleiterelemente 212, drei Kontaktelemente 214 sowie ein Federgehäuse 216. Mit Pfeil 222 ist eine Steckrichtung gekennzeichnet, in die der erfindungsgemäße Steckverbinder 200 in einen komplementären Steckverbinder bzw. dessen Steckinterface beispielsweise eines Gerätes oder eines Kabels einsteckbar ist. Diese Steckrichtung 222 steht in diesem Beispiel im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer von dem Gehäuse 210 definierten Ebene, so dass es sich um einen Winkelstecker handelt. Dies ist jedoch lediglich beispielhaft. Die Steckrichtung 222 könnte auch mit einer Längsachse des Steckverbinders fluchten, so dass es sich nicht um einen Winkelstecker sondern einen geraden Steckverbinder handelt.From Fig. 2 and 6 apparent second preferred embodiment of a connector 200 according to the invention comprises a housing 210, three signal conductor elements 212, three contact elements 214 and a spring housing 216. Arrow 222 is a plug-in direction in which the connector 200 according to the invention in a complementary connector or its plug interface, for example a Device or a cable can be inserted. This plug-in direction 222 is in this example substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the housing 210, so that it is an angle plug. However, this is just an example. The plug-in direction 222 could also be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the connector, so that it is not a right angle connector but a straight connector.

Wie insbesondere auch aus Fig. 4 ersichtlich, sind die Kontaktelemente 214 als Koaxialsteckverbinder mit Innenleiter 218 und Außenleiter 220 ausgebildet. Die Signalleiterelemente 212 sind jeweils als Streifenleitung ausgebildet, die sich in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung 222 erstrecken und jeweils einen Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 mit einem Kabelanschluss 224 an einem kabelseitigen Ende 226 des Steckverbinders 200 verbinden. Beispielsweise sind die Streifenleitungen 212 mit drei sandwichartig übereinander gestapelten Leiterbahnen ausgebildet, wobei die mittlere Leiterbahn das elektrische HF-Signal überträgt und die beiden äußeren Bahnen zur elektrischen Abschirmung des Signalleiters mit Masse verbunden sind.As in particular from Fig. 4 can be seen, the contact elements 214 are formed as a coaxial connector with inner conductor 218 and outer conductor 220. The signal conductor elements 212 are each formed as a stripline extending in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction 222 and each connect a coaxial connector 214 with a cable terminal 224 at a cable-side end 226 of the connector 200. For example, the strip lines 212 are formed with three interconnects sandwiched one above the other, wherein the middle interconnect transmits the RF electrical signal and the two outer interconnects for electrical shielding of the signal conductor are connected to ground.

Das Gehäuse umfasst, wie insbesondere in Fig. 3 dargestellt, Ausnehmungen 228 zur Aufnahme jeweils einer der Streifenleitungen 212. Diese Ausnehmungen 228 sind derart dimensioniert, dass sich die Streifenleitungen 212 in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung 222 bewegen können. Von einem Boden des Gehäuses 200 erheben sich erste Rastmittel 230 in Form von elastisch federnden Laschen mit jeweiliger Ausnehmung 232. Ebenfalls vom Boden des Gehäuses 200 erheben sich Rastzapfen 234 mit jeweiligen Rastnasen 236, welche zum Einrasten in ein Steckinterface eines Gegensteckers oder Gerätegehäuses (nicht dargestellt) ausgebildet sind, um das Gehäuse 200 mechanisch mit dem Gegenstecker oder dem Gerätegehäuse zu verbinden. Weiterhin sind am kabelseitigen Ende 226 des Gehäuses 210 elastisch federnde Rastlaschen 238 ausgebildet, die zum Befestigen der Streifenleitungen 212 mit dem Gehäuse 210 am kabelseitigen Ende 226 vorgesehen sind, wie insbesondere aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich.The housing includes, in particular in Fig. 3 recesses 228 for receiving one of the strip lines 212. These recesses 228 are dimensioned such that the strip lines 212 can move in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction 222. From a bottom of the housing 200, first latching means 230 rise in the form of elastically resilient tabs with respective recess 232. Also from the bottom of the housing 200 are latching journals 234 with respective locking lugs 236, which (not shown for snapping into a plug-in interface of a mating connector or device housing ) educated are to mechanically connect the housing 200 with the mating connector or the device housing. Furthermore, elastically resilient locking tabs 238 are formed on the cable-side end 226 of the housing 210, which are provided for attaching the strip lines 212 to the housing 210 at the cable end 226, in particular from Fig. 2 seen.

Das aus den Fig. 5 und 7 bis 9 detaillierter ersichtliche Federgehäuse 216 umfasst drei Hülsen 240 aus elektrisch isolierendem Werkstoff, die jeweils einen Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 umgeben. Die Hülsen 240 sind an einer der Steckrichtung 222 zugewandten Seite an ihrem Umfang mit einer Fase 242 versehen, die als Fangbereich für entsprechende komplementäre Koaxialsteckverbinder beim Einstecken des erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders 200 in das Steckinterface eines komplementären Gegensteckers dienen. Die Hülsen 240 sind über elastisch federnde Federelemente 244 miteinander derart verbunden, dass die Hülsen 240 zusammen mit den Federelementen die Federhülse 216 ausbilden, welche einerseits die Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 an einer vorbestimmten Position gemäß Sollmaß (Soll-position) hält und andererseits eine elastische Auslenkung der Hülsen 240 und damit der Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 relativ zueinander erlaubt, so dass sich die Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 an toleranzbedingte Abweichungen der Position der komplementären Koaxialsteckverbinder von deren Sollposition, welche starr in dem Gegensteckverbinder bzw. dem Steckinterface, in das der erfindungsgemäße Steckverbinder 200 eingesteckt werden soll, angeordnet sind, durch entsprechende Bewegung von der Sollposition gemäß Sollmaß weg anpassen können. Mit anderen Worten ermöglicht der erfindungsgemäße Steckverbinder 200 ein gleichzeitiges Einstecken von drei separaten Koaxialsteckverbindern in entsprechende komplementäre Koaxialsteckverbinder, ohne dass diese komplementäre Koaxialsteckverbinder mit übermäßigen Anforderungen an eine geringe Toleranz der Positionierung in dem Gegenstecker angeordnet sein müssen. Dies spart Kosten und Herstellungsaufwand durch geringere Toleranzanforderungen bzw. größere zulässige Toleranzabweichungen vom Sollmaß bzw. der Sollposition der Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 und komplementären Koaxialsteckverbinder. Die Hülsen 240 und Federelemente 244 bilden das Federgehäuse 216 und sind einstückig miteinander ausgebildet.That from the Fig. 5 and 7 to 9 more detailed spring housing 216 includes three sleeves 240 of electrically insulating material, each surrounding a coaxial connector 214. The sleeves 240 are provided at one of the plug-in direction 222 facing side at its periphery with a chamfer 242, which serve as a capture range for corresponding complementary coaxial connector when inserting the connector 200 according to the invention in the plug interface of a complementary mating connector. The sleeves 240 are connected to each other via elastically resilient spring elements 244 such that the sleeves 240 together with the spring elements form the spring sleeve 216 which holds the one hand, the Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 at a predetermined position according to nominal (desired position) and on the other hand, an elastic deflection of the sleeves 240 and thus allows the coaxial connector 214 relative to each other, so that the coaxial connector 214 to tolerance-related deviations of the position of the complementary coaxial connector from its nominal position, which are rigidly in the mating connector or the plug-in interface, in which the connector 200 according to the invention is to be inserted, are arranged , can adapt by appropriate movement of the target position according to the specified size away. In other words, the connector 200 according to the invention allows simultaneous insertion of three separate coaxial connectors into corresponding complementary coaxial connectors, without having to arrange these complementary coaxial connectors with excessive requirements for low tolerance of positioning in the mating connector. This saves costs and production costs due to lower tolerance requirements or larger permissible tolerance deviations from the nominal dimension or the nominal position of the coaxial connectors 214 and complementary coaxial connectors. The sleeves 240 and spring elements 244 form the spring housing 216 and are formed integrally with each other.

Die die Hülsen 240 elastisch federnd verbindenden Federelemente 244 sind in einem Querschnitt senkrecht zur Steckrichtung 222 im Wesentlichen Ω-förmig ausgebildet und tragen an ihrer Außenseite zweite Rastmittel 246 in Form von Rastnasen, die in die Ausnehmungen 232 der Laschen 230 passen. Durch diese Anordnung können die Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 zwar in der Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung 222 elastisch federn aus der Sollposition ausgelenkt werden, sind jedoch entlang der Steckrichtung 222 fixiert.The sleeves 240 elastically resiliently connecting spring elements 244 are formed in a cross-section perpendicular to the insertion direction 222 is substantially Ω-shaped and wear on its outer side second locking means 246 in the form of locking lugs which fit into the recesses 232 of the tabs 230. By virtue of this arrangement, the coaxial connectors 214 can indeed be elastically deflected out of the desired position in the plane perpendicular to the plug-in direction 222, but are fixed along the plug-in direction 222.

Bei der Montage des Steckverbinders 200 wird zunächst das Federgehäuse 216 über die Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 geschoben, so dass jede Hülse 240 einen Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 aufnimmt, wie aus Fig. 4 und 5 ersichtlich. Danach werden die Streifenleitungen 212 in die Ausnehmungen 228 des Gehäuses 210 entgegen der Steckrichtung 222 eingeschoben, bis die Rastlaschen 238 des Gehäuses 210 über den Streifenleitungen 212 und die Rastnasen 246 der Federelemente 244 des Federgehäuses 216 in den Ausnehmungen 232 der Laschen 230 einrasten, womit die jeweiligen Anordnungen aus Koaxialsteckverbinder 214, Streifenleitung 212 und Kabelanschluss 224 einerseits mit dem Gehäuse 210 verbunden sind, sich jedoch andererseits die Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 relativ zueinander durch den Freigang der Streifenleitungen 212 in den Ausnehmungen 228 und die elastische Federwirkung der Federelemente 244 in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung 222 in der Größenordnung von Toleranzabweichungen von der Sollposition weg bewegen können.When mounting the connector 200, the spring housing 216 is first pushed over the coaxial connector 214, so that each sleeve 240 receives a coaxial connector 214, as shown Fig. 4 and 5 seen. Thereafter, the strip lines 212 are inserted into the recesses 228 of the housing 210 against the insertion direction 222 until the locking tabs 238 of the housing 210 via the strip lines 212 and the detents 246 of the spring elements 244 of the spring housing 216 engage in the recesses 232 of the tabs 230, whereby the On the other hand, the coaxial connectors 214 relative to each other by the clearance of the strip lines 212 in the recesses 228 and the elastic spring action of the spring elements 244 in a plane perpendicular to the plug-in direction 222 can move in the order of tolerance deviations away from the target position.

Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 2 und 6 ersichtlich, weisen die Laschen 230 unterschiedliche Breiten auf. Durch entsprechende Ausnehmungen im Steckinterface des Gegensteckers steht dadurch eine mechanische Kodierung zur Verfügung, die ein verdreht falsches Einstecken des Steckverbinders 200 in das Steckinterface des Gegensteckers verhindert. Somit ist sicher gestellt, dass immer der richtige Koaxialsteckverbinder 214 des Steckverbinders 200 auf den richtigen komplementären Koaxialsteckverbinder im Steckinterfase des komplementären Steckverbinders trifft.As in particular from Fig. 2 and 6 As can be seen, the tabs 230 have different widths. By corresponding recesses in the mating interface of the mating connector is characterized a mechanical coding available that prevents a twisted incorrect insertion of the connector 200 into the mating interface of the mating connector. Thus, it is ensured that always the right coaxial connector 214 of the connector 200 strikes the right complementary coaxial connector in the plug-in interface of the complementary connector.

Das Steckinterface ist beispielsweise eine Anordnung aus komplementären Koaxialsteckverbindern im Gehäuse einer Kfz-Dachantenne mit mehreren Antennen, beispielsweise einer Mobilfunkantenne und einer GPS-Antenne. Für jede Antenne ist ein eigener Koaxialsteckverbinder vorgesehen. Die elektrische Verbindung zwischen der Antenne und dem jeweiligen Endgerät, in diesem Beispiel Mobilfunktelefon und GPS-Empfänger, erfolgt direkt durch Einstecken des erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders 200 in das Steckinterface der Kfz-Dachantenne. Hierbei werden die jeweiligen Koaxialsteckverbinder für Mobilfunkantenne und GPS-Antenne gleichzeitig zusammen gesteckt. Eine zusätzliche Kabelverbindung kann entfallen. Die komplementären Koaxialsteckverbinder sind jeweils direkt mit der zugehörigen Antenne verbunden. Neben einer Verbesserung der Signalübertragung durch weniger Stossstellen im Signalweg ergibt sich eine vereinfachte Montage, da die jeweiligen Paare von Koaxialsteckverbinder/komplementärer Koaxialsteckverbinder für die verschiedenen Antennen nicht jeweils separat zusammen gesteckt werden müssen.The plug-in interface is for example an arrangement of complementary coaxial connectors in the housing of a car roof antenna with multiple antennas, for example, a mobile radio antenna and a GPS antenna. Each antenna has its own coaxial connector. The electrical connection between the antenna and the respective terminal, in this example mobile phone and GPS receiver is done directly by plugging the connector 200 of the invention into the plug-in interface of the car roof antenna. Here, the respective coaxial connector for mobile radio antenna and GPS antenna are plugged together. An additional cable connection can be omitted. The complementary coaxial connectors are each connected directly to the associated antenna. In addition to an improvement of the signal transmission by fewer impact points in the signal path results in a simplified assembly, since the respective pairs of coaxial connector / complementary coaxial connector for the different antennas need not be plugged together separately.

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  1. Insertion-connected connector (100, 200) having a housing (110, 210) and having at least two electrical contact elements (112, 214) which each have a longitudinal axis and which are arranged in predetermined positions on an insertion side of the housing (110, 210), orientated to have their respective longitudinal axes parallel to a direction of insertion (122, 222) of the insertion-connected connector (100, 200), characterised in that each electrical contact element (112, 214) is in the form of a co-axial insertion-connected connector having a centre conductor (218) and an outer conductor (220) and is arranged in the housing (110, 210) to be movable in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion (122, 222) and is connected, in an elastically resilient manner, to at least one second electrical contact element (112, 214) by means of at least one electrically insulating elastic resilient member (114, 244), the elastic resilient member (114, 244) being so arranged and formed that the electrical contact elements (112, 214) are, except for differences due to tolerances, pre-positioned at the respective predetermined positions and can be deflected, in an elastically resilient manner, from these locations in the plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion (122, 222).
  2. Insertion-connected connector (100, 200) according to claim 1, characterised in that the electrical contact elements (112, 214) are arranged in the housing (110, 210) to be movable in such a way that the mobility of the electrical contact elements (112, 214) in the plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion (222) encompasses tilting of the longitudinal axes of the electrical contact elements (112, 214) and/or a displacement thereof in translation in a parallel position.
  3. Insertion-connected connector (100, 200) according to at least one of the foregoing claims, characterised in that each electrical contact element (112, 214) is connected to a signal conductor member (212) which in each case connects an electrical contact element (112, 214) electrically to a connecting point (224) for a cable.
  4. Insertion-connected connector (100, 200) according to claim 3, characterised in that each signal conductor member (212) is in the form of a co-axial line or a strip line
  5. Insertion-connected connector (100, 200) according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that each signal conductor member (212) is formed to have electrical screening.
  6. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to at least one of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that all the signal conductor members (212) are arranged to extend in a plane at right angles to the direction of insertion (222), starting from the given contact element (214).
  7. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to at least one of claims 3 to 6, characterised in that each signal conductor member (212) is in the form of a rigid component and a recess (228) is provided in the housing (210) for each signal conductor member (212) and is so formed that each signal conductor member (212) can be moved, together with the associated contact element (214), in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion (222).
  8. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to at least one of the foregoing claims, characterised in that each electrical contact element (214) is surrounded by an electrically insulating sleeve (240) and each sleeve (240) of an electrical contact element (214) is connected in an elastically resilient manner to a sleeve (240) of an adjacent electrical contact element (214) by means of a respective electrically insulating elastic resilient member (244).
  9. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to claim 8, characterised in that the resilient members (244) are formed to be Ω-shaped in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion (222).
  10. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that the sleeves (240) and resilient members (244) are formed to be in one piece with one another to form a resilient housing (216).
  11. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to at least one of the foregoing claims, characterised in that first latching means (230) are formed on the housing (210) and on each resilient member (244) are formed second latching means (246) which, by cooperating with the first latching means (230), fix the resilient members (244) to the housing (210).
  12. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to claim 11, characterised in that each first latching means (230) comprises an elastically resilient tongue which rises from the housing (210) in the direction of insertion and which has a recess (232), with each second latching means (246) comprising a latching nose which rises from the given resilient member (244) perpendicularly to the direction of insertion (222) and fits into the recess (232) in the resilient tongue (230) comprising the first latching means.
  13. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to claim 12, characterised in that at least one of the tongues (230) comprising the first latching means on the housing (210) is of a different width from the other tongues (230).
  14. Insertion-connected connector (200) according to at least one of the foregoing claims, characterised in that there rise from the housing (210) in the direction of insertion (222) at least two, and in particular three, latching spigots (234) spaced apart from one another having respective latching noses (236) which are formed to latch into a housing or insertion interface which carries contact elements complementary to the electrical contact elements (214) of the insertion-connected connector (200).
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