EP2474992A1 - Connection device that can adapt to various contactors - Google Patents

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EP2474992A1
EP2474992A1 EP12150139A EP12150139A EP2474992A1 EP 2474992 A1 EP2474992 A1 EP 2474992A1 EP 12150139 A EP12150139 A EP 12150139A EP 12150139 A EP12150139 A EP 12150139A EP 2474992 A1 EP2474992 A1 EP 2474992A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
    • H01H50/44—Magnetic coils or windings
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
    • H01H50/54—Contact arrangements
    • H01H50/541—Auxiliary contact devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
    • H01H11/0031—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different types or orientation of connections to contacts
    • H01H2011/0037—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different types or orientation of connections to contacts with removable or replaceable terminal blocks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
    • H01H50/02—Bases; Casings; Covers
    • H01H50/021—Bases; Casings; Covers structurally combining a relay and an electronic component, e.g. varistor, RC circuit

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  • the present invention relates to a device for connecting a terminal of a control coil of an electromagnetic contactor.
  • a contactor comprising an insulating body and an electronic card on which are arranged elastic electrical connectors, for example of the CMS type, for receiving a connection strip for connection with an external circuit for power supply a control coil of the contactor.
  • This bar is intended to pass through the insulative body of the contactor through a passage in it. This passage must not coincide with the location of a connection terminal of the contactor.
  • contactors of different sizes with a variable number of poles and belonging to the same range have the same spacing between the connecting pieces on their front side to accommodate different connection modules or common accessories.
  • this same range is generally equipped with the same magnetic circuit, the same coil and the same electronic card.
  • the bars are specific to each contactor model in the range.
  • the present invention aims to solve all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • the present invention relates to a device for connecting a terminal of a control coil of an electromagnetic contactor, said contactor comprising an insulating body and an operating coil housed in the insulating body, the device of connection comprising a first connection piece electrically connected to a terminal of the control coil, a second connection piece disposed in the contactor opposite a face of the contactor accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor to allow the electrical connection between the contactor and an external module, and at least one conductive member comprising a first connection portion arranged to ensure electrical contact with the first connection piece according to at least two different relative positions between the first connection portion and the first connection piece, and a second arranged connection portion to ensure electrical contact with the second connection piece in at least two different relative positions between the second connection portion and the second connection piece, the conductive member being disposed in at least a first positioning or a second spatial positioning between the first and second connection piece according to the relative positions of the first connection portion with respect to the first connection piece and the second connection portion with respect to the second
  • connection device makes it possible to achieve several different spatial combinations of the connection device thus allowing its installation in several different models of contactor as well as the connection of the same model of external module on different contactors with a minimum of different parts.
  • the at least one conductive member comprises a connecting body extending between the first connection portion and the second connection portion.
  • At least one of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece comprises two housings for electrically and mechanically cooperating with a first or second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member.
  • a connecting portion of the at least one conductive member among the first and the second connecting portion comprises two elastic branches.
  • the two housings of one of the first or second connecting pieces are sized to contain the two elastic branches of the second connecting portion of the conductive member of the connecting device.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to achieve different spatial combinations depending on whether a first or second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member is disposed in one of the two housings.
  • the at least one conductive member has substantially an "L" shape comprising a base forming a first connection portion among the first and the second connection portion of the conductive member and a transverse branch at the base whose end forms a second connecting portion among the first and the second connecting portion of the conductive member.
  • connection device comprises an insulating sleeve intended to be connected, for example by clipping, to the insulative body of the contactor and to electrically isolate at least part of the second connection piece of the connecting device.
  • the insulating sheath forms a housing for the second connecting piece.
  • the second connecting piece has a substantially "T" shape whose head is arranged to electrically cooperate with the second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member and the foot constitutes a portion of connection accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor.
  • the relative positioning between the first connecting piece and a connecting portion of the second connecting piece, accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor, is identical for at least two different positions of the at least one conductive member.
  • the first connection piece comprises an elastic electrical connector, for example of the CMS type.
  • This arrangement facilitates the insertion of the first connecting portion of the conductive member of the connection device into the first connection piece while ensuring a good electrical contact.
  • the elastic electrical connector is disposed on an electronic card.
  • the present invention also relates to an electromagnetic contactor comprising a device for supplying a control coil comprising a first connection device as described above for the connection of a first control coil terminal and a second connection device. as described previously intended for connecting a second control coil terminal.
  • the electromagnetic contactor comprises a set of terminal cavities delimited in the insulating body by cavity walls, a passage being formed in a wall of a terminal cavity, in order to house the conductive member.
  • the present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a plurality of electromagnetic contactors as described above, in which a connection device for a control terminal of the given coil of a first type of contactor is arranged according to a different spatial positioning of a connection device for the same control terminal in a second type of contactor of said assembly so as to maintain an identical relative positioning, whatever the type of contactor, between the first connection piece and a connection portion of the second piece connection accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor.
  • a contactor 1 according to the state of the art comprises an insulating body 2 delimited by a front face 3, a rear face 4 comprising fixing means 5 on a support rail (not shown), opposite side faces upstream 6 and downstream 7 located on both sides of the rail support and opposite side faces 16, 17 joining the front face 3 to the rear face 4 as well as the upstream side face 6 to the downstream side face 7.
  • the contactor 1 comprises a control coil 8 which, according to the connector model 1, ensures contact or breaks the contact between connection terminals 15 of the contactor 1 when it is powered.
  • Connection modules 20a, 20b or other accessories are used respectively to supply the control coil 8 from the outside of the contactor 1 or to perform additional functions of the delay type, or interface block.
  • connection modules 20a, 20b of distinct structures are used depending on whether it is intended to be fixed on the front face 3 or on an upstream face 6 or downstream face 7 of the contactor 1.
  • connection module 20b or other accessories intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 1.
  • connection module 20b comprises connecting pieces 21, 22 in the form of elastic loops.
  • connection module 20b also comprises fixing means on the front face 3 constituted by snap-fastening elastic parts intended to cooperate with a fastening finger of the insulating body 2 formed on the front face 3 and comprising lateral grooves.
  • the control coil 8 is received in the insulating body 2, below an electronic card 9 comprising a printed circuit on which is arranged a pair 10 of connection pieces 11, 12 electrically connected to the supply terminals of the coil of order 8.
  • connecting pieces 11, 12 are materialized by elastic connectors 11, 12 arranged facing the front face 3 and diagonally with respect to the support rail.
  • the elastic connectors 11, 12 of the pair 10 are of the CMS type lyre allowing mounting / disassembly of the contactor 1 by pre-assembled blocks.
  • the elastic connectors 11, 12 of the pair 10 each support a rigid tab 13a forming the lower end of a strip 13 intended to pass through the insulating body 2 of the contactor 1 through a passage 14 opening on the front face of the contactor 1 in order to allow at its high end 13b of making an electrical contact with one of the connection pieces 21, 22 of the connection module 20b intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 1.
  • connection strip 13 which constitutes a connection device between a connection piece 11, 12 electrically connected to a supply terminal of a control coil 8 of a contactor 1 and a connection piece 21, 22 of a connection module 20b intended to be connected to the contactor 1, is made in one piece.
  • the connecting device 30 according to the invention, presented to the figures 3 and 4 , comprises meanwhile a first connecting piece 11, 12, a conductive member 40 and a second connecting piece 50.
  • Each of these parts 11, 12, 50 and the member 40 is made of a rigid conductive material.
  • the conductive member 40 has substantially an "L" shape whose base corresponds to a first connection portion 41 intended to provide electrical contact with a first connection piece 11, 12 connected to a terminal of a control coil 8 belonging to a contactor 100 according to the invention illustrated for example in the figure 6 , and whose end of the branch of the "L" shape corresponds to a second connection portion 43 arranged to ensure electrical contact with the second connection piece 50 of the connecting device 30.
  • the first connecting portion 41 and the second connecting portion 43 are electrically and mechanically connected by a rigid body 42 and conductor.
  • the body may comprise several interconnected parts provided that the electrical continuity is ensured between these different parts.
  • the body 42 comprises retaining means 44 arranged to block the conductive member 40 in a passage 31 formed in the insulating body 2 at a wall of a cavity of a terminal 15 of the contactor 100.
  • This conductive member 40 allows positioning on the connecting piece 11, 12 by the insertion of its first connection portion 41 in two different spatial combinations: either by orienting the back of the "L” branch. Next to a first side face 16, or by orienting the back of the branch of the "L” facing a second side face 17 opposite to the first side face 16 of the contactor 100.
  • the second connecting portion 43 comprises two elastic branches 45a, 45b that are flexible relative to one another in a plane substantially transverse to the direction in which the first connection portion 41 of the conductive member 40 corresponding to the base of the "L" shape.
  • the second connecting piece 50 has a substantially "T" shape whose head corresponds to a first connection portion 51 and the foot corresponds to a second connection portion 52.
  • the second connecting portion 52 corresponding to the foot of the "T" shape is eccentric with respect to its head corresponding to its first connecting portion 51.
  • the first connecting portion 51 extends along a surface 56 of rectangular shape comprising a first housing 53 passing through and of rectangular shape, and a second housing 54 passing through and of equally rectangular shape arranged transversely to the surface 56, the outlines of the two dwellings. 53, 54 of rectangular shape being aligned with the contours of the rectangular shape of the surface 56.
  • the two housings 53, 54 are separated by a common border 55 lying in the extension of the second connecting portion 52 corresponding to the base of the "T" shape and extending transversely eccentrically from a lengthwise side. of the rectangular surface 56 of the first connection portion 51.
  • the first housing 53 includes a length less than the length of the second housing 54 for an identical width.
  • These two housings 53, 54 are arranged to cooperate electrically with the elastic branches 45a, 45b of the second connection portion 43 of the conductive member 40, based on the lengths of the rectangular shapes of one or the other of the two housings 53, 54 thus providing at least two different spatial combinations for the connection of the second connection portion 43 of the conductive member 40 to the first connection portion 51 of the second connection piece 50.
  • the connecting device 30 comprises a sleeve 32 intended to be connected, for example by clipping, to the insulating body 2, on the front face 3 of the contactor 100 and to electrically isolate part of the second connection piece 50 of the connection device 30.
  • This sleeve 32 nevertheless leaves exposed the free end of the second connection portion 52 of the second connection piece 50 corresponding to a connecting portion 57 disposed facing the front face 3 of the contactor 100 so as to allow contact with a connection piece 21, 22 of the connection module 20b intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 100.
  • an electronic card 9 on which are arranged two connection devices as described above with two first connecting pieces 11, 12 having a specific deviation to one or more contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c , 100d forms a supply device 33 of a control coil 8 of a contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.
  • connection devices 30 on the electronic card 9 of each of these contactors 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d allows to maintain a constant distance between the two free ends of the second connecting portion 52 of the second connecting piece 50 of each of the two connecting devices 30a, 30b used in the same contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.
  • connection module 20b can thus be connected to different contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d made from the same connection parts.

Abstract

The device (30) has an L-shaped conducting member (40) comprising first and second connecting portions (41, 43) that assure electric contact with a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece (50) of the device according to two different relative positions between the first and second portions and the first and second pieces, respectively. The conducting member is arranged based on a first position/second spatial position between the first and second pieces according to the relative positions of the first and second portions with respect to the first and second pieces, respectively. The first connecting piece comprises a harp shaped surface mount component type elastic electrical connector. An independent claim is also included for an electromagnetic contactor comprising an operating coil powering device.

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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de raccordement d'une borne d'une bobine de commande d'un contacteur électromagnétique. The present invention relates to a device for connecting a terminal of a control coil of an electromagnetic contactor.

Il est connu, notamment du document FR2908233 , de disposer d'un contacteur comportant un corps isolant et une carte électronique sur laquelle sont disposés des connecteurs électriques élastiques, par exemple du type CMS, destinés à recevoir une barrette de connexion permettant la connexion avec un circuit extérieur en vue de l'alimentation d'une bobine de commande du contacteur.It is known, particularly from the document FR2908233 , to have a contactor comprising an insulating body and an electronic card on which are arranged elastic electrical connectors, for example of the CMS type, for receiving a connection strip for connection with an external circuit for power supply a control coil of the contactor.

Cette barrette est destinée à traverser le corps isolant du contacteur au travers un passage ménagé dans celui-ci. Ce passage ne doit néanmoins pas coïncider avec l'emplacement d'une borne de connexion du contacteur.This bar is intended to pass through the insulative body of the contactor through a passage in it. This passage must not coincide with the location of a connection terminal of the contactor.

Il est intéressant économiquement que des contacteurs de différents calibres avec un nombre variable de pôles et appartenant à une même gamme présentent un même écartement entre les pièces de connexion sur leur face avant pour pouvoir accueillir différents modules de raccordement ou accessoires communs.It is interesting economically that contactors of different sizes with a variable number of poles and belonging to the same range have the same spacing between the connecting pieces on their front side to accommodate different connection modules or common accessories.

De plus, cette même gamme est généralement équipée d'un même circuit magnétique, d'une même bobine et d'une même carte électronique. Cependant les barrettes sont spécifiques à chaque modèle de contacteur de la gamme.In addition, this same range is generally equipped with the same magnetic circuit, the same coil and the same electronic card. However, the bars are specific to each contactor model in the range.

Cette grande disparité de barrettes de connexion induit des surcoûts important dans la fabrication et l'assemblage des différents contacteurs et induit une difficulté de montage du fait de leur forme complexe.This large disparity of terminal strips induces significant additional costs in the manufacture and assembly of different contactors and induces difficulty of assembly because of their complex shape.

La présente invention a pour but de résoudre tout ou partie des inconvénients mentionnés ci-dessus.The present invention aims to solve all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above.

A cet effet, la présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de raccordement d'une borne d'une bobine de commande d'un contacteur électromagnétique, ledit contacteur comprenant un corps isolant et une bobine de commande logée dans le corps isolant, le dispositif de raccordement comprenant une première pièce de connexion reliée électriquement à une borne de la bobine de commande, une seconde pièce de connexion disposée dans le contacteur en regard d'une face du contacteur de façon accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant du contacteur afin de permettre la connexion électrique entre le contacteur et un module extérieur, et au moins un organe conducteur comprenant une première partie de connexion agencée pour assurer le contact électrique avec la première pièce de connexion selon au moins deux positionnements relatifs différents entre la première partie de connexion et la première pièce de connexion, et une seconde partie de connexion agencée pour assurer le contact électrique avec la seconde pièce de connexion selon au moins deux positionnements relatifs différents entre la seconde partie de connexion et la seconde pièce de connexion, l'organe conducteur étant disposé selon au moins un premier positionnement ou un second positionnement spatial entre la première et la seconde pièce de connexion suivant les positionnements relatifs de la première partie de connexion par rapport à la première pièce de connexion et de la seconde partie de connexion par rapport à la seconde pièce de connexion.To this end, the present invention relates to a device for connecting a terminal of a control coil of an electromagnetic contactor, said contactor comprising an insulating body and an operating coil housed in the insulating body, the device of connection comprising a first connection piece electrically connected to a terminal of the control coil, a second connection piece disposed in the contactor opposite a face of the contactor accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor to allow the electrical connection between the contactor and an external module, and at least one conductive member comprising a first connection portion arranged to ensure electrical contact with the first connection piece according to at least two different relative positions between the first connection portion and the first connection piece, and a second arranged connection portion to ensure electrical contact with the second connection piece in at least two different relative positions between the second connection portion and the second connection piece, the conductive member being disposed in at least a first positioning or a second spatial positioning between the first and second connection piece according to the relative positions of the first connection portion with respect to the first connection piece and the second connection portion with respect to the second connection piece.

Cette disposition permet de réaliser plusieurs combinaisons spatiales différentes du dispositif de raccordement permettant ainsi son installation dans plusieurs modèles différents de contacteur ainsi que la connexion d'un même modèle de module extérieur sur différents contacteurs avec un minimum de pièces différentes.This arrangement makes it possible to achieve several different spatial combinations of the connection device thus allowing its installation in several different models of contactor as well as the connection of the same model of external module on different contactors with a minimum of different parts.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un organe conducteur comporte un corps de liaison s'étendant entre la première partie de connexion et la seconde partie de connexion.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one conductive member comprises a connecting body extending between the first connection portion and the second connection portion.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, au moins une pièce parmi la première pièce de connexion et la seconde pièce de connexion comprend deux logements pour coopérer électriquement et mécaniquement avec une première ou seconde partie de connexion de l'au moins un organe conducteur.According to one aspect of the invention, at least one of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece comprises two housings for electrically and mechanically cooperating with a first or second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, une partie de connexion de l'au moins un organe conducteur parmi la première et la seconde partie de connexion comprend deux branches élastiques.According to one aspect of the invention, a connecting portion of the at least one conductive member among the first and the second connecting portion comprises two elastic branches.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, les deux logements de l'une des première ou seconde pièces de connexion sont dimensionnés pour contenir les deux branches élastiques de la seconde partie de connexion de l'organe conducteur du dispositif de raccordement.According to one aspect of the invention, the two housings of one of the first or second connecting pieces are sized to contain the two elastic branches of the second connecting portion of the conductive member of the connecting device.

Cette disposition permet de réaliser des combinaisons spatiales différentes selon qu'une première ou seconde partie de connexion de l'au moins un organe conducteur est disposé dans l'un des deux logements.This arrangement makes it possible to achieve different spatial combinations depending on whether a first or second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member is disposed in one of the two housings.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'au moins un organe conducteur présente sensiblement une forme en « L » comprenant une base formant une première partie de connexion parmi la première et la seconde partie de connexion de l'organe conducteur et une branche transversale à la base dont l'extrémité forme une seconde partie de connexion parmi la première et la seconde partie de connexion de l'organe conducteur.According to one aspect of the invention, the at least one conductive member has substantially an "L" shape comprising a base forming a first connection portion among the first and the second connection portion of the conductive member and a transverse branch at the base whose end forms a second connecting portion among the first and the second connecting portion of the conductive member.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le dispositif de raccordement comporte un fourreau isolant destiné à être relié, par exemple par clipsage, au corps isolant du contacteur et à isoler électriquement au moins en partie la seconde pièce de connexion du dispositif de raccordement.According to one aspect of the invention, the connection device comprises an insulating sleeve intended to be connected, for example by clipping, to the insulative body of the contactor and to electrically isolate at least part of the second connection piece of the connecting device.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le fourreau isolantforme un logement pour la seconde pièce de connexion.According to one aspect of the invention, the insulating sheath forms a housing for the second connecting piece.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, la seconde pièce de connexion présente sensiblement une forme en « T » dont la tête est agencée pour coopérer électriquement avec la seconde partie de connexion de l'au moins un organe conducteur et le pied constitue une portion de connexion accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant du contacteur.According to one aspect of the invention, the second connecting piece has a substantially "T" shape whose head is arranged to electrically cooperate with the second connecting portion of the at least one conductive member and the foot constitutes a portion of connection accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le positionnement relatif entre la première pièce de connexion et une portion de connexion de la seconde pièce de connexion, accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant du contacteur, est identique pour au moins deux positionnements différents de l'au moins un organe conducteur.According to one aspect of the invention, the relative positioning between the first connecting piece and a connecting portion of the second connecting piece, accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor, is identical for at least two different positions of the at least one conductive member.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, la première pièce de connexion comprend un connecteur électrique élastique, par exemple du type CMS.According to one aspect of the invention, the first connection piece comprises an elastic electrical connector, for example of the CMS type.

Cette disposition facilite l'insertion de la première partie de connexion de l'organe conducteur du dispositif de raccordement dans la première pièce de connexion tout en assurant un bon contact électrique.This arrangement facilitates the insertion of the first connecting portion of the conductive member of the connection device into the first connection piece while ensuring a good electrical contact.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le connecteur électrique élastique est disposé sur une carte électronique.According to one aspect of the invention, the elastic electrical connector is disposed on an electronic card.

La présente invention a également pour objet un contacteur électromagnétique comprenant un dispositif d'alimentation d'une bobine de commande comportant un premier dispositif de raccordement tel que décrit précédemment destiné au raccordement d'une première borne de bobine de commande et un deuxième dispositif de raccordement tel que décrit précédemment destiné au raccordement d'une seconde borne de bobine de commande.The present invention also relates to an electromagnetic contactor comprising a device for supplying a control coil comprising a first connection device as described above for the connection of a first control coil terminal and a second connection device. as described previously intended for connecting a second control coil terminal.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, le contacteur électromagnétique comprend un ensemble de cavités de bornes délimitées dans le corps isolant par des parois de cavités, un passage étant ménagé dans une paroi d'une cavité de borne, afin de loger l'organe conducteur.According to one aspect of the invention, the electromagnetic contactor comprises a set of terminal cavities delimited in the insulating body by cavity walls, a passage being formed in a wall of a terminal cavity, in order to house the conductive member. .

La présente invention a également pour objet un ensemble comprenant une pluralité de contacteurs électromagnétiques tel que décrit précédemment, dans lequel un dispositif de raccordement pour une borne de commande de la bobine donnée d'un premier type de contacteur est disposé selon un positionnement spatial différent d'un dispositif de raccordement pour une même borne de commande dans un second type de contacteur dudit ensemble de façon à conserver un positionnement relatif identique, quelque soit le type de contacteur, entre la première pièce de connexion et une portion de connexion de la seconde pièce de connexion accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant du contacteur.The present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a plurality of electromagnetic contactors as described above, in which a connection device for a control terminal of the given coil of a first type of contactor is arranged according to a different spatial positioning of a connection device for the same control terminal in a second type of contactor of said assembly so as to maintain an identical relative positioning, whatever the type of contactor, between the first connection piece and a connection portion of the second piece connection accessible from the outside of the insulator body of the contactor.

De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, un dispositif de raccordement selon l'invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un contacteur selon l'état de la technique avec des modules de raccordement détachés.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective du contacteur de la figure 1 dont une partie du corps isolant est supprimée.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en perspective du dispositif de raccordement selon l'invention.
  • La figure 4 montre quelques unes des différentes combinaisons spatiales permises par le dispositif de raccordement de la figure 3 sur une même carte électronique.
  • La figure 5 montre l'application des différentes combinaisons spatiales de la figure 4 à différents modèles de contacteurs.
  • La figure 6 est une vue éclatée en perspective d'un contacteur selon l'invention.
In any case, the invention will be better understood from the description which follows, with reference to the attached schematic drawing showing, by way of non-limiting example, a connection device according to the invention.
  • The figure 1 is a perspective view of a contactor according to the state of the art with loose connection modules.
  • The figure 2 is a perspective view of the contactor of the figure 1 part of the insulating body is removed.
  • The figure 3 is a perspective view of the connecting device according to the invention.
  • The figure 4 shows some of the different spatial combinations allowed by the connecting device of the figure 3 on the same electronic card.
  • The figure 5 shows the application of the different spatial combinations of the figure 4 to different models of contactors.
  • The figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a contactor according to the invention.

Comme illustré aux figures 1 à 2, un contacteur 1 selon l'état de la technique comporte un corps isolant 2 délimité par une face avant 3, une face arrière 4 comprenant des moyens de fixation 5 sur un rail support (non illustré), des faces latérales opposées amont 6 et aval 7 situées de part et d'autre du rail support ainsi que des faces latérales opposées 16, 17 joignant la face avant 3 à la face arrière 4 de même que la face latérale amont 6 à la face latérale aval 7.As illustrated in Figures 1 to 2 , a contactor 1 according to the state of the art comprises an insulating body 2 delimited by a front face 3, a rear face 4 comprising fixing means 5 on a support rail (not shown), opposite side faces upstream 6 and downstream 7 located on both sides of the rail support and opposite side faces 16, 17 joining the front face 3 to the rear face 4 as well as the upstream side face 6 to the downstream side face 7.

Le contacteur 1 comporte une bobine de commande 8 qui, selon le modèle de connecteur 1, assure le contact ou coupe le contact entre des bornes de liaisons 15 du contacteur 1 lorsqu'elle est alimentée.The contactor 1 comprises a control coil 8 which, according to the connector model 1, ensures contact or breaks the contact between connection terminals 15 of the contactor 1 when it is powered.

Des modules de raccordement 20a, 20b ou d'autres accessoires sont utilisés respectivement pour alimenter la bobine de commande 8 depuis l'extérieur du contacteur 1 ou réaliser des fonctions additionnelles de type temporisation, ou bloc d'interface.Connection modules 20a, 20b or other accessories are used respectively to supply the control coil 8 from the outside of the contactor 1 or to perform additional functions of the delay type, or interface block.

Deux types de modules de raccordement 20a, 20b de structures distinctes sont utilisés suivant que celui-ci est destiné à être fixé sur la face avant 3 ou sur une face amont 6 ou aval 7 du contacteur 1.Two types of connection modules 20a, 20b of distinct structures are used depending on whether it is intended to be fixed on the front face 3 or on an upstream face 6 or downstream face 7 of the contactor 1.

La présente invention s'intéresse à la connexion d'un module de raccordement 20b ou autres accessoires destinés à être fixé sur la face avant 3 du contacteur 1.The present invention is concerned with the connection of a connection module 20b or other accessories intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 1.

Un tel module de raccordement 20b comprend des pièces de connexion 21, 22 prenant la forme de boucles élastiques.Such a connection module 20b comprises connecting pieces 21, 22 in the form of elastic loops.

Ce module de raccordement 20b comprend également des moyens de fixation sur la face avant 3 constitués par des parties élastiques d'encliquetage destinées à coopérer avec un doigt de fixation du corps isolant 2 ménagé sur la face avant 3 et comprenant des rainures latérales.This connection module 20b also comprises fixing means on the front face 3 constituted by snap-fastening elastic parts intended to cooperate with a fastening finger of the insulating body 2 formed on the front face 3 and comprising lateral grooves.

La bobine de commande 8 est reçue dans le corps isolant 2, en dessous d'une carte électronique 9 comportant un circuit imprimé sur lequel est agencé un couple 10 de pièces de connexion 11, 12 reliées électriquement aux bornes d'alimentation de la bobine de commande 8.The control coil 8 is received in the insulating body 2, below an electronic card 9 comprising a printed circuit on which is arranged a pair 10 of connection pieces 11, 12 electrically connected to the supply terminals of the coil of order 8.

Ces pièces de connexion 11, 12 sont matérialisés par des connecteurs élastiques 11, 12 disposés en regard de la face avant 3 et en diagonale par rapport au rail support.These connecting pieces 11, 12 are materialized by elastic connectors 11, 12 arranged facing the front face 3 and diagonally with respect to the support rail.

Les connecteurs élastiques 11, 12 du couple 10 sont du type CMS en forme de lyre permettant un montage/démontage du contacteur 1 par blocs prémontés.The elastic connectors 11, 12 of the pair 10 are of the CMS type lyre allowing mounting / disassembly of the contactor 1 by pre-assembled blocks.

Les connecteurs élastiques 11, 12 du couple 10 supportent chacun une patte rigide 13a formant l'extrémité basse d'une barrette 13 destinée à traverser le corps isolant 2 du contacteur 1 par un passage 14 débouchant sur la face avant du contacteur 1 afin de permettre à son extrémité haute 13b de réaliser un contact électrique avec une des pièces de connexion 21, 22 du module de raccordement 20b destiné à être fixé sur la face avant 3 du contacteur 1.The elastic connectors 11, 12 of the pair 10 each support a rigid tab 13a forming the lower end of a strip 13 intended to pass through the insulating body 2 of the contactor 1 through a passage 14 opening on the front face of the contactor 1 in order to allow at its high end 13b of making an electrical contact with one of the connection pieces 21, 22 of the connection module 20b intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 1.

Dans un contacteur 1 selon l'état de la technique, la barrette de connexion 13, qui constitue un dispositif de raccordement entre une pièce de connexion 11, 12 reliée électriquement à une borne d'alimentation d'une bobine de commande 8 d'un contacteur 1 et une pièce de connexion 21, 22 d'un module de raccordement 20b destiné à être connecté au contacteur 1, est réalisée en une seule pièce.In a contactor 1 according to the state of the art, the connection strip 13, which constitutes a connection device between a connection piece 11, 12 electrically connected to a supply terminal of a control coil 8 of a contactor 1 and a connection piece 21, 22 of a connection module 20b intended to be connected to the contactor 1, is made in one piece.

Le dispositif de raccordement 30 selon l'invention, présenté aux figures 3 et 4, comporte quant à lui une première pièce de connexion 11, 12, un organe conducteur 40 et une deuxième pièce de connexion 50.The connecting device 30 according to the invention, presented to the figures 3 and 4 , comprises meanwhile a first connecting piece 11, 12, a conductive member 40 and a second connecting piece 50.

Chacune de ces pièces 11, 12, 50 ainsi que l'organe 40 est réalisé dans un matériau rigide conducteur.Each of these parts 11, 12, 50 and the member 40 is made of a rigid conductive material.

L'organe conducteur 40 présente sensiblement une forme en « L » dont la base correspond à une première partie de connexion 41 destinée à assurer le contact électrique avec une première pièce de connexion 11, 12 reliée à une borne d'une bobine de commande 8 appartenant à un contacteur 100 selon l'invention illustré par exemple à la figure 6, et dont l'extrémité de la branche de la forme en « L » correspond à une seconde partie de connexion 43 agencée pour assurer le contact électrique avec la seconde pièce de connexion 50 du dispositif de raccordement 30.The conductive member 40 has substantially an "L" shape whose base corresponds to a first connection portion 41 intended to provide electrical contact with a first connection piece 11, 12 connected to a terminal of a control coil 8 belonging to a contactor 100 according to the invention illustrated for example in the figure 6 , and whose end of the branch of the "L" shape corresponds to a second connection portion 43 arranged to ensure electrical contact with the second connection piece 50 of the connecting device 30.

La première partie de connexion 41 et la seconde partie de connexion 43 sont reliées électriquement et mécaniquement par un corps rigide 42 et conducteur.The first connecting portion 41 and the second connecting portion 43 are electrically and mechanically connected by a rigid body 42 and conductor.

Bien entendu, le corps peut comprendre plusieurs parties reliées entre elles pourvu que la continuité électrique soit assurée entre ces différentes parties.Of course, the body may comprise several interconnected parts provided that the electrical continuity is ensured between these different parts.

Le corps 42 comprend des moyens de retenues 44 agencés pour bloquer l'organe conducteur 40 dans un passage 31 ménagé dans le corps isolant 2 au niveau d'une paroi d'une cavité d'une borne 15 du contacteur 100.The body 42 comprises retaining means 44 arranged to block the conductive member 40 in a passage 31 formed in the insulating body 2 at a wall of a cavity of a terminal 15 of the contactor 100.

La forme en « L » de cet organe conducteur 40 permet un positionnement sur la pièce de connexion 11, 12 par l'insertion de sa première partie de connexion 41 selon deux combinaisons spatiales différentes : soit en orientant le dos de la branche du « L » en regard d'une première face latérale 16, soit en orientant le dos de la branche du « L » en regard d'un seconde face latérale 17 opposée à la première face latérale 16 du contacteur 100.The "L" shape of this conductive member 40 allows positioning on the connecting piece 11, 12 by the insertion of its first connection portion 41 in two different spatial combinations: either by orienting the back of the "L" branch. Next to a first side face 16, or by orienting the back of the branch of the "L" facing a second side face 17 opposite to the first side face 16 of the contactor 100.

La seconde partie de connexion 43 comprend deux branches élastiques 45a, 45b flexibles l'une par rapport à l'autre selon un plan sensiblement transversal à la direction dans laquelle s'étend la première partie de connexion 41 de l'organe conducteur 40 correspondant à la base de la forme en « L ».The second connecting portion 43 comprises two elastic branches 45a, 45b that are flexible relative to one another in a plane substantially transverse to the direction in which the first connection portion 41 of the conductive member 40 corresponding to the base of the "L" shape.

La seconde pièce de connexion 50 présente quant à elle sensiblement une forme en « T » dont la tête correspond à une première partie de connexion 51 et le pied correspond à une seconde partie de connexion 52.The second connecting piece 50 has a substantially "T" shape whose head corresponds to a first connection portion 51 and the foot corresponds to a second connection portion 52.

La seconde partie de connexion 52 correspondant au pied de la forme en « T » est excentré par rapport à sa tête correspondant à sa première partie de connexion 51.The second connecting portion 52 corresponding to the foot of the "T" shape is eccentric with respect to its head corresponding to its first connecting portion 51.

La première partie de connexion 51 s'étend selon une surface 56 de forme rectangulaire comprenant un premier logement 53 traversant et de forme rectangulaire, et un second logement 54 traversant et de forme également rectangulaire ménagés transversalement à la surface 56, les contours des deux logements 53, 54 de forme rectangulaire étant alignés sur les contours de la forme rectangulaire de la surface 56.The first connecting portion 51 extends along a surface 56 of rectangular shape comprising a first housing 53 passing through and of rectangular shape, and a second housing 54 passing through and of equally rectangular shape arranged transversely to the surface 56, the outlines of the two dwellings. 53, 54 of rectangular shape being aligned with the contours of the rectangular shape of the surface 56.

Les deux logements 53, 54 sont séparés par une bordure commune 55 se trouvant dans le prolongement de la seconde partie de connexion 52 correspondant à la base de la forme en « T » et s'étendant transversalement de manière excentrée depuis un côté formant une longueur de la surface 56 rectangulaire de la première partie de connexion 51.The two housings 53, 54 are separated by a common border 55 lying in the extension of the second connecting portion 52 corresponding to the base of the "T" shape and extending transversely eccentrically from a lengthwise side. of the rectangular surface 56 of the first connection portion 51.

Le premier logement 53 comprend une longueur inférieure à la longueur du second logement 54 pour une largeur identique.The first housing 53 includes a length less than the length of the second housing 54 for an identical width.

Ces deux logements 53, 54 sont agencés pour coopérer électriquement avec les branches élastiques 45a, 45b de la seconde partie de connexion 43 de l'organe conducteur 40 en prenant appui sur les longueurs des formes rectangulaires de l'un ou de l'autre des deux logements 53, 54 offrant ainsi au moins deux combinaisons spatiales différentes pour la connexion de la seconde partie de connexion 43 de l'organe conducteur 40 sur la première partie de connexion 51 de la seconde pièce de connexion 50.These two housings 53, 54 are arranged to cooperate electrically with the elastic branches 45a, 45b of the second connection portion 43 of the conductive member 40, based on the lengths of the rectangular shapes of one or the other of the two housings 53, 54 thus providing at least two different spatial combinations for the connection of the second connection portion 43 of the conductive member 40 to the first connection portion 51 of the second connection piece 50.

Enfin, le dispositif de raccordement 30 selon l'invention comprend un fourreau 32 destiné à être relié, par exemple par clipsage, au corps isolant 2, sur la face avant 3 du contacteur 100 et à isoler électriquement en partie la seconde pièce de connexion 50 du dispositif de raccordement 30.Finally, the connecting device 30 according to the invention comprises a sleeve 32 intended to be connected, for example by clipping, to the insulating body 2, on the front face 3 of the contactor 100 and to electrically isolate part of the second connection piece 50 of the connection device 30.

Ce fourreau 32 laisse néanmoins apparente l'extrémité libre de la seconde partie de connexion 52 de la seconde pièce de connexion 50 correspondant à une portion de connexion 57 disposée en regard de la face avant 3 du contacteur 100 de façon à permettre un contact avec une pièce de connexion 21, 22 du module de raccordement 20b destiné à être fixé sur la face avant 3 du contacteur 100.This sleeve 32 nevertheless leaves exposed the free end of the second connection portion 52 of the second connection piece 50 corresponding to a connecting portion 57 disposed facing the front face 3 of the contactor 100 so as to allow contact with a connection piece 21, 22 of the connection module 20b intended to be fixed on the front face 3 of the contactor 100.

Ainsi, l'utilisation d'une carte électronique 9 sur laquelle sont agencés deux dispositifs de raccordement tel que décrit ci-dessus avec deux premières pièces de connexion 11, 12 comportant un écart spécifique à un ou plusieurs modèles de contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d forme un dispositif d'alimentation 33 d'une bobine de commande 8 d'un contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.Thus, the use of an electronic card 9 on which are arranged two connection devices as described above with two first connecting pieces 11, 12 having a specific deviation to one or more contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c , 100d forms a supply device 33 of a control coil 8 of a contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.

Comme illustré à la figure 5 pour quatre modèles de contacteur différents 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, les diverses combinaisons spatiales offertes par l'utilisation de dispositifs de raccordement 30 sur la carte électronique 9 de chacun de ces contacteurs 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, permet de conserver un écart constant entre les deux extrémités libres de la seconde partie de connexion 52 de la seconde pièce de connexion 50 de chacun des deux dispositifs de raccordement 30a, 30b utilisés dans un même contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.As illustrated in figure 5 for four different contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, the various spatial combinations offered by the use of connection devices 30 on the electronic card 9 of each of these contactors 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, allows to maintain a constant distance between the two free ends of the second connecting portion 52 of the second connecting piece 50 of each of the two connecting devices 30a, 30b used in the same contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.

De plus, ces diverses combinaisons spatiales ainsi que l'excentricité de la seconde partie de connexion 52 de la seconde pièce de connexion 50 par rapport à la première partie de connexion 51 de la seconde pièce de connexion 50 permettent que le passage 31 pour le corps de liaison 42 de chaque organe conducteur 40 de chaque dispositif de raccordement 30a, 30b dans le corps isolant 2 de chacun des modèles de contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d soit ménagé dans une paroi d'une cavité d'une borne 15 d'un contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, conservant ainsi la fonctionnalité de chacune des bornes 15 d'un contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.In addition, these various spatial combinations as well as the eccentricity of the second connecting portion 52 of the second connecting piece 50 with respect to the first connecting portion 51 of the second connecting piece 50 allow the passage 31 for the body connection 42 of each conductive member 40 of each connecting device 30a, 30b in the insulating body 2 of each of the contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d is formed in a wall of a cavity of a terminal 15 of a contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, thus retaining the functionality of each of the terminals 15 of a contactor 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d.

Un même modèle de module de raccordement 20b peut ainsi être connecté à différents modèles de contacteur 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d réalisés à partir des mêmes pièces de connexion.The same model of connection module 20b can thus be connected to different contactor models 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d made from the same connection parts.

Bien que l'invention ait été décrite en liaison avec des exemples particuliers de réalisation, il est bien évident qu'elle n'y est nullement limitée et qu'elle comprend tous les équivalents techniques des moyens décrits ainsi que leurs combinaisons.Although the invention has been described in connection with particular examples of embodiment, it is obvious that it is in no way limited and it includes all the technical equivalents of the means described and their combinations.

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Dispositif de raccordement (30) d'une borne d'une bobine de commande (8) d'un contacteur électromagnétique (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), ledit contacteur comprenant un corps isolant (2) et une bobine de commande (8) logée dans le corps isolant;
le dispositif de raccordement (30) comprenant : - une première pièce de connexion (11, 12) reliée électriquement à une borne de la bobine de commande (8), - une seconde pièce de connexion (50) disposée dans le contacteur (100) en regard d'une face du contacteur (100) de façon accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant (2) du contacteur afin de permettre la connexion électrique entre le contacteur et un module extérieur (20b); et - au moins un organe conducteur (40) comprenant : - une première partie de connexion (41) agencée pour assurer le contact électrique avec la première pièce de connexion (11, 12) selon au moins deux positionnements relatifs différents entre la première partie de connexion (41) et la première pièce de connexion (11, 12), et - une seconde partie de connexion (43) agencée pour assurer le contact électrique avec la seconde pièce de connexion (50) selon au moins deux positionnements relatifs différents entre la seconde partie de connexion (43) et la seconde pièce de connexion (50), l'organe conducteur (40) étant disposé selon au moins un premier positionnement ou un second positionnement spatial entre la première (11, 12) et la seconde pièce de connexion (50) suivant les positionnements relatifs de la première partie de connexion (41) par rapport à la première pièce de connexion (11,12) et de la seconde partie de connexion (43) par rapport à la seconde pièce de connexion (50).Device for connecting (30) a terminal of a control coil (8) of an electromagnetic contactor (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), said contactor comprising an insulating body (2) and a control coil (8 ) housed in the insulating body;
the connecting device (30) comprising: a first connection piece (11, 12) electrically connected to a terminal of the control coil (8), - a second connection piece (50) disposed in the contactor (100) opposite a face of the contactor (100) accessible from the outside of the insulator body (2) of the contactor to allow the electrical connection between the contactor and an external module (20b); and at least one conductive member (40) comprising: a first connection portion arranged to ensure electrical contact with the first connection piece (11, 12) in at least two different relative positions between the first connection portion (41) and the first connection piece (11); , 12), and a second connection portion (43) arranged to ensure electrical contact with the second connection piece (50) in at least two different relative positions between the second connection portion (43) and the second connection piece (50), the conductive member (40) being disposed in at least a first positioning or a second spatial positioning between the first (11, 12) and the second connecting piece (50) according to the relative positions of the first connection portion (41) relative to the first connecting piece (11,12) and the second connecting portion (43) with respect to the second connecting piece (50). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'au moins un organe conducteur (40) comporte un corps de liaison (42) s'étendant entre la première partie de connexion (41) et la seconde partie de connexion (43).A connecting device (30) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one conductive member (40) has a connecting body (42) extending between the first connection portion (41) and the second connecting portion ( 43). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins une pièce parmi la première pièce de connexion (11, 12) et seconde pièce de connexion (50) comprend deux logements (53, 54) pour coopérer électriquement et mécaniquement avec une première (41) ou une seconde partie de connexion (43) de l'au moins un organe conducteur (40).Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the first connecting piece (11, 12) and second connecting piece (50) comprises two housings (53, 54) for electrically and mechanically cooperating with a first (41) or a second connecting part (43) of the at least one conductive member (40). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une partie de connexion de l'au moins un organe conducteur (40) parmi la première (41) et la seconde partie de connexion (43) comprend deux branches élastiques (45a, 45b).Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a connecting portion of the at least one conductive member (40) among the first (41) and the second connecting portion (43) comprises two elastic branches (45a, 45b). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon la revendication 3 et selon la revendication 4, dans lequel les deux logements (53, 54) de l'une des première (11, 12) ou seconde pièces de connexion (50) sont dimensionnés pour contenir les deux branches élastiques (45a, 45b) de la seconde partie de connexion (43) de l'organe conducteur (40) du dispositif de raccordement (30).The connecting device (30) according to claim 3 and claim 4, wherein the two housings (53, 54) of one of the first (11, 12) or second connecting pieces (50) are sized to contain the two resilient legs (45a, 45b) of the second connecting portion (43) of the conductive member (40) of the connecting device (30). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'au moins un organe conducteur (40) présente sensiblement une forme en « L » comprenant une base formant une première partie de connexion parmi la première (41) et la seconde partie de connexion (43) et une branche transversale à la base dont l'extrémité forme une seconde partie de connexion parmi la première (41) et la seconde partie de connexion (43).Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one conductive member (40) has substantially an "L" shape comprising a base forming a first connection part among the first (41) and the second connecting portion (43) and a transverse branch to the base whose end forms a second connecting portion among the first (41) and the second connecting portion (43). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comportant un fourreau isolant (32) destiné à être relié, par exemple par clipsage, au corps isolant (2) du contacteur (100) et à isoler électriquement au moins en partie la seconde pièce de connexion (50) du dispositif de raccordement (30).Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising an insulating sleeve (32) intended to be connected, for example by clipping, to the insulator body (2) of the contactor (100) and to electrically isolate at least partially the second connecting piece (50) of the connecting device (30). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le fourreau isolant (32) forme un logement pour la seconde pièce de connexion (50).Connecting device (30) according to claim 7, wherein the insulating sheath (32) forms a housing for the second connecting piece (50). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la seconde pièce de connexion (50) présente sensiblement une forme en « T » dont la tête est agencée pour coopérer électriquement et mécaniquement avec la seconde partie de connexion (43) de l'au moins un organe conducteur (40) et le pied constitue une portion de connexion (57) accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant (2) du contacteur.Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the second connecting piece (50) has a substantially "T" shape whose head is arranged to cooperate electrically and mechanically with the second connecting portion (43). ) of the at least one conductive member (40) and the foot is a connecting portion (57) accessible from the outside of the insulator body (2) of the contactor. Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes dans lequel le positionnement relatif entre la première pièce de connexion (11, 12) et une portion de connexion (57) de la seconde pièce de connexion (50), accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant (2) du contacteur, est identique pour au moins deux positionnements différents de l'au moins un organe conducteur (40).Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims wherein the relative positioning between the first connecting piece (11, 12) and a connecting portion (57) of the second connecting piece (50), accessible from the outside the insulator body (2) of the contactor, is identical for at least two different positions of the at least one conductive member (40). Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon l'une des revendications précédentes dans lequel la première pièce de connexion (11, 12) comprend un connecteur électrique élastique, par exemple du type CMS.Connecting device (30) according to one of the preceding claims wherein the first connecting piece (11, 12) comprises an elastic electrical connector, for example CMS type. Dispositif de raccordement (30) selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le connecteur électrique élastique est disposé sur une carte électronique (9).Connecting device (30) according to claim 11, wherein the elastic electrical connector is disposed on an electronic card (9). Contacteur électromagnétique (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) comprenant un dispositif d'alimentation (33) d'une bobine de commande (8) comportant un premier dispositif de raccordement (30a) selon l'une des revendications précédentes destiné au raccordement d'une première borne de bobine de commande (8) et un deuxième dispositif de raccordement (30b) selon l'une des revendications précédentes destiné au raccordement d'une seconde borne de bobine de commande (8).Electromagnetic contactor (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) comprising a supply device (33) for a control coil (8) having a first connecting device (30a) according to one of the preceding claims for the connection of a first control coil terminal (8) and a second connection device (30b) according to one of the preceding claims for connecting a second control coil terminal (8). Contacteur électromagnétique (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) selon la revendication 13 comprenant un ensemble de cavités de bornes délimitées dans le corps isolant (2) par des parois de cavités, un passage (31) étant ménagé dans une paroi d'une cavité de borne (15), afin de loger l'organe conducteur (40).Electromagnetic contactor (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) according to claim 13 comprising a set of terminal cavities delimited in the insulating body (2) by cavity walls, a passage (31) being formed in a wall of a cavity terminal (15) to house the conductive member (40). Ensemble comprenant une pluralité de contacteurs électromagnétiques (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) selon l'une des revendications 13 ou 14, dans lequel un dispositif de raccordement (30a, 30b) pour une borne de commande de la bobine (8) donnée d'un premier type de contacteur est disposé selon un positionnement spatial différent d'un dispositif de raccordement (30a, 30b) pour une même borne de commande dans un second type de contacteur dudit ensemble de façon à conserver un positionnement relatif identique, quelque soit le type de contacteur (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), entre la première pièce de connexion (11, 12) et une portion de connexion (57) de la seconde pièce de connexion (50) accessible depuis l'extérieur du corps isolant (2) du contacteur (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d).An assembly comprising a plurality of electromagnetic contactors (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) according to one of claims 13 or 14, wherein a connecting device (30a, 30b) for a control terminal of the given coil (8) of a first type of contactor is arranged according to a different spatial positioning of a connection device (30a, 30b) for the same control terminal in a second type of contactor of said assembly so as to maintain an identical relative positioning, whatever the type of contactor (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), between the first connecting piece (11, 12) and a connecting portion (57) of the second connecting piece (50) accessible from the outside of the insulating body ( 2) of the contactor (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d).
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