EP3542417A1 - Device for connecting conductors and connection assembly comprising such a device - Google Patents

Device for connecting conductors and connection assembly comprising such a device

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EP3542417A1
EP3542417A1 EP17797925.9A EP17797925A EP3542417A1 EP 3542417 A1 EP3542417 A1 EP 3542417A1 EP 17797925 A EP17797925 A EP 17797925A EP 3542417 A1 EP3542417 A1 EP 3542417A1
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spacer
connector
hollow body
connecting device
conductors
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Yannick Pelletier
Fabrice BRAJARD
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Safran Aerosystems SAS
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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
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/512—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by screw or screws
    • 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
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6591—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
    • H01R13/65912—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members for shielded multiconductor cable
    • 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
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6598—Shield material
    • H01R13/6599—Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal

Definitions

  • the present invention relates, in general, to conductor connecting devices.
  • Such devices may, for example, be used for connecting electrically conductive cables, for example comprising a bundle of conductors, or for connecting optical fibers.
  • Such a device may, in a non-limiting application of the invention, be used for connecting conductors of a power supply or data transmission network on board an aircraft.
  • the conductor connection devices generally comprise a hollow body, which is mounted around a sheath of a first bundle of conductors, and means for fixing the hollow body to a connector which connects the conductors of the first bundle with drivers of a second beam to match.
  • a wiring chamber similar to a junction box, which is provided in the middle part of the cables and in which is housed an additional length of cable.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a conductor connecting device for accommodating a length of cable required for wiring.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide, in a first aspect, a device for connecting conductors, in particular electrically conductive cables or optical fibers, comprising a hollow body internally defining a passage for the conductors and a fastener for the hollow body. on a connector of the connecting device.
  • This connection further comprises a removable spacer adapted to be positioned in the extension of the body, between the body and the connector, the spacer defining internally a chamber opening on each side of the spacer by mutually opposite faces and intended to cooperate with the hollow body and / or the connector, the spacer being able to open so as to allow access to said chamber.
  • the spacer is an element of the conductor connecting device which surrounds a length of cable which can advantageously be manipulated when the spacer is deposited.
  • the spacer comprises an assembly of at least two shells in particular shaped truncated cylinder, said shells being adapted to be assembled to form a cylindrical ring.
  • Each shell may comprise a lug engaging in a hole made in another shell and a hole receiving the lug of said other shell.
  • at least one of the mutually opposite faces of the spacer is serrated so as to cooperate with a toothing made in the body and / or in the connector.
  • the fastener of the body on the connector comprises a nut, the teeth preventing the rotation of the spacer relative to the hollow body and / or relative to the connector, during the tightening of the nut.
  • the fastener comprises a nut
  • the latter is advantageously slidably mounted relative to the hollow body and comprises a thread adapted to cooperate with a complementary thread of the connector.
  • This nut preferably has a shoulder adapted to bear against a stop of the hollow body.
  • the hollow body has a bent shape.
  • At least one of the fastener, hollow body and spacer is made of a metallic material or a metal alloy, such as stainless steel.
  • At least one of the fixing member, the hollow body and the spacer is made of a material comprising a polymer which may in particular be a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) loaded with particles of at least one metal or coated with the said metal.
  • PEEK polyetheretherketone
  • connection assembly for conductors, in particular for electrical cables or optical fibers, characterized in that it comprises a connection device as defined above and a connector adapted to cooperate with said connecting device.
  • FIG 1 is an exploded view of a conductor connecting device according to the invention
  • FIG 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 shows the device of FIG. 1, when connecting the conductors with the connector
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the device for connecting conductors during the placement of the shells
  • FIG 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the connecting device during the introduction of the shells
  • FIG. 6 shows the device for connecting conductors after tightening the nut
  • FIG 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device of FIG. 6.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a conductor connection device according to the invention, designated by the general reference numeral 1.
  • This device is intended to ensure the connection of conductors, such as electrically conductive cables or a bundle of optical fibers.
  • the device 1 is used to connect a cable bundle C, here comprising three cables C 1, C 2 and C 3, with a corresponding bundle of cables to match (not shown).
  • the cables C 1, C 2 and C 3 are provided at their end with contact tips E, here male, for example crimped, intended to cooperate with female contact tips provided at the respective ends of the cables to be matched. .
  • the connecting device 1 comprises a hollow body 3; a fixing member 5 on a connector 4 in which are inserted the crimped male contact tips and the female ends of the conductors to be matched, and a spacer 6 which interposes between the device 1 of the invention and the connector 4 .
  • the body 3 is hollow so as to delimit an internal passage P for the cable bundle C and comprises a first proximal portion 3 - 1, typically of tubular shape, in particular so lidarized with the protective sheath of the cable bundle C and a distal portion 3-2, which may be of flared shape, through which the cables C1, C2 and C3 open out of the device 1 of the invention.
  • the shoulder may be of continuous shape, as here of substantially annular shape, or consist of a point element or distinct elements distributed circumferentially.
  • the distal portion 3-2 has an annular shoulder 7 against which abuts the fixing member 5.
  • the end edge of the distal portion 3-2 may comprise an annular toothing 8 which, as will be described in detail later, cooperates with a corresponding toothing, in one of the mutually opposite faces and intended to cooperate with the hollow body 3 and / or the connector 4 of the spacer 6.
  • the proximal end 3-1 is substantially bent. Indeed, the proximal end 3-1 is shaped according to the orientation of the desired cable bundle at the output of the device of the invention.
  • the angle formed by the elbow may for example be between 45 ° and 90 °. It is not beyond the scope of the invention when this tubular end is substantially straight.
  • the connector 4 also comprises a base 9 which comprises a set of passages in which the ends E crimped on the ends of the cables C1, C2, C3 engage and in which the female contact tips provided at the ends of the cables to be engaged are engaged. match.
  • the body fixing member 5 on the connector 4 is here formed in the form of a nut comprising a cylindrical body 10 comprising a distal end 11 provided with an internal thread which cooperates with a complementary threading 12 made on a proximal end. 13 of the connector, and a proximal shoulder 14 which comes, on tightening, to bear on said shoulder 7.
  • the nut has a polygonal center head T or any other type of shape adapted to be screwed by means of an appropriate key.
  • the spacer 6 has a generally cylindrical shape.
  • It comprises a set of shells, in particular in the form of truncated cylinders, intended to be assembled to form a cylindrical ring.
  • the spacer 6 comprises two shells 15 and 16 hemicylindrical.
  • the longitudinal edges of said shells may be provided with a pin 17 and a hole 1 8 respectively for engaging in a hole and receiving a pin of the other shell.
  • the shells can cooperate via a slideway.
  • the spacer in the form of a single cylinder made from articulated hemi-cylindrical portions and able to open to allow lateral clearance of the spacer.
  • the face of the spacer 6 facing the hollow body 3 is provided with a toothing 19 cooperating with the toothing 8 of said body.
  • the opposite face of the spacer is also provided with a toothing 20 which cooperates, in complementary form, with a corresponding toothing made at the proximal end of the connector 4.
  • the nut 5 is assembled around the hollow body 3.
  • the spacer makes it possible to define a space in which a sufficient length of cable is housed to facilitate their connection.
  • the spacer 6 thus delimits internally a chamber 20 open on each side of the spacer and opening to laterally disengage the spacer, this chamber further constituting a volume in which an additional length of cable may optionally be wound.
  • This chamber can also be used to receive components or elements provided at the ends of C 1, C 2 and C 3 cables to be connected, such as extenders or self-welding type components, which can not be housed in the protective sheath or which must be positioned closer to the connector to limit disturbances and risks of degradation.
  • the shells are assembled again (FIGS. 4 and 5) and the nut is then moved in translation around the shells, to be tightened on the thread 12, until the shoulder 14 the nut comes into abutment against the shoulder 7 of the coupling.
  • connection device is then in the position visible in FIG.
  • the invention which has just been described, which uses a spacer and a nut displaceable in translation to release the spacer makes it possible to release, after opening and removing the spacer, a length of cable facilitating connection wire harness on the connector.
  • a nut moving in another motion such as rotation, may be used.
  • the length of the spacer can be between about 18 mm and 35 mm, but can reach a length of the order of 60 mm.
  • the hollow body, the spacer and the nut may be made of metal, or metal alloy, such as stainless steel.
  • the nut, the hollow body and the hulls of the spacer may also be made of composite material, with a polymer such as polyetheretherketone or "PEEK” loaded with metal particles or coated with a metallized layer.
  • a polymer such as polyetheretherketone or "PEEK” loaded with metal particles or coated with a metallized layer.
  • the use of a metallic material or a metal alloy or the use of a composite material loaded with metal particles or coated with metal is advantageous insofar as it makes it possible to produce a connection device ensuring a shielding against electromagnetic interference.

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  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

This device for connecting conductors, in particular electrical conductor cables or optical fibres, comprises a hollow body (3) defining an inner passage (P) for the conductors and an attachment member (5) for attaching the body onto a connector (4). The device comprises a removable spacer (6) that can be positioned in the extension of the body, between the body and the connector, the spacer internally defining a chamber opening on either side of the spacer at mutually opposite faces and intended to interact with the hollow body and/or the connector, the spacer being able to be opened in such a way as to allow access to the chamber.

Description

Dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs et ensemble de raccordement comprenant un tel dispositif  Conductor connecting device and connection assembly comprising such a device
La présente invention se rapporte, de manière générale, aux dispositifs de raccordement de conducteurs. De tels dispositifs peuvent par exemp le être utilisés pour le raccordement de câbles électriquement conducteurs, comprenant par exemple un faisceau de conducteurs, ou pour le raccordement de fibres optiques . The present invention relates, in general, to conductor connecting devices. Such devices may, for example, be used for connecting electrically conductive cables, for example comprising a bundle of conductors, or for connecting optical fibers.
Un tel dispositif peut, dans une application non limitative de l' invention, être utilisé pour le raccordement de conducteurs d 'un réseau d' alimentation ou de transmission de données à bord d 'un aéronef.  Such a device may, in a non-limiting application of the invention, be used for connecting conductors of a power supply or data transmission network on board an aircraft.
Les dispositifs de raccordement de conducteurs comprennent généralement un corps creux, qui vient se monter autour d'une gaine d'un premier faisceau de conducteurs, et des moyens de fixation du corps creux sur un connecteur qui assure le raccordement des conducteurs du premier faisceau avec les conducteurs d'un deuxième faisceau à apparier.  The conductor connection devices generally comprise a hollow body, which is mounted around a sheath of a first bundle of conductors, and means for fixing the hollow body to a connector which connects the conductors of the first bundle with drivers of a second beam to match.
Au montage, ou au cours d' opérations de maintenance, par exemple lors d'un changement de câbles ou de connecteur, il est nécessaire de prévoir une longueur de câble suffisante pour permettre leur manipulation et leur raccordement avec le connecteur, sans dégrader la protection des câbles .  During assembly, or during maintenance operations, for example when changing cables or connectors, it is necessary to provide a sufficient length of cable to allow their handling and their connection with the connector, without degrading the protection Cables .
Ce problème se pose de façon accrue lorsque le dispositif de raccordement est utilisé pour le raccordement de câbles de faible longueur, par exemple de longueur inférieure à 500 mm ou pour le raccordement de câbles relativement rigides, par exemple en cuivre ou en aluminium, ou de section relativement importante, par exemple d ' au moins 1 , 8 mm, qui sont difficiles à courber. Ce problème se pose également lors du raccordement de fibres optiques qui ne supportent pas des courbures avec un rayon de courbure relativement faible.  This problem arises more when the connecting device is used for the connection of cables of short length, for example of length less than 500 mm or for the connection of relatively rigid cables, for example copper or aluminum, or relatively large section, for example at least 1.8 mm, which are difficult to bend. This problem also arises when connecting optical fibers that do not support curvatures with a relatively small radius of curvature.
Pour pouvoir disposer d'une longueur de câble suffisante, on prévoit, dans certains cas, une chambre de câblage, analogue à une boîte de dérivation, qui est prévue en partie médiane des câbles et dans laquelle vient se loger une longueur additionnelle de câble. In order to have sufficient cable length, in some cases a wiring chamber, similar to a junction box, which is provided in the middle part of the cables and in which is housed an additional length of cable.
Mais lorsqu' il s ' agit de raccorder des fibres optiques ou des câbles rigides, de faible longueur ou de section importante, qui ne peuvent se lo ger dans une chambre de câblage que si celle-ci présente des dimensions trop importantes, cette so lution est inappropriée en raison de son encombrement et de sa difficulté de mise en œuvre.  But when it comes to connecting optical fibers or rigid cables, of short length or of large section, which can not go into a wiring chamber if it has too large dimensions, this solution is inappropriate because of its size and difficulty of implementation.
Le but de l' invention est donc de pallier les inconvénients précités et de proposer un dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs permettant de loger une longueur de câble nécessaire au câblage.  The object of the invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a conductor connecting device for accommodating a length of cable required for wiring.
L 'invention a donc pour obj et, selon un premier aspect, un dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs, notamment de câbles électriquement conducteurs ou de fibres optiques, comprenant un corps creux délimitant intérieurement un passage pour les conducteurs et un organe de fixation du corps creux sur un connecteur du dispositif de raccordement.  The object of the invention is therefore to provide, in a first aspect, a device for connecting conductors, in particular electrically conductive cables or optical fibers, comprising a hollow body internally defining a passage for the conductors and a fastener for the hollow body. on a connector of the connecting device.
Ce raccord comporte en outre une entretoise amovible apte à venir se positionner dans le prolongement du corps, entre le corps et le connecteur, l ' entretoise délimitant intérieurement une chambre débouchant de chaque côté de l ' entretoise par des faces mutuellement opposées et destinées à coopérer avec le corps creux et/ou le connecteur, l ' entretoise étant apte à s ' ouvrir de manière à permettre un accès à ladite chambre.  This connection further comprises a removable spacer adapted to be positioned in the extension of the body, between the body and the connector, the spacer defining internally a chamber opening on each side of the spacer by mutually opposite faces and intended to cooperate with the hollow body and / or the connector, the spacer being able to open so as to allow access to said chamber.
Ainsi, l ' entretoise constitue un élément du dispositif de raccordement des conducteurs qui entoure une longueur de câble qui peut avantageusement être manipulée lorsque l ' entretoise est déposée.  Thus, the spacer is an element of the conductor connecting device which surrounds a length of cable which can advantageously be manipulated when the spacer is deposited.
Par exemple, l ' entretoise comporte un ensemble d' au moins deux coques notamment en forme de cylindre tronqué, lesdites coques étant adaptées pour être assemblées pour former un anneau cylindrique.  For example, the spacer comprises an assembly of at least two shells in particular shaped truncated cylinder, said shells being adapted to be assembled to form a cylindrical ring.
Chaque coque peut comporter un ergot s ' engageant dans un trou pratiqué dans une autre coque et un trou recevant l ' ergot de ladite autre coque. Avantageusement, au moins l 'une des faces mutuellement opposées de l ' entretoise est dentelée de manière à coopérer avec une denture pratiquée dans le corps et/ou dans le connecteur. Each shell may comprise a lug engaging in a hole made in another shell and a hole receiving the lug of said other shell. Advantageously, at least one of the mutually opposite faces of the spacer is serrated so as to cooperate with a toothing made in the body and / or in the connector.
Cette caractéristique est avantageuse lorsque l 'organe de fixation du corps sur le connecteur comporte un écrou, les dentures empêchant la rotation de l ' entretoise par rapport au corps creux et/ou par rapport au connecteur, lors du serrage de l ' écrou.  This feature is advantageous when the fastener of the body on the connector comprises a nut, the teeth preventing the rotation of the spacer relative to the hollow body and / or relative to the connector, during the tightening of the nut.
Lorsque l ' organe de fixation comporte un écrou, celui-ci est avantageusement monté de manière coulissante par rapport au corps creux et comprend un filetage apte à coopérer avec un filetage complémentaire du connecteur.  When the fastener comprises a nut, the latter is advantageously slidably mounted relative to the hollow body and comprises a thread adapted to cooperate with a complementary thread of the connector.
Cet écrou comporte de préférence un épaulement apte à venir en appui sur une butée du corps creux.  This nut preferably has a shoulder adapted to bear against a stop of the hollow body.
Dans un mo de de réalisation, le corps creux a une forme coudée.  In one embodiment, the hollow body has a bent shape.
Dans un mode de réalisation, l 'un au moins parmi l ' organe de fixation, le corps creux et l ' entretoise est réalisé en un matériau métallique ou en un alliage métallique, tel qu'un acier inoxydable.  In one embodiment, at least one of the fastener, hollow body and spacer is made of a metallic material or a metal alloy, such as stainless steel.
En variante, l 'un au moins parmi l ' organe de fixation, le corps creux et l ' entretoise est réalisé en un matériau comprenant un polymère pouvant notamment être un polyétheréthercétone (PEEK) chargé de particules d ' au moins un métal ou revêtu dudit métal.  As a variant, at least one of the fixing member, the hollow body and the spacer is made of a material comprising a polymer which may in particular be a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) loaded with particles of at least one metal or coated with the said metal.
L 'invention a également pour obj et, selon un deuxième aspect, un ensemble de raccordement de conducteurs, notamment de câbles électriques ou de fibres optiques, caractérisé en ce qu' il comprend un dispositif de raccordement tel que défini ci-dessus et un connecteur apte à coopérer avec ledit dispositif de raccordement.  According to a second aspect, the invention also has a connection assembly for conductors, in particular for electrical cables or optical fibers, characterized in that it comprises a connection device as defined above and a connector adapted to cooperate with said connecting device.
D ' autres buts, caractéristiques et avantages de l 'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante, donnée uniquement à titre d' exemple non limitatif, et faite en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :  Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the following description, given solely by way of nonlimiting example, and with reference to the appended drawings in which:
-la figure 1 est une vue éclatée d 'un dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs conforme à l 'invention ; -la figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de la figure 1 ; FIG 1 is an exploded view of a conductor connecting device according to the invention; FIG 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device of Figure 1;
-la figure 3 montre le dispositif de la figure 1 , lors du raccordement des conducteurs avec le connecteur ;  FIG. 3 shows the device of FIG. 1, when connecting the conductors with the connector;
-la figure 4 illustre le dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs lors de la mise en place des coquilles ;  FIG. 4 illustrates the device for connecting conductors during the placement of the shells;
-la figure 5 est une vue en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de raccordement lors de la mise en place des coquilles ;  FIG 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the connecting device during the introduction of the shells;
-la figure 6 montre le dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs après serrage de l ' écrou ; et  FIG. 6 shows the device for connecting conductors after tightening the nut; and
-la figure 7 est une vue en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de la figure 6.  FIG 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device of FIG. 6.
On se référera tout d' abord aux figures 1 et 2 qui illustrent un dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs conforme à l' invention, désigné par la référence numérique générale 1 .  Reference will firstly be made to FIGS. 1 and 2 which illustrate a conductor connection device according to the invention, designated by the general reference numeral 1.
Ce dispositif est destiné à assurer le raccordement de conducteurs, tels que des câbles électriquement conducteurs ou un faisceau de fibres optiques.  This device is intended to ensure the connection of conductors, such as electrically conductive cables or a bundle of optical fibers.
Dans l ' exemple de réalisation illustré, le dispositif 1 est utilisé pour assurer le raccordement d'un faisceau de câbles C, comprenant ici trois câbles C l , C2 et C3 , avec un faisceau de câbles correspondants à apparier (non représenté) . A cet effet, les câbles C l , C2 et C3 sont dotés, à leur extrémité, d' embouts de contact E, ici mâles, par exemple sertis, destinés à coopérer avec des embouts de contact femelles prévus aux extrémités respectives des câbles à apparier.  In the illustrated embodiment, the device 1 is used to connect a cable bundle C, here comprising three cables C 1, C 2 and C 3, with a corresponding bundle of cables to match (not shown). For this purpose, the cables C 1, C 2 and C 3 are provided at their end with contact tips E, here male, for example crimped, intended to cooperate with female contact tips provided at the respective ends of the cables to be matched. .
Le dispositif de raccordement 1 comporte un corps creux 3 ; un organe 5 de fixation sur un connecteur 4 dans lequel s ' enfichent les embouts de contact mâles sertis et les embouts femelles des conducteurs à apparier, et une entretoise 6 qui vient s ' interposer entre le dispositif 1 de l ' invention et le connecteur 4.  The connecting device 1 comprises a hollow body 3; a fixing member 5 on a connector 4 in which are inserted the crimped male contact tips and the female ends of the conductors to be matched, and a spacer 6 which interposes between the device 1 of the invention and the connector 4 .
Comme on le voit, le corps 3 est creux de manière à délimiter un passage interne P pour le faisceau de câbles C et comporte une première portion proximale 3 - 1 , typiquement de forme tubulaire, notamment so lidarisée à la gaine protectrice du faisceau de câbles C et une portion distale 3-2, pouvant être de forme évasée, par laquelle les câbles Cl, C2 et C3 débouchent à l'extérieur du dispositif 1 de l'invention. As can be seen, the body 3 is hollow so as to delimit an internal passage P for the cable bundle C and comprises a first proximal portion 3 - 1, typically of tubular shape, in particular so lidarized with the protective sheath of the cable bundle C and a distal portion 3-2, which may be of flared shape, through which the cables C1, C2 and C3 open out of the device 1 of the invention.
L'épaulement peut être de forme continue, comme ici de forme sensiblement annulaire, ou bien être constitué d'un élément ponctuel ou d'éléments distincts répartis circonférentiellement.  The shoulder may be of continuous shape, as here of substantially annular shape, or consist of a point element or distinct elements distributed circumferentially.
Au niveau de son extrémité libre, la portion distale 3-2 comporte un épaulement annulaire 7 contre lequel vient en butée l'organe de fixation 5.  At its free end, the distal portion 3-2 has an annular shoulder 7 against which abuts the fixing member 5.
La tranche d'extrémité de la portion distale 3-2 peut comporter une denture annulaire 8 qui, comme cela sera décrit en détail par la suite, coopère avec une denture correspondante, dans une des faces mutuellement opposées et destinées à coopérer avec le corps creux 3 et/ou le connecteur 4 de l'entretoise 6.  The end edge of the distal portion 3-2 may comprise an annular toothing 8 which, as will be described in detail later, cooperates with a corresponding toothing, in one of the mutually opposite faces and intended to cooperate with the hollow body 3 and / or the connector 4 of the spacer 6.
Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté, la portion proximale In the exemplary embodiment shown, the proximal portion
3-1 est sensiblement coudée. En effet, l'extrémité proximale 3-1 est conformée en fonction de l'orientation du faisceau de câbles souhaitée en sortie du dispositif de l'invention. L'angle formé par le coude peut par exemple être compris entre 45° et 90°. On ne sort pas du cadre de l'invention lorsque cette extrémité tubulaire est sensiblement droite. 3-1 is substantially bent. Indeed, the proximal end 3-1 is shaped according to the orientation of the desired cable bundle at the output of the device of the invention. The angle formed by the elbow may for example be between 45 ° and 90 °. It is not beyond the scope of the invention when this tubular end is substantially straight.
Le connecteur 4 comporte également une base 9 qui comporte un ensemble de passages dans lesquels s'engagent les embouts E sertis sur les extrémités des câbles Cl, C2, C3 et dans lesquels s'engagent les embouts de contact femelles prévus aux extrémités des câbles à apparier.  The connector 4 also comprises a base 9 which comprises a set of passages in which the ends E crimped on the ends of the cables C1, C2, C3 engage and in which the female contact tips provided at the ends of the cables to be engaged are engaged. match.
L'organe 5 de fixation du corps sur le connecteur 4 est ici réalisé sous la forme d'un écrou comprenant un corps cylindrique 10 comprenant une extrémité distale 11 pourvue d'un filetage interne qui coopère avec un filetage complémentaire 12 pratiqué sur une extrémité proximale 13 du connecteur, et un épaulement proximal 14 qui vient, au serrage, s'appuyer sur ledit épaulement 7. L'écrou est doté d'une tête médiane polygonale T ou de toute autre type de forme adaptée pour être vissée au moyen d'une clé appropriée. On voit enfin sur les figures 1 et 2 que l ' entretoise 6 a une forme globalement cylindrique. The body fixing member 5 on the connector 4 is here formed in the form of a nut comprising a cylindrical body 10 comprising a distal end 11 provided with an internal thread which cooperates with a complementary threading 12 made on a proximal end. 13 of the connector, and a proximal shoulder 14 which comes, on tightening, to bear on said shoulder 7. The nut has a polygonal center head T or any other type of shape adapted to be screwed by means of an appropriate key. Finally we see in Figures 1 and 2 that the spacer 6 has a generally cylindrical shape.
Elle comporte un ensemble de coques, notamment en forme de cylindres tronqués, destinées à être assemblées pour former un anneau cylindrique.  It comprises a set of shells, in particular in the form of truncated cylinders, intended to be assembled to form a cylindrical ring.
Dans l ' exemp le de réalisation représenté, l ' entretoise 6 comporte deux coques 15 et 16 hémicylindriques.  In the embodiment shown, the spacer 6 comprises two shells 15 and 16 hemicylindrical.
Les bords longitudinaux desdites coques peuvent être dotés d'un pion 17 et d'un trou 1 8 destinés respectivement à s ' engager dans un trou et à recevoir un pion de l ' autre coque.  The longitudinal edges of said shells may be provided with a pin 17 and a hole 1 8 respectively for engaging in a hole and receiving a pin of the other shell.
Selon une variante, les coques peuvent coopérer par l' intermédiaire d'une glissière.  According to a variant, the shells can cooperate via a slideway.
Il est également possible de réaliser l ' entretoise sous la forme d'un unique cylindre réalisé à partir de portions hémicylindriques articulées et susceptibles de s 'ouvrir pour permettre un dégagement latéral de l ' entretoise.  It is also possible to make the spacer in the form of a single cylinder made from articulated hemi-cylindrical portions and able to open to allow lateral clearance of the spacer.
Comme indiqué précédemment, la face de l ' entretoise 6 tournée vers le corps creux 3 est dotée d'une denture 19 coopérant avec la denture 8 dudit corps.  As indicated above, the face of the spacer 6 facing the hollow body 3 is provided with a toothing 19 cooperating with the toothing 8 of said body.
La face opposée de l ' entretoise est également dotée d' une denture 20 qui coopère, par complémentarité de forme, avec une denture correspondante pratiquée au niveau de l ' extrémité proximale du connecteur 4.  The opposite face of the spacer is also provided with a toothing 20 which cooperates, in complementary form, with a corresponding toothing made at the proximal end of the connector 4.
Comme indiqué précédemment, l ' écrou 5 est assemblé autour du corps creux 3.  As indicated previously, the nut 5 is assembled around the hollow body 3.
Il est plus précisément monté de manière coulissante par rapport à l' écrou de manière à adopter une position rétractée, visible sur les figures 1 et 2 autorisant la dépose de l ' entretoise pour libérer une longueur de câble entre le corps creux et le connecteur et une position avancée dans laquelle l ' écrou est vissé sur le filetage 12 du connecteur.  It is more precisely slidably mounted relative to the nut so as to adopt a retracted position, visible in FIGS. 1 and 2, permitting the removal of the spacer to release a length of cable between the hollow body and the connector and an advanced position in which the nut is screwed onto the thread 12 of the connector.
En effet, en se référant à la figure 3 , lorsque l ' écrou 5 se situe en position rétractée, les coques 15 et 1 6 de l ' entretoise peuvent être séparées en étant dégagées latéralement par rapport aux conducteurs enfichés dans le connecteur, libérant de la sorte un espace entre le dispositif de l ' invention et le connecteur facilitant la manipulation des conducteurs. En d' autres termes, l ' entretoise permet de délimiter un espace dans lequel vient se loger une longueur de câble suffisante pour faciliter leur raccordement. Indeed, with reference to FIG. 3, when the nut 5 is in the retracted position, the shells 15 and 16 of the spacer can be separated by being disengaged laterally with respect to the conductors. plugged into the connector, thereby freeing a space between the device of the invention and the connector facilitating the handling of the conductors. In other words, the spacer makes it possible to define a space in which a sufficient length of cable is housed to facilitate their connection.
L ' entretoise 6 délimite ainsi intérieurement une chambre 20 ouverte de chaque côté de l' entretoise et s ' ouvrant pour dégager latéralement l ' entretoise, cette chambre constituant en outre un volume dans lequel une longueur de câble additionnelle peut le cas échéant être enroulée.  The spacer 6 thus delimits internally a chamber 20 open on each side of the spacer and opening to laterally disengage the spacer, this chamber further constituting a volume in which an additional length of cable may optionally be wound.
Cette chambre peut également être utilisée pour recevoir des composants ou éléments prévus aux extrémités des câbles C l , C2 et C3 à raccorder, tels que des prolongateurs ou des composants de type autosoudeurs, qui ne peuvent pas être logés dans la gaine de protection ou qui doivent être positionnés au plus près du connecteur pour limiter les perturbations et les risques de dégradation.  This chamber can also be used to receive components or elements provided at the ends of C 1, C 2 and C 3 cables to be connected, such as extenders or self-welding type components, which can not be housed in the protective sheath or which must be positioned closer to the connector to limit disturbances and risks of degradation.
Après cette opération de raccordement des câbles, les coques sont à nouveau assemblées (figures 4 et 5) puis l ' écrou est déplacé en translation, autour des coques, pour être serré sur le filetage 12, jusqu' à ce que l ' épaulement 14 de l ' écrou vienne en butée contre l ' épaulement 7 du raccord.  After this cable connection operation, the shells are assembled again (FIGS. 4 and 5) and the nut is then moved in translation around the shells, to be tightened on the thread 12, until the shoulder 14 the nut comes into abutment against the shoulder 7 of the coupling.
Le dispositif de raccordement se situe alors dans la position visible sur la figure 6.  The connection device is then in the position visible in FIG.
Comme on le conçoit, l 'invention qui vient d' être décrite, qui utilise une entretoise et un écrou déplaçable en translation pour libérer l ' entretoise permet de dégager, après ouverture et dépose de l ' entretoise, une longueur de câble facilitant le raccordement du faisceau de câbles sur le connecteur.  As it is conceivable, the invention which has just been described, which uses a spacer and a nut displaceable in translation to release the spacer makes it possible to release, after opening and removing the spacer, a length of cable facilitating connection wire harness on the connector.
Selon une variante, un écrou se déplaçant selon un autre mouvement, tel qu'une rotation, peut être utilisé.  Alternatively, a nut moving in another motion, such as rotation, may be used.
On notera que l' invention n' est pas limitée au mo de de réalisation décrit et d' autres variantes peuvent être envisagées. Par exemp le, la longueur de l ' entretoise peut être comprise entre environ 1 8 mm et 35 mm, mais peut atteindre une longueur de l ' ordre de 60 mm. It should be noted that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and other variants may be envisaged. For example, the length of the spacer can be between about 18 mm and 35 mm, but can reach a length of the order of 60 mm.
Dans divers modes de réalisation, le corps creux, l ' entretoise et l ' écrou peuvent être réalisés en métal, ou en alliage métallique, tel que de l ' acier inoxydable.  In various embodiments, the hollow body, the spacer and the nut may be made of metal, or metal alloy, such as stainless steel.
L ' écrou, le corps creux et les coques de l ' entretoise peuvent également être réalisés en matériau composite, avec un polymère tel que du polyétheréthercétone ou « PEEK » chargé de particules de métal ou revêtu d'une couche métallisée.  The nut, the hollow body and the hulls of the spacer may also be made of composite material, with a polymer such as polyetheretherketone or "PEEK" loaded with metal particles or coated with a metallized layer.
En effet, l'utilisation d'un matériau métallique ou d'un alliage métallique ou l'utilisation d'un matériau composite chargé de particules métalliques ou revêtu de métal est avantageuse dans la mesure où elle permet de réaliser un dispositif de raccordement assurant un blindage contre les perturbations électromagnétiques .  Indeed, the use of a metallic material or a metal alloy or the use of a composite material loaded with metal particles or coated with metal is advantageous insofar as it makes it possible to produce a connection device ensuring a shielding against electromagnetic interference.

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1 . Dispositif de raccordement de conducteurs, notamment de câbles électriquement conducteurs ou de fibres optiques, comprenant un corps creux (3) délimitant intérieurement un passage (P) pour les conducteurs et un organe (5) de fixation du corps creux (3) sur un connecteur (4), caractérisé en ce qu' il comporte en outre une entretoise amovible (6) apte à venir se positionner dans le prolongement du corps, entre le corps et le connecteur, l ' entretoise délimitant intérieurement une chambre (20) débouchant de chaque côté de l ' entretoise par des faces mutuellement opposées et destinées à coopérer avec le corps creux et/ou le connecteur, l ' entretoise (6) étant apte à s 'ouvrir de manière à permettre un accès à ladite chambre (20) . 1. Device for connecting conductors, in particular electrically conductive cables or optical fibers, comprising a hollow body (3) internally defining a passage (P) for the conductors and a member (5) for fixing the hollow body (3) on a connector (4), characterized in that it further comprises a removable spacer (6) adapted to be positioned in the extension of the body, between the body and the connector, the spacer internally delimiting a chamber (20) emerging from each the side of the spacer by mutually opposite faces and intended to cooperate with the hollow body and / or the connector, the spacer (6) being adapted to open so as to allow access to said chamber (20).
2. Dispositif de raccordement selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel l ' entretoise (6) comprend un ensemble d' au moins deux coques ( 15 , 16), notamment en forme de cylindre tronqué, adaptées pour être assemblées pour former un anneau cylindrique.  2. Connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the spacer (6) comprises an assembly of at least two shells (15, 16), in particular shaped truncated cylinder, adapted to be assembled to form a cylindrical ring.
3. Dispositif de raccordement selon la revendication 2, dans lequel chaque coque comprend un ergot ( 17) s ' engageant dans un trou ( 1 8) pratiqué dans une autre coque et un trou recevant l ' ergot de ladite autre coque.  3. Connecting device according to claim 2, wherein each shell comprises a lug (17) engaging in a hole (1 8) formed in another shell and a hole receiving the lug of said other shell.
4. Dispositif de raccordement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3 , dans lequel au moins l 'une des faces mutuellement opposées de l ' entretoise est dentelée de manière à coopérer avec une denture (8) pratiquée dans ledit corps et/ou dans ledit connecteur.  4. Connection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one of the mutually opposite faces of the spacer is serrated so as to cooperate with a toothing (8) formed in said body and / or in said connector.
5. Dispositif de raccordement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'organe de fixation comporte un écrou monté de manière coulissante par rapport au corps creux et comprenant un filetage apte à coopérer avec un filetage complémentaire ( 12) du connecteur.  5. Connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fastener comprises a nut slidably mounted relative to the hollow body and comprising a thread adapted to cooperate with a complementary thread (12) of the connector.
6. Dispositif de raccordement selon la revendication 5 , dans lequel l ' écrou comporte un épaulement ( 14) apte à venir en appui sur une butée (7) du corps creux. 6. Connecting device according to claim 5, wherein the nut has a shoulder (14) adapted to abut against a stop (7) of the hollow body.
7. Dispositif de raccordement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel le corps creux a une forme coudée. 7. Connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the hollow body has a bent shape.
8. Dispositif de raccordement selon l 'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel l 'un au moins parmi l ' organe de fixation (5), le corps creux (2) et l ' entretoise (6) est réalisé en un matériau métallique ou en un alliage métallique, tel qu'un acier inoxydable.  Connection device according to one of Claims 1 to 7, in which at least one of the fastening member (5), the hollow body (2) and the spacer (6) is metallic material or a metal alloy, such as stainless steel.
9. Dispositif de raccordement selon l 'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel l 'un au moins parmi l ' organe de fixation (5), le corps creux (3) et l ' entretoise (6) est réalisé en un matériau comprenant un polymère, notamment un polyétheréthercétone, chargé de particules d' au moins un métal ou revêtu dudit métal.  9. Connection device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the fastening member (5), the hollow body (3) and the spacer (6) is made of a material comprising a polymer, especially a polyetheretherketone, loaded with particles of at least one metal or coated with said metal.
10. Ensemble de raccordement de conducteurs, notamment de câbles électriques ou de fibres optiques, caractérisé en ce qu' il comprend un dispositif de raccordement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9 et un connecteur apte à coopérer avec ledit dispositif de raccordement.  10. Connection assembly of conductors, including electrical cables or optical fibers, characterized in that it comprises a connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a connector adapted to cooperate with said connecting device.
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