EP2793313A1 - Electrical connector for connecting a daughter board to a mother board - Google Patents

Electrical connector for connecting a daughter board to a mother board Download PDF

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EP2793313A1
EP2793313A1 EP14162642.4A EP14162642A EP2793313A1 EP 2793313 A1 EP2793313 A1 EP 2793313A1 EP 14162642 A EP14162642 A EP 14162642A EP 2793313 A1 EP2793313 A1 EP 2793313A1
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Damien André Cure
Thierry Camille Daniel Piocelle
Didier Louvel
Jean-Sébastien Lefrileux
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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
    • H01R12/7082—Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
    • 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
    • H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
    • H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
    • 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
    • H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
    • H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
    • H01R12/7052—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB characterised by the locating members
    • 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
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only

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  • the connectors of the prior art generally comprise two planar metal spars fixed on spacers.
  • the insulators are embedded, generally two by two, to multiply the number of contacts, in the interstitial spaces defined between the longitudinal members on the one hand and between the spacers on the other hand.
  • the spacers include a guide tip to facilitate insertion of the connector on the motherboard.
  • a fixing tip is attached to each spacer to serve as a mounting bracket to the daughter board.
  • a connector with three spacers therefore comprises, in particular, in addition to the spacers, two longitudinal members, three attachment ends, 4 insulators.
  • An object of the invention is to design a connector whose production cost is lower, and which retains, for the user, properties and operation substantially equivalent to those of the connector of the prior art described above.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly comprising a daughter card and a connector as described above; the connector being fixed on the daughter card; the first end of the contacts being in contact with the daughter card; the fixing end of the or each fixing device being fixed on the daughter card.
  • an assembly 1 comprising a motherboard 3, a daughter card 5, and an electrical connector 7 (hereinafter referred to as "connector") for electrically connecting the daughter card 5 to the motherboard 3 by plugging the connector 7 into the motherboard according to an X plug-in direction.
  • the insertion direction X is substantially horizontal.
  • a transverse direction Y for example horizontal, substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction X, and a direction Z substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction X and the transverse direction Y, for example vertical.
  • the daughter card 5 is for example a conventional printed card.
  • the daughter card 5 has for example a general shape of plate.
  • the daughter card 5 has an elongate shape in the transverse direction Y.
  • the daughter card 5 is substantially horizontal.
  • the daughter card 5 has an upper face 9, a lower face 11, and electronic components (not shown), located in particular on the upper face 9 and on the lower face 11.
  • the daughter card 5 further comprises screws 13, 15 , 17 fixing the daughter card 5 on the connector 7.
  • the screws 13, 15, 17 are for example three in number and situated in the middle and at the ends of the daughter card 5 in the transverse direction Y.
  • the motherboard 3 comprises a card 19 and a base 21 for plugging the connector 7 in the insertion direction X.
  • the card 19 is for example a conventional printed circuit board, comprising circuits and electronic components (not shown).
  • the card 19 extends substantially perpendicularly to the direction of insertion X.
  • the card 19 comprises a series of orifices 23 (not visible on the figures 1 and 2 located behind the base 21) for fixing the base 21 on the card 19.
  • the card 19 advantageously comprises other series of orifices 25, 27 for fixing other plugs (not shown) similar to the base 21 for receiving other connectors similar to the connector 7 to connect other daughter card (not shown) to the motherboard 3.
  • the base 21 is for example a female plug, of a type known in itself.
  • the base 21 extends mainly in the transverse direction Y.
  • the base 21 comprises female contacts 29 ( figure 2 ) electrically connected to the circuits of the card 19, and guide members 31 for guiding the connector 7 during its insertion into the base 21.
  • the female contacts 29 are for example organized in four parallel rows extending transversely.
  • the guide members 31 are, for example, three in number and female type. They are advantageously arranged in the middle and at the transverse ends of the base 21.
  • the connector 7 comprises two insulators 33, 35, fixing devices 37, 39, 41 on which the insulators 33, 35 are mounted, and a plurality of contacts 43 passing through the insulators 33, 35.
  • the connector 7 further comprises screw 44 for mounting the insulators 33, 35 on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41.
  • the connector 7 has for example a plane of symmetry P ( figure 3 ) perpendicular to the transverse direction Y. Alternatively (not shown), the connector 7 does not have such symmetry.
  • the connector 7 forms a plug 45 ( figure 3 ) complementary to the base 21.
  • the base 44 is in the example of the male type.
  • the insulators 33, 35 carry the contacts 33.
  • the insulators 33, 35 and the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 form a framework of the connector 7.
  • the insulators 33, 35 are symmetrical to one another in a horizontal plane P '( figure 3 ). Also only the insulator 35, located in the lower part of the connector 7, will be described in detail below.
  • the insulator 35 comprises a body 46 of generally parallelepipedal shape extending transversely, and a protective wall 47 projecting from the body 46 in the direction of insertion X.
  • the insulation 35 is advantageously made in one piece, preferably molded.
  • the insulator 35 is for example liquid crystal polymer (LCP).
  • the body 46 has traversing housings oriented in the direction of insertion X, to receive a portion of the contacts 43.
  • the body 46 further defines housing 49, 51, 53 adapted to receive the fixing devices 37, 39, 41.
  • the body 46 has vertical recesses opening in the 49, 51, 53 for the passage of the screws 44 for fixing the insulator 35 to the fixing devices 37, 39, 41.
  • the body 46 further comprises protuberances 55, 57 , 59 directed upwards.
  • the body 46 has recesses opening on a lower face (not visible in the figures, but the symmetrical recesses belonging to the insulator 33 are visible on an upper face of the insulator 33). These recesses facilitate molding.
  • the protuberances 55, 57, 59 form a vertical wall separating the housings 47, 49, 51, 53 in two parts in the insertion direction X.
  • the protective wall 47 is flat and, in the example shown, substantially horizontal.
  • the wall 47 is for example in the extension of a lower face of the body 46 in the direction of insertion X.
  • the protective wall 47 advances further towards the base 21 ( figure 2 ) according to the insertion direction X that the contacts 43.
  • the contacts 43 are organized for example in four rows parallel to each other and extending transversely.
  • the contacts 43 of the two upper rows are anchored in the insulator 33, while the contacts 43 of the two lower rows are anchored in the insulator 35.
  • Each contact 43 comprises a first end 61 in the insertion direction X adapted to be received in the female contacts 29 of the base 21, and a second end 63, opposite to the first end in the direction of insertion and realizing the contact with the daughter card 5.
  • Each first end 61 is for example a needle protruding from the body 46 of one of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X.
  • Each second end 63 comprises for example an arcuate portion and an end portion advantageously welded to the daughter card 5.
  • the second ends 63 of the contacts 43 passing through the insulator 33 are fixed on the upper face 9 of the card daughter 5, while the second ends 63 of the contacts 43 passing through the insulator 35 are fixed on the lower face 11 of the daughter card 5.
  • the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 are for example three in number. They are advantageously arranged in the middle and at the transverse ends of the connector 7. They are for example made of stainless steel. They are sandwiched between the insulators 33, 35. Each fixing device 37, 39, 41 has a generally elongated shape in the insertion direction X.
  • the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 are advantageously structurally identical to each other, only the fixing device 41 will be described hereinafter with reference to FIG. figure 4 .
  • the fixing device 41 is in one piece.
  • the fastening device 41 comprises, successively along an axis D parallel to the direction of insertion X, a fastener 65 fastened to the daughter card 5, an intermediate section 66, for example cylindrical, a fastening base 67 on which the insulators 33, 35 are fixed, and a guide tip 69 projecting insulators 33, 35 in the direction of insertion X to the base 21.
  • the attachment end 67 has, for example, an "L" shape adapted to receive the daughter card 5.
  • the "L” shank is substantially horizontal and is, for example, pressed against the lower face 11 of the daughter card 5.
  • the shank is drilled to receive the daughter card fixing screw 5.
  • the base of the "L” is located on the side of the attachment base 67 and is substantially perpendicular to the axis D.
  • the base of the "L” forms on the side of the fixing base 67 has an abutment surface 70 for the protuberance 59 of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X.
  • the fastening base 67 has a generally cubic shape whose edges parallel to the axis D are beveled.
  • the fixing base 67 further comprises two vertical threaded holes opening respectively on an upper face 71 and a lower face 73 to receive horizontal screws 44 for fixing the insulators 33, 35.
  • the fastening base 67 forms, on the side of the fixing end 65, an abutment surface 75 for the protrusion 59 of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X, in a direction affixed to that connected to the abutment surface 70.
  • the fixing base 67 forms a radial bulge of the fixing device 41 around the axis D.
  • the upper face 71 also constitutes a locking face of the fixing device 41 rotated about the axis D with respect to the insulator 33.
  • the lower face 73 constitutes a locking face of the fixing device 41 rotated about the axis D with respect to the insulator 35.
  • the guide tip 69 has a cylindrical proximal portion 77 having a circular base with a D axis, and a conical distal portion 79 facing the base 21 in the insertion direction X.
  • the plug 45 formed by the connector 7 is of the male type in the example shown.
  • the base 44 is formed by the first ends 61 of the contacts 43, the guide tips 69, the protective walls 47 and the faces of the insulators 33, 35 turned towards the base 21.
  • the operation of the assembly 1 derives directly from its structure and will now be described. We will first describe the assembly of the connector 7, then the attachment of the daughter card 5 on the connector and the plugging of the connector 7 in the motherboard 3, and finally the overall operation of the assembly 1.
  • the contacts 43 are fixed in the insulators 33, 35.
  • the contacts 43 are anchored in force in the insulators 33, 35.
  • each insulator 33, 35 is mounted on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 by screwing the screws 44 into the fixing base 67 ( figure 4 ) of each fixing device 37, 39, 41.
  • the fixing bases 67 are then received in the recesses 49, 51, 53 of each insulator 33, 35.
  • the protuberances 55, 57, 59 are located between the fixing bases 67 and the attachment ends 65 in the direction of insertion X.
  • the protuberances 55, 57, 59 abut on the one hand against the abutment surfaces 70, 75, which immobilizes the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 in translation by in relation to the insulators 33, 35 in the direction of insertion X.
  • the upper face 71 of the fixing base 67 and the lower face 73 cooperate respectively with the insulators 33, 35 to immobilize the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 in rotation respectively with respect to the insulators 33, 35 around the direction of insertion X.
  • the fastening devices 37, 39, 41 are immobilized in a position such that the attachment ends 65 are adapted to receive the daughter card 5.
  • the insulators 33, 35 are capable alone, once fixed on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41, to ensure the mechanical cohesion of the connector 7, with the exception of any other part.
  • the connector 7 is devoid of any spar connecting two of the fixing devices 37, 39, 41.
  • the daughter card 5 and the motherboard 3 are not considered here as constituting longitudinal members of the connector 7.
  • the daughter board 5 and the connector 7 are fixed one on the other by screwing the screws 13, 15, 17 into the attachment ends 65.
  • the second ends 66 of the contacts 43 are welded to the circuits (not shown) of FIG. the daughter card 5.
  • the plug 45 formed by the connector 7 is plugged into the base 21 of the motherboard 3 in the direction
  • the first end 61 of each contact 43 of the connector 7 enters a corresponding female contact 29 of the base 21.
  • the protective walls 47 protect the first ends 61, especially in case of impact of the connector 7 with a surface (not shown), and in all directions of relative movement of the connector 7 and said surface.
  • the circuits of the daughter board 5 are connected to those of the motherboard 3 via the contacts 43 of the connector 7 and the female contacts 29 of the base 21.
  • the connector 7 comprises fewer pieces than a connector of the prior art.
  • the connector 7, compared to the connector with three spacers described in the preamble of this document, does not include longitudinal members, no separate attachment end spacers, and only two insulators instead of four for the same number of 43 contacts and a substantially identical arrangement of the contacts 43 in the insulators 33, 35.
  • the connector 7 therefore comprises seven parts less than the equivalent connector of the prior art. Thus, the production cost of the connector 7 is lower.
  • the mounting of the connector 7 on the daughter card 5 is facilitated for the user, because there are no more additional tips to be fixed on the side members.
  • the connector 7 retains, for the user, properties and operation substantially equivalent to those of the connector of the prior art.
  • the connector 7 comprises only one insulator, for example the insulator 33, and a single fastening device, for example the fixing device 39.
  • the insulator 33 is modified to receive all contacts 43.
  • the connector 7 comprises a single fixing device 39 and two insulators 33, 35.
  • the connector 7 has only two fasteners, for example the fixing devices 37 and 41, and two insulators similar to those shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the first ends 61 of the contacts 43 are of the female type and the contacts 29 of the base 21 are of the male type.
  • the guide ends 69 are of the female type and the housings 31 of the base 21 are replaced by male-type endpieces cooperating with the guide ends 69.
  • the attachment tips 65 are modified to receive a daughter card 5 arranged parallel to the motherboard 3, and not perpendicularly as in the example shown.
  • the shape of the second ends 63 of the contacts 43 is modified accordingly.

Abstract

Connecteur (7) électrique destiné à être fixé sur une carte fille (5) et à être enfiché dans une carte mère (3) selon une direction d'enfichage (X), comprenant : une pluralité de contacts (43) comportant une première extrémité (61) selon la direction d'enfichage destinée à être en contact avec la carte mère, et une deuxième extrémité (63) opposée à la première extrémité selon la direction d'enfichage et destinée à être en contact avec la carte fille, et au moins un isolant (33, 35). Le connecteur comprend au moins un dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) en une seule pièce comportant : une base de fixation (67) sur laquelle est monté l'isolant, et l'un ou l'autre, ou bien les deux, d'un embout de fixation (65) destiné à être fixé sur la carte fille, et d'un embout de guidage (69) faisant saillie à partir de l'isolant selon la direction d'enfichage pour servir de guide lors de l'enfichage du connecteur. Ensemble comportant la carte fille et le connecteur.An electrical connector (7) for attachment to a daughter board (5) and to be plugged into a motherboard (3) in a plug-in direction (X), comprising: a plurality of contacts (43) having a first end (61) in the direction of insertion intended to be in contact with the motherboard, and a second end (63) opposite to the first end in the direction of insertion and intended to be in contact with the daughter card, and to less insulation (33, 35). The connector comprises at least one fastener (37, 39, 41) in one piece comprising: a fastening base (67) on which the insulator is mounted, and either or both , a fastener (65) for attachment to the daughter card, and a guide tip (69) projecting from the insulator in the insertion direction to serve as a guide for the Plug in the connector. Set including the daughter board and the connector.

Description

La présente invention concerne connecteur électrique destiné à être fixé sur une carte fille et à être enfiché dans une carte mère selon une direction d'enfichage, le connecteur comprenant :

  • une pluralité de contacts, chaque contact comportant une première extrémité selon la direction d'enfichage destinée à être en contact avec la carte mère, et une deuxième extrémité opposée à la première extrémité selon la direction d'enfichage et destinée à être en contact avec la carte fille, et
  • au moins un isolant traversé par des contacts de la pluralité de contacts.
The present invention relates to an electrical connector intended to be fixed on a daughter card and to be plugged into a motherboard in a plug-in direction, the connector comprising:
  • a plurality of contacts, each contact having a first end in the direction of insertion intended to be in contact with the motherboard, and a second end opposite the first end in the direction of insertion and intended to be in contact with the girl card, and
  • at least one insulator traversed by contacts of the plurality of contacts.

Il est connu, par exemple dans les ordinateurs personnels ou les serveurs informatiques, d'utiliser un connecteur électrique pour connecter une ou plusieurs cartes dites « filles » à une carte dite « mère ». Les qualificatifs « fille » ou « mère » ne renvoient pas nécessairement à des caractéristiques structurelles distinctives entre les deux cartes, mais plutôt aux fonctions des deux cartes. En outre, en général, une carte mère peut être connectée à plusieurs cartes filles.It is known, for example in personal computers or computer servers, to use an electrical connector to connect one or more cards called "girls" to a card called "mother". The qualifiers "daughter" or "mother" do not necessarily refer to distinctive structural features between the two cards, but rather to the functions of the two cards. In addition, in general, a motherboard can be connected to multiple daughterboards.

Les connecteurs de l'art antérieur comprennent en général deux longerons métalliques d'aspect plan fixés sur des entretoises. Les isolants sont enchâssés, en général deux par deux, pour multiplier le nombre de contacts, dans les espaces interstitiels définis entre les longerons d'une part et entre les entretoises d'autre part. Les entretoises comprennent un embout de guidage pour faciliter l'enfichage du connecteur sur la carte mère. Un embout de fixation est fixé sur chaque entretoise pour servir de support de fixation à la carte fille. Un connecteur à trois entretoises comprend donc notamment, outre les entretoises, deux longerons, trois embouts de fixation, 4 isolants.The connectors of the prior art generally comprise two planar metal spars fixed on spacers. The insulators are embedded, generally two by two, to multiply the number of contacts, in the interstitial spaces defined between the longitudinal members on the one hand and between the spacers on the other hand. The spacers include a guide tip to facilitate insertion of the connector on the motherboard. A fixing tip is attached to each spacer to serve as a mounting bracket to the daughter board. A connector with three spacers therefore comprises, in particular, in addition to the spacers, two longitudinal members, three attachment ends, 4 insulators.

La fabrication de ces pièces, puis leur assemblage en un connecteur prêt à être fixé sur une carte fille, puis à être enfiché dans une carte mère, entraîne un coût de production du connecteur relativement élevé.The manufacture of these parts, then their assembly into a connector ready to be fixed on a daughter card, then to be plugged into a motherboard, causes a relatively high cost of producing the connector.

Un but de l'invention est de concevoir un connecteur dont le coût de production soit moins élevé, et qui conserve, pour l'utilisateur, des propriétés et un fonctionnement sensiblement équivalents à ceux du connecteur de l'art antérieur décrit plus haut.An object of the invention is to design a connector whose production cost is lower, and which retains, for the user, properties and operation substantially equivalent to those of the connector of the prior art described above.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un connecteur électrique du type décrit ci-dessus, comprenant en outre au moins un dispositif de fixation en une seule pièce, le dispositif de fixation comportant :

  • une base de fixation sur laquelle est monté l'isolant, et
  • l'un ou l'autre, ou bien les deux d'un embout de fixation destiné à être fixé sur la carte fille, et d'un embout de guidage faisant saillie à partir de l'isolant selon la direction d'enfichage pour servir de guide lors de l'enfichage du connecteur dans la carte mère.
For this purpose, the invention relates to an electrical connector of the type described above, further comprising at least one fastener in one piece, the fixing device comprising:
  • a fastening base on which the insulation is mounted, and
  • one or the other, or both of a fixing end piece intended to be fixed on the daughter card, and of a guide end protruding from the insulator in the direction of insertion for serving guide when plugging the connector into the motherboard.

Selon des modes particuliers de réalisation, le connecteur peut comprendre l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prise(s) isolément ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles :

  • le ou chaque dispositif de fixation comporte l'embout de guidage, et l'embout de guidage comprend une partie proximale sensiblement cylindrique et une partie distale en forme de pointe dirigée sensiblement selon la direction d'enfichage ;
  • le connecteur comprend au moins deux isolants réalisés en une seule pièce et montés sur la base de fixation, chaque isolant étant traversé par des contacts de la pluralité de contacts, le dispositif de fixation étant pris en sandwich entre les deux isolants ;
  • le connecteur comprend au moins deux dispositifs de fixation pris en sandwich entre les deux isolants, chacun des isolants étant monté sur chacun des dispositifs de fixation ;
  • la première extrémité de chaque contact est une extrémité mâle, chaque isolant comportant : un corps traversé par les contacts traversant ledit isolant, et une ou plusieurs parois protectrices faisant saillie à partir du corps sensiblement selon la direction d'enfichage pour protéger les premières extrémités des contacts ; le corps, les parois protectrices et les premières extrémités formant une fiche destinée à être enfichée dans la carte mère ;
  • chaque isolant comporte une seule paroi protectrice, la paroi protectrice s'étendant selon une direction transversale sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage sur une largeur sensiblement égale à la largeur du corps dudit isolant, les parois protectrices se situant en vis-à-vis l'une de l'autre et les premières extrémités des contacts étant situées entre les parois protectrices selon une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage et à la direction transversale ;
  • la base de fixation forme un renflement radial autour d'un axe du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation sensiblement parallèle à la direction d'enfichage, le renflement étant reçu dans un logement défini par le ou chaque isolant, le renflement comportant au moins une face de blocage du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation en rotation par rapport à le ou chaque isolant autour de l'axe du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation ;
  • la base de fixation et l'embout de fixation définissent respectivement deux surfaces de butée, le ou chaque isolant présentant une protubérance située entre les deux surfaces de butées selon la direction d'enfichage, les surfaces de butée coopérant avec la protubérance pour bloquer le ou chaque dispositif de fixation en translation par rapport à le ou chaque isolant selon la direction d'enfichage dans les deux sens ;
  • le ou chaque isolant est en polymère à cristaux liquides et le ou chaque dispositif de fixation est en acier inoxydable.
According to particular embodiments, the connector may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
  • the or each attachment device comprises the guide tip, and the guide tip comprises a substantially cylindrical proximal portion and a tip-shaped distal portion directed substantially in the direction of insertion;
  • the connector comprises at least two insulators made in one piece and mounted on the fixing base, each insulator being traversed by contacts of the plurality of contacts, the fixing device being sandwiched between the two insulators;
  • the connector comprises at least two fasteners sandwiched between the two insulators, each of the insulators being mounted on each of the fasteners;
  • the first end of each contact is a male end, each insulator comprising: a body traversed by the contacts passing through said insulator, and one or more protective walls protruding from the body substantially in the insertion direction to protect the first ends of the contacts; contacts; the body, the protective walls and the first ends forming a plug intended to be plugged into the motherboard;
  • each insulator comprises a single protective wall, the protective wall extending in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction over a width substantially equal to the width of the body of said insulator, the protective walls being in facing relation one of the other and the first ends of the contacts being located between the protective walls in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion and the transverse direction;
  • the fixing base forms a radial bulge about an axis of the or each fixing device substantially parallel to the insertion direction, the bulge being received in a housing defined by the or each insulator, the bulge having at least one face locking the or each fastener in rotation relative to the or each insulator around the axis of the or each fastener;
  • the fixing base and the fixing end-piece respectively define two abutment surfaces, the or each insulator having a protuberance situated between the two abutment surfaces in the direction of insertion, the abutment surfaces co-operating with the protrusion for locking the or each translation fixing device relative to the or each insulator in the direction of insertion in both directions;
  • the or each insulator is made of liquid crystal polymer and the or each fixing device is made of stainless steel.

L'invention concerne aussi un ensemble comportant une carte fille et un connecteur tel que décrit ci-dessus ; le connecteur étant fixé sur la carte fille ; la première extrémité des contacts étant en contact avec la carte fille ; l'embout de fixation du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation étant fixé sur la carte fille.The invention also relates to an assembly comprising a daughter card and a connector as described above; the connector being fixed on the daughter card; the first end of the contacts being in contact with the daughter card; the fixing end of the or each fixing device being fixed on the daughter card.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple, et faite en se référant aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un ensemble comportant une carte mère, un connecteur selon l'invention, et une carte fille,
  • la figure 2 est une vue partiellement éclatée de l'ensemble représenté sur la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective, sous un autre angle, du connecteur représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, et
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective montrant un des dispositifs de fixation du connecteur représenté sur les figures 1 à 3.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example, and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of an assembly comprising a motherboard, a connector according to the invention, and a daughterboard,
  • the figure 2 is a partially exploded view of the assembly shown on the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view, from another angle, of the connector shown on the figures 1 and 2 , and
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view showing one of the fasteners of the connector shown on the Figures 1 to 3 .

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, on décrit un ensemble 1 comprenant une carte mère 3, une carte fille 5, et un connecteur électrique 7 (dénommé ci-après « connecteur ») pour connecter électriquement la carte fille 5 à la carte mère 3 par enfichage du connecteur 7 dans la carte mère selon une direction d'enfichage X.With reference to figures 1 and 2 , there is described an assembly 1 comprising a motherboard 3, a daughter card 5, and an electrical connector 7 (hereinafter referred to as "connector") for electrically connecting the daughter card 5 to the motherboard 3 by plugging the connector 7 into the motherboard according to an X plug-in direction.

Dans l'exemple représenté, la direction d'enfichage X est sensiblement horizontale. On définit également une direction transversale Y, par exemple horizontale, sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage X, et une direction Z sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage X et à la direction transversale Y, par exemple verticale.In the example shown, the insertion direction X is substantially horizontal. There is also defined a transverse direction Y, for example horizontal, substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction X, and a direction Z substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction X and the transverse direction Y, for example vertical.

La carte fille 5 est par exemple une carte imprimée classique. La carte fille 5 a par exemple une forme générale de plaque. La carte fille 5 présente une forme allongée selon la direction transversale Y. La carte fille 5 est sensiblement horizontale.The daughter card 5 is for example a conventional printed card. The daughter card 5 has for example a general shape of plate. The daughter card 5 has an elongate shape in the transverse direction Y. The daughter card 5 is substantially horizontal.

La carte fille 5 comporte une face supérieure 9, une face inférieure 11, et des composants électroniques (non représentés), situés notamment sur la face supérieure 9 et sur la face inférieure 11. La carte fille 5 comporte en outre des vis 13, 15, 17 de fixation de la carte fille 5 sur le connecteur 7.The daughter card 5 has an upper face 9, a lower face 11, and electronic components (not shown), located in particular on the upper face 9 and on the lower face 11. The daughter card 5 further comprises screws 13, 15 , 17 fixing the daughter card 5 on the connector 7.

Les vis 13, 15, 17 sont par exemple au nombre de trois et situées au milieu et aux extrémités de carte fille 5 selon la direction transversale Y.The screws 13, 15, 17 are for example three in number and situated in the middle and at the ends of the daughter card 5 in the transverse direction Y.

La carte mère 3 comprend une carte 19 et une embase 21 permettant l'enfichage du connecteur 7 selon la direction d'enfichage X.The motherboard 3 comprises a card 19 and a base 21 for plugging the connector 7 in the insertion direction X.

La carte 19 est par exemple une carte imprimée classique, comportant des circuits et des composants électroniques (non représentés). La carte 19 s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à la direction d'enfichage X. La carte 19 comprend une série orifices 23 (non visibles sur les figures 1 et 2 car situés derrière l'embase 21) de fixation de l'embase 21 sur la carte 19. La carte 19 comporte avantageusement d'autres séries d'orifices 25, 27 destinés à permettre de fixer d'autres fiches (non représentées) analogues à l'embase 21 destinées à recevoir d'autres connecteurs analogues au connecteur 7 afin de connecter d'autres carte filles (non représentées) à la carte mère 3.The card 19 is for example a conventional printed circuit board, comprising circuits and electronic components (not shown). The card 19 extends substantially perpendicularly to the direction of insertion X. The card 19 comprises a series of orifices 23 (not visible on the figures 1 and 2 located behind the base 21) for fixing the base 21 on the card 19. The card 19 advantageously comprises other series of orifices 25, 27 for fixing other plugs (not shown) similar to the base 21 for receiving other connectors similar to the connector 7 to connect other daughter card (not shown) to the motherboard 3.

L'embase 21 est par exemple une fiche femelle, d'un type connu en lui-même. L'embase 21 s'étend principalement selon la direction transversale Y. L'embase 21 comprend des contacts femelles 29 (figure 2) reliés électriquement aux circuits de la carte 19, et des organes de guidage 31 pour guider le connecteur 7 lors de son insertion dans l'embase 21.The base 21 is for example a female plug, of a type known in itself. The base 21 extends mainly in the transverse direction Y. The base 21 comprises female contacts 29 ( figure 2 ) electrically connected to the circuits of the card 19, and guide members 31 for guiding the connector 7 during its insertion into the base 21.

Les contacts femelles 29 sont par exemple organisés en quatre rangées parallèles s'étendant transversalement.The female contacts 29 are for example organized in four parallel rows extending transversely.

Les organes de guidage 31 sont, par exemple, au nombre de trois et de type femelle. Ils sont avantageusement disposés au milieu et aux extrémités transversales de l'embase 21.The guide members 31 are, for example, three in number and female type. They are advantageously arranged in the middle and at the transverse ends of the base 21.

Comme visible sur les figures 2 et 3, le connecteur 7 comprend deux isolants 33, 35, des dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 sur lesquels les isolants 33, 35 sont montés, et une pluralité de contacts 43 traversant les isolants 33, 35. Le connecteur 7 comprend en outre des vis 44 de montage des isolants 33, 35 sur les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41.As visible on figures 2 and 3 the connector 7 comprises two insulators 33, 35, fixing devices 37, 39, 41 on which the insulators 33, 35 are mounted, and a plurality of contacts 43 passing through the insulators 33, 35. The connector 7 further comprises screw 44 for mounting the insulators 33, 35 on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41.

Le connecteur 7 présente par exemple un plan de symétrie P (figure 3) perpendiculaire à la direction transversale Y. En variante (non représentée), le connecteur 7 ne présente pas une telle symétrie.The connector 7 has for example a plane of symmetry P ( figure 3 ) perpendicular to the transverse direction Y. Alternatively (not shown), the connector 7 does not have such symmetry.

Du côté de la carte mère 3, le connecteur 7 forme une fiche 45 (figure 3) complémentaire de l'embase 21.On the motherboard 3 side, the connector 7 forms a plug 45 ( figure 3 ) complementary to the base 21.

L'embase 44 est dans l'exemple de type mâle.The base 44 is in the example of the male type.

Les isolants 33, 35 portent les contacts 33. Les isolants 33, 35 et les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 forment une ossature du connecteur 7.The insulators 33, 35 carry the contacts 33. The insulators 33, 35 and the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 form a framework of the connector 7.

Dans l'exemple, les isolants 33, 35 sont symétriques l'un de l'autre selon un plan horizontal P' (figure 3). Aussi seul l'isolant 35, situé en partie inférieure du connecteur 7, sera décrit en détail ci-après.In the example, the insulators 33, 35 are symmetrical to one another in a horizontal plane P '( figure 3 ). Also only the insulator 35, located in the lower part of the connector 7, will be described in detail below.

L'isolant 35 comprend un corps 46 de forme générale sensiblement parallélépipédique s'étendant transversalement, et une paroi protectrice 47 faisant saillie du corps 46 selon la direction d'enfichage X. L'isolant 35 est avantageusement réalisé en une seule pièce, de préférence moulée. L'isolant 35 est par exemple en polymère à cristaux liquides (en anglais « LCP »).The insulator 35 comprises a body 46 of generally parallelepipedal shape extending transversely, and a protective wall 47 projecting from the body 46 in the direction of insertion X. The insulation 35 is advantageously made in one piece, preferably molded. The insulator 35 is for example liquid crystal polymer (LCP).

Le corps 46 comporte des logements traversants orientés selon la direction d'enfichage X, pour recevoir une partie des contacts 43. Le corps 46 définit en outre des logements 49, 51, 53 adaptés pour recevoir les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41. Le corps 46 comporte des évidements verticaux débouchant dans les 49, 51, 53 pour le passage des vis 44 de fixation de l'isolant 35 sur les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41. Le corps 46 comporte en outre des protubérances 55, 57, 59 dirigées vers le haut. Le corps 46 présente des évidements débouchant sur une face inférieure (non visibles sur les figures, mais les évidements symétriques appartenant à l'isolant 33 sont visibles sur une face supérieure de l'isolant 33). Ces évidements facilitent le moulage.The body 46 has traversing housings oriented in the direction of insertion X, to receive a portion of the contacts 43. The body 46 further defines housing 49, 51, 53 adapted to receive the fixing devices 37, 39, 41. The body 46 has vertical recesses opening in the 49, 51, 53 for the passage of the screws 44 for fixing the insulator 35 to the fixing devices 37, 39, 41. The body 46 further comprises protuberances 55, 57 , 59 directed upwards. The body 46 has recesses opening on a lower face (not visible in the figures, but the symmetrical recesses belonging to the insulator 33 are visible on an upper face of the insulator 33). These recesses facilitate molding.

Les protubérances 55, 57, 59 forment une paroi verticale séparant les logements 47, 49, 51, 53 en deux parties selon la direction d'enfichage X.The protuberances 55, 57, 59 form a vertical wall separating the housings 47, 49, 51, 53 in two parts in the insertion direction X.

La paroi protectrice 47 est plane et, dans l'exemple représenté, sensiblement horizontale. La paroi 47 se situe par exemple dans le prolongement d'une face inférieure du corps 46 selon la direction d'enfichage X. La paroi protectrice 47 s'avance plus loin en direction de l'embase 21 (figure 2) selon la direction d'enfichage X que les contacts 43.The protective wall 47 is flat and, in the example shown, substantially horizontal. The wall 47 is for example in the extension of a lower face of the body 46 in the direction of insertion X. The protective wall 47 advances further towards the base 21 ( figure 2 ) according to the insertion direction X that the contacts 43.

Les contacts 43 s'organisent par exemple en quatre rangées parallèles entre elles et s'étendant transversalement. Les contacts 43 des deux rangées supérieures sont ancrés dans l'isolant 33, tandis que les contacts 43 des deux rangées inférieures sont ancrés dans l'isolant 35.The contacts 43 are organized for example in four rows parallel to each other and extending transversely. The contacts 43 of the two upper rows are anchored in the insulator 33, while the contacts 43 of the two lower rows are anchored in the insulator 35.

Chaque contact 43 comprend une première extrémité 61 selon la direction d'enfichage X adaptée pour être reçue dans les contacts femelles 29 de l'embase 21, et une deuxième extrémité 63, opposée à la première extrémité selon la direction d'enfichage et réalisant le contact avec la carte fille 5.Each contact 43 comprises a first end 61 in the insertion direction X adapted to be received in the female contacts 29 of the base 21, and a second end 63, opposite to the first end in the direction of insertion and realizing the contact with the daughter card 5.

Chaque première extrémité 61 est par exemple une aiguille faisant saillie du corps 46 de l'un des l'isolants 33, 35 selon la direction d'enfichage X.Each first end 61 is for example a needle protruding from the body 46 of one of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X.

Chaque deuxième extrémité 63 comporte par exemple une partie arquée et une partie terminale avantageusement soudée sur la carte fille 5. Les deuxièmes extrémités 63 des contacts 43 traversant l'isolant 33 sont fixées sur la face supérieure 9 de la carte fille 5, tandis que les deuxièmes extrémités 63 des contacts 43 traversant l'isolant 35 sont fixées sur la face inférieure 11 de la carte fille 5.Each second end 63 comprises for example an arcuate portion and an end portion advantageously welded to the daughter card 5. The second ends 63 of the contacts 43 passing through the insulator 33 are fixed on the upper face 9 of the card daughter 5, while the second ends 63 of the contacts 43 passing through the insulator 35 are fixed on the lower face 11 of the daughter card 5.

Les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 sont par exemple au nombre de trois. Ils sont avantageusement disposés au milieu et aux extrémités transversales du connecteur 7. Ils sont par exemple en acier inoxydable. Ils sont pris en sandwich entre les isolants 33, 35. Chaque dispositif de fixation 37, 39, 41 présente une forme générale allongée selon la direction d'enfichage X.The fixing devices 37, 39, 41 are for example three in number. They are advantageously arranged in the middle and at the transverse ends of the connector 7. They are for example made of stainless steel. They are sandwiched between the insulators 33, 35. Each fixing device 37, 39, 41 has a generally elongated shape in the insertion direction X.

Les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 étant avantageusement identiques structurellement les uns aux autres, seul le dispositif de fixation 41 sera décrit ci-après en référence à la figure 4.The fixing devices 37, 39, 41 are advantageously structurally identical to each other, only the fixing device 41 will be described hereinafter with reference to FIG. figure 4 .

Le dispositif de fixation 41 est en une seule pièce. Le dispositif de fixation 41 comprend, successivement selon un axe D parallèle à la direction d'enfichage X, un embout de fixation 65 fixé sur la carte fille 5, un tronçon intermédiaire 66 par exemple cylindrique, une base de fixation 67 sur laquelle les isolants 33, 35 sont fixés, et un embout de guidage 69 faisant saillie des isolants 33, 35 selon la direction d'enfichage X vers l'embase 21.The fixing device 41 is in one piece. The fastening device 41 comprises, successively along an axis D parallel to the direction of insertion X, a fastener 65 fastened to the daughter card 5, an intermediate section 66, for example cylindrical, a fastening base 67 on which the insulators 33, 35 are fixed, and a guide tip 69 projecting insulators 33, 35 in the direction of insertion X to the base 21.

L'embout de fixation 67 présente par exemple une forme en « L » adaptée pour recevoir la carte fille 5. La hampe du « L » est sensiblement horizontale et est par exemple plaquée contre la face inférieure 11 de la carte fille 5. La hampe est percée pour recevoir la vis 17 de fixation de carte fille 5. La base du « L » est située du côté de la base de fixation 67 et est sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe D. La base du « L » forme du côté de la base de fixation 67 une surface de butée 70 pour la protubérance 59 des isolants 33, 35 selon la direction d'enfichage X.The attachment end 67 has, for example, an "L" shape adapted to receive the daughter card 5. The "L" shank is substantially horizontal and is, for example, pressed against the lower face 11 of the daughter card 5. The shank is drilled to receive the daughter card fixing screw 5. The base of the "L" is located on the side of the attachment base 67 and is substantially perpendicular to the axis D. The base of the "L" forms on the side of the fixing base 67 has an abutment surface 70 for the protuberance 59 of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X.

La base de fixation 67 présente une forme générale cubique dont les arêtes parallèles à l'axe D sont biseautées. La base de fixation 67 comporte en outre deux perçages taraudés verticaux débouchant respectivement sur une face supérieure 71 et une face inférieure 73 horizontales pour recevoir les vis 44 de fixation des isolants 33, 35. La base de fixation 67 forme, du côté de l'embout de fixation 65, une surface de butée 75 pour la protubérance 59 des isolants 33, 35 selon la direction d'enfichage X, dans un sens apposée à celui lié à la surface de butée 70.The fastening base 67 has a generally cubic shape whose edges parallel to the axis D are beveled. The fixing base 67 further comprises two vertical threaded holes opening respectively on an upper face 71 and a lower face 73 to receive horizontal screws 44 for fixing the insulators 33, 35. The fastening base 67 forms, on the side of the fixing end 65, an abutment surface 75 for the protrusion 59 of the insulators 33, 35 in the insertion direction X, in a direction affixed to that connected to the abutment surface 70.

La base de fixation 67 forme un renflement radial du dispositif de fixation 41 autour de l'axe D.The fixing base 67 forms a radial bulge of the fixing device 41 around the axis D.

La face supérieure 71 constitue en outre une face de blocage du dispositif de fixation 41 en rotation autour de l'axe D par rapport à l'isolant 33.The upper face 71 also constitutes a locking face of the fixing device 41 rotated about the axis D with respect to the insulator 33.

De même, la face inférieure 73 constitue une face de blocage du dispositif de fixation 41 en rotation autour de l'axe D par rapport à l'isolant 35.Similarly, the lower face 73 constitutes a locking face of the fixing device 41 rotated about the axis D with respect to the insulator 35.

L'embout de guidage 69 comporte une partie proximale 77 cylindrique à base circulaire d'axe D, et une partie distale 79 conique dirigée vers l'embase 21 selon la direction d'enfichage X.The guide tip 69 has a cylindrical proximal portion 77 having a circular base with a D axis, and a conical distal portion 79 facing the base 21 in the insertion direction X.

La fiche 45 formée par le connecteur 7 est de type mâle dans l'exemple représenté. L'embase 44 est formée par les premières extrémités 61 des contacts 43, les embouts de guidage 69, les parois protectrices 47 et des faces des isolants 33, 35 tournées vers l'embase 21.The plug 45 formed by the connector 7 is of the male type in the example shown. The base 44 is formed by the first ends 61 of the contacts 43, the guide tips 69, the protective walls 47 and the faces of the insulators 33, 35 turned towards the base 21.

Le fonctionnement de l'ensemble 1 découle directement de sa structure et va maintenant être décrit. On décrira d'abord le montage du connecteur 7, puis la fixation de la carte fille 5 sur le connecteur et l'enfichage du connecteur 7 dans la carte mère 3, et enfin le fonctionnement global de l'ensemble 1.The operation of the assembly 1 derives directly from its structure and will now be described. We will first describe the assembly of the connector 7, then the attachment of the daughter card 5 on the connector and the plugging of the connector 7 in the motherboard 3, and finally the overall operation of the assembly 1.

Pour monter le connecteur 7, les contacts 43 sont fixés dans les isolants 33, 35. Par exemple, les contacts 43 sont ancrés en force dans les isolants 33, 35.To mount the connector 7, the contacts 43 are fixed in the insulators 33, 35. For example, the contacts 43 are anchored in force in the insulators 33, 35.

Puis chaque isolant 33, 35 est monté sur les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 en vissant les vis 44 dans la base de fixation 67 (figure 4) de chaque dispositif de fixation 37, 39, 41. Les bases de fixation 67 sont alors reçues dans les logements 49, 51, 53 de chaque isolant 33, 35. Les protubérances 55, 57, 59 sont situées entre les bases de fixation 67 et les embouts de fixation 65 selon la direction d'enfichage X. Les protubérances 55, 57, 59 butent d'une part contre les surfaces de butées 70, 75, ce qui immobilise les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 en translation par rapport aux isolants 33, 35 selon la direction d'enfichage X. En outre, la face supérieure 71 de la base de fixation 67 et la face inférieure 73 coopèrent respectivement avec les isolants 33, 35 pour immobiliser les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 en rotation respectivement par rapport aux isolants 33, 35 autour de la direction d'enfichage X. Les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41 sont immobilisés dans une position telle que les embouts de fixation 65 sont propres à recevoir la carte fille 5.Then each insulator 33, 35 is mounted on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 by screwing the screws 44 into the fixing base 67 ( figure 4 ) of each fixing device 37, 39, 41. The fixing bases 67 are then received in the recesses 49, 51, 53 of each insulator 33, 35. The protuberances 55, 57, 59 are located between the fixing bases 67 and the attachment ends 65 in the direction of insertion X. The protuberances 55, 57, 59 abut on the one hand against the abutment surfaces 70, 75, which immobilizes the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 in translation by in relation to the insulators 33, 35 in the direction of insertion X. In addition, the upper face 71 of the fixing base 67 and the lower face 73 cooperate respectively with the insulators 33, 35 to immobilize the fixing devices 37, 39, 41 in rotation respectively with respect to the insulators 33, 35 around the direction of insertion X. The fastening devices 37, 39, 41 are immobilized in a position such that the attachment ends 65 are adapted to receive the daughter card 5.

Les isolants 33, 35 sont capables à eux seuls, une fois fixés sur les dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41, d'assurer la cohésion mécanique du connecteur 7, à l'exception de toute autre pièce. En particulier, le connecteur 7 est dépourvu de tout longeron reliant deux des dispositifs de fixation 37, 39, 41. La carte fille 5 et la carte mère 3 ne sont pas considérées ici comme constituant des longerons du connecteur 7.The insulators 33, 35 are capable alone, once fixed on the fixing devices 37, 39, 41, to ensure the mechanical cohesion of the connector 7, with the exception of any other part. In particular, the connector 7 is devoid of any spar connecting two of the fixing devices 37, 39, 41. The daughter card 5 and the motherboard 3 are not considered here as constituting longitudinal members of the connector 7.

La carte fille 5 et le connecteur 7 sont fixés l'un sur l'autre en vissant les vis 13, 15, 17 dans les embouts de fixation 65. Les deuxièmes extrémités 66 des contacts 43 sont soudées sur les circuits (non représentés) de la carte fille 5.The daughter board 5 and the connector 7 are fixed one on the other by screwing the screws 13, 15, 17 into the attachment ends 65. The second ends 66 of the contacts 43 are welded to the circuits (not shown) of FIG. the daughter card 5.

Pour connecter la carte fille 5 à la carte mère 3, la fiche 45 formée par le connecteur 7 est enfichée dans l'embase 21 de la carte mère 3 selon la direction d'enfichage X. La première extrémité 61 de chaque contact 43 du connecteur 7 entre dans un contact femelle 29 correspondant de l'embase 21.To connect the daughter card 5 to the motherboard 3, the plug 45 formed by the connector 7 is plugged into the base 21 of the motherboard 3 in the direction The first end 61 of each contact 43 of the connector 7 enters a corresponding female contact 29 of the base 21.

Par ailleurs, les parois protectrices 47 protègent les premières extrémités 61, notamment en cas de choc du connecteur 7 avec une surface (non représentée), et ce selon toutes les directions de mouvement relatif du connecteur 7 et de ladite surface.Furthermore, the protective walls 47 protect the first ends 61, especially in case of impact of the connector 7 with a surface (not shown), and in all directions of relative movement of the connector 7 and said surface.

Au début de l'enfichage de la fiche 45 dans l'embase 21, la partie distale 79 de chaque embout de guidage 69, puis la partie proximale 69 entrent dans le logement 31 correspondant de l'embase 21. Ceci garantit que les premières extrémités 61 en forme d'aiguille soient bien alignées avec les contacts 29 selon la direction d'enfichage X.At the beginning of the insertion of the plug 45 in the base 21, the distal portion 79 of each guide tip 69, then the proximal portion 69 enter the corresponding housing 31 of the base 21. This ensures that the first ends 61 in the form of needle are aligned with the contacts 29 in the direction of insertion X.

Après l'enfichage, les circuits de la carte fille 5 se trouvent connectés à ceux de la carte mère 3 via les contacts 43 du connecteur 7 et les contacts femelles 29 de l'embase 21.After plugging, the circuits of the daughter board 5 are connected to those of the motherboard 3 via the contacts 43 of the connector 7 and the female contacts 29 of the base 21.

Grâce aux caractéristiques décrites ci-dessus, le connecteur 7 comprend moins de pièces qu'un connecteur de l'art antérieur. En effet, le connecteur 7, comparé au connecteur à trois entretoises décrit dans le préambule du présent document, ne comporte pas de longerons, pas d'embouts de fixation distincts des entretoises, et seulement deux isolants au lieu de quatre pour un même nombre de contacts 43 et une disposition sensiblement identique des contacts 43 dans les isolants 33, 35. Le connecteur 7 comporte donc sept pièces de moins que le connecteur équivalent de l'art antérieur. Ainsi, le coût de production du connecteur 7 est moins élevé.Thanks to the characteristics described above, the connector 7 comprises fewer pieces than a connector of the prior art. Indeed, the connector 7, compared to the connector with three spacers described in the preamble of this document, does not include longitudinal members, no separate attachment end spacers, and only two insulators instead of four for the same number of 43 contacts and a substantially identical arrangement of the contacts 43 in the insulators 33, 35. The connector 7 therefore comprises seven parts less than the equivalent connector of the prior art. Thus, the production cost of the connector 7 is lower.

En outre, le montage du connecteur 7 sur la carte fille 5 est facilité pour l'utilisateur, car il n' y a plus d'embouts supplémentaires à fixer sur les longerons.In addition, the mounting of the connector 7 on the daughter card 5 is facilitated for the user, because there are no more additional tips to be fixed on the side members.

En outre, une fois monté, le connecteur 7 conserve, pour l'utilisateur, des propriétés et un fonctionnement sensiblement équivalents à ceux du connecteur de l'art antérieur.In addition, once mounted, the connector 7 retains, for the user, properties and operation substantially equivalent to those of the connector of the prior art.

Selon une variante (non représentée), le connecteur 7 ne comporte qu'un seul isolant, par exemple l'isolant 33, et un seul dispositif de fixation, par exemple le dispositif de fixation 39. L'isolant 33 est modifié pour recevoir tous les contacts 43.According to a variant (not shown), the connector 7 comprises only one insulator, for example the insulator 33, and a single fastening device, for example the fixing device 39. The insulator 33 is modified to receive all contacts 43.

Selon une autre variante (non représentée), le connecteur 7 comporte un seul dispositif de fixation 39 et deux isolants 33, 35.According to another variant (not shown), the connector 7 comprises a single fixing device 39 and two insulators 33, 35.

Selon une autre variante (non représentée), le connecteur 7 ne comporte que deux dispositifs de fixation, par exemple les dispositifs de fixation 37 et 41, et deux isolants similaires à ceux représentés sur la figure 2.According to another variant (not shown), the connector 7 has only two fasteners, for example the fixing devices 37 and 41, and two insulators similar to those shown in FIG. figure 2 .

Selon une autre variante (non représentée), les premières extrémités 61 des contacts 43 sont de type femelle et les contacts 29 de l'embase 21 sont de type mâle.According to another variant (not shown), the first ends 61 of the contacts 43 are of the female type and the contacts 29 of the base 21 are of the male type.

Selon une autre variante (non représentée), les embouts de guidage 69 sont de type femelle et les logements 31 de l'embase 21 sont remplacés par des embouts de type mâle coopérant avec les embouts de guidage 69.According to another variant (not shown), the guide ends 69 are of the female type and the housings 31 of the base 21 are replaced by male-type endpieces cooperating with the guide ends 69.

Selon une autre variante (non représentée), les embouts de fixation 65 sont modifiés pour recevoir une carte fille 5 disposée parallèlement à la carte mère 3, et non perpendiculairement comme dans l'exemple représenté. La forme des deuxièmes extrémités 63 des contacts 43 est modifiée en conséquence.According to another variant (not shown), the attachment tips 65 are modified to receive a daughter card 5 arranged parallel to the motherboard 3, and not perpendicularly as in the example shown. The shape of the second ends 63 of the contacts 43 is modified accordingly.

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Connecteur (7) électrique destiné à être fixé sur une carte fille (5) et à être enfiché dans une carte mère (3) selon une direction d'enfichage (X), le connecteur (7) comprenant : - une pluralité de contacts (43), chaque contact (43) comportant une première extrémité (61) selon la direction d'enfichage (X) destinée à être en contact avec la carte mère (3), et une deuxième extrémité (63) opposée à la première extrémité (61) selon la direction d'enfichage (X) et destinée à être en contact avec la carte fille, et - au moins un isolant (33, 35) traversé par des contacts de la pluralité de contacts (43), le connecteur (7) étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre au moins un dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) en une seule pièce, le dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) comportant : - une base de fixation (67) sur laquelle est monté l'isolant (33, 35), et - l'un ou l'autre, ou bien les deux d'un embout de fixation (65) destiné à être fixé sur la carte fille (5), et d'un embout de guidage (69) faisant saillie à partir de l'isolant (33, 35) selon la direction d'enfichage (X) pour servir de guide lors de l'enfichage du connecteur (7) dans la carte mère (3). An electrical connector (7) for attachment to a daughterboard (5) and to be plugged into a motherboard (3) in a plug-in direction (X), the connector (7) comprising: a plurality of contacts (43), each contact (43) having a first end (61) in the insertion direction (X) intended to be in contact with the motherboard (3), and a second end (63) opposed to the first end (61) in the direction of insertion (X) and intended to be in contact with the daughter card, and at least one insulator (33, 35) traversed by contacts of the plurality of contacts (43), the connector (7) being characterized in that it further comprises at least one fixing device (37, 39, 41) in one piece, the fixing device (37, 39, 41) comprising: a fixing base (67) on which the insulator (33, 35) is mounted, and one or the other, or both, of a fixing piece (65) intended to be fixed on the daughter card (5), and a guide piece (69) projecting from the insulator (33, 35) in the direction of insertion (X) to serve as a guide when plugging the connector (7) in the motherboard (3). Connecteur (7) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que : - le ou chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) comporte l'embout de guidage (69), et - l'embout de guidage (69) comprend une partie proximale (77) sensiblement cylindrique et une partie distale (79) en forme de pointe dirigée sensiblement selon la direction d'enfichage (X). Connector (7) according to claim 1, characterized in that : the or each fastening device (37, 39, 41) comprises the guide end (69), and - The guide tip (69) comprises a substantially cylindrical proximal portion (77) and a tip-shaped distal portion (79) directed substantially in the insertion direction (X). Connecteur (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins deux isolants (33, 35) réalisés en une seule pièce et montés sur la base de fixation (67), chaque isolant (33, 35) étant traversé par des contacts de la pluralité de contacts (43), le dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) étant pris en sandwich entre les deux isolants (33, 35).Connector (7) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises at least two insulators (33, 35) made in one piece and mounted on the fixing base (67), each insulator ( 33, 35) being traversed by contacts of the plurality of contacts (43), the fixing device (37, 39, 41) being sandwiched between the two insulators (33, 35). Connecteur (7) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins deux dispositifs de fixation (37, 39, 41) pris en sandwich entre les deux isolants (33, 35), chacun des isolants (33, 35) étant monté sur chacun des dispositifs de fixation (37, 39, 41).Connector (7) according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises at least two fixing devices (37, 39, 41) sandwiched between the two insulators (33, 35), each of the insulators (33, 35) being mounted on each of the fastening devices (37, 39, 41). Connecteur (7) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que la première extrémité (61) de chaque contact (43) est une extrémité mâle, chaque isolant (33, 35) comportant : - un corps (46) traversé par les contacts (43) traversant ledit isolant (33, 35), et - une ou plusieurs parois protectrices (47) faisant saillie à partir du corps (46) sensiblement selon la direction d'enfichage (X) pour protéger les premières extrémités (61) des contacts (43), le corps (46), les parois protectrices (47) et les premières extrémités (61) formant une fiche (45) destinée à être enfichée dans la carte mère (3).Connector (7) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the first end (61) of each contact (43) is a male end, each insulator (33, 35) comprising: a body (46) traversed by the contacts (43) passing through said insulator (33, 35), and one or more protective walls (47) protruding from the body (46) substantially in the insertion direction (X) to protect the first ends (61) of the contacts (43), the body (46), the protective walls (47) and the first ends (61) forming a plug (45) intended to be plugged into the motherboard (3). Connecteur (7) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que chaque isolant (33, 35) comporte une seule paroi protectrice (47), la paroi protectrice (47) s'étendant selon une direction transversale (Y) sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage (X) sur une largeur sensiblement égale à la largeur du corps (46) dudit isolant (33, 35), les parois protectrices (47) se situant en vis-à-vis l'une de l'autre et les premières extrémités (61) des contacts (43) étant situées entre les parois protectrices (47) selon une direction (Z) sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'enfichage (X) et à la direction transversale (Y).Connector (7) according to claim 5, characterized in that each insulator (33, 35) has a single protective wall (47), the protective wall (47) extending in a transverse direction (Y) substantially perpendicular to the direction plug-in connector (X) over a width substantially equal to the width of the body (46) of said insulator (33, 35), the protective walls (47) lying opposite one another and first ends (61) of the contacts (43) being located between the protective walls (47) in a direction (Z) substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction (X) and the transverse direction (Y). Connecteur (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la base de fixation (67) forme un renflement radial autour d'un axe (D) du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) sensiblement parallèle à la direction d'enfichage (X), le renflement étant reçu dans un logement (49, 51, 53) défini par le ou chaque isolant (33, 35), le renflement comportant au moins une face de blocage (71, 73) du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) en rotation par rapport à le ou chaque isolant (33, 35) autour de l'axe (D) du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41).Connector (7) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the fixing base (67) forms a radial bulge about an axis (D) of the or each fixing device (37, 39, 41) substantially parallel to the insertion direction (X), the bulge being received in a housing (49, 51, 53) defined by the or each insulator (33, 35), the bulge comprising at least one locking face ( 71, 73) of the or each fixing device (37, 39, 41) rotated relative to the or each insulator (33, 35) about the axis (D) of the or each fastening device (37, 39, 41). Connecteur (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la base de fixation (67) et l'embout de fixation (65) définissent respectivement deux surfaces de butée (70, 75), le ou chaque isolant (33, 35) présentant une protubérance (55, 57, 59) située entre les deux surfaces de butées (70, 75) selon la direction d'enfichage (X), les surfaces de butée (70, 75) coopérant avec la protubérance (55, 57, 59) pour bloquer le ou chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) en translation par rapport à le ou chaque isolant (33, 35) selon la direction d'enfichage (X) dans les deux sens.Connector (7) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the fixing base (67) and the attachment end (65) respectively define two abutment surfaces (70, 75), the or each insulation (33, 35) having a protuberance (55, 57, 59) between the two abutment surfaces (70, 75) in the insertion direction (X), the abutment surfaces (70, 75) co-operating with the protrusion (55, 57, 59) for locking the or each fixing device (37, 39, 41) in translation relative to the or each insulator (33, 35) in the direction of insertion (X) in both directions . Connecteur (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que le ou chaque isolant (33, 35) est en polymère à cristaux liquides et le ou chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) est en acier inoxydable.Connector (7) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the or each insulator (33, 35) is made of liquid crystal polymer and the or each fixing device (37, 39, 41) is in stainless steel. Ensemble (1) comportant une carte fille (5) et un connecteur (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9 ; le connecteur (7) étant fixé sur la carte fille (5) ; la deuxième extrémité (63) des contacts (43) étant en contact avec la carte fille (5) ; l'embout de fixation (65) du ou de chaque dispositif de fixation (37, 39, 41) étant fixé sur la carte fille (5).Assembly (1) comprising a daughter card (5) and a connector (7) according to any one of claims 1 to 9; the connector (7) being fixed on the daughter card (5); the second end (63) of the contacts (43) being in contact with the daughter card (5); the attachment end (65) of the or each fixing device (37, 39, 41) being fixed on the daughter card (5).
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