EP2148396A1 - Schutzvorrichtung für ineinander passende Verbinderelemente - Google Patents

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EP2148396A1
EP2148396A1 EP09290530A EP09290530A EP2148396A1 EP 2148396 A1 EP2148396 A1 EP 2148396A1 EP 09290530 A EP09290530 A EP 09290530A EP 09290530 A EP09290530 A EP 09290530A EP 2148396 A1 EP2148396 A1 EP 2148396A1
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shutter
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François Dufresne de Virel
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Safran Electronics and Defense SAS
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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
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213—Covers
    • 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
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4532—Rotating shutter
    • 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
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings

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  • An object of the invention is to provide a relatively compact protective device, easily manipulated and providing effective protection.
  • the invention proposes a device for protecting a connector comprising two connector elements provided with open ends that are nestable into one another in a direction of engagement, the device comprising a first shutter and a second shutter each connected to one of the open ends by a laterally offset articulation and of axis parallel to the direction of engagement so that each shutter is rotatable between a shutter position and a position release of the open end concerned, the shutters having a front face provided with means for their mutual mutual attachment in rotation about the axis of articulation and the articulation of the first shutter being mounted on the end concerned to be movable in translation parallel to the direction of engagement between a position flush with the open end and a retracted position it's open end.
  • the shutters are secured in rotation prior to engagement by bringing their front faces into contact and can be rotated simultaneously immediately before engagement.
  • the release of the shutters therefore occurs while the open ends are separated by a distance equal to the cumulative thicknesses of the shutters and for a very short time, limiting the risk of dirt getting into the ends open connector elements.
  • the displacement of the first shutter in its retracted position allows the engagement and then the engagement of the open ends of the connector elements into one another.
  • the shutter remains permanently attached to the connector element that it protects and therefore not likely to be lost, and its opening is performed at the time of nesting with another connector element.
  • the device comprises at least one return member of each of the shutters in the closed position.
  • the shutters are thus returned to their closed position as soon as the disconnection is completed.
  • the first shutter return member is a helical spring mounted to work in compression so as to return the shutter from the recessed position to the flush and torsion position so as to return the shutter to its position clearance to its closed position.
  • the spring then provides two functions a function of return pivoting and a function of return in translation.
  • the protection device is intended to protect a connector having two interlocking connector elements 1 and 2.
  • the connector element 2 comprises a cylindrical sleeve of circular section 4 which is intended to be attached to the end of a cable and which contains a connection member 5 comprising metallized holes 6 connected to the connecting son.
  • the connector element 1 comprises a cylindrical sleeve of circular section 7 which is intended to be mounted at the end of a cable and which contains a connection member 8 equipped with pins 9 in register with the metallized holes 6.
  • the connector elements 1, 2 both comprise a cylindrical sleeve 10, having an open end projecting respectively from the inlet openings of the metallized holes 6 and the free ends of the pins 9.
  • the sleeves 10, 20 are arranged to can being nested one inside the other in a direction of engagement so as to allow the pins 9 to penetrate the metallized holes 6.
  • the open ends of the sleeves 10 and 20 are provided with a shutter 11, 21 respectively, of disc shape, connected to the sleeve 10, 20 by a hinge, generally designated 12, 22, offset laterally and of axis parallel to the direction. commitment.
  • the hinge 12, 22 here comprises a cylindrical pin 13, 23 extending from an edge of the shutter 11, 21 parallel to a direction normal thereto.
  • the pin 13, 23 is pivotally received in a channel 14, 24 extending along one side of the sleeve 10, 20 so that the shutter 11, 21 can be pivoted between a closed position and a closed position. release of the open end of the sleeve 10, 20.
  • the channel 14, 24 receives a spring 15, 25 of the shutter 11, 21 in the closed position. In their closed position, the shutters 11, 21 are in contact and in friction with the sleeve 10, 20 corresponding.
  • the gutter 14 further receives the pin 13 sliding parallel to the direction of engagement between a position flush with the open end of the sleeve 10 and a position recessed from this open end in a race at least equal to the interlocking length connector elements 1, 2 necessary for the connection thereof, the shutter 11 being rotated in the disengaged position.
  • the shutters 11, 21 have end faces 16, 26 provided with reliefs 17, 27 of reciprocating shapes to ensure their integral pivoting about the axis of the hinge 12, 22 when the end faces 16, 26 are in contact.
  • the reliefs 17, 27 are here respectively a finger with a flat surface projecting from the end face 16 and a housing of corresponding shape. provided in the front face 26. This ensures a keying forcing to align the axes of the joints to allow the pivoting of the shutters. This also allows to align the connector elements with each other prior to the actual connection.
  • the shutter 21 further comprises a lateral lug 28 facilitating its manipulation to cause it to pivot from its closed position to its disengaged position.
  • the shutter may include a plurality of lateral lugs or a knurled or fluted surface.
  • the sleeves 10 and 20 are sealed by the shutters 11, 21.
  • the end faces 16, 26 shutters 11, 21 in the closed position are presented opposite one another to engage the finger 17 in the housing 27 by putting the end faces 16, 26 in contact and coinciding the axes of the joints 12 22.
  • the pin 28 is then manipulated to pivot the shutter 21 towards its release position by driving the shutter 11 in this same position by the cooperation of the reliefs 17, 27 solidarisant the shutters 11, 21 ( figure 5 ).
  • a movement of approximation of the connector elements 1, 2 causes engagement and engagement of the sleeves 10, 20 one into the other, the penetration of the pins 9 into the plated holes 6 and the sliding of the pin 13 in the chute 14 bringing the shutter 11 in its recessed position so that it does not interfere with the connection ( figure 6 ).
  • the shutter 21 (now secured to the shutter 11) provides support for a finger of the operator facilitating the introduction of the sleeves one in the other and allowing the exercise of the interlocking force of the connector elements.
  • the inner and outer surfaces of the connector members 1, 2 and the components attached thereto have coefficients of friction promoting their relative sliding.
  • the shutters 11, 21 are returned to their closed position by the springs 15, 25.
  • the spring 15 first ensures the return of the shutter 11 by translation to its flush position and then rotated to its closed position.
  • the spring 25 provides only the return in rotation of the shutter 21 to its closed position.
  • the channel 14 has a very recessed end of the open end of the sleeve 10 to allow the retraction of the shutter 11 in its retracted position. It would also be possible to provide a groove in the channel 14 opposite the sleeve 10 to allow the passage of the portion connecting the shutter 11 to the finger 13 and that connecting the shutter 21 to the finger 23 during the connection.
  • a stop not visible in the figures prevents the shutter 11 from being detached from the open end of the sleeve 10 under the action of the spring 15.
  • the shutters 11, 21 have a surface opposite to the front surface 16, 26 provided with deformable sealing element to make their contact with the sleeve 10, 20 tight.
  • the shutter 21 comprises a disc 30 of rigid plastic material on which is fixed a sealing element 29 of discoidal shape with beveled edge flexible elastomer.
  • the sealing element 29 thus also ensures the centering of the shutter 21 on the sleeve 20.
  • the sealing element 29 is represented only on the figure 7 so as not to burden Figures 1 to 6 .
  • the sealing member may be an O-ring or have a flattened hemispherical shape.
  • the shutters may also be rigid or semi-rigid, consisting for example of an elastomer or any other non-brittle material.
  • a connector element 100 comprises a base 3 intended to be fixed on a wall of a device not shown and a cylindrical sleeve of circular section which is fixed to the base 3 and which contains a connection member comprising connected metallized holes to connecting wires.
  • the connector element 100 comprises a sleeve 110 provided with a shutter 111 connected to the sleeve 110 by a hinge 112 comprising a pin 113 pivotally and slidably received in a channel 114 extending along the sleeve 110 and receiving a spring. 115.
  • the components 110, 111, 112, 113, 114 and 115 operate in the same way as the components 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
  • the channel 114 comprises a longitudinal groove 116 for slidingly receiving the part 117 rigidly connecting the shutter 111 to the pin 113. This allows the chute 114 to have a relatively long guide length of the pin 113.
  • the connector member 100 is arranged to cooperate with a connector member of the type of the connector member 200 which includes a socket containing a connecting element provided with pins for engagement with the plated holes.
  • a sleeve 120 surrounds the socket.
  • the sleeve 120 is provided with a shutter 121 connected to the sleeve 120 by a hinge 122 comprising a pin 123 received with a return spring 125 in a channel 124 as for the sleeve 20 and the shutter 21 described above.
  • connection of the connector elements 100, 200 is similar to that of the connector elements 1, 2.
  • the sleeves 10, 20 may be in one piece with the connector elements 1, 2 or be attached thereto and fixed, either removably by clipping or gluing, or irremovably by welding or overmoulding .
  • the return spring of the shutter 11 provides both the return pivoting and the return in translation, it is possible to use two springs each dedicated to one of the return functions.
  • the springs are optional and one can provide means for retaining the shutters in their respective positions for example by clipping.
  • Other types of springs are usable and for example springs hairpin for the return in rotation (the hairpin spring being partially embedded in the shutter) or a deformable elastomer for the return in translation.
  • the coil springs may be mounted around the pivot rather than at the free end thereof.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the cavities corresponding to the lugs preferably have a shape facilitating the evacuation of dirt, such as a flared shape, during the introduction of the lugs.

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