EP3410542B1 - Dispositif de protection et ensemble de bornes - Google Patents

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EP3410542B1
EP3410542B1 EP17173590.5A EP17173590A EP3410542B1 EP 3410542 B1 EP3410542 B1 EP 3410542B1 EP 17173590 A EP17173590 A EP 17173590A EP 3410542 B1 EP3410542 B1 EP 3410542B1
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Gregor Frimmersdorf
Andreas Urbaniak
Sathishkumar VENKATESAN
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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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/521—Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/005—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing

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  • the present invention relates to protection device for protecting a seal arranged in a sealed connector housing from damage, while leading through an elongated blade.
  • the invention also relates to a terminal assembly comprising such a protection device. Furthermore, a method for mounting an electrical terminal to a sealed plug housing is disclosed.
  • a protection device is known from JP 2002 164 143 A .
  • WO 2017 / 015 285 A1 describes an electric terminal that comprises a female receptacle and arranged along the longitudinal axis, wherein the female receptacle has a tubular body having a first end that is open to receive a male terminal. Similar electric terminals are disclosed in US 5 695 368 A or US 5 954 548 A .
  • the pin shaped front part has a pointed tip what makes the situation even worse. Furthermore, the pin shaped front part can be bent accidentally while inserting the male terminal into the connector housing. The bent pin shaped front part cannot be used for being inserted into the connector housing needs to be replaced.
  • the pin shaped front part can be coated with a silver or gold coating, that needs to be protected from scratches while transport.
  • the protection device for protecting the pin shaped front part of a terminal from being bent or scratched. Furthermore, the protection device protects a seal arranged in a sealed connector housing from damage, while leading through the pin shaped front part, while assembling the terminal in the connector housing. Furthermore, a method to assemble the electrical terminal to a sealed connector housing without causing damages to the seal.
  • the present application relates to a protection device for protecting a seal arranged in a sealed connector housing from damage, while leading through an elongated blade along a longitudinal axis.
  • the elongated blade protrudes from an electrical terminal, along the longitudinal axis.
  • the protective device comprises a tubular body made of plastics and arranged along the longitudinal axis. A first end of the tubular body is smoothed and a second end comprises an opening adapted to receive the elongated blade.
  • the tubular body is adapted to cover at least a tip of the elongated blade, when the elongated blade is received in the tubular body.
  • the disclosed invention provides a protection device according to claim 1.
  • the dimension of the hollow inner channel of the tube shaped body is adapted to the outer dimension of the elongated blade of the terminal.
  • the elongated blade can be inserted into the tube shaped body. Whereby the tube shaped body surrounds tightly the elongated blade. Because of the tight fit the tube shaped body can't fall down accidentally while transport or handling. This enables usage of the protection device also for protecting the sensitive elongated blade while transport, in case the cable harnesses are preassembled in different production plants and transported for finalizing the cable harness.
  • the first end of the tubular body is smoothed to enable guiding through the electrical terminal through the seal of the connector, without stitching into the seal material. The smoothing is done by removing all sharp edges. Since the protection device is made from plastics, the injection-molding tool can be designed accordingly to prevent sharp edges on the first end of the tabular body.
  • the disclosed invention provides a method to assemble an electrical terminal to a sealed connector housing according to claim 8.
  • the disclosed invention furthermore provides a method to assemble the electrical terminal to the sealed connector housing, preventing damages on the seal.
  • the method can be conducted manually or by machines or in a mixed process, whereby the steps are partly done by humans and partly by machines.
  • the process steps can be done immediately one after the other or separated by transport of the preassembled parts.
  • the first end of the tubular body comprises a straight wall arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, defining the first end.
  • the straight wall closes the tubular body on the first end.
  • the outer surface of the tubular body and the straight wall meet in an angle of about 90°. This angle is flat enough to prevent damages on the seal.
  • the first end of the tubular body is curved preventing sharp edges.
  • the first end can be made curved. That means that the areas where the outer surface meets the straight wall the edges are rounded. The edges could be alternative bevelled to get a blunt contact angle.
  • the tubular body comprises removal means to support removal of the tubular body from the elongated blade after leading through the seal.
  • the tubular body could, after insertion into the sealed connector, be difficult to grab.
  • removal means e.g. roughened areas on the surface can be foreseen.
  • special designed areas on the surface of the tubular body, designed for cooperating with grippers, are considerable.
  • the removal means comprises a flexible arm, protruding diagonal with respect to the longitudinal axis, outwards from the tubular body and towards the second end.
  • the flexible arm is adapted to cooperate with the removal device comprising a straight wall and an opening for feeding through the tubular body.
  • the tubular body is feeds through the opening, whereby the flexible arm is forced towards the tubular body while passing the opening. After passing the opening the flexible arm flexes back to the relaxed position.
  • the removal device is removed from the sealed connector, the flexible arm presses against the straight wall, whereby the removal device pulls down the tubular body from the elongated blade. This is a very easy assembly to remove the protecting device from the electrical terminal after insertion.it is robust and works with all materials used for the protection device.
  • the tubular body comprises a rectangular cross section.
  • a tubular body with a rectangular cross-section is obvious.
  • the tubular body comprises a round cross section. But of course a combination works also the other way around but it is not the preferred embodiment.
  • the tubular body comprises a slot extending from the first end to the second end.
  • the slot guides the protection device inside the housing cavity cooperating with a protrusion protruding inside the cavity. Whereby the protecting device is able to pass the protrusion and terminal is blocked by the protrusion, when reached a final position inside the connector housing.
  • the tubular body is made of plastics.
  • the tubular body will be made of plastics because the parts are cheap and easy to produce by injection molding. But there are also reasons to choose materials like TPE or Silicon for the tubular bodies:
  • the terminal assembly comprises a protection device and an electrical terminal comprising the elongated blade.
  • the method step b comprises the moving of the tubular body and/ or the electrical terminal, aligned along the mating axis, towards each other, whereby the elongated blade is inserted into the opening, provided at the second end of the tubular body.
  • the movement can be done by moving only one part or simultaneously with the two parts. This increases flexibility of the process.
  • the step a comprises: providing a removal device, and wherein the step d comprises: removing the tubular body by using the removal device.
  • the use of the removal device makes it possible to conduct the removal part of the method by a machine. That makes the process more flexible and reduces costs.
  • the removal device comprises a flexible arm and a wall arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis said wall having an opening, wherein step c comprises:
  • the flexible arm is adapted to cooperate with the removal device comprising a straight wall and an opening for feeding through the tubular body.
  • the tubular body is feeds through the opening, whereby the flexible arm is forced towards the tubular body while passing the opening. After passing the opening the flexible arm flexes back to the relaxed position.
  • the removal device is removed from the sealed connector, the flexible arm presses against the straight wall, whereby the removal device pulls down the tubular body from the elongated blade.
  • step d comprises:
  • the removal device can also be designed with clamping means that clamp the tubular body, and hold it while removing the removal device.
  • This is alternative design is more costly than the design using the flexible arm. But maybe this design is preferred to solve special requirements.
  • the step d comprises: removing the connector housing from the removal device.
  • the removal device may be designed as a part fixed to the assembly line.
  • the connector housing will be removed from the removal device after inserting the electrical terminal. While removing the connector housing the protecting device is pulled off of the elongated blade and it stays at the removal device.
  • the connector now equipped with the terminal and get rid of the protecting device can be moved forward to the next place, where the next process step, to finish the wire harness will be conducted that. This method enables fast process flow.
  • Figure 1 shows a method, known in the prior art, how to insert an electrical terminal 30 into a sealed connector housing 100.
  • Figure 1 shows a cut view of the sealed connector 100, thereby assuming wrong adjustment between the electrical terminal 30 in the sealed connector housing 100.
  • the tip 34 of the elongated blade 32, of the electrical terminal 30, stiches into the seal 50, because the terminal 30 is not precisely aligned along the longitudinal axis X.
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a protection device 10 for protecting a seal 50 arranged in a sealed connector housing 100 from damage, while leading through an elongated blade 32 along a longitudinal axis X.
  • the elongated blade 32 protrudes from an electrical terminal 30, along the longitudinal axis X.
  • the protective device 10 comprises a tubular body 12 arranged along the longitudinal axis X, wherein a first end 14 of the tubular body 12 is smoothed and a second end 16 comprises an opening 18 adapted to receive the elongated blade 32.
  • the tubular body 12 is adapted to cover at least a tip 34 of the elongated blade 32, when the elongated blade 32 is received in the tubular body 12.
  • the first end 14 of the tubular body 12 comprises a straight wall arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X, defining the first end.
  • the first end 14 of the tubular body 12 is curved to prevent sharp edges.
  • the tubular body 12 comprises removal means to support removal of the tubular body 12 from the elongated blade 32 after leading through the seal 50.
  • the removal means comprises a flexible arm 20 protruding diagonal with respect to the longitudinal axis X, outwards from the tubular body 12 and towards the second end 16.
  • the tubular body 12 comprises a rectangular cross section.
  • Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a protection device 10 attached on the electrical terminal 30 ready to be inserted into the sealed connector housing 100.
  • Figure 4 shows the assembly shown in figure 3 , rotated by 180° around the longitudinal axis X, to expose the slot 22.
  • Figures 5 to 8 show the method steps how to assemble the electrical terminal 30 with attached protection device 10 into the sealed connector housing 100 and how the protection device 10 is removed after insertion.
  • the sealed connector housing 100 and a removing device 110 are shown in a cut view.
  • Figure 5 shows the method steps a and b.
  • the method step comprises: providing the electrical terminal 30, the sealed connector housing 100 and a protection device 10 mounting the protection device over the elongated blade 32 so that the tubular body 12 covers the tip 34 of the elongated blade 32.
  • the removal device 110 is arranged on the sealed connector housing 100 opposite to the entrance for the electrical terminal 30.
  • Method step c comprises: leading the elongated blade 32 and the protection device 10 through the seal 50 of the sealed connector housing 100.
  • the removal device 110 comprises a wall 112, arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X, said wall is having an opening 114.
  • the method step comprises also further passing the tubular body 12 though the opening 114 along the longitudinal axis X whereby the flexible arm 20 is flexed towards the tubular body.
  • Figure 9 shows the method step d, shows the removing of the protection device 10 from the elongated blade 32 by using the removal device 110.
  • the flexible arm 20 is not flexed towards the tubular body 12. While separating the connector housing 100 from the removal device 110, the flexible arm 20 is pressed against the wall 112 whereby the protection device 10 is moved away from the sealed connector housing 100 and pulled off the elongated blade 32 of the electrical terminal 30.
  • Figure 10 shows a cut view of the protection device 10 attached on the elongated blade 32 inside a cavity 102 of the sealed connector housing 100. The cut is carried out perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.
  • a protrusion 104 protrudes into the cavity 102 and further into the slot 22 of the protection device 10.
  • the electrical terminal 30 is blocked by the protrusion 104, whereby the protection device 10 is movable along the longitudinal axis X because the protrusion is received in the slot 22.
  • the protrusion 104 furthermore guides the protection device 10 inside the cavity 102.

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Claims (12)

  1. Dispositif de protection (10) pour protéger un joint (50) agencé dans un boîtier de connecteur étanché (100) vis-à-vis d'un endommagement, tout en passant à travers une lame allongée (32) le long d'un axe longitudinal (X), dans lequel la lame allongée se projette depuis une borne électrique (30), le long de l'axe longitudinal, dans lequel le dispositif protecteur comprend un corps tubulaire (12) fait en matière plastique et agencé le long de l'axe longitudinal, dans lequel une première extrémité (14) du corps tubulaire est rendue lisse en supprimant tous les bords acérés, et une seconde extrémité (16) comprend une ouverture (18) adaptée pour recevoir la lame allongée, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) est adapté pour couvrir au moins un bout (34) de la lame allongée, quand la lame allongée est reçue dans le corps tubulaire ;
    caractérisé en ce que
    la première extrémité (14) du corps tubulaire (12) comprend une paroi rectiligne agencée perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal (X), définissant la première extrémité, dans lequel ladite paroi rectiligne ferme le corps tubulaire sur la première extrémité, et dans lequel la surface extérieure du corps tubulaire (12) et la paroi rectiligne se rencontrent sous un angle d'environ 90 degrés.
  2. Dispositif de protection (10) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la première extrémité (14) du corps tubulaire (12) est incurvée en empêchant des bords acérés.
  3. Dispositif de protection (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) comprend un moyen d'enlèvement pour assister à l'enlèvement du corps tubulaire (12) depuis la lame allongée (32) après être passé à travers le joint (50).
  4. Dispositif de protection (10) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le moyen d'enlèvement comprend un bras flexible (20) qui se projette en diagonale par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (X), vers l'extérieur depuis le corps tubulaire (12) et vers la seconde extrémité (16).
  5. Dispositif de protection (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) comporte une section transversale rectangulaire ou dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) comporte une section transversale ronde.
  6. Dispositif de protection (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) comprend une fente (22) s'étendant depuis la première extrémité (14) jusqu'à la seconde extrémité (16).
  7. Assemblage à borne, comprenant
    - un dispositif de protection selon l'une des revendications précédentes ;
    - une borne électrique comprenant la lame allongée.
  8. Procédé pour assembler une borne électrique (30) à un boîtier de connecteur étanché (100), comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    a) fournir la borne électrique (30), le boîtier de connecteur étanché (100) et un dispositif de protection (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6;
    b) monter le dispositif de protection par-dessus la lame allongée (32) de sorte que le corps tubulaire (12) couvre le bout (34) de la lame allongée (32) ;
    c) faire passer la lame allongée et le dispositif de protection à travers le joint (50) du boîtier de connecteur étanché (100) ;
    d) supprimer le dispositif de protection vis-à-vis de la lame allongée.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel l'étape b) comprend :
    l'opération consistant à déplacer le corps tubulaire (12) et/ou la borne électrique (30), alignés le long de l'axe d'accouplement (X), l'un en direction de l'autre, grâce à quoi la lame allongée (32) est insérée jusque dans l'ouverture (18) prévue à la seconde extrémité (16) du corps tubulaire.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 et 9, dans lequel l'étape a) comprend :
    l'opération consistant à fournir un dispositif d'enlèvement (110),
    et dans lequel l'étape b) comprend :
    l'opération consistant à enlever le corps tubulaire (12) en utilisant le dispositif d'enlèvement.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le corps tubulaire (12) comprend un bras flexible (20) qui se projette en diagonale par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (X), vers l'extérieur depuis le corps tubulaire (12) et vers la seconde extrémité (16), et dans lequel le dispositif d'enlèvement (110) comprend une paroi (112) agencée perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal (X), ladite paroi ayant une ouverture (114), dans lequel l'étape c) comprend les opérations consistant à :
    faire passer le corps tubulaire (12) à travers l'ouverture le long de l'axe d'accouplement (X), quand le bras flexible (20) et fléchit en direction du corps tubulaire, et
    empêcher de faire passer le corps tubulaire (12) quand le bras flexible n'est pas fléchi en direction du corps tubulaire.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 9, dans lequel l'étape b) comprend :
    l'opération consistant à enlever le boîtier de connecteur depuis le dispositif d'enlèvement (110).
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