EP3226359B1 - Connecteur cylindrique doté d'une bague filetée et procédé destiné à la fixation d'une bague filetée à un connecteur cylindrique - Google Patents

Connecteur cylindrique doté d'une bague filetée et procédé destiné à la fixation d'une bague filetée à un connecteur cylindrique Download PDF

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EP3226359B1
EP3226359B1 EP17000543.3A EP17000543A EP3226359B1 EP 3226359 B1 EP3226359 B1 EP 3226359B1 EP 17000543 A EP17000543 A EP 17000543A EP 3226359 B1 EP3226359 B1 EP 3226359B1
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Michael Quiter
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  • the invention relates to a circular connector with a screw ring and a method for attaching a screw ring to a circular connector.
  • the invention is in the field of connector technology, in particular in the field of circular connectors, ie connectors with e.g.
  • Such circular connectors in particular M12 circular connectors, are used, for example, for the electrical contacting and / or connection of industrial Ethernet
  • such circular connectors are often subject to mechanical stresses, such as For example, vibrations caused by connected machines are exposed, which is why these circular connectors should be designed for mechanical loads and, in particular, have a thread with which the plug connection can be screwed and secured.
  • Circular connectors are usually arranged on a cable end and are used for contacting and for entering a plug connection with a complementary circular connector and / or a complementary circular connector socket.
  • a circular connector may have a threaded ring with which the circular connector with the complementary circular connector and / or can be bolted to the complementary circular connector socket.
  • the document GB 2 109 645 A relates to a self-locking electrical connector in which a screw ring is secured to a connector housing by means of a wave spring.
  • the document DE 20 2012 101 303 U1 relates to a plug connector housing made of electrically conductive material having a base body and a locking element.
  • a wave spring connects the main body with the locking element in a conductive manner.
  • the main body and the locking element are fixed together by a snap ring.
  • the wave spring is arranged further in the direction of the plug side than the snap ring.
  • the screw ring to the circular connector of the circular connector is usually formed in several parts, so that the threaded ring are at least partially held by elements of the circular connector can.
  • a high number of individual parts can reduce the quality of the signal transmission, especially at high transmission frequencies, as used for example in Cat5 or Cat6-capable circular connectors.
  • the invention has the object to improve a fastening of a screw ring on a circular connector.
  • a first aspect relates to a circular connector according to claim 1.
  • the circular connector may be formed as one of the aforementioned circular connector, so for example, have an M12, M8, M23 or 7/8 inch thread.
  • the circular connector can be designed as a Cat5-capable and / or a Cat6-capable circular connector.
  • the circular connector can be designed in particular for connecting industrial Ethernet.
  • the circular connector may be formed on a cable end of a network cable and be designed for electrically connecting individual wires of this network cable.
  • the circular connector may have at a plug-in end a plug-in opening in which electrical contacts of the circular connector are formed, and which are designed for electrically contacting electrical contacts of the complementary complementary piece of the circular connector.
  • the complementary counterpart of the circular connector is the component with which the circular connector can enter into a plug connection, that is, for example, a complementary circular connector and / or a complementary circular connector socket.
  • the threaded ring has a thread which can be screwed into a mating thread of the complementary complementary piece of the circular connector.
  • the thread of the screw ring is arranged so that it can be screwed into its mating thread if and only if the circular connector is plugged into its complementary counterpart and / or is.
  • the threaded ring may be threaded on a surface of the circular connector.
  • the thread may be formed as an external thread.
  • the threaded ring may further include a handle portion on which the threaded ring may be gripped by, for example, fingers and / or a user's tool to rotate the threaded ring into its mating thread.
  • the threaded ring is in particular designed to be rotatable about the insertion opening of the circular connector.
  • the plug opening may be formed in the interior of the housing element.
  • the threaded ring is rotatably mounted in the direction of rotation about the housing element of the circular connector, in which the thread is to be screwed into its
  • the circular connector may have an at least partially substantially circular cross-section.
  • the cross section is arranged substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the circular connector.
  • the plugging direction is the direction in which the circular connector is moved to enter the connector.
  • the ringringnut is formed in a surface of the screw ring.
  • the ringringnut is formed as a recess and / or recess in this surface of the screw ring.
  • the ringringnut may be annular and thus be formed closed on the surface of the screw along in itself.
  • the ringringnut may be formed so that the ringringnut is at least partially formed in the direction of rotation along the surface of the screw ring. This allows the rotational movement of the screw ring, even if the screw ring is fixed by means of the holding means on the circular connector.
  • the holding means for example, relative to Move screw ring inside the ringnut, so slip along the ringringnut relative to the screw ring.
  • the ringnut can thus be designed so that the threaded ring remains in its mounted on the housing element state continues to rotate around the circular connector.
  • the ringringnut can be formed threadless.
  • the ringringnut has at least one ringringnutwand, which cooperates with the holding means so that a displacement of the screw ring is inhibited in and / or against the plugging direction of the circular connector.
  • This can be defined by the width of the ringnut a match of the screw ring.
  • the width of the ringnut can be defined in the insertion direction of the circular connector.
  • the depth of the screw ring groove may be defined in a radial direction.
  • the length of the ringnut may be defined in a circumferential direction along the screw ring, in particular an inner circumferential direction or an outer circumferential direction. In this case, the ringringnut may in particular be formed so long that it is closed in itself and is annularly formed along the entire circumference of the screw ring.
  • the holding means has at least one partial region, for example a projection, which engages in the threaded ring groove, which is thus arranged in the recess formed by the threaded ring groove.
  • the holding means may for example be designed as a latching element, as a spring, as a snap ring and / or something similar.
  • the holding means may be formed as part of the housing element, as part of the circular connector or as a separate component. In this case, the holding means can either be arranged rigidly on the housing element or can be rotated relative to the housing element.
  • the holding means may be designed to be rotatable in particular in the same direction of rotation about the housing element into which the threaded ring is also rotatably mounted on the housing element.
  • the rotatability of the screw ring is given in a direction of rotation which is arranged around the insertion direction of the circular connector. Therefore, with the screwing of the screw ring in the Counter thread slipping out of the circular connector can be inhibited from the connector.
  • the holding means may be formed, for example, elastically deformable, in particular elastically deformable in a radial direction.
  • the term “radial” refers to a radial direction away from a longitudinal axis of the circular connector.
  • the longitudinal axis of the circular connector is arranged parallel to its insertion direction and thus also parallel to a direction of current flow through the circular connector.
  • the terms “outside”, “outer surface”, etc. may refer to a radially outward-facing direction, that is, point radially away from the longitudinal axis of the circular connector.
  • the terms “inside”, “inner surface”, etc. may refer to a radially inward-facing direction, that is, point radially toward the longitudinal axis of the circular connector.
  • the circular connector may have a one-piece housing, namely only the one housing element about which the screw ring is rotatably mounted.
  • This reduction of the component cost reduces the manufacturing cost of the individual components of the circular connector.
  • the assembly so an assembly of the circular connector is simplified.
  • the signal transmission through the circular connector can be improved because the signal transmission e.g. can be disturbed by component transitions. This is particularly advantageous in the case of the high transmission frequencies due to a Cat5-capable and / or a Cat6-capable circular connector.
  • the circular connector has an inhibiting ring, which is at least partially disposed in an inhibiting receptacle, which is formed as a recess and is arranged annularly along the inner circumference of the screw ring.
  • the inhibition ring serves as an inhibitor against unintentional release of the connector.
  • the inhibition ring inhibits a screwing motion, which is necessary to release the connector.
  • the Hemmring can also inhibit the screwing, which is required for screwing and securing the connector. Here then the screwing of the connector is only possible against the provided by the Hemmring inhibition.
  • the inhibiting ring may be formed as a separate component and be formed substantially annularly around the thru-axle.
  • the inhibiting ring has a latching nose which cooperates with latching means which are formed on the housing element.
  • This latching means may in particular point from the housing element in a radially outwardly pointing direction, while the latching lug may be formed on the Hemmring in a direction pointing radially inward direction.
  • the inhibiting receptacle may be formed adjacent and / or spaced from the ringnut.
  • the screw ring can serve as a multi-functional element of the circular connector by fulfilling several functions.
  • the circular connector further comprises a housing groove in the housing element for the retaining means, wherein a plug-side housing groove wall of the housing groove is formed as a cable-side stop for the Hemmring.
  • the housing groove serves as a seat and / or stop for the holding means and may be formed substantially annularly around and / or along the outer diameter of the housing member.
  • the housing groove can restrict and / or define a clearance and / or the freedom of movement of the holding means by means of housing groove walls.
  • the housing groove can have both a plug-side and a cable-side housing groove wall.
  • the plug-side Gepurusenutwand limit the movement of the holding means in the insertion direction and the cable-side Gepurusenutwand the movement of the holding means against the insertion direction.
  • the plug-side housing wall is in this case designed so that it serves as a cable-side stop for the Hemmring.
  • the plug-side housing wall wall limits the freedom of movement of the Hemmrings in Jardinachscardi, ie in particular against the plugging direction.
  • the plug-side housing wall satisfies a dual function, which allows a particularly compact design of the circular connector.
  • the ringringnut is annularly formed in an inner surface of the screw ring.
  • the inner surface of the screw ring is in particular an inner peripheral surface.
  • the inner surface may be a surface of the screw ring associated with the housing member about which the screw ring is rotatable.
  • the inner surface of the screw ring is thus formed as an inner surface of the circular connector facing radially inward, e.g. towards the longitudinal axis of the circular connector.
  • the ringnut is annular and thus closed in itself.
  • the annular directionalringnut is closed in the direction of rotation of the screw ring.
  • the annular formation in the inner surface allows attachment of the screw ring, which allows the rotation of the screw ring around the housing member.
  • the training on the inner surface also makes it possible to arrange this attachment of the screw ring in an inner region of the circular connector, which can reduce the risk of unintentional release of the attachment by an external action on the circular connector.
  • the holding means is elastically deformable.
  • the holding means may be formed in particular elastically deformable in a direction which is arranged parallel to the depth of the ringringnut.
  • the holding means can first be elastically deflected while the screw ring is moved over the housing element until the holding means elastically deforms back into the screw ring groove.
  • the holding means can thus be designed to be elastically deformable, in particular in a radial direction. In and / or against the plug-in direction, ie in and / or against the direction in which the holding means the screw ring against a relative movement to the housing element secures, the holding means may be formed substantially inelastic.
  • “inelastic” may mean that the holding means in and / or against the insertion direction is elastically deformable by less than about 5%, preferably by less than about 2%, of the volume expansion in the insertion direction before the retention means is damaged.
  • the elastic deformability in the radial direction may be at least about 2% of the volume expansion of the holding means in the radial direction, preferably at least about 5%, more preferably at least about 15% in the radial direction. This allows sufficient deformability when fastening the screw ring on the housing element.
  • the holding means is formed as a snap ring, which engages in the sortedringnut.
  • the snap ring may be formed as a non-closed, so open, ring that can deform due to its lack of closure so that it reduces its circumference when pressure from radially outside. When the pressure drops from radially outside the snap ring takes its native outer circumference again, so that it engages in the ringringnut of the screw ring.
  • the snap ring may be arranged in particular in a housing groove of the housing element, which may be arranged in the assembled state of the circular connector as a radial outer surface of the housing member opposite and adjacent to that radial inner surface of the screw ring, in which the ringnut is formed.
  • the housing element has a housing groove, in which the holding means is arranged as a separate component.
  • the holding means thus engages at least partially both in the housing groove of the housing element, as well as in the ringringnut of the screw ring.
  • the holding means thus serves as a connecting member and / or intermediate member between the screw ring and the housing element.
  • the retaining means may at least partially penetrate into the housing groove.
  • the housing groove can thus be designed as a deflection clearance for the retaining means when mounting the screw ring to the housing element.
  • the housing groove for defining the position of the holding means on the housing element serve.
  • the housing groove may be annular and as far as spaced from a male end of the circular connector as the SSringnut in assembled, assembled circular connector.
  • the housing groove is formed at the level of synchronringnut, on each facing surfaces of the housing member and the screw ring.
  • the screw ring has an oblique deflection surface, which is designed for deflecting the holding means when mounting the screw ring to the housing element.
  • the deflection is obliquely formed in longitudinal section through the circular connector.
  • the normal is formed on the deflection surface at an angle to the depth of the SSringnut, and thus, for example, also at an angle to the radial direction. This angle can be in longitudinal section, in particular between 10 ° and 80 °, preferably between 40 ° and 50 °.
  • the deflection surface may be formed at a cable-side end of the screw ring, and thus at one end of the screw ring, which is first pushed onto the housing element during assembly of the screw ring to the housing element.
  • the deflection surface is formed at the end of the screw ring, with which the screw ring is pushed ahead on the housing element.
  • the deflection surface is formed so that the holding means is deflected, for example, is elastically deformed.
  • the holding means can be deflected, for example, so that it is pressed into a housing groove, whereby the screw ring can be pushed into a desired position on the housing element, and unhindered by the holding means. Subsequently, the screw ring is pushed so far over the housing member until the fferringnut is arranged at the level of the holding means.
  • the holding means can relax, so spring back from the deflected position, namely in the ringringnut inside. In this position, the holding means holds the screw ring in its desired position.
  • the deflection surface may be annular, so in any longitudinal section along the longitudinal axis through the Circular connector to be formed at an angle to the depth of ringringnut and thus also at an angle to the radial direction. Alternatively, the deflection can also be formed only at a position on the screw ring, which is arranged opposite to the holding means and / or the ringnut opposite.
  • the screw ring is fastened by means of the holding means form-fitting manner to the housing element.
  • the positive connection prevents detachment of the screw ring from the housing element, in particular a removal of the screw ring from the housing element.
  • the positive connection may be formed in particular in and / or against the plugging direction of the circular connector.
  • the screw ring and the housing element may be formed so that the two components are also mounted positively in the radial direction to each other. The attachment allows rotation of the screw ring around the housing member in the rotational direction.
  • the housing element is designed as a housing shield of the circular connector.
  • the housing element to which the screw ring is attached is here designed as an electrical conductor and serves as electrical shielding of the circular connector.
  • the housing shielding means of the holding means By coupling the screw ring to the housing shielding means of the holding means, it is possible to form the housing shield in one piece and trouble-free.
  • the housing shield may be formed without an opening that could interfere with the shielding effect.
  • the housing shielding can in particular be designed as a plug-in head shield, that is to say as a component of a plug-in head of the circular connector which is mounted on a cable cap of the circular connector.
  • the housing shield is integrally formed and shields the circular connector from a cable end to a plug end of the circular connector.
  • the cable end is one end of the cable, which contacted the circular connector electrically and on the Circular connector is formed.
  • the mating end of the circular connector is that end of the circular connector, which is inserted into the complementary counterpart of the circular connector in front.
  • the one-piece design of the housing shielding improves the undisturbed signal transmission through the circular connector.
  • a second aspect relates to a method according to claim 11, for attaching a screw ring to a circular connector for entering a connector with a complementary circular connector and / or a complementary circular connector socket.
  • the method can be carried out in particular for mounting the circular connector according to the first aspect. Therefore, all embodiments of the circular connector according to the first aspect also relate to the method according to the second aspect and vice versa.
  • an inhibiting ring is at least partially arranged in an inhibiting receptacle, which is formed as a recess and is arranged annularly along the inner circumference of the screw ring. Furthermore, a housing groove is formed in the housing member for the retaining means, wherein a plug-side GeHousenutwand the housing groove is used as a cable-side stop for the Hemmring.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a plug head 10 of a circular connector.
  • the plug head 10 is part of a circular connector 1, which in an assembled, assembled and assembled state in FIG. 3 is shown.
  • the plug-in head 10 is constructed substantially cylindrical and is designed to be plugged with its insertion end 11 ahead in a complementary circular connector or a complementary circular socket. The insertion movement takes place in a plug-in direction, which in FIG. 1 marked with the reference symbol S and with an associated arrow.
  • the insertion end 11 is formed at a cylinder end of the plug head 10, which is inserted during insertion of the circular connector 1 ahead and first in the complementary complementary piece.
  • the plug-in direction S is formed at the plug head 10 parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the plug head 10, which are referred to in the embodiment shown as its "cylinder axis" can.
  • the longitudinal axis L is formed as a central axis of the plug-in head 10 and the circular connector 1 and both parallel to the plug-in direction S and the current flow direction through the circular connector. 1
  • the plug-in head 10 furthermore has a cable-side plug-head end 12, which is formed at the other longitudinal end and / or cylinder end of the plug-in head 10.
  • the cable-side plug-in end 12 is arranged opposite the insertion end 11, these two ends are thus formed at the two opposite longitudinal ends and / or cylinder ends of the plug-in head 10.
  • the cable-side plug head end 12 is formed at the end of the plug head 10, which faces the cable, to be arranged at the cable end of the circular connector.
  • the plug head 10 Adjacent to the insertion end 11, the plug head 10 has a thread 151, with which the circular connector 1 can be screwed to its complementary complementary piece.
  • the plug-in head 10 further comprises a plug-in opening 14, which is formed as a cavity and into which a complementary element of the complementary circular connector or the complementary circular connector socket is inserted.
  • a plug-in opening 14 In the interior of the insertion opening 14, one or more electrical contact pins are further arranged, which in FIG. 1 not shown.
  • the plug head 10 also has a screw ring 15, which is rotatably mounted around the plug head 10 around.
  • the threaded ring 15 is rotatable about the longitudinal axis L and / or the "cylinder axis" of the plug head 10, that is in particular rotatable about a parallel to the insertion direction S arranged central axis of the plug head 10 is formed.
  • the thread 151 may be formed as a part of the screw ring 15, which may have both a grip portion 152 and the thread 151.
  • the plug-in head 10 furthermore has a housing element 13.
  • the housing element 13 may be formed, for example, as a plug-in head shield, which consists of a electrical conductor is formed (ie, for example, metallic) and the interior of the plug head 10 is electrically isolated from an outer region of the plug head 10. As a result, signals transmitted in the interior of the plug head 10 are protected from external field effects.
  • the housing element 13 embodied as a plug-in head shield thus improves the quality of the signal transmission through the circular connector 1.
  • the housing element 13 is formed of a rigid material and gives the plug head 10 a mechanical rigidity from the cable-side plug head end 12 to the insertion end 11.
  • the housing member 13 may be formed substantially tubular and / or cylindrical and is closer in the FIGS. 5A and 5B shown below.
  • FIG. 2 shows in a perspective view a cable cap 20 of the circular connector 1.
  • the cable cap 20 is designed and intended to be mounted on both a cable and the plug head 10.
  • the cable cap 20 has both a plug-side cable cap end 21 and a cable-side cable end 22 on both ends.
  • the two cable cap ends 21 and 22 are formed on opposite ends of the cable cap 20 in the plug-in direction S.
  • the cable cap 20 is formed substantially cylindrical.
  • the "cylinder axis" of the cable cap 20 is substantially parallel to the insertion direction S and coincides with the longitudinal axis L of the circular connector 1.
  • the two cable cap ends 21 and 22 are formed at the mutually opposite longitudinal ends and / or cylinder ends of the cable cap 20.
  • the cable cap 20 has a cavity.
  • the cable cap 20 may be formed substantially in the form of a hollow tube that extends along the longitudinal direction L.
  • the cable cap 20 can be endangered via a cable end of a cable, so that the wires of the cable can be arranged in a contact holder 24 at the plug-in cable end 21.
  • the cable cap 20 is thus formed, at least from the wires of a cable completely from cable side cable cap end 22 to be penetrated to the plug-side cable cap end 21.
  • the cable cap 20 has a holder 23 inside.
  • the holder 23 may form a main body of the cable cap 20.
  • both the contact holder 24 is formed, and a sheath 25 of the cable cap 20 is arranged.
  • the holder 24 has a receptacle for each wire of the cable into which a wire of the cable together with its associated insulation can be introduced.
  • the sheath 25 is substantially tubular and forms part of an outer housing of the circular connector 1.
  • the sheath 25 surrounds in the assembled state of the circular connector 1 both the cable end of the cable, as well as the holder 23 of the cable cap 20th
  • a shield contact 30 is mounted so that it is movable relative to the rest of the cable cap 20, in particular pivotable.
  • FIG. 3 shows the fully assembled and assembled circular connector 1 with a piece of a cable 40 coupled to the cable-side cable-end 22, as in FIG FIG. 3 shown, the outer circumference of the plug head 10 is adapted to the outer circumference of the cable cap 20, so that there is a continuous in the insertion direction S approximately equally extensive circular connector 1 results.
  • the circular connector 1 can be coupled in a known manner to a complementary circular connector or a complementary circular connector socket. Furthermore, the circular connector 1 can be cast.
  • FIG. 4A shows the screw ring 15 in a perspective view.
  • the screw ring 15 has on an outer side a grooved grip portion 152 for facilitating screwing the connector.
  • the screw ring 15 is substantially formed as a hollow cylinder about the longitudinal axis L, which has the thread 151 at a plug-in end, which can be screwed with a complementary thread.
  • the threaded ring 15 is rotatably supported about the housing member 13, so that the grip portion 152 is disposed on a radially outer surface of the circular connector 1.
  • the screwing direction is arranged in a circle around the insertion direction S and the longitudinal axis L around.
  • the screw ring 15 comprises the housing element 13 loosely, that is to say with play between the screw ring 15 and the housing element 13.
  • FIG. 4B shows a longitudinal section through the threaded ring 15.
  • the cutting plane is parallel to the insertion direction S and to the longitudinal axis L.
  • a screw ring cavity 157 is shown, which is bounded by the thread 151 and the handle portion 152 of the screw ring 15.
  • the ringringhohlraum 157 serves to receive the housing member 13 around which the screw ring 15 is rotatable.
  • the threaded ring 15 has at its handle portion 152 has a larger outer circumference than at its thread 151. Therefore, the screw ring 15 may be formed wider at its handle portion 152.
  • the grip portion 152 is formed at the end of the screw ring facing the cable 40.
  • the screw ring 15 has deflection surfaces 156, on which the screw ring 15 is angled at its inner diameter.
  • the deflection surface 156 is annular around the axis of rotation of the screw ring 15 around.
  • the rotation and screw axis of the screw ring is parallel to the insertion direction S and extends along the longitudinal axis L of the circular connector. 1
  • the deflection surface 156 is formed at the end of the screw ring 15, with which the screw ring 15 is applied to the housing element 13 in front.
  • the deflection surface 156 serves to deflect a holding means 17 which is closer in FIG. 6A is shown and described below.
  • the deflection surface 156 is formed so that the inner circumference of the screw ring, viewed from its cable end 155, is reduced in the insertion direction S.
  • the screw ring 15 In the insertion direction S adjacent to the deflection surfaces 156, the screw ring 15 has a threaded ring groove 153, on which the inner diameter of the screw ring 50 is larger than on at least one plug-side region of the deflection surface 156.
  • the ringringnut 153 serves to receive the holding means 17 (see. Fig. 6A ).
  • the ringringnut 153 is annular in shape as a recess in the inner surface of the handle portion 152.
  • the ringringnut 153 may be the deepest depression on the housing member 13 facing inner surface of the screw ring 15.
  • the threaded ring groove 153 Towards the cable 40, the threaded ring groove 153 has a cable-side threaded ring groove wall 153K.
  • the threaded ring groove 153 Towards the male end 11 of the circular connector 1, the threaded ring groove 153 has a plug-side threaded ring groove wall 153S.
  • the SSringnut 153 is formed as an engagement for the holding means 17 and may be formed wider in the insertion direction S than the extension of the holding means 17 in the insertion direction S. Thereby, the screw ring 15 a, e.g. have predetermined game relative to the housing member 13 in the insertion direction S.
  • an inhibiting receptacle 154 is further formed on the inner surface of the grip portion 152.
  • the inhibiting receptacle 154 is formed as a recess and arranged substantially annularly along the inner circumference of the screw ring 15.
  • the inhibiting receptacle 154 serves to receive an inhibiting ring 16, which, for example, in FIG. 6B is shown and to which reference is made below.
  • At one position is the inhibiting receptacle 154 (eg in plug-in direction S) widened formed and has a fastening engagement 158.
  • the fastening engagement 158 serves to receive a fastening lug 162 of the inhibiting ring 16 (cf. FIG. 6B ).
  • the cable end of the screw ring is in FIG. 4B designated by the reference numeral 155 and is pushed onto the housing member 13 when mounting the screw ring 15 on the housing member 13 first.
  • the housing element 13 may be formed in one piece from the insertion end 11 of the circular connector 1 to the cable-side plug head 12.
  • the housing member 13 may be formed in particular as an electrical conductor and thus as an electrical shield of the circular connector 1, in particular as the plug-in head shielding of the plug-in head 10.
  • the quality of electrical signals routed through the circular connector 1 can be improved by means of such a one-piece plug-in shield.
  • the housing element 13 is designed substantially as a hollow cylinder and / or tubular, wherein the cylinder axis and / or the pipe center axis is arranged parallel to the plug-in direction S.
  • the cylinder axis, tube axis or longitudinal axis of the housing member 13 coincides with the longitudinal axis L of the screw ring 15 and the circular connector 1 together.
  • the housing element 13 has a substantially constant outer circumference on a housing plug region 133 arranged adjacent to the insertion end 11, to which the thread 151 of the screw ring 15 is applied in the mounted state of the circular plug connector 1.
  • the outer circumference of the housing plug portion 133 is smaller than an outer circumference of a housing cable portion 134 formed adjacent to the cable-side plug-in head end 12.
  • the housing element 13 has both latching elements 132 and a housing groove 131.
  • the locking elements 132 are as radially formed outwardly facing projections, for example, as substantially trapezoidal projections which surround the housing member 13 approximately along its entire outer circumference annular.
  • the latching elements 132 provide latching engagements for a latching lug 161 of the inhibiting ring 16 (cf. FIG. 6B ).
  • the housing groove 131 is formed as an annular recess in an outer surface of the housing member 13.
  • the housing groove 131 is bounded at its end facing the cable 40 by a cable-side housing groove wall 131K and at its insertion end 11 facing the end of a plug-side GeHousenutwand 131S.
  • These two Gerissausenutthough 131 S and 131 K are formed as a stop for the holding means 17 (see also FIG. 6A ).
  • the housing groove 131 is formed as a depression in the outer circumference of the housing element 13, which surrounds the housing element 13 in an annular manner and thus in the direction of rotation substantially completely.
  • FIG. 5B shows the housing member 13 in the in FIG. 5A shown perspective view.
  • the housing element 13 of the Hemmring 16 is arranged at the level of the locking elements 132 and the retaining means 17 at least partially in the housing groove 131st
  • the housing member 13 on the plug-side housing groove wall 131S has a larger outer circumference than in the locking elements 132.
  • one of the housing groove walls, here the plug-side Genzousenutwand 131S at the same time serve as a cable-side stop for the Hemmring 16 (see. FIG. 5B ).
  • the holding means 17 has a larger outer circumference than the inhibiting ring 16.
  • the threaded ring 15 can be applied substantially without resistance on the Hemmring 16 when applied to the housing plug portion 133 until the threaded ring 15 with its deflection surface 156 first encounters the holding means 17.
  • FIG. 6A shows in a perspective view of the holding means 17, which may be formed as an elastically deformable snap ring.
  • the snap ring is as one not closed ring formed with a holding means opening 173 having a ring segment with an opening angle of at least 90 °.
  • the holding means opening 173 on the one hand allows for easier application of the holding means 17 to the housing element 13, in particular into the housing groove 131.
  • the holding means opening 173 causes the holding means 17 can be compressed by the action of force from radially outside to radially inside, so that the holding means 17 has a reduced outer circumference.
  • the holding means 17 As in FIG. 6A Shown is the holding means 17 as an open snap ring formed with approximately perpendicular and parallel to the insertion direction S and / or longitudinal direction L trained ring walls.
  • the holding means 17 has a holding means inner surface 171 which is arranged pointing radially inward to the center of the holding means 17 and is arranged in a position applied to the housing member 13 in the interior of the housing groove 131 so that it faces the housing element 13 flat.
  • the holding means 17 furthermore has a plug-side holding means surface 174 and a cable-side holding means surface 175.
  • the holding means 17 has a holding means outer surface 172 which is arranged in a mounting position in the interior of the ringringnut 153 so that it faces radially outward to the screw ring 15, in particular to the grip area 152.
  • the deflection 156 of the screw ring 15 is formed so that the inner circumference of the screw ring 15 at its However, at the location of its narrowest inner diameter, the deflection surface 156 is smaller than the outer diameter of the holding means 17 (in its elastically relaxed shape). Therefore, during further application of the screw ring 15 against the insertion direction S on the housing element 13, the holding means 17 due to a force by the deflection surface 156 from radially outside to radially inside compressed in the housing groove 131 inside.
  • the outer diameter of the housing element 13 in the recess of the housing groove 131 is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the relaxed holding means 17.
  • the holding means 17 can be pushed sufficiently far into the interior of the housing groove 131 during assembly, so that the threaded ring 15 via the holding means 17th can be pushed so far until the retaining means 17 can relax into the ringringnut 153 and thereby the threaded ring 15 is positively secured to the housing member 13.
  • the width of the fferringnut 153 in the insertion direction S can be slightly wider than the extension of the holding means 17 in the insertion direction S. Therefore, the holding means 17 has enough space to relax inside the screw ring groove 153. As soon as the holding means 17 has relaxed, the screw ring 15 is fastened in a form-fitting manner to the housing element 13.
  • the plug-side retaining means surface 174 and the cable-side retaining means surface 175 have a sufficient extent in the radial direction, so that they are partially arranged in the relaxed state in the ringringnut 153 and partially in the housing groove 131. As a result, the screw ring 15 is secured against slipping down from the housing element 13 in or against the insertion direction S.
  • the holding means 17 is arranged in the mounted state of the circular connector 1 so that it is at least partially disposed in the interior of the ringringnut 153 and at least partially in the interior of the housing groove 131.
  • the holding means surfaces 174 and 175 serve as stops for the Genzonutin 131 S and 131 K and for the threaded ring groove walls 153S and 153K.
  • Both the ringringnut 153 and the housing groove 131 are formed as a closed annular recesses and thus allow rotation of the screw ring 15 and / or the holding means 17 in the rotational direction about the longitudinal axis L of the screw ring 15, the housing member 13 and / or the entire circular connector.
  • the holding means 17 is in the assembled state of Circular connector 1 arranged so that the longitudinal axis L extends approximately through the disc center of the holding means 17 and is formed approximately as a normal to the disc surface of the snap ring.
  • FIG. 6B shows the Hemmring 16 in a perspective view.
  • the inhibiting ring 16 is formed as an open ring with a Hemmringö réelle 163.
  • the extent of the Hemmrings 16 in the insertion direction S corresponds approximately to the width of the grid 132 in the insertion direction S.
  • the Hemmring 16 is designed and intended to include the screening 132, so that a locking lug 161 receives engagement in the screening 132.
  • the locking lug 161 has substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction S radially inwardly toward the central axis of the circular connector.
  • a mounting lug 162 of the Hemmrings 16 of the Hemmring 16 is rotatably connected to the screw ring 15 connectable.
  • the screw ring 15 on the fastening engagement 158 in which engages in the insertion direction S from the Hemmring 16 mounting lug 162 engages so that automatically upon rotation of the screw ring 15 and the Hemmring 16 is rotated.
  • the Hemmring 16 is dimensioned by its diameter forth that on the one hand surrounds the screening 132 from the outside, and further dimensioned so that it comfortably, ie with a certain play, fits into the Hemmability 154 of the screw ring 15, see. also FIG. 4B ,
  • the opening 163 of the Hemmrings 16 ensures the game for the ring radius to meet these dimensions requirements and to allow easy insertion of the Hemmrings 16 in the Hemmability 154.
  • the inhibiting ring 16 also has one or more thickenings 164, which ensure an improved fit of the inhibiting ring 16 in the inhibiting receptacle 154 of the screw ring 15.
  • the inhibiting ring 16 may be made, for example, from a plastic, in particular from a hard plastic and exist.
  • the Hemmring 16 may be formed as a module component, so only optional on Circular connector 1 may be present. In an installed position of the Hemmring 16 surrounds the housing member 13 from the outside and is positioned so that a normal through the ring center is arranged parallel to the insertion direction S.
  • the inhibiting ring 16 provides in cooperation with the screening 132 and the threaded ring 15 an inhibition of the screw connection between the circular connector 1 and its complementary complementary piece.
  • the inhibition inhibits at least one screwing of the screw ring 15 in the twisting direction.
  • the escapement does not necessarily have to be given, but it can also at least partially inhibit a turning of the respective screw ring.
  • By the inhibition is a turning of the screw protection of the connector, for example, in vibration load by industrial machinery o. ⁇ . inhibited and / or prevented.
  • the escapement can not be permanent but detachable and allow an intentional unscrewing of the screw.
  • the threaded ring is not applied from the plug-side end of the housing element forth, but applied to the housing element from the cable end.
  • the deflection of the screw ring can be arranged at the plug-side end of the screw ring.
  • the ringringnut cable side of the deflection surface may be formed, and the inhibiting receptacle in turn cable side of the ringringnut.
  • the arrangement of the locking elements and the housing groove on the housing element which are arranged facing radially in the assembled circular connector their counterparts. In this embodiment, therefore, the arrangement of these features in the insertion direction accordingly rotates in comparison to that described above with reference to the figures Embodiment.
  • the circular connector is not designed as a stretched circular connector, such as in FIG. 3 but as an angled circular connector.
  • Angled circular connectors regularly have an angled housing at about 90 °.
  • the current flow direction along the circular connector is angled.

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  1. Un connecteur circulaire (1) pour réaliser une connexion enfichable avec un connecteur circulaire complémentaire et/ou une douille de connecteur circulaire complémentaire, avec
    - une bague vissable (15) qui est montée de manière rotative autour d'un élément boîtier (13) du connecteur circulaire (1) et qui présente un filetage (151) pour le blocage de la connexion à enfichage,
    sachant que
    l'élément boîtier (13) présente une rainure de boîtier (131) qui est réalisée sous forme d'un évidement annulaire dans une surface extérieure de l'élément boîtier (13) ;
    la bague vissable (15) présente une rainure de bague vissable (153) et qu'elle est fixée à l'élément boîtier (13) au moyen d'un moyen de retenue (17) en prise dans la rainure de bague vissable (153) ;
    la rainure de boîtier (131) présente une paroi de rainure de boîtier côté câble (131K) et une paroi de rainure de boîtier côté connecteur (131S) en tant que butée pour le moyen de retenue (17) ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'une
    bague de verrouillage (Hemmring) (16) est disposée au moins partiellement dans un logement de verrouillage (Hemmaufnahme) (154) qui est réalisé sous la forme d'un évidement et qui est disposé de manière annulaire le long de la circonférence intérieure de la bague vissable (15), et que
    la bague de verrouillage (16) présente un ergot d'encliquetage (161) coopérant avec des moyens d'encliquetage formés sur l'élément boîtier (13).
  2. Le connecteur circulaire d'après la revendication 1, sachant que la paroi de rainure de boîtier côté connecteur (131S) de la rainure de boîtier (131) est réalisée en tant que butée côté câble pour la bague de verrouillage (16).
  3. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que la rainure de bague vissable (153) est réalisée de manière annulaire dans une surface intérieure de la bague vissable (15).
  4. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que le moyen de retenue (17) est réalisé de manière à être élastiquement déformable.
  5. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que le moyen de retenue (17) est réalisé sous la forme d'un jonc ou encore d'un circlip qui s'engage dans la rainure de bague vissable (153).
  6. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que le moyen de retenue (17) est disposé sous forme de composant séparé.
  7. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que la bague vissable (15) présente une surface de renvoi inclinée (156) réalisée pour dévier le moyen de retenue (17) lors du montage de la bague vissable (15) sur l'élément boîtier (13).
  8. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que la bague vissable est fixée par engagement positif à l'élément boîtier par l'intermédiaire du moyen de retenue.
  9. Le connecteur circulaire d'après l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que l'élément boîtier (13) est réalisé comme blindage de boîtier du connecteur circulaire (1).
  10. Le connecteur circulaire d'après la revendication 9, sachant que le blindage de boîtier est réalisé d'une seule pièce et qu'il blinde le connecteur circulaire (1) depuis une extrémité câble à une extrémité fiche (11) du connecteur circulaire (1).
  11. Un procédé de fixation d'une bague vissable (15) sur un connecteur circulaire (1) afin de réaliser une connexion enfichable avec un connecteur circulaire complémentaire et/ou une douille de connecteur circulaire complémentaire, sachant que
    - une bague vissable (15) avec un filetage (151) est montée de manière rotative autour d'un élément boîtier (13) du connecteur circulaire (1) pour bloquer la connexion à enfichage;
    - la bague vissable (15) est fixée à l'élément boîtier (13) au moyen d'un moyen de retenue (17) qui s'engage dans une rainure de bague vissable (153) de la bague vissable (15) ;
    - une paroi de rainure de boîtier côté câble (131K) et une paroi de rainure de boîtier côté connecteur (131S) d'une rainure de boîtier (131) de l'élément de boîtier (13) formée en tant qu'évidement annulaire dans une surface extérieure de l'élément boîtier (13) sont utilisées comme butée pour le moyen de retenue (17) ;
    - une bague de verrouillage (Hemmring) (16) est disposée au moins partiellement dans un logement de verrouillage (Hemmaufnahme) (154) qui est réalisé sous forme d'un évidement et qui est disposé de façon annulaire le long de la périphérie intérieure de la bague vissable (15) ; et que
    - la bague de verrouillage (16) présente un ergot d'encliquetage (161) coopérant avec des moyens d'encliquetage formés sur l'élément boîtier (13).
  12. Le procédé d'après la revendication 11, sachant que la paroi de rainure de boîtier côté connecteur (131S) de la rainure de boîtier (131) est utilisée comme butée côté câble pour la bague de verrouillage (16).
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