EP3007281B1 - Quick-connection system comprising two connectors - Google Patents

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EP3007281B1
EP3007281B1 EP15188698.3A EP15188698A EP3007281B1 EP 3007281 B1 EP3007281 B1 EP 3007281B1 EP 15188698 A EP15188698 A EP 15188698A EP 3007281 B1 EP3007281 B1 EP 3007281B1
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Pierre-Louis Engelvin
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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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6277—Snap or like fastening comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—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
    • 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
    • H01R13/642—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by position or shape of contact members
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/508—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by a separate clip or spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the present invention relates to a quick connection system having two connectors.
  • a connector in particular an electrical connector, has a body to which at least one electrical conductor is attached.
  • an elastic lever in particular plastic, which is integral with the body of one of the connectors and which has at its free end, a tooth that snaps into a housing provided for this purpose in the body of the other connector.
  • connection system comprising such connectors is simple, it has some disadvantages.
  • the elastic lever may break and its replacement then requires the replacement of the entire connector.
  • the lever insofar as the lever is conventionally made of plastic that ages poorly, especially in harsh environments, and there is a risk of occurrence of a beginning of breakage of the lever due to internal tensions related to its construction .
  • the document EP-A-0 124 389 and the document DE-A-195 09 336 disclose rapid connection systems having a first connector with a lever and a second connector. But the hooking means between the lever and the second connector can be improved.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a quick connection system which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which in particular allows a fast and secure connection between two connectors.
  • a lever rotatably mounted on a shaft provides a quick connection system in which the durability of the lever is improved and the presence of threads allows a locking of the two connectors.
  • the second connector has a cylindrical portion whose axis is parallel to the connection direction and which carries said thread, and the dog takes the form of a hollow cylinder section whose axis is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which has on its inner face the threading.
  • the axis of each thread is parallel to the connection direction.
  • the quick connection system comprises removable fastening means which ensure the attachment of the lever on the body.
  • the quick connection system comprises removable fastening means which ensure the attachment of the dog to the lever.
  • the two bodies are made of electrically conductive material.
  • each body has a polarizing means provided for cooperating with the polarizing means of the other body in order to orient each body relative to the other.
  • the clutch extends radially at an angle ranging from 140 ° to 180 ° maximum.
  • the lever has a stop intended to abut against the body before the first hooking means come into contact with the body when the second connector is absent.
  • the Fig. 1 , the Fig. 2 and the Fig. 4 show a first connector 100.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a quick connection system 200 which includes the first connector 100 and a second connector 300.
  • the connectors 100 and 300 are electrical connectors to which electrical conductors, not shown, are connected.
  • the connectors 100 and 300 are generally symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry II.
  • the first connector 100 is of the female connector type and the second connector 300 is of the male connector type, but it could be the reverse, or a particular combination where each connector 100, 300 would have both male and female elements.
  • the first connector 100 and the second connector 300 are provided to move into each other by approximation in a connection direction 50 which is here parallel to the axis of the male and female elements.
  • first connector 100 has holes 52 and the second connector 300 has pins 54 provided for insertion into the holes 52.
  • the first connector 100 also has a bore 56 for receiving conductors provided to connect to the holes 52.
  • the first connector 100 comprises a body 102, a lever 104 which is rotatably mounted on the body 102 via a shaft 106 perpendicular to the connection direction 50, a clutch 110 mounted at one end of the lever 104, and a return means 108.
  • the dog 110 has first attachment means 116.
  • the second connector 300 has a body 302 and second attachment means 304 intended to cooperate with the first attachment means 116.
  • the lever 104 is movable between a locking position ( Fig. 3 ) in which the first attachment means 116 cooperate with the second attachment means 304 to prevent the separation of the connectors 100 and 300 by spacing parallel to the connection direction 50, and a free position in which the first attachment means 116 do not cooperate with the second attachment means 304 thus allowing the separation of the connectors 100 and 300 by displacement parallel to the connection direction 50.
  • the return means 108 forces the lever 104 in the locking position.
  • the return means 108 is here a compression spring disposed between the body 102 and the end of the lever 104 which does not bear the clutch 110.
  • the lever 104 which is not integral with the body 102, can not wear prematurely because it has no internal tension due to its construction.
  • Such a quick connection system 200 consists of lifting the clutch 110 by pressing on the opposite end of the lever 104, to fit the two connectors 100 and 300 until the first attachment means 116 are vis-à-vis second attachment means 304 and release the lever 104 so that the first attachment means 116 cooperate with the second attachment means 304. This establishment is easy and fast.
  • the separation of the two connectors 100 and 300 thus assembled consists of lifting the clutch 110 by pressing on the opposite end of the lever 104, and to move the two connectors 100 and 300 away from each other.
  • the first and second attachment means 116 and 304 may take different forms which ensure the cooperation of the two, more specifically, the first attachment means 116 comprise male parts and female parts which cooperate respectively with female parts and parts. Males second attachment means 304. According to the invention, the first and second attachment means 116 and 304 take the form of threads provided to mesh with each other.
  • the thread 304 of the second connector 300 extends over a cylindrical portion of said second connector 300 and the axis of the cylindrical portion is parallel to the connection direction 50.
  • the body 102 has a base 120 and a ring 122 rotatably mounted on the base 120 about an axis of rotation and when the two connectors 100 and 300 are fitted, the axis of rotation is coaxial with the axis of the cylindrical part.
  • the ring 122 takes the form of a hollow cylinder fitted on the base 120 and carries the lever 104, the shaft 106 and the eyelets 118.
  • the positioning of the ring 122 on the base 120 is provided by a shoulder 402 that the base 120 has at one of its ends and by a resilient ring 404, of the circlip type, which is housed in a circlip groove 406 that the base 120 has at its end. other of its extremities.
  • the ring 122 is held in position between the shoulder 402 and the elastic ring 404.
  • the base 120 is generally fixed, and here it supports the holes 52 and is pierced by the bore 56.
  • the base 120 has a sleeve 408 fixed at the shoulder 402. and bearing the holes 52.
  • the bushing 408 is screwed into the bore 56 and a washer 410 is placed between the bushing 408 and the shoulder 402.
  • the dog 110 takes the form of a hollow cylinder section whose axis is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which has on its inner face the threading 116.
  • the clutch 110 is also symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry II.
  • the rotation of the ring 122 makes it possible to move the thread 116 of the clutch 110 and to ensure that it is put in position so that the protruding parts of the thread 116 of the clutch 110 are positioned in the recessed portions of the thread 304 of the second connector 300.
  • the clutch 110 extends radially at an angle ranging from 140 ° to 180 ° maximum.
  • the dog clutch 110 is made of plastic material such as that known as PEEK (Polyetheretherketone).
  • the lever 104 is mounted on the body 102 by means of removable fastening means which here take the form of the shaft 106 and two eyelets 118 made in the body 102, and more particularly in the ring 122, and in which the shaft 106 is housed and fixed, for example by slightly tightened fit in the eyelets 118.
  • the fastening means 106, 118 are said to be removable, if the lever 104 and the body 102 can be separated from one another without destroying either of them.
  • the clutch 110 is mounted on the lever 104 by means of removable fastening means 112 of the rapid connection system 200 and which here take the form of two screws and which make it possible to ensure the replacement of the clutch 110 when the latter is worn or when the body 302 of the second connector 300 has a different shape.
  • the fastening means 112 are said to be removable, if the dog 110 and the lever 104 can be separated from each other without destroying either of them.
  • the two connectors 100 and 300, and more particularly the two bodies 102 and 302, are made of electrically conductive material, for example metallic, which makes it possible to create electrical continuity through the quick connection system 200.
  • each body 102, 302 has a polarizing means.
  • the polarizing means of the first connector 100 takes the form of a rib 114 which extends parallel to the connection direction 50 and which is carried here by the base 120 and more precisely by the sleeve 408.
  • the polarizing means of the second connector 300 takes the form of a groove 306 in which is housed the rib 114.
  • Each body 102, 302 thus has a polarizing means 114, 306 provided to cooperate with the polarizing means 306, 114 of the other body 302, 102 to orient each body 102, 302 relative to the other 302, 102.
  • the ring 122 has a non-slip pattern or coating on its outer surface to facilitate gripping and rotational driving.
  • the lever 104 has, in the vicinity of the first attachment means 116, a stop 202 which is intended to abut against the body 102 before the first hooking means 116 comes into contact with the body 102 when the second connector 300 is absent.
  • the stop 202 is below the lever 104 just behind the first attachment means 116 and comes into contact with the washer 410.
  • the first attachment means 116 come into contact with the second attachment means 304 before the stop 202 abuts against the body 102.

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Description

La présente invention concerne un système de connexion rapide comportant deux connecteurs.The present invention relates to a quick connection system having two connectors.

Un connecteur, en particulier un connecteur électrique, comporte un corps auquel au moins un conducteur électrique est fixé.A connector, in particular an electrical connector, has a body to which at least one electrical conductor is attached.

Actuellement la fixation de deux connecteurs, comme par exemple un connecteur mâle et un connecteur femelle, est assurée par un levier élastique, en particulier en plastique, qui est monobloc avec le corps de l'un des connecteurs et qui présente à son extrémité libre, une dent qui vient s'enclencher dans un logement prévu à cet effet dans le corps de l'autre connecteur.Currently the fixing of two connectors, such as a male connector and a female connector, is provided by an elastic lever, in particular plastic, which is integral with the body of one of the connectors and which has at its free end, a tooth that snaps into a housing provided for this purpose in the body of the other connector.

Bien qu'un système de connexion comportant de tels connecteurs soit simple, il présente quelques désavantages.Although a connection system comprising such connectors is simple, it has some disadvantages.

Par exemple, le levier élastique peut se casser et son remplacement nécessite alors le remplacement du connecteur entier. En outre, dans la mesure où le levier est classiquement en plastique celui vieillit mal, en particulier dans des environnements sévères, et il y a un risque d'apparition d'une amorce de rupture du levier du fait des tensions internes liées à sa construction.For example, the elastic lever may break and its replacement then requires the replacement of the entire connector. In addition, insofar as the lever is conventionally made of plastic that ages poorly, especially in harsh environments, and there is a risk of occurrence of a beginning of breakage of the lever due to internal tensions related to its construction .

Le document EP-A-0 124 389 et le document DE-A-195 09 336 divulguent des systèmes de connexion rapide comportant un premier connecteur avec un levier et un deuxième connecteur. Mais les moyens d'accrochage entre le levier et le deuxième connecteur peuvent être améliorés.The document EP-A-0 124 389 and the document DE-A-195 09 336 disclose rapid connection systems having a first connector with a lever and a second connector. But the hooking means between the lever and the second connector can be improved.

Un objet de la présente invention est de proposer un système de connexion rapide qui ne présente pas les inconvénients de l'art antérieur et qui en particulier permet une connexion rapide et assurée entre deux connecteurs.An object of the present invention is to provide a quick connection system which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which in particular allows a fast and secure connection between two connectors.

A cet effet, est proposé un système de connexion rapide comportant :

  • un premier connecteur présentant un corps, un levier monté mobile en rotation sur le corps par l'intermédiaire d'un arbre, un moyen de rappel et un crabot monté à l'une des extrémités du levier et présentant des premiers moyens d'accrochage,
  • un deuxième connecteur présentant un corps et des deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage prévus pour coopérer avec les premiers moyens d'accrochage,
    • le premier connecteur et le deuxième connecteur étant prévus pour s'emmancher l'un dans l'autre par rapprochement selon une direction de connexion,
    • le levier étant mobile entre une position de blocage dans laquelle les premiers moyens d'accrochage coopèrent avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage pour empêcher la séparation des connecteurs par écartement, parallèlement à la direction de connexion, et une position libre dans laquelle les premiers moyens d'accrochage ne coopèrent pas avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage autorisant ainsi la séparation des connecteurs par déplacement parallèlement à la direction de connexion, et
    • le moyen de rappel étant prévu pour contraindre le levier en position de blocage, où les premiers moyens d'accrochage prennent la forme d'un filetage, où les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage prennent la forme d'un filetage, et où le corps présente une base et une bague montée mobile en rotation sur la base autour d'un axe de rotation coaxial avec la direction de connexion et qui porte le levier.
For this purpose, is proposed a quick connection system comprising:
  • a first connector having a body, a lever rotatably mounted on the body via a shaft, a return means and a clutch mounted at one end of the lever and having first hooking means,
  • a second connector having a body and second attachment means provided to cooperate with the first attachment means,
    • the first connector and the second connector being designed to be fitted into each other by approximation in a connection direction,
    • the lever being movable between a locking position in which the first hooking means cooperate with the second hooking means to prevent separation of the connectors by spacing, parallel to the connection direction, and a free position in which the first means hooking do not cooperate with the second attachment means thus allowing the separation of the connectors by displacement parallel to the connection direction, and
    • the return means being provided to constrain the lever in the locked position, where the first attachment means take the form of a thread, where the second attachment means take the form of a thread, and where the body presents a base and a ring rotatably mounted on the base about an axis of rotation coaxial with the connection direction and carrying the lever.

La présence d'un levier monté mobile en rotation sur un arbre permet d'obtenir un système de connexion rapide dans lequel la durabilité du levier est améliorée et la présence des filetages permet un blocage des deux connecteurs.The presence of a lever rotatably mounted on a shaft provides a quick connection system in which the durability of the lever is improved and the presence of threads allows a locking of the two connectors.

Avantageusement, le deuxième connecteur présente une partie cylindrique dont l'axe est parallèle à la direction de connexion et qui porte ledit filetage, et le crabot prend la forme d'une section de cylindre creux dont l'axe est coaxial avec l'axe de rotation et qui présente sur sa face intérieure le filetage.Advantageously, the second connector has a cylindrical portion whose axis is parallel to the connection direction and which carries said thread, and the dog takes the form of a hollow cylinder section whose axis is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which has on its inner face the threading.

Avantageusement, l'axe de chaque filetage est parallèle à la direction de connexion.Advantageously, the axis of each thread is parallel to the connection direction.

Avantageusement, le système de connexion rapide comporte des moyens de fixation amovibles qui assurent la fixation du levier sur le corps.Advantageously, the quick connection system comprises removable fastening means which ensure the attachment of the lever on the body.

Avantageusement, le système de connexion rapide comporte des moyens de fixation amovibles qui assurent la fixation du crabot au levier.Advantageously, the quick connection system comprises removable fastening means which ensure the attachment of the dog to the lever.

Avantageusement, les deux corps sont en matériau électriquement conducteur.Advantageously, the two bodies are made of electrically conductive material.

Avantageusement, chaque corps présente un moyen détrompeur prévu pour coopérer avec le moyen détrompeur de l'autre corps afin d'orienter chaque corps par rapport à l'autre.Advantageously, each body has a polarizing means provided for cooperating with the polarizing means of the other body in order to orient each body relative to the other.

Avantageusement, le crabot s'étend radialement sur un angle allant de 140° à 180° maximum.Advantageously, the clutch extends radially at an angle ranging from 140 ° to 180 ° maximum.

Avantageusement, le levier présente une butée prévue pour venir en butée contre le corps avant que les premiers moyens d'accrochage entrent en contact avec le corps lorsque le deuxième connecteur est absent.Advantageously, the lever has a stop intended to abut against the body before the first hooking means come into contact with the body when the second connector is absent.

Les caractéristiques de l'invention mentionnées ci-dessus, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un exemple de réalisation, ladite description étant faite en relation avec les dessins joints, parmi lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 montre une vue en perspective d'un connecteur d'un système de connexion rapide selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 2 montre une vue en perspective d'une coupe par le plan de symétrie II du connecteur de la Fig. 1,
  • la Fig. 3 montre une vue en perspective du système de connexion rapide selon l'invention qui est vue en coupe selon le même plan II, et
  • la Fig. 4 montre une vue éclatée du connecteur de la Fig. 1.
The characteristics of the invention mentioned above, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being given in relation to the attached drawings, among which:
  • the Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a connector of a quick connection system according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a section through the plane of symmetry II of the connector of the Fig. 1 ,
  • the Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the quick-connect system according to the invention which is seen in section on the same plane II, and
  • the Fig. 4 shows an exploded view of the connector of the Fig. 1 .

La Fig. 1, la Fig. 2 et la Fig. 4 montrent un premier connecteur 100.The Fig. 1 , the Fig. 2 and the Fig. 4 show a first connector 100.

La Fig. 3 montre un système de connexion rapide 200 qui comporte le premier connecteur 100 et un deuxième connecteur 300. Les connecteurs 100 et 300 sont des connecteurs électriques auxquels des conducteurs électriques, non représentés, sont reliés. Les connecteurs 100 et 300 sont globalement symétriques par rapport au plan de symétrie II.The Fig. 3 shows a quick connection system 200 which includes the first connector 100 and a second connector 300. The connectors 100 and 300 are electrical connectors to which electrical conductors, not shown, are connected. The connectors 100 and 300 are generally symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry II.

Dans le mode de réalisation de l'invention présenté ici, le premier connecteur 100 est du type connecteur femelle et le deuxième connecteur 300 est du type connecteur mâle, mais il pourrait s'agir de l'inverse, ou d'une combinaison particulière où chaque connecteur 100, 300 présenterait à la fois des éléments mâles et des éléments femelles.In the embodiment of the invention presented here, the first connector 100 is of the female connector type and the second connector 300 is of the male connector type, but it could be the reverse, or a particular combination where each connector 100, 300 would have both male and female elements.

Le premier connecteur 100 et le deuxième connecteur 300 sont prévus pour s'emmancher l'un dans l'autre par rapprochement selon une direction de connexion 50 qui est ici parallèle à l'axe des éléments mâles et femelles.The first connector 100 and the second connector 300 are provided to move into each other by approximation in a connection direction 50 which is here parallel to the axis of the male and female elements.

Ici le premier connecteur 100 présente des trous 52 et le deuxième connecteur 300 présente des broches 54 prévues pour s'insérer dans les trous 52.Here the first connector 100 has holes 52 and the second connector 300 has pins 54 provided for insertion into the holes 52.

Le premier connecteur 100 présente également un alésage 56 destiné à recevoir des conducteurs prévus pour se connecter aux trous 52.The first connector 100 also has a bore 56 for receiving conductors provided to connect to the holes 52.

Le premier connecteur 100 comporte un corps 102, un levier 104 qui est monté mobile en rotation sur le corps 102 par l'intermédiaire d'un arbre 106 perpendiculaire à la direction de connexion 50, un crabot 110 monté à l'une des extrémités du levier 104, et un moyen de rappel 108.The first connector 100 comprises a body 102, a lever 104 which is rotatably mounted on the body 102 via a shaft 106 perpendicular to the connection direction 50, a clutch 110 mounted at one end of the lever 104, and a return means 108.

Le crabot 110 présente des premiers moyens d'accrochage 116.The dog 110 has first attachment means 116.

Le deuxième connecteur 300 présente un corps 302 et des deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304 prévus pour coopérer avec les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116.The second connector 300 has a body 302 and second attachment means 304 intended to cooperate with the first attachment means 116.

Le levier 104 est mobile entre une position de blocage (Fig. 3) dans laquelle les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 coopèrent avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304 pour empêcher la séparation des connecteurs 100 et 300 par écartement parallèlement à la direction de connexion 50, et une position libre dans laquelle les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 ne coopèrent pas avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304 autorisant ainsi la séparation des connecteurs 100 et 300 par déplacement parallèlement à la direction de connexion 50.The lever 104 is movable between a locking position ( Fig. 3 ) in which the first attachment means 116 cooperate with the second attachment means 304 to prevent the separation of the connectors 100 and 300 by spacing parallel to the connection direction 50, and a free position in which the first attachment means 116 do not cooperate with the second attachment means 304 thus allowing the separation of the connectors 100 and 300 by displacement parallel to the connection direction 50.

Le moyen de rappel 108 contraint le levier 104 en position de blocage. Le moyen de rappel 108 est ici un ressort de compression disposé entre le corps 102 et l'extrémité du levier 104 qui ne porte pas le crabot 110.The return means 108 forces the lever 104 in the locking position. The return means 108 is here a compression spring disposed between the body 102 and the end of the lever 104 which does not bear the clutch 110.

Le levier 104, qui n'est donc pas monobloc avec le corps 102, ne peut pas s'user prématurément car il ne présente aucune tension interne du fait de sa construction.The lever 104, which is not integral with the body 102, can not wear prematurely because it has no internal tension due to its construction.

L'utilisation d'un tel système de connexion rapide 200 consiste à soulever le crabot 110 en appuyant sur l'extrémité opposée du levier 104, à emmancher les deux connecteurs 100 et 300 jusqu'à ce que les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 soient en vis-à-vis des deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304 et à relâcher le levier 104 pour que les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 coopèrent avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304. Cette mise en place est facile et rapide.The use of such a quick connection system 200 consists of lifting the clutch 110 by pressing on the opposite end of the lever 104, to fit the two connectors 100 and 300 until the first attachment means 116 are vis-à-vis second attachment means 304 and release the lever 104 so that the first attachment means 116 cooperate with the second attachment means 304. This establishment is easy and fast.

La séparation des deux connecteurs 100 et 300 ainsi assemblés consiste à soulever le crabot 110 en appuyant sur l'extrémité opposée du levier 104, et à éloigner les deux connecteurs 100 et 300 l'un de l'autre.The separation of the two connectors 100 and 300 thus assembled consists of lifting the clutch 110 by pressing on the opposite end of the lever 104, and to move the two connectors 100 and 300 away from each other.

Les premiers et deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 116 et 304 peuvent prendre différentes formes qui assurent la coopération des deux, plus précisément, les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 comportent des parties mâles et des parties femelles qui coopèrent respectivement avec des parties femelles et des parties mâles des deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304. Selon l'invention, les premiers et deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 116 et 304 prennent la forme de filetages prévus pour engrener l'un avec l'autre.The first and second attachment means 116 and 304 may take different forms which ensure the cooperation of the two, more specifically, the first attachment means 116 comprise male parts and female parts which cooperate respectively with female parts and parts. Males second attachment means 304. According to the invention, the first and second attachment means 116 and 304 take the form of threads provided to mesh with each other.

Le filetage 304 du deuxième connecteur 300 s'étend sur une partie cylindrique dudit deuxième connecteur 300 et l'axe de la partie cylindrique est parallèle à la direction de connexion 50.The thread 304 of the second connector 300 extends over a cylindrical portion of said second connector 300 and the axis of the cylindrical portion is parallel to the connection direction 50.

Le corps 102 présente une base 120 et une bague 122 montée mobile en rotation sur la base 120 autour d'un axe de rotation et lorsque les deux connecteurs 100 et 300 sont emmanchés, l'axe de rotation est coaxial avec l'axe de la partie cylindrique.The body 102 has a base 120 and a ring 122 rotatably mounted on the base 120 about an axis of rotation and when the two connectors 100 and 300 are fitted, the axis of rotation is coaxial with the axis of the cylindrical part.

La bague 122 prend la forme d'un cylindre creux emmanché sur la base 120 et porte le levier 104, l'arbre 106 et les oeillets 118. Dans le mode de réalisation de l'invention présenté ici, la mise en position de la bague 122 sur la base 120 est assurée par un épaulement 402 que la base 120 présente à l'une de ses extrémités et par un anneau élastique 404, du type circlip, qui se loge dans une rainure à circlip 406 que la base 120 présente à l'autre de ses extrémités. Ainsi, la bague 122 est maintenue en position entre l'épaulement 402 et l'anneau élastique 404.The ring 122 takes the form of a hollow cylinder fitted on the base 120 and carries the lever 104, the shaft 106 and the eyelets 118. In the embodiment of the invention presented here, the positioning of the ring 122 on the base 120 is provided by a shoulder 402 that the base 120 has at one of its ends and by a resilient ring 404, of the circlip type, which is housed in a circlip groove 406 that the base 120 has at its end. other of its extremities. Thus, the ring 122 is held in position between the shoulder 402 and the elastic ring 404.

La base 120 est globalement fixe, et ici elle supporte les trous 52 et est percée de l'alésage 56. Dans le mode de réalisation de l'invention présenté ici, la base 120 présente une douille 408 fixée au niveau de l'épaulement 402 et portant les trous 52. La douille 408 est vissée dans l'alésage 56 et une rondelle 410 est placée entre la douille 408 et l'épaulement 402.The base 120 is generally fixed, and here it supports the holes 52 and is pierced by the bore 56. In the embodiment of the invention presented here, the base 120 has a sleeve 408 fixed at the shoulder 402. and bearing the holes 52. The bushing 408 is screwed into the bore 56 and a washer 410 is placed between the bushing 408 and the shoulder 402.

Le crabot 110 prend la forme d'une section de cylindre creux dont l'axe est coaxial avec l'axe de rotation et qui présente sur sa face intérieure le filetage 116. Le crabot 110 est également symétrique par rapport au plan de symétrie II.The dog 110 takes the form of a hollow cylinder section whose axis is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which has on its inner face the threading 116. The clutch 110 is also symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry II.

A partir de la position de blocage, la rotation de la bague 122 permet de déplacer le filetage 116 du crabot 110 et d'assurer sa mise en position de manière à ce que les parties en saillie du filetage 116 du crabot 110 se positionnent dans les parties en creux du filetage 304 du deuxième connecteur 300.From the locking position, the rotation of the ring 122 makes it possible to move the thread 116 of the clutch 110 and to ensure that it is put in position so that the protruding parts of the thread 116 of the clutch 110 are positioned in the recessed portions of the thread 304 of the second connector 300.

Pour assurer une force minimale d'engrènement entre les deux filets 116 et 304, le crabot 110 s'étend radialement sur un angle allant de 140° à 180° maximum.To ensure a minimum meshing force between the two threads 116 and 304, the clutch 110 extends radially at an angle ranging from 140 ° to 180 ° maximum.

Pour éviter de détériorer le deuxième connecteur 300, le crabot 110 est en matériau plastique comme par exemple celui connu sous le terme PEEK (Polyetherethercétone).To avoid damaging the second connector 300, the dog clutch 110 is made of plastic material such as that known as PEEK (Polyetheretherketone).

Le levier 104 est monté sur le corps 102 à l'aide de moyens de fixation amovibles qui prennent ici la forme de l'arbre 106 et de deux oeillets 118 réalisés dans le corps 102, et plus particulièrement dans la bague 122, et dans lesquels l'arbre 106 loge et se fixe, par exemple par ajustement légèrement serré dans les oeillets 118. Ainsi, le levier 104 peut être démonté et remplacé en cas de nécessité. Les moyens de fixation 106, 118 sont dits amovibles, si le levier 104 et le corps 102 peuvent être séparés l'un de l'autre sans destruction ni de l'un ni de l'autre.The lever 104 is mounted on the body 102 by means of removable fastening means which here take the form of the shaft 106 and two eyelets 118 made in the body 102, and more particularly in the ring 122, and in which the shaft 106 is housed and fixed, for example by slightly tightened fit in the eyelets 118. Thus, the lever 104 can be removed and replaced if necessary. The fastening means 106, 118 are said to be removable, if the lever 104 and the body 102 can be separated from one another without destroying either of them.

Le crabot 110 est monté sur le levier 104 à l'aide de moyens de fixation amovibles 112 du système de connexion rapide 200 et qui prennent ici la forme de deux vis et qui permettent d'assurer le remplacement du crabot 110 lorsque celui-ci est usé ou lorsque le corps 302 du deuxième connecteur 300 présente une forme différente. Les moyens de fixation 112 sont dits amovibles, si le crabot 110 et le levier 104 peuvent être séparés l'un de l'autre sans destruction ni de l'un ni de l'autre.The clutch 110 is mounted on the lever 104 by means of removable fastening means 112 of the rapid connection system 200 and which here take the form of two screws and which make it possible to ensure the replacement of the clutch 110 when the latter is worn or when the body 302 of the second connector 300 has a different shape. The fastening means 112 are said to be removable, if the dog 110 and the lever 104 can be separated from each other without destroying either of them.

Les deux connecteurs 100 et 300, et plus particulièrement les deux corps 102 et 302, sont réalisés en matériau électriquement conducteur, par exemple métallique, ce qui permet de créer une continuité électrique à travers le système de connexion rapide 200.The two connectors 100 and 300, and more particularly the two bodies 102 and 302, are made of electrically conductive material, for example metallic, which makes it possible to create electrical continuity through the quick connection system 200.

Pour faciliter l'orientation des connecteurs 100 et 300 l'un par rapport à l'autre lors de leur association, chaque corps 102, 302 présente un moyen détrompeur. Dans le mode de réalisation de l'invention présenté ici, le moyen détrompeur du premier connecteur 100 prend la forme d'une nervure 114 qui s'étend parallèlement à la direction de connexion 50 et qui est portée ici par la base 120 et plus précisément par la douille 408. Le moyen détrompeur du deuxième connecteur 300 prend la forme d'une rainure 306 dans laquelle se loge la nervure 114. Chaque corps 102, 302 présente ainsi un moyen détrompeur 114, 306 prévu pour coopérer avec le moyen détrompeur 306, 114 de l'autre corps 302, 102 afin d'orienter chaque corps 102, 302 par rapport à l'autre 302, 102.To facilitate the orientation of the connectors 100 and 300 relative to each other during their association, each body 102, 302 has a polarizing means. In the embodiment of the invention presented here, the polarizing means of the first connector 100 takes the form of a rib 114 which extends parallel to the connection direction 50 and which is carried here by the base 120 and more precisely by the sleeve 408. The polarizing means of the second connector 300 takes the form of a groove 306 in which is housed the rib 114. Each body 102, 302 thus has a polarizing means 114, 306 provided to cooperate with the polarizing means 306, 114 of the other body 302, 102 to orient each body 102, 302 relative to the other 302, 102.

La bague 122 présente un motif ou un revêtement antidérapant sur sa surface extérieure pour faciliter la préhension et l'entraînement en rotation.The ring 122 has a non-slip pattern or coating on its outer surface to facilitate gripping and rotational driving.

Pour éviter que les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 entrent en contact avec le corps 102, et plus particulièrement avec la douille 408, au risque de s'abîmer, le levier 104 présente au voisinage des premiers moyens d'accrochage 116, une butée 202 qui est prévue pour venir en butée contre le corps 102 avant que les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 entrent en contact avec le corps 102 lorsque le deuxième connecteur 300 est absent. Dans le mode de réalisation de l'invention présenté ici, la butée 202 est au-dessous du levier 104 juste derrière les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 et vient en contact avec la rondelle 410.To prevent the first attachment means 116 from contacting the body 102, and more particularly with the bushing 408, at the risk of being damaged, the lever 104 has, in the vicinity of the first attachment means 116, a stop 202 which is intended to abut against the body 102 before the first hooking means 116 comes into contact with the body 102 when the second connector 300 is absent. In the embodiment of the invention presented here, the stop 202 is below the lever 104 just behind the first attachment means 116 and comes into contact with the washer 410.

Lorsque le deuxième connecteur 300 est présent, les premiers moyens d'accrochage 116 viennent en contact avec les deuxièmes moyens d'accrochage 304 avant que la butée 202 vienne en butée contre le corps 102.When the second connector 300 is present, the first attachment means 116 come into contact with the second attachment means 304 before the stop 202 abuts against the body 102.

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  1. Quick-connection system (200) comprising:
    - a first connector (100) having a body (102), a lever (104) mounted with the ability to rotate on the body (102) by means of a shaft (106), a return means (108) and a claw (110) mounted at one of the ends of the lever (104) and having first catching means (116),
    - a second connector (300) having a body (302) and second catching means (304) designed to collaborate with the first catching means (116),
    the first connector (100) and the second connector (300) being designed to fit one inside the other by being brought closer together in a connection direction (50),
    the lever (104) being able to move between a blocking position in which the first catching means (116) collaborate with the second catching means (304) to prevent the connectors (100, 300) from being separated by moving them apart parallel to the connection direction (50), and a free position in which the first catching means (116) do not collaborate with the second catching means (304) thus allowing the connectors (100, 300) to be separated by movement parallel to the connection direction (50), and
    the return means (108) being designed to force the lever (104) into the blocking position, the quick-connection system (200) being characterized in that the first catching means (116) take the form of a screw thread in that the second catching means (304) take the form of a screw thread, and in that the body (102) has a base (120) and a ring (122) bearing the lever (104) which is mounted with the ability to rotate on the base (120) about an axis of rotation coaxial with the connection direction (50).
  2. Quick-connection system (200) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the second connector (300) has a cylindrical part the axis of which is parallel to the connection direction (50) and which bears said screw thread (304), and in that the claw (110) takes the form of a hollow cylinder section the axis of which is coaxial with the axis of rotation and which has the screw thread (116) on its interior face.
  3. Quick-connection system (200) according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the axis of each screw thread is parallel to the connection direction (50) .
  4. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises removable means (106, 118) of attachment used to attach the lever (104) to the body (102).
  5. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises removable means (112) of attachment used to attach the claw (110) to the lever (104).
  6. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the two bodies (102, 302) are made of electrically conducting material.
  7. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that each body (102, 302) has a poka-yoke means (114, 306) designed to collaborate with the poka-yoke means (306, 114) of the other body (302, 102) so as to orientate each body (102, 302) with respect to the other (302, 102).
  8. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the claw (110) extends radially over an angle ranging from 140° to 180° maximum.
  9. Quick-connection system (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the lever (104) has a limit stop (202) designed to come into abutment against the body (102) before the first catching means (116) come into contact with the body (102) when the second connector (300) is absent.
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