EP3067993B1 - Cadre de support destine a recevoir des inserts de contact modulaires - Google Patents

Cadre de support destine a recevoir des inserts de contact modulaires Download PDF

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EP3067993B1
EP3067993B1 EP16159755.4A EP16159755A EP3067993B1 EP 3067993 B1 EP3067993 B1 EP 3067993B1 EP 16159755 A EP16159755 A EP 16159755A EP 3067993 B1 EP3067993 B1 EP 3067993B1
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Thorsten Diessel
Dennis Sprenger
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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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/426—Securing by a separate resilient retaining piece supported by base or case, e.g. collar or metal contact-retention clip
    • 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
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/508—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by a separate clip or spring

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  • the invention relates to a holding frame for receiving modular contact inserts according to the preamble of claim 1 and a holding frame for receiving modular contact inserts according to the preamble of claim 6.
  • Such a holding frame comprises an opening into which at least one contact insert can be inserted in an insertion direction.
  • the opening is at least partially limited by a frame wall having an edge and at least one recess formed in the edge. In the recess, a projection element of the contact insert were inserted when inserting a contact insert into the opening.
  • Such support frames are used for modular use of contact inserts, for example, on connectors.
  • one or more contact inserts can be arranged to be used together with the holding frame in a housing of a connector part and connected to the housing. In this way, contact inserts can be combined with each other in a modular manner and arranged over the holding frame in or on a connector part.
  • Such contact inserts may, for example, have one or more electrical contacts.
  • the contact inserts are connected in this case, on the one hand with electrical lines which are fed to a connector, and on the other hand form plug contacts, via which the plug connector can be brought into electrical contact with a mating connector part.
  • Such modular contact inserts offer the advantage of flexible combinability and thus variable usability of connectors.
  • At one of the EP 1 026 788 A1 known holding frame frame walls can be adjusted to each other to open the holding frame for inserting contact inserts.
  • a connector in which modular contact inserts can be inserted into a support frame, wherein on the support frame resiliently formed retaining tabs are formed, via which the contact inserts can be attached to the support frame.
  • a plug connection is further from the DE 26 43 724 A1 in which contacts are fixed by means of a latching connection in a holding frame.
  • a holding frame for receiving a plurality of juxtaposed connector modules wherein the holding frame has on its mating side a plurality of separated by slots wall segments, each of which form two symmetrically opposed wall segments an insertion area for a plug module.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a support frame available, the easy attachment of contact inserts to the support frame and a allows reliable locking of the contact inserts on the support frame at the same time easier removability of the contact inserts of the support frame.
  • the blocking element is attached as a separate element to the frame wall, wherein the blocking element is attached to the frame wall in such a way that the blocking element surrounds the frame wall at a second edge, which is opposite to the first edge having at least one recess, wherein the blocking element rests with a first surface portion on an outer side facing away from the opening of the frame wall and with a second surface portion on an opening facing the inside of the frame wall and the bracket portion is disposed on the first surface portion.
  • the blocking element is designed as a separate, additional element to the frame wall.
  • the blocking element delimited in a blocking position with its bracket portion, the recess against the insertion direction, so that an in-recess recess in the projection element of a contact insert not readily - at least not without adjustment of the bracket section - can be removed against the insertion of the recess.
  • the bracket section can be adjusted relative to the frame wall on which the blocking element is arranged, in this way opening the recess against the insertion direction and thus removing the projection element and thus the contact insert against the insertion direction from the holding frame enable.
  • the strap section is elongated transversely to the direction of insertion.
  • the strap section extends beyond the recess and thus engages over it, so that the at least one recess is delimited by the strap section opposite to the direction of insertion.
  • a projection element lying in the recess is locked in this way by the bracket section against the insertion direction, so that the projection element can not be easily moved out of the recess against the direction of insertion.
  • the blocking element is designed as a spring element and thus resiliently.
  • a spring element may e.g. be made of spring steel.
  • the adjustment of the bracket portion can thus be elastically resilient, so that after adjustment of the bracket portion from the locking position of the bracket portion, for example, automatically returned to the locked position.
  • the blocking element is attached as a separate element to the frame wall.
  • the blocking element is thus (adjustable) held on the frame wall and secured to the frame wall, that the bracket portion engages over the associated recess of the frame wall and thus allows locking of a projection element of a contact insert in the recess.
  • the blocking element is attached to the frame wall in such a way that the blocking element engages around the frame wall at a second edge, which lies opposite the first edge having the at least one recess.
  • the blocking element rests with a first surface section on an outer side of the frame wall facing away from the opening and with a second surface section on an inner side of the frame wall facing the opening.
  • the blocking element produced as a spring element from a spring steel thus surrounds the frame wall and is thereby held on the frame wall, wherein the bracket section is arranged on the outside, first surface portion and comes to rest in the region of the associated recess of the frame wall.
  • the bracket portion may be arranged, for example, at one end portion of the first surface portion and the frame wall on the upper, first edge, in which the at least one recess is formed, project beyond, so that the bracket portion locks the recess in its blocking position against the insertion direction.
  • the blocking element may have a recess which is assigned to at least one recess of the frame wall and at least partially congruent with it.
  • the recess may for example be arranged on the first surface portion of the blocking element and is arranged to the associated recess of the frame wall, that rests in the attached to the holding frame contact insert the projection element both in the recess of the frame wall and in the recess of the locking element.
  • the recess on the first surface portion is limited against the insertion direction by the bracket portion, so that when befindlichem in the blocking position bracket section the protrusion element inserted in the recess can not easily be removed from the recess.
  • the bracket portion limits the recess at the edge of the frame wall against the insertion direction, so that is held over the bracket portion of the contact insert on the support frame.
  • the bracket portion may extend in this way web-like and engages over the recess, so that the associated projection element of the contact insert is locked in its position on the bracket section and can not be removed against the insertion direction of the support frame.
  • a forming section may be arranged on the bow section, which protrudes from the bow section transversely to the insertion direction and projects into the associated recess at the edge of the frame wall.
  • the blocking element is made in one piece, for example, as a spring element, for example made of spring steel
  • the shaping section can be formed, for example, by bending over to the bow section. The shaping section projects into the recess on the frame wall of the holding frame, so that a projection element lying in the recess can interact with the forming section and is locked in the recess above it.
  • the blocking element formed as a spring element can be structurally reinforced.
  • the projection element of the contact insert can accumulate on insertion onto the molding section and thus elastically adjust the strap section, so that the projection element can be introduced into the recess of the frame wall and locked with the strap section can be engaged.
  • the bracket section viewed in the insertion direction, be arranged below an upper edge of the edge of the frame wall. This has the advantage that the strap section is protected by the frame wall, for example when the holding frame falls down. In an impact forces are intercepted over the upper edge of the frame wall of the holding frame, so that the strap portion of the example formed as a spring element locking element is not damaged.
  • the blocking element can be arranged as a whole movable, in particular pivotable on the frame wall. This way can through Adjust, in particular pivoting, the locking element of the bracket section between the locking position and the release position are adjusted.
  • the stirrup section can extend along the frame wall of the holding frame and can be connected to the adjusting element on the front side of the holding frame on a wall part.
  • the frontal wall part is arranged for example at right angles to the frame wall and limited in this way the opening of the holding frame frontally.
  • the bracket portion may be formed, for example meander-shaped with transversely offset to the direction of insertion and to the longitudinal extension direction of the bracket portion to each other sections.
  • the strap section thus has first sections and second sections offset from the first sections.
  • the first portions are in the blocking position of the bracket portion in recesses of the frame walls and thus serve to lock arranged in the recesses projection elements of the contact inserts.
  • the second sections are on the outside of the frame wall and connect the first sections together.
  • the frame wall extends, for example, along a width direction transverse to the insertion direction.
  • a plurality of recesses which are periodically offset from one another along the width direction, can preferably be arranged on the frame wall. In this way are - periodically spaced from each other - created on the support frame several slots in which a plurality of contact inserts can be used side by side.
  • the support frame is e.g. formed by two mutually parallel, along a depth direction transverse to the insertion direction and transversely to the width direction spaced apart frame walls, which are frontally connected to each other via wall parts to provide a rectangular frame.
  • one or more recesses are arranged in each case, can be used in the projection elements of one or more contact inserts.
  • the recesses of the two frame walls are, for example, in pairs opposite each other, but differ in their dimensions, so that with the recesses a coding is provided which allows insertion of a contact insert in the support frame only in a single predetermined position and orientation.
  • the recesses of the frame walls differ in their width (measured along the width direction) from each other.
  • the recesses On the first frame wall, the recesses thus have a first predetermined width, while on the opposite, second frame wall, the recesses have a different, second predetermined width.
  • each recess may be associated with a separate locking element. Characterized in that each recess of a separate locking element is locked, it is possible to hold each contact insert separately on the support frame and in particular separately, so independent of other contact inserts to unlock and remove from the support frame.
  • the blocking element which is associated with a recess in which a contact insert rests with a projection element, is actuated to adjust the strap portion of the locking element from its blocking position to the release position, so that the contact insert can be removed from the recess. This can be done independently of other locking elements on other recesses, so that when releasing the contact insert from a recess other contact inserts can remain locked and thus continue to be held on the support frame.
  • a connector may, for example, have a housing and an insertable into the housing or attachable to the housing holding frame of the type described above. Such a connector may be for mating connection with an associated mating connector part and for electrically contacting leads with each other.
  • a plurality of contact inserts can be held on the holding frame, wherein each contact insert can have one or more contacts for plug-in connection and - in particular electrical - contacting with an associated mating connector part.
  • Fig. 16 shows a schematic view of a connector 1, which has a housing 10 and a housing 10 inserted into the holding frame 3.
  • the housing 10 leads into a conduit 2, in which a plurality of electrical wires that open in the housing 10, can be enclosed.
  • the support frame 3 serves to receive modular contact inserts 4, as shown schematically in FIG Fig. 16 and in a concrete embodiment in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are shown.
  • the contact inserts 4 are attached to the support frame 3 and have - outwardly above - contact elements 40 which serve for plug-in connection and electrical contact with associated mating contact elements of a mating connector part 5.
  • the connector 1 For connecting the connector 1 with the associated mating connector part 5, the connector 1 is inserted into the mating connector part 5 and thus brought into engagement with the mating connector part 5, so that the contact elements 40 of the contact inserts 4 are electrically contacting with the contact elements of the mating connector part 5 in connection.
  • the contact inserts 4 are modular and can be designed differently.
  • the contact inserts 4 each have a housing body 42, which has plug-in openings 41 on a side facing into the housing 10 of the connector 1 in side, can be inserted into the line wires of the line 2 for electrical contact.
  • On the opposite, outwardly facing side are contact elements 40 of the housing body 42, which serve for plug-in engagement with the mating connector part 5.
  • the contact inserts 4 may differ in the shape of the contact elements 40, in the number of contact elements 40 or in their basic function. For example, not only electrical contacts, but also, for example, mechanical or pneumatic contacts can be provided via the contact inserts 4.
  • the contact inserts 4 can be attached to a support frame 3 in a modular manner in a different combination.
  • the holding frame 3 has along a width direction B parallel to each other extended frame walls 31, 32 which are spaced along a depth direction Q to each other and receive the contact inserts 4 between them.
  • the frame walls 31, 32 are connected to each other via wall parts 33, 34, so that a rectangular frame is formed with an opening 30 into which the contact inserts 4 can be inserted in an insertion direction E.
  • the contact inserts 4 have the same pitch, in particular a same width.
  • the recesses 310, 320 of the opposite frame walls 31, 32 have - as measured along the width direction B - different widths x, y (see Fig. 2 ).
  • a coding is provided which allows insertion of a contact insert 4 only in a predetermined position and orientation in a created between the frame walls 31, 32 slot.
  • a first, measured along the width direction B narrow projection element 24 can be inserted into the recesses 310 on the first frame conversion 31, while a second, arranged on the opposite, other side of the housing body 42 projection element 421 due to its width y only in the recess 320th can be used on the second frame wall 32.
  • Attachment points 330, 331, 340, 341 are provided on the end wall parts 33, 34, which serve for fastening the holding frame 3 to the housing 10 of the connector 1 and, for example, by means of suitable screw connections, fixing the holding frame 3 with contact inserts 4 arranged thereon on the housing 10 allow.
  • connecting devices 332, 342 are provided on the end-face wall parts 33, 34, via which, for example, a neutral conductor can be connected to the holding frame 3.
  • the recesses 310, 320 are formed in upper edges 313, 323 of the opposite frame walls 31, 32 and thus open towards the insertion direction E to the outside.
  • the contact inserts 4 are to be held firmly on the support frame 3, are on the Holding frame 3 locking elements provided which act in a blocking position on the projection elements 420, 421 of the contact inserts 4 and thus prevent removal of the contact inserts 4 from their attached to the support frame 3 position.
  • a first embodiment of such locking elements 35 show Fig. 3 to 5A . 5B ,
  • the blocking elements 35 are formed in the illustrated embodiment as spring elements made of a spring steel, which are U-shaped and with the surface portions 352, 353 surround the frame walls 31,32 on a side facing away from the upper edge 113, lower edge 114.
  • Each blocking element 35 is in this case exactly one recess 310, 320 associated with a frame wall 31, 32 and limits its associated recess 110,120 against the insertion direction E by means of a bracket portion 350.
  • the bracket portion 350 is disposed on the outer surface portion 352 and projects beyond the upper edge 113, 123 of the blocking element 35 associated frame wall 31,32 addition.
  • a recess 351 Arranged on the outer surface section 352 is a recess 351 which is congruent with the recess 310, 320 associated with the blocking element 35.
  • the protrusion elements 420, 421 arranged on both sides of the housing body 42 run onto the stirrup sections 350 of the blocking elements 35 associated with the pair of recesses 310, 320, so that the stirrup sections 350 are pushed aside along the depth direction Q to the outside and the projection elements 420, 421 engage with the recesses 310, 320.
  • each contact insert 4 separately attached to the support frame 3 and - by releasing the bracket sections 350 - are also removed from the support frame 3.
  • the contact inserts 4 are set counter to the insertion direction E via two bracket sections 350 of two opposing locking elements 35 against the insertion direction E on the support frame 3.
  • the Locking the projection elements 420, 421 are released, so that a contact insert 4 can be removed independently of other contact inserts 4 from the support frame 3.
  • the blocking elements 35 engage in each case with a holding tongue 354, which is formed on the inside surface portion 353 of the blocking element 35, in an associated holding opening 311, 321 on the frame wall 31, 32 on. In this way, the blocking elements 35 are fixed to the frame walls 31, 32 substantially without play.
  • a locking of the contact inserts 4 is provided on the support frame 3, which can be operated manually and without tools.
  • the blocking elements 35 need not be acted upon.
  • the bracket portions 350 of the pairwise opposing locking elements 35 can be manually grasped and bent outwardly to release in this way the locking of the associated contact insert 4 on the support frame 3.
  • two blocking elements for 35A, 35B are interconnected via their second, inner surface portions 353 to form a continuous blocking element 35.
  • the first outside surface portions 352 of the locking members 35A, 35B are not connected to each other, and also their bracket portions 353 are separated from each other, so that the locking members 35A, 35B can be operated independently of each other.
  • Figs. 18A, 18B For example, three blocking elements 35A, 35B, 35C are connected to one another via their second, inner-side surface sections 353, so that a coherent blocking element 35 formed from three blocking elements 35A, 35B, 35C is created.
  • FIG. 6 and 7 show exemplary embodiments of a holding frame 3.
  • the holding frame 3 for example, as a zinc or aluminum die-cast part ( Fig. 6 ) or as a bent part ( Fig. 7 ) be formed.
  • Fig. 19 to 24 show a further embodiment of a holding frame 3 with arranged thereon locking elements 35 in the form of spring steel made of spring elements.
  • the holding frame 3 has frame walls 31, 32, which are connected to one another via wall parts 33, 34 and form a central opening 30, into which contact inserts 4 (FIG. Fig. 23 ) can be used in an insertion direction E.
  • the holding frame 3 has a rectangular shape and forms, in the illustrated embodiment, six slots for receiving different modular contact inserts 4.
  • Each three blocking elements 35A, 35B, 35C are here, as in Figs. 21A and 21B shown interconnected to a continuous locking element 35, wherein the locking elements 35A, 35B, 35C each have separately formed outer surface portions 352, however, are connected to each other at their inner surface portions 353, so that a coherent locking element 35 is provided.
  • a retaining tongue 354 is arranged on the inner surface portion 353 of each locking element 35A, 35B, 35C, which rests blocking in an associated retaining opening 311, 321 at locking member 35 attached to the associated frame wall 31, 32.
  • the coherent locking element 35 is in this case against the insertion direction E from below to the associated frame wall 31, 32 recognized until the retaining tongue 354 engages in the associated retaining opening 311, 321 and the blocking element 35 is thus locked to the frame wall 31, 32.
  • the blocking element 35 surrounds the associated frame wall 31, 32, so that the frame wall 31, 32 is arranged between the inner surface section 353 and the outer surface section 352.
  • Each blocking element 35A, 35B, 35C has on its outer surface section 352 a bow section 350, which is cut free by a recess 351 from the outer surface section 352. With the bow section 350, the blocking element 35A, 35B, 35C engages over an associated recess 310, 320 on the frame wall 31, 32 and protrudes into the recess 310, 320 with a molding section 355 formed on the bow section 150.
  • the blocking element 35A, 35B, 35C thus lies with the shaping section 355 in the associated recess 310, 320 of the frame wall 31, 32, the strap section 350 coming below the upper edge of the edge 313, 323 of the respective frame wall 31, 32 and thus is protected by the frame wall 31, 32, for example, when the holding frame 3 falls down.
  • the recesses 310, 320 of the frame walls 31, 32 have different widths x, y (see FIG Fig. 21 ), so that on the recesses 310, 320, a coding for the slots is created, which allows insertion of a contact insert 4 only in exactly one position.
  • a contact insert 4 is inserted in the insertion direction E in the opening 30 of the holding frame 3 and in this case comes with projection elements 420, 421 in engagement with the recesses 310, 320 of the frame walls 31, 32. Due to the fact that the recesses 310, 320 along the Inserting direction E are drawn comparatively long, the contact insert 4 comes with its projection elements 420, 421 first into engagement with the recesses 310, 320 and then runs on the molding portions 355 of the locking elements 35A, 35B, 35C on both sides of the frame walls 31, 32, so in that the outer surface portions 352 are elastically bent outward until the protrusion members 420, 421 have passed the molding portions 355 and snap-lock the outer surface portions 352 to the protrusion members 420, 421, as shown in the sectional view of FIG Fig. 24 is shown.
  • the contact inserts 4 are locked in the support frame 3 and can not be removed in particular against the insertion direction E from the support frame 3, at least not without the lock on the locking elements 35A, 35B, 35C to solve, which by elastic bending of the associated Locking elements 35A, 35B, 35C outwardly manually or using a suitable tool is possible.
  • each contact insert 4 can be attached individually to the holding frame 3 and also removed again from the holding frame 3.
  • the frame walls 31, 32 each have a plurality of holding openings 311, 321 and recesses 310, 320, wherein the recesses 310, 320 are formed in the insertion direction E comparatively deep in the frame walls 31, 32, to an advantageous guide for the projection elements 420th , 421 of the contact inserts 4 provide.
  • the flatly extended walls 333, 334 at the end wall parts 33, 34 compared to the frame walls 31, 32 at least slightly increased wall thickness to the frame walls 31, 32 frontally together to connect and increase the structural strength of the support frame 3.
  • each locking element 35A, 35B, 35C is bent so obliquely to the inside surface portion 353 that the retaining tongue 354 protrudes with its tip in the direction of insertion E in the associated retaining opening 311, 321, holding tab 354 holds the associated Locking element 35A, 35B, 35C in Position on the associated frame wall 31, 32, when a contact insert 4 is inserted into the insertion direction E in the holding frame 3.
  • the retaining tongue 354 abuts in the insertion direction E to the lower boundary edge of the associated retaining opening 311, 321, without the blocking element 35A, 35B, 35C can be detached from the frame wall 31,32.
  • FIG. 8 to 10A . 10B show a further embodiment of a holding frame 3 with locking elements 36 arranged thereon.
  • a blocking element 36 is arranged on each frame wall 31, 32, which with strap sections 361, 362, starting from a central attachment point 360, via which the locking element 36 is attached to the associated frame wall 31, 32, extends longitudinally on the associated frame wall 31, 32 is arranged, with end portions 363, 364, the end-side wall parts 33, 34 surrounds and communicates with adjusting elements 37 in connection.
  • the end sections 363, 364 each have an opening 365, 366, in which an adjustment section 371 of a pivotable about a pin 370 adjusting element 37 rests.
  • the bracket sections 361, 362 have long along the width direction B on the respectively associated frame wall 31, 32.
  • the strap sections 361,362 are in this case in a locking position in a groove-shaped recess 312 (see Fig. 10A ) of the respective associated frame wall 31, 32, so that when inserted in the blocking position bracket sections 361, 362 inserted into the support frame 3 contact inserts 4 are locked on their protrusion elements 420, 421 on the support frame 3, as in Fig. 8 is shown.
  • bracket sections 361, 362 of the locking elements 36 are each pairwise adjusted from the locked position, as in Fig. 10A is shown.
  • the opposite along the depth direction Q bracket sections 361, 362 of the locking elements 36 can in this case be adjusted together by the these bracket sections 361, 362 associated adjustment 37 is engaged with the end portions 363, 364 of the bracket sections 361, 362nd
  • the locking elements 36 may in turn be made resiliently from a spring steel.
  • Each blocking element 38 in this case has a bow portion 180 which has long along one of the frame walls 31, 32 extends.
  • Inwardly offset portions 381 of the bracket portion 380 are in this case in the blocking position of the locking elements 38 in the recesses 310, 320 of the frame walls 31, 32, so that via these inwardly offset portions 381 attached to the support frame 3 contact inserts 4 relative to the support frame. 3 are locked, like this in Fig. 11 is shown.
  • the blocking elements 38 can be moved together out of their blocking position in order to remove contact inserts 4 from the holding frame 3 or to attach contact inserts 4 to the holding frame 3.
  • the locking elements 38 may be resiliently made from a spring steel.
  • FIGS. 14A, 14B and 15 show another embodiment.
  • locking elements 39 in the form of elongated wires are pivotally mounted on the frame walls 31, 32.
  • the locking elements 39 are pivotable about bearing portions 392 embracing clip members 396 fixed to one frame wall 31,32 and are also with bearing portions 393, 394 in bearing openings on the front wall portions 33, 34 of the holding frame 3 a.
  • bearing portions 392-394 locking portions 391 are transversely offset, so that there is a meandering shape.
  • the locking portions 391 in a blocking position ( Fig. 14B ) or in a release order ( Fig. 14A ) are brought to lock or release contact inserts 4 on the recesses 310, 320 of the frame wall 31, 32.
  • front-side wall portion 33 is arranged at each locking element 39, an adjustment section 395, via which a user can manually attack on the locking element 39 to pivot it between its blocking position and its release position.
  • contact inserts 4 can be attached to the support frame 3 or removed from the support frame 3.
  • contact inserts 4 attached to the holding frame 3 are locked to the holding frame 3 and are thus securely and reliably held on the holding frame 3.
  • a blocking element can be assigned to one or more recesses, so that one or more contact inserts can be unlocked and removed from the holding frame by actuating a blocking element.
  • the frame walls can be made of a solid, inelastic material and thus ensure a secure, reliable fit of contact inserts on the support frame.
  • the spring elements can be manufactured as inexpensive components and attached in a simple manner to the frame walls.

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  1. Cadre de maintien (3) destiné à accueillir des inserts de contact (4) modulaires, comprenant
    - une ouverture (30), dans laquelle peut être inséré au moins un insert de contact (4) dans une direction d'insertion (E),
    - une paroi de cadre (31, 32) qui délimite l'ouverture (30) au moins dans certaines portions, laquelle possède un bord (313, 323) et au moins un évidement (310, 320) moulé dans le bord (313, 323), dans lequel peut coulisser un élément saillant (420, 421) d'un insert de contact (4) lors de l'insertion de l'insert de contact (4) dans l'ouverture (30), et
    - un élément de blocage (35, 36, 38, 39) disposé au niveau de la paroi latérale (31, 32) et pourvu d'une portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) qui
    - dans une position de blocage, délimite l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E) afin de maintenir l'élément saillant (420, 421) de l'insert de contact (4) dans l'évidement (310, 320) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E), et
    - pour libérer l'élément saillant (420, 421) en vue de retirer l'insert de contact (4) hors du cadre de maintien (3), peut être déplacé transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E) depuis la position de blocage dans une position de libération,
    - la portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) s'étendant transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E) et chevauchant l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) dans la position de blocage de telle sorte que l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) est délimité par la portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E), l'élément de blocage (35, 36, 38, 39) étant à flexibilité élastique,
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément de blocage (35, 36, 38, 39) est appliqué au niveau de la paroi de cadre (31, 32) en tant qu'élément séparé, l'élément de blocage (35) étant appliqué au niveau de la paroi de cadre (31, 32) de telle sorte que l'élément de blocage (35) chevauche la paroi de cadre (31, 32) au niveau d'un deuxième bord (314, 324), qui se trouve à l'opposé du premier bord (313, 323) possédant l'au moins un évidement (310, 320), l'élément de blocage (35) reposant par une première portion de surface (352) contre un côté extérieur de la paroi de cadre (31, 32) à l'opposé de l'ouverture (30) et par une deuxième portion de surface (353) contre un côté intérieur de la paroi de cadre (31, 32) qui fait face à l'ouverture (30), et la portion en étrier (350) étant disposée au niveau de la première portion de surface (352).
  2. Cadre de maintien (3) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la première portion de surface (352) possède un évidement (351) destiné à accueillir l'élément saillant (420, 421) de l'insert de contact (4), l'évidement (351) étant délimité par la portion en étrier (350) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E) .
  3. Cadre de maintien (3) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'une portion façonnée (355) dépassant de la portion en étrier (350) transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E) est disposée au niveau de la portion en étrier (350), laquelle pénètre dans l'évidement (310, 320) au niveau du bord (313, 323) de la paroi de cadre (31, 32).
  4. Cadre de maintien (3) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la portion en étrier (350), vue dans la direction d'insertion (E), est disposée au-dessous d'une arête supérieure du bord (313, 323).
  5. Cadre de maintien (3) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de blocage (36, 38, 39) est disposé mobile transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E), notamment pivotant au niveau de la paroi de cadre (31, 32).
  6. Cadre de maintien (3) destiné à accueillir des inserts de contact (4) modulaires, comprenant
    - une ouverture (30), dans laquelle peut être inséré au moins un insert de contact (4) dans une direction d'insertion (E),
    - une paroi de cadre (31, 32) qui délimite l'ouverture (30) au moins dans certaines portions, laquelle possède un bord (313, 323) et au moins un évidement (310, 320) moulé dans le bord (313, 323), dans lequel peut coulisser un élément saillant (420, 421) d'un insert de contact (4) lors de l'insertion de l'insert de contact (4) dans l'ouverture (30), et
    - un élément de blocage (35, 36, 38, 39) disposé au niveau de la paroi latérale (31, 32) et pourvu d'une portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) qui
    - dans une position de blocage, délimite l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E) afin de maintenir l'élément saillant (420, 421) de l'insert de contact (4) dans l'évidement (310, 320) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E), et
    - pour libérer l'élément saillant (420, 421) en vue de retirer l'insert de contact (4) hors du cadre de maintien (3), peut être déplacé transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E) depuis la position de blocage dans une position de libération,
    - la portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) s'étendant transversalement par rapport à la direction d'insertion (E) et chevauchant l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) dans la position de blocage de telle sorte que l'au moins un évidement (310, 320) est délimité par la portion en étrier (350, 360, 380, 390) à l'opposé de la direction d'insertion (E),
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément de blocage (35, 36, 38, 39) peut être déplacée entre la position de blocage et la position de libération par le biais d'un élément de positionnement (37) monté pivotant au niveau d'une partir de paroi (33, 34) du cadre de maintien (3).
  7. Connecteur à enficher (1) comprenant un boîtier (10) et un cadre de maintien (3) selon l'une des revendications précédentes qui peut être inséré dans le boîtier (10) ou monté au niveau du boîtier (10).
  8. Connecteur à enficher (1) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le connecteur à enficher (1) possède une pluralité d'inserts de contact (4) maintenus au niveau du cadre de maintien (3), lesquels possèdent respectivement un ou plusieurs contacts (40) destinés à la connexion par enfichage et à la mise en contact avec une partie de connecteur à enficher homologue (5) associée.
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