EP2704266A1 - Umwandlungsverfahren eines männlichen Anschlusses in einen weiblichen Anschluss, und umwandelbarer Anschluss - Google Patents

Umwandlungsverfahren eines männlichen Anschlusses in einen weiblichen Anschluss, und umwandelbarer Anschluss Download PDF

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EP2704266A1
EP2704266A1 EP13182072.2A EP13182072A EP2704266A1 EP 2704266 A1 EP2704266 A1 EP 2704266A1 EP 13182072 A EP13182072 A EP 13182072A EP 2704266 A1 EP2704266 A1 EP 2704266A1
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Jérémy Dalamiot
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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
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/26—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49117—Conductor or circuit manufacturing
    • Y10T29/49204—Contact or terminal manufacturing
    • Y10T29/49208—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts
    • Y10T29/49218—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts with deforming

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  • the invention relates to a method for transforming a male connector into a female connector.
  • the invention also relates to a male connector adapted to be converted into a female connector.
  • the invention finds applications in the field of aeronautical connectivity, automotive connection and, in general, in all areas of the connectors using male connectors and female connectors.
  • male connectors that is to say, connectors with male electrical contacts, for receiving a complementary connector with female contacts.
  • female connectors that is to say with female electrical contacts, for receiving complementary connectors with male contacts.
  • Each connector is therefore a particular type of connector, female or male.
  • the male connectors comprise an insert in which are housed one or more pins forming the male electrical contacts.
  • An example of a conventional male connector is shown, in a sectional view, on the figure 1 .
  • This male connector, referenced 1 comprises a base 11 inside which is disposed a plurality of pins 10 of male contact, called male pins. These pins 10 are held inside an insert 13 which seals said contacts inside the connector.
  • the insert is a glass insert, that is to say a bead of molten glass at high temperature so as to encircle the male contacts and thus seal them inside the connector.
  • An intermediate mat 14 is generally installed on the insert 13, around the male pins, and seals said pins.
  • a coupling seal 12 ensures the tightness of the male connector with the female counterpart when the two elements are connected.
  • the female connectors generally comprise an insert in which are housed one or more sockets forming the female electrical contacts.
  • An example of a conventional female connector is shown on the figure 2 according to a sectional view.
  • This female connector is a connector of the same range as the male connector of the figure 1 .
  • This female connector, referenced 2 comprises an insert 21 inside which is housed a plurality of sockets 20 female contact, called female sockets.
  • a coupling seal 22 seals the insert. In such a female connector, no insert mat is necessary because, the sleeves are inserted into the insert.
  • the male connector and the female connector are separate connectors, each adapted to be connected to a complementary connector.
  • the male connector of the figure 1 is adapted to receive a complementary female connector and the female connector of the figure 2 is adapted to receive a male complementary connector.
  • the invention proposes a method for transforming a male connector into a female connector.
  • This transformation of the male connector into female connector is done by adding, to a conventional male connector, a female adapter module adapted to be fitted inside the male connector.
  • the operator in charge of the connector installation can buy and carry the number of male connectors corresponding exactly to the necessary number of connectors, to which he adds female adaptation modules according to the needs of the installation.
  • Such a male connector convertible into a female connector has the advantage of facilitating the management of the equipment by the operator. Indeed, it is sufficient for the operator to have in his possession male connectors with female adapter modules and, according to his needs, to transform one or more male connectors into female connectors.
  • the transformation method is simple to implement since it consists of installing the female adapter module into the male connector and then mounting it in force.
  • the insert is a glass bead.
  • the locking box comprises an intermediate mat positioned between the glass bead and the locking box to ensure sealing between the connector contacts.
  • the invention relates to a method for transforming a conventional male connector, such as that described in connection with the figure 1 , in a female connector adapted to receive a male complementary connector.
  • the method of the invention proposes to insert, within a conventional male connector, a female adapter module.
  • This female adapter module comprises a plurality of sockets each adapted to be mounted around a male pin.
  • the female adapter module further comprises a lock housing adapted to be installed in the male connector around the bushings, so as to press the bushings around the male pins.
  • the male connector thus transformed corresponds to a female connector having functions identical to those of the female connector of the figure 2 .
  • This converted male connector can therefore receive a complementary connector of the male type.
  • the transformable male connector of the invention is shown in a sectional view on the Figures 3 and 4 . More specifically, the figure 3 shows the transformable male connector when the female sockets are installed on the male pins. The figure 4 shows the transformable male connector when the lock box is installed around the female sockets.
  • the transformable male connector comprises a male connector 1 identical to a conventional male connector such as that shown in FIG. figure 1 .
  • This male connector 1 therefore comprises a base 11, male pins 10 and an insert 13.
  • the transformable connector of the invention further comprises a female adapter module 3.
  • This female adapter module 3 comprises a plurality of female sockets 30. Each of these female sockets 30 is mounted around one of the male pins 10.
  • the transformable connector therefore has as many female sockets as male pins. On the figure 3 only two female sockets 30 have been shown in section, the other sockets 30 being shown in a front view.
  • the female adaptation module 3 of the invention further comprises a locking housing 40 and adapted to be mounted inside the base 11 and fit around the female sockets 30.
  • the installation of this locking box 40 around the female sockets 30 is shown on the figure 4 .
  • On this figure 4 only two female sockets 30 and two male pins 10 are shown in section, the other male sockets 10 and female sockets 30 being shown in a front view.
  • the installation of the female adapter module 3 is carried out as follows: a female socket 30 is installed around each male pin 10.
  • the locking box 40 is then installed inside the base 11 so as to surround each of the sockets 30.
  • a pressure on the locking box 40 represented by the arrow F, ensures the interlocking of said locking box in the base and that the fixing of the female sockets 30 around the male pins 10.
  • the locking casing 40 comprises several elements forming a honeycomb block.
  • This honeycomb block comprises a plurality of cells 45, each cell having a shape adapted to receive a female socket therein 30.
  • Each female socket 30 therefore passes through the locking housing 40 from one side to the other.
  • the lock housing 40 comprises a rear plate 42 which fits around the rear portion 32 of each female socket 30, that is to say the portion surrounding the male pin 10.
  • the lock housing 40 further comprises an insulating layer 41, made of an insulating material, surmounting the rear plate 42 and surrounding the front portion 31 of the female sockets 30. This insulating layer 41 provides protection and maintenance of the front portion of the female sockets 30 to 30. inside the male connector 1.
  • the rear plate 42 is made of a substantially more elastic material than that of the insulating layer. In this way, the diameter of the cells is slightly lower in the rear plate 42 than in the insulating layer 41.
  • the insulating layer 41 closes the front portion of the transformable connector by providing said transformable connector an outer shape identical to the outer shape of a conventional female connector. In this way, a complementary male connector can be mounted in the transformable connector as if it were a female connector.
  • the male connector 1 comprises a glass insert, called a glass bead.
  • the locking box 40 may include an intermediate mat 44 placed after the rear plate 42 so that it is positioned on the glass insert of the male connector when the female adapter module 3 is installed. This intermediate belt 44 is thus able to protect the glass insert and seal between the contacts of the converted connector.
  • each holding means 46 are intended to hold the female sockets 30 inside the cells 45 of the locking housing.
  • These holding means 46 may be, for example, a clip mounted on the rear plate 42, in each cell, to clip each female socket in the insulating layer 41.
  • the internal structure 35 of the female socket comprises a disk radial radial forming a stop 47.
  • the retention of the female adapter module 3 in the male connector 1 is obtained simply by fitting through the clips 46 and then by clamping; no gluing operation is necessary.
  • FIG. 5 there is shown a sectional view of a female socket 30 mounted inside the locking housing 40, about a male pin 10, all the sockets of the transformable connector being identical.
  • This bushing 30 has a front portion 31 (or front area) and a rear portion 32 (or rear area).
  • the front portion 31 is identical to the front portion of a conventional female connector socket: it comprises a socket tube 33 clipped inside a socket body 34 and intended to receive and provide an electrical connection with a pin male of a complementary connector 4.
  • the rear portion 32 of the female socket 30 is adapted to the invention and is able to deform.
  • the rear portion 32 of the sleeve has an inner structure 35 partially deformable.
  • the deformable part of the internal structure 35 is called the deformation zone Z.
  • This internal structure 35 shown in detail on the Figures 6 and 7 extends from the rear end A of the bushing to the bushing tube 33 of the front part 31.
  • the internal structure 35 is identical to the internal structure of a female bushing conventional with a substantially cylindrical shape adapted to fit into the sleeve tube 33.
  • the internal structure 35 has a substantially cylindrical and recessed shape, with a recess 36 of dimensions adapted to the dimensions of the male pins.
  • the rear portion 32 of the female socket is thus adapted to receive a male pin.
  • the inner wall of the recess 36 is covered, at least at its closed end B, with a layer of electrically conductive material providing electrical continuity with the male pin.
  • the rear portion 32 of the sleeve can thus be slid around the male pin 10 until said pin is in contact with the closed end B of the recess 36.
  • the internal structure 35 in the rear portion 32 of the sleeve 30, is deformable. For this, it comprises two radial discs 37a, 37b parallel to one another and separated by a compressible intermediate zone 38. In this intermediate zone 38, the internal structure 35 is only semicircular so as to constitute a weakness of the structure, which can cause longitudinal deformation of the female sleeve 30 under the effect of pressure.
  • the internal structure 35 further comprises, at its end A, two parallel plates 39a and 39b facing one another and a lateral opening 39c between these plates. This lateral opening 39c can continue to the radial discs 37a, 37b. This lateral opening 39c and these flats 39a and 39b constitute a zone of radial deformation of the internal structure 35.
  • This longitudinal and radial deformation of the internal structure 35 keeps intact the protective layer covering the male pins and thus ensures good electrical continuity and good corrosion resistance between the male connector and the female adapter module.

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EP13182072.2A 2012-08-28 2013-08-28 Umwandlungsverfahren eines männlichen Anschlusses in einen weiblichen Anschluss, und umwandelbarer Anschluss Withdrawn EP2704266A1 (de)

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