EP1889334A1 - Contact apparatus for minimizing the load of mechanically loaded smt soldered joints - Google Patents
Contact apparatus for minimizing the load of mechanically loaded smt soldered jointsInfo
- Publication number
- EP1889334A1 EP1889334A1 EP06763459A EP06763459A EP1889334A1 EP 1889334 A1 EP1889334 A1 EP 1889334A1 EP 06763459 A EP06763459 A EP 06763459A EP 06763459 A EP06763459 A EP 06763459A EP 1889334 A1 EP1889334 A1 EP 1889334A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact
- holder
- housing part
- contact device
- circuit board
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
- H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
- H01R9/05—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections for coaxial cables
- H01R9/0503—Connection between two cable ends
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
- H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
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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
- H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
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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
- H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/50—Fixed connections
- H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/515—Terminal blocks providing connections to wires or cables
Definitions
- the invention relates to a contact device for SMT assembly on a printed circuit board, wherein the contact device for electrically conductive connection at least one contact of the contact device with at least one conductor track of the circuit board via at least one solder joint vorgese ⁇ hen, wherein the contact device comprises a contact holder for receiving the Having contact, and wherein the contact of the contact device is provided for connection to at least one electrical counter-contact.
- the invention further relates to an SMT plug connection with at least one such contact device.
- Such a contact device for SMT solder points ( "Surfa- ce Mounting Technology") is used in the manufacturing technology for printed circuit boards used. Assemblies of the SMT, which are also known as PCBs, require a high degree of standardization, ⁇ ckungstechniken the quality manufacturing and assembly plants make possible. Any simplification, for example, the reduction of the items of printed circuit boards is a great advantage. SMT has prevailed in the past ⁇ mer more against the "Trough Hole Technology" (THT) due to the ease of manufacture, although the strength the SMT solder joint is smaller by a factor of 5 to 10 than that of a THT solder joint.
- THT Trough Hole Technology
- SMT omitted holes in the board and saves at least one operation and understandable to ⁇ soldering.
- a major disadvantage of SMTs is that they are usually unsuitable for certain components, such as connectors or heavy components, where high mechanical stress on the solder joints occurs.
- a plug-in connection in the re ⁇ gel is usually designed so that the movement of the plug-in operation is performed parallel to the circuit board, so as to relieve the SMT solder joints.
- soldering with a circuit board in a single operation mechanically and electrically connected.
- pins are provided on the plug, which are sunk in the circuit board and serve as mechanical protection. The insertion movement is parallel to the PCB and perpendicular to the pins - similar to the previous section.
- the invention has for its object to provide a contact device of the type mentioned on SMT basis, which is also inexpensive to produce and easy to assemble.
- the contact device has a first housing part, wherein the housing part has at least one elongated recess for receiving the contact holder, and wherein the housing part at least one impact is formed for the contact, which is provided for intercepting insertion forces in contacting the contact with an electrical mating contact.
- the mechanical relief of the SMT solder joints is accomplished by a contact device, which causes a power flow reversal.
- a power flow for example, by the
- the te ers ⁇ housing part thus intercepts noxious mechanical loads is and can transfer it to further housing parts, and / or the entire housing.
- the power flow is mainly due to the contacts, which are fixed in a contact holder by clamping.
- the Kunststoffhal ⁇ ter is the mechanical link between the contacts and the first housing part.
- the mode of operation of the SMT connector is based on such a contact device, wherein the first housing part of the contact device is designed such that it forms a precisely fitting plug-in device for a mating plug device, which is provided for contacting the contacts with the electrical mating contacts.
- At least one stop for the contact is formed, which is provided for the interception of tensile and / or compressive forces is that interact with the electrical contact. This avoids that external forces overload the SMT solder points be ⁇ .
- the first housing part is designed such that it forms a tailor-made plug-in device for a Gegensteckvor- direction, which is provided for contacting the contacts with the electrical mating contacts. This makes it possible to use the contact device, for example, as a plug counterpart, and to manufacture or interrupt the contact easily and quickly.
- the first housing part has a cover plate with at least one recess L Kunststoff ⁇ union, whereby the sockets of the contact holder are guidable and allow easy threading in the Fixierbe ⁇ rich. This saves time and effort in the ma ⁇ tional ski or manual assembly.
- These recesses are used both for simple threading of the contact holder in the housing part and at the same time leads in combination with the spacer webs on the underside of the cover plate to a more stable fixation of the contact holder in the vertical direction, perpendicular to the circuit board.
- the side plates have recesses which act as a stop in a threading area and as a groove in a fixing area. are formed. This combination allows a threading of the sockets of the contact holder in the elongated recesses of the cover plate before the contact holder is completely fixed in the fixing. It is another device to simplify the threading process.
- finger protection elements are integrally formed on the upper side of the cover plate in the fixing region of the first housing part. This finger protection elements prevent accidental contact by the user when removing or Be ⁇ connecting the electrical mating contact. They continue to prevent unwanted contacts with other metallic parts that could cause a short circuit, or the touch of other Gegens- tände or materials 29mut the contact time could zen ⁇ . It is optionally possible hen the finger protection elements as vorzuse accurately fitting insertion device forming elements ⁇ .
- At least one fixing device for detecting the contact holder is provided in the fixing area in order to determine the contact holder in the horizontal direction to the circuit board.
- the contact in different segments with different radio functions ⁇ is divided.
- the contact has a small protruding tip, which is provided as a contact foot for soldering to the circuit board ⁇ .
- the contact includes a contact body for connection to the electrical mating contact, which is formed flat and large area.
- the contact body and the contact foot are optionally connected to an elastic, conductive connecting piece, which can absorb mechanical stress.
- the contact for direct insertion and for easy fixation by clamping in the contact holder is provided.
- the contact holder on its underside on the contact holder integrally formed guide elements for accurately fitting placement of the contact holder in guide holes, which are provided in the circuit board according to the arrangement of the guide elements. This should facilitate the positioning of the contact device on the circuit board.
- it is mög ⁇ Lich perform the guide elements as press-in pins.
- the contact holder on the upper side at least one socket for the contact body, which are used for guiding purposes during threading.
- the contact holder has at least one recess on the underside, which is provided for receiving the contact foot of the contact in Kon ⁇ clock holder. He is lying contact holder flat on the circuit board.
- a one-piece device the functional means of the contact ⁇ holder and the first housing part, whereby the number of components of the contact device is reduced and / or the assembly process is simplified.
- the SMT connector has an at least one electrical mating contact existing plug connection ⁇ part for contacting with the contact of the contact device, whereby an uncomplicated, fast and / or secure contact via the plug principle is made possible.
- FIGS. Show it: a contact holder of a contact device with contacts in a perspective view
- FIG. 1 shows a contact holder 7 of a contact device 3 with contacts 5 in a perspective view.
- the contact holder 7 carries in the exemplary embodiment six contacts 5, wherein only parts of the contact 5, namely a contact foot 25 and a contact body 26 can be seen in the figure 1.
- the fixing of the contacts 5 is carried out by clamping in mounts 14 of the contact holder 7.
- Six recesses 30 on the long front side of the contact holder 7, lined up along the up ⁇ contacts 5 are provided for the contact feet 25th With the help of these recesses 30, it is possible to set the contact ⁇ device 3 even with pinched contacts 5 flat on the circuit board 4.
- the contact device 3 carries on the contact holder 7 and on both short side surfaces in each case a guide web 17.
- the guide webs 17 ensure easy threading of the contact holder 7 in a first housing part 8.
- the threading is with three Einfädelungs Colouren in Figures 4, 5 and 6 shown.
- 2 shows the contact holder 7 of Figure 1 in a further perspective view, which allows the circuit board 4 facing underside of the contact holder 7 to see. Ne ⁇ Ben the recesses 30 for the contact feet 25 and the molded guide elements 28 can be seen, the number and shape can be adjusted as needed.
- the contact device 3 shows the contact device 3 with the first housing part 8 and the circuit board 4 in an exploded view.
- the circuit board 4 with guide holes 29, about the adapted contact device 3, consisting of the contact holder 7 with the contacts 5 and the device part 8.
- the contact device 3 is provided for direct Bestü ⁇ ckung the circuit board 4 by SMT technology and can be positioned directly on the circuit board 4, or the contact feet 25 are soldered.
- the contact feet 25 and the molded guide elements 28 of the contact device 3 are inserted into the designated guide holes 29 of the circuit board 4.
- the guide ⁇ elements 28 may be optionally performed as press-in pins, wherein a different number of the guide members 28 or the guide holes 29 is conceivable.
- the first device part 8 is intended to guide the contact device 3 together with the printed circuit board 4 in the elongate recesses 9.
- the first housing part 8 is provided to protect the contact device 3 and / or to enable the connection to other housing parts 11, 12 and / or to form a plug connection for the contacts 5.
- Figure 4 is a disposed on a circuit board 4 contactless device 3 during the threading in the first housing part 8.
- This figure is related to figure 5 and to see figure 6, since these three figures, an image sequence of the threading ⁇ operation of the printed circuit board 4 Attached contact holder ⁇ ters 7 in the first housing part 8 show.
- Each figure illustrates one of the three steps that are necessary to fix the con ⁇ tact device 3 together with the circuit board 4 in the first housing part 8.
- the con ⁇ tact device 3 is pushed together with the circuit board 4 so under a cover plate 13 of the first housing part 8 that a threading of the sockets 14 in the elongated recesses 9 of the first housing part 8 is possible.
- FIG. 5 shows a arranged on a printed circuit board 4 con ⁇ tact device 3 in the fixation in the first housing part 8.
- the sockets 14 are inserted into the elongated recesses 9, the circuit board 4 and the cover plate 13 are parallel to each other.
- the contact device 3 is locked to the socket 14 by means of the fixing device 23.
- the locking works on the spring principle and comes into effect when the socket 14 is pushed by the threading 18 in the fixing area 20.
- the fixing device 23 a return of the patch on the circuit board 4 Kunststoffhal ⁇ age 7 is prevented in the Einfädel Scheme 18.
- a possible movement vertical to the cover plate 13 because of the finger protection elements 22 and the guide webs 17 excluded ⁇ sen.
- the contact device 3 is thus completely fixed and requires for a contacting of the contact 5 with egg ⁇ nem electrical counter contact a specially designed ⁇ nen plug device part, since the contact body 26 bordered from three sides, or is protected.
- FIG. 8 shows a partially sectioned view of a side ⁇ plate 16 of the first housing part 8 for illustrating the Einfädel Schemees 18 and the fixing region 20 of the contact device 3.
- the guide stop 19 allows the Einfä ⁇ del Scheme 18 at the same time bringing up and einseiti ⁇ ge guiding the on the printed circuit board 4 attached Mixhal ⁇ ters 7.
- the groove 21 in the fixing area 20 allows the Fi ⁇ xation of the contact holder 7 in the vertical direction to the PCB 4, in combination with the guide bar 17, which is guided rail-like manner in the groove 21st
- FIG 9 shows a side view of the contact 5 with its Be ⁇ components, namely the contact foot 25, an elastic connector 27 and the contact body 26.
- the contact 5 is shown on the circuit board 4, wherein the contact foot 25 is soldered to the circuit board 4.
- the contact holder 8 stands here for reasons of stability flat on the ladder plate 4.
- the elastic connector 27 is provided for intercepting possible mechanical loads of the contact 5.
- FIG 10 shows a perspective view of the Kunststoffvorrich ⁇ device 3 within a multi-part housing with a vertical section.
- the contact device 3 is sharing on the first housing part 8 in a housing with further housing ⁇ integrated 11,12.
- the second housing part 11 is connected to the housing part 8 by two screws.
- the housing part 12 is attached to the device part 8 by means of latching fixing devices 23.
- the vertical section makes it possible to detect the positions of the printed circuit board 4 and of the contact holder 7 with clamped-in contact 5.
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- Electric Connection Of Electric Components To Printed Circuits (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE200520008923 DE202005008923U1 (en) | 2005-06-07 | 2005-06-07 | Contact mechanism for reducing load of mechanically stressed solder points in surface mounting technology (SMT) in component fitting on circuit board |
PCT/EP2006/062837 WO2006131489A1 (en) | 2005-06-07 | 2006-06-01 | Contact apparatus for minimizing the load of mechanically loaded smt soldered joints |
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EP1889334A1 true EP1889334A1 (en) | 2008-02-20 |
EP1889334B1 EP1889334B1 (en) | 2011-04-20 |
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US (1) | US7690929B2 (en) |
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