EP3314702B1 - Connecteur amélioré - Google Patents

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EP3314702B1
EP3314702B1 EP16739572.2A EP16739572A EP3314702B1 EP 3314702 B1 EP3314702 B1 EP 3314702B1 EP 16739572 A EP16739572 A EP 16739572A EP 3314702 B1 EP3314702 B1 EP 3314702B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R27/00—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

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  • the present invention relates to plug and socket connectors. It is particularly applicable, but in no way limited, to plug and socket connectors which are suitable for joining lighting cables together, and in particular to connectors which facilitate connection with and between various types of known connectors available from a variety of different manufacturers.
  • Two part plug and socket connectors are known per se and are well known in the electrical trade and a wide variety are already commercially available.
  • Three examples that have particular application in the lighting sector are the FASTFIX (RTM) Rapid Install System supplied by Aurora Limited, the CLICK (RTM) system supplied by Scolmore International Limited of Scolmore Park, Landsberg, Lichfield Road Industrial Estate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, B79 7XB, and the WIELAND (RTM) connectors supplied by Wieland Electric GmbH of Brennerstra ⁇ e 10-14, 96052 Bamberg, Germany.
  • WO2008131140 discloses a two part connector having a locking mechanism in which the plug part has a feature preventing the separation of the two parts.
  • the mains wiring is connected to the primary or male section of a connector and the necessary testing is then carried out.
  • the appropriate luminaire is connected to the secondary or female section of the connector, if the luminaire is not already supplied in this fashion by the manufacturer.
  • the installation is completed by plugging the primary and secondary connectors together, ensuring that they are locked in combination, and finally positioning the luminaire in its desired position.
  • Both 3 pole and 4 pole connectors of this type are available.
  • the forth pin can be used for emergency units or any other application such as accommodating a loop cable.
  • the primary section could be the female portion and the secondary section the male portion.
  • plastic shrouded metal pins associated with one section engage with metal lined plastic cylinders or sockets in the other section, making the required electrical connections.
  • these male/female connectors allow quick and easy replacement of a luminaire simply by the user operating the quick release locking/unlocking mechanism and pulling the two parts of the connector apart. No live wires or live connections are ever exposed and no tools are required to perform this operation. Nor is there any need for a qualified electrician. So long as the new luminaire comes with a secondary connector already attached it can simply be plugged in to the primary connector, again with no tools or qualified electrician required.
  • a two part plug and socket connector comprising a first, male part and a second female part and a locking mechanism adapted to retain the male and female parts together, said locking mechanism comprising two protrusions, said protrusions being adapted to engage with corresponding aperture(s) in the other part of the connector, said protrusions adapted to flex in substantially different planes in order to engage/disengage with their respective apertures.
  • These protrusions act as deflectable securing means to secure the two parts of the connector together.
  • This arrangement provides for a more secure locking mechanism than that found in known connectors.
  • One of the protrusions incorporates a breakable region, enabling some or all of that protrusion to be broken off if it is not required. This feature greatly facilitates the ability of connectors according to the present invention to couple with connector parts from other manufacturers.
  • the two parts of connector could be sold or supplied separately, and only one part may be supplied.
  • the male portion of a connector according to the present invention may not be used, or may not be supplied at all.
  • the wiring arrangement is the other way round, with a female portion already installed on the wiring arrangement supplying power to the luminaire, then the female portion of a connector according to the present invention may not be used, or may not be supplied at all.
  • these connectors can be configured in a wiring arrangement with either the male or the female part attached to the luminaire, although the present convention is that the female portion is connected to the luminaire.
  • said protrusions are aligned substantially along a longitudinal axis of the connector, that is the axis along which the two connector parts approach each other in order to form a connection.
  • the protrusions flex in directions that are substantially at right angles or orthogonal to each other in order to engage/disengage with their respective apertures.
  • one of the protrusions is longer than the other.
  • the breakable region is incorporated into the longer of the two protrusions, since it is the longer protrusion that is most likely to interfere with the coupling process when a different type or make of connector makes up the other part.
  • the breakable region comprises a snappable region, and more preferably the snappable region comprises a region of reduced material thickness along the protrusion.
  • the breakable region is located substantially where the protrusion joins the body of that connector part. This results in substantially the whole of that protrusion being snapped off.
  • a two part plug and socket connector comprising a first, male part and a second, female part and a locking mechanism adapted to retain the male and female parts together, said locking mechanism comprising at least two protrusions, said protrusions being adapted to engage with corresponding aperture(s) in the other part of the connector.
  • one of the protrusions may be longer than the other.
  • one of the protrusions incorporates a breakable region, enabling some or all of that protrusion to be broken off if it is not required.
  • Various types of breakable regions can be employed as specified by the materials specialist.
  • the breakable region is incorporated into the longer of the two protrusions and more preferably the breakable region comprises a snappable region.
  • the snappable region comprises a region of reduced thickness along the protrusion.
  • the breakable region is located substantially where the protrusion joins the body of that connector part. This makes it easier to break off the protrusion when it is not required.
  • the locking mechanism comprises more than two protrusions, said protrusions being adapted to engage with corresponding aperture(s) in the other part of the connector. This gives increased locking security and also allows the connector to be used with a wider variety of known connectors of this type.
  • the locking mechanism comprises more than two apertures. Furthermore, two, or more, of these apertures can be connected together in the form of a slot. This can both simplify manufacture as well as enabling the connectors to couple with a wider range of connectors from other manufacturers.
  • the present invention also extends to a plug and socket connector as described herein further comprising a luminaire connected to one part of the connector by means of an electrical cable.
  • the two parts of the connector combination could be sold or supplied separately, and only one part may be supplied.
  • the male portion of a connector according to the present invention may not be used, or may not be supplied at all.
  • the wiring arrangement is the other way round, with a female portion already installed on the wiring arrangement supplying power to the luminaire, then the female portion of a connector according to the present invention may not be used, or may not be supplied at all.
  • a connector suitable for use in attaching to a complementary connector in a male/female type connector combination in order to join one or more electrical cables to another electrical cable
  • said connector comprising a locking mechanism adapted to retain the connector combination together, said locking mechanism comprising two protrusions, said protrusions being adapted to engage with corresponding aperture(s) in the other part of the connector, characterised in that the protrusions are resiliently deformable and adapted to flex in substantially different planes in order to engage/disengage with the respective apertures.
  • the present invention is understood to cover just one part of a two part connector combination, that one part incorporating two protrusions, the two protrusions being adapted to flex in substantially different planes in order to engage/disengage with respective apertures in the other part of the connector.
  • This one part of the two part connector combination therefore incorporates the key elements of a quick release locking mechanism.
  • the protrusions are preferably aligned substantially along a longitudinal axis of the connector.
  • the protrusions flex in directions that are substantially at right angles to each other in order to engage/disengage with their respective apertures.
  • one of the protrusions is longer than the other.
  • one of the protrusions incorporates a breakable region, enabling some or all of that protrusion to be broken off if it is not required, and preferably the breakable region is incorporated into the longer of the two protrusions.
  • the breakable region comprises a snappable region, and preferably the snappable region comprises a region of reduced material thickness along the protrusion.
  • the breakable region is located substantially where the protrusion joins the body of the connector.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise more than two protrusions, said protrusions being adapted to engage with corresponding aperture(s) in the other connector.
  • the present invention provides a plug and socket connector with a releasable locking mechanism that is compatible with a range of known, existing plug and socket connectors of this type.
  • a plug and socket connector 10 having a first, male portion 12 and a second, female portion 11.
  • the female portion of the connector 11 is formed in two parts, a top part 15 and a bottom part 13.
  • the male portion of the connector 12 is also formed in two parts, a top part 16 and a bottom part 14.
  • the top and bottom parts of each connector which together form a housing, may be separated in order to form the necessary electrical connections inside the connector parts (not shown).
  • the top and bottom parts of each portion of the connector may be held together by any suitable means, such as resilient engaging lugs or by screws, bolts or other suitable fixings.
  • each connector portion incorporates the releasable locking mechanism.
  • the releasable locking mechanism could be incorporated into the bottom parts of the connector, or split between the top and bottom parts, as desired by the designer.
  • Protrusion or barbed stem 19 is a relatively long, thin substantially elongate or extended solid cylinder of plastics material with a substantially rectangular or square cross-section, extending from the body of the top part of the connector along a substantially longitudinal axis of the connector. This longitudinal axis extends along the length of the two parts of the connector and is substantially perpendicular to the gap between the two parts of the connector when the two parts are locked together.
  • the end of the protrusion furthest away from the body of the top part has at its tip a barb 21, a shoulder of which is adapted to engage with the inside of the body of the top part of the male connector portion, having passed through an aperture or slot in the male connector portion.
  • the aperture can be any desired shape to be compatible with the item or items to latch inside it.
  • Protrusion 19 represents at least one deflectable securing means integrally formed on the wall member of the female portion of the connector, adapted to engage with a corresponding aperture in the wall of the male portion of the connector.
  • Protrusion 20 which is shorter in length than protrusion 19, again extends away from the body of the top part of the female connector portion.
  • the longitudinal axes of both protrusions are substantially parallel to each other but displaced from each other such that the two protrusions are substantially side by side.
  • the protrusion 20 also has a barbed tip 22.
  • the tip 22 is adapted to engage with a latching bar 23 on the outside of the top part of the male portion of the connector.
  • the latching bar 23 is sized, shaped and configured to leave a gap between the bar and the body of the connector large enough to accommodate the latching tip 22 of protrusion 20.
  • the term 'aperture' includes any structure capable of retaining the end of a protrusion, including the latching bar arrangement 23 shown in the Figures.
  • a button 24 is provided on resiliently deformable protrusion 20 to facilitate pushing down the protrusion 20 in order to unlatch it from the latching bar 23.
  • the two parts of the connector housing are preferably constructed from any suitable plastics material as specified by the materials specialist. It will be understood that the flexing movement of protrusion 20 takes place in a direction substantially at right angles or perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the connector housings.
  • suitable plastics materials include polycarbonates, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), nylon including nylon 66, PVC, other suitable thermoplastics, and mixtures thereof. Whatever material or materials are used to manufacture these components it is important that the materials are non-electrically conductive, for safety reasons.
  • the two protrusions 19, 20 are adapted to flex in substantially different planes with respect to one another in order to engage/disengage with their respective apertures. This provides for increased security in order to avoid the two parts of the connector becoming detached accidentally. In use this type of connector is often hidden away in a confined space together with various other items that might accidentally press or impact upon it and cause accidental release of the locking mechanism.
  • protrusion 19 can simply be broken off, snapped off or snipped off and discarded.
  • an area of weakness 25 can been created. This can be formed by creating a breakable region, such as a region with a reduced cross-section, as in this example, or by introducing a weakened region by some other means as determined by the materials specialist.
  • protrusion 20 can latch with latching bar 23, even in the absence of an aperture in the other portion to accommodate the longer protrusion 19.
  • the two protrusions have deliberately been designed to be different lengths, one being longer than the other.
  • a particular manufacturer's design of connector locking mechanism has provision for one, shorter latching protrusion then the longer of the two protrusions 19 on the present connector design can be removed and dispensed with.
  • the shorter protrusion 20 in the present connector design designed to latch or engage with a latching bar external to the connector housing, will not get in the way of, or interfere with, the longer protrusion 19 latching into place.
  • protrusions can be provided as part of the releasable locking means, with the appropriate number of apertures or lugs on the other portion of the connector.
  • Additional protrusions can provide additional flexibility and increased locking security.
  • an additional long protrusion similar to protrusion 19 could be provided on the opposite side of protrusion 20 (not shown). This would mimic the existing FASTFIX (RTM) connector design from Aurora Limited and give increased compatibility. As with the protrusion 19, this additional protrusion can be broken or cut off if not required.
  • This new design therefore provides a good deal of flexibility and interchangeably with other types of connectors from different manufacturers, as well as increased locking security.

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  1. Connecteur de fiche et de prise (10) comprenant une première partie mâle (12) et une seconde partie femelle (1 1) et un mécanisme de verrouillage libérable (19,20,21,22,23) adapté pour retenir les parties mâle et femelle ensemble, ledit mécanisme de verrouillage libérable comprenant deux protubérances (19,20) sur l'une desdites partiess (11,12) du connecteur, lesdites protubérances étant adaptées pour s'engager avec les ouvertures correspondantes dans l'autre desdites partiess (11,12), lesdites protubérances sont déformables de manière résiliente et adaptées à la flexion dans des plans sensiblement différents afin de s'engager et de se désengager avec leurs ouvertures respectives, caractérisées par le fait que l'une des protubérances (19,20) incorpore une région cassable (25), permettant de rompre tout ou partie de cette protubérance (19,20) si elle n'est pas nécessaire.
  2. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon la revendication 1 dans lequel lesdites protubérances (19,20) sont alignées substantiellement le long d'un axe longitudinal du connecteur (10).
  3. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2 dans lequel les protubérances (19,20) fléchissent dans des directions sensiblement perpendiculaires les unes aux autres afin de s'engager et de se désengager avec leurs ouvertures respectives.
  4. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon toute revendication précédente dans lequel l'une des protubérances (19,20) est plus longue que l'autre.
  5. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon toute revendication précédente dans lequel la région cassable (25) comprend une région enclenchable.
  6. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon toute revendication précédente dans lequel les protubérances (19,20) associées au mécanisme de verrouillage amovible sont situées sur la deuxième partie femelle (11) du connecteur de fiche et de prise (10).
  7. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon toute revendication précédente comprenant en outre un luminaire relié à une partie du connecteur (10) au moyen d'un câble.
  8. Connecteur de fiche et de prise selon toute revendication précédente comprenant en outre un bouton (24) sur une protubérance resiliement déformable adaptée pour faciliter le déverrouillage de la protubérance de l'ouverture correspondante.
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