EP2710681A1 - Dispositif de mise en contact électrique d'une carte de circuit imprimé avec un connecteur - Google Patents

Dispositif de mise en contact électrique d'une carte de circuit imprimé avec un connecteur

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EP2710681A1
EP2710681A1 EP12721825.3A EP12721825A EP2710681A1 EP 2710681 A1 EP2710681 A1 EP 2710681A1 EP 12721825 A EP12721825 A EP 12721825A EP 2710681 A1 EP2710681 A1 EP 2710681A1
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contact
circuit board
plug
printed circuit
deflection
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EP2710681B1 (fr
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Emilien Massias
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/721—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed 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
    • 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/82—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force
    • H01R12/85—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/87—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting automatically by insertion of rigid printed or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/714—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit

Definitions

  • Connecting element is used for edge attachment to electronic devices.
  • the connector includes a pair of housing members adapted to define an elongate slot. This is a pair of oppositely disposed, mutual forces generating spring elements which are arranged such that they receive a plug contact and exert on this a pressing force.
  • Plug contacts to potential damage to each other to be contacted joining partners which can lead to both damage to the plug contacts as well as damage to the contacts on each to be contacted circuit board.
  • Plug-in movement of a plug-in element with contacts in electrical connection standing contacting elements are deflected such that they are applied with a contact force on contact surfaces ("Lands”), for example, to upper and
  • the contacting elements each having a contact point, designed as elastic elements, so for example as a spring blades.
  • These on the one hand can cause a deflection of contact elements provided on the contact points and on the other hand compensate for tolerances, since the Maisleitersweg, the contacting elements for contacting the at least one contact surface (“Lands") is sized to the plug contact so that match or compensate for manufacturing tolerances can be.
  • spaced contacts are arranged such that they limit an insertion opening for a plug contact.
  • the insertion opening for the plug contact limiting contacts each having a spring-trained
  • the plug contact has a rounded trained, for example, made of molding compound deflecting element, which deforms the contacting elements in execution of the insertion process such that elongated by the deflection of, for example, resiliently formed fins in one direction, an adjusting movement of contact points to the in the axial direction formed contact surfaces on at least one side of the plug contact.
  • the plug contact remains between the contacting elements, it is ensured on account of the deflection of the resiliently configured spring blades that the contact points with a well-defined spring force are set against the contact surfaces extending in the axial direction on at least one side of the plug contact.
  • a nose-shaped deflecting element is arranged on one of the plug opening facing end side of the printed circuit board, which on its the
  • Plug opening facing side is rounded.
  • the in the insertion direction, preferably horizontally extending contact surfaces on one or both sides of the printed circuit board end are elongated, so that it is ensured that when generating a contact force on the contact points, which are formed at the ends of resiliently formed contact arms, and the contact surfaces, an electrical connection can be made by maintaining a contact force.
  • the resiliently formed contact arms with contact points formed thereon As long as the deflection element is inserted between the parts to be deflected of the at least one contact element, as long as counteracting the deflection movement of the resilient contact elements in the region of the parts to be deflected, the resiliently formed contact arms with contact points formed thereon
  • Figure 3 shows a first embodiment of the invention proposed
  • FIG. 4 shows an insertion phase of the printed circuit board end
  • FIG. 5 shows the contact time at which the rounded deflecting element contacts the resiliently formed, electrical contact elements
  • FIG. 6 shows the further insertion process of the printed circuit board end and of it
  • FIG. 7 shows the electrical contact finally produced
  • FIG. 1 shows a plug 10, which has a plug housing 12, which are received in a series of contact clips 14.
  • the contact clip 14 are embodied on a contact carrier 16, which is enclosed by the plug housing 12.
  • Figure 2 shows the in the
  • Plug housing according to Figure 1 insertable plug-in elements 18, which have a contact cheek 20, wherein the plug-in elements 18 via a crimp connection 22 with a cable are connected.
  • the plug-in elements 18 via a crimp connection 22 with a cable are connected.
  • the contact cheek 20 On the opposite side of the contact cheek 20 are the plug-in elements 18 via a crimp connection 22 with a cable.
  • Plug elements 18 provided with latching hooks 24.
  • the illustration according to FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of the device proposed according to the invention for producing an electrical contact in more detail.
  • the illustration according to FIG. 3 shows that at one end of a
  • Printed circuit board substrate 30 a nose-shaped deflecting element, for example, designed as molded from molding compound nose is arranged.
  • the printed circuit board substrate 30 has a first side 32 and a second side 34 lying opposite to it, which extend parallel to one another in a substantially horizontal direction.
  • a first contact surface 42 "land"
  • a second contact surface 42 "land"
  • Contact surface 44 is also located, and both contact surfaces 42, 44 also extend substantially in a horizontal direction parallel to each other and extend inwardly
  • a first contact element 46 and a second contact element 48 lying opposite are arranged on plug-side contacts 64 which define an insertion region 62.
  • the two opposing contact elements 46 and 48 are formed substantially resilient and are made of metallic material.
  • these comprise a contacted part 54.
  • the contacted part 54 extends - likewise with resilient properties - from the opposing ones
  • the contacted part 54 of the contact elements 46, 48 is in a marked by reference numeral 80 resilient contact on, at the end of a thickened trained as material accumulation trained
  • the parts 56 to be deflected of the first contact element 46 and of the second contact element 48 at the open end 48 extend convergent to each other, ie. the open ends 58 converge towards each other.
  • the two contact points 50 shown undeflected define at the ends of the resilient ones
  • Contact arms 80 an opening distance 60. This opening distance 60 is greater than the thickness of the printed circuit substrate 30, based on the plan sides of the two horizontally extending, oppositely disposed contact surfaces 42, 44.
  • the deflection element 38 is in nose shape , preferably made of a molding compound and provided with a rounding 40, which is already introduced to a part in the insertion direction 66 (also referred to as axial feed) in the insertion region 62.
  • Printed circuit board substrate 30 of this with respect to the insertion portion 62, partially inserted into this, without the provided with the rounding 40 deflecting element 38 abutting each other deflectable parts 56 of both the first contact element 46, and the second contact element 44 opposite thereto.
  • Representation according to FIG. 4 corresponds essentially to a reduced scale of the representation according to FIG. 3, as described above.
  • Figure 5 shows the time at which the preferably nose-shaped
  • FIG. 3 shows that the distance 60 between the inner sides of the opposing contact points 50 is the thickness of the Printed circuit board substrate 30 in the region of the first contact surface 42 and the second
  • the contact points 50 are located at the ends of the contact arms 80 in a position offset from the contact surfaces 42, 44 ("Lands").
  • FIG. 6 shows that upon further insertion of the end over an edge of the printed circuit board substrate 30 between the contact elements 46, 48, their parts 56 to be deflected are deflected by the deflection element 38, causing a deflection movement 72 of the open ends 58. From the illustration according to FIG. 6 it can be seen that the parts 56 to be deflected are of the first contact element 46 and of the second one
  • Anstellcardi 74 of the contact arms 80 with the contact points 50 arranged thereon Due to the fact that the deflection element 38, for example
  • FIG. 7 shows that, as long as the deflection element 38 is between the
  • the electrical contacting is produced by the insertion of the deflection element 38, which is nose-shaped, for example, with a curve 40.
  • the two substantially opposing contact elements 46, 48 are preferably made of a highly conductive material or a good electrical conductivity properties having alloy. Due to the distance between the two opposing contact points 50 in the non-contacted state, compare distance 60 as shown in Figure 3, on the one hand easy mounting is possible and on the other hand ensures a balance of tolerances.
  • Figure 8 shows an inserted circuit board with rounded to the side surface of the
  • the deflecting elements 57 are shortened, so that in their final position, i. after the complete impressions, are no longer placed against the insertion direction, but are employed exactly in the transverse direction to the deflection element 38.
  • force components which act counter to the insertion direction of the printed circuit board substrate 30 are excluded, the resulting force is directed perpendicular to the deflection element 38.
  • FIG. 9 is a further embodiment variant of the device proposed according to the invention for producing an electrical contact
  • circuit board 30 at one, preferably two sides 32, 34 each having a substantially horizontally extending contact surface 42 and 44 respectively.
  • the two each other
  • the nose-shaped deflection element 38 is arranged, which has the rounding 40.
  • plug-side contacts 64 each resiliently formed contact elements 46 and 48 respectively.
  • the contact elements 46 and 48 each comprise mutually facing Qualityschende parts 56. These extend, starting from the open end 58, in the direction of a joint 82. At the hinge points 82, each via a joint carrier 84 with the facing plug-side contacts 64th are electrically connected, go the parts to be deflected 46, by the rounding 40 having
  • Bending element 38 are contacted in the contact arms 80, at the end of which the facing each other contact points 50 are.
  • reference numeral 60 the distance is indicated, in which the facing inner sides of the contact points 50 at the ends of the contact arms 80 are opposite to each other.
  • the deflecting element 38 which is preferably nose-shaped, the open ends 58 of the facing each other

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé permettant d'établir un contact électrique entre un substrat de carte de circuit imprimé (30) comprenant au moins une surface de contact (42, 44) et au moins un contact côté connecteur (64). Au moins un élément de mise en contact (46, 48) comprenant une partie pouvant être déviée (56) et un bras de contact (80) est disposé dans une zone d'introduction (62). Le point de contact (50) dudit bras peut être positionné sur la ou les surfaces de contact (42, 44).
EP12721825.3A 2011-05-20 2012-05-14 Dispositif de mise en contact électrique d'une carte de circuit imprimé avec un connecteur Active EP2710681B1 (fr)

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