EP3029772B1 - Systeme de contact electrique et procede de fabrication du systeme de contact - Google Patents

Systeme de contact electrique et procede de fabrication du systeme de contact Download PDF

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EP3029772B1
EP3029772B1 EP15003139.1A EP15003139A EP3029772B1 EP 3029772 B1 EP3029772 B1 EP 3029772B1 EP 15003139 A EP15003139 A EP 15003139A EP 3029772 B1 EP3029772 B1 EP 3029772B1
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Christian Ungerer
Wolfgang Kerner
Michael Knödler
Peter Eisermann
Klaus Kamm
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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
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/02—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/02—Soldered or welded connections
    • H01R4/027—Soldered or welded connections comprising means for positioning or holding the parts to be soldered or welded
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/115—U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/183—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
    • H01R4/184—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion

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  • the present invention relates to a contact system comprising an electrical welding contact element and a further contact part as well as a method for producing the contact system consisting of the electrical welding contact element and the further contact part, in particular a flat contact or a contact tongue of a flat contact grid.
  • a plurality of contact parts are known, which are intended to be used as a plug contact.
  • at least one region of the contact element is designed as a pin or as a spring socket for receiving a mating contact.
  • a contact element is formed integrally with a spring over.
  • Such over-spring can be produced with the contact element in one go as a one-piece punched / bent part by punching and bending of a sheet metal strip, so that a separate production of the over-spring and their mounting and securing on the base part is omitted. It is also to be considered that in the one-piece production material can be saved, since in a two-part production, even with regard to the punching residues more material is consumed.
  • welding methods such as conventional arc welding methods, ultrasonic welding, laser welding methods or friction welding methods can be considered as joining methods.
  • the problem comes to light that the contact pairs, which is to be connected to each other, must be brought into a defined exact position to each other and if necessary, held by means of holding or auxiliary devices in this position for the duration of the welding process.
  • the special geometry of the contact pairs further complicates the contact in the process. For example, in the automotive industry in the manufacture of electrical connections or cable harnesses flat contacts or entire rows of flat contacts must be applied to corresponding contacts.
  • a device by which a pair of components can be fixed so as to attach a welded joint by means of a laser.
  • the device is designed to be transmissive at least in the spectrum of the light emitted by the laser, so that a laser beam passes through the device onto the component. Therefore, a large coverage of the component by bearing surfaces of the device, as required to achieve an optimal fixation, does not interfere with the implementation of the welding process. Performing a welding process also requires regular monitoring of the quality of the welded joint. It is therefore desirable to provide a method which eliminates the need for a device as exemplified above and completely avoids the problem of fixing the components by means of a device while at the same time achieving high positional and positional accuracy and process reliability.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to overcome relievetike problems and disadvantages and to provide an electrical contact system of two contact parts to be joined together, in particular of SchurgiflachAuthiser kind, which makes an auxiliary device for secure mounting of the contact parts dispensable. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method for producing such a contact system.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to precede the actual material-locking connection process by a mechanical prefixing process and to design the contact elements to be connected so that the one contact element can be brought together with the latter into a defined preassembly position by means of a encompassing, displaceable fixing element on the other contact element ,
  • the first contact element, preferably flat contact element is so to speak displaceable on the second contact element and applied this encompassing, so that the weld connection sections to be joined together are arranged one above the other and accessible for the welding process.
  • the interaction of a catch lens with a trough and the embrace by embracing support arms, a clearly defined position can be determined.
  • an electrical contact system consisting of a first contact element with a (preferably flat) first welded connection section and a second contact element with a (preferably also flat) second weld connection section is proposed in order to connect the two weld connection sections in touching contact and material fit, wherein the first Contact element adjacent to the first Sch spatagensabterrorism a, preferably two Fixing arms exhibiting, more preferably bent U-shaped fixing member and indeed for encompassing holding and fixing a holding portion of the second contact element and wherein the second contact element adjacent to the holding portion adjacent to the second Sch spatagensabrough so that, in the prefixed state for the welding process, the two Sch spatagensabroughe contacting each other and the two fixing arms preferably extend around the side edges of the welded connection section around a bending angle of about 180 ° (between 170 ° to 190 °).
  • the second contact element is provided with a welding tip on the upper side of the second welded connection section to be welded, so that a targeted selective introduction of energy can be achieved.
  • such an electrical contact system is also proposed in which the two contact elements are connected to one another in a material-locking manner, preferably in the region of the welded connection sections.
  • the electrical contact system is designed such that, at the first welding connection section of the first contact element, crimp connection tongues or a crimp connection contour for connecting a line are formed integrally with the contact element. It is particularly advantageous if the first contact element is produced in one piece by means of a stamped and bent process and a crimp connection is formed on the flat contact, wherein the fixing element according to the invention is formed on the end of the flat contact opposite the crimp connection.
  • first welded connection section of the first contact element has an upper side and an underside opposite the upper side, designed as a welded connection side, and / or if the corresponding second welded connection section of the second contact element has a lower side and an upper side opposite the underside and designed as a welded connection side having.
  • the two fixing arms extend below the surface of the underside formed by the first welded connection section with their front ends toward one another and at least partially parallel to the underside (as a curved U-hook).
  • the electrical contact system is thus characterized in that the two fixing arms each have a curved along an opposite curved path intermediate portion between the connection portion and the ends.
  • the length of the respective curve section corresponds to the height of the second contact element in the region of the corresponding holding section corresponds to the distance of the two inner sides of the curve sections approximately the width of the second contact element in the region of the corresponding holding section.
  • a set of a plurality of electrical contact systems with in the same number arranged in series first and second contact elements is also proposed, wherein the second contact elements are preferably formed from a stamped grid with a defined punched grid spacing.
  • the Figures 1 and 2 each show a perspective view of a first embodiment of an inventive electrical contact system 1 of a contact element 10 and a contact element 20 for producing a contact system according to the invention 1.
  • the electrical contact system 1 accordingly consists of the first contact element 10 which is formed with a welded connection portion 11 and the second Contact element 20, which is also formed with a weld connection portion 21.
  • the two welded connection sections 11, 21 are designed to be brought into contact with one another and to be able to connect the contact elements 10, 20 to one another in a material-locking manner.
  • the first contact member 10 has a central flat portion forming the weld joint portion 11. Adjacent to the welded connection section 11, a double U-shaped resilient fixing element 12 is formed.
  • the fixing element 12 is designed in its dimension and shape so that it serves as intended for encompassing holding and fixing of the holding portion 22 of the second contact element 20. Therefore, the fixing member 12 forms two U-shaped bent fixing arms 12a, 12b with fixing arm ends 12e, which are (in the Fig. 2 ) extend "towards one another" below the second contact element 20.
  • the second contact element 20 forms a corresponding holding section 22 adjacent to the welded connection section 21 such that, in the state pre-fixed for the welding process, the two welded connection sections 11, 21 are in contact with each other.
  • a welding tip 23 or weld nugget is provided on the upper side 21a of the welded connection section 22 of the contact element 20 .
  • the respective two contact elements 10, 20 are materially connected to one another in the region of the welded connection sections 11, 21.
  • crimping terminal tongues 11a, 11b for connecting a lead 30 are formed integrally with the contact member 10.
  • the welded connection section 11 of the contact element 10 has an upper side 13a and an underside which is opposite to the upper side and designed as a welded connection side 13b. It can also be seen that the weld connection section 21 of the contact element 20 has a lower side 21b and an upper side 21a opposite the underside and designed as a welded connection side.
  • the two fixing arms 12a, 12b further have a U-shaped bent portion 12c, and further, following the bending portion 12c, the aforesaid end portion 12e is formed which extends in the direction of the opposite fixing arm 12a, 12b, respectively.
  • the height of the distance of the legs at the beginning and end of the respective bending section 12c in the present case corresponds approximately to the height of the second contact element 20 in the region of the corresponding holding section 22. Further, the distance between the two inner sides of the bending sections 12c is approximately equal to the width of the second contact element 20 in the area of the corresponding holding portion 22.
  • the welding connection portions white a substantially rectangular shape with a rectangular cross-section.
  • the provision of the contact elements 10 may preferably take place with a struck and crimped line 30.
  • the invention is not limited in its execution to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. Rather, a number of variants is conceivable, which makes use of the illustrated solution even with fundamentally different types of use.

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  1. Système de contact électrique (1), constitué d'un premier élément de contact (10) pourvu d'un premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11) et d'un deuxième élément de contact (20) pourvu d'un deuxième segment d'assemblage par soudure (21), qui est conçu pour être amené en application avec le premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11), pour pouvoir assembler par matière les éléments de contact (10, 20),
    a. au voisinage du premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11), le premier élément de contact (10) comportant un élément de fixation (12) résilient, recourbé en forme de U, pourvu de deux bras de fixation (12a, 12b), pour le maintien par serrage et la fixation d'un segment de retenue (22) du deuxième élément de contact (20) et
    b. le deuxième élément de contact (20) formant le segment de retenue (22) au voisinage du deuxième segment d'assemblage par soudure (21), de telle sorte que dans la position maintenue pour le processus de soudage et préfixée, les deux segments d'assemblage par soudure (11, 21) soient opposés en se touchant et
    c. les deux bras de fixation (12a, 12b) s'écoulant autour d'un angle de courbure de 180° autour des arêtes latérales (21c, 21d) du segment de retenue (22),
    caractérisé en ce que sur la face supérieure (21a) à souder du deuxième segment d'assemblage par soudure (21), le deuxième élément de contact (20) est muni d'une coupe de soudage (23).
  2. Système de contact électrique (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de contact (10, 20) sont assemblés l'un à l'autre par matière, de préférence dans la région des segments d'assemblage par soudure (11, 21).
  3. Système de contact électrique (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que sur le premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11) des languettes de sertissage (11a, 11b) sont assemblées par ailleurs en monobloc avec le premier élément de contact (10), pour le branchement d'une ligne (30).
  4. Système de contact électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11) du premier élément de contact (10) comporte une face supérieure (13a) et une face inférieure au vis-à-vis de la face supérieure, conçue en tant que zone d'assemblage par soudure (13b) et/ou en ce que le deuxième segment d'assemblage par soudure (21) du deuxième élément de contact (20) comporte une face inférieure (21b) et une face supérieure au vis-à-vis de la face inférieure, conçue en tant que zone d'assemblage par soudure (21a).
  5. Système de contact électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que sous la surface de la face inférieure (13b) formée par le segment d'assemblage par soudure (11), par leurs extrémités frontales (12e), les deux bras de fixation (12a, 12b) s'étendent l'un vers l'autre et s'écoulent en moins par endroits en étant placés à la parallèle de la face inférieure.
  6. Système de contact électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'entre le segment de raccordement et les extrémités (12e), les deux bras de fixation (12a, 12b) comportent chacun un segment intermédiaire (12c) recourbé le long d'une trajectoire de courbure opposée.
  7. Système de contact électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes 1 à 6, pourvu d'un même nombre de premiers éléments de contact (10), placés en série et de deuxièmes éléments de contact (20) en grillage estampé, placés en correspondance de ces derniers, formés de préférence d'un grillage estampé.
  8. Procédé, destiné à fabriquer un système de contact électrique (1) assemblé par matière selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes 1 à 7, comportant au moins les étapes suivantes, consistant à:
    a. fabriquer et/ou mettre à disposition un ou plusieurs premiers éléments de contact (10), ayant chacun un premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (11) et un élément de fixation (12) et;
    b. fabriquer et/ou mettre à disposition d'un ou de plusieurs deuxièmes éléments de contact (20), ayant chacun un premier segment d'assemblage par soudure (21) et un segment de retenue (22);
    c. fixer le ou les deuxième(s) élément(s) de contacte (20) au moyen de l'élément de fixation (12) respectif sur un premier élément de contact (10) correspondant, dans une position de montage, de telle sorte que les segments d'assemblage par soudure (11, 21) soient opposés en se touchant; et
    d. créer un assemblage par matière sur chaque fois les deux segments d'assemblage par soudure (11, 21), pour l'assemblage durable d'éléments de contact (10, 20) fixés les uns aux autres en un système de contact (1) assemblé par matière.
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