EP2340588B1 - Elektrische verbinderbaugruppe - Google Patents

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EP2340588B1
EP2340588B1 EP08875922.0A EP08875922A EP2340588B1 EP 2340588 B1 EP2340588 B1 EP 2340588B1 EP 08875922 A EP08875922 A EP 08875922A EP 2340588 B1 EP2340588 B1 EP 2340588B1
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Sébastien DEUBEL
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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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6272—Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/641—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement

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  • the present invention relates to the electrical connector field.
  • the invention relates to connectors for motorized vehicles applications.
  • Connectors are intended to connect electrical cables, wires or cable harnesses to each other or to electrical or electronic devices.
  • Connectors usually comprise an insulating housing and conductive terminals.
  • electrical connector assemblies may comprise two electrical connectors intended to mate with each other, and a locking system for locking the two mated connectors.
  • the locking system comprises a first stop carried by one connector, and a locking pawl with a second stop, carried by the other connector.
  • the second stop of the locking pawl engages the first stop when the connectors are mated in order to lock the mate connectors.
  • connection position assurance (CPA) element which is able to move from an initial position to a final position only when the connectors are properly mated.
  • the invention aims at providing an electrical connector assembly with strengthened locking means.
  • the invention provides an electrical connector assembly according to claim 1.
  • an electrical connector assembly 100 comprises a female electrical connector 102 and a male electrical connector 104, which are intended to mate with each other along a mating direction XX'.
  • orientation terms such as “longitudinal” or “lateral” will refer to the mating axis XX'.
  • term relating to heights such as “top” or “bottom” are to be understood relative to a axis perpendicular to the mating XX', which is not necessarily the vertical axis.
  • the female connector 102 comprises a housing 105 and a terminal position assurance (TPA) element 116.
  • TPA terminal position assurance
  • the housing 105 comprises a housing body 106, which is essentially cylindrical around the mating axis XX' and is provided with a top side 108.
  • the housing 105 further comprises a terminal housing 110 located at least in part into the housing body 106, and defining terminal accommodating chambers 112.
  • the housing 105 further comprises a housing cover 114 covering the top side 108.
  • the terminal position assurance (TPA) element 116 is intended to be mounted on the terminal housing 110 only if the terminals are properly accommodated in the accommodating chambers 112.
  • the male connector 104 comprises a housing 120, of which only a housing body 122 of is illustrated.
  • the housing body 122 is essentially cylindrical around the mating axis XX' and provided with a top side 124.
  • the housing 120 typically further comprises a terminal housing (not shown) extending in the housing body 122.
  • a locking system 130 of the connector assembly 100 will now be described.
  • the male connector 104 comprises a first locking stop 132 protruding from the top side 124.
  • the female connector 102 further comprises a primary locking pawl 134 fixed to the top side 108, and comprising a locking front end 136 (i.e. oriented towards the male connector 104) and an operable rear end 138 (i.e. extending away from the male connector 104).
  • the locking front end 136 comprises a longitudinal slit 140 ending frontward with a second locking stop 142.
  • the primary locking pawl 134 comprises a pivot point 144 located between the locking front end 136 and the operable rear end 138, so that the operable rear end 138 can be pushed in order to lift up the locking front end 136, leading to the disengagement of the locking stops 132, 142, which allows the unmating of the connectors 102, 104.
  • the locking pawl 134 is elastically movable about the pivot point 144 so as to allow the second locking stop 142 to slide above the first locking stop 132 and to be biased behind the first locking stop 132 when the first and second connectors are mated.
  • the first locking stop 132 comprises an angled top side 132A, angled so as to draw forward the primary locking pawl 134, in order to ensure that the connectors attain their fully, i.e. properly, mated position.
  • This drawing effect usually requires a locking pawl or level 134 which is itself relatively rigid, as well as relatively rigidly articulated on the pivot point.
  • the female connector 102 further comprises a connection position assurance (CPA) element 146.
  • CPA connection position assurance
  • the CPA element 146 comprises a mobile base 148 slidably mounted on the female housing 105, for instance on the housing cover 114, between an initial rear position ( figure 2 ) of the CPA element 146 and a final front position ( figure 4 ) of the CPA element 146.
  • the CPA element 146 further comprises a longitudinal CPA lever 150 fixed to the mobile base 148, and having a front free head 152.
  • the free head 152 In the initial position, and when the connectors are unmated, the free head 152 is located in the slit 140 and stopped by the second locking stop 142, so that the CPA element 146 cannot move towards its final position.
  • the first locking stop 132 in the slit 140 pushes and removes the free head 152 out of the slit 140 up to roughly the level of upper surface of the second locking stop 142, allowing the movement of the CPA element 146 towards its final position.
  • a movement of the CPA element 146 from the initial position to the final position is therefore possible only when the connectors 102, 104 are properly mated, i.e. when the first locking stop 132 is located in the slit 140.
  • the free head 152 engages the locking pawl 134, for instance covers its second locking stop 142.
  • the CPA lever 150 is preferably not made too rigid, for instance not more rigid than the primary locking pawl 134, so that mounting the CPA element 146, which usually requires bending the CPA lever 150, can be easily achieved by an operator. But the consequence may be that the deformation stress of the CPA lever 150 is not too important when the CPA element is in final position ( figure 4 ). Then, the CPA element 146 further comprises a secondary locking member 154 extending above the free head 152 of the CPA lever 150, and comprising two lateral flanges 156, 158 projecting on either side from the CPA lever 150 (see Figure 3 ).
  • the secondary locking member 154 is blocked, in the final position of the CPA element 146, by a wall 160 of the cover housing 114.
  • the wall 160 comprises an aperture 162 located above the locking free end 136 of the primary locking pawl 134, so as to permit the molding of the slit 142 during the manufacturing process of the connector. Since the free head 152 of the CPA lever 150 is also in the slit 140 when it covers the locking stop 142 of the locking front end 136 of the primary locking pawl 134 (i. e. when the CPA element 146 is in the final position), the aperture 162 is also located above the free head 152 of the CPA lever 150 when the CPA element 146 is in the final position. In order to force the CPA lever 150 to block the locking stop, despite its flexibility, the flanges 156, 158 are blocked by the wall 160, respectively on each side of the aperture 162.
  • the CPA element 146 thus prevents the first and second locking stops 132, 142 to disengage, thereby ensuring that the connectors 102, 104 remain mated.
  • the CPA element 146 further comprises lateral pawls 170, 172 intended to engage corresponding aperture 174, 176 of the housing 105 in the final position, so as to prevent the CPA element 146 from going back unintentionally from the final position to the initial position.
  • the CPA lever 150 does not comprise the secondary locking member 154 and is more rigid than the primary locking pawl 134, so as to be able to block the primary locking pawl 134 by itself, without being blocked by the wall 160.
  • a locking system 200 according to a second embodiment which is not part of the claimed invention is illustrated.
  • the second embodiment essentially differs from the first embodiment by the arrangement of the primary locking pawl and the CPA element.
  • the elements similar to the previous embodiment have the same reference signs.
  • the primary locking pawl 200 comprises a locking lever 202 with, on both of its side, a rear end 204 (visible on figure 7 ) elastically hinged to the top side 108 of the housing 105, and a locking front end 206 comprising the slit 140 and the second locking stop 142.
  • the primary locking pawl 200 comprises a lifting lever 208 having a front end 210 fixed to the locking front end 206, and a operable rear free end 212.
  • the lifting lever 208 comprises a pivot lug 214 intended to cooperate with the top side 124 of the male housing 122, when the connectors are mated. In this way, the locking end 206 can only be lifted up when the connectors are mated.
  • the primary locking pawl 200 further comprises two lateral blocking flanges 216, (only one side is visible on the figures) each extending on a respective side, from the locking lever 202.
  • the CPA element 220 only comprises the mobile base 148 and the CPA lever 150.
  • the mobile base 148 further comprises two lateral guiding flanges 222, 224, on each side.
  • each lateral guiding flange 222, 224 is slidably mounted in a respective lateral guiding groove 226 (only one side is visible on the figures) provided in the housing cover 114, so as to guide the CPA element 220 form the initial position to the final position.
  • the lateral blocking flanges 216 are located in front of the lateral guiding grooves 226, 228, in their continuity, so that, when the CPA element 220 moves form the initial position ( figure 6 ) to the final position ( figure 7 ), the lateral guiding flanges 222 extend in part ahead from the lateral guiding grooves 226 and cover the lateral blocking flanges 216 of the primary locking pawl 200, ahead of the pivot point corresponding to the pivot lug 214. In the final position, the lateral guiding flanges 222, 224 of the CPA element 220 are blocked upwardly by the wall 160 of the housing 105.
  • the primary locking pawl 200 can no longer pivot if the operable rear free end 212 of the lifting lever 208 is actuated, thereby preventing the first and second locking stops 132, 142 to disengage which would result in an unintentional unmating of the connectors.
  • the CPA element 220 is prevented from going back unintentionally from the final position to the initial position, by the free end 152 of the CPA lever 150 being hook-shaped and stopped by the second locking stop 142.
  • the CPA element is manually movable from its initial position to its final position in the same direction as the mating direction, which is particularly suitable from the ergonomic standpoint.

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  1. Elektrische Verbinderanordnung, die aufweist:
    erste und zweite Verbinder (102, 104), die zum Zusammenfügen entlang einer Zusammenfügen-Richtung vorgesehen sind,
    wobei einer der Verbinder (104) einen ersten Verriegelungsanschlag (132) aufweist und der andere der Verbinder (102) eine primäre Sperrklinke (134; 200) aufweist, die einen zweiten Verriegelungsanschlag (142) trägt, der zum Kontaktieren des ersten Verriegelungsanschlags (132) vorgesehen ist, um die ersten und zweiten Verbinder (102, 104) zu verriegeln, wenn sie zusammengefügt sind,
    wobei der erste Verbinder (102) ein CPA-Element (146) aufweist, das von einer Ausgangsposition in eine Endposition bewegbar ist,
    wobei das CPA-Element (146) weiter aufweist:
    - eine mobile Basis (148), die an einem Gehäuse (105) des ersten Verbinders (102) angebracht ist, und
    - einen CPA-Hebel (150), der an der mobilen Basis (148) befestigt ist und vorgesehen ist zum Ermöglichen einer Bewegung des CPA-Elements (146) von der Ausgangsposition in die Endposition nur dann, wenn die ersten und zweiten Verbinder (102, 104) zusammengefügt sind,
    wobei der CPA-Hebel (150) einen freien Kopf (152) hat, der in der Endposition des CPA-Elements (146) die primäre Sperrklinke (134) derart kontaktiert, um zu verhindern, dass sich die ersten und zweiten Verriegelungsanschläge (132, 134) trennen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das CPA-Element weiter ein sekundäres Verriegelungselement (154) aufweist, dass sich über dem freien Kopf (152) des CPA-Hebels (150) erstreckt und konfiguriert ist, in der Endposition des CPA-Elements durch eine Wand des ersten oder des zweiten Verbinders blockiert zu werden, wobei das sekundäre Verriegelungselement (154) zwei seitliche Flanschen (156, 158) aufweist, die an jeder Seite von dem CPA-Hebel (150) hervorragen.
  2. Die elektrische Verbinderanordnung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das CPA-Element von seiner Ausgangsposition in seine Endposition in derselben Richtung wie die Zusammenfügen-Richtung manuell bewegbar ist.
  3. Eine elektrische Verbinderanordnung gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das sekundäre Verriegelungselement (154) an dem freien Kopf (152) befestigt ist und in der Endposition des CPA-Elements (146) blockiert ist, um zu verhindern, dass sich die ersten und zweiten Verriegelungsanschläge (132, 142) trennen.
  4. Eine elektrische Verbinderanordnung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
    wobei die Wand (160) eine Öffnung (162) aufweist, die sich über dem freien Kopf (152) des CPA-Hebels (150) befindet, wenn das CPA-Element (146) in der Endposition ist, und
    wobei jeder Flansch (156, 158) blockiert ist, wenn das CPA-Element (146) in der Endposition ist, auf einer jeweiligen Seite der Öffnung (162).
  5. Eine elektrische Verbinderanordnung gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das CPA-Element steifer ist als die primäre Sperrklinke, um dadurch die primäre Sperrklinke selbst zu blockieren.
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