EP2200127B1 - Agencement de connecteur à fiches - Google Patents

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EP2200127B1
EP2200127B1 EP09015685.2A EP09015685A EP2200127B1 EP 2200127 B1 EP2200127 B1 EP 2200127B1 EP 09015685 A EP09015685 A EP 09015685A EP 2200127 B1 EP2200127 B1 EP 2200127B1
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Thomas Bürk
Klaus Plangger
Gerald Schreiber
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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
    • H01R13/193—Means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part, e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4367—Insertion of locking piece from the rear
    • H01R13/4368—Insertion of locking piece from the rear comprising a temporary and a final locking position
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap

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  • the invention relates to a connector assembly, comprising a connector and a mating connector mating therewith, according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Connector assemblies comprising a connector and a mating connector mating therewith are known for automotive applications, particularly passenger cars. With this connector assembly signals or power supplies are transmitted, whereby the manufacturers of the vehicles, the size, the shape (in particular the mating face) and the number of contact partners of the draw connector and the associated mating connector are mandatory. It is also of particular importance that such connector assemblies may only fill a given, usually very small space. In addition to these requirements, there is a further requirement that the connector and the plug-together mating connector must be plugged together as possible without effort and thereby reliable. In order to permanently hold the plugged connector assembly together, it is known that the two mated connectors are secured by snap-in connections.
  • a connector assembly according to the features of the preamble of claim 1 is made DE-A-102005062889 known.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a connector assembly comprising a connector and a mating connector mating therewith, for the automotive industry, with which the connector assembly can be further miniaturized, d. H. takes up little space, the forces when mating connectors and mating connectors should be further reduced without the contact reliability deteriorates. In particular, the contact reliability should be increased even for continuous use, while at the same time it must be ensured that a simple assembly is given and the connector and the mating connector remain stuck together.
  • the invention provides that the contact partner of the connector are arranged in each case a contact chamber of a contact partner housing, wherein the contact partner housing in the connector housing which is movable relative to the contact partner housing, and the connector housing facing in the direction of the mating connector and extending into the mating connector housing and extending over the contact partners of the connector and in the has mated state on the contact partner acting tab.
  • the presence of at least two or more contact partners respectively in the connector and in the mating connector takes into account the fact that the required signals or a voltage supply can be transmitted via the connector assembly.
  • the mating connector is adapted to receive the required number of contact partners, wherein it is provided in a particularly advantageous manner that in each case a contact partner is arranged in an associated contact chamber in the mating connector housing.
  • the mating connector has a contact partner housing and a connector housing, which are both formed as separate components of the connector.
  • the contact partner housing takes in required number and arrangement, the contact partner of the connector on, which are determined for example by means of a latching connection in their contact chamber.
  • the connector housing 4 is movably arranged thereto, wherein it is particularly advantageous that the contact partner housing and the connector housing are relatively movable and formed relative to each other between two end positions latching.
  • the two mentioned housings are initially produced separately from each other (eg in a plastic injection molding process) and are configured in such a way that the connector housing can in particular be linearly displaced (alternatively rotated) via the contact partner housing, wherein z. B.
  • latching means or the like are present, which cause the connector housing is first arranged in a first position relative to the contact partner housing and force application by shifting (or twisting) from this first end position to another position, in particular a further end position, brought can.
  • This arrangement and mode of operation is important for the further arrangement and mode of operation to be described below for solving the problem set out below.
  • the connector housing has a extending into the mating connector housing and extending over the contact partner of the connector tab.
  • This tab is not or without action on or at the contact partners of the connector, when the connector housing is in its first end position (Vorverrast ein).
  • This and the corresponding design of the contact partner of the connector causes the connector can be inserted into the mating connector, wherein at the same time with the insertion of the contact partner of the mating connector is inserted into the contact partner of the connector.
  • the Contact partner of the connector is designed as a contact socket, which has a cross section which is equal to or preferably slightly larger than the contact pin designed as a contact partner of the mating connector.
  • both the connector housing and the mating connector housing can be taken by a fitter in order to move the connector housing relative to the already in the mating connector housing located contact partner housing and connectors and mating connectors on the one hand to lock mechanically and on the other hand, the contact sure.
  • the lever effect is advantageously utilized to the required contact forces, ie the pressure forces of Contact partner of the connector to the associated contact partner of the mating connector to apply.
  • FIGS. 1 In sectional view
  • 2 in three-dimensional view
  • a connector assembly having a connector 1 and a mating connector 2.
  • the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 are initially in the unmated state, wherein in FIG. 1 is shown that the mating connector 2 is already brought together in a first position with the connector 1 ( FIG. 1 , left side) and the connector 1 with the mating connector 2 is completely assembled to the required connector assembly ( FIG. 1 , right representation).
  • the connector 1 in the FIGS. 1 analogous to the illustrations in FIG. 2 shown, namely once in a Vorverrast- and once in a Endverrast ein.
  • the connector 1 has a contact partner housing 3 and a relatively movable, in particular displaceable connector housing 4.
  • at least two or more contact partners 5, designed here as a female contact are arranged in unspecified contact chambers of the contact partner housing 3 and z. B. by means Locking connections fixed in position.
  • the mating connector 2 also in contact chambers or otherwise attached contact partners 6, wherein the contact partners 6 are arranged in a mating connector housing 7.
  • the contact partners 6 are formed, for example, as contact pins.
  • the contact partners 5, 6 are arranged in a manner known per se at the end of electrical lines, comprising an electrical conductor and a jacket. It does not matter whether it is round cables, flat cables or other types of cables.
  • the contact partner housing and the connector housing which are both produced, for example, in a plastic injection molding process, are designed and preassembled such that the contact partner housing 3 is in a first position, in particular an end position, on the connector housing 4. This condition is in FIG. 1 , left, shown. It can be seen that the connector housing 4 in the preassembled state has a extending into the mating connector housing 7 and extending over the contact 5 of the connector 1 tab 8. In this state, the tab 8 is either not at all or with only a small force on the contact partner 5 to this. It follows that the example formed as a contact pin contact partner 6 of the mating connector 2 can be inserted without force in the trained as a female contact partner 5 of the connector 1.
  • the reference numerals 9 and 10 denote seals that realize a longitudinal watertightness between the connector 1 and the mating connector 2, wherein the seal 9 is disposed on the mating connector 2 and acts on the contact partner 5 of the connector 1 and the seal 10 between the connector housing 4 and the Contact partner housing 3 (or alternatively on the outer jacket of the cable) seals.
  • FIG. 2 is shown in the left illustration, the first end position, in which the contact partner housing is in a first position to the connector housing 4.
  • the connector 1 may have an additional locking mechanism 11, but need not have.
  • This locking mechanism 11 and an associated locking mechanism on the mating connector 2 cause, in addition to existing locking means, which allow a locking of the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 in the fully mated condition, yet another, ie additional locking is realized to further prevent that the connector assembly dissolves during its operation in the vehicle.
  • this locking mechanism also called CPA, is designed so that it can only be actuated by an additional movement when the position is reached, as in FIG.

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  1. Agencement de connecteur à fiche, comportant un connecteur à fiche (1) et un contre-connecteur à fiche (2) pouvant être enfiché avec lui, le connecteur à fiche (1) ainsi que le contre-connecteur à fiche (2) comportant respectivement au moins deux partenaires de contact (5, 6) et les partenaires de contact (5, 6) du connecteur à fiche (1) et du contre-connecteur à fiche (2) étant mis en contact électrique l'un avec l'autre et étant disposés dans un carter de connecteur à fiche (4) et/ou dans un carter de contre-connecteur à fiche (7) associés, les partenaires de contact (5) du connecteur à fiche (1) étant respectivement disposés dans un caisson de contact d'un carter de partenaire de contact (3), caractérisé en ce que le carter de partenaire de contact (3) est disposé dans le carter de connecteur à fiche (4) mobile par rapport au carter de partenaire de contact (3), que le carter de connecteur à fiche (4) comporte une bride (8) orientée en direction du contre-connecteur à fiche (2) et atteignant l'intérieur du carter de contre-connecteur à fiche (7) et s'étendant au-delà des partenaires de contact (5) du connecteur à fiche (1) et agissant, à l'état enfiché ensemble, sur les partenaires de contact (5).
  2. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bride (8) comporte une saillie (81) agissant en direction des partenaires de contact (5).
  3. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'une saillie respectivement associée est prévue pour chaque partenaire de contact (5).
  4. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la saillie (8) s'étend sur l'ensemble des partenaires de contact (5).
  5. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon la revendication 2, 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que la saillie (81) prend la forme d'un arrondi au niveau de l'extrémité avant de la bride (8).
  6. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le carter de partenaire de contact (3) et le carter de connecteur à fiche (4) sont réalisés de façon mobile entre deux positions, notamment les positions d'extrémité, de façon à s'encliqueter l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  7. Agencement de connecteur à fiche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les partenaires de contact (5) du connecteur à fiche (1) prennent la forme de contacts à douille et que les partenaires de contact (6) du contre-connecteur à fiche (2) prennent la forme de tiges de contact.
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