EP2639892A1 - Male contact for a device for electrical connection of conductors and electrical connector provided with such contacts - Google Patents
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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
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- H01R13/20—Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together
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- 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
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- the invention relates to the field of connectors and relates more particularly to the male contacts for electrical connection device conductors, and in particular for electrical connection connectors.
- An electrical connector generally comprises two paired parts each comprising one or more contacts, respectively male and female.
- Each of the connector parts generally comprises a housing in which the corresponding contacts are held by an insulator.
- the male and female contacts equip the stripped ends of the conductors to be connected to which they are fixed, for example by crimping.
- these generally comprise two parts extending in the extension of one another, namely a first part comprising an axial inner housing used for the mechanical fixing and the electrical connection of a conductor to be connected and a second part for electrical connection of the contact with another matched contact.
- the contacts are conventionally made of metal material so that their weight is not negligible. This is particularly the case of the male contacts.
- the object of the invention is to provide a male contact having a reduced mass.
- a male contact for an electrical conductor connecting device comprising a first portion provided with an axial inner housing for the insertion of the conductor and its mechanical attachment in the contact, and a second portion extending from of the first part and intended for the electrical connection of the contact.
- the second part is provided with an axial internal recess.
- the axial recess extends along the entire length of the second portion and opens outwardly from the contact by an end of the second portion opposite the first portion.
- the axial recess and said inner housing communicate and form an internal axial passage extending on either side of the contact.
- the first part is provided with a radial hole ensuring the communication of the inner housing with the outside of the male contact.
- the contact can be made of an electrically conductive metallic material, in particular a cuprous alloy.
- the contact may further comprise an outer annular shoulder between the first and second parts.
- the invention also relates, in a second aspect, to a connector having at least one male contact as defined above.
- This contact 1 is made of a single piece of metallic material, for example cuprous alloy. It is intended to be mounted in a connector made for example in two parts paired to be fixed to one another during assembly of the connector, one of which comprises a set of at least one male contact and the other comprises a corresponding set of at least one female contact, these contacts cooperating during assembly of the two parts to ensure the electrical connection of the male and female contacts, respectively.
- the male contacts comprise a first part 2 serving for the mechanical fixing and the electrical connection of a stripped end of a conductor to be connected (not shown) and a second part 3, extending coaxially from the first part 2 and intended to cooperate with a corresponding female contact for the electrical connection of the contact 1 and the conductor to which it is attached.
- the first portion 2 is provided with an axial inner housing 4 extending from a first end 5 of the contact to a medial portion 6.
- This inner housing is intended for insertion of the stripped end of the conductor to be connected.
- the inner housing 4 has a diameter of between 1.17 and 1.22 mm
- the first portion 2 may have an outer diameter of between 1.73 and 1.78 mm.
- the length of the first portion 2 may be between 5.87 and 6.02 mm.
- the second part 3 which is the male part of the contact, it extends from the middle portion 6 to an end 7 of the contact opposite the first end.
- this second part 3 is provided with an axial internal recess 8 which extends from the median part 6 towards the free end 7 of the contact through which the recess emerges at the end. outside the contact.
- the length of the second portion 3 is between 7.49 and 7.62 mm for an AWG gauge contact of 20 and its outer diameter may be between 0.99 and 1.04 mm.
- its diameter may be between 0.46 and 0.51 mm for this type of contact.
- the axial internal recess 4 communicates, at the level of the median part 6, with the axial internal recess 4 of the first part 2 so as to constitute an internal axial passage extending along the contact between the first and second ends 5 and 7.
- the contact is provided with an annular shoulder 9 which constitutes a stop used during the insertion of the contact in the connector.
- the stripped end of a conductor is held by crimping in the axial inner housing 4.
- a radial hole 10 formed in the thickness of the first portion 2 of the contact to ensure the communication of the internal housing 4 with the outside for a visual inspection by the "visit hole", thus ensuring, before crimping, that the cable is properly inserted into the contact.
- the male contact can also adopt any other configuration corresponding to the shape of the connector in which it is mounted. Indeed, as visible in these figures, on which elements identical to the elements described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 have the same reference numerals, it is also possible, alternatively, to shift the annular shoulder 9 towards the first end 5 of the contact and to provide, between this shoulder 9 and the second portion 3, a frustoconical portion 11 for cooperate with a corresponding portion provided in the connector, and in which is extended the inner recess 8 of the second part 3 male.
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Description
L'invention se rapporte au domaine de la connectique et se rapporte plus particulièrement aux contacts mâles pour dispositif de raccordement électrique de conducteurs, et notamment pour connecteurs de raccordement électriques.The invention relates to the field of connectors and relates more particularly to the male contacts for electrical connection device conductors, and in particular for electrical connection connectors.
Un connecteur électrique comprend généralement deux parties appariées comprenant chacune un ou plusieurs contacts, respectivement mâles et femelles.An electrical connector generally comprises two paired parts each comprising one or more contacts, respectively male and female.
Chacune des parties du connecteur comprend généralement un boîtier dans lequel les contacts correspondants sont maintenus par un isolant.Each of the connector parts generally comprises a housing in which the corresponding contacts are held by an insulator.
Les contacts mâles et femelles équipent les extrémités dénudées des conducteurs à raccorder sur lesquels ils sont fixés, par exemple par sertissage.The male and female contacts equip the stripped ends of the conductors to be connected to which they are fixed, for example by crimping.
Dans le domaine de l'aéronautique, on utilise un grand nombre de tels connecteurs dotés de leurs contacts mâles et femelles pour procéder au raccordement électrique des conducteurs du réseau de bord d'un aéronef. Comme on le sait, le poids est l'une des contraintes majeures que les avionneurs imposent à leurs équipementiers. Cette contrainte se pose en particulier dans le domaine de la connectique en raison du très grand nombre de connecteurs utilisés à bord d'un aéronef.In the field of aeronautics, a large number of such connectors are used with their male and female contacts for the electrical connection of the drivers of the aircraft's onboard network. As we know, weight is one of the major constraints that aircraft manufacturers impose on their equipment manufacturers. This constraint arises in particular in the field of connectivity due to the large number of connectors used on board an aircraft.
En ce qui concerne les contacts, ceux-ci comportent généralement deux parties s'étendant dans le prolongement l'une de l'autre, à savoir une première partie comprenant un logement interne axial servant à la fixation mécanique et au raccordement électrique d'un conducteur à raccorder et une deuxième partie servant au raccordement électrique du contact avec un autre contact apparié.As regards the contacts, these generally comprise two parts extending in the extension of one another, namely a first part comprising an axial inner housing used for the mechanical fixing and the electrical connection of a conductor to be connected and a second part for electrical connection of the contact with another matched contact.
Les contacts sont classiquement réalisés en matériau métallique de sorte que leur poids n'est pas négligeable. Tel est en particulier le cas des contacts mâles.The contacts are conventionally made of metal material so that their weight is not negligible. This is particularly the case of the male contacts.
Au vu de ce qui précède, le but que se propose d'atteindre l'invention est de proposer un contact mâle ayant une masse réduite.In view of the foregoing, the object of the invention is to provide a male contact having a reduced mass.
Elle a donc pour objet un contact mâle pour dispositif de raccordement électrique de conducteurs, comprenant une première partie pourvue d'un logement interne axial pour l'insertion du conducteur et sa fixation mécanique dans le contact, et une deuxième partie s'étendant à partir de la première partie et destinée au raccordement électrique du contact.It therefore relates to a male contact for an electrical conductor connecting device, comprising a first portion provided with an axial inner housing for the insertion of the conductor and its mechanical attachment in the contact, and a second portion extending from of the first part and intended for the electrical connection of the contact.
Selon une caractéristique générale de ce contact mâle, la deuxième partie est pourvue d'un évidement interne axial.According to a general characteristic of this male contact, the second part is provided with an axial internal recess.
Il a été constaté que la présence de cet évidement interne axial permettait, tout en garantissant un raccordement électrique efficace du contact, de procurer un gain en poids de l'ordre de 10% pour des contacts permettant l'installation de câble de gauge 18 à 24 AWG (« American Wire Gauge »), c'est-à-dire pour un câble de section de 1 à 0.25mm2. Bien entendu, des gauges supérieurs permettent d'obtenir des gains en poids accrus.It has been found that the presence of this axial internal recess makes it possible, while ensuring an effective electrical connection of the contact, to provide a gain in weight of the order of 10% for contacts allowing the installation of 18 gauge cable to 24 AWG ("American Wire Gauge"), that is to say for a cable of
En outre, grâce à la présence de l'évidement interne axial, on obtient une réduction de la masse des contacts tout en conservant leurs dimensions géométriques ce qui leur permet de s'adapter à des connecteurs traditionnels et ce, tout en conservant un comportement vis-à-vis de l'échauffement inchangé.In addition, thanks to the presence of the axial internal recess, we obtain a reduction of the mass of the contacts while maintaining their geometric dimensions which allows them to adapt to traditional connectors and while maintaining a behavior vis over heating unchanged.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, l'évidement axial s'étend selon toute la longueur de la deuxième partie et débouche vers l'extérieur du contact par une extrémité de la deuxième partie opposée à la première partie.According to another characteristic of the invention, the axial recess extends along the entire length of the second portion and opens outwardly from the contact by an end of the second portion opposite the first portion.
Dans un mode de réalisation, l'évidement axial et ledit logement interne communiquent et forment un passage axial interne s'étendant de part et d'autre du contact.In one embodiment, the axial recess and said inner housing communicate and form an internal axial passage extending on either side of the contact.
Avantageusement, la première partie est dotée d'un trou radial assurant la mise en communication du logement interne avec l'extérieur du contact mâle.Advantageously, the first part is provided with a radial hole ensuring the communication of the inner housing with the outside of the male contact.
On peut réaliser le contact en un matériau métallique électriquement conducteur, notamment en alliage cuivreux.The contact can be made of an electrically conductive metallic material, in particular a cuprous alloy.
Le contact peut encore comporter un épaulement annulaire externe entre les première et deuxième parties.The contact may further comprise an outer annular shoulder between the first and second parts.
On peut, en outre, prévoir une portion tronconique disposée entre ledit épaulement et la deuxième partie.In addition, it is possible to provide a frustoconical portion disposed between said shoulder and the second portion.
L'invention a également pour objet, selon un deuxième aspect, un connecteur doté d'au moins un contact mâle tel que défini ci-dessus.The invention also relates, in a second aspect, to a connector having at least one male contact as defined above.
D'autres buts, caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif, et faite en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :
- la
Figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un contact mâle conforme à l'invention ; - la
Figure 2 est une vue longitudinale du contact de lafigure 1 ; - la
Figure 3 illustre une variante du contact mâle conforme à l'invention ; et - la
Figure 4 est une vue longitudinale du contact mâle de lafigure 3 .
- the
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a male contact according to the invention; - the
Figure 2 is a longitudinal view of the contact of thefigure 1 ; - the
Figure 3 illustrates a variant of the male contact according to the invention; and - the
Figure 4 is a longitudinal view of the male contact of thefigure 3 .
En référence aux
Ce contact 1 est réalisé en une seule pièce de matériau métallique, par exemple en alliage cuivreux. Il est destiné à venir se monter dans un connecteur réalisé par exemple en deux parties appareillées venant se fixer l'une sur l'autre lors de l'assemblage du connecteur, dont l'une comprend un ensemble d'au moins un contact mâle et l'autre comporte un ensemble correspondant d'au moins un contact femelle, ces contacts venant coopérer lors de l'assemblage des deux parties pour assurer le raccordement électrique des contacts mâle et femelle, respectivement.This
Comme on le voit sur les
Comme on le voit sur la
En ce qui concerne la deuxième partie 3, qui constitue la partie mâle du contact, celle-ci s'étend à partir de la partie médiane 6 jusqu'à une extrémité 7 du contact opposée à la première extrémité.Regarding the
Dans le but de réduire la masse du contact, cette deuxième partie 3 est dotée d'un évidement interne axial 8 qui s'étend de la partie médiane 6 en direction de l'extrémité 7 libre du contact par laquelle l'évidement débouche à l'extérieur du contact.In order to reduce the mass of the contact, this
Par exemple, la longueur de la deuxième partie 3 est comprise entre 7,49 et 7,62 mm pour un contact de gauge AWG de 20 et son diamètre externe peut être compris entre 0,99 et 1,04 mm. En ce qui concerne l'évidement interne axial 8, son diamètre peut être compris entre 0,46 et 0,51 mm pour ce type de contact.For example, the length of the
Comme on le voit, l'évidement interne axial 4 communique, au niveau de la partie médiane 6, avec le logement interne axial 4 de la première partie 2 de manière à constituer un passage axial interne s'étendant le long du contact entre les première et deuxième extrémités 5 et 7. On notera que, dans la partie médiane, le contact est pourvu d'un épaulement annulaire 9 qui constitue une butée utilisée lors de l'insertion du contact dans le connecteur.As can be seen, the axial
On notera par ailleurs que l'extrémité dénudée d'un conducteur est maintenue par sertissage dans le logement interne axial 4. On prévoit avantageusement un trou radial 10 pratiqué dans l'épaisseur de la première partie 2 du contact pour assurer la mise en communication du logement interne 4 avec l'extérieur pour une inspection visuelle par ce « trou de visite », permettant ainsi de s'assurer, avant sertissage, que le câble est correctement inséré dans le contact.Note also that the stripped end of a conductor is held by crimping in the axial
On notera que l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui a été décrit. En effet, en se référant aux
On notera enfin que l'invention qui vient d'être décrite peut également s'appliquer à toutes autres tailles de contact, notamment à des contacts de gauge AWG comprises entre 20 et 00, correspondant à des sections de câble comprises entre 0.60 et 67.2 mm2.Finally, note that the invention which has just been described can also be applied to all other contact sizes, in particular AWG gauge contacts between 20 and 00, corresponding to cable sections between 0.60 and 67.2 mm. 2 .
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