EP2209162A1 - Electrical connector with latchable insulating body which can be released without the use of tools - Google Patents

Electrical connector with latchable insulating body which can be released without the use of tools Download PDF

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EP2209162A1
EP2209162A1 EP09016028A EP09016028A EP2209162A1 EP 2209162 A1 EP2209162 A1 EP 2209162A1 EP 09016028 A EP09016028 A EP 09016028A EP 09016028 A EP09016028 A EP 09016028A EP 2209162 A1 EP2209162 A1 EP 2209162A1
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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
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the invention relates to an electrical connector having a front tubular housing portion in which a multi-part insulating body is arranged with electrical contact parts, wherein the insulating body has at least one contact carrier with radially inserted contact parts and a slide-on contact carrier contact carrier shell part for holding the contact parts in the axial Direction of one of the insertion side of the connector opposite side of the housing section are inserted into the housing portion, wherein the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part releasably lockable and the contact carrier shell part on the housing portion is detachably fixed.
  • Such a connector in the form of a circular connector is from the European patent application EP 1 628 367 A1 known.
  • a multi-part contact carrier takes the electrical contacts a certain polar pattern in accordance with contact holders, which is free of play in a plug housing of the connector can be introduced.
  • the contact carrier consists of a plurality of nested contact holders arranged along the circumference of the cross-sectional shapes, associated with the contact parts, lockable clamp brackets and a cup-shaped contact carrier housing forming the locking of the clamping brackets, which engages over the contact holder over part of its axial length.
  • the contact holders have a plurality of radially arranged, with webs connected clamping brackets for receiving the contact parts.
  • the insulating contact carrier housing with a cylindrical inner circumferential surface encloses the contact parts in the clamping brackets, wherein the contact carrier housing and contact carrier via latching elements provided with each other are precisely latched, which allow both a mutual locking and unlocking.
  • the contact carrier is releasably secured to the contact carrier housing in the connector housing by latching.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to propose a generic connector, in which the assembly and disassembly of the connector is improved in particular at reliable interlocking mutual contact carrier, contact carrier housing and the female housing section.
  • the electrical connector according to the invention on a contact carrier shell part, on which on one of the Einsteckseite facing away from the rear shell end axially extending spring arms are arranged, wherein at least one first spring arm has a radially outwardly projecting to the housing section locking element and at least one second spring arm has a radially projecting in the direction of the contact carrier inner latching element.
  • the second spring arm is used to lock the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part after insertion of the contact carrier in the contact carrier shell part.
  • an end position of the contact carrier relative to the Kunststoffaktismemantelteil is advantageously carried out an independent locking of the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part by means of the inner locking element of the second spring arm.
  • the locking is preferably carried out by the inner locking element engages over the contact carrier on the insertion side of the connector opposite rear end, wherein the other front end of the contact carrier is axially supported on the contact carrier shell part.
  • the thus formed, preassembled insulating body is inserted axially into the front tubular housing portion from one of the insertion side of the connector opposite rear side of the housing section forth in the housing portion, wherein the first spring arm for axially fixing the insulating body in the female housing portion in the inserted state.
  • the contact carrier shell part of the insulating automatically locked to the housing portion as soon as the outer locking element of the first spring arm of a complementary recess formed in the housing section is exactly opposite.
  • the locking between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part is carried out so securely that the contact carrier when inserting the insulating in the housing portion of the connector does not dissolve undesirable with the contact parts attached electrical leads from the contact carrier shell part. It reliably prevents undesirable loosening of the contact carrier from the contact carrier shell part even when the insulating body is mounted.
  • the releasable fixing of the contact carrier shell part in the housing section takes place in the axial direction tensile and pressure resistant. It also ensures the locking between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part, so that a loosening of the latching between the contact carrier shell part of the insulating body and the contact carrier is at least difficult.
  • a loosening of the insulating of the surrounding housing portion takes place only when the first spring arm is deliberately pivoted so far in the direction of the insulating that the outer locking element of the contact carrier shell part and the recess of the housing portion are disengaged. An unwanted unlocking of connector housing, contact carrier shell part and contact carrier is thus completely excluded.
  • the lock between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part can not be solved in case of latched with the housing portion insulator.
  • This ensures on the one hand the functional safety and on the other the personal protection in the proper use of the electrical connector.
  • This is preferably achieved in that when inserted into the housing portion insulating the second spring arm is supported on the housing portion inside. This reliably prevents pivoting of the second spring arm in the direction of the housing portion and thus inadvertent release of the lock on the insulating body.
  • the insulating body In order to remove the contact carrier from the contact carrier shell part, the insulating body must first be removed from the housing section.
  • the contact carrier has a recess associated with the first spring arm, which allows the outer contact element of the contact carrier jacket part to be detached from the housing section.
  • the first spring arm of the contact carrier shell part can be pivoted in the direction of the contact carrier without much effort until the latch between the insulating body and the housing section dissolves.
  • the insulating body can be removed from the housing section counter to its insertion direction.
  • the accessibility to the first spring arm or its operability depends essentially on the diameter of the tubular housing portion of the connector housing and of the supernatant of the first spring arm relative to the contact carrier on the side opposite the insertion side of the connector. Depending on this, the first spring arm can only be operated with one tool or without tools.
  • the housing section embracing the rear jacket end has, in a region of the first spring arm, a cutout which enables a simplified actuation of the first spring arm.
  • the cutout has a size that allows a pressing of the first spring arm in the direction of the contact carrier without a tool with a finger. This ensures easy operation of the first spring arm for separating the insulating body from the corresponding housing portion.
  • the inner locking element of the second spring arm in locking and in the direction of development inclined flanks.
  • an automatic unlocking and locking of contact carrier and contact carrier shell part can be achieved as soon as the contact carrier part is acted upon with a corresponding pressure force or the contact carrier with a corresponding tensile force in the axial direction against each other.
  • the locking and unlocking is only at from the Housing section removed insulator possible because only so the second spring arm can pivot in the radial direction to the outside.
  • the connector housing of the connector according to the invention can also be arranged at the free end of a loose electrical line. It is indispensable that the connector housing, which may be formed with any contour in itself, has a front tubular housing portion for receiving the insulating body.
  • the FIG. 1 shows an inventive, designed as a housing flange connector electrical connector 1.
  • the connector 1 has a flange-like connector housing 2 with a tubular housing portion 3 by a multi-part insulating body 4 is arranged with electrical contact parts 5.
  • the insulating body 4 and the housing portion 3 are formed substantially cylindrical.
  • the connector housing 2 has a square mounting plate 6 with mounting holes 7 for attachment of the connector 1 to a connection housing, not shown in the drawing.
  • the insulating body 4 comprises a contact carrier 8 with radially inserted contact parts 5, which extend parallel to each other in the contact carrier 8, and a contact carrier shell part 9, which circumferentially surrounds the contact carrier 8 and the contact parts 5 includes in the insulator 4 and keeps it stable in position.
  • the contact carrier jacket part 9 carries approximately centrally an O-ring 10 for sealing the insulating body 4 relative to the housing portion 3. Furthermore, axially extending Kodierstege 11 are formed on the outside of the contact carrier shell part 9, the insertion of the insulating 4 in the tubular housing portion 3 only in one allow specific orientation to each other. For this purpose, on the tubular housing portion 3 inside corresponding coding grooves 11 'are formed, which are only partially visible in the drawing.
  • FIG. 2 shows the insulating body 4 FIG. 1 in disassembled condition.
  • the spring arms 12, 14 extend substantially in the axial direction of the insulating body 4, wherein the locking element 13 of the first spring arm 12 protrudes radially to the housing section 3 through the spring arm 12 and the locking element 15 of the second spring arm 14 radially in the direction of the contact carrier 8 of the spring arm 14th projects.
  • the inner locking element 15th is provided for locking the contact carrier 8 with the contact carrier casing part 9 and the outer latching element 13 for latching the contact carrier casing part 9 with the housing portion 3.
  • the contact carrier shell part 9 has a collar-shaped counter bearing 22 inside for the contact carrier 8, on which the latched contact carrier 8 in the direction of the insertion of the connector housing. 2 supported. Furthermore, the housing section 3 has a taper 23 on the inside as a contact for the contact carrier jacket part 9 of the insulating body 4, which defines the maximum insertion depth of the insulating body 4 into the housing section 3. In addition, the abutment 22 determines the locking position of the contact carrier 8 axially and the constriction 23 of the insulator 4.
  • the locking elements 15 of the second spring arms 14 have for locking and unlocking of the contact carrier 8 in and against the insertion direction of the connector 1 inclined rear and front locking element edges 16, 16 'on.
  • the inclined front latching edge 16 allows an independent locking of the contact carrier 8 with the contact carrier shell part 9.
  • the inclined rear locking element edge 16 ' causes an automatic unlocking of the contact carrier 8 of the contact carrier mangle part 9 at not in the housing part 3 arranged insulating 4 as soon as the contact carrier 8 against the insertion of the connector housing 2 in the axial direction of the insulating body 4 is pulled away from the contact carrier shell part 9.
  • the first spring arms 12 have a radially outwardly directed bias, so that the outer locking elements 13 during insertion of the contact carrier 8 in the contact carrier shell part 9 by itself with complementary formed, arranged on a rear shell end 9 of the housing section 3 locking recesses 18 in Get engaged.
  • the release of the locking takes place by the spring arms 12 are disengaged in the radial direction inwardly toward the contact carrier shell part 9 back.
  • the spring arms 12 are provided opposite to the rear shell end 12 of the contact carrier shell part 9 associated recesses 20, in which the spring arms 12 can be resiliently swung back.
  • the rear shell end 19 encompassing housing portion 3 in a region of the spring arms 12 has a cutout 21, the actuation of the first spring arms 12 from the outside in the radial direction to allow inside.
  • the two recesses 21 are in the FIG. 1 on the connector housing 2 shown to recognize even more clearly than in the FIG. 4 , They have a size that allow unlocking of the insulating body 4 of the connector housing 2 without auxiliary tool. In particular, these allow a disengagement of the outer locking elements 13 of the first spring arms 12 from the locking recesses 18 of the housing section 3 by pressing the first spring arms 12 in the direction of the contact carrier 8 with two fingers.

Abstract

The electrical plug connector (1) has a tubular housing section (3), where multipart molding (4) with electrical contact units (5) is arranged. A contact carrier shell (9) is provided, which has spring arms axially arranged at rear casing end (19) turned away to the inserting sides. The former spring arm has a radial external fixed bracket for the housing section, and latter spring arm has a radial internal fixed bracket toward a contact holder (8).

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen elektrischen Steckverbinder, mit einem vorderen rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt, in dem ein mehrteiliger Isolierkörper mit elektrischen Kontaktteilen angeordnet ist, wobei der Isolierkörper mindestens einen Kontaktträger mit radial eingelegten Kontaktteilen und ein auf den Kontaktträger aufschiebbares Kontaktträgermantelteil zum Halten der Kontaktteile aufweist, die in axialer Richtung von einer der Einsteckseite des Steckverbinders gegenüberliegenden Seite des Gehäuseabschnittes her in den Gehäuseabschnitt einführbar sind, wobei der Kontaktträger mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil lösbar verriegelbar und das Kontaktträgermantelteil an dem Gehäuseabschnitt lösbar festlegbar ist.The invention relates to an electrical connector having a front tubular housing portion in which a multi-part insulating body is arranged with electrical contact parts, wherein the insulating body has at least one contact carrier with radially inserted contact parts and a slide-on contact carrier contact carrier shell part for holding the contact parts in the axial Direction of one of the insertion side of the connector opposite side of the housing section are inserted into the housing portion, wherein the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part releasably lockable and the contact carrier shell part on the housing portion is detachably fixed.

Ein derartiger Steckverbinder in Form eines Rundsteckers ist aus der Europäischen Patentanmeldung EP 1 628 367 A1 bekannt. Bei diesem Steckverbinder nimmt ein mehrteiliger Kontaktträger die elektrischen Kontakte einem bestimmten Polbild entsprechend in Kontakthaltern auf, der spielfrei in ein Steckergehäuse des Steckverbinders einbringbar ist. Der Kontaktträger besteht aus mehreren, ineinander verschachtelten Kontakthaltern mit entlang dem Umfang der Querschnittsformen angeordneten, den Kontaktteilen zugeordneten, verriegelbaren Klemmhalterungen und einem die Verriegelung der Klemmhalterungen bildenden topfförmigen Kontaktträgergehäuse, welches die Kontakthalter über einen Teil ihrer axialen Länge hin übergreift. Die Kontakthalter weisen eine Vielzahl von radial angeordneten, mit Stegen verbundenen Klemmhalterungen zur Aufnahme der Kontaktteile auf. Das isolierende Kontaktträgergehäuse mit einer zylindrischen Innenmantelfläche schließt die Kontaktteile in den Klemmhalterungen ein, wobei das Kontaktträgergehäuse und Kontaktträger über vorgesehene Rastelemente miteinander lagegenau verrastbar sind, die sowohl eine gegenseitige Verriegelung als auch eine Entriegelung ermöglichen. Der Kontaktträger ist mit dem Kontaktträgergehäuse in dem Steckverbindergehäuse durch Verrasten lösbar festlegbar.Such a connector in the form of a circular connector is from the European patent application EP 1 628 367 A1 known. In this connector, a multi-part contact carrier takes the electrical contacts a certain polar pattern in accordance with contact holders, which is free of play in a plug housing of the connector can be introduced. The contact carrier consists of a plurality of nested contact holders arranged along the circumference of the cross-sectional shapes, associated with the contact parts, lockable clamp brackets and a cup-shaped contact carrier housing forming the locking of the clamping brackets, which engages over the contact holder over part of its axial length. The contact holders have a plurality of radially arranged, with webs connected clamping brackets for receiving the contact parts. The insulating contact carrier housing with a cylindrical inner circumferential surface encloses the contact parts in the clamping brackets, wherein the contact carrier housing and contact carrier via latching elements provided with each other are precisely latched, which allow both a mutual locking and unlocking. The contact carrier is releasably secured to the contact carrier housing in the connector housing by latching.

Als großer Nachteil des aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Rundsteckers hat sich insbesondere der hohe Zeitaufwand für den Zusammenbau und für das Zerlegen des Steckverbinders zum Anschluss von elektrischen Zuleitungen an die Kontaktteile erwiesen. Dies ist insbesondere darin begründet, dass die Entriegelung des mehrteiligen Kontaktträgers von dem Steckverbindergehäuse sowie die Entriegelung des äußeren Kontakthalters von dem topfförmigen Kontaktträgergehäuse nur mit einem Werkzeug und damit aufwändig lösbar ist.As a major disadvantage of the circular connector known from the prior art, in particular the high expenditure of time for the assembly and for the disassembly of the connector for the connection of electrical leads to the contact parts has proven. This is particularly due to the fact that the unlocking of the multi-part contact carrier of the connector housing and the unlocking of the outer contact holder of the pot-shaped contact carrier housing only with a tool and thus consuming solvable.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen gattungsgemäßen Steckverbinder vorzuschlagen, bei dem insbesondere bei betriebssicherer gegenseitiger Verriegelung von Kontaktträger, Kontaktträgergehäuse und dem aufnehmenden Gehäuseabschnitt die Montierbarkeit und die Zerlegbarkeit des Steckverbinders verbessert ist.The invention is therefore based on the object to propose a generic connector, in which the assembly and disassembly of the connector is improved in particular at reliable interlocking mutual contact carrier, contact carrier housing and the female housing section.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch einen elektrischen Steckverbinder mit dem Merkmal des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen sind den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen.This object is achieved by an electrical connector with the feature of claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments can be found in the dependent claims.

Danach weist der erfindungsgemäße elektrische Steckverbinder ein Kontaktträgermantelteil auf, an dem an einem der Einsteckseite abgewandten hinteren Mantelende sich axial erstreckende Federarme angeordnet sind, wobei mindestens ein erster Federarm ein radial zum Gehäuseabschnitt hin vorstehendes äußeres Rastelement und mindestens ein zweiter Federarm ein radial in Richtung des Kontaktträgers abstehendes inneres Rastelement aufweist.Thereafter, the electrical connector according to the invention on a contact carrier shell part, on which on one of the Einsteckseite facing away from the rear shell end axially extending spring arms are arranged, wherein at least one first spring arm has a radially outwardly projecting to the housing section locking element and at least one second spring arm has a radially projecting in the direction of the contact carrier inner latching element.

Der zweite Federarm dient zur Verriegelung des Kontaktträgers mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil nach dem Einführen des Kontaktträgers in das Kontaktträgermantelteil. In einer Endlage des Kontaktträgers gegenüber dem Kontaktaktträgermantelteil erfolgt zweckmäßigerweise eine selbstständige Verriegelung des Kontaktträgers mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil mittels dem inneren Rastelement des zweiten Federarms. Die Verriegelung erfolgt vorzugsweise, indem das innere Rastelement den Kontaktträger an dem der Einsteckseite des Steckverbinders gegenüberliegendem hinteren Ende übergreift, wobei das andere vordere Ende des Kontaktträgers sich an dem Kontaktträgermantelteil axial abstützt.The second spring arm is used to lock the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part after insertion of the contact carrier in the contact carrier shell part. In an end position of the contact carrier relative to the Kontaktaktträgermantelteil is advantageously carried out an independent locking of the contact carrier with the contact carrier shell part by means of the inner locking element of the second spring arm. The locking is preferably carried out by the inner locking element engages over the contact carrier on the insertion side of the connector opposite rear end, wherein the other front end of the contact carrier is axially supported on the contact carrier shell part.

Der so gebildete, vormontierte Isolierkörper ist axial in den vorderen rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt von einer der Einsteckseite des Steckverbinders gegenüberliegenden hinteren Seite des Gehäuseabschnittes her in den Gehäuseabschnitt einführbar, wobei der erste Federarm zur axialen Festlegung des Isolierkörpers in dem aufnehmenden Gehäuseabschnitt im eingeführten Zustand dient. Bei vollständig von dem Gehäuseabschnitt aufgenommenen Isolierkörper verrastet das Kontaktträgermantelteil des Isolierkörpers automatisch mit dem Gehäuseabschnitt, sobald das äußere Rastelement des ersten Federarms einer komplementär ausgebildeten Rastausnehmung des Gehäuseabschnittes genau gegenüberliegt.The thus formed, preassembled insulating body is inserted axially into the front tubular housing portion from one of the insertion side of the connector opposite rear side of the housing section forth in the housing portion, wherein the first spring arm for axially fixing the insulating body in the female housing portion in the inserted state. When fully absorbed by the housing portion insulator the contact carrier shell part of the insulating automatically locked to the housing portion as soon as the outer locking element of the first spring arm of a complementary recess formed in the housing section is exactly opposite.

Es hat sich als vorteilhaft erwiesen, mindestens jeweils zwei erste und zweite Federarme an dem Kontaktträgermantelteil vorzusehen, die symmetrisch verteilt an dem hinteren Mantelende angeordnet sind. Dies erbringt den Vorteil, dass der Kontaktträger und das Kontaktträgermantelteil sowie der Isolierkörper und der vordere Gehäuseabschnitt des Steckverbinders immer hochgenau in axialer Richtung koaxial zueinander angeordnet sind.It has proved to be advantageous to provide at least two first and second spring arms on the contact carrier shell part, which are arranged distributed symmetrically on the rear jacket end. This provides the advantage that the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part and the insulating body and the front housing portion of the connector are always arranged with high accuracy in the axial direction coaxial with each other.

Die Verriegelung zwischen dem Kontaktträger und dem Kontaktträgermantelteil ist derart sicher ausgeführt, dass sich der Kontaktträger beim Einführen des Isolierkörpers in den Gehäuseabschnitt des Steckverbinders auch mit an den Kontaktteilen befestigten elektrischen Anschlussleitungen nicht unerwünscht von dem Kontaktträgermantelteil löst. Sie verhindert ein unerwünschtes Lösen des Kontaktträgers von dem Kontaktträgermantelteil auch bei montiertem Isolierkörper zuverlässig. Die lösbare Festlegung des Kontaktträgermantelteils in dem Gehäuseabschnitt erfolgt in axialer Richtung zug- und druckfest. Sie sichert zudem die Verriegelung zwischen dem Kontaktträger und dem Kontaktträgermantelteil, so dass ein Lösen der Verrastung zwischen dem Kontaktträgermantelteil des Isolierkörpers und dem Kontaktträger zumindest erschwert ist. Ein Lösen des Isolierkörpers von dem umgebenden Gehäuseabschnitt erfolgt erst dann, wenn der erste Federarm bewusst soweit in Richtung des Isolierkörpers geschwenkt wird, dass das äußere Rastelement des Kontaktträgermantelteils und die Rastausnehmung des Gehäuseabschnittes außer Eingriff geraten. Eine unerwünschte Entriegelung von Steckverbindergehäuse, Kontaktträgermantelteil und Kontaktträger ist somit vollständig ausgeschlossen.The locking between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part is carried out so securely that the contact carrier when inserting the insulating in the housing portion of the connector does not dissolve undesirable with the contact parts attached electrical leads from the contact carrier shell part. It reliably prevents undesirable loosening of the contact carrier from the contact carrier shell part even when the insulating body is mounted. The releasable fixing of the contact carrier shell part in the housing section takes place in the axial direction tensile and pressure resistant. It also ensures the locking between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part, so that a loosening of the latching between the contact carrier shell part of the insulating body and the contact carrier is at least difficult. A loosening of the insulating of the surrounding housing portion takes place only when the first spring arm is deliberately pivoted so far in the direction of the insulating that the outer locking element of the contact carrier shell part and the recess of the housing portion are disengaged. An unwanted unlocking of connector housing, contact carrier shell part and contact carrier is thus completely excluded.

Vorteilhafterweise lässt sich die Verriegelung zwischen dem Kontaktträger und dem Kontaktträgermantelteil bei mit dem Gehäuseabschnitt verrastetem Isolierkörper nicht lösen. Damit wird zum einen die Funktionssicherheit und zum anderen der Personenschutz beim ordnungsgemäßen Gebrauch des elektrischen Steckverbinders sichergestellt. Dies wird vorzugsweise dadurch erreicht, dass bei in den Gehäuseabschnitt eingeführten Isolierkörper sich der zweite Federarm an dem Gehäuseabschnitt innen abstützt. Dies verhindert zuverlässig ein Schwenken des zweiten Federarms in Richtung des Gehäuseabschnittes und damit ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen der Verriegelung an dem Isolierkörper. Um den Kontaktträger aus dem Kontaktträgermantelteil entnehmen zu können, muss zuvor der Isolierkörper von dem Gehäuseabschnitt entfernt werden.Advantageously, the lock between the contact carrier and the contact carrier shell part can not be solved in case of latched with the housing portion insulator. This ensures on the one hand the functional safety and on the other the personal protection in the proper use of the electrical connector. This is preferably achieved in that when inserted into the housing portion insulating the second spring arm is supported on the housing portion inside. This reliably prevents pivoting of the second spring arm in the direction of the housing portion and thus inadvertent release of the lock on the insulating body. In order to remove the contact carrier from the contact carrier shell part, the insulating body must first be removed from the housing section.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung weist der Kontaktträger eine dem ersten Federarm zugeordnete Ausnehmung auf, die ein Lösen des äußeren Rastelements des Kontaktträgermantelteils von dem Gehäuseabschnitt ermöglicht. Auf diese Weise kann der erste Federarm des Kontaktträgermantelteils ohne hohen Kraftaufwand in Richtung des Kontaktträgers geschwenkt werden, bis sich die Verrastung zwischen dem Isolierkörper und dem Gehäuseabschnitt löst. Bei gelöster Verrastung lässt sich der Isolierkörper entgegen seiner Einführrichtung aus dem Gehäuseabschnitt entnehmen. Die Zugänglichkeit zu dem ersten Federarm bzw. dessen Betätigbarkeit hängt im wesentlichen von dem Durchmesser des rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnittes des Steckverbindergehäuses und von dem Überstand des ersten Federarms gegenüber dem Kontaktträger an der der Einsteckseite des Steckverbinders gegenüberliegenden Seite ab. Abhängig davon, kann der erste Federarm nur mit einem Werkzeug oder werkzeuglos betätigt werden.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the contact carrier has a recess associated with the first spring arm, which allows the outer contact element of the contact carrier jacket part to be detached from the housing section. In this way, the first spring arm of the contact carrier shell part can be pivoted in the direction of the contact carrier without much effort until the latch between the insulating body and the housing section dissolves. When the lock is released, the insulating body can be removed from the housing section counter to its insertion direction. The accessibility to the first spring arm or its operability depends essentially on the diameter of the tubular housing portion of the connector housing and of the supernatant of the first spring arm relative to the contact carrier on the side opposite the insertion side of the connector. Depending on this, the first spring arm can only be operated with one tool or without tools.

In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen elektrischen Steckverbinders weist der das hintere Mantelende umgreifende Gehäuseabschnitt in einem Bereich des ersten Federarms eine Freisparung auf, die eine vereinfachte Betätigung des ersten Federarms ermöglicht. Idealerweise weist die Freisparung eine Größe auf, die ein Drücken des ersten Federarms in Richtung des Kontaktträgers ohne Hilfswerkzeug mit einem Finger zulässt. Dies gewährleistet eine einfache Betätigung des ersten Federarms zum Trennen des Isolierkörpers von dem entsprechenden Gehäuseabschnitt.In an advantageous embodiment of the electrical connector according to the invention, the housing section embracing the rear jacket end has, in a region of the first spring arm, a cutout which enables a simplified actuation of the first spring arm. Ideally, the cutout has a size that allows a pressing of the first spring arm in the direction of the contact carrier without a tool with a finger. This ensures easy operation of the first spring arm for separating the insulating body from the corresponding housing portion.

Bei einer zweckmäßigen Variante des erfindungsgemäßen elektrischen Steckverbinders weist das innere Rastelement des zweiten Federarms in Verriegelungs- und in Entwicklungsrichtung geneigte Flanken auf. Damit kann in Abhängigkeit von der Steifigkeit des zweiten Federarms ein automatisches Entriegeln und Verriegeln von Kontaktträger und Kontaktträgermantelteil erreicht werden, sobald das Kontaktträgerteil mit einer entsprechenden Druckkraft oder der Kontaktträger mit einer entsprechenden Zugkraft in axialer Richtung gegeneinander beaufschlagt wird. Die Ver- und Entriegelung ist nur bei aus dem Gehäuseabschnitt entnommenem Isolierkörper möglich, da nur so der zweite Federarm in radialer Richtung nach außen schwenken kann.In an expedient variant of the electrical connector according to the invention, the inner locking element of the second spring arm in locking and in the direction of development inclined flanks. Thus, depending on the rigidity of the second spring arm, an automatic unlocking and locking of contact carrier and contact carrier shell part can be achieved as soon as the contact carrier part is acted upon with a corresponding pressure force or the contact carrier with a corresponding tensile force in the axial direction against each other. The locking and unlocking is only at from the Housing section removed insulator possible because only so the second spring arm can pivot in the radial direction to the outside.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung des Ausführungsbeispiels der Erfindung in Verbindung mit den Ansprüchen und der beigefügten Zeichnung. Die einzelnen Merkmale der Erfindung können für sich allein oder zu mehreren bei unterschiedlichen Ausführungsformen der Erfindung verwirklicht sein. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
Eine Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen elektrischen Steckverbinders in einer perspektivischen Explosionszeichnung;
Figur 2
den Isolierkörper aus Figur 1 in einer perspektivischen Explosionszeichnung;
Figur 3
den elektrischen Steckverbinder gemäß Figur 1 montiert in einer ersten Achsschnittdarstellung; und
Figur 4
den elektrischen Steckverbinder gemäß Figur 1 montiert in einer zweiten Achsschnittdarstellung.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Further features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the claims and the accompanying drawings. The individual features of the invention may be implemented on their own or in several different embodiments of the invention. Show it:
FIG. 1
An embodiment of the electrical connector according to the invention in a perspective exploded view;
FIG. 2
the insulating body FIG. 1 in a perspective exploded view;
FIG. 3
the electrical connector according to FIG. 1 mounted in a first axial section; and
FIG. 4
the electrical connector according to FIG. 1 mounted in a second axial section.

Bei dem in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung handelt es sich um einen elektrischen Steckverbinder in Form eines Gehäuseflansches. Die Erfindung ist jedoch nicht auf einem derartigen Flansch beschränkt. Vielmehr kann das Steckverbindergehäuse des erfindungsgemäßen Steckverbinders auch an dem freien Ende einer losen elektrischen Leitung angeordnet sein. Unverzichtbar ist dabei, dass das Steckverbindergehäuse, das an sich mit einer beliebigen Kontur ausgebildet sein kann, einen vorderen rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt zur Aufnahme des Isolierkörpers aufweist.In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing is an electrical connector in the form of a housing flange. However, the invention is not limited to such a flange. Rather, the connector housing of the connector according to the invention can also be arranged at the free end of a loose electrical line. It is indispensable that the connector housing, which may be formed with any contour in itself, has a front tubular housing portion for receiving the insulating body.

Die Figur 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen, als Gehäuseflanschsteckverbinder ausgebildeten elektrischen Steckverbinder 1. Der Steckverbinder 1 weist ein flanschartiges Steckverbindergehäuse 2 mit einem rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt 3 auf, indem ein mehrteiliger Isolierkörper 4 mit elektrischen Kontaktteilen 5 angeordnet ist. Der Isolierkörper 4 und der Gehäuseabschnitt 3 sind im wesentlichen zylindrisch ausgebildet. Das Steckverbindergehäuse 2 weist eine quadratische Befestigungsplatte 6 mit Befestigungslöchern 7 für eine Befestigung des Steckverbinders 1 an einem in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten Anschlussgehäuse auf. Der Isolierkörper 4 umfasst einen Kontaktträger 8 mit radial eingelegten Kontaktteilen 5, die sich parallel zueinander in dem Kontaktträger 8 erstrecken, und ein Kontaktträgermantelteil 9, das den Kontaktträger 8 umfangsseitig umschließt und die Kontaktteile 5 in dem Isolierkörper 4 einschließt und darin lagestabil hält.The FIG. 1 shows an inventive, designed as a housing flange connector electrical connector 1. The connector 1 has a flange-like connector housing 2 with a tubular housing portion 3 by a multi-part insulating body 4 is arranged with electrical contact parts 5. The insulating body 4 and the housing portion 3 are formed substantially cylindrical. The connector housing 2 has a square mounting plate 6 with mounting holes 7 for attachment of the connector 1 to a connection housing, not shown in the drawing. The insulating body 4 comprises a contact carrier 8 with radially inserted contact parts 5, which extend parallel to each other in the contact carrier 8, and a contact carrier shell part 9, which circumferentially surrounds the contact carrier 8 and the contact parts 5 includes in the insulator 4 and keeps it stable in position.

Das Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 trägt in etwa mittig einen O-Ring 10 zum Abdichten des Isolierkörpers 4 gegenüber dem Gehäuseabschnitt 3. Des weiteren sind außen an dem Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 axial verlaufende Kodierstege 11 ausgebildet, die ein Einführen des Isolierkörpers 4 in den rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt 3 nur in einer bestimmten Ausrichtung zueinander gestatten. Dazu sind an dem rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt 3 innen korrespondierende Kodiernuten 11' angeformt, die in der Zeichnung nur teilweise sichtbar sind.The contact carrier jacket part 9 carries approximately centrally an O-ring 10 for sealing the insulating body 4 relative to the housing portion 3. Furthermore, axially extending Kodierstege 11 are formed on the outside of the contact carrier shell part 9, the insertion of the insulating 4 in the tubular housing portion 3 only in one allow specific orientation to each other. For this purpose, on the tubular housing portion 3 inside corresponding coding grooves 11 'are formed, which are only partially visible in the drawing.

Die Figur 2 zeigt den Isolierkörper 4 aus Figur 1 in auseinandergenommem Zustand. Zu erkennen sind jetzt deutlich die radial in den Kontaktträger 8 eingelegten Kontaktteile 5, sowie an einem der Einsteckseite des Isolierkörpers 4 abgewandten hinteren Mantelende 19 des Kontaktträgermantelteils 9 zwei erste Federarme 12 mit äußeren Rastelementen 13 und zwei zweite Federarme 14 mit inneren Rastelementen 15. Die Federarme 12, 14 erstrecken sich im wesentlichen in axialer Richtung des Isolierkörpers 4, wobei das Rastelement 13 des ersten Federarms 12 radial zum Gehäuseabschnitt 3 hin über den Federarm 12 vorsteht und das Rastelement 15 des zweiten Federarms 14 radial in Richtung des Kontaktträgers 8 von dem Federarm 14 absteht. Das innere Rastelement 15 ist zum Verriegeln des Kontaktträgers 8 mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 und das äußere Rastelement 13 zum Verrasten des Kontaktträgermantelteils 9 mit dem Gehäuseabschnitt 3 vorgesehen.The FIG. 2 shows the insulating body 4 FIG. 1 in disassembled condition. Evident are now clearly the radially inserted into the contact carrier 8 contact parts 5, as well as on one of the Einsteckseite of the insulating 4 remote rear shell end 19 of the contact carrier shell part 9 two first spring arms 12 with outer locking elements 13 and two second spring arms 14 with inner locking elements 15. The spring arms 12, 14 extend substantially in the axial direction of the insulating body 4, wherein the locking element 13 of the first spring arm 12 protrudes radially to the housing section 3 through the spring arm 12 and the locking element 15 of the second spring arm 14 radially in the direction of the contact carrier 8 of the spring arm 14th projects. The inner locking element 15th is provided for locking the contact carrier 8 with the contact carrier casing part 9 and the outer latching element 13 for latching the contact carrier casing part 9 with the housing portion 3.

Wie die Figur 3 des montierten Steckverbinders 1 in einer ersten Längsschnittdarstellung durch die Mittelachse des Steckverbinders 1 und die zweiten Federarme 14 zeigt, weist das Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 innen ein bundförmiges Gegenlager 22 für den Kontaktträger 8 auf, an dem sich der verrastete Kontaktträger 8 in Richtung der Einsteckseite des Steckverbindergehäuses 2 abstützt. Des weiteren weist der Gehäuseabschnitt 3 innen eine Verjüngung 23 als Anlage für das Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 des Isolierkörpers 4 auf, die die maximale Einführtiefe des Isolierkörpers 4 in den Gehäuseabschnitt 3 festlegt. Außerdem bestimmt das Gegenlager 22 die Rastposition des Kontaktträgers 8 axial und die Einschnürung 23 die des Isolierkörpers 4. Dabei liegen die Federarme 14 bei in den Gehäuseabschnitt 3 eingeführten Isolierkörper 4 an dem Gehäuseabschnitt 3 innen an und stützen sich dort radial ab, während die inneren Rastelemente 15 den Kontaktträger 8 an einem hinteren Ende 17 übergreifen. Ein Entriegeln des Kontaktträgers 8 gegenüber dem Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 ist daher bei in dem Gehäuseabschnitt 3 aufgenommenen Isolierkörper 4 nicht möglich.As the FIG. 3 the assembled connector 1 in a first longitudinal section through the central axis of the connector 1 and the second spring arms 14, the contact carrier shell part 9 has a collar-shaped counter bearing 22 inside for the contact carrier 8, on which the latched contact carrier 8 in the direction of the insertion of the connector housing. 2 supported. Furthermore, the housing section 3 has a taper 23 on the inside as a contact for the contact carrier jacket part 9 of the insulating body 4, which defines the maximum insertion depth of the insulating body 4 into the housing section 3. In addition, the abutment 22 determines the locking position of the contact carrier 8 axially and the constriction 23 of the insulator 4. Here are the spring arms 14 inserted in the housing section 3 insulator 4 on the housing portion 3 inside and are supported there radially, while the inner locking elements 15 engage over the contact carrier 8 at a rear end 17. Unlocking of the contact carrier 8 with respect to the contact carrier shell part 9 is therefore not possible with insulative body 4 accommodated in the housing section 3.

Die Rastelemente 15 der zweiten Federarme 14 weisen zum Verriegeln und zum Entriegeln des Kontaktträgers 8 in und entgegen der Steckrichtung des Steckverbinders 1 geneigte hintere und vordere Rastelementflanken 16, 16' auf. Beim Einführen des Kontaktträgers 8 in das Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 außerhalb des Gehäuseabschnittes 3 ermöglicht die geneigte vordere Rastelementflanke 16 ein selbstständiges Verrasten des Kontaktträgers 8 mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil 9. Die geneigte hintere Rastelementflanke 16' bewirkt eine automatische Entriegelung des Kontaktträgers 8 von dem Kontaktträgermangelteil 9 bei nicht in dem Gehäuseteil 3 angeordneten Isolierkörper 4, sobald der Kontaktträger 8 entgegen der Einsteckrichtung des Steckverbindergehäuses 2 in axialer Richtung des Isolierkörpers 4 von dem Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 weggezogen wird.The locking elements 15 of the second spring arms 14 have for locking and unlocking of the contact carrier 8 in and against the insertion direction of the connector 1 inclined rear and front locking element edges 16, 16 'on. When inserting the contact carrier 8 in the contact carrier shell part 9 outside the housing section 3, the inclined front latching edge 16 allows an independent locking of the contact carrier 8 with the contact carrier shell part 9. The inclined rear locking element edge 16 'causes an automatic unlocking of the contact carrier 8 of the contact carrier mangle part 9 at not in the housing part 3 arranged insulating 4 as soon as the contact carrier 8 against the insertion of the connector housing 2 in the axial direction of the insulating body 4 is pulled away from the contact carrier shell part 9.

Wie der Figur 4 zu entnehmen ist, weisen die ersten Federarme 12 eine radial nach außen gerichtete Vorspannung auf, so dass die äußeren Rastelemente 13 beim Einführen des Kontaktträgers 8 in das Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 von selbst mit komplementär ausgebildeten, an einem hinteren Mantelende 9 des Gehäuseabschnittes 3 angeordnete Rastausnehmungen 18 in Eingriff gelangen. Das Lösen der Verrastung erfolgt, indem die Federarme 12 in radialer Richtung nach innen zum Kontaktträgermantelteil 9 hin ausgerückt werden. Um dies zu ermöglichen, sind den Federarmen 12 gegenüberliegend an dem hinteren Mantelende 12 des Kontaktträgermantelteils 9 zugeordnete Ausnehmungen 20 vorgesehen, in die die Federarme 12 federnd zurückgeschwenkt werden können.Again FIG. 4 can be seen, the first spring arms 12 have a radially outwardly directed bias, so that the outer locking elements 13 during insertion of the contact carrier 8 in the contact carrier shell part 9 by itself with complementary formed, arranged on a rear shell end 9 of the housing section 3 locking recesses 18 in Get engaged. The release of the locking takes place by the spring arms 12 are disengaged in the radial direction inwardly toward the contact carrier shell part 9 back. To make this possible, the spring arms 12 are provided opposite to the rear shell end 12 of the contact carrier shell part 9 associated recesses 20, in which the spring arms 12 can be resiliently swung back.

Um eine gute Zugänglichkeit zu den ersten Federarmen 12 zum Entrasten des Isolierkörpers 4 von dem Gehäuseabschnitt 3 zu erreichen, weist der das hintere Mantelende 19 umgreifende Gehäuseabschnitt 3 in einem Bereich der Federarme 12 eine Freisparung 21 auf, die eine Betätigung der ersten Federarme 12 von außen in radialer Richtung nach innen ermöglichen. Die beiden Freisparungen 21 sind in der Figur 1 am dargestellten Steckverbindergehäuse 2 noch deutlicher zu erkennen als in der Figur 4. Sie weisen eine Größe auf, die eine Entriegelung des Isolierkörpers 4 von dem Steckverbindergehäuse 2 ohne Hilfswerkzeug ermöglichen. Insbesondere lassen diese ein Ausrücken der äußeren Rastelemente 13 der ersten Federarme 12 aus den Rastausnehmungen 18 des Gehäuseabschnittes 3 durch Drücken der ersten Federarme 12 in Richtung des Kontaktträgers 8 mit zwei Fingern zu.In order to achieve good accessibility to the first spring arms 12 for unlatching of the insulating body 4 of the housing portion 3, the rear shell end 19 encompassing housing portion 3 in a region of the spring arms 12 has a cutout 21, the actuation of the first spring arms 12 from the outside in the radial direction to allow inside. The two recesses 21 are in the FIG. 1 on the connector housing 2 shown to recognize even more clearly than in the FIG. 4 , They have a size that allow unlocking of the insulating body 4 of the connector housing 2 without auxiliary tool. In particular, these allow a disengagement of the outer locking elements 13 of the first spring arms 12 from the locking recesses 18 of the housing section 3 by pressing the first spring arms 12 in the direction of the contact carrier 8 with two fingers.

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Elektrischer Steckverbinder (1), mit einem rohrförmigen Gehäuseabschnitt (3), indem ein mehrteiliger Isolierkörper (4) mit elektrischen Kontaktteilen (5) angeordnet ist, wobei der Isolierkörper (4) mindestens einen Kontaktträger (8) mit radial eingelegten Kontaktteilen (5) und ein auf den Kontaktträger (8) aufschiebbares Kontaktträgermantelteil (9) zum Halten der Kontaktteile (5) aufweist, die in axialer Richtung von einer der Einsteckseite des Steckverbinders (1) gegenüberliegenden Seite des Gehäuseabschnittes (3) her in den Gehäuseabschnitt (3) einführbar sind, wobei der Kontaktträger (8) mit dem Kontaktträgermantelteil (9) lösbar verriegelbar und das Kontaktträgermantelteil (9) an dem Gehäuseabschnitt (3) lösbar festlegbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kontaktträgermantelteil (9) an einem der Einsteckseite abgewandten hinteren Mantelende (19) axial angeordnete Federarme (12, 14) aufweist, wobei mindestens ein erster Federarm (12) ein radial zum Gehäuseabschnitt (3) hin vorstehendes äußeres Rastelement (13) und mindestens ein zweiter Federarm (14) ein radial in Richtung des Kontaktträgers (8) abstehendes inneres Rastelement (15) aufweist.Electrical connector (1) having a tubular housing portion (3) by a multipart insulating body (4) is arranged with electrical contact parts (5), wherein the insulating body (4) at least one contact carrier (8) with radially inserted contact parts (5) and a contact carrier shell part (9) which can be pushed onto the contact carrier (8) for holding the contact parts (5), which can be inserted into the housing section (3) from one side of the housing section (3) opposite the insertion side of the connector (1) in the axial direction in which the contact carrier (8) can be releasably locked to the contact carrier jacket part (9) and the contact carrier jacket part (9) can be releasably secured to the housing section (3), characterized in that the contact carrier jacket part (9) is disposed on a rear jacket end (19) facing away from the insertion side axially arranged spring arms (12, 14), wherein at least one first spring arm (12) has a radial to Gehäuseabsc Having (3) outwardly projecting outer latching element (13) and at least one second spring arm (14) has a radially in the direction of the contact carrier (8) projecting inner latching element (15). Elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bei in den Gehäuseabschnitt (3) eingeführtem Isolierkörper (4) sich die zweiten Federarme (14) an dem Gehäuseabschnitt (3) innen abstützen.Electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that when inserted into the housing section (3) insulating body (4), the second spring arms (14) on the housing portion (3) are internally supported. Elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kontaktträger (8) eine dem ersten Federarm (12) zugeordnete Ausnehmung (20) aufweist, die ein Lösen des äußeren Rastelementes (13) von dem Gehäuseabschnitt (3) ermöglicht.Electrical connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the contact carrier (8) has a first spring arm (12) associated with the recess (20), which allows the outer latching element (13) of the housing portion (3). Elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der das hintere Mantelende (19) umgreifende Gehäuseabschnitt (3) in einem Bereich des ersten Federarms (12) eine Freisparung (21) aufweist, die eine vereinfachte Betätigung des ersten Federarms (12) ermöglicht.Electrical connector according to Claim 3, characterized in that the housing section (3) engaging around the rear jacket end (19) has a cutout (21) in a region of the first spring arm (12) which permits simplified actuation of the first spring arm (12). Elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Freisparung (21) eine Größe aufweist, die ein Drücken des ersten Federarms (12) in Richtung des Kontaktträgers (8) ohne Hilfswerkzeug zulässt.Electrical connector according to claim 4, characterized in that the cutout (21) has a size which allows a pressing of the first spring arm (12) in the direction of the contact carrier (8) without auxiliary tool. Elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das innere Rastelement (15) des zweiten Federarms (14) in Verriegelungs- und Entriegelungsrichtung geneigte Flanken (16, 16') aufweist.Electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner latching element (15) of the second spring arm (14) in the locking and unlocking inclined flanks (16, 16 ').
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