EP2945226B1 - Connecteur et procédé - Google Patents

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EP2945226B1
EP2945226B1 EP15001412.4A EP15001412A EP2945226B1 EP 2945226 B1 EP2945226 B1 EP 2945226B1 EP 15001412 A EP15001412 A EP 15001412A EP 2945226 B1 EP2945226 B1 EP 2945226B1
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Dagmar Wessels
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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
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/111—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section
    • 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
    • H01R13/622—Screw-ring or screw-casing
    • 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
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/645—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by exchangeable elements on case or base
    • H01R13/6456—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by exchangeable elements on case or base comprising keying elements at different positions along the periphery of the connector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/86—Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis

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  • the invention relates to a connector, a plug-in system with two connectors and a method for producing a connector.
  • the invention is in the field of connector technology, especially in the field of M12 connectors.
  • M12 connectors are used for electrical contacting and / or industrial Ethernet connection.
  • Such connectors are often subject to mechanical stresses, e.g. exposed by connected machines, so appropriate connectors should be designed for these mechanical loads.
  • connectors can have elongate, female socket contacts, which have a cavity for receiving male socket contacts. Within this cavity male socket contacts can be safely guided over a predetermined distance. These cavities are to be kept free in the manufacture of the connector.
  • pamphlet US 5,254,022 A relates to an electrical connector device and a method for its production.
  • Several male and female socket contacts are arranged side by side and form the socket contacts a planar male or female connector.
  • pamphlet US 5,897,405 concerns an electrical socket contact.
  • the socket contact is to be prevented that a male plug contact is inadvertently plugged into a behind the spring contact in the socket contact.
  • a pre-formed sheet metal lock is provided.
  • pamphlet US 5,785,560 relates to a Zündclutagensan gleich, which serves to attach a cable to a manifold.
  • pamphlet EP 0 696 083 relates to a rigid plastic cap for socket contacts.
  • the plastic cap has a movable coupling ring that can be coupled to a stationary coupling ring of a male connector.
  • the plastic cap also has a sliding disk.
  • the pamphlet US 5,192,219 relates to a vibration resistant lockup clutch.
  • the lockup clutch includes a first tire having axially extending radial teeth, a coaxial striker, two snap rings, and an elongated wood cylinder.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an improved and / or less expensive connector.
  • the invention relates to a connector with at least one female socket contact, wherein the female socket contact has a metallic sheet.
  • the sheet is at a wiring area of the female Socket contact connected to a cable connected to the connector.
  • the sheet metal has a cavity for receiving a male socket contact on a receiving region of the female socket contact.
  • a portion of the sheet is formed as a shutter that separates the cavity of the receiving portion from the wiring portion.
  • the connector may include one or more female socket contacts formed substantially of an electrically conductive sheet.
  • the wiring region of the socket contact is formed on the end of the socket contact facing the connected cable and connected electrically and / or mechanically to a wire of the cable.
  • the sheet may have an engagement for a wire of the cable at the wiring area.
  • the metal sheet is shaped to surround a cavity to receive and, optionally, guide a male female contact of another male connector in the cavity.
  • the sheet may, for example, be shaped as an outer wall of the cavity.
  • a portion of the sheet serves as a closure of the cavity with respect to the wiring area and may in particular be formed as a conclusion of the cavity.
  • the closure can reduce and / or prevent penetration of potting material from the direction of the wiring area into the cavity.
  • the female socket contact can be integrally formed from the metallic sheet, together with the receiving area, the wiring area and designed as a limit closure. This represents a particularly cost-effective and easy to manufacture training of the socket contact, especially in comparison to multi-part constructed female socket contacts.
  • projections pointing away from the socket contact can be made be formed, for example, from the sheet of the female socket contact. These extensions serve to anchor the wiring area in a potting compound. The closure prevents penetration of potting material, which encloses the receiving area, into the cavity of the receiving area.
  • the closure is provided, at least in part, by a portion of the sheet, and preferably, the closure is fully provided by the sheet.
  • the connector has a threaded ring, by means of which the connector is screwed to a male connector with male socket contacts, wherein rotation of the screw ring is inhibited in the rotational direction.
  • Plug connections for M12 plugs are often secured by threads which can be screwed together. Due to vibrations and other loads, such screw connections can loosen over time. Therefore, the screw connection of the connector is inhibited in the twisting direction.
  • the inhibition can be done by different mechanisms. The escapement can only make it difficult to unscrew the screw ring without completely preventing it from being turned on.
  • the connector may further be configured and provided to be disassembled and reassembled and reassembled at least 100 times without sacrificing functionality and / or wear. For this purpose, the threaded ring and the entire screw is designed and intended to be turned on, if such an intention exists.
  • the connector also has an inhibitor ring, which inhibits the rotation of the screw ring in the direction of rotation.
  • the inhibition is thus provided by the Hemmring as a component that can be arranged in the interior of the screw ring.
  • the inhibiting ring may be formed, for example, as a snap ring and / or locking ring.
  • the at least one female socket contact is fastened to the wiring area in a potting material designed as an insulating body, wherein the insulating body has a screening on its surface.
  • the insulator is cast from the potting material after the wiring area is connected to the wires of the cable.
  • the insulating body can be poured over the wiring area.
  • the closure prevents penetration of potting compound into the cavity of the receiving area.
  • the insulating body may have a substantially cylindrical surface. At this surface, the screening is at least partially formed.
  • the grid may have a plurality of outwardly facing teeth and / or inwardly facing interventions.
  • the insulator electrically insulates the female receptacle contact.
  • the insulator can insulate several female contacts of the connector from each other electrically.
  • the insulating body may be formed of a soft potting material, wherein the screening has a certain elasticity, if it is formed of the same material.
  • the inhibition ring has a latching nose, which engages in the screening of the insulating body.
  • the inhibition ring may have one or more detents. The engagement of the locking lug in the grid inhibits a rotation of the screw ring in the direction of rotation. When unscrewing the screw ring, it must turn against a resistance of the grid.
  • the Hemmring on a mounting lug which engages in a fastening engagement of the screw ring.
  • the attachment nose of the Hemmrings and the fastening engagement of the screw ring are designed so that upon rotation of the screw ring is also a rotation of the Hemmrings.
  • Screw ring and Hemmring are rotatably formed about the central axis of the connector.
  • the central axis of the connector corresponds to a current flow direction and / or is parallel to a plug-in direction of the connector.
  • the sheet is at least partially formed as a cylinder wall of a hollow cylinder, wherein the closure is formed as a bent from the cylinder wall into the interior of the hollow cylinder portion of the sheet.
  • the interior of the hollow cylinder forms at least partially the cavity of the receiving area.
  • the receiving region is at least partially substantially formed as a hollow cylinder, which may for example have a round, an elliptical, a square or a polygonal average, for example with rounded corners.
  • the closure can be provided by a sheet metal piece punched out of the cylinder wall, which is bent from the outside into the interior of the hollow cylinder.
  • the closure may be formed from a portion of the sheet metal of the wiring area, which does not have to be sealed against potting material anyway.
  • the cavity of the female socket contact remains intactly enclosed by the sheet, with only one piece of sheet metal of the wiring portion being used as the shutter.
  • the socket contact may essentially be formed as an elongated hollow cylinder, which is essentially formed in the receiving area of the sheet metal as a cylinder wall, while in the wiring area a plurality of openings may be formed.
  • the socket contact may, for example, be designed as a substantially half-open cylinder. Portions may be formed in the receiving area, for example slightly protruding pieces of sheet metal for providing a clamping fit of the socket contact.
  • the sheet is at least partially formed as a cylinder wall of the hollow cylinder, that is, at least 50% of the cavity are bounded by the sheet as a cylinder wall, preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 90% of the cavity.
  • the closure closes off the hollow region of the receiving region in a moisture-proof manner relative to the cabling region.
  • the closure prevents the penetration of potting compound into the hollow area from the side of the wiring area, in particular when casting a section of the connector.
  • the female socket contact is integrally formed from the metal sheet.
  • both the receiving area, the wiring area and the closure are formed from the metallic sheet.
  • the one-piece design of the socket contact reduces the manufacturing cost of the socket contact and its manufacturing process, which therefore applies to the entire connector.
  • the connector is designed as an M12 connector.
  • M12 connectors serve as connectors for industrial Ethernet. Such connectors are often exposed to high mechanical loads, especially machine vibrations. Because of this, the components of an M12 connector can preferably withstand vibrations and similar industrial loads without disengaging the connector. In particular, the connector meets all the standardized requirements for an M12 plug with many different poles.
  • the connector has a shield housing which shields at least the wiring portion of the female contact together with the cable end connected to the connector radially outward.
  • the shield housing may also be a portion of the cable connected thereto and / or at least partially shield the receiving area.
  • the shield housing is positioned in the connector so that it is arranged between the wiring area and the connected cable end and an outer surface of the connector.
  • the shielding housing may for example be formed from a metal and provides a shielding of electromagnetic radiation, in particular with respect to other cable lines. It is particularly advantageous for interference-prone Ethernet lines.
  • the shield housing may be formed substantially in the form of a flared hollow cylinder which partially surrounds both cable and connector.
  • the shield housing can be arranged between the inner lines and socket contacts on the one hand and an outer wall of the connector on the other hand.
  • the outer wall itself may be formed of an electrically insulating material.
  • the connector is modular and / or constructed.
  • the connector consists of individual modules.
  • the connector may have one or more female socket contacts, which are surrounded by an insulating body and are connected at their wiring area with the wires of a cable.
  • the insulating body may have a screening on its surface.
  • the screen housing described above and the inhibition can be installed as optional further components, ie as modular components in the connector.
  • the connector can be provided for example for neither mechanically stressed nor interference exposed applications as a relatively inexpensive basic module without additional modular components such as shielding and / or inhibiting device. If the connector is intended for an application in which electrical interference may occur, then the connector may additionally have the shield housing. If there is a risk of mechanical stress, for example due to vibrations, in the case of the predetermined application, the connector may additionally have an inhibiting ring respectively. Due to the modular design, the connector can be provided and manufactured for the purpose of use, thus allowing an individual cost control of the connector.
  • One aspect relates to a plug-in system having a first connector according to the aspect described above and a second connector having at least one male socket contact.
  • the second connector may have any or all of the features of the female connector described above, which do not relate directly to the specific shape of the female socket contact.
  • the male connector may be connected to the male socket (s), e.g. a threaded threaded ring, an insulating body, a wiring region of the male socket contacts, an inhibiting ring, a screening of the insulating body and / or have provided by a shielding housing shield.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a connector according to claim 11.
  • the method can be used, inter alia, for producing a connector according to the aspect described above.
  • the female socket contact is formed of a metallic sheet as described above and has a closure formed by a portion of the sheet.
  • Figure 1A shows a perspective view of a first connector 100, a second connector 200, a third connector 100 'and a fourth connector 200'.
  • the first connector 100 has female receptacle contacts and is configured and intended to be plugged into the second connector 200 such that the female receptacle contacts of the first connector 100 electrically contact male female contacts of the second connector 200.
  • the third connector 100 ' is designed and intended to be connected to the fourth connector 200' by contacting the respective socket contacts.
  • FIG. 1B shows a cross section through the in Figure 1A shown four connectors 100, 200, 100 'and 200'.
  • the contacting of the respective connector can by a plug movement in an insertion direction E marked with an arrow takes place.
  • the insertion direction E is defined as the direction in which the respective female connector must be moved in order to enter into a plug connection with the respective male connector.
  • the plug-in direction E is arranged parallel to a non-illustrated center axis of the connector.
  • the insertion direction E is arranged substantially parallel to the current flow direction during current flow from a connector to a connector connected to the complementary connector.
  • the male receptacle contacts 210 of the second connector 200 are configured and intended to be inserted and plugged into the female receptacle contacts 110 of the first connector 100 such that each male receptacle contact 210 is in electrical contact with an associated female receptacle contact 110.
  • the contact can be provided by a mechanical and electrical contact.
  • the first connector 100 is formed as a basic module of a female connector without additional module components, while the third connector 100 'is formed as a female connector with all optional additional module components.
  • the second connector 200 is formed as a basic module of a modular male connector without additional module components, while the fourth connector 200 'is formed as a modular male connector with all additional modular components.
  • the third connector 100 ' is substantially identical to the first Connector 100 is formed.
  • the third connector 100 ' has some additional module components that the first connector 100 does not have.
  • These additional optional module components include, for example, a shield housing 170 (see also FIG FIG. 8 ) and an inhibiting ring 150 (cf. FIG. 5 ). These two module components may be present individually or both in the connector optional and missing the basic module of the connector in the basic equipment, namely the first connector 100th
  • All of the components that the first connector 100 has in the basic configuration of the modular connector also includes the third connector 100 '.
  • the first connector 100 is also suitable for forming and entering into a connector with the fourth connector 200 ', as well as the third connector 100' for forming and entering a connector with the second connector 200.
  • the modular design of the shown Connectors make it possible to produce or sell connectors with individually adjustable production costs and functionalities.
  • the first connector 100 has in its basic configuration a plurality of female socket contacts 110, an insulating body 120, an O-ring 140, a threaded ring 160 and an outer sleeve 180.
  • the female socket contacts 110 are each connected to a wire of a cable 130. All of these components also have the third connector 100 '.
  • the male connector 200 has a plurality of male receptacles 210, an insulator 220, a screw ring 260, and an outer sleeve 280.
  • the female receptacle contacts 210 are each electrically connected to wires of a cable 230.
  • the in the Figures 1A and 1B four connectors shown are designed as five-pin M12 connector.
  • M12 connectors are used, among other things, to connect industrial Ethernet networks.
  • M12 connectors are subject to a variety of mechanical stresses, such as vibration loads from connected industrial machines. This is why M12 connectors preferably fulfill certain requirements for tensile and compressive loads.
  • the connectors include, among other things, the screw rings 160 and / or 260 to provide a secure threaded connection between the respective male connector and the respective female connector.
  • the connectors are further characterized by a deep penetration of the male socket contacts 210 into the female socket contacts 110th
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B show once a perspective view and once a cross section of a female socket contact 110, as it is repeatedly arranged as a component in the connectors 100 and 100 '. While in the Figures 1A and 1B shown four connectors as each five-pin M12 connector with five socket contacts 110 and 210 are formed in the FIGS. 2A and 2B shown female socket contacts (as well as in the FIGS. 3A and 3B shown male socket contacts) also for use in M12 connectors with more or less poles used.
  • the female socket contact 110 has on its side facing the male connector (not shown) a receiving opening 115 for receiving one of the male socket contacts 210.
  • the female socket contact 110 is essentially designed as an elongated hollow cylinder whose cylinder axis is arranged parallel to the insertion direction.
  • the part of this hollow cylinder, the male connector, not shown, and thus an end face 127 of the connector is formed as a receiving portion 111.
  • the receiving area 111 is designed for this purpose and intended to receive a plug-in region 211 of one of the male socket contacts 210 (cf. FIGS. 3A and 3B ).
  • the receiving region 111 is essentially designed as a hollow cylinder.
  • the interior of the receiving area 111 has a cavity for receiving a male socket contact 210.
  • the cavity serves for partially receiving the male socket contact 210, in particular for partially receiving a plug-in region 211 of the male socket contact 210.
  • the receiving area 111 does not have to have a hermetically sealed cavity.
  • one or more Einsp Drardfort instruments 116 may be arranged in the cylinder wall, which / improve an Einsp Drrank réelle the female socket contact 110 in the insulating 120.
  • insertion slots 117 can be formed, for example, on the side of the receiving region 110 facing the receiving opening 115, which permit a temporary insertion or expansion of the slotted part of the receiving region in a radial direction.
  • the receiving area 111 is separated from a wiring area 112 of the female socket contact 110 by means of a shutter 113.
  • the wiring region 112 has a plurality of extensions 114, which enable a secure anchoring of the wiring region 112 in the insulating body 120.
  • the wiring region 112 is configured and intended to be in electrical and physical contact with the wires of the cable 130.
  • the wiring region 112 can be designed to be substantially half-open, since the wiring region 112, in contrast to the receiving region 111, does not have to provide a cavity for producing the plug connection.
  • the female socket contact 110 may be made substantially in one piece from a metallic sheet. This metallic sheet is formed on the receiving portion 111 to a hollow cylinder as described above. In this case, a shaping seam 118 on one side of the cylinder jacket remain when the metal sheet is bent.
  • the shutter 113 is punched out from a portion of the corresponding sheet of the wiring portion 112.
  • the closure 113 is then bent out of its original position on the cylinder jacket so that it extends substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction E and separates the interior of the hollow cylinder of the receiving region 111 from the wiring region 112.
  • a punched gap 113 'remain which corresponds to the size of the closure 113.
  • the closure 113 prevents the anchoring and / or potting of cables or wires in the wiring region 112 penetration of potting compound in the cavity surrounded by the receiving portion 111.
  • the closure 113 causes the interior of the receiving region 111 to remain free of casting agent during casting.
  • the closure 113 has a substantially disk-shaped form, which essentially corresponds in terms of dimensions to the cross section of the female socket contact 110.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B show once a perspective view of and once a cross section through the male socket contact 210.
  • the male socket contact 210 has at its opening 227 facing side of the connector 200 has a tapered spigot 215 on.
  • the male socket contact 210 is substantially of an elongated shape.
  • a plug-in region 211 opening into the insertion end 215 can be formed, for example, as a solid metallic component of the male socket contact 210.
  • a cabling area 212 is disposed at the end of the female receptacle contact 210 opposite the male end 215. Similar to the female socket contact 110, the wiring area 212 of the male socket contact 210 may also have one or more extensions 214 for anchoring the wiring area 212 in the insulating body 220.
  • the female socket contact 110 and the male socket contact 210 are designed and provided to be plugged into one another in the insertion direction E. become a plug connection with a mechanical and electrical contact.
  • the socket contacts are arranged in the interior of an insulating parallel to the insertion direction E.
  • FIG. 4A shows in a perspective view of the insulating body 220 of the male connector 200 and 200 '.
  • the insulating body 220 has a substantially cylindrical outer surface, wherein the cylinder axis is arranged parallel to the insertion direction E.
  • the insulating body 220 has at its end, not shown, the female connector associated with the opening 227, for receiving the in FIG. 4B shown insulating body 120 of a female connector is used.
  • a plurality of male socket contacts 210 arranged parallel to the insertion direction are arranged such that their respective insertion end 215 (cf. FIGS. 3A and 3B ) facing the female connector, not shown.
  • the insulating body 220 has within the opening 227 on one side a flattening 225 with a guide groove 226 for guiding and correct orientation of a female plug connector, which may be formed as a corresponding complementary counterpart.
  • a part of the insulating body 220 facing the opening 227 is designed as a plug-in region 221, which is designed substantially in the shape of a cylinder jacket.
  • the male socket contacts 210 are arranged inside the plug-in area 221, inside the plug-in area 221, the male socket contacts 210 are arranged.
  • a portion of the insulating body 210 spaced from the opening 227 is formed as a terminal portion 222 and mechanically connected to wires 231 of the cable 230.
  • the male socket contacts 210 are mechanically and electrically connected at their respective wiring area 212 to a respective cable 231 of the cable 230, see also FIG. 1B ,
  • a grid 224 is formed on the outer surface thereof along an annular region on the insulating body.
  • the ratchet 224 has teeth as well as bevelled indentations disposed therebetween.
  • the raster 224 serves as closer in the Related to the FIGS. 5 to 7 described, an inhibition of a screwing movement of the screw ring 260 and thus to secure the connector.
  • FIG. 4B shows the insulating body 120 of a female connector, such as one of the connectors 100 and 100 '.
  • the insulating body 120 is substantially formed as a solid cylinder, which ends in the insertion direction at one end in an end face 127.
  • the end face 127 is formed substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, at the end opposite the cable 130 of the insulating body 120.
  • the end face 127 faces the male connector (not shown) in an insertion position.
  • the insulating body 120 has a plug-in region 121 which extends from the end face 127 approximately to the middle of the insulating body 120 opposite to the insertion direction E.
  • the plug-in area 121 is designed and intended to be inserted in a plug connection into the opening 227 and into the plug-in area 221 of the insulating body 220 of a male connector (cf. FIG. 4A ).
  • the plug-in region 121 is substantially in the form of a solid cylinder whose cylinder axis is arranged parallel to the plug-in direction E.
  • the plug-in region 121 has at one point of its outer surface a flattening 125 with a rail 126, which rises as a kind of groove from the flattening 125.
  • the flattening 125 and the rail 126 are designed and provided to be combined in a plug connection with the flattening 225 and the guide groove 226 of the male insulating body 220.
  • the flats 125, 225 and the rail 126 and the guide channel 226 serve to clearly define the alignment of the male and female connectors to each other to ensure a secure contact between each associated male and female socket contacts.
  • a plurality of insertion holes 123 are formed. Behind each of the insertion holes 123, a cavity in the form of a rod cylinder is formed inside the insulating body 120, within each of which a female Socket contact 110 is arranged, see also FIG. 1B ,
  • a connection region 122 is formed, within which the socket contacts 110 are electrically and mechanically contacted with the wires 131 of the cable 130.
  • a grid 124 is formed on the outside of the insulating body 120.
  • the grid 124 has a plurality of teeth and depressions, which may be formed, for example, in a triangular shape.
  • the screening 124 serves to inhibit a screw securing the plug connection, which is described in more detail in the following figures.
  • the grid 124, and in particular the teeth of the grid 124 are radially from the outer surface of the insulating 120 and serve as a stop for an O-ring 140 which is placed around a portion of the plug portion 121 of the insulating 120.
  • the O-ring 140 springs on the one hand, the connector between two connectors, on the other hand, the O-ring 140 can ensure a certain moisture density of the connector.
  • FIG. 5 shows an inhibiting ring 150 for a female connector 100 and / or 100 '.
  • a corresponding inhibitor ring 250 for a male connector is not specifically shown in the figures, but may be used in a male connector, see also FIG. 1B .
  • the inhibiting ring 150 is formed as an open ring with an opening 153.
  • the extent of the Hemmrings 150 in the insertion corresponds approximately to the width of the grid 124 in the insertion direction E.
  • the Hemmring 150 is designed and intended to include the grid 124 so that a latching nose 151 engages the grid 124.
  • the detent 151 has substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction radially inwards toward the central axis of the connector.
  • a mounting lug 152 of the Hemmrings 150 of the Hemmring is rotatably connected to the screw ring 160, see also FIG. 6A ,
  • the screw ring 160 a fastening engagement 165, in which engages in the insertion of the Hemmring 150 mounting lug 152 engages so that when turning the screw 160 automatically the Hemmring 150 is rotated with.
  • the Hemmring 150 is dimensioned from its diameter forth that on the one hand engages around the grid 124 from the outside, and further dimensioned so that it comfortably, ie with a certain play, fits into a guide groove 163 of the screw 160, see. also FIG. 6B ,
  • the opening 153 of the Hemmrings 151 ensures a certain clearance for the ring radius to better meet these two dimensioning requirements.
  • the inhibiting ring 150 also has one or more thickenings 154, which ensure an improved fit of the inhibiting ring 150 in the guide groove 163 of the screw ring 160.
  • the inhibiting ring 150 may be made of, for example, a plastic, in particular a hard plastic.
  • the inhibition ring 150 is formed as a module component.
  • the Hemmring surrounds the insulating body from the outside and is positioned so that a normal through the ring center is arranged parallel to the insertion direction E.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B show the screw ring 160 from two different perspectives.
  • the threaded ring 160 has a corrugated handle portion 161 for easier screwing the connector.
  • the screw ring 160 is essentially designed as a hollow cylinder, which has a plug-in opening 162 at a plug-in end, into which the screw ring 260 of a male plug connector can be plugged in (see also FIG FIGS. 7A and 7B ).
  • the insertion opening 162 is dimensioned such that between a terminal edge 164 of the screw ring 160 and the outer surface of the plug-in area 121 of the insulating body 120 (see also FIG. 4B ) A cylinder jacket-shaped cavity for receiving the plug-in portion 221 of the insulating body 220 (see also FIG.
  • the fastening engagement 165 is designed to rotate during rotation of the Screw ring 160, the fixing lug 152 of the Hemmrings 150 entrains.
  • the screwing direction of the rotary movement is arranged in a circle around the insertion direction.
  • the arrangement of the O-ring 140 inside the screw ring 160 is shown.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B show the screw ring 260 of the male connector and the seat of a corresponding Hemmrings 250 in a guide groove 263 of the screw 260.
  • Similar to the screw ring 160 for female connector also has the screw ring 260 for male connector a grooved handle portion 261, a plug opening 262, a guide channel 263 for the Hemmring 260, an end edge 264 to stop the Hemmrings 260 and a fastening engagement 265 on.
  • the respective functions and dimensions of the components of the male and female connectors correspond.
  • the screw rings 160 and 260 are rotatably supported around the insulating body 120 and 220, respectively, so that the grip portions 161 and 261 are respectively disposed on the outer surface of the connector.
  • FIG. 8 shows a shield housing 170 for a female connector.
  • a corresponding shield housing 270 for a male connector may be of identical construction.
  • the shield housing 170 has a widened screen area 171 and a tapered screen area 172.
  • the widened screen area 171 is designed and provided to electrically shield the female socket contacts 110 at least at their wiring area 112 and the wires 131 of the cable 130 from the outside.
  • the tapered shield portion 172 surrounds a portion of the cable 130 radially from the outside.
  • the shield housing 170 may be formed of a metallic material and may prevent the connector 100 'from interfering with adjacent cable lines or the like. shield.
  • the widened screen area 171 may be formed so long as to shield a part of the receiving area 111 of the female socket contacts 110 radially outward.
  • the drag ring 150 and the drag ring 250 in cooperation with the latches 124 and 224 and the screw ring 160 and 260, provide an inhibition of the threaded connection between the female connector 100 'and the male connector 200'.
  • a stop ring (not shown in the figures) may be formed as a snap ring.
  • the insulating body 120 and / or 220 may consist of an elastic potting material, which also provides a friction against unscrewing the screw in addition to the locking action.
  • the inhibition inhibits at least one screwing of the respective screw ring in the direction of rotation. In the direction of rotation, the escapement does not necessarily have to be given, but it can also at least partially inhibit a turning of the respective screw ring. By the inhibition is a turning of the screw protection of the connector, for example, in vibration load by industrial machinery o. ⁇ . inhibited and / or prevented.
  • the escapement is not permanently but detachably designed and allows an intentional unscrewing of the screw.

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  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Connecteur (100 ; 100') doté d'un corps isolant (120) et d'au moins un contact à douille femelle (110), dans lequel
    - le contact à douille femelle (110) présente une tôle métallique,
    - la tôle est reliée à une zone de câblage (112) du contact à douille femelle (110) par un câble (130) raccordé au connecteur,
    - la tôle présente une cavité servant à loger un contact à douille mâle (210) au niveau d'une zone de réception (111) du contact à douille femelle (110) et
    - un segment de la tôle est conçu comme un obturateur (113), qui sépare la cavité de la zone de réception (111) de la zone de câblage (112),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le connecteur présente une bague filetée (160), au moyen de laquelle le connecteur (100 ; 100') peut être vissé à un connecteur mâle (200 ; 200'), dans lequel une rotation de la bague filetée (160) est entravée dans le sens du desserrage par un anneau de blocage (150) ouvert (153) du connecteur (100 ; 100'), et
    dans lequel l'anneau de blocage (150) présente un ergot d'encliquetage (151), qui s'engage dans le crantage (124) du corps isolant (120), et un ergot de fixation (152), qui s'engage dans un engrènement de fixation (165) de la bague filetée (160).
  2. Connecteur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'anneau de blocage est conçu comme un jonc d'arrêt.
  3. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit contact à douille femelle (110) au moins est fixé à la zone de câblage (112) dans un matériau d'enrobage conçu comme un corps isolant (120), et dans lequel le corps isolant (120) présente un crantage (124) à sa surface.
  4. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la tôle est conçue au moins en partie comme la paroi intérieure d'un cylindre creux, et l'obturateur (113) est constitué d'un segment de la tôle incurvé à partir de la paroi du cylindre jusqu'à l'intérieur du cylindre creux.
  5. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'obturateur (113) ferme l'espace creux de la zone de réception (111) vis-à-vis de la zone de câblage (112) d'une manière étanche à l'humidité.
  6. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le contact à douille femelle (110) est réalisé d'un seul tenant à partir de la tôle.
  7. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le connecteur est conçu sous la forme d'un connecteur M12 (100 ; 100').
  8. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, doté d'un boîtier de blindage (170), qui protège radialement vers l'extérieur au moins la zone de câblage (112) du contact à douille (110) conjointement avec l'extrémité du câble raccordé au connecteur (100 ; 100').
  9. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le connecteur (100 ; 100') est conçu sous une forme modulaire.
  10. Système de connexion doté d'un premier connecteur (100 ; 100') selon l'une des revendications précédentes et d'un second connecteur (200 ; 200') présentant au moins un contact à douille mâle (210).
  11. Procédé pour fabriquer un connecteur (100 ; 100') doté d'au moins un contact à douille femelle (110), dans lequel
    - une tôle métallique est prévue pour le contact à douille femelle (110),
    - la tôle est reliée à une zone de câblage (112) du contact à douille femelle (110) par un câble (130) raccordé au connecteur (100 ; 100'),
    - la tôle est façonnée au niveau d'une zone de réception (111) du contact à douille femelle (110) de manière à ce qu'elle présente une cavité servant à loger un contact à douille mâle (210),
    - un segment de la tôle est conçu comme un obturateur (113), qui sépare la cavité de la zone de réception (111) de la zone de câblage (112), et
    - le connecteur présente une bague filetée (160), au moyen de laquelle le connecteur (100 ; 100') peut être vissé à un connecteur mâle (200 ; 200'), dans lequel une rotation de la bague filetée (160) est entravée dans le sens du desserrage par un anneau de blocage (15), et dans lequel l'anneau de blocage (150) présente un ergot d'encliquetage (151), qui s'engage dans le crantage (124) du corps isolant (120), et un ergot de fixation (152), qui s'engage dans un engrènement de fixation (165) de la bague filetée (160).
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