Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R35/00—Flexible or turnable line connectors, i.e. the rotation angle being limited
  • H01R35/02—Flexible line connectors without frictional contact members
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  • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
  • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
  • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
  • H01R12/62—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
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  • 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
  • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
  • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
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  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
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  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
  • H01R2201/04—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for network, e.g. LAN connectors
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
  • H01R2201/16—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for telephony
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
  • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
  • H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
  • H01R24/64—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
  • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter

Definitions

• the invention relates generally to the field of connectors, and in particular connection accessories for computer or telephone applications.
• the invention relates to a device for connecting multicore cables having removable first and second plugs, insertable into respective first and second housings of this device according to first and second respective insertion directions, this device comprising a housing in which which are formed housing, first and second series of metal contacts connected to the housing and respectively equipping the first and second housing, and an internal multiconductor link, this internal connection ensuring electrical continuity between each contact of the first series of contacts and a corresponding contact of the second series of contacts, and comprising first and second rigid end portions and an intermediate portion, the first and second end portions being respectively galvanically connected and physically connected to the first and second series of contacts , and the intermediate portion being formed of a flexible multiconductor layer interconnecting the first and second end portions.
• a device of this type is for example described in the international patent application WO 2008/047005 of the Applicant.
• the known cable connection devices are designed, whatever their structure, to allow, without the intervention of people with a specific qualification in connectivity, to make reliable connections of computer or telephone networks, including to be able to extend a network by easily crossing the partitions separating different premises.
• the present invention aims to provide a cable connection device meeting the need for a limitation of this size.
• the device of the invention is essentially characterized in that the housing comprises first and second subassemblies in which the first and second housings, in that the first and second subassemblies are connected to each other by a pivot connection allowing a relative pivoting of these subassemblies around a common axis and a maximum angular stroke not zero, and in that said flexible sheet has a length sufficient to deform without breaking on the maximum angular travel of relative pivoting subassemblies.
• the first insertion direction is parallel to the common pivot axis while the second insertion direction is perpendicular to the common pivot axis.
• the pivot connection comprises for example a stud projecting from the first subassembly and an orifice made in the second subassembly, the stud being mounted, snap-fastening, free to rotate and fixed in translation along the common axis in the orifice. .
• the contacts of each series are advantageously carried by one or more supports nested in one of said subsets.
• the first subassembly may comprise a one-piece part and a cover
• the second subassembly may comprise a base and a cover linked by snapping and stacked in the second direction.
• the orifice of the pivot connection is preferably made in the cap of the second subassembly.
• each support fitted into the second subassembly can then be threaded into a recess corresponding to the base of this second subassembly.
• the maximum angular travel of relative pivoting of the first and second subsets of the housing can reach 120 degrees and can easily reach or exceed 180 degrees.
• FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a connecting device according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the device illustrated in FIG. 1, represented on a lower scale;
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention, shown in a configuration in which the two subassemblies of the housing occupy a first relative angular position, and the first of these subassemblies being partially assumed. transparent;
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a multiconductor link that can be used in a device according to the invention, this multiconductor link being represented in the conformation that it adopts when this device has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3;
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention, represented in a configuration in which the two housing subassemblies occupy a second relative angular position, at 90 degrees from the first relative position illustrated in FIG. Figure 3, and the first of these subsets being assumed to be partially transparent;
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a multiconductor link that can be used in a device according to the invention, this multiconductor link being represented in the conformation that it adopts when this device has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 5;
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention, shown in a configuration in which the two housing subassemblies occupy a third relative angular position, 180 degrees from the first relative position illustrated in FIG. Figure 3, and the first of these subsets being assumed to be partially transparent; and
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a multiconductor link that can be used in a device according to the invention, this multiconductor link being represented in the conformation that it adopts when this device has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 7.
• the invention relates to a device for connecting two multicore cables (not shown), which are respectively provided with two removable plugs such as P ( Figure 3).
• this device comprises a housing 1, two series 310 and 320 of metal contacts, and an internal multiconductor link 4.
• the housings 1 1 and 21 are formed in the housing 1, and the series 310 and 320 of contacts, which are connected to the housing 1, respectively equip the housing 1 1 and 21.
• the internal multiconductor link 4 provides electrical continuity between each contact of the first series 310 of contacts and a corresponding contact of the second series 320 of contacts.
• This multiconductor connection 4 comprises two rigid end portions, 41 and 42, and an intermediate portion 43.
• the rigid end portions 41 and 42 are galvanically connected and physically connected to the respective contact series 310 and 320.
• the intermediate portion 43 is, in turn, formed of a flexible multiconducthce sheet which connects to each other the rigid end portions 41 and 42.
• the housing 1 comprises two subassemblies, 10 and 20, which are connected to each other by a pivot connection, and in which the housings 1 1 and 21 are respectively formed.
• the subassembly 10 comprises a one-piece piece 101 and a cover 102 connected to one another by snapping and stacked in the first direction X.
• the second subassembly 20 then comprises for example a base 22 and a cover 23, the base 22 and the cover 23 being connected to one another by snapping and stacked in the second direction Y.
• the housing 1 1 is more precisely formed in the one-piece piece 101, and the housing 21 is formed in the base 22.
• the pivot connection is advantageously constituted by a stud 12 protruding from the subassembly 10 and by an orifice 230 made in the subassembly 20.
• the stud 12 is made of material with the one-piece piece 101 and the orifice 230 is formed in the cover 23 of the subassembly 20.
• the stud 12 is snapped into the orifice 230, in which the stud is free to rotate and with respect to which it is fixed in translation along a common axis X0 of rotation.
• the pivot connection formed by the stud 12 and the orifice 230 thus allows relative pivoting of the subassemblies 10 and 20, around the common axis X0, with an angular displacement for example of at least 120 degrees and more preferably at less equal to 180 degrees.
• an angular displacement for example of at least 120 degrees and more preferably at less equal to 180 degrees.
• a total angular displacement of 180 degrees can be obtained by allowing the subassemblies 10 and 20 to pivot relative to each other, on either side of a position.
• FIG. 5 and 6 an angle of + 90 degrees to reach the relative position illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, or an angle of -90 degrees to reach the relative position illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8.
• the flexible sheet which forms the intermediate portion 43 of the multiconductor link 4 has a length sufficient to deform without breaking over the entire possible relative pivoting stroke of the subassemblies 10 and 20.
• the housing 1 1 of the subassembly 10 is oriented so that the first insertion direction X is parallel to the common pivot axis X0, the housing 21 of the subassembly 20 being on the other hand oriented so that the second insertion direction Y is perpendicular to the same common pivot axis X0.
• the contacts of the first series 310 of contacts are carried by a support 31 which is fitted into the first subassembly 10.
• the contacts of the second series 320 of contacts are carried by four supports 32 in the form of tabs fitted into the second subassembly 20, each of these supports 32 being more precisely threaded into a corresponding recess 220 of the base 22. of this second subassembly 20.

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