EP3185370B1 - Connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP3185370B1
EP3185370B1 EP15834229.5A EP15834229A EP3185370B1 EP 3185370 B1 EP3185370 B1 EP 3185370B1 EP 15834229 A EP15834229 A EP 15834229A EP 3185370 B1 EP3185370 B1 EP 3185370B1
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Linlin Zhang
Mingfei LIU
Zimin ZHANG
Guixin YANG
Xin Yang
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581Shield structure
    • H01R13/6582Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581Shield structure
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6591Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
    • H01R13/6592Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/28Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
    • H01R24/30Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable with additional earth or shield contacts

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  • the present disclosure generally relates to power supply shielding techniques in communication devices, and more particularly to a power supply connector.
  • a radio remote unit is a very critical device in a user base station.
  • the RRU is mainly responsible for processing, transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) signals.
  • RF radio frequency
  • a power supply cable for supplying power to a RRU device has a shielding layer.
  • the shielding layer of the power supply cable is connected to a structural member of the RRU device and thus is connected to the ground via the RRU device to perform current discharging, thereby protecting the RRU device from a transient surge current caused by, for example, thunder and lightning.
  • a small-sized and low-cost power supply connector may be desired in order to supply power to the RRU device and perform the shielding and current discharging functions for the RRU device.
  • the connector is provided with contacts upon its exterior which are adapted to make contact with the interior of a terminal shield or with one or more contacts carried by the body of the article itself. These contacts on the connector are connected to an earthing wire which may be incorporated with the flexible supply wires.
  • EP1755194 discloses an electrical connector backshell assembly comprising a housing made of a conductive material in which a shielding wire is formed of a twisted shielding layer of the received power supply cable and which is connected to the housing by means of a clamping member.
  • the present disclosure provide a power supply connector suitable for small-sized RRU devices.
  • the present disclosure provides a power supply connector, including a power supply cable, a power supply connector plug, a power supply connector socket and a structural member
  • the power supply cable includes, at one end of the power supply cable connected to the power supply connector plug, a shielding wire formed of a twisted shielding layer of the power supply cable and a power supply wire separated from the shielding layer
  • the power supply connector plug includes: a shielding wire placement zone in which the shielding wire is placed, a metallic screw for fixing the shielding wire, two metallic elastic sheets which establish an interference connection with the structural member after power supply connector plug is fitted into the power supply connector socket, and two metallic sheets connected to the two metallic elastic sheets respectively; the two metallic sheets are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively, and the two metallic elastic sheets are also arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively; and the metallic screw is arranged at one side of the power supply connector plug and is connected to the shielding wire in the shielding wire placement zone and one of the metallic sheets; another one of the metallic sheets is extended to an inner
  • the metallic sheet and the metallic elastic sheet at a same side of the power supply connector may be integrated as a whole.
  • the metallic elastic sheets each having a bow shape structure which is convex in middle, may be arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively, and are connected to the metallic screw via the metallic sheets respectively.
  • the power supply connector plug may further include: a power supply wire placement and connection zone in which the power supply wire is placed and connected to the power supply connector plug.
  • the structural member may be made of metal.
  • an interference connection may be established between the metallic elastic sheets and the structural member after power supply connector plug is fitted into the power supply connector socket.
  • a shielding layer of the power supply cable forms, at one end of the power supply cable connected to the power supply connector plug, a shielding wire.
  • the power supply connector plug is provided with: a shielding wire placement zone in which the shielding wire is placed, a metallic screw for fixing the shielding wire, two metallic elastic sheets which establish an interference connection with the structural member after power supply connector plug is fitted into the power supply connector socket, and two metallic sheets connected to the two metallic elastic sheets respectively.
  • the two metallic sheets are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively, and the two metallic elastic sheets are also arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively.
  • the metallic screw is arranged at one side of the power supply connector plug and is connected to the shielding wire in the shielding wire placement zone and one of the metallic sheets. Another one of the metallic sheets is extended to an inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone, and is connected to the shielding wire after the metallic screw is tightened.
  • the shielding wire may be directly connected to the structural member via the metallic elastic sheets on the power supply connector plug, without connecting the shielding layer of the power supply cable to a housing of the power supply connector plug and a housing of the power supply connector socket. Therefore, the housings of the power supply connector plug and the power supply connector socket are not necessarily made of a big volume of metal, so as to reduce a size and cost of the power supply connector.
  • a power supply connector includes a power supply cable, a power supply connector plug, a power supply connector socket and a structural member.
  • the power supply cable includes, at one end of the power supply cable connected to the power supply connector plug, a power supply cable shielding wire formed of a shielding layer of the power supply cable and a power supply wire separated from the shielding layer.
  • the power supply connector plug includes a shielding wire placement zone in which the power supply cable shielding wire is placed, a metallic screw for fixing the power supply cable shielding wire, two metallic elastic sheets connected to the structural member, and two metallic sheets connected to the two metallic elastic sheets respectively.
  • the two metallic sheets are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively, and the two metallic elastic sheets are also arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively.
  • the metallic screw is arranged at one side of the power supply connector plug and is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire in the shielding wire placement zone and one of the metallic sheets. Another one of the metallic sheets is extended to an inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone, and is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire after the metallic screw is tightened.
  • Fig. 1 shows the structure of the power supply connector according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the power supply connector includes a power supply cable 11, a power supply connector plug 12, a power supply connector socket 13 and a structural member 14.
  • the power supply cable 11 includes, at one end of the power supply cable connected to the power supply connector plug 12, a power supply cable shielding wire 111 formed of a shielding layer of the power supply cable and a power supply wire 112 separated from the shielding layer.
  • the power supply connector plug 12 includes: a shielding wire placement zone (not shown in Fig. 1 ) in which the power supply cable shielding wire is placed, a metallic screw 122 for fixing the power supply cable shielding wire 111, two metallic elastic sheets 123 connected to the structural member 14, and two metallic sheets 124 connected to the two metallic elastic sheets 123 respectively.
  • the two metallic sheets 123 are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively, and the two metallic elastic sheets 124 are also arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug respectively.
  • the metallic screw 122, at one side of the power supply connector plug, is connected to the metallic elastic sheet 123 via the metallic sheet 124.
  • FIG. 2 is schematic structural diagram of the power supply connector plug 12 after being flipped over according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the power supply connector plug 12 includes: a shielding wire placement zone 121 in which the power supply cable shielding wire is placed, a metallic screw 122 for fixing the power supply cable shielding wire 111, two metallic elastic sheets 123 connected to the structural member 14, and two metallic sheets 124 connected to the two metallic elastic sheets respectively.
  • the two metallic sheets 124 are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug 12 respectively, and the two metallic elastic sheets 123 are also arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug 12 respectively.
  • the metallic screw 122 is arranged at one side of the power supply connector plug 12 and is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire 111 in the shielding wire placement zone and one of the metallic sheets 124. Another one of the metallic sheets 124 is extended to an inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone 121, and is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire 111 after the metallic screw 122 is tightened.
  • the metallic sheet 124 and the metallic elastic sheet 123 at a same side of the power supply connector may be integrated as a whole.
  • the way in which the metallic sheets 124 is extended to the inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone 121 may be determined depending on specific design requirements of the power supply connector plug.
  • the metallic sheet 124 and the metallic elastic sheet 123 may be formed by blending one and the same metallic plate. Taking a metallic plate connected to the metallic screw as an example, a portion of the metallic plate connected to the power supply connector socket is taken as the metallic sheet 124, and the remaining portion of the metallic plate is blended upward to form the metallic elastic sheet 123 having a bow shape structure which is convex in middle. A fixed connection (e.g., through welding, locking) may be established between the metallic sheet 124 and the metallic elastic sheet 123.
  • the structure and connection of the metallic sheet 124 and the metallic elastic sheet 123 according to the disclosure shown in Fig. 1 is exemplary and the disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the metallic elastic sheets 123 are arranged at either side of the power supply connector plug 12 respectively, and are connected to the metallic screw 122 via the metallic sheets 124 respectively.
  • the power supply connector plug 12 may further include: a power supply wire placement and connection zone 125 in which the power supply wire 112 is placed and connected to the power supply connector plug 12.
  • the structural member 14 may be made of metal.
  • An interference connection may be established between the metallic elastic sheets 123 and the structural member 14 after power supply connector plug 12 is fitted into the power supply connector socket 13.
  • the power supply cable shielding wire 111 may be directly connected to the structural member 14 via the metallic elastic sheets 123 of the power supply connector plug 12, so as to perform current discharging of the shielding layer of the power supply cable, without connecting the power supply cable shielding wire 111 to a housing of the power supply connector plug 12 and a housing of the power supply connector socket 13.
  • electrically conductive components such as the shielding wire placement zone 121, the metallic sheets 124, the metallic elastic sheets 123, the metallic screw 122 and the power supply wire placement and connection zone 125 may be made of metal.
  • Other portions of the power supply connector plug 12 for supporting and fixing the electrically conductive components may be made of electrically insulating material such as plastic material. Therefore, less metal may be used and a small-sized and low-cost power supply connector may be obtained.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic connection diagram of the power supply connector according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
  • a power supply cable 31 a power supply connector plug 32, a power supply connector socket 33 and a structural member 34 are shown.
  • Fig. 4 shows a method for connecting the power supply connector according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The method includes the following steps.
  • Step 401 a shielding layer of the power supply cable 31 is separated from a power supply wire and is twisted to form a power supply cable shielding wire 35, at one end of the power supply cable 31 connected to the power supply connector plug 32.
  • Step 402 the power supply cable shielding wire 35 is placed within a shielding wire placement zone 36 of the power supply connector plug 32.
  • Step 403 a metallic screw 37 in the power supply connector plug 32 for fixing the power supply cable shielding wire 35 is tightened.
  • the tightened metallic screw 37 is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire 35 on one hand, and is connected to a metallic sheet 38 at one side of the power supply connector plug 32 on the other hand, so as to be connected to a metallic elastic sheet 39 via the metallic sheet 38.
  • the power supply cable shielding wire 35 closely clings to an inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone 36 with fastening of the metallic screw 37.
  • a metallic sheet 38 at another side of the power supply connector plug 32 is extended to the inner wall of the shielding wire placement zone, and is connected to the power supply cable shielding wire 35 after the metallic screw 37 is tightened.
  • the metallic sheet and the metallic elastic sheet at a same side of the power supply connector are integrated as a whole, so as to connect the power supply cable shielding wire 35 to the metallic elastic sheets 39.
  • the power supply wire separated from the shielding layer is connected to the power supply connector plug 32 after the power supply cable shielding wire 35 is connected and fixed.
  • the power supply wire is placed in the power supply wire placement and connection zone of the power supply connector plug 32, and is fixed and connected.
  • Step 404 the power supply connector plug 32 is inserted into the power supply connector socket 33.
  • the power supply wire is connected, via the power supply connector plug 32 and the power supply connector socket 33, to a device which is to be supplied with power.
  • the power supply connector according to the embodiment of the disclosure is merely exemplary and the disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the skilled in the art should understand that, modifications, equivalent replacements of some or all of the technical features, or exchanges between positions of some components can be made to the technical solutions of the embodiments, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

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  1. Connecteur d'alimentation électrique, comprenant un câble d'alimentation électrique (11, 31), une fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32), une douille de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (13, 33) et un élément structurel (14, 34), dans lequel:
    le câble d'alimentation électrique (11, 31) comprend, à une première extrémité du câble d'alimentation électrique (11, 31) connectée à la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32), un fil de blindage (111, 35) constitué d'une couche de blindage torsadée du câble d'alimentation électrique (11, 31) et d'un fil d'alimentation électrique (112) séparé de la couche de blindage;
    la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32) comprend une zone de placement de fil de blindage (121, 36) dans laquelle le fil de blindage (111, 35) est placé, une vis métallique (122, 37) pour fixer le fil de blindage (111, 35), deux feuilles élastiques métalliques (123, 39) qui établissent une connexion d'interférence avec l'élément structurel (14, 34) après que la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32) ait été agencée dans la douille de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (13, 33),
    caractérisé en ce que la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique comprend en outre deux feuilles métalliques (124, 38) connectées aux deux feuilles élastiques métalliques (123, 39), respectivement; les deux feuilles métalliques (124, 38) étant agencées de part et d'autre de la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32), respectivement, et les deux feuilles élastiques métalliques (123, 39) étant également agencées de part et d'autre de la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32), respectivement; et
    en ce que la vis métallique (122, 37) est agencée sur un premier côté de la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32) et est connectée au fil de blindage (111, 35) dans la zone de placement de fil de blindage (121, 36) et à l'une des feuilles métalliques (124, 38); une autre des feuilles métalliques (124, 38) est étendue jusqu'à une paroi intérieure de la zone de placement de fil de blindage (121, 36), et est connectée au fil de blindage (111, 35) une fois que la vis métallique (122, 37) a été serrée.
  2. Connecteur d'alimentation électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la feuille métallique (124, 38) et la feuille élastique métallique (123, 39) d'un même côté du connecteur d'alimentation électrique sont intégrées comme un ensemble.
  3. Connecteur d'alimentation électrique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les feuilles élastiques métalliques (123, 39), qui présentent chacune une structure en forme d'arc qui est convexe en son milieu, sont agencées de part et d'autre de la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32), respectivement, et sont connectées à la vis métallique (122, 37) par l'intermédiaire des feuilles métalliques (124, 38), respectivement.
  4. Connecteur d'alimentation électrique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32) comprend en outre une zone de placement de connexion de fil d'alimentation électrique (125) dans laquelle le fil d'alimentation électrique (122) est placé et connecté à la fiche de connecteur d'alimentation électrique (12, 32).
  5. Connecteur d'alimentation électrique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'élément structurel (14, 34) est constitué de métal.
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