EP3467952A1 - Connecteur enfichable électrique et procédé de montage d'un connecteur enfichable électrique - Google Patents

Connecteur enfichable électrique et procédé de montage d'un connecteur enfichable électrique Download PDF

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EP3467952A1
EP3467952A1 EP18191055.5A EP18191055A EP3467952A1 EP 3467952 A1 EP3467952 A1 EP 3467952A1 EP 18191055 A EP18191055 A EP 18191055A EP 3467952 A1 EP3467952 A1 EP 3467952A1
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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  • the invention relates to an electrical connector, comprising a Kodiergetude for electrical and mechanical connection with a compatible connector and a plug body for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a method for mounting an electrical connector having a Kodiergetude for electrical and mechanical connection with a compatible connector and a plug body for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly, according to the preamble of claim 12.
  • the invention also relates to a connector system comprising an electrical connector, a compatible connector and an electrical assembly.
  • a generic connector is from the DE 20 2008 014 541 U1 known.
  • Connectors are used to make an electrical and mechanical connection with a corresponding compatible or complementary additional connector.
  • a connector can do it to act a plug, a socket, a coupling or an adapter.
  • the term "connector" used in the context of the invention is representative of all variants.
  • connectors are attached to circuit boards ("printed circuit boards", PCBs), as interfaces to device housings or to electrical cables, and allow access to electrical signals (data and / or electrical supply) of the corresponding electrical module.
  • the connector usually a plug body, which is electrically and mechanically connected to the electrical assembly, such as a printed circuit board.
  • the plug body is usually followed by a Kodiergephaseuse, which essentially serves for connection to a compatible connector.
  • the Kodiergephaseuse thus provides the interface or the interface to the compatible connector forth and this is turned off, for example, in the arrangement and number of its electrical contact body or signal conductor / inner conductor and ground conductor / outer conductor and with respect to its mechanical coding on the compatible connector.
  • connectors should be mechanically robust or durable.
  • the plug connectors should withstand multiple insertion and removal or forces acting in or against the insertion direction, forces acting orthogonally to the insertion direction and torsional forces, without damage.
  • a connector should provide good electrical properties, including ensuring sufficiently high electromagnetic shielding, low contact resistance and vibration-proof contact, especially if the connector is to be suitable for high-frequency engineering.
  • the coding is pushed in the insertion of the compatible connector on the plug body and then fixed.
  • the fixation of the two components can be done for example by pressing.
  • the mounting method in the insertion direction are particularly advantageous for automated processes usable, but also show disadvantages.
  • the coding housing usually has latching means for latching connection with the compatible plug connector, forces in particular in or against the insertion direction load the press connection between coding housing and plug body strongly. Furthermore, the production of the individual components is complicated since the tolerance chain of the electrical connection, which extends from the contact bodies of the coding housing via the coding housing to the plug body and finally to the electrical assembly, is relatively long. Ensuring the necessary component tolerances thus complicates the production and can eventually be a limiting factor for the maximum achievable data transmission speed of the connector.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide an improved electrical connector, which is particularly suitable to receive mechanical forces along or against the insertion advantageous, the connector is as insensitive to manufacturing tolerances.
  • the present invention is also based on the object to provide a method for assembling an electrical connector, which in particular a mechanically robust and tolerances insensitive electrical connector can be provided.
  • the invention is also based on the object of providing a connector system comprising a connector improved with respect to the prior art.
  • the electrical connector according to the invention comprises a Kodiergephaseuse for electrical and mechanical connection with a compatible connector and a plug body for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly, wherein the compatible connector along a plug-in with the Kodiergepianuse is connectable.
  • the coding housing is designed such that the compatible connector in the insertion direction with the coding is electrically and mechanically connected.
  • the coding housing can provide a mechanical coding for the compatible connector or for a corresponding coding housing of the compatible connector.
  • the coding housing according to the invention thus represents the plug-side part of the connector according to the invention.
  • the coding housing is preferably formed from a plastic or from an electrically non-conductive material.
  • the insertion direction of the compatible connector runs along or at least parallel to the central axis or the longitudinal axis of the coding of the electrical connector.
  • the plug body in the electrical assembly with which the plug body according to the invention can be connected, it may be, for example, an electrical cable, an adapter part, a device housing or preferably an electrical circuit board.
  • the invention is not intended to be limited to use with a particular electrical assembly.
  • the invention is described below essentially with reference to a printed circuit board or board connector whose plug body is electrically and mechanically connected to a printed circuit board designed as an electrical assembly.
  • the coding housing and the plug body have a mechanical connection device.
  • the connecting device is designed to connect the coding housing and the plug body in the insertion direction positively with each other, wherein the connecting device specifies a deviating from the insertion mounting movement to connect the coding and the plug body together.
  • the coding housing is thus not mounted along the insertion direction on the plug body. In this way, a positive connection in the insertion direction can advantageously be provided.
  • the encoder housing can be applied to the connector body along an assembly path that deviates from a path that the compatible connector must follow when inserted into the encoder housing.
  • the connecting device of the coding housing and of the plug body provides positive locking at least in the insertion direction
  • the coding housing can subsequently no longer be moved along a degree of freedom in the insertion direction relative to the plug body; the coding housing and the plug body are positively connected to each other in the insertion direction. Possible tolerances or a play of the connecting device can thereby be neglected or do not interfere with the positive connection. It is a particular advantage of the invention that no additional latching means or the like are required for the positive connection of the coding housing with the plug body (in the insertion direction).
  • connection between coding housing and plug body is extremely robust in or against the insertion direction, in particular compared to a merely positive connection of the prior art.
  • the connecting device comprises a rail system, wherein the coding housing and the plug body each have at least one mutually corresponding guide rail, which together form the rail system.
  • any guide can be provided, which ensures that at least the degree of freedom is blocked in the insertion direction when the coding housing is connected to the plug body.
  • a rail system has proven to be particularly advantageous to apply the Kodiergetude in a suspensive mounting movement on the plug body, the assembly movement according to the invention deviates from the insertion of the compatible connector.
  • a connecting device may be provided in the manner of a bayonet closure, whereby the coding housing can be applied by a rotating mounting movement on the plug body.
  • a connecting device in the form of a rail system is preferable for ease of assembly.
  • any number of guide rails can be provided in the coding housing and plug body, in particular only one guide rail in each case in the coding housing and plug body.
  • a particularly good guidance can be achieved by at least two parallel guide rails in each case in the coding housing and in the plug body. It can be particularly advantageous (though not absolutely necessary), as far as possible to space the parallel guide rails, in particular to provide two guide rails at opposite ends of one side of the Kodiergeophuses and two corresponding thereto guide rails at the opposite end of one side of the plug body. Preferably parallel guide rails are thus provided at the ends / edges of the fauxschl torqueden sides of the coding and the connector body.
  • the guide rails may, for example, correspond to one another by providing a groove on the one hand (in the coding housing or in the plug body) and, on the other hand (in the plug body or in the coding housing), a web engaging behind the groove.
  • a rail system can also be realized by a clamp-like design of the coding or the plug body, whereby the respective counterpart can be performed directly.
  • the connecting device comprises an end stop, which defines an end position of the coding housing on the plug body for the assembly movement.
  • the assembly process in particular the orientation of the coding housing and the plug body relative to each other in preparation for possible further assembly steps can be carried out particularly advantageously by the use of an end stop.
  • the end stop may preferably be designed such that the coding housing can only be pushed onto the plug body up to an intended end position. It can therefore be provided a further positive connection.
  • a rail system In combination with a rail system can thus be provided that only remains a translational degree of freedom between Kodiergeophuse and plug body after pushing, whereby only a movement of the Kodiergephinuses on the plug body against the Aufschieberaum is possible.
  • the mounting angle being 30 ° to 150 °, preferably 45 ° to 135 °, particularly preferably 80 ° to 100 °, and very particularly preferably 90 °, relative to the insertion direction ° is.
  • Particularly suitable is a mounting movement, for example, sliding along a rail system, orthogonal or at least approximately orthogonal to the insertion of the compatible connector.
  • a mounting movement for example, sliding along a rail system
  • orthogonal or at least approximately orthogonal to the insertion of the compatible connector When using a orthogonal or 90 ° to the insertion aligned rail system can thus inherently a particularly suitable positive connection in the insertion direction arise.
  • recesses may be provided for at least one contact body in the Kodiergeophuse and in the plug body to introduce the at least one contact body in the insertion direction by the Kodiergeophuse in the plug body, wherein the contact body and the recesses are such that by introducing the contact body, the coding and the plug body are fixed in position.
  • the at least one contact body can be arranged or preferably arranged in the recesses of the coding housing or the plug body be clamped that the coding on the connector body no longer moves or can not be dismantled from this.
  • the contact body can be any desired electrical conductor which can be used, for example, as an inner conductor or signal conductor or, in particular, as an outer conductor or ground conductor of the connector according to the invention.
  • the positioning of the Kodiergeophuses relative to the plug body can thus be determined by the at least one contact body.
  • the contact body does not necessarily have to be introduced along the insertion direction, but can also be introduced along an angle which is 30 ° to 150 °, preferably 45 ° to 135 ° and particularly preferably 80 ° to 100 ° relative to the assembly movement. Most preferably, however, the angle is 90 ° and extends along the insertion direction.
  • the contact body and the corresponding recesses for the contact body may have any geometry, in particular, the at least one contact body may have a round, a rectangular (in particular square) or any other cross section.
  • the contact body may be in solid or hollow construction, in particular tubular, and may possibly also be referred to as a contact sleeve.
  • the connecting device provides positive locking in the insertion direction and thus blocks at least the translational degree of freedom in the insertion direction, the introduction of the at least a contact body in the insertion now all remaining degrees of freedom are blocked.
  • the coding housing and the plug body are thus preferably connected in a form-fitting manner to one another in all spatial directions after the introduction of the contact body.
  • the at least one contact body In addition to fixing the relative position between the coding housing and the plug body can also be carried out by introducing the at least one contact body optimal alignment of the contact body to the plug body. Since the at least one contact body is electrically and mechanically connected directly to the plug body by passing through the recess in the Kodiergeophuse, the tolerance chain for the connector can be significantly improved. Finally, it is possible to ensure close tolerances in the interface or in the connector according to the invention, without taking any special measures in the production of the connector. The production of the electrical connector can thus be particularly economical.
  • the at least one contact body may have a cross section which is preferably stepped in the direction of the plug body, in order to form a stop for insertion itself, if the recess (s) in the contact body have or have a larger diameter than the corresponding (n ) Recess (s) in the plug body.
  • the plug body is designed to receive one or more inner conductor parts, wherein the at least one contact body is designed as a tubular outer conductor and for receiving at least one of the plurality of inner conductor parts.
  • At least one coaxial cable or a shielding of one or more inner conductors can be provided by a trained as an outer conductor contact body within the electrical connector.
  • the coding housing and / or the plug body is designed to accommodate one to ten contact bodies, preferably two to six contact bodies and very particularly preferably four contact bodies.
  • the invention can be advantageously provided for use with a contact body, two contact bodies or four contact bodies, in particular in a configuration of the contact body as a tubular outer conductor for receiving a corresponding number of inner conductors.
  • the plug body is made of metal, preferably as a zinc die-cast part, and is electrically conductively connected to the at least one contact body.
  • the formation of the plug body made of metal for common contacting of all contact bodies and the electromagnetic Shielding of the guided through the connector body inner conductor parts particularly advantageous.
  • the plug body can be designed for electrical and mechanical connection to a printed circuit board, electrical cable, adapter part or device housing electrical assembly.
  • An adapter part is to be understood, in particular, as an adapter coding housing which, for example, has a mechanical coding or electrical configuration deviating from the compatible connector, and into which a corresponding plug connector can be inserted.
  • the adapter coding housing can also be connected to the plug body of the plug connector according to the invention via a further mechanical connecting device, for which purpose, for example, a further rail system can be provided.
  • the coding has latching means for latching connection with the compatible connector.
  • the plug body and / or the Kodiergekoruse may be straight or angled formed; the invention is thus equally usable for a straight as well as an angled connector. In the context of the invention, it is only important that the assembly movement for the coding housing and the plug body deviate from the insertion direction of the compatible connector.
  • the invention can also be advantageously used to provide a modular assembly of coding housings that can be connected by a fitter as needed to a unitary plug body.
  • the fitter can very easily produce different configurations or variations of the electrical connector, with a consistent and possibly even pre-assembled connector body.
  • the invention is not limited to a specific type of connector or to a specific connector, wherein the invention is particularly suitable for the assembly of RF cables.
  • the connector can preferably be used as an RF connector, in particular as PL connector, BNC connector, TNC connector, SMBA (Fakra) connector, N connector, 7-16 connector, SMA connector, SMB connector, SMS Connectors, SMC Connectors, SMP Connectors, BMS Connectors, RFM Connectors, HSD connectors, BMK connectors, mini coax connectors or Makax connectors.
  • the invention also relates to a method for mounting an electrical connector having a Kodiergetude for electrical and mechanical connection with a compatible connector and a plug body for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly, wherein the Kodiergetude is mechanically connected in an assembly step with the plug body ,
  • the assembly step for producing the mechanical connection between the coding housing and the plug body comprises an assembly movement of the coding housing relative to the plug body, by which the coding housing and the plug body are positively connected to each other in the insertion direction of the compatible connector.
  • provision can be made for the assembly movement to be a pushing on of the coding housing comprises on the plug body and / or a rotation of the Kodiergeophuses relative to the plug body.
  • a connecting device may be provided in the manner of a bayonet closure.
  • a fine adjustment of the connector according to the invention can be advantageously carried out by use or by introducing the at least one contact body.
  • the at least one contact body is pressed, soldered, welded, fused and / or glued in the recess of the plug body.
  • the at least one contact body which is preferably a contact sleeve, is pressed into the recesses of the plug body.
  • the contact body can thus be securely held in position in the plug body.
  • At least one inner conductor part is guided through the plug body and is received by the at least one contact body.
  • the electrical connector can be attached to the electrical assembly.
  • output-side contacts can be soldered to a printed circuit board or crimped with strands of an electrical cable, whereby at the same time the electrical contacting can take place.
  • the plug body may possibly already be preassembled on the electrical assembly.
  • the invention also relates to a connector system comprising an electrical connector according to the above, a compatible connector for electrical and mechanical connection to a Kodiergetudeuse the connector and an electrical assembly for electrical and mechanical connection with a plug body of the connector.
  • the present invention or the connector according to the invention, the method according to the invention and the connector system according to the invention can or can be used particularly advantageously in a vehicle.
  • vehicle describes any means of transportation, in particular vehicles on land, on water or in the air, including spacecraft.
  • FIG. 1 shows an inventive connector system 1, comprising an electrical connector 2 according to the invention, a compatible connector 3 for electrical and mechanical connection with a Kodiergetude 4 of the connector 2 and a printed circuit board (shown in phantom) formed electrical assembly 5 for electrical and mechanical connection with a plug body 6 of the connector 2 according to the invention.
  • the compatible connector 3 is along an insertion direction A, indicated in the figures by corresponding arrows, along the axis A x with the Kodiergeophuse 4 connectable.
  • the axis A x is preferably (as in the exemplary embodiment of the case) about the longitudinal axis of the Kodiergeophuses 4th
  • the compatible connector 3 is in the FIG. 1 shown by dashed lines as an example. Usually, the compatible connector 3 is only then connected to the connector 2 according to the invention, when the connector 2 according to the invention is completely assembled. Just to illustrate and fully illustrate the connector system, the compatible connector 3 is already in the unmounted state of the electrical connector 2 in FIG. 1 shown.
  • the compatible connector 3 and the Kodiergephaseuse 4 each locking means 7 for mutually latching connection. In principle, however, these can also be omitted or otherwise formed.
  • the coding housing 4 of the connector 2 according to the invention may have a mechanical coding and an electrical configuration corresponding to the compatible connector 3 or with a coding of the compatible connector 3 to optimally forward electrical signals (data and supply) and to ensure that only a compatible connector 3 with the connector 2 according to the invention can be joined together.
  • the plug body 6 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is designed for electrical and mechanical connection to a circuit board 5.
  • the electrical and mechanical connection can be made for example by a LötWallet ist (see. FIG. 14 ).
  • the connector 2 according to the invention is connected to the electrical assembly or to the circuit board 5 only after assembly.
  • the circuit board 5 is essentially for illustration already in the unassembled state of the connector 2 according to the invention in FIG. 1 shown.
  • the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 have a mechanical connection device 8 which is designed to connect the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 in the insertion direction A in a form-fitting manner, wherein the connection means 8 a deviating from the insertion A assembly movement B for the coding 4 and the plug body 6 pretends (indicated in the figures by corresponding arrows).
  • the connecting device 8 is arranged in the region of the connecting surfaces 13 of the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6, which are to be mechanically connected to each other.
  • This assembly step for producing the mechanical connection between the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 in this case comprises a mounting movement B, by which the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 in the insertion direction A of the compatible connector 3 are positively connected to each other.
  • the mounting movement B may include a sliding of the coding housing 4 on the plug body 6 and / or a rotation of the coding housing 4 relative to the plug body 6. In the embodiments, only the preferred variant of the sliding is shown, but this is not to be understood as limiting.
  • the connecting device 8 is designed as a rail system, wherein the coding housing 4 and the plug body. 6 mutually corresponding guide rails 9, 10, which together form the rail system and the connecting device 8. The sliding of the coding housing 4 on the plug body 6 is thus carried out using said rail system.
  • One of the hidden guide rails 10 of the plug body 6 is in FIG. 1 indicated as a dashed line.
  • the assembly movement B or the sliding of the Kodiergepuruses on the plug body along a mounting bracket ⁇ wherein the mounting angle ⁇ relative to the insertion A 30 ° to 150 °, preferably 45 ° to 135 °, particularly preferably 80 ° to 100 ° and most preferably 90 °.
  • a mounting angle ⁇ of 90 ° is consistently used, which has proven to be particularly suitable for the positive connection in the insertion direction A.
  • any mounting angle ⁇ can be provided. It is only important that the pushing or the mounting movement B does not take place in the insertion direction A of the compatible connector 3. In principle, the pushing can also take place along a specific mounting path and does not have to have a strictly linear course, as shown in the exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 illustrated connector 2 is shown in Figure 2 separately from the connector system 1 of FIG. 1 shown in a front view. It can be seen that in the plug body 6 each two parallel guide rails 10 are arranged to extend at opposite ends of the connecting surface 13 of the plug body 6, with the correspondingly parallel and also at opposite ends of the connecting surface 13 arranged guide rails 9 of the Kodiergeophuses 4 correspond (not shown). By using two guide rails 9, 10, a particularly suitable guide can be provided. The rail system or the guide rails 9, 10 and their arrangement are particularly well in the following explained FIGS. 9 to 11 recognizable.
  • recesses 11 are provided in the coding housing 4 and in the plug body 6 for at least one subsequently described contact body 12, which are preferably aligned with one another in an end position of the coding housing 4.
  • the connector 2 according to the invention can be used in a modular system, according to which a fitter can very easily select a desired coding housing 4 from a set of different coding housing 4 and subsequently connects it to the connector body 6 through the mechanical connecting device 8.
  • the positions of the recesses 11 correspond to the at least one contact body 12;
  • this is not mandatory.
  • a fitter may also select a coding housing 4 intended for use with only two contact bodies 12.
  • the mechanical coding between different coding housings 4 may differ, which results in compatibility can be easily determined with the compatible connector 3 by a fitter.
  • the assembly movement B in particular with respect to a sliding along a rail system, in any direction (except in or against the plug A). This is an example in the FIGS. 3 and 4 shown.
  • the coding housing is also pushed with a mounting angle ⁇ of 90 ° to the insertion direction A, compared with FIG. 1 but in the opposite direction.
  • FIG. 4 is a variant of an assembly movement B shown by a lateral sliding
  • the rail system compared with the FIGS. 1 to 3 is twisted by 90 °.
  • the mounting movement B is orthogonal or with a mounting angle ⁇ of 90 ° relative to the insertion A instead.
  • the rail system can be aligned at any angle on the connecting surfaces 13 of the coding housing 4 or the plug body 6.
  • the invention or the connector 2 according to the invention can be suitable for a large number of applications.
  • the plug body 6 of the connector 2 according to the invention in the FIGS. 1 to 4 is shown in an angled embodiment, be formed in a straight design.
  • a straight version is shown in the FIGS. 5 to 8 .
  • FIG. 5 shows a straight PCB connector, which is designed for electrical and mechanical connection with a circuit board 5 (not shown here).
  • FIG. 6 shows a connector 2 formed as a plug, which is designed for electrical and mechanical connection with an electrical cable 14 designed as an electrical assembly.
  • an electrical cable 14 designed as an electrical assembly.
  • FIG. 6 may be provided in conjunction with an electrical cable 14 instead of a plug and a socket or a coupling.
  • the electrical connector 2 is shown as an adapter, wherein the plug body 6 is realized for electrical and mechanical connection with a trained as an adapter part 15 electrical assembly.
  • the adapter part 15 is an adapter coding housing, which has, for example, a mechanical coding deviating from the coding housing 4 and / or electrical configuration, around a connector (not shown) complementary thereto with the compatible plug connector 3 in the manner of an adapter connect to. It can also be provided in particular that the adapter part 15 and the plug body 6 form a second connection device (not shown), whereby the adapter part 15 with the plug body 6 is connected.
  • the plug body 6 can also be formed in one piece with the adapter part 15 or be connected in any other way to the adapter part 15.
  • FIG. 8 the connector 2 of the invention is finally shown as a housing plug, wherein the plug body 6 for electrical and mechanical connection is realized with a designed as a device housing 16 electrical assembly.
  • FIG. 9 is the connector 2 of the connector system 1 of FIG. 1 shown separately in a plan view, whereby the connecting device 8 and the rail system is particularly well visible.
  • the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 each have two parallel and at opposite ends of the connecting surfaces 13 extending guide rails 9, 10.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show corresponding enlargements on a respective guide rail 9 of the coding housing 4 and a guide rail 10 of the plug body 6.
  • any guide can be provided, but a rail system is suitable in a special way.
  • the rail system can be realized almost arbitrarily, for example as in the FIGS. 9 to 11 shown as interlocking elements or by the plug body 6 has clamp-like arranged guide rails 10, the corresponding grooves 17 of the guide rails 9 of the coding 4 engage behind. Also, T-shaped webs, the corresponding grooves of the counterpart are able to reach behind, are possible.
  • the guide rails 9 of the Kodiergekoruses 4 end stops 18 which define an end position of the Kodiergephaseuses 4 on the plug body 6 for the assembly movement B.
  • the connecting device 8 may comprise any end stop 18. It can also be provided that the plug body 6 or the coding housing 4 has end stops.
  • FIG. 12 is another assembly step, which preferably - but not necessarily - following the assembly step described above for producing the mechanical connection between the Kodiergekoruse 4 and the plug body 6, is shown.
  • contact bodies 12 are inserted in the insertion direction A through corresponding recesses 11 in the coding housing 4 and in the plug body 6 in the connector 2, such that the relative position between the coding housing 4 and the plug body 6 is fixed.
  • the corresponding recesses 11 are in the previously described FIG. 2 clearly visible in a front view.
  • a first contact body 12 is already shown mounted in the electrical connector 2, whereas a second contact body 12 is in a not yet mounted position.
  • the rail system or the connecting device 8 can be blocked by introducing the contact body 12 or already by introducing a single contact body 12, whereby the Position between coding housing 4 and plug body 6 is fixed in all directions.
  • the coding housing 4 and / or the plug body 6 can be designed to receive one to ten contact bodies 12, preferably two to six contact bodies 12 and very particularly preferably four contact bodies 12.
  • the at least one contact body 12 can be introduced by being pressed, soldered, welded, fused and / or adhesively bonded in the plug body 6 or its receptacle 11.
  • the at least one contact body 12 is pressed in the plug body 6 or the associated receptacle 11.
  • the cross section of the contact body 12 may have a stepped structure, as shown, such that a stop is formed, which limits the insertion of the contact body 12 in the receptacle 11 of the plug body 6.
  • the at least one contact body 12 as a tubular outer conductor or as a contact sleeve and for receiving in each case at least one inner conductor part 19 (see. FIG. 14 ) be formed.
  • the formed as outer conductor or ground conductor contact body 12 are pressed in the embodiment with the connector body 6, which is preferably formed of metal, in particular as a zinc die-cast part.
  • the outer conductors for shielding the inner conductor parts 19, which are described below, can be electrically connected to the plug body 6 and then to the electrical assembly, for example a ground line of a printed circuit board 5 or an outer conductor of an electric cable 14.
  • one or more inner conductor parts 19 can be introduced into the plug connector 2. These can preferably be inserted from the rear side of the plug body 6 into the contact bodies 12 designed as contact sleeves.
  • the inner conductor parts 19 can - depending on the design of the connector 2 as a straight or angled connector. 2 - Also be formed straight or angled.
  • a dielectric may be provided between the inner conductor parts 19 for electrical insulation (not shown).
  • a connector 2 mounted according to the invention is then electrically and mechanically connected to the electrical assembly, in the present case a circuit board 5.
  • a circuit board 5 This is in FIG. 14 indicated.
  • a ground connection to the printed circuit board 5 can first be produced by soldering the contact feet 20 of the plug body 6, whereby the plug body 6 is able to electrically shield the received inner conductor parts 19 and, if necessary, also contacts the contact body 12 formed as outer conductor.
  • the inner conductor parts 19 can be connected (for example soldered) to corresponding printed conductors (not shown) of the printed circuit board 5.

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