EP2510592A1 - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Connector assembly

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EP2510592A1
EP2510592A1 EP10813100A EP10813100A EP2510592A1 EP 2510592 A1 EP2510592 A1 EP 2510592A1 EP 10813100 A EP10813100 A EP 10813100A EP 10813100 A EP10813100 A EP 10813100A EP 2510592 A1 EP2510592 A1 EP 2510592A1
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pawl
cpa
locking
connector
connectors
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Francois Lavertu
Sébastien CHARVET
Alban Godefroy
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Aptiv Technologies Ltd
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FCI Automotive Holding SAS
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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
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/641—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement
    • 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
    • H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms

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  • the present invention relates to connectors intended to be used for example in the automotive industry.
  • a connector is a device transmitting signals (e.g. electrical or optical) between two separate parts.
  • a connector comprises conductive terminals and/or optical fibre terminations and is designed to mate with a counterpart connector, so as to connect its terminals/terminations with complementary terminals/terminations of the counterpart connector.
  • Typical connectors comprise locking means for locking the connectors when they are mated.
  • the locking means comprises a locking pawl having a first locking stop on one connector and a second locking stop on the other connector.
  • the first locking stop is intended to come behind the second locking stop in order to lock the connectors.
  • a general concern in the field of connectors is also to ensure that the connectors are properly mated, so that the two separate parts are properly connected.
  • a CPA member is an element that is only movable to a final position when the connectors are properly mated, but that is blocked before the final position when the connectors are not properly mated.
  • the document EP 1 225 659 B1 describes an electrical connector with a CPA member having a lifting finger that slides on the second locking stop of the other electrical connector for lifting the CPA pawl of the CPA member when the electrical connectors are mated, so that the CPA member is able to reach its final position.
  • a supplemental stop located behind the second locking stop, at a distance, so that the first locking stop goes between the second locking stop and the supplemental stop.
  • the supplemental stop is used for limiting the clearance of the first locking stop, especially in a high vibrating environment.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a connector assembly with a CPA member that can be used in both cases where a supplemental stop is present or not.
  • a connector assembly with a CPA member comprising a coupling detecting system.
  • This coupling detecting system is advantageously configured to engage, when the connectors are mated, the second locking stop in such a way to clear the CPA pawl from the locking pawl and to position in a final position the CPA pawl outside an area delimitated by:
  • the connector assembly of the invention is designed in such a way that, in the final mating position, the CPA pawl free end portion stands outside an area which can be occupied by a supplemental stop, when present on the second connector, having a height dimension greater than that of the first locking stop. It allows the connector bearing the CPA to be used with counterpart connectors having or not a supplemental stop. The invention improves the standardization of such connectors.
  • FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view of an electrical connector assembly according to the invention, comprising a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector;
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the first electrical connector
  • FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors wrongly mated;
  • FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and a CPA member of the first electrical connector in an initial position;
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and the CPA member of the first electrical connector in a final position;
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and the CPA member of the first electrical connector in an initial position, further showing the use of a screwdriver for unlocking the electrical connectors.
  • an electrical connector assembly 100 comprises a first and a second electrical connectors 102, 104, intended to mate with each other along a mating axis XX'.
  • a frontward direction FD is defined along the mating axis XX' from the first electrical connector 102 towards the second electrical connector 104, as well as an upward direction UD perpendicular to the frontward direction FD.
  • Positional terms, such as “rear”, “front”, “above”, etc. will refer to these directions FD, UD.
  • the term “transverse” will mean perpendicularly to the plane defined by these directions FD, UD.
  • the first electrical connector 102 comprises a two part insulating housing 106 defining terminal accommodating chambers 108 which open through a mating front face 110.
  • the first electrical connector 102 further comprises a locking pawl 112 comprising two essentially parallel arms.
  • the locking pawl 112 has a rear end 114 fixed to the insulating housing 106 and projecting frontward.
  • the locking pawl 112 comprises a free front end 116 and a first locking stop 118 fixed to the front end 116. More precisely, the first locking stop 118 is formed by a transverse bar joining the arms of the locking pawl 112.
  • the front end 116 and the first locking stop 18 are able to elastically rise in the upward direction UD, so as to lock the first electrical connector 102 to the second electrical connector 104, as it will be explained later.
  • the first locking pawl 112 further comprises a front element 119 fixed to the front end 116. More precisely, the front element 119 is a transverse bar joining both arms of the locking pawl 112.
  • the front element 1 19 comprises an upwardly slanted rear wall 121.
  • the front element 1 9 is located at a distance upward and frontward with respect to the first locking stop 118, so that an aperture 123 is defined between the first locking stop 118 and the front element 119. This aperture is designed so as to allow its engagement with a screwdriver.
  • the first connector 102 further comprises a CPA member 120 slidably mounted on the insulating housing 106, so as to be movable frontward from an initial rear position.
  • the CPA member 120 comprises a CPA pawl 122 projecting frontward from a fixed rear end 124.
  • the CPA pawl 122 is received in between the two arms of the locking pawl 112 when the CPA member 120 is mounted on the first connector 102.
  • the CPA member 120 further comprises a coupling detecting system 126 for detecting the mating of the connectors 102, 104, as it will be explained later.
  • the coupling detecting system 126 comprises a lifting finger 128 projecting downward from the CPA pawl 122.
  • the CPA pawl 122 further comprises a free front portion 130 extending frontward with respect to the lifting finger 128.
  • the CPA member further comprises a locking pawl 131 intended to engage the front element 1 19 so as to lock the CPA member in a final front position (see FIG. 5).
  • the second connector 104 is a socket connector comprising an insulating housing 132 defining a cavity for receiving the housing 106 of the first connector 102.
  • the second connector 104 further comprises a second locking stop 134 projecting upwards from an external surface 136 of the housing 132.
  • the second locking stop 34 is intended to be engaged by the first locking stop 1 18, so as to lock the connectors 102, 104 when they are mated.
  • the second connector 104 further comprises a supplemental stop 138, located at a distance rearward with respect to the second locking stop 134. In other embodiments, there could be no supplemental stop.
  • the first locking stop 118 engages the second locking stop 134
  • the first locking stop 1 18 is received in a space defined between the second locking stop 134 and the supplemental stop 138 (See Fig. 3).
  • the supplemental stop 138 is used for limiting the clearance of the first locking stop 1 18, especially in a high vibrating environment. As shown in Fig. 4, the height of the supplemental stop 138, along UD direction, is greater than that one of the first locking stop 118.
  • the first locking pawl 1 12 defines a rectangular area Z (see Fig. 4) configured to cover a part of the supplemental stop 138 extending above the first locking stop 1 18. More precisely, the rectangular area Z is delimitated by a frontward distance d1 from the first locking stop 118, and an upward distance d2 from a top 140 of the first locking stop 118 so as to correspond with at least the size of the portion of the supplemental stop 138 lying above the first locking stop 118.
  • the frontward distance d1 is equal to or greater than 1 mm
  • the upward distance d2 is equal to or greater than 0.3 mm
  • the front element 1 19 of the locking pawl 112 is also located above the area Z.
  • CPA pawl 122 abuts against the locking pawl 112 so as to block a frontward movement of the CPA member 120.
  • the first locking stop 118 stands on the second locking stop 134, so that the front portion 130 of the CPA pawl 122 is stopped by the first locking stop 118.
  • the coupling detecting device 126 When the connectors 102, 104 are mated, i.e. properly mated, the coupling detecting device 126 is allowed to move over the second locking stop 134, so that the CPA pawl 122 does no longer abut against the locking pawl 112 and is able to reach the final position illustrated on FIG. 5, in which the CPA pawl 122 lies outside the zone Z. In this position the lifting finger 128 is located above the first locking stop 134. In another embodiment, it could be located rearward with respect to the first locking stop.
  • the lifting finger 128 slips over the second locking stop 134 for lifting the CPA pawl 122 so that, instead of being stopped by the front element 119, the front end portion 130 of the CPA pawl reaches the upwardly slanted rear wall 121 and slips on it, until the front portion 130 leans on the front element 119.
  • the front portion 130 is located above the front element 119, therefore ensuring the CPA pawl, and in particular its front portion 130, lies outside the zone Z, so that it will not collide with the supplemental stop 138 if it is present.
  • a screwdriver 150 is inserted from behind between the two arms of the locking pawl 112.
  • the material and the shape of the first connector housing are chosen so that the housing is elastically deformable; thus when the screwdriver 150 engages the lifting finger 128, it is capable to push the CPA pawl 112 upwardly (in fact, on Fig. 6, the lifting finger is not shown in the position that it would have in reality) and then enter the aperture 123 so as to come under the front element 119. It is then possible to lift up the first locking pawl 122, so as to disengage the first locking stop 118 from the second locking stop 134, by lifting the front element 119 by means of the screwdriver 150.

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Abstract

The present invention regards a connector assembly which comprises first and second connectors (102, 104). The first connector (102) comprises a locking pawl (112) with a first locking stop (118) intended to raise in an upward direction (UD), so as to engage a second locking stop (134) of the second connector (104) when the connectors (102, 104) are mated. The first connector (102) further comprises a CPA member (120) movable in a frontward direction. The CPA member (120) comprises a CPA pawl (122) projecting frontward and which, when the connectors (102, 104) are not mated, engages the locking pawl (112) so as to block a frontward movement of the CPA member (120). The CPA member (120) further comprises a coupling detecting system (126), configured, when the connectors (102, 104) are mated, to cooperate with the second locking stop (134) in such a way to clear the CPA pawl (122) from the locking pawl (112) so that in a final position the CPA pawl (122) lies outside a rectangular area.

Description

Connector assembly
The present invention relates to connectors intended to be used for example in the automotive industry.
A connector is a device transmitting signals (e.g. electrical or optical) between two separate parts.
For instance a connector comprises conductive terminals and/or optical fibre terminations and is designed to mate with a counterpart connector, so as to connect its terminals/terminations with complementary terminals/terminations of the counterpart connector.
Typical connectors comprise locking means for locking the connectors when they are mated. Usually, the locking means comprises a locking pawl having a first locking stop on one connector and a second locking stop on the other connector. The first locking stop is intended to come behind the second locking stop in order to lock the connectors.
A general concern in the field of connectors is also to ensure that the connectors are properly mated, so that the two separate parts are properly connected. In particular, it is important to avoid the possibility that the connectors look like they are mated upon visual inspection, while they are not.
To this end, it is known to provide one of the connectors with a Connection Position Assurance member, or CPA member. A CPA member is an element that is only movable to a final position when the connectors are properly mated, but that is blocked before the final position when the connectors are not properly mated. For instance, the document EP 1 225 659 B1 describes an electrical connector with a CPA member having a lifting finger that slides on the second locking stop of the other electrical connector for lifting the CPA pawl of the CPA member when the electrical connectors are mated, so that the CPA member is able to reach its final position.
Besides, it is also known to provide a supplemental stop, located behind the second locking stop, at a distance, so that the first locking stop goes between the second locking stop and the supplemental stop. The supplemental stop is used for limiting the clearance of the first locking stop, especially in a high vibrating environment.
An object of the invention is to provide a connector assembly with a CPA member that can be used in both cases where a supplemental stop is present or not.
According to the invention, there is provided a connector assembly with a CPA member comprising a coupling detecting system. This coupling detecting system is advantageously configured to engage, when the connectors are mated, the second locking stop in such a way to clear the CPA pawl from the locking pawl and to position in a final position the CPA pawl outside an area delimitated by:
- a frontward distance d1 from the first locking stop,
- an upward distance d2 from a top of the first locking stop.
Thus, the connector assembly of the invention is designed in such a way that, in the final mating position, the CPA pawl free end portion stands outside an area which can be occupied by a supplemental stop, when present on the second connector, having a height dimension greater than that of the first locking stop. It allows the connector bearing the CPA to be used with counterpart connectors having or not a supplemental stop. The invention improves the standardization of such connectors.
For the sake of simplification, the invention will be described based on an electrical connector assembly but the one skilled in the art will be able to transpose it for optical connectors without involving any inventive step.
Features and advantages of the invention will be apparent upon reading the following description of a non-limitative exemplary embodiment of the invention. The description refers to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view of an electrical connector assembly according to the invention, comprising a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the first electrical connector;
FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors wrongly mated; FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and a CPA member of the first electrical connector in an initial position;
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and the CPA member of the first electrical connector in a final position;
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the electrical connector assembly, with the electrical connectors mated and the CPA member of the first electrical connector in an initial position, further showing the use of a screwdriver for unlocking the electrical connectors.
Referring to FIG. 1 , an electrical connector assembly 100 comprises a first and a second electrical connectors 102, 104, intended to mate with each other along a mating axis XX'. In the following specification, a frontward direction FD is defined along the mating axis XX' from the first electrical connector 102 towards the second electrical connector 104, as well as an upward direction UD perpendicular to the frontward direction FD. Positional terms, such as "rear", "front", "above", etc. will refer to these directions FD, UD. Furthermore, the term "transverse" will mean perpendicularly to the plane defined by these directions FD, UD.
In reference with Figs. 1 and 2, the first electrical connector 102 comprises a two part insulating housing 106 defining terminal accommodating chambers 108 which open through a mating front face 110.
The first electrical connector 102 further comprises a locking pawl 112 comprising two essentially parallel arms. The locking pawl 112 has a rear end 114 fixed to the insulating housing 106 and projecting frontward. The locking pawl 112 comprises a free front end 116 and a first locking stop 118 fixed to the front end 116. More precisely, the first locking stop 118 is formed by a transverse bar joining the arms of the locking pawl 112.
The front end 116 and the first locking stop 18 are able to elastically rise in the upward direction UD, so as to lock the first electrical connector 102 to the second electrical connector 104, as it will be explained later.
The first locking pawl 112 further comprises a front element 119 fixed to the front end 116. More precisely, the front element 119 is a transverse bar joining both arms of the locking pawl 112. The front element 1 19 comprises an upwardly slanted rear wall 121. The front element 1 9 is located at a distance upward and frontward with respect to the first locking stop 118, so that an aperture 123 is defined between the first locking stop 118 and the front element 119. This aperture is designed so as to allow its engagement with a screwdriver.
The first connector 102 further comprises a CPA member 120 slidably mounted on the insulating housing 106, so as to be movable frontward from an initial rear position. The CPA member 120 comprises a CPA pawl 122 projecting frontward from a fixed rear end 124. The CPA pawl 122 is received in between the two arms of the locking pawl 112 when the CPA member 120 is mounted on the first connector 102. The CPA member 120 further comprises a coupling detecting system 126 for detecting the mating of the connectors 102, 104, as it will be explained later. The coupling detecting system 126 comprises a lifting finger 128 projecting downward from the CPA pawl 122. The CPA pawl 122 further comprises a free front portion 130 extending frontward with respect to the lifting finger 128.
The CPA member further comprises a locking pawl 131 intended to engage the front element 1 19 so as to lock the CPA member in a final front position (see FIG. 5).
As shown on Fig. 1 , the second connector 104 is a socket connector comprising an insulating housing 132 defining a cavity for receiving the housing 106 of the first connector 102.
The second connector 104 further comprises a second locking stop 134 projecting upwards from an external surface 136 of the housing 132. The second locking stop 34 is intended to be engaged by the first locking stop 1 18, so as to lock the connectors 102, 104 when they are mated.
In the illustrated embodiment, the second connector 104 further comprises a supplemental stop 138, located at a distance rearward with respect to the second locking stop 134. In other embodiments, there could be no supplemental stop.
When the first locking stop 118 engages the second locking stop 134, the first locking stop 1 18 is received in a space defined between the second locking stop 134 and the supplemental stop 138 (See Fig. 3). The supplemental stop 138 is used for limiting the clearance of the first locking stop 1 18, especially in a high vibrating environment. As shown in Fig. 4, the height of the supplemental stop 138, along UD direction, is greater than that one of the first locking stop 118.
When the first locking stop 118 engages the second locking stop 134, the first locking pawl 1 12 defines a rectangular area Z (see Fig. 4) configured to cover a part of the supplemental stop 138 extending above the first locking stop 1 18. More precisely, the rectangular area Z is delimitated by a frontward distance d1 from the first locking stop 118, and an upward distance d2 from a top 140 of the first locking stop 118 so as to correspond with at least the size of the portion of the supplemental stop 138 lying above the first locking stop 118. For instance, the frontward distance d1 is equal to or greater than 1 mm, and the upward distance d2 is equal to or greater than 0.3 mm,
As it can be seen from FIG. 4, the front element 1 19 of the locking pawl 112 is also located above the area Z.
Referring to FIG. 2 and 3, when the connectors 102, 104 are not mated, the
CPA pawl 122 abuts against the locking pawl 112 so as to block a frontward movement of the CPA member 120.
More precisely, as illustrated on FIG. 2, when the connectors 102, 104 are not mated at all, the front portion 130 of the CPA pawl 122 is still stopped by the front element 119.
As illustrated on FIG. 3, when the connectors 102, 104 are partially mated, the first locking stop 118 stands on the second locking stop 134, so that the front portion 130 of the CPA pawl 122 is stopped by the first locking stop 118.
When the connectors 102, 104 are mated, i.e. properly mated, the coupling detecting device 126 is allowed to move over the second locking stop 134, so that the CPA pawl 122 does no longer abut against the locking pawl 112 and is able to reach the final position illustrated on FIG. 5, in which the CPA pawl 122 lies outside the zone Z. In this position the lifting finger 128 is located above the first locking stop 134. In another embodiment, it could be located rearward with respect to the first locking stop.
More precisely, when the CPA member is moved frontward from the initial position, the lifting finger 128 slips over the second locking stop 134 for lifting the CPA pawl 122 so that, instead of being stopped by the front element 119, the front end portion 130 of the CPA pawl reaches the upwardly slanted rear wall 121 and slips on it, until the front portion 130 leans on the front element 119. In this way, the front portion 130 is located above the front element 119, therefore ensuring the CPA pawl, and in particular its front portion 130, lies outside the zone Z, so that it will not collide with the supplemental stop 138 if it is present.
Referring to FIG. 6, a screwdriver 150 is inserted from behind between the two arms of the locking pawl 112. The material and the shape of the first connector housing are chosen so that the housing is elastically deformable; thus when the screwdriver 150 engages the lifting finger 128, it is capable to push the CPA pawl 112 upwardly (in fact, on Fig. 6, the lifting finger is not shown in the position that it would have in reality) and then enter the aperture 123 so as to come under the front element 119. It is then possible to lift up the first locking pawl 122, so as to disengage the first locking stop 118 from the second locking stop 134, by lifting the front element 119 by means of the screwdriver 150.

Claims

1. Connector assembly comprising first and second connectors (102, 104) intended to mate with each other along a mating axis (XX'), a frontward direction (FD) being defined along the mating axis (XX') from the first connector (102) towards the second connector ( 04),
the first connector (102) comprising a locking pawl (112) with a first locking stop (118) intended to raise in an upward direction (UD) perpendicular to the frontward direction (FD), so as to engage a second locking stop (134) of the second electrical connector (104) when the connectors (102, 104) are mated, the first connector (102) further comprising a CPA member (120) movable frontward, the CPA member (120) comprising a CPA pawl (122) projecting frontward and which, when the connectors (102, 104) are not mated, engages the locking pawl (112) so as to block a frontward movement of the CPA member (120),
the CPA member (120) further comprising a coupling detecting system (126), configured to engage, when the connectors (102, 104) are mated, the second locking stop (134) in such a way to clear the CPA pawl (122) from the locking pawl (112) and to position in a final position the CPA pawl (122) outside an area (Z) delimitated by:
- a frontward distance (d1 ) from the first locking stop (118),
- an upward distance (d2) from a top (140) of the first locking stop (118).
2. Connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector (104) comprises a supplemental stop (138) and wherein the area (Z) is occupied by the supplemental stop when the connectors are mated
3. Connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the coupling detecting system (126) comprises a lifting finger (128) projecting downward from the CPA pawl (122).
4. Connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the lifting finger (128), in the final position of the CPA member (120), is located above the first locking stop (118) or rearward with respect to the first locking stop (1 18).
5. Connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking pawl (1 12) comprises a front element (119) located above the area (Z),
wherein the CPA pawl (122) comprises a front portion (130) which, when the CPA member (120) is in final position, is located above the front element (119).
6. Connector assembly according to claim 5, wherein the front portion (130) rests on the front element (119) when the CPA member (120) is in final position.
7. Connector assembly according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the CPA pawl (122) is configured to engage the front element (119) of the locking pawl (1 12) when the connectors (102, 104) are not mated.
8. Connector assembly according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
wherein the front element (119) comprises an upwardly slanted rear wall
(121 ),
wherein the coupling detecting system (126), when engaging the second locking stop (134), lifts the CPA pawl (122) so that the front portion (130) of the CPA pawl (122) reaches the upwardly slanted rear wall (121 ).
9. Connector assembly according to any one of claims 5 to 8,
wherein the front element (1 19) is separated from the first locking stop (118) by an aperture (123).
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