EP2997629A1 - Connector for motor vehicles - Google Patents

Connector for motor vehicles

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EP2997629A1
EP2997629A1 EP14724434.7A EP14724434A EP2997629A1 EP 2997629 A1 EP2997629 A1 EP 2997629A1 EP 14724434 A EP14724434 A EP 14724434A EP 2997629 A1 EP2997629 A1 EP 2997629A1
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housing
module
connector
cavity
lug
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Mélanie GUILLANTON
Olivier GOLETTO
Jacky Lebreton
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Delphi International Operations Luxembourg SARL
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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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
    • 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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/514—Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
    • 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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • H01R13/518—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
    • 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
    • H01R13/62933—Comprising exclusively pivoting lever
    • H01R13/62944—Pivoting lever comprising gear teeth
    • 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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/68—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in fuse
    • H01R13/684—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in fuse the fuse being removable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
    • 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

Definitions

  • the invention relates to the field of connectors for motor vehicles.
  • cables or harnesses also called harnesses
  • cables or harnesses carry electrical power or data between different parts of the vehicle, equipment, power sources, etc. Connectors are then used to connect these cables together or to devices.
  • Some connectors have modules. Each module supports one or more contacts each respectively connected to a cable (ferrules / fibers for optical connections), each contact or ferrule corresponding to a channel. This type of module is commonly called contact-holder module.
  • the contact carrier modules are particularly useful for grouping together within the same module a harness part or a cable harness separately. Indeed, the wiring of each module is generally performed independently of that of the other modules. After the wiring operation, the modules are inserted into a connector housing in which they are held by locking means. The connector housing with its modules can then be manipulated as a single object. Another advantage is that the coupling force of a module is relatively large (of the order of 300N). But having a lever on each module would lead to too much space. It is therefore interesting to group several modules together and facilitate the coupling of this assembly with a counter-connector, using a single lever.
  • An object of the invention is in particular to provide a solution for locking a module in a connector housing in particular when the available space for the locking means is reduced.
  • a connector having a module which comprises a lug located on the front face of the module.
  • a cantilever hook extending in the opposite direction to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing can then cooperate with the lug to lock the module into the housing.
  • This frontal disposition of the locking means offers an alternative to the locking means generally located on the lateral faces of the module (on the top of the module, only the walls of the cavities in which the contacts are inserted are generally found, and these walls are not thick enough to incorporate a lug). This limits the size of the connector in its dimension transverse to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing. This also frees space for the passage of cables to the rear of the module.
  • the cantilever hook is housed in a cavity of the housing located with respect to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing, in front of the front face of the module, that is to say the first face engaged in the housing during insertion of the module therein.
  • This cavity can thus be used to house a fuse and to access the locking means. It is then possible to press the cantilever hook between a fixed point thereof secured to the housing and its free end which cooperates with the lug, in order to release the lug and allow it to escape. the hook cantilever. It is therefore possible to integrate several functions (housing for a fuse and accessibility of the locking means) in a reduced space and thus to improve the compactness of the connector according to the invention.
  • the cavity is located between the side modules and in front of the central module relative to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing.
  • the cantilever hook and the lug only provide a locking function, guiding and maintaining the module in the housing being provided by grooves and ribs with complementary cooperation s extending, along the direction of insertion of the module into the housing, on the lateral faces vis-à-vis respectively of the module and the housing of the module in the housing.
  • the module has an advance of its end face which overhangs the lug and the end of the cantilever hook which cooperates with the lug.
  • the invention in another aspect, relates to a set of male and female connectors.
  • the female connector has features as set forth above.
  • the male connector meanwhile, has essentially a parallelepipedal box shape with an open face through which is introduced the female connector and in the volume of which is included a space for housing the module of the locking means in the housing.
  • this space corresponds to the cavity mentioned above.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically in perspective a set of male and female connectors according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically in perspective the rear face of the female connector shown in Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 shows schematically in perspective essentially the front and bottom of the female connector shown in Figures 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 shows schematically in perspective essentially the front face of the female connector shown in Figures 1 to 3, with a fuse housed in a cavity;
  • FIG. 5 shows schematically in perspective the housing of the female connector of Figures 1 to 4, without the modules;
  • FIG. 6 shows schematically in perspective the central module of the female connector of Figures 1 to 5;
  • FIG. 7 shows schematically in longitudinal section the housing and the central module of the female connector of Figures 1 to 6.
  • the same references are used to designate identical or similar elements.
  • the invention is illustrated below with the aid of an example of an electrical connector for motor vehicles. This example is of course not limiting. In particular, the locking function presented below is independent of the nature of the connections that can be electrical and / or optical.
  • Figure 1 shows a set 1 of female connectors 200 and 100 male not yet coupled.
  • the male connector 200 has essentially a parallelepipedal box shape having an open face 210 through which is introduced, to be coupled, the female connector 100.
  • the female connector 100 comprises a housing 1 10 and a lever 120 which cooperates, in a known manner , thanks to a rack system with the male connector 200 to facilitate their coupling.
  • the female connector 100 is shown by its rear face 1 1 1. It comprises three housings 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, respectively two lateral housing 1 12, 1 14 and a central housing 1 13 interposed between the two lateral housing 1 12, 1 14. Lateral modules 122, 124 are inserted in the lateral housings 1 12, 1 14. A central module 123 is inserted into the central housing 1 13.
  • the lateral modules 122, 124 and 123 are guided and maintained in their respective housings through grooves 131 and ribs 132 complementary extending along the direction of insertion D (see Figures 5 and 6).
  • Each module, lateral 122, 124 or central 123 has cavities in which are inserted female contacts attached to the cable end 140.
  • FIG two only a portion of the cables is shown.
  • the modules 122, 123, 124 receive contacts attached to cables of 0.75 mm 2 section (for contacts of 0.64mm) and 2.5mm 2 of section (for contacts of 2.8mm).
  • the modules 122, 123, 124 are inserted in the lower part 1 15 of the housing 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, the upper part 1 16 being cleared for the passage of the cables 140. As can be seen, little space is available in the upper part 1 16 of this already compact connector to receive something other than the cables 140.
  • locking means 125, 126 are provided at the side walls 134, 135 of the housing. These include a cantilevered hook 127, 128 resiliently connected to the side walls 134, 135 of the housing 1 10 (see Figures 1 and 5). A lug 129 placed on each of the outer lateral faces 150, 151 of the lateral modules 122, 124, near their rear face, is engaged in each cantilever hook 127, 128.
  • the side walls of the central housing 1 13 are on the other hand too thin to be provided with locking means similar to those of the side modules 122, 124.
  • the locking means 160 have therefore been placed at the front face 161 of the central module 123.
  • the housing 1 10 has a cavity 162 (see Figures 3, 4 and 7 for example).
  • This cavity 162 is located in the extension of the central housing 1 13, with respect to the insertion direction D of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13.
  • the cavity 162 is located between the side modules 122, 124 and essentially in front the central module 123 with respect to the direction of insertion D.
  • the cavity 162 is located in front of the front face 161 of the central module 123.
  • this cavity 162 is completely located in the volume of the male connector, once the male and female connectors are mated (see Figure 1).
  • the locking means 160 of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13 of the housing 1 10 comprise a cantilever hook 163 and a lug
  • the cantilever hook 163 is located in the cavity 162 located in the extension of the central housing 1 13.
  • the cantilever hook 163 has a U-shape whose ends of the branches 167, 168 are fixed and integral with the housing 1 10 (see 5) and whose bottom of the throat cooperates with the lug
  • the branches 167, 168 of this U are flexible so as to move elastically the end cooperating with the lug 164.
  • a pressure P exerted (see arrow P in Figure 7) on a portion of the hook door-to- 163, located between its fixed ends and its end cooperating with the pin 164, allows to release it and thus to unlock the central module 123.
  • the fixed points of the cantilever hook 163 and the pin 164 are the opposite. one of the other relative to the area on which the pressure P is exerted, and not on the same side as in the locking means of the prior art and like those 125, 126 side modules 122, 124.
  • the cavity 162 can accommodate a fuse 170. It is located in the lower part of the cavity 162, under the locking means 160 of the central module 123. It is therefore completely protected, once the male connectors 200 and female 100 coupled.
  • the central module 123 has on its front face 161 an advance 169.
  • This advanced 169 overhangs the lug 164 and the end of the hook cantilever 163 cooperating with the lug 164.
  • the lug extends perpendicular to the direction of insertion D, from the lower face 171 of the advance 169. It is considered in this document that the lower face 171 is a portion of the front face 161.
  • this advance 169 makes it possible to protect the locking means 160 of the central module 123.
  • a protective wall 172 extends under the locking means 160 of the central module 123, longitudinally in the insertion direction D of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13 and laterally between the two walls 165, 166 of the housing 1 10 vis-à-vis delimiting the cavity 162.
  • This protective wall 172 is interposed between the locking means 160 of the central module 123 and the fuse 170. It protects the locking means 160 of the central module 123 in case the fuse 170 would not be fully coupled to the male connector 200.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a connector for motor vehicles. More specifically, the invention relates to a connector comprising contact-bearing modules (123). For example, the connector comprises a housing (110) housing two lateral modules and one central module (123) itself inserted between the two lateral modules. Each of these modules is locked into the housing (110) by an independent locking mechanism. The locking mechanism (160) for the central module (123) comprises a fixed snug (164) borne by the central module (123) and a cantilevered hook (163) situated on the housing (110). The housing also has a cavity (162). This cavity (162) may potentially be used to house a fuse. This cavity (162) also allows access to the locking mechanism (160) of the central module (123) in order to operate it. The cantilevered hook (163) can be disengaged from the snug (164) by pressure (P) on the cantilevered hook (163) which is rendered possible by the space left by the cavity (162).

Description

Connecteur pour véhicules automobiles  Connector for motor vehicles
[ooi ] L'invention concerne le domaine des connecteurs pour véhicules automobiles. [Ooi] The invention relates to the field of connectors for motor vehicles.
[002] Dans les véhicules automobiles, des câbles ou faisceaux de câbles (encore appelée harnais) acheminent de la puissance électrique ou des données entre différents organes du véhicule, équipements, sources d'alimentation, etc. Des connecteurs sont alors utilisés pour relier ces câbles entre eux ou à des dispositifs. [002] In motor vehicles, cables or harnesses (also called harnesses) carry electrical power or data between different parts of the vehicle, equipment, power sources, etc. Connectors are then used to connect these cables together or to devices.
[003] L'invention est présentée ci-dessous à l'aide d'exemples pris dans le domaine des connecteurs électriques. Mais l'invention est aisément transposable à des connecteurs optiques, ou à la fois optiques et électriques. Pour les connexions optiques, il suffit de remplacer les contacts électriques et les câbles respectivement par des férules et des fibres. [003] The invention is presented below with the help of examples taken in the field of electrical connectors. But the invention is easily transposable to optical connectors, or both optical and electrical. For optical connections, simply replace the electrical contacts and cables respectively with ferrules and fibers.
[004] Certains connecteurs comportent des modules. Chaque module supporte un ou plusieurs contacts chacun respectivement relié à un câble (férules/fibres pour les connexions optiques), chaque contact ou férule correspondant à une voie. Ce type de module est communément appelé module porte-contacts. Les modules porte- contacts sont particulièrement utiles pour regrouper au sein d'un même module une partie de harnais ou un faisceau câblé séparément. En effet, le câblage de chaque module est généralement réalisé indépendamment de celui des autres modules. Après l'opération de câblage, les modules sont insérés dans un boîtier de connecteur dans lequel ils sont maintenus grâce à des moyens de verrouillage. Le boîtier de connecteur avec ses modules peut alors être manipulé comme un objet unique. Un autre avantage tient au fait que l'effort d'accouplement d'un module est relativement important (de l'ordre de 300N). Mais disposer un levier sur chaque module conduirait à un encombrement trop important. Il est donc intéressant de regrouper plusieurs modules ensemble et de faciliter l'accouplement de cet ensemble avec un contre- connecteur, à l'aide d'un levier unique.  [004] Some connectors have modules. Each module supports one or more contacts each respectively connected to a cable (ferrules / fibers for optical connections), each contact or ferrule corresponding to a channel. This type of module is commonly called contact-holder module. The contact carrier modules are particularly useful for grouping together within the same module a harness part or a cable harness separately. Indeed, the wiring of each module is generally performed independently of that of the other modules. After the wiring operation, the modules are inserted into a connector housing in which they are held by locking means. The connector housing with its modules can then be manipulated as a single object. Another advantage is that the coupling force of a module is relatively large (of the order of 300N). But having a lever on each module would lead to too much space. It is therefore interesting to group several modules together and facilitate the coupling of this assembly with a counter-connector, using a single lever.
[005] Du fait de la miniaturisation des connecteurs, qui comprennent par ailleurs de plus en plus de voies, il devient difficile de loger des moyens de verrouillage des modules sur le boîtier. [006] Un but de l'invention est notamment de proposer une solution pour verrouiller un module dans un boîtier de connecteurs notamment lorsque l'encombrement disponible pour les moyens de verrouillage est réduit. Due to the miniaturization of connectors, which also include more and more channels, it becomes difficult to accommodate the module locking means on the housing. An object of the invention is in particular to provide a solution for locking a module in a connector housing in particular when the available space for the locking means is reduced.
[007] Ce but est atteint grâce à l'invention avec un connecteur ayant un module qui comprend un ergot situé sur la face frontale du module. Un crochet en porte-à-faux s'étendant dans la direction opposée à la direction d'insertion du module dans le boîtier peut alors coopérer avec l'ergot pour verrouiller le module dans le boîtier. Cette disposition frontale des moyens de verrouillage offre une alternative aux moyens de verrouillage généralement localisés sur les faces latérales du module (sur le dessus du module, on ne trouve en général que les parois des cavités dans lesquelles sont insérés les contacts, et ces parois ne sont pas assez épaisses pour y intégrer un ergot). Ceci permet de limiter l'encombrement du connecteur dans sa dimension transverse à la direction d'insertion du module dans le boîtier. Ceci permet également de libérer de l'espace pour le passage de câbles vers l'arrière du module.  This object is achieved thanks to the invention with a connector having a module which comprises a lug located on the front face of the module. A cantilever hook extending in the opposite direction to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing can then cooperate with the lug to lock the module into the housing. This frontal disposition of the locking means offers an alternative to the locking means generally located on the lateral faces of the module (on the top of the module, only the walls of the cavities in which the contacts are inserted are generally found, and these walls are not thick enough to incorporate a lug). This limits the size of the connector in its dimension transverse to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing. This also frees space for the passage of cables to the rear of the module.
[008] Avantageusement, le crochet en porte-à-faux est logé dans une cavité du boîtier située, par rapport à la direction d'insertion du module dans le boîtier, devant la face frontale du module, c'est-à-dire la face la première engagée dans le boîtier lors de l'insertion du module dans celui-ci. Cette cavité peut ainsi servir pour loger un fusible et pour accéder aux moyens de verrouillage. On peut alors presser le crochet en porte-à-faux, entre un point fixe de celui-ci solidaire du boîtier et son extrémité libre qui coopère avec l'ergot, afin de libérer l'ergot et permettre à celui-ci d'échapper le crochet en porte-à-faux. On peut donc intégrer plusieurs fonctions (logement pour un fusible et accessibilité des moyens de verrouillage) dans un espace réduit et améliorer ainsi la compacité du connecteur selon l'invention. [008] Advantageously, the cantilever hook is housed in a cavity of the housing located with respect to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing, in front of the front face of the module, that is to say the first face engaged in the housing during insertion of the module therein. This cavity can thus be used to house a fuse and to access the locking means. It is then possible to press the cantilever hook between a fixed point thereof secured to the housing and its free end which cooperates with the lug, in order to release the lug and allow it to escape. the hook cantilever. It is therefore possible to integrate several functions (housing for a fuse and accessibility of the locking means) in a reduced space and thus to improve the compactness of the connector according to the invention.
[009] Lorsque le connecteur comporte deux modules latéraux et un module central, chacun inséré respectivement dans un logement, la cavité est située entre les modules latéraux et devant le module central par rapport à la direction d'insertion du module dans le boîtier. When the connector has two side modules and a central module, each inserted into a housing respectively, the cavity is located between the side modules and in front of the central module relative to the direction of insertion of the module into the housing.
[ooio] En utilisant un crochet en porte-à-faux ayant une forme de U dont les extrémités des branches sont fixes et solidaires du boîtier et dont le fond de la gorge coopère avec l'ergot pour verrouiller le module dans le boîtier, on obtient des moyens de verrouillage flexibles, compacts et résistants. [001 1 ] Avantageusement, le crochet en porte-à-faux et l'ergot n'assurent qu'une fonction de verrouillage, le guidage et le maintien du module dans le boîtier étant assurés par des gorges et des nervures à coopération complémentaire s'étendant, le long de la direction d'insertion du module dans le boîtier, sur les faces latérales en vis-à-vis respectivement du module et du logement du module dans le boîtier. [ooio] Using a U-shaped cantilever hook whose ends of the branches are fixed and integral with the housing and whose bottom of the groove cooperates with the lug to lock the module in the housing, it is obtains flexible, compact and resistant locking means. [001 1] Advantageously, the cantilever hook and the lug only provide a locking function, guiding and maintaining the module in the housing being provided by grooves and ribs with complementary cooperation s extending, along the direction of insertion of the module into the housing, on the lateral faces vis-à-vis respectively of the module and the housing of the module in the housing.
[0012] Afin de protéger l'ergot et le crochet en porte-à-faux, le module comporte une avancée de sa face frontale qui surplombe l'ergot et l'extrémité du crochet en porte-à- faux qui coopère avec l'ergot.  To protect the lug and the cantilever hook, the module has an advance of its end face which overhangs the lug and the end of the cantilever hook which cooperates with the lug.
[0013] Selon un autre aspect, l'invention concerne un ensemble de connecteurs mâle et femelle. Le connecteur femelle comporte des caractéristiques énoncées ci- dessus. Le connecteur mâle, quant à lui, a essentiellement une forme de boîte parallélépipédique avec une face ouverte par laquelle est introduit le connecteur femelle et dans le volume duquel est compris un espace pour loger les moyens de verrouillage du module dans le boîtier. Avantageusement, cet espace correspond à la cavité mentionnée ci-dessus.  In another aspect, the invention relates to a set of male and female connectors. The female connector has features as set forth above. The male connector, meanwhile, has essentially a parallelepipedal box shape with an open face through which is introduced the female connector and in the volume of which is included a space for housing the module of the locking means in the housing. Advantageously, this space corresponds to the cavity mentioned above.
[0014] D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée et des dessins annexés sur lesquels :  Other features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
- la figure 1 représente schématiquement en perspective un ensemble de connecteurs mâle et femelle selon l'invention ;  - Figure 1 shows schematically in perspective a set of male and female connectors according to the invention;
- la figure 2 représente schématiquement en perspective la face arrière du connecteur femelle représenté sur la figure 1 ;  - Figure 2 shows schematically in perspective the rear face of the female connector shown in Figure 1;
- la figure 3 représente schématiquement en perspective essentiellement les faces avant et de dessous du connecteur femelle représenté sur les figures 1 et 2 ;  - Figure 3 shows schematically in perspective essentially the front and bottom of the female connector shown in Figures 1 and 2;
- la figure 4 représente schématiquement en perspective essentiellement la face avant du connecteur femelle représenté sur les figures 1 à 3, avec un fusible logé dans une cavité ;  - Figure 4 shows schematically in perspective essentially the front face of the female connector shown in Figures 1 to 3, with a fuse housed in a cavity;
- la figure 5 représente schématiquement en perspective le boîtier du connecteur femelle des figures 1 à 4, sans les modules ;  - Figure 5 shows schematically in perspective the housing of the female connector of Figures 1 to 4, without the modules;
- la figure 6 représente schématiquement en perspective le module central du connecteur femelle des figures 1 à 5 ; et  - Figure 6 shows schematically in perspective the central module of the female connector of Figures 1 to 5; and
- la figure 7 représente schématiquement en coupe longitudinale le boîtier et le module central du connecteur femelle des figures 1 à 6. [0015] Sur ces figures, les mêmes références sont utilisées pour désigner des éléments identiques ou similaires. - Figure 7 shows schematically in longitudinal section the housing and the central module of the female connector of Figures 1 to 6. In these figures, the same references are used to designate identical or similar elements.
[0016] L'invention est illustrée dans la suite à l'aide d'un exemple de connecteur électrique pour véhicules automobiles. Cet exemple n'est bien entendu pas limitatif. Notamment, la fonction de verrouillage présentée ci-dessous est indépendante de la nature des connexions qui peuvent être électriques et/ou optiques.  The invention is illustrated below with the aid of an example of an electrical connector for motor vehicles. This example is of course not limiting. In particular, the locking function presented below is independent of the nature of the connections that can be electrical and / or optical.
[0017] La figure 1 représente un ensemble 1 de connecteurs femelle 200 et mâle 100 non encore accouplés. Le connecteur mâle 200 a essentiellement une forme de boîte parallélépipédique ayant une face ouverte 210 par laquelle est introduit, pour y être accouplé, le connecteur femelle 100. Le connecteur femelle 100 comporte un boîtier 1 10 et un levier 120 qui coopère, de manière connue, grâce à un système de crémaillère avec le connecteur mâle 200 afin de faciliter leur accouplement. Figure 1 shows a set 1 of female connectors 200 and 100 male not yet coupled. The male connector 200 has essentially a parallelepipedal box shape having an open face 210 through which is introduced, to be coupled, the female connector 100. The female connector 100 comprises a housing 1 10 and a lever 120 which cooperates, in a known manner , thanks to a rack system with the male connector 200 to facilitate their coupling.
[0018] Sur la figure 2, le connecteur femelle 100 est représenté vu par sa face arrière 1 1 1 . Il comprend trois logements 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, respectivement deux logements latéraux 1 12, 1 14 et un logement central 1 13 intercalé entre les deux logements latéraux 1 12, 1 14. Des modules latéraux 122, 124 sont insérés dans les logements latéraux 1 12, 1 14. Un module central 123 est inséré dans le logement central 1 13. In Figure 2, the female connector 100 is shown by its rear face 1 1 1. It comprises three housings 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, respectively two lateral housing 1 12, 1 14 and a central housing 1 13 interposed between the two lateral housing 1 12, 1 14. Lateral modules 122, 124 are inserted in the lateral housings 1 12, 1 14. A central module 123 is inserted into the central housing 1 13.
[0019] Les modules latéraux 122, 124 et central 123 sont guidés et maintenus dans leurs logements respectifs grâce à des gorges 131 et des nervures 132 complémentaires s'étendant le long de la direction d'insertion D (Voir figures 5 et 6).  The lateral modules 122, 124 and 123 are guided and maintained in their respective housings through grooves 131 and ribs 132 complementary extending along the direction of insertion D (see Figures 5 and 6).
[0020] Chaque module, latéral 122, 124 ou central 123, comporte des cavités dans lesquelles sont introduits des contacts femelles attachés à l'extrémité de câbles 140. Sur la figure deux, seulement une portion des câbles est représentée. Lorsque le connecteur 100 est câblé, les câbles se prolongent vers le haut et vers l'arrière du connecteur 100. Les modules 122, 123, 124, dans cet exemple, reçoivent des contacts attachés à des câbles de 0,75mm2 de section (pour des contacts de 0,64mm) et de 2,5mm2 de section (pour des contacts de 2,8mm). Les modules 122, 123, 124 sont insérés dans la partie inférieure 1 15 des logements 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, la partie supérieure 1 16 étant dégagée pour le passage des câbles 140. Comme on peut le constater, peu d'espace est disponible dans la partie supérieure 1 16 de ce connecteur déjà compact pour recevoir autre chose que les câbles 140. [0021 ] Pour les modules latéraux 122, 124, des moyens de verrouillage 125, 126 sont prévus au niveau des parois latérales 134, 135 du boîtier. Ceux-ci comprennent un crochet en porte-à-faux 127, 128 élastiquement relié aux parois latérales 134, 135 du boîtier 1 10 (voir figures 1 et 5). Un ergot 129 placé sur chacune des faces latérales extérieures 150, 151 des modules latéraux 122, 124, à proximité de leur face arrière, est engagé dans chaque crochet en porte-à-faux 127, 128. Each module, lateral 122, 124 or central 123, has cavities in which are inserted female contacts attached to the cable end 140. In Figure two, only a portion of the cables is shown. When the connector 100 is wired, the cables extend upwardly and rearwardly of the connector 100. The modules 122, 123, 124, in this example, receive contacts attached to cables of 0.75 mm 2 section ( for contacts of 0.64mm) and 2.5mm 2 of section (for contacts of 2.8mm). The modules 122, 123, 124 are inserted in the lower part 1 15 of the housing 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, the upper part 1 16 being cleared for the passage of the cables 140. As can be seen, little space is available in the upper part 1 16 of this already compact connector to receive something other than the cables 140. For side modules 122, 124, locking means 125, 126 are provided at the side walls 134, 135 of the housing. These include a cantilevered hook 127, 128 resiliently connected to the side walls 134, 135 of the housing 1 10 (see Figures 1 and 5). A lug 129 placed on each of the outer lateral faces 150, 151 of the lateral modules 122, 124, near their rear face, is engaged in each cantilever hook 127, 128.
[0022] Pour le module central 123, les parois latérales du logement central 1 13 sont par contre trop fines pour pouvoir être munies de moyens de verrouillage semblable à ceux des modules latéraux 122, 124. Pour le module central 123, les moyens de verrouillage 160 ont donc été placés au niveau de la face frontale 161 du module central 123. For the central module 123, the side walls of the central housing 1 13 are on the other hand too thin to be provided with locking means similar to those of the side modules 122, 124. For the central module 123, the locking means 160 have therefore been placed at the front face 161 of the central module 123.
[0023] Plus précisément, le boîtier 1 10 comporte une cavité 162 (voir figures 3, 4 et 7 par exemple). Cette cavité 162 est située dans le prolongement du logement central 1 13, par rapport à la direction d'insertion D du module central 123 dans le logement central 1 13. La cavité 162 est située, entre les modules latéraux 122, 124 et essentiellement devant le module central 123 par rapport à la direction d'insertion D. Autrement dit, la cavité 162 est située en avant de la face frontale 161 du module central 123. Par ailleurs, cette cavité 162 est complètement située dans le volume du connecteur mâle, une fois les connecteurs mâle et femelle accouplés (Voir figure 1 ).  More specifically, the housing 1 10 has a cavity 162 (see Figures 3, 4 and 7 for example). This cavity 162 is located in the extension of the central housing 1 13, with respect to the insertion direction D of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13. The cavity 162 is located between the side modules 122, 124 and essentially in front the central module 123 with respect to the direction of insertion D. In other words, the cavity 162 is located in front of the front face 161 of the central module 123. Furthermore, this cavity 162 is completely located in the volume of the male connector, once the male and female connectors are mated (see Figure 1).
[0024] Les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123 dans le logement central 1 13 du boîtier 1 10 comprennent un crochet en porte-à-faux 163 et un ergotThe locking means 160 of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13 of the housing 1 10 comprise a cantilever hook 163 and a lug
164. Mais cette fois, le crochet en porte-à-faux 163 est situé dans la cavité 162 se trouvant dans le prolongement du logement central 1 13. Le crochet en porte-à-faux164. But this time, the cantilever hook 163 is located in the cavity 162 located in the extension of the central housing 1 13. The hook cantilever
163 s'étend longitudinalement dans la direction d'insertion D du module central 123 dans le logement central 1 13 (voir figure 7). Il s'étend latéralement entre deux parois163 extends longitudinally in the insertion direction D of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13 (see Figure 7). It extends laterally between two walls
165, 166 du boîtier 1 10 en vis-à-vis délimitant la cavité 162. Le crochet en porte-à- faux 163 a une forme de U dont les extrémités des branches 167, 168 sont fixes et solidaires du boîtier 1 10 (voir figure 5) et dont le fond de la gorge coopère avec l'ergot165, 166 of the housing 1 10 vis-à-vis delimiting the cavity 162. The cantilever hook 163 has a U-shape whose ends of the branches 167, 168 are fixed and integral with the housing 1 10 (see 5) and whose bottom of the throat cooperates with the lug
164 pour verrouiller le module 123 dans le boîtier (voir figure 7). Les branches 167, 168 de ce U sont flexibles de manière à pouvoir déplacer élastiquement l'extrémité coopérant avec l'ergot 164. Ainsi, une pression P exercée (voir flèche P sur la figure 7) sur une portion du crochet en porte-à-faux 163, située entre ses extrémités fixes et son extrémité coopérant avec l'ergot 164, permet de libérer celui-ci et donc de déverrouiller le module central 123. On notera que les points fixes du crochet en porte-à-faux 163 et l'ergot 164 se trouvent à l'opposé l'un de l'autre par rapport à la zone sur laquelle est exercée la pression P, et non du même côté comme dans les moyens de verrouillage de l'art antérieur et comme ceux 125, 126 des modules latéraux 122, 124. 164 to lock the module 123 in the housing (see Figure 7). The branches 167, 168 of this U are flexible so as to move elastically the end cooperating with the lug 164. Thus, a pressure P exerted (see arrow P in Figure 7) on a portion of the hook door-to- 163, located between its fixed ends and its end cooperating with the pin 164, allows to release it and thus to unlock the central module 123. Note that the fixed points of the cantilever hook 163 and the pin 164 are the opposite. one of the other relative to the area on which the pressure P is exerted, and not on the same side as in the locking means of the prior art and like those 125, 126 side modules 122, 124.
[0025] Grâce aux gorges 131 et aux nervures 132 d'une part, qui limitent les déplacements des modules 122, 123, 124 dans leurs logements 1 12, 1 13, 1 14 sauf dans la direction d'insertion D et aux moyens de verrouillage 125, 126, 160 des modules 122, 123, 124 dans leurs logements 1 12, 1 13, 1 14 respectifs, qui limitent de manière complémentaire les déplacements des modules 122, 123, 124 dans leur logement 1 12, 1 13, 1 14 dans la direction d'insertion D, les modules 122, 123, 124 sont rendus solidaires du boîtier 1 10 dans toutes les directions.  With grooves 131 and ribs 132 on the one hand, which limit the movement of modules 122, 123, 124 in their housing 1 12, 1 13, 1 14 except in the direction of insertion D and the means of locking 125, 126, 160 of the modules 122, 123, 124 in their respective housings 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, which limit in a complementary manner the movements of the modules 122, 123, 124 in their housing 1 12, 1 13, 1 14 in the direction of insertion D, the modules 122, 123, 124 are secured to the housing 1 10 in all directions.
[0026] Comme représenté sur la figure 4, la cavité 162 permet de loger un fusible 170. Celui-ci se trouve dans la partie inférieure de la cavité 162, sous les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123. Il se trouve donc complètement protégé, une fois les connecteurs mâle 200 et femelle 100 accouplés. As shown in Figure 4, the cavity 162 can accommodate a fuse 170. It is located in the lower part of the cavity 162, under the locking means 160 of the central module 123. It is therefore completely protected, once the male connectors 200 and female 100 coupled.
[0027] Comme représenté sur la figure 6, le module central 123 comporte sur sa face frontale 161 une avancée 169. Cette avancée 169 surplombe l'ergot 164 et l'extrémité du crochet en porte-à-faux 163 coopérant avec l'ergot 164. Autrement dit, l'ergot s'étend perpendiculairement à la direction d'insertion D, à partir de la face inférieure 171 de l'avancée 169. On considère dans ce document que la face inférieure 171 est une portion de la face frontale 161 . Comme on le voit sur la figure 7, cette avancée 169 permet de protéger les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123.  As shown in Figure 6, the central module 123 has on its front face 161 an advance 169. This advanced 169 overhangs the lug 164 and the end of the hook cantilever 163 cooperating with the lug 164. In other words, the lug extends perpendicular to the direction of insertion D, from the lower face 171 of the advance 169. It is considered in this document that the lower face 171 is a portion of the front face 161. As can be seen in FIG. 7, this advance 169 makes it possible to protect the locking means 160 of the central module 123.
[0028] Une paroi de protection 172 s'étend sous les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123, longitudinalement dans la direction d'insertion D du module central 123 dans le logement central 1 13 et latéralement entre les deux parois 165, 166 du boîtier 1 10 en vis-à-vis délimitant la cavité 162. Cette paroi de protection 172 est intercalée entre les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123 et le fusible 170. Elle protège les moyens de verrouillage 160 du module central 123 au cas où le fusible 170 ne serait pas complètement accouplé au connecteur mâle 200.  A protective wall 172 extends under the locking means 160 of the central module 123, longitudinally in the insertion direction D of the central module 123 in the central housing 1 13 and laterally between the two walls 165, 166 of the housing 1 10 vis-à-vis delimiting the cavity 162. This protective wall 172 is interposed between the locking means 160 of the central module 123 and the fuse 170. It protects the locking means 160 of the central module 123 in case the fuse 170 would not be fully coupled to the male connector 200.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 . Connecteur pour véhicules automobiles comprenant un boîtier (1 10) et au moins un module (123) porte-contacts, le module (123) étant inséré dans le boîtier (1 10) dans une direction d'insertion (D) et maintenu dans le boîtier (1 10) grâce à des moyens de verrouillage (160), le module (123) comprenant une face frontale (161 ) correspondant à la face la première engagée dans le boîtier (1 10) lors de l'insertion du module (123) dans celui-ci, 1. Motor vehicle connector comprising a housing (1 10) and at least one contact carrier module (123), the module (123) being inserted into the housing (1 10) in an insertion direction (D) and maintained in the housing housing (1 10) by means of locking means (160), the module (123) comprising a front face (161) corresponding to the first face engaged in the housing (1 10) during the insertion of the module (123). ) In this one,
caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de verrouillage (160) comprennent un ergot (164) et un crochet en porte-à-faux (163), situés devant la face frontale characterized in that the locking means (160) comprise a lug (164) and a cantilever hook (163), located in front of the front face
(161 ) du module, par rapport à la direction d'insertion. (161) of the module, with respect to the insertion direction.
2. Connecteur selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel l'ergot (164) est situé sur la face frontale du module et le crochet en porte-à-faux (163) s'étend dans la direction opposée à la direction d'insertion (D) du module dans le boîtier (1 10), entre un point fixe solidaire du boîtier et une extrémité libre à laquelle l'ergo (164) est accroché. Connector according to claim 1, wherein the lug (164) is located on the front face of the module and the cantilever hook (163) extends in the opposite direction to the direction of insertion ( D) of the module in the housing (1 10), between a fixed point secured to the housing and a free end to which the ergo (164) is hung.
3. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le crochet en porte-à-faux (163) est logé dans une cavité (162) du boîtier (1 10) située, par rapport à la direction d'insertion (D), en avant de la face frontale (161 ) du module (123). 3. Connector according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cantilever hook (163) is housed in a cavity (162) of the housing (1 10) located relative to the direction of insertion (D). ), in front of the front face (161) of the module (123).
4. Connecteur selon la revendication 3, comportant deux modules latéraux (122, 124) et un module central (123), chacun inséré respectivement dans un logement (1 12, 1 13, 1 14), et dans lequel la cavité (162) est située, entre les modules latéraux (122, 124) et devant le module central (123) par rapport à la direction d'insertion (D). 4. A connector according to claim 3, comprising two lateral modules (122, 124) and a central module (123), each inserted respectively in a housing (1 12, 1 13, 1 14), and wherein the cavity (162). is located between the lateral modules (122, 124) and in front of the central module (123) with respect to the insertion direction (D).
5. Connecteur selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel un fusible (170) est logé dans la cavité (162). 5. The connector of claim 3 or 4, wherein a fuse (170) is housed in the cavity (162).
6. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications 3 à 5, dans lequel la cavité (162) permet d'accéder au crochet en porte-à-faux (163), entre le point fixe et l'extrémité libre, pour y exercer une pression (P) permettant de libérer l'ergot (164). 6. Connector according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the cavity (162) provides access to the cantilever hook (163), between the fixed point and the free end, to exercise a pressure (P) for releasing the lug (164).
7. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le crochet en porte-à-faux (163) a une forme de U dont les extrémités des branches (167, 168) sont fixes et solidaires du boîtier (1 10) et dont le fond de la gorge coopère avec l'ergot (164) pour verrouiller le module (123) dans le boîtier (1 10). 7. Connector according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cantilever hook (163) has a U-shape whose ends of the legs (167, 168) are fixed and integral with the housing (1 10) and whose bottom of the groove cooperates with the lug (164) to lock the module (123) in the housing (1 10).
8. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le module (123) et le boîtier (1 10) coopèrent par l'intermédiaire de gorges (131 ) et de nervures (132) complémentaires s'étendant dans la direction d'insertion (D). 8. Connector according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the module (123) and the housing (1 10) cooperate through grooves (131) and ribs (132) complementary extending in the direction of insertion (D).
9. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la face frontale (161 ) du module (123) comporte une avancée (169) surplombant l'ergot (164) et l'extrémité libre du crochet en porte-à-faux (163). 9. Connector according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the front face (161) of the module (123) comprises an advance (169) overhanging the lug (164) and the free end of the cantilever hook. (163).
10. Ensemble de connecteurs mâle (200) et femelle (100) comprenant un connecteur femelle (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le connecteur mâle (200) a essentiellement une forme de boîte parallélépipédique ayant une face ouverte (210) par laquelle est introduit le connecteur femelle (100) et dans le volume duquel est compris un espace pour loger les moyens de verrouillage (160). 10. A male (200) and female (100) connector assembly comprising a female connector (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the male connector (200) has essentially a parallelepiped box shape having an open face (210). ) by which is introduced the female connector (100) and in the volume of which is included a space for accommodating the locking means (160).
1 1 . Ensemble de connecteurs selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les moyens de verrouillage (160) sont situés au-dessus d'un fusible (170). 1 1. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the locking means (160) is located above a fuse (170).
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