EP1873870B1 - Multicontact connector - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates in particular to a multicontact connector.
- sealing elements are provided at the rear of the cavity of the connector body, it may be difficult to pass an extraction tool through the rear face due to the presence of these sealing elements.
- Requirement EP0 183 587 discloses a multicontact connector according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the present invention aims in particular to facilitate the removal of an insert from a cavity of a connector body.
- the invention makes it possible to easily remove the insert from the cavity by passing an extraction tool through the front face, in particular when the connector comprises electrical contact elements soldered on a printed circuit board disposed on the rear face of the body. connector, or when the connector has sealing elements at the rear making it difficult to pass an extraction tool.
- the insert is preferably always removed from the cavity by the rear face of the connector body.
- the connector according to the invention may for example be of the connector type of the EPX A and B range marketed by RADIALL.
- the contact elements can be, for example, male or female electrical contact elements, or, alternatively, optical.
- the connector according to the invention of electrical, optical or opto-electric type, can be used in the field of aeronautics for example.
- the tab of the retention member advantageously comprises at least one support edge, in particular substantially rectilinear, arranged to be applied against a shoulder of the insert, in order to retain the insert in the cavity of the connector body.
- the bearing and lateral edges of the locking tongue may be substantially perpendicular.
- the locking tab advantageously defines the bearing face for retracting the tab by exerting on this bearing surface a force directed towards the front face of the connector body.
- the locking tab has two lateral edges, in particular substantially parallel, on each of which is connected an actuating element.
- the tab may comprise a single actuating element.
- the actuating element can in particular be bent.
- the actuating element may comprise a first portion extending substantially parallel to the locking tab and a second portion defining with the first the elbow of the actuating element.
- the actuating element comprises a first portion inclined with respect to the locking tongue and a second portion defining with the first the elbow of the actuating element, this second portion being more inclined relative to the tongue. lock that first.
- the actuating element extends beyond the support edge of the locking tab.
- At least one of the support faces, in particular both, are for example substantially planar.
- the bearing faces allowing the retraction of the tab respectively by the front and rear faces of the connector body form between them an angle in particular between 30 ° and 90 °, in particular about 60 °.
- the retention member comprises a frame and the elastically deformable can connects to an inner edge of the frame.
- the locking tab advantageously forms with a main frame plane an angle of between 5 ° and 30 °, for example about 15 °.
- the frame advantageously comprises a recess arranged to fit against a shoulder of the connector body.
- the frame comprises for example at least one, in particular two, lateral portions each having a substantially rounded shape.
- the connector body comprises an inner wall defining the cavity, the wall comprising one or more recesses arranged to receive at least partially the actuating element or elements of the elastically deformable tab when it is retracted.
- the connector body advantageously comprises one or more clearances for accessing the element or the actuating elements of the lug, from the front face of the connector body, in particular with the aid of an extraction tool.
- the retention member is made for example by cutting a sheet.
- the invention also relates to an assembly comprising a connector as defined above and an extraction tool arranged to apply to the retention member a force to retract the elastically deformable tab of the retaining organ, the tool being arranged to be applied on the tab through the front face of the connector body.
- the tool advantageously comprises at least one branch, in particular two substantially parallel branches, with at the end of the or each branch, two projections for engaging in two clearances formed on the connector body and accessible from the front face.
- the connector is for example fixed by its rear face on a printed circuit board.
- the insert 8 comprises a plurality of housings 10 each intended to receive an electrical contact element, for example in the form of pins 11, which may have various diameters.
- a printed circuit board 15 is fixed on the rear face 4 of the connector body 2, at the level of the cavity 5.
- the contact elements 11 are soldered to this printed circuit board 15.
- the insert 8 has a side wall 16 on which are formed shoulders 17 extending substantially perpendicular to the axis X.
- the cavity 5 is defined by an inner wall 18 of the connector body 2.
- Grooves 19 opposite and recesses 20 also facing are formed on this wall 18, the grooves 19 being located between the recesses 20 and the rear face 4.
- the insert 9 comprises a plurality of housings 23 which may be of at least two different types, or, alternatively, identical, and arranged to receive electrical or optical contact elements.
- the insert 9 comprises annular beads 24 coming to bear against an inner wall 25 defining the cavity 6, in order to ensure a leaktight seal between the front 3 and rear 4 faces.
- the sealing beads 24 are made for example on a rear portion 26 of elastomer material of the insert 9.
- Grooves 19 and recesses 20 are formed on the inner wall 25, as described above for the wall 18.
- the inserts 8 and 9 are retained in their respective cavities 5 and 6, each with the aid of a pair of retention members 30.
- each retention element 30 comprises a frame 31 defining a window 32 in which extends an elastically deformable tab 33 movable between a locking position preventing the withdrawal of the insert 8 or 9 of the corresponding cavity 5 or 6 and a retracted position allowing the insertion of the insert 8 or 9 of the cavity 5 or 6 by the rear face 4.
- the tab 33 comprises a generally flat locking tab 34, defining a bearing edge 35 at the front and comprising two lateral edges 36 substantially parallel to each other.
- the locking tab 34 is connected to the frame 31 along an inner edge 46 of this frame 31.
- the tab 33 further comprises two actuating elements 38 each connected to the locking tab 34 by a lateral edge 36.
- each actuating element 38 is bent, having a first portion 40 extending substantially parallel to the locking tab 34 and a second portion 41 defining with the first portion 40 the elbow 42 of the element d actuation 38.
- the first portion 40 is connected to the locking tongue 34.
- the second portion 41 of the actuating elements 38 extends beyond the support edge 35 of the locking tab 34.
- the locking tab 34 makes with a main plane P of the frame 31 an angle of between 5 and 30 °, for example being about 15 °.
- the second portion 41 of the actuating element 38 forms with the locking tab 34 an angle A of about 60 °, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 .
- Each locking tongue 34 and each second portion 41 of the actuating elements 38 define bearing faces respectively 44 and 45, the face 44, respectively the face 45, being arranged in such a way that a force applied on this face 44, respectively 45, and directed towards the front face 3, respectively the rear face 4, of the connector body 2, causes the retraction of the tab 33.
- the frame 31 comprises a recess 47 arranged to be applied against a shoulder formed in a groove 19 of the connector body 2.
- the frame 31 further comprises two lateral portions 48 each having a substantially rounded shape so as to substantially match the shape of the inner wall 18 or 25.
- the locking lugs 33 are applied on the shoulders 17 of the inserts 8 and 9, making it possible to prevent the insertion of the insert 8 or 9 by the rear face 4 of the connector body 2, as we can see it on the figure 1 .
- This tool 50 comprises two substantially straight and parallel branches 51 connected together by a rounded portion 52.
- Two advances 53 are provided at each free end of a branch 51.
- the extraction tool 50 is introduced through the front face 3 so that the projections 53 penetrate in the clearances 27.
- the projections 53 exert on the bearing faces 45 of the actuating elements 38 a force tending to pivot the tab 33 so as to move the support edge 35 away from the shoulder 17 corresponding.
- the actuating elements 38 then retract into the corresponding recesses 20, as shown in FIG. figure 6 .
- Removal of the insert 9 from the cavity 6 is carried out in the same way, by insertion of the extraction tool 50 by the front face 3.
- the elastically deformable tab 33 may comprise a locking tab 34 and a single actuating element 38.
- the connector body 2 may comprise, if desired, a single cavity 5 or 6.
- a retention member 30 ' according to another example of implementation of the invention, differing from the retention member 30 previously described in that the first portion 40 of the actuating elements 38 extends so non-parallel with respect to the locking tongue 34.
- the first portion 40 forms with the tongue 34 an angle B for example of about 15 °, and the second portion 41 an angle C of about 55 ° with the locking tab 34.
- the angular disposition of the portions 40 and 41 makes it possible to increase the leverage at the support edge 35 of the locking tab 34 to facilitate disassembly of the insert when the extraction tool is inserted by the front face of the connector body.
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La présente invention concerne en particulier un connecteur multicontacts.The present invention relates in particular to a multicontact connector.
Actuellement, la plupart des connecteurs modulaires dans le domaine de l'aéronautique sont de type RR/RR (Rear release/Rear removable).Currently, most modular connectors in the field of aeronautics are type RR / RR ( Rear release / Rear removable ).
Le démontage par l'arrière de tels connecteurs s'effectue de manière satisfaisante dans un grand nombre d'utilisations envisagées.Rear disassembly of such connectors is satisfactorily performed in a large number of intended uses.
Dans le cas d'un connecteur multicontacts équipé d'éléments de contact formés par des picots soudés sur une carte de circuit imprimé, ces éléments de contact étant portés par un insert disposé dans une cavité d'un corps de connecteur et le corps de connecteur étant fixé sur la carte par sa face arrière, le retrait de l'insert de la cavité devient plus complexe car il n'est pas possible de faire passer un outil d'extraction par la face arrière du corps de connecteur. L'opération nécessite d'abord de dessouder les éléments de contact de la carte avant de pouvoir extraire l'insert.In the case of a multicontact connector equipped with contact elements formed by pins welded to a printed circuit board, these contact elements being carried by an insert disposed in a cavity of a connector body and the connector body being fixed on the card by its rear face, the removal of the insert from the cavity becomes more complex because it is not possible to pass an extraction tool through the rear face of the connector body. The operation first requires desoldering the contact elements of the card before extracting the insert.
Egalement lorsque des éléments d'étanchéité sont prévus à l'arrière de la cavité du corps de connecteur, il peut être difficile de faire passer un outil d'extraction par la face arrière du fait de la présence de ces éléments d'étanchéité.Also when sealing elements are provided at the rear of the cavity of the connector body, it may be difficult to pass an extraction tool through the rear face due to the presence of these sealing elements.
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La présente invention vise notamment à faciliter le retrait d'un insert d'une cavité d'un corps de connecteur.The present invention aims in particular to facilitate the removal of an insert from a cavity of a connector body.
L'invention a ainsi pour objet un connecteur multicontacts comportant :
- un corps de connecteur présentant des faces avant et arrière et comprenant au moins une cavité s'étendant entre les faces avant et arrière et débouchant sur ceux-ci,
- au moins un insert agencé pour recevoir des éléments de contact, notamment électrique ou optique,
- au moins un organe de rétention agencé pour retenir l'insert dans la cavité du corps de connecteur, l'organe de rétention comportant au moins une patte élastiquement déformable mobile entre une position de verrouillage empêchant le retrait de l'insert de la cavité et une position escamotée permettant le retrait de l'insert de la cavité, notamment par la face arrière du corps de connecteur, la patte comportant au moins deux faces d'appui, dont l'une est agencée de manière à ce qu'une force appliquée sur elle et dirigée vers la face avant du corps de connecteur provoque l'escamotage de la patte, et dont une autre est agencée de manière à ce qu'une force appliquée sur elle et dirigée vers la face arrière du corps de connecteur provoque l'escamotage de ladite patte.
- a connector body having front and rear faces and comprising at least one cavity extending between the front and rear faces and opening thereon,
- at least one insert arranged to receive contact elements, in particular electrical or optical,
- at least one retention member arranged to retain the insert in the cavity of the connector body, the retention member comprising at least one resiliently deformable tab movable between a locking position preventing removal of the insert from the cavity and a retracted position allowing the insertion of the insert from the cavity, in particular through the rear face of the connector body, the tab comprising at least two bearing faces, one of which is arranged in such a way that a force applied to it and directed towards the front face of the connector body causes the retraction of the tab, and another is arranged so that a force applied on it and directed towards the rear face of the connector body causes the retraction of said tab.
Grâce à l'invention, il est possible de retirer l'insert de la cavité du corps de connecteur en insérant un outil d'extraction par la face arrière ou par la face avant du corps de connecteur en vue d'agir sur la patte pour l'escamoter.Thanks to the invention, it is possible to remove the insert from the cavity of the connector body by inserting an extraction tool through the rear face or the front face of the connector body in order to act on the tab for retract.
L'invention permet de retirer facilement l'insert de la cavité en faisant passer un outil d'extraction par la face avant, notamment lorsque le connecteur comporte des éléments de contact électrique soudés sur une carte de circuit imprimé disposée sur la face arrière du corps de connecteur, ou lorsque le connecteur comporte des éléments d'étanchéité à l'arrière rendant difficile le passage d'un outil d'extraction.The invention makes it possible to easily remove the insert from the cavity by passing an extraction tool through the front face, in particular when the connector comprises electrical contact elements soldered on a printed circuit board disposed on the rear face of the body. connector, or when the connector has sealing elements at the rear making it difficult to pass an extraction tool.
Que l'on fasse passer l'outil d'extraction par la face avant ou la face arrière du corps de connecteur, l'insert est de préférence toujours retiré de la cavité par la face arrière du corps de connecteur.Whether the extraction tool is passed through the front or rear face of the connector body, the insert is preferably always removed from the cavity by the rear face of the connector body.
Le connecteur selon l'invention peut être par exemple du type connecteur de la gamme EPX A et B commercialisé par la société RADIALL.The connector according to the invention may for example be of the connector type of the EPX A and B range marketed by RADIALL.
Les éléments de contact peuvent être par exemple des éléments de contact électrique mâles ou femelles, ou, en variante, optique.The contact elements can be, for example, male or female electrical contact elements, or, alternatively, optical.
Le connecteur selon l'invention, de type électrique, optique ou opto-électrique, peut être utilisé dans le domaine de l'aéronautique par exemple.The connector according to the invention, of electrical, optical or opto-electric type, can be used in the field of aeronautics for example.
La patte de l'organe de rétention comporte avantageusement au moins un bord d'appui, notamment sensiblement rectiligne, agencé pour s'appliquer contre un épaulement de l'insert, en vue de retenir l'insert dans la cavité du corps de connecteur.The tab of the retention member advantageously comprises at least one support edge, in particular substantially rectilinear, arranged to be applied against a shoulder of the insert, in order to retain the insert in the cavity of the connector body.
De préférence, la patte comporte :
- au moins une languette de verrouillage définissant à l'avant le bord d'appui, et comprenant au moins un bord latéral,
- un ou plusieurs éléments d'actionnement de la languette de verrouillage se raccordant à celle-ci par son bord latéral, une face d'appui étant formée sur l'élément ou chaque élément d'actionnement permettant d'escamoter la patte élastiquement déformable en exerçant sur cette face d'appui une force dirigée vers la face arrière du corps de connecteur.
- at least one locking tongue defining the support edge at the front, and comprising at least one lateral edge,
- one or more actuating elements of the locking tongue connecting thereto by its lateral edge, a bearing face being formed on the element or each actuating element making it possible to retract the elastically deformable tab by exerting on this bearing face a force directed towards the rear face of the connector body.
Les bords d'appui et latéral de la languette de verrouillage peuvent être sensiblement perpendiculaires.The bearing and lateral edges of the locking tongue may be substantially perpendicular.
La languette de verrouillage définit avantageusement la face d'appui permettant d'escamoter la patte en exerçant sur cette face d'appui une force dirigée vers la face avant du corps de connecteur.The locking tab advantageously defines the bearing face for retracting the tab by exerting on this bearing surface a force directed towards the front face of the connector body.
Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, la languette de verrouillage comporte deux bords latéraux, notamment sensiblement parallèles, sur chacun desquels se raccorde un élément d'actionnement.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the locking tab has two lateral edges, in particular substantially parallel, on each of which is connected an actuating element.
En variante, la patte peut comporter un unique élément d'actionnement. L'élément d'actionnement peut notamment être coudé.Alternatively, the tab may comprise a single actuating element. The actuating element can in particular be bent.
L'élément d'actionnement peut comporter une première portion s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à la languette de verrouillage et une deuxième portion définissant avec la première le coude de l'élément d'actionnement.The actuating element may comprise a first portion extending substantially parallel to the locking tab and a second portion defining with the first the elbow of the actuating element.
En variante, l'élément d'actionnement comporte une première portion inclinée par rapport à la languette de verrouillage et une deuxième portion définissant avec la première le coude de l'élément d'actionnement, cette deuxième portion étant davantage inclinée par rapport à la languette de verrouillage que la première.In a variant, the actuating element comprises a first portion inclined with respect to the locking tongue and a second portion defining with the first the elbow of the actuating element, this second portion being more inclined relative to the tongue. lock that first.
Ceci permet d'augmenter l'effet de levier au niveau du bord d'appui pour faciliter le démontage de l'insert lorsque l'outil d'extraction est inséré par la face avant.This increases the leverage at the support edge to facilitate disassembly of the insert when the extraction tool is inserted through the front panel.
Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'élément d'actionnement s'étend au-delà du bord d'appui de la languette de verrouillage.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the actuating element extends beyond the support edge of the locking tab.
L'une au moins des faces d'appui, notamment les deux, sont par exemple sensiblement planes.At least one of the support faces, in particular both, are for example substantially planar.
Les faces d'appui permettant l'escamotage de la patte respectivement par les faces avant et arrière du corps de connecteur forment entre elles un angle notamment compris entre 30° et 90°, notamment d'environ 60°.The bearing faces allowing the retraction of the tab respectively by the front and rear faces of the connector body form between them an angle in particular between 30 ° and 90 °, in particular about 60 °.
De préférence, l'organe de rétention comporte un cadre et la peut élastiquement déformable se raccorde à un bord intérieur du cadre.Preferably, the retention member comprises a frame and the elastically deformable can connects to an inner edge of the frame.
La languette de verrouillage forme avantageusement avec un plan principal cadre un angle compris notamment entre 5 et 30°, par exemple d'environ 15°.The locking tab advantageously forms with a main frame plane an angle of between 5 ° and 30 °, for example about 15 °.
Le cadre comporte avantageusement un décrochement agencé pour s'applique contre un épaulement du corps de connecteur.The frame advantageously comprises a recess arranged to fit against a shoulder of the connector body.
Le cadre comporte par exemple au moins une, notamment deux, portions latérales ayant chacune une forme sensiblement arrondie.The frame comprises for example at least one, in particular two, lateral portions each having a substantially rounded shape.
Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, le corps de connecteur comporte une paroi intérieure définissant la cavité, la paroi comprenant un ou plusieurs renfoncements agencés pour recevoir au moins partiellement le ou les éléments d'actionnement de la patte élastiquement déformable lorsque celle-ci est escamotée.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the connector body comprises an inner wall defining the cavity, the wall comprising one or more recesses arranged to receive at least partially the actuating element or elements of the elastically deformable tab when it is retracted.
Le corps de connecteur comporte avantageusement un ou plusieurs dégagements permettant d'accéder à l'élément ou aux éléments d'actionnement de la patte, depuis la face avant du corps de connecteur, notamment à l'aide d'un outil d'extraction.The connector body advantageously comprises one or more clearances for accessing the element or the actuating elements of the lug, from the front face of the connector body, in particular with the aid of an extraction tool.
L'organe de rétention est réalisé par exemple par découpage d'une tôle.The retention member is made for example by cutting a sheet.
L'invention a encore pour objet un ensemble comportant un connecteur tel que défini ci-dessus et un outil d'extraction agencé pour appliquer sur l'organe de rétention une force permettant d'escamoter la patte élastiquement déformable de l'orgare de retenue, l'outil étant agencé pour pouvoir être appliqué sur la patte en passant par la face avant du corps de connecteur.The invention also relates to an assembly comprising a connector as defined above and an extraction tool arranged to apply to the retention member a force to retract the elastically deformable tab of the retaining organ, the tool being arranged to be applied on the tab through the front face of the connector body.
L'outil comporte avantageusement au moins une branche, notamment deux branches sensiblement parallèles, avec à l'extrémité de la ou chaque branche, deux avancées pour s'engager dans deux dégagements ménagés sur le corps de connecteur et accessibles depuis la face avant.The tool advantageously comprises at least one branch, in particular two substantially parallel branches, with at the end of the or each branch, two projections for engaging in two clearances formed on the connector body and accessible from the front face.
L'invention a encore pour objet un procédé pour démonter un insert d'un corps de connecteur dans un connecteur tel que défini ci-dessus, le procédé comportant les étapes suivantes :
- exercer une force, depuis la face avant du corps de connecteur, sur la patte de l'organe de rétention, notamment sur un ou plusieurs éléments d'actionnement de la patte, afin de l'escamoter, notamment à l'aide d'un outil d'extraction,
- retirer l'insert par la face amère du corps de connecteur.
- exerting a force, from the front face of the connector body, on the tab of the retention member, in particular on one or more actuating elements of the tab, in order to retract it, in particular by means of a extraction tool,
- remove the insert by the bitter side of the connector body.
Le connecteur est par exemple fixé par sa face arrière sur une carte de circuit imprimé.The connector is for example fixed by its rear face on a printed circuit board.
L'invention a encore pour objet un procédé pour démonter un insert d'un corps de connecteur dans un connecteur tel que défini ci-dessus, le procédé comportant les étapes suivantes :
- exercer une force, depuis la face arrière du corps de connecteur, sur la patte de l'organe de rétention afin de l'escamoter, notamment à l'aide d'un outil d'extraction,
- retirer l'insert par la face arrière du corps de connecteur.
- exerting a force, from the rear face of the connector body, on the leg of the retention member in order to retract it, in particular by means of an extraction tool,
- remove the insert from the back side of the connector body.
L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'exemples de mise en oeuvre non limitatifs de l'invention, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :
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figure 1 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en coupe longitudinale, un connecteur conforme à un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, - la
figure 2 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en vue de face, le connecteur de lafigure 1 , - la
figure 3 illustre, schématiquement et partiellement, en perspective, un organe de rétention conforme à un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, - les
figures 4 et 5 représentent, schématiquement et partiellement, en perspective, deux outils d'extraction, - la
figure 6 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en coupe longitudinale, le connecteur de lafigure 1 , avec un outil d'extraction inséré par la face avant, - la
figure 7 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en coupe longitudinale, un connecteur conforme à un exemple de mise en oeuvre de invention, avec un outil d'extraction inséré par la face arrière, - la
figure 8 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en perspective, un organe de rétention conforme à un autre exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, et - les
figures 9 et 10 représentent, schématiquement et partiellement, en coupe, la patte de l'organe de rétention de lafigure 8 , respectivement dans une position de repos et une position escamotée.
- the
figure 1 represents, schematically and partially, in longitudinal section, a connector according to an exemplary implementation of the invention, - the
figure 2 represents, schematically and partially, in front view, the connector of thefigure 1 , - the
figure 3 illustrates, schematically and partially, in perspective, a retention member according to an exemplary implementation of the invention, - the
Figures 4 and 5 represent, schematically and partially, in perspective, two extraction tools, - the
figure 6 represents, schematically and partially, in longitudinal section, the connector of thefigure 1 , with an extraction tool inserted by the front, - the
figure 7 represents, schematically and partially, in longitudinal section, a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, with an extraction tool inserted by the rear face, - the
figure 8 represents, schematically and partially, in perspective, a retention member according to another example of implementation of the invention, and - the
Figures 9 and 10 represent, schematically and partially, in section, the leg of the retention member of thefigure 8 respectively in a rest position and a retracted position.
On a représenté sur la
- un corps de connecteur 2 présentant des faces
avant 3et arrière 4 et comprenant deux cavités 5et 6 d'axe X s'étendant entre les facesavant 3et arrière 4 et débouchant sur celles-ci,ce corps 2 étant réalisé par exemple en métal ou en matériau composite, - des inserts 8
et 9 engagés respectivement dans les cavités 5et 6.
- a
connector body 2 havingfront 3 and rear 4 faces and comprising two 5 and 6 of X axis extending between the front faces 3 and rear 4 and opening on them, thiscavities body 2 being made for example of metal or composite material, -
8 and 9 respectively engaged ininserts 5 and 6.cavities
L'insert 8 comprend une pluralité de logements 10 destinés chacun à recevoir un élément de contact électrique, par exemple sous la forme de picots 11, lesquels peuvent présenter des diamètres variés.The
Une carte de circuit imprimé 15 est fixée sur la face arrière 4 du corps de connecteur 2, au niveau de la cavité 5.A printed
Les éléments de contact 11 sont soudés sur cette carte de circuit imprimé 15.The
L'insert 8 comporte une paroi latérale 16 sur laquelle sont formés des épaulements 17 s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'axe X.The
La cavité 5 est définie par une paroi intérieure 18 du corps de connecteur 2.The
Des gorges 19 en regard et des renfoncements 20 également en regard sont formés sur cette paroi 18, les gorges 19 étant situées entre les renfoncements 20 et la face arrière 4.
L'insert 9 comporte une pluralité de logements 23 pouvant être d'au moins deux types différents, ou, en variante, identiques, et agencés pour recevoir des éléments de contact électrique ou optique.The
L'insert 9 comporte des bourrelets annulaires 24 venant s'appliquer contre une paroi intérieure 25 définissant la cavité 6, afin d'assurer l'étanchéité en traversée entre les faces avant 3 et arrière 4.The
Les bourrelets d'étanchéité 24 sont réalisés par exemple sur une portion arrière 26 en matériau élastomère de l'insert 9.The sealing
Des gorges 19 et des renfoncements 20 sont formés sur la paroi intérieure 25, comme décrit plus haut pour la paroi 18.
Comme on peut le voir sur la
Les inserts 8 et 9 sont retenus dans leurs cavités respectives 5 et 6, chacun à l'aide d'une paire d'organes de rétention 30.The
Comme illustré sur la
La patte 33 comporte une languette de verrouillage 34 généralement plane, définissant à l'avant un bord d'appui 35 et comprenant deux bords latéraux 36 sensiblement parallèles entre eux.The
La languette de verrouillage 34 se raccorde sur le cadre 31 le long d'un bord intérieur 46 de ce cadre 31.The
La patte 33 comporte en outre deux éléments d'actionnement 38 se raccordant chacun à la languette de verrouillage 34 par un bord latéral 36.The
Dans l'exemple illustré, chaque élément d'actionnement 38 est coudé, comportant une première portion 40 s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à la languette de verrouillage 34 et une deuxième portion 41 définissant avec la première portion 40 le coude 42 de l'élément d'actionnement 38.In the illustrated example, each actuating
La première portion 40 se raccorde à la languette de verrouillage 34.The
La deuxième portion 41 des éléments d'actionnement 38 s'étend au-delà du bord d'appui 35 de la languette de verrouillage 34.The
En position de repos, la languette de verrouillage 34 fait avec un plan principal P du cadre 31 un angle compris notamment entre 5 et 30°, étant par exemple d'environ 15°.In the rest position, the
La deuxième portion 41 de l'élément d'actionnement 38 forme avec la languette de verrouillage 34 un angle A d'environ 60°, comme illustré sur la
Chaque languette de verrouillage 34 et chaque deuxième portion 41 des éléments d'actionnement 38 définissent des faces d'appui respectivement 44 et 45, la face 44, respectivement la face 45, étant agencée de manière à ce qu'une force appliquée sur cette face 44, respectivement 45, et dirigée vers la face avant 3, respectivement la face arrière 4, du corps de connecteur 2, provoque l'escamotage de la patte 33.Each locking
Le cadre 31 comporte un décrochement 47 agencé pour s'appliquer contre un épaulement formé dans une gorge 19 du corps de connecteur 2.The
Le cadre 31 comporte en outre deux portions latérales 48 ayant chacune une forme sensiblement arrondie afin d'épouser sensiblement la forme de la paroi intérieure 18 ou 25.The
Dans la position de verrouillage, les pattes de verrouillage 33 viennent s'appliquer sur les épaulements 17 des inserts 8 et 9, permettant d'empêcher le retrait de l'insert 8 ou 9 par la face arrière 4 du corps de connecteur 2, comme on peut le voir sur la
On a représenté sur la
Cet outil 50 comporte deux branches 51 sensiblement rectilignes et parallèles se raccordant entre elles par une portion arrondie 52.This
Deux avancées 53 sont prévues à chaque extrémité libre d'une branche 51.Two advances 53 are provided at each free end of a
On a représenté sur la
On va maintenant décrire des opérations pour extraire un insert 8 ou 9 de la cavité correspondante 5 ou 6.Operations will now be described for extracting an
Dans le cas du retrait de l'insert 8 de la cavité 5, il convient de noter que l'insertion d'un outil d'extraction par la face arrière 4 est rendue difficile du fait de la présence de la carte de circuit imprimé 15.In the case of removing the
Afin d'escamoter les pattes élastiquement déformables 33 des organes de rétention 30 et permettre ainsi le retrait de insert 8 de la cavité 5, on introduit l'outil d'extraction 50 par la face avant 3 de manière à ce que les avancées 53 pénètrent dans les dégagements 27.In order to retract the elastically
En poussant sur l'outil d'extraction 50, les avancées 53 exercent sur les faces d'appui 45 des éléments d'actionnement 38 une force tendant à faire pivoter la patte 33 de manière à éloigner le bord d'appui 35 de l'épaulement 17 correspondant.By pushing on the
Les éléments d'actionnement 38 s'escamotent alors dans les renfoncements 20 correspondants, comme illustré sur la
Il est alors possible d'extraire l'insert 8 de la cavité 5.It is then possible to extract the
Le retrait de l'insert 9 de la cavité 6 s'effectue de la même manière, par insertion de l'outil d'extraction 50 par la face avant 3.Removal of the
Dans le cas où l'insert 8 est dépourvu de bourrelets d'étanchéité 24, un espace suffisant sur la face arrière 4 permet d'utiliser l'outil d'extraction 55 pour exercer une force sur les faces d'appui 44 des languettes de déverrouillage 34 afin de provoquer l'escamotage de la patte 33, comme illustré sur la
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples de mise en oeuvre qui viennent d'être décrits.Of course, the invention is not limited to the implementation examples which have just been described.
Par exemple, la patte élastiquement déformable 33 peut comporter une languette de verrouillage 34 et un unique élément d'actionnement 38.For example, the elastically
Le corps de connecteur 2 peut comporter, si on le souhaite, une unique cavité 5 ou 6.The
On a représenté sur la
Comme on peut le voir sur les
La disposition angulaire des portions 40 et 41 permet d'augmenter l'effet de levier au niveau du bord d'appui 35 de la languette de verrouillage 34 pour faciliter le démontage de l'insert lorsque l'outil d'extraction est inséré par la face avant du corps de connecteur.The angular disposition of the
Claims (21)
- A multicontact connector (1) comprising:• a connector body (2) presenting front (3) and rear (4) faces and including at least one cavity (5;6) extending between the front and rear faces and opening out therein;• at least one insert (8;9) arranged to receive contact elements, in particular electrical or optical contact elements; and• at least one retention member (30; 30') arranged to retain the insert in the cavity of the connector body, the retention member comprising at least one elastically deformable tab (33) movable between a locking position preventing the insert from being withdrawn from the cavity and a retracted position enabling the insert to be withdrawn from the cavity, in particular via the rear face of the connector body, characterized in that the tab has at least two bearing faces (44,45), one of which is arranged in such a manner that a force applied thereagainst and directed towards the front face of the body of the connector causes the tabs to be retracted, and another one of which is arranged in such a manner that a force applied thereagainst and directed towards the rear face of the body of the connector causes said tab to retract.
- A connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the tab (33) includes at least one bearing edge (35), in particular an edge that is substantially rectilinear, which edge is arranged to bear against a shoulder (17) of the insert.
- A connector according to claim 2 characterized in that the tab (33) comprises:at least one locking tongue (34) defining the front of the bearing edge (35) and including at least one side edge (36); andone or more actuator elements (38) for actuating the locking tongue (34) connected thereto via its side edge (36), a bearing face (45) being formed on the or each actuator element enabling the elastically deformable tab (33) to be retracted by exerting on said bearing face a force that is directed towards the rear face (4) of the connector body.
- A connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the bearing (35) and side (36) edges of the locking tongue are substantially perpendicular.
- A connector according to any one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the locking tongue (34) defines the bearing face (44) enabling the tab to be retracted by exerting on said bearing face a force that is directed towards the front face (3) of the connector body.
- A connector according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the locking tongue (34) has two side edges (36), in particular parallel edges, each having an actuator element (38) connected thereto.
- A connector according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the actuator element (38) is bent
- A connector according to claim 7, characterized in that the actuator element comprises a first portion (40) extending substantially parallel to the locking tongue and a second portion (41) co-operating with the first portion to define the bend (42) of the actuator element.
- A connector according to claim 7, characterized in that the actuator element comprises a first portion that is inclined relative to the locking tongue and a second portion co-operating with the first to define the bend of the actuator element, the second portion sloping more steeply relative to the locking tongue than the first.
- A connector according to any one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that the actuator element (38) extends beyond the bearing edge (35) of the locking tongue (34).
- A connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the bearing faces (44;45), and in particular both of them, are substantially plane.
- A connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retention member (30) comprises a frame (31) and in that the elastically deformable tab (33) is connected to an inside edge (46) of the frame.
- A connector according to claim 12, characterized in that the frame (31) includes a step (47) arranged to bear against a shoulder of the connector body.
- A connector according to one of claims 12 and 13, characterized in that the frame (31) includes one and in particular two side portions (48), each being substantially rounded in shape.
- A connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connector body (2) has an inside wall (18, 25) defining the cavity, the wall having one or more setbacks (20) arranged to receive at least in part the or each actuator element (38) of the elastically deformable tab when retracted.
- A connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the connector body (2) has one or more setbacks (27) giving access to the actuator element(s) (38) of the tab from the front face of the connector body.
- An assembly comprising- a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 16 and- an extractor tool (50) arranged to bear against the retention member (30) of said connector with a force enabling the elastically deformable tab (33) of the retention member to be retracted, the tool being arranged to be capable of being applied against the tab by passing through the front face (33) of the connector body.
- A tool according to claim 17, characterized in that it includes at least one branch (51), and in particular two substantially parallel branches, with two projections (53) at the end of the or each branch for engaging in two setbacks (27) formed in the connector body.
- A method of removing an insert (8; 9) from a connector body in a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 16, the connector being used and the method comprising the following steps:exerting a force from the front face (3) of the connector body against the tab (33) of the retention member (30) in order to retract it; andwithdrawing the insert (8,9) via the rear face (4) of the connector body.
- A method according to claim 19, characterized in that the connector has its rear face secured to a printed circuit card (15).
- A method of removing an insert from a connector body in a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 16, the connector being used and the method comprising the following steps:exerting a force from the rear face (4) of the connector body against the tab (33) of the retention (30) member in order to retract it; andwithdrawing the insert (8; 9) via the rear face (4) of the connector body.
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