EP2840661A1 - Dispositif de jonction par encliquetage - Google Patents

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EP2840661A1
EP2840661A1 EP13382335.1A EP13382335A EP2840661A1 EP 2840661 A1 EP2840661 A1 EP 2840661A1 EP 13382335 A EP13382335 A EP 13382335A EP 2840661 A1 EP2840661 A1 EP 2840661A1
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Jorge Ballestero Méndez
Eugenio Piñeyroa De La Fuente
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • 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
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/58—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation characterised by the form or material of the contacting members
    • H01R4/64—Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail

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  • the invention provides two interrelated products for a snap-fit junction for an electrical connection provided in the form of a male and a female device.
  • the male and the female devices may be embodied as terminals or sockets suitable for ground and bonding connections in an airplane.
  • junction for electrical bonding and grounding comprises one metallic flat or angled support riveted or bolted to the aircraft structure, the conductive part, and to which a bonding braid terminal is usually connected by means of one bolt, one nut and two washers. Then, contact zones are protected from corrosion with an over-coating sealant coating both sides.
  • the present quick snap-fit junction device is aimed to solve the above identified problems of the prior art in 3 ways:
  • the invention solves the identified problems by providing a first inter-related product and a second inter-related product for a snap-fit junction for an electrical connection provided in the form of a female and a complementary male device having a particular structure.
  • the first inter-related product is provided in the form of a female device and comprises:
  • the planar configuration of the cavity is adapted to receive the male device and provides means to keep the male device fixed within the open cavity of the female device showing a backlash-free connection ensuring the electrical continuity.
  • the two main opposite surfaces limit the movement of the male device within the open cavity of the female device along the perpendicular direction to the main plane of such planar configuration.
  • the two lateral walls are adapted to avoid the displacement and rotation within the main plain in such a way the male device is only allowed to move along the axial direction X-X'.
  • the structural case may be manufactured using polymeric materials which are very cheap. This polymeric component may be damaged by hard materials such as the conductor main body, the planar conductor element of the male device.
  • the present invention solves the problem by interposing two strips, a locking strip and a electrical conductor strip. Both strips are interposed between the male device and the two opposite internal resting surfaces of the structural case so that the hard parts of the male device do not harm the surface of the cavity of the structural case.
  • the lateral walls are also protected by the two folds of the electrical conductor strip which is extended at least in both lateral walls of the structural case.
  • the axial displacement is also limited mainly by the locking means.
  • the axial displacement of the male device is limited by the end of the cavity or by elements located at the end of the cavity in one direction of displacement; and, by the locking means in the opposite direction.
  • At least the electrical conductor strip is in electrical communication with the male electrical conductor ensuring the electrical continuity between the male and the female device.
  • Figure 1 shows the structural case (1) of a first embodiment of the invention wherein the main body has a cavity (1.1) adapted to receive the male device.
  • the structural case (1) is shaped as a parallelepiped wherein the open cavity (1.1) shows a planar configuration mainly extended along a main plane.
  • the open cavity (1.1) is limited between two opposite internal resting surfaces, a first resting surface (1.1.1) located in the upper part according to figure 1 and a second resting surface (1.1.2) located in the lower part of the cavity (1.1) according to figure 1 , laterally closed by walls (1.1.3) wherein the two resting surfaces (1.1.1, 1.1.2) and the lateral walls (1.1.3) are parallel to an axial direction X-X'.
  • the axial direction X-X' is the direction of the male device when it is inserted into the cavity (1.1) of the female device.
  • the male device is shown in figures 5 , 7A , 8A and 8B .
  • the male device comprises a planar electrical conductor (4), preferably metallic, adapted to be inserted in the axial direction X-X' into the cavity (1.1) of the female device.
  • This planar electrical conductor (4) is configured as limited between a first planar contacting surface (4.1) and a parallel second planar contacting surface (4.2) laterally limited by two guiding walls (4.3).
  • the planar electrical conductor (4) comprises at least one recess (4.4), in this embodiment two recesses (4.4), adapted to abut on the flange (2.2) of the locking means for the axial retention.
  • planar electrical conductor (4) is inserted into the cavity (1.1) because the inclined tabs (2.3) facilitate the insertion causing the deformation of the locking strip (2).
  • planar electrical conductor (4) reaches the end of the cavity (1.1)
  • the deformation of the flange (2.2) of the locking strip (2) of the female device is elastically recovered in such a way that it is located abutting the two recesses (4.4) of the planar electrical conductor (4).
  • the flange (2.2) of the locking strip (2) prevents the exit of the planar electrical conductor (4) of the male device unless the user pushes the tabs (2.3) causing the deformation that allows the recesses (4.4) surpassing the flange (2.2) again; and therefore, the exit of the planar electrical conductor (4) of the male device.
  • the pulling forces of the flange (2.2) abutting the recesses (4.4) of the male device are compensated by the fold (2.1) of the locking strip (2) integral with the structural case (1); and, additionally the pulling forces are also compensated by a recess (2.4) located in the locking strip (2) between the two tabs (2.3) that houses a further protrusion (1.1.1.1) of the first resting surface (1.1.1) of the structural case (1).
  • Figures 4A and 4B according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment respectively show the electrical conductor strip (3) configured as three plates, a first plate adapted to rest on the second resting surface (1.1.2) and two lateral folds (3.1) adapted to rest on the lateral walls (1.1.3) of the cavity (1.1) of the structural case (1).
  • the first (1.1.1) and the second (1.1.2) resting surfaces and the lateral walls (1.1.3) of the structural case (1) are covered, and also protected, by the locking strip (2) and the electrical conductor strip (3) surrounding the walls of the cavity (1.1) parallel to the axial direction X-X'.
  • the electrical conductor strip (3) shown in figure 4A is embodied as a socket and the electrical conductor strip (3) shown in figure 4B is embodied as a terminal with a connection (3.5) adapted to be attached to an electrical wire having electrical continuity.
  • the first planar contacting surface (4.1) of the planar electrical conductor (4) is adapted to be in contact with the locking strip (2) of the female device; and, the second planar contacting surface (4.2) is adapted to be in electrical contact with the electrical conductor strip (3) of the female device.
  • the two guiding walls (4.3) of the planar electrical conductor (4) are adapted to be in electrical contact with both folds (3.1) of the electrical conductor strip (3) of the female device.
  • the electrical contact is improved by means of lateral bumps (4.3.1) that increases the pressure between both contact surfaces and reduces the lateral looseness.
  • the first planar contacting surface (4.1), the second planar contacting surface (4.2), or both comprises one or more bumps (4.1.1), preferably two or more, for ensuring the pressure and electrical continuity between the second planar contacting surface (4.2) of the male device and the electrical conductor strip (3) of the female device.
  • the planar electrical conductor (4) comprises one or more grooves (4.5) as shown in figure 8A for housing an elastomeric seal ring (4.6) for avoiding vibrations in the coupling between the male device and the female device and ensuring corrosion protection of the internal parts of the device.
  • a cylindrical connection 4.7 is used for receiving the electrical wire.
  • the electrical conductor strip (3) is prolonged by and electrical connection (3.2) having a hole (3.3) for fixing the electrical connection (3.2) to an structural component being the ground connection.
  • the structural case (1) shown in figure 1 also has a prolongation (1.2) covering the electrical connection (3.2) for protecting said electrical connection (3.2).
  • the electrical conductor strip (3) has a double fold (3.4) shifting the plane of the plate resting on the second resting surface (1.1.2) of the cavity (1.1) of the structural case (1) to the location of the plate of the electrical connection (3.2) located under the protecting prolongation (1.2) of said structural case (1).
  • the sectional view shown in figure 6A also allows to see the bumps (4.1) of the planar electrical conductor (4) pressing the lower surface of the locking strip (2) so that the lower surface of the same planar electrical conductor (4) is also pressing the electrical conductor strip (2) ensuring the electrical continuity.
  • the electrical conductor strip (3) is embodied as a terminal with a connection (3.5) adapted to be attached to an electrical wire and the male device is configured as a plate adapted to be fixed having electrical continuity to an structural component being the ground connection.
  • Both devices may be configured as sockets or terminals. When it is extended by an electrical wire it is configured as terminal and, if it is fixed to a receiving structure it is defined as a socket.
  • a plurality of devices may be configured as a prolongation of a common bounding strap adapted to be fixed to the structure of the airplaine. If the device is the male device, then the common bounding strap is extended in a plurality of prolongations having at the end the planar electrical conductor (4) as shown in figure 5 . If the device is the female device, then the common bounding strap is extended in a plurality of prolongations having at the end the electrical conductor strip (3), for instance, integral with said prolongations.

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GB2544412A (en) * 2015-11-05 2017-05-17 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd Vehicle earth point connector
US9716332B1 (en) 2016-01-26 2017-07-25 Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh Contact part
FR3059162A1 (fr) * 2016-11-24 2018-05-25 Continental Automotive France Connecteur electrique

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US4525023A (en) * 1983-09-12 1985-06-25 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector
US5209680A (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-05-11 Molex Incorporated Male electrical terminal with anti-overstress means
US20090291600A1 (en) * 2008-05-22 2009-11-26 Yazaki Corporation Female terminal

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US4525023A (en) * 1983-09-12 1985-06-25 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector
US5209680A (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-05-11 Molex Incorporated Male electrical terminal with anti-overstress means
US20090291600A1 (en) * 2008-05-22 2009-11-26 Yazaki Corporation Female terminal

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GB2544412A (en) * 2015-11-05 2017-05-17 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd Vehicle earth point connector
GB2544412B (en) * 2015-11-05 2020-09-09 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd Vehicle earth point connector
US9716332B1 (en) 2016-01-26 2017-07-25 Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh Contact part
DE102016201103A1 (de) * 2016-01-26 2017-07-27 Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH Kontaktteil
DE102016201103B4 (de) 2016-01-26 2023-10-05 Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH Kontaktteil
FR3059162A1 (fr) * 2016-11-24 2018-05-25 Continental Automotive France Connecteur electrique

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