EP2262062B1 - Connector - Google Patents

Description

Such connectors are known in numerous designs, and often have a base bar, which is intended to be mechanically fixed on the one hand on a circuit board and on the other to make the electrical contact with the circuit board. A plug part of the connector has the task of electrically connecting incoming and / or outgoing electrical conductors to the base strip and thus to the components on the circuit board. Suitable terminals are provided on or in the plug part for the connection of these conductors.

It is also known to connect the plug part with the base strip shakeproof. For this example, a screw is provided, and accordingly the plug part is designed as a screw plug and the base bar is provided with threaded flanges. The screwing takes place at the ends of the plug part and the base bar. In such embodiments of the connector, the plug part and the base bar can be joined together only in a single plugging direction. In addition, the screwing requires a relatively high installation time. Furthermore, it is difficult in particular with a large number of plug-in sockets and the corresponding contact elements, which must be introduced for mounting the base strip on the plug part in the plug-in sockets to each other so that they fit easily with each other during assembly.

From the DE 20 2008 002091 U1 an electrical connector is known with an existing of an insulating connector housing, with at least one arranged therein conductor connection element for connecting at least one external conductor and at least one electrically connected to the conductor connection element contact element, wherein in the connector housing at least one conductor insertion opening for insertion of a conductor to be connected and at least one Actuating opening is formed for actuating the at least one conductor connection element.

From the EP 1 729 370 A2 is a connector for a printed circuit board connection known which has a base strip and a plug part, which has a protruding on its side socket housing. The socket housing has a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape with mutually opposite longitudinal sides on both sides and an end face located therebetween. At this end, insertion openings are arranged with adjoining plug-in receptacles for contact pins, which are arranged in a corresponding orientation on the base strip.

From the DE 10 2006 022206 B3 a plug-in connection is known which has a base plate and a plug-in part which can be attached thereto, wherein plug-in contacts are provided therein, each of which consists of a contact pin and a contact part. The contact part has two spaced-apart walls with coaxial through-holes for receiving the contact pin. On one of the two walls, a spring leg connects in one piece, which extends in the direction of the opposite wall and in undeflected starting position under a point Angle to the axis of the through holes is. The spring leg has a contact pin acting on the contact point, which is located in undeflected spring leg within the alignment of the two through-holes in the walls of the contact piece.

From the DE 10 2006 054648 is an electrical connector coupling with a housing made of insulating material, comprising a first connector housing with first contact means and a second connector housing, in particular a base strip with solder pins for a printed circuit board, with second contact means, wherein the two connector housings are manually zusammenführbar and one on the two connector housings arranged connecting means are connectable to each other, wherein in this connection position, the contact means contact each other and wherein the two connector housings are detachable from their connection position via a arranged on a connector housing release element. To make the electrical connector coupling particularly narrow, it is provided that the release element is mounted on at least one of the two plug housing as a separate and separate from the connecting part movable part.

The invention is based on the object to provide a connector available, in which the assembly of the base strip can be simplified with the plug part.

The object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

According to the invention, therefore, a plug connector is provided with a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and a plug part, the plug part having at least one socket housing projecting on its plug side, the socket housing having a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape and correspondingly on both sides mutually opposite longitudinal sides and an end face located therebetween the longitudinal direction of the end face in a row successively insertion of parallel to each other and perpendicular to the end face extending plug receptacles are arranged for contact elements, the plug receptacles are fixedly arranged on the base strip in an insertion corresponding openings, wherein for connecting the base strip with the plug part at least one guide element is provided, which in an assembled state of the plug part on the base strip between two insertion openings of the plug part and between two to the two insertion openings corresponding plug receptacles of the base strip is provided, wherein the base strip has at least two base strip elements, and the guide element in the connecting region between the first Base bar element and the second base bar element is provided.

According to the invention, there is further provided a connector having a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and a plug part, the plug part having at least one socket housing projecting on its plug side, the socket housing having a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape and correspondingly on both sides mutually opposite longitudinal sides and an end face located therebetween the longitudinal direction of the end face in a row successively insertion of parallel to each other and perpendicular to the end face extending plug receptacles are arranged for contact elements, the plug receptacles are fixedly arranged on the base strip in an insertion corresponding openings, wherein for connecting the base strip with the plug part at least one guide element is provided, which in an assembled state of the plug part on the base strip between two insertion openings of the plug part and between zw ei to the two insertion openings corresponding plug receptacles of the base strip is provided, wherein the plug part has at least two plug part elements, and the guide element is provided in the connecting region between the first plug part element and the second plug part element.

An essential aspect of the invention thus lies in the fact that the guide element is provided in the connection region between the first plug part element and the second plug part element or the first base strip element and the second base strip element. This means that the guide element thus in such Is arranged area in which the individual base strip elements or plug part elements are connected together. In principle, the guide elements themselves can make the connection, but this is not absolutely necessary; Thus, the connection can also be made by the fact that the base strip elements or plug part elements themselves have facilities to connect them together.

The guide element is preferably designed as a guide pin or as a guide pin, which extends from the base strip to the plug part or vice versa. Preferably, more than one guide element are provided, which are each provided between two insertion openings of the plug part and between two to the two insertion openings corresponding plug receptacles of the base strip. The corresponding plug receptacles are the plug-in receptacles which are inserted into the corresponding insertion openings. However, the guide elements can also be provided at the two ends of the longitudinal sides of the base strip and the plug part. Characterized in that at least one guide element is provided which is provided in an assembled state of the plug part on the base strip between two insertion openings of the plug part and between two plug-in openings corresponding to the two insertion receptacles of the base strip, the base strip can be safely and easily centered to the plug part, so that the plug-in receptacles can be easily and quickly inserted into the respective insertion openings, so that the assembly effort of the base strip with the plug part can be substantially reduced.

It is preferably provided that the guide element is arranged in the mounted state within a component element provided on the base strip and within a component element provided on the plug part. As a result, the guide element in the assembled state is preferably no longer visible from the outside and the guide element is guided within the component element.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one guide element is fastened within the component strip provided on the base element and extends from the base strip into an opening provided on the component element provided on the plug part. During assembly of the plug part on the base strip, the opening provided on the component element of the plug part is pushed onto the guide element.

Alternatively, according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the guide element is mounted within the component part provided on the plug part and extends from the plug part into an opening provided on the component strip provided on the base element. During assembly of the base strip on the plug part, the opening provided on the component element of the base strip is pushed onto the guide element.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the component element is assembled from at least two sub-elements, so that for connecting the first base strip element with the second base strip element and / or for connecting the first plug part element with the second plug part element, a first sub-element of the first base strip element with a second sub-element of the second Baseboard element is connectable and / or a first sub-element of the first connector part element is connectable to a second sub-element of the second connector part element.

The component element is preferably provided in the assembled state of the two base strip elements between an insertion opening of the first base strip element and an insertion of the second base strip element and / or arranged in the assembled state of the two plug member elements between a contact element of the first plug member member and a contact element of the second plug member element, wherein the component element is preferably along its peripheral surface has a rectangular shape. The fact that the component element is composed of at least two sub-elements, the component element can be used so that any number of baseboard elements or any number of plug sub-element can be joined together. For this, one of the base strip elements preferably has a partial element, wherein the base strip element to be attached to the first base strip element has the matching second partial element, so that the component element is formed from the two partial elements when the first base strip element is joined to the second base strip element. The same applies to two plug sub-elements to be connected.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the connection of the first sub-element to the second sub-element is realized by a movement of the first base strip element vertically to the longitudinal side of the second base strip element and / or the connection of the first sub-element with the second sub-element is vertical by a movement of the first connector part element to the longitudinal side of the second plug member element feasible.

Alternatively, it is preferably provided that the connection of the first partial element with the second partial element can be realized by a movement of the first base strip element horizontally to the longitudinal side of the second base strip element and / or connecting the first partial element with the second partial element horizontally by a movement of the first connector part element to the longitudinal side of the second plug member element is feasible.

For fastening the base strip and the plug part to a circuit board and / or a corresponding device interface fastening elements are provided according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, wherein at least one fastening element is provided between two insertion openings of the plug part and at least one fastening element is provided between two plug receptacles of the base strip. The fastening elements are preferably attached to the base plate and the plug part provided flanges on the circuit board and / or a corresponding device interface. The fastening elements are preferably designed as screw connections.

Preferably, the fastening element is provided in the region of the guide element. In this case, the component elements, in which the guide element is arranged, already be designed as a flange, so that this additional flanges are no longer necessary and each a fastener directly on the Component elements with the circuit board and / or a corresponding device interface can be attached.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the base strip and the plug part each have at least one fastening element at their ends formed in the longitudinal direction.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßes Steckverbinders;

Fig. 2

eine schematische Darstellung eines Steckerteils des in Fig. 1 gezeigten Steckverbinders;

Fig. 3

eine schematische Darstellung eines Grundleistenelements gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 4

eine erste schematische Darstellung eines Grundleistenelements gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 5

eine zweite schematische Darstellung eines Grundleistenelements gemäß der zweiten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 6

eine schematische Darstellung des in Fig. 1 gezeigten Steckverbinders mit nur einem Steckerteilelement; und

Fig. 7

eine schematische Darstellung des in Fig. 1 gezeigten Steckverbinders innerhalb eines Gehäuses.

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Fig. 1

a schematic representation of an inventive connector;

Fig. 2

a schematic representation of a plug part of in Fig. 1 shown connector;

Fig. 3

a schematic representation of a base strip element according to a first embodiment;

Fig. 4

a first schematic representation of a base strip element according to a second embodiment;

Fig. 5

a second schematic representation of a base strip element according to the second embodiment;

Fig. 6

a schematic representation of the in Fig. 1 shown connector with only one plug member element; and

Fig. 7

a schematic representation of the in Fig. 1 shown connector within a housing.

In Fig. 1 an inventive connector 10 is shown, which has a base bar 12 and a plug part 14.

This in Fig. 1 shown plug part 14 is also in Fig. 2 shown. The plug part 14 has three on its plug side projecting socket housing 16, which has a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape and this on both sides mutually opposite longitudinal sides and an intermediate end face, in the longitudinal direction in a row one behind the other insertion openings 18 of parallel to each other and perpendicular to the end itself extending plug receptacles 20 for contact elements 22 (FIG. Fig. 6 ) are arranged, which are fixedly arranged on the base bar 12 in a direction corresponding to the insertion openings 28. To connect the base strip 12 with the plug part 14, two guide elements 24 are provided, which are provided in an assembled state of the plug part 14 on the base bar 12 between two insertion openings 18 of the plug part and between two to the two insertion openings 18 corresponding receptacles 20 of the base bar 12 ,

The guide elements 24 are provided in the assembled state, each within a provided on the base bar 12 Component element 26 and disposed within a provided on the plug part 14 component member 26.

The guide elements 24 can be fastened within the component element 26 provided on the plug part 14 and can extend from the plug part 14 into an opening provided on the component element 28 provided on the base strip 12. When mounting the base strip 12 on the plug part 14, the opening provided on the component element 28 of the base strip 12 is pushed onto the guide element 24.

The base strip 12 is constructed in the embodiment shown of three base strip elements 34 and the plug member 14 is composed of three plug member elements 32, wherein the guide elements 24 are provided in the connection area between the individual base bar elements 34 and in the connection area between the individual plug member elements 32. This means that the guide elements 24 are arranged in the regions in which the individual base strip elements 34 or plug sub-elements 32 are connected to one another. In principle, the guide elements 24 can make the connection, but this is not absolutely necessary; Thus, the connection can also be made by virtue of the fact that the base strip elements 34 or plug-in part elements 32 themselves have devices in order to connect them to one another.

To connect the base strip elements 34 and the connection of the plug part elements 32, the component elements 26, 28 are each composed of two sub-elements 36, 38, 36 ', 38', 40, 42, wherein the sub-elements 36, 38, 36 ', 38', 40 , 42 preferably have latching elements, so that the respective associated sub-elements can be locked in each other. In the Fig. 3 shown sub-elements 36, 38 can be realized by a movement of a first base bar element 34 vertically to the longitudinal side of a second base bar element 34, wherein now only one base bar element 34 is shown. In the Fig. 4 and 5 shown sub-elements 36 ', 38' can be connected to each other such that the sub-element 38 'is inserted horizontally to the longitudinal side of the base bar 12 in the sub-element 36' of another base bar 12.

For fastening the base strip 12 and the plug part 14 to a printed circuit board and / or a corresponding device interface (not shown here) are fastening elements 44, provided in the form of screws, the fastening elements 44 in particular between two insertion openings 18 of the plug part and between two plug receptacles 20th the base bar 12 are provided. The fastening elements 44 are provided in the region of the guide elements 24. In this case, the component elements 26, 28, in which the guide elements 24 are arranged, already act as a flange, so that this additional flanges are no longer necessary. Furthermore, the fastening elements 44 can be attached to the base strip 12 and the plug part 14 additionally provided flanges 46 on the circuit board and / or a corresponding device interface, said flanges 46 are provided on the longitudinally formed ends of the base bar 12 and the plug part 14.

In Fig. 7 is the in Fig. 1 shown connector 10 disposed in a housing 48.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

Connectors

10

base strip

12

plug part

14

socket housing

16

insertion

18

plug-in receptacle

20

contact element

22

guide element

24

part feature

26

part feature

28

screw

30

Male connector element

32

Basic bar item

34

subelement

36

subelement

38

subelement

36`

subelement

38`

subelement

40

subelement

42

fastener

44

flange

46

casing

48

Claims (11)

1. A plug connector, comprising
   a base strip (12) for a printed circuit board connection and also comprising a plug part (14),
   wherein
   the plug part (14) has at least one socket housing (16) protruding on its insertion side,
   the socket housing (16) has a right-angled cross-sectional base shape and corresponding mutually opposed longitudinal sides on either side and a front side located therebetween,
   insertion openings (18) of plug receptacles (20) for contact elements (22) are arranged in succession in a row in the longitudinal direction of the front side, said plug receptacles extending parallel with one another and also perpendicular to the front side,
   the plug receptacles (20) are fixedly arranged on the base strip (12), aligned in accordance with the insertion openings (18), wherein,
   for connection of the base strip (12) to the plug part (14), at least one guide element (24) is provided, which, when the plug part (14) is assembled on the base strip (12), is provided between two insertion openings (18) in the plug part (14) and between two plug receptacles (20) of the base strip (12) corresponding to the two insertion openings (18),
   characterised in that
   the base strip (12) has at least two base strip elements (34), and
   the guide element (24) is provided in the connection region between the first base strip element (34) and the second base strip element (34).
2. A plug connector, comprising
   a base strip (12) for a printed circuit board connection and also comprising a plug part (14),
   wherein
   the plug part (14) has at least one socket housing (16) protruding on its insertion side,
   the socket housing (16) has a right-angled cross-sectional base shape and corresponding mutually opposed longitudinal sides on either side and a front side located therebetween,
   insertion openings (18) of plug receptacles (20) for contact elements (22) are arranged in succession in a row in the longitudinal direction of the front side, said plug receptacles extending parallel with one another and also perpendicular to the front side,
   the plug receptacles (20) are fixedly arranged on the base strip (12), aligned in accordance with the insertion openings (18), wherein,
   for connection of the base strip (12) to the plug part (14), at least one guide element (24) is provided, which, when the plug part (14) is assembled on the base strip (12), is provided between two insertion openings (18) in the plug part (14) and between two plug receptacles (20) of the base strip (12) corresponding to the two insertion openings (18),
   characterised in that
   the plug part (14) has at least two plug part elements (32), and
   the guide element (24) is provided in the connection region between the first plug part element (32) and the second plug part element (32).
3. The plug connector (10) according to Clam 1 or 2, characterised in that the guide element (24) is arranged in the assembled state within a component element (28) provided on the base strip (12) and within a component element (26) provided on the plug part (14).
4. The plug connector (10) according to Claim 3, characterised in that the guide element (24) is fastened within the component element (28) provided on the base strip (12) and extends from the base strip (12) into an opening provided on the component element (26) provided on the plug part (14).
5. The plug connector (10) according to Claim 3, characterised in that the guide element (24) is fastened within the component element (26) provided on the plug part (14) and extends from the plug part (14) into an opening provided on the component element (28) provided on the base strip (12).
6. The plug connector (10) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the component element (26, 28) is assembled from at least two sub-elements (36, 38, 36', 38', 40, 42), such that, for connection of the first base strip element (34) to the second base strip element (34) and/or for connection of the first plug part element (32) to the second plug part element (32), a first sub-element (36, 36') of the first base strip element (34) is connectable to a second sub-element (38, 38') of the second base strip element (34) and/or a first sub-element (40) of the first plug part element (32) is connectable to a second sub-element (40) of the second plug part element (32).
7. The plug connector (10) according to Claim 6, characterised in that the connection of the first sub-element (36, 36') to the second sub-element (38, 38') can be implemented by a movement of the first base strip element (34) vertically relative to the longitudinal side of the second base strip element (34) and/or the connection of the first sub-element (40) to the second sub-element (42) can be implemented by a movement of the first plug part element (32) vertically relative to the longitudinal side of the second plug part element (32).
8. The plug connector (10) according to Claim 6, characterised in that the connection of the first sub-element (36, 36') to the second sub-element (38, 38') can be implemented by a movement of the first base strip element (34) horizontally relative to the longitudinal side of the second base strip element (34) and/or the connection of the first sub-element (40) to the second sub-element (42) can be implemented by a movement of the first plug part element (32) horizontally relative to the longitudinal side of the second plug part element (32).
9. The plug connector (10) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that, for fastening of the base strip (12) and of the plug part (14) to a printed circuit board and/or a suitable device interface, fastening elements (44) are provided, wherein at least one fastening element (44) is provided between two insertion openings (18) of the plug part and at least one fastening element (44) is provided between two insertion receptacles (20) of the base strip (12).
10. The plug connector (10) according to Claim 9, characterised in that the at least one fastening element (44) is provided in the region of the at least one guide element (24).
11. The plug connector (10) according to one of Claims 9 or 10, characterised in that the base strip (12) and the plug part (14) each have at least one fastening element (44) at their ends formed in longitudinal directions.

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