EP1869731B1 - Butee d'un element d'encliquetage comportant une douille - Google Patents

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EP1869731B1
EP1869731B1 EP06724149A EP06724149A EP1869731B1 EP 1869731 B1 EP1869731 B1 EP 1869731B1 EP 06724149 A EP06724149 A EP 06724149A EP 06724149 A EP06724149 A EP 06724149A EP 1869731 B1 EP1869731 B1 EP 1869731B1
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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
    • H01R13/20—Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together
    • 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
    • H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
    • 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
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
    • 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
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/111—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section

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  • the invention relates to a plug connection with a plug and a socket, wherein the plug is latched in the inserted state with the socket.
  • a catch is attached to the circumference of the plug or the socket.
  • the latching can be solved preferably by using a tool and the socket and the plug can then be separated. When latching there is a risk of destruction under mechanical stress, especially in the context of low temperatures.
  • a socket element disclosed in which a latching element is formed on a contact body, which can undergo a latching with a plug-in element.
  • the contact body is inserted into a pin chamber and has two tongue-shaped contact elements whose free ends press with a predetermined pressure force against a conical surface of the contact pin.
  • the reeds are biased axially upwards due to their inherent spring characteristic, so that the top of the flange forming the bearing for the holders 13 is pressed against the free ends of the contact pin holders.
  • the object of the present invention has been made to provide a tool-free release of the connector and a non-destructive function, preferably in cold and additional mechanical stress, and also a tolerance recording function to provide.
  • FIG. 1 a female member 21 is shown prior to assembly.
  • FIG. 2 is the socket member 21 assembled, shown, further, a plug-in element 22 can be seen.
  • the female member 21 and the male member 22 form a contact connection 20.
  • the contact connection 20 is in FIG. 2 in a separate or uninflated position and in FIG. 3 shown in inserted and latched arrangement.
  • the female member 21 has a female body 24.
  • the socket body 24 has a preferably circular cylindrical plug receiving space 25 and a conductor receiving space 30.
  • the plug receiving space 25 has an inner plug receiving space 26 and an outer plug receiving space 27.
  • the inner connector accommodating space 26 has a smaller diameter than the outer connector accommodating space 27.
  • the outer connector accommodating space 27 thus has a larger diameter than the inner connector accommodating space 26.
  • a Stop 28 is formed at the transition from the outer larger diameter connector receiving space 26 to the smaller diameter inner connector accommodating space 26 .
  • the stopper 28 is preferably formed by the reduction of the diameter.
  • latching means 29 are arranged on the outer circumference of the socket body 24.
  • the latching means 29 are preferably arranged on the outside of the socket body 24 in the region of the stop 28 arranged internally in the socket body 24.
  • the conductor receiving space 30 serves to receive a conductor with which the socket element 21 can be connected to a circuit.
  • a latching element 32 is then provided to the stop 28.
  • the contact socket 34 closes outwardly with the socket body 24, preferably flush.
  • the contact socket 34 is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the socket body 24 of the socket element 21.
  • an electrically conductive connection is made from the contact socket 34 to the conductor arranged in the conductor receiving space 30.
  • the contact socket 34 is in the outer connector receiving space 27, preferably by pressing, attached. The attachment can also be performed by soldering, gluing or other suitable fastening.
  • the intermediate space 35 serves to accommodate tolerances, so that it is ensured that the latching element 32 still has enough play when the socket element 21 is assembled.
  • the outer diameter of the locking element 32 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer connector receiving space 27.
  • the bushing body 24 is preferably a rotary member of cylindrical shape, in particular also a cylindrical plug receiving space 25 and a cylindrical conductor receiving space 30.
  • the contact bushing 34 is preferably a cylindrical RADSOK bushing. In this case, located in the interior of the contact socket 34 individual contact surfaces 37 cylindrical contact surface means 36th
  • the locking element 32 is preferably a disc of thermoplastic material, in particular plastic material.
  • the locking element 32 may also be made of bent wire or a suitably slotted metal disc be prepared.
  • the latching element 32 has a recess 38, preferably a hole 38, on.
  • FIG. 5 is a section through the locking element 32 is shown.
  • a plan view of the locking element 32 is in the FIGS. 6a-d shown. It shows FIG. 6a a locking element 32 with a circular receiving opening. In FIG. 6b the locking element 32 is shown with an elliptically shaped receiving opening.
  • FIG. 6c shows the locking element 32 with additional outgoing from the receiving opening incisions, which facilitate the latching or unlatching.
  • FIG. 6d a locking element 32 formed from spring wire is shown. Other embodiments for the locking element 32 are also possible.
  • the socket element 21 forms a contact connection 20 together with a plug-in element 22.
  • the plug-in element 22 has a contact pin 40 and a connection part 41.
  • the connection part 41 has a conductor accommodating space.
  • the plug-in element 22 has fastening means 42 arranged between the contact pin 40 and the connection part 41.
  • the plug-in element 22 is preferably designed as a cylindrical rotary part.
  • the contact pin 40 has a first section 44, with a first diameter D1.
  • the first section 44 is followed by a second section 45 with a second diameter D2.
  • the second diameter D2 is smaller than the first diameter D1.
  • the second section 45 is followed by a third section 46.
  • the third section 46 has locking means 47.
  • the third section 46 points towards the second section 45, a diameter which is larger than the first diameter D1 but smaller or at most equal to the first diameter D1. With increasing distance from the second portion 45 and the locking means 47, the diameter of the third portion 46 decreases, ie, the third portion 46 is conical.
  • the surface of the first portion 44 forms a contact surface 43 of the contact pin 40.
  • the contact surface in the inserted state of the contact connection 20 comes the contact surface in the inserted state of the contact connection 20, the contact surface 43 comes into contact with the contact surface means 36 and establishes an electrical connection between the female member 21 and the male member 22 ago.
  • the conical section 46 expands the cutout 38 of the latching element 32 (or bends the preferably spring wire of the latching element) 32) in such a way that the third portion 46 including the locking means 47 can be pushed through the locking element 32.
  • the transition from the second section 45 to the third section 46 expands the recess 38 in the latching element 32, and the contact connection 22 can be solved.
  • the plugging and pulling force of the contact connection 20 can be set in a relatively simple manner via the bevelling angles of the third section 46 and the transition from the second section 45 to the third section 46.
  • Figure 7a is the transition from the second section 45 to the third section 46, that is, the locking means 47 designed as an edge. Compared to the embodiment described later, a relatively high pulling force is required.
  • the latching means 47 is formed by an oblique edge as a transition from the second section 45 to the third section 46. This is compared to Figure 7a a lower pulling force needed.
  • the conical section 46 is formed at a steeper angle. This facilitates insertion of the plug element 22 into the socket element 21, but a higher force is required for latching.
  • the transition from the second section 45 to the third section 46 is formed here with radii. The pulling force is thereby the steepest increase, ie the strongest increase in the diameter of the male member 22 is substantially determined.
  • the locking element 32 is disposed in the outer connector receiving space 27 between the stop 28 and the contact socket 34.
  • the third section 46 of the contact pin 40 extends into the inner plug receiving space 26.
  • the latching of the contact connection takes place in the region of the second section 45 and the third section 46 of the contact pin 40.
  • the first section 44, and thus the contact surface 43, is not involved in the latching process.
  • the surface of the first portion 44 or the contact surface 43 is not damaged even with multiple plugs.
  • the diameter of the third portion 46 is at most as large as the diameter D1 of the first portion 44 and the contact socket 34 is not damaged during the insertion process.
  • the contact connection 20 thus has an inner latching contour, which can be solved without tools and at the same time allows the use of an existing socket contact, in particular an existing high-current, or RADSOK contact.
  • the contact connection 20 allows a tool-free release of the connector in connection with minimal mechanical wear on the contact parts in particular the contact surface 43 of the plug element 22. Furthermore, the contact connection 20 has only a very small footprint.
  • FIG. 4 shows a plug connection 100.
  • the connector 100 consists of a socket 101 and a plug 102.
  • the socket 101 has two socket elements 21 which are arranged in a Buchsenisolieroasa 103.
  • the plug 102 has two plug-in elements 22, which are arranged in a Steckerisolieroasa 104.
  • the connector 100 is in FIG. 4 shown in a mated and latched position. The locking takes place by the, according to the FIGS. 1 to 3 , described embodiment of the socket elements 21 and plug-in elements 22. It is no outside, on the insulator attached latching means necessary, ie there are no problems that external latching hooks could break off in cold or additional mechanical stress.
  • the contact bush 34 has at its inner end a recess 50 and at its outer end a recess 51.
  • the socket body 24 and the plug-in element 22 are preferably formed in one piece.
  • the socket body 24 and the plug element 22 are preferably formed as a rotating part.
  • other training such as by casting, or the combination of several sections are also possible.
  • the socket body 24 and the plug-in element 22 are made of electrically conductive material, preferably of metal.
  • the latching between the socket element 21 and the plug-in element 22 in the region of the front, ie the plug-side end of the plug element 22 is provided.
  • An arrangement wherein the detent element is provided closer to the attachment means 42 and the detent element 32 is located in the connector receiving space 25 on the plug side in front of the socket body 24 and is held by a separate element in the connector receiving space 25 is also possible.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un élément de douille comportant un élément d'encliquetage destiné à être encliqueté avec un élément mâle. L'élément de douille présente un corps de douille pourvu d'un espace de logement d'élément mâle extérieur, et une douille de contact disposée dans cet espace de logement fixe l'élément d'encliquetage dans l'espace de logement.

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  1. Élément de douille (21) comprenant un élément d'encliquetage (32) pour une action d'encliquetage/verrouillage avec un élément de fiche (22),
    l'élément de douille (21) comprenant un corps de douille (24), le corps de douille (24) comprenant un logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) et un logement intérieur de réception de fiche (26) séparé du logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) par une butée (28), dans lequel dans le logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) est prévu un manchon de contact (34), et l'élément d'encliquetage (32) est maintenu entre la butée (28) et le manchon de contact (34) dans le logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27),
    caractérisé en ce qu'un espace (35) est prévu du côté de l'élément d'encliquetage qui est opposé à la butée (28).
  2. Élément de douille (21) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps de douille (24) est d'une seule pièce.
  3. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'élément d'encliquetage (32) est en un matériau thermoplastique.
  4. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'élément d'encliquetage (32) est constitué d'un fil plié.
  5. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'élément d'encliquetage (32) est en métal.
  6. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'élément d'encliquetage (32) a une forme de disque et comprend de préférence en son milieu une ouverture (38).
  7. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps de douille (24) est électriquement conducteur.
  8. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps de douille (24) est en métal.
  9. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le manchon de contact (34) est un manchon à fort courant.
  10. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le manchon de contact (34) est pressé dans le logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) .
  11. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le manchon de contact (34) est soudé dans le logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) .
  12. Élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le logement extérieur de réception de fiche (27) comprend un contour interne cylindrique et le manchon de contact (34) comprend un contour externe cylindrique.
  13. Liaison par contact (20) comprenant un élément de douille (21) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, et un élément de fiche (22), l'élément de fiche (22) comprenant :
    une broche de contact (40) et une partie de connexion (41) et un moyen de montage (42),
    dans lequel la broche de contact (40) comprend une première partie (44) ayant un premier diamètre D1, une deuxième partie (45) ayant un second diamètre D2 et une troisième partie (46), dans lequel le second diamètre est inférieur au premier diamètre, et
    dans lequel, entre la troisième (46) et la deuxième partie (45), des moyens d'encliquetage (47) sont prévus et dans lequel la troisième partie (46) a, vers la deuxième partie (45), un diamètre supérieur au second diamètre D2, ledit diamètre étant au maximum aussi grand que le premier diamètre D1, et
    dans lequel le diamètre de la troisième partie (46) diminue quand la distance augmente à partir de la deuxième partie (45), c'est-à-dire que son diamètre suit un cône ; et
    dans lequel la deuxième partie (45) est adaptée à recevoir et à venir en engagement de verrouillage avec un élément d'encliquetage (32).
  14. Connecteur côté douille (101) ou douille (101) comprenant un corps isolant de douille (103) dans lequel est disposé au moins un élément de douille (21) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 12.
  15. Connexion par enfichage (100) comprenant un connecteur côté douille (101) selon la revendication 14 et un connecteur côté fiche (102) avec un corps isolant (104) dans lequel est prévu au moins un élément de fiche (22) selon la revendication 13.
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