EP3588695B1 - Connecteur enfichable à circuit électronique et sa méthode de fabrication - Google Patents

Connecteur enfichable à circuit électronique et sa méthode de fabrication Download PDF

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EP3588695B1
EP3588695B1 EP19181990.3A EP19181990A EP3588695B1 EP 3588695 B1 EP3588695 B1 EP 3588695B1 EP 19181990 A EP19181990 A EP 19181990A EP 3588695 B1 EP3588695 B1 EP 3588695B1
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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
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    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6658—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit on printed circuit board

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  • the invention relates to a plug connector with an electronic circuit, a plug system comprising the plug connector, and a method for producing the plug connector.
  • Two plug connectors usually form a plug connection which enables an electrical connection between the two plug connectors via electrical contacts.
  • electronic circuits are increasingly being integrated into connectors, for example to adapt the measurement signals from an electronic sensor to a subsequent measurement device.
  • Known connectors with an electronic circuit such as in the documents WO2008 / 020946A1 and EP1839559A1 disclosed, have various disadvantages and can, for example, be prone to failure, require a relatively large amount of space, in terms of moisture and Be prone to pollution, or be relatively expensive.
  • Such plug connectors are particularly extremely sensitive to bending, since bending can damage the electronic circuit or damage a printed circuit board on which the electronic circuit is arranged.
  • the object of the invention is to design a more advantageous plug connector comprising an electronic circuit.
  • the object is achieved in particular with a connector with an electronic circuit, a connector housing, a plug connection with at least one electrical plug contact, as well as with a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is equipped with the electronic circuit and is connected to the electrical plug contact in a signal-conducting manner, the circuit board, is designed as a flexible printed circuit board, the printed circuit board being conductively connected to the plug-in contact at a first end section facing the plug-in connection, the printed circuit board with electronic circuit being arranged within the connector housing, the plug-in connector having a longitudinal axis, a holding element with the plug-in connection is connected, the holding element extending within the connector housing is arranged, wherein the circuit board extends in particular in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and wherein the circuit board is attached to a second end section facing away from the plug connection on the holding element, wherein the circuit board comprises a main part which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the electronic circuit on the main part is arranged, and wherein the main part are arranged in
  • the object is also achieved in particular with a method for producing a plug connector, a main part of a printed circuit board being equipped with electronic circuits, a first end section of the printed circuit board being soldered to at least one electrical plug contact of a plug connection, at least some of the electrically conductive wires of a cable being connected to Contacting points of a second contacting part of the circuit board are soldered on, a second end section of the circuit board being attached to the holding element in such a way that the circuit board extends along a longitudinal axis of the connector from the first end section over the main part to the second end section, the main part and the second contacting part of the Printed circuit board are rolled up in the circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis, and wherein the plug connection is attached to it Circuit board is inserted into a cover and the plug connection is firmly connected to the cover.
  • the connector according to the invention comprises an interior space within which the flexible printed circuit board and the holding element are arranged, wherein the holding element is preferably designed to be rigid, preferably as a metallic conductor, and ensures that the flexible printed circuit board is arranged and held in a defined position in the interior space, and wherein the holding element preferably also hinders or prevents rotation of the printed circuit board about a longitudinal axis of the connector.
  • the connector includes a plug connector at least one signal-conducting plug contact.
  • the holding element comprises a first and a second end section, the first end section being attached to the plug connection.
  • the circuit board also comprises a first and a second end section, the first end section of the circuit board being advantageously fastened either to the plug connection or to the first end section of the holding element, and the second end section of the circuit board being firmly connected to the second end section of the holding element , so that the circuit board is held in a defined position within the connector via its first and second end sections.
  • the flexible circuit board is particularly preferably designed as a so-called flexible circuit board, ie as a thin, bendable and preferably multi-layer circuit board.
  • the basis of such flexible circuit boards are, for example, polyimide foils on which conductor tracks have been applied.
  • the flexible circuit board can be bent and folded in a simple manner, so that such flexible circuit boards are particularly well suited for the connector according to the invention, on the one hand to easily equip the circuit board with an electronic circuit, and to use electrically conductive cables and the to connect electrical plug contacts with conductor tracks of the circuit board, and on the other hand to accommodate the assembled circuit board by appropriate bending, rolling and possibly folding in the confined spaces in the interior of the connector.
  • the circuit board is only attached to the second end section facing away from the plug connection on the holding element, so that the circuit board is attached to the second end section from the Holding element is fixed and held in a defined position, whereas the circuit board is designed to be flexible in the area of the first end section or a connecting section to the first end section, so that the circuit board is flexibly connected to the plug connector in this area.
  • the first end section of the circuit board which is firmly connected to the plug connection, and a main part of the circuit board on which the electronic circuit is arranged, can be displaced mutually. This makes it possible to bend the connector or the connector housing, in particular also to bend it very strongly, without damaging the printed circuit board or the electronic circuit arranged on it.
  • the connector according to the invention has the advantage that the flexible printed circuit board can be produced inexpensively, that even complicated courses of conductor tracks on the flexible printed circuit board can be produced inexpensively, that the flexible printed circuit board can be equipped with an electronic circuit, including, for example, a microprocessor, that individual , electrically conductive wires of a cable and / or plug contacts of the plug connection can be connected in an electrically conductive manner in a simple manner, for example by soldering, and that the flexible printed circuit board with the electronic circuit arranged on it can be easily inserted into the cavity of the connector. It is thus possible to manufacture a connector inexpensively, wherein the connector can also comprise a complex, sophisticated electronic circuit.
  • An electronic circuit is understood to mean one or more electrical components or electrical components, comprising, for example, resistors, capacitors, diodes, Semiconductor components, integrated circuits, power amplifiers, EPROMs, microprocessors, microcontrollers or other suitable electronic components known from the prior art.
  • the electronic circuit particularly advantageously comprises active components, that is to say components which in some form emit a signal with a higher power than the source of the recorded signal can provide, or they allow a control to be carried out, for example with a microprocessor. Such active components require auxiliary energy from an additional supply.
  • the connector according to the invention has the advantage that, although it is equipped with an electronic circuit, it can be bent without any problems, so that it can be used reliably over the long term, in particular also in harsh environments such as construction sites.
  • the holding element is designed as a metallic, electrical conductor.
  • the electrically conductive holding element also forms the electrical ground of the printed circuit board, the second end section of the printed circuit board being particularly preferably electrically conductively connected to the holding element forming the electrical ground, which results in the advantage that the ground point with respect to the electrical plug contacts is particularly is far upstream in the direction of a cable that is received by the connector.
  • This arrangement of the ground point has the advantage that any interference signals acting on the connector, the electronic circuit and / or the cable are reduced or even eliminated.
  • the holding element is designed to be electrically insulating and consists, for example, of a plastic.
  • the electrical ground is formed by at least one conductor track arranged on the printed circuit board, this conductor track preferably being connected to at least one of the electrical plug-in contacts.
  • This conductor track can advantageously also be designed to run in such a way that the electrical ground or the ground point is particularly far upstream with respect to the electrical plug-in contacts in the direction of a cable.
  • an additional shielding of the interior of the plug connector is provided in an advantageous embodiment, for example in that electrically conductive structures are formed on the flexible printed circuit board, which are connected to the electrical ground, and / or by
  • an additional metallic conductor for example a protective plate, is arranged, which at least partially encloses the interior of the connector in the direction of the longitudinal axis L and / or in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L, and which is connected to the electrical ground and thus acts as a Faraday cage.
  • the electronic circuit is designed as a universal interface for a configurable output and acquisition of analog and digital information.
  • the electronic circuit advantageously comprises a microprocessor.
  • the electronic circuit preferably allows the processed signals to be adapted and / or a conversion of the signals from analog to digital and vice versa.
  • the connector according to the invention is connected to a sensor via a cable.
  • the connector according to the invention comprising a universal interface has the advantage that it is suitable for a large number of different sensors, since the sensors are connected to the connector via a cable, and a signal adjustment can take place within the connector so that the connector contact is present Signal has already been adapted for the processing device following the plug contact.
  • the connector according to the invention thus has the advantage that a previously customary signal matching amplifier, which was previously required between the connector and the downstream processing device, can be dispensed with. It is particularly advantageous that only digital signals are transmitted via the plug contacts, since digital-to-analog conversion and / or analog-to-digital conversion take place within the connector.
  • the connector according to the invention has excellent electromagnetic compatibility, which enables reliable, robust signal processing, even in a difficult environment, for example in an industrial environment, or in an environment with strong weather influences.
  • the plug connector comprises a plug connector housing comprising at least one plug connection and a cover part with a cavity in which the electronic circuit is arranged.
  • the plug connection and the cover part are advantageously connected in a watertight manner.
  • a cable opening into the cover part is also connected to the cover part in a watertight manner.
  • the cavity of the connector is filled with an insulating compound such as silicone after its production, so that in particular the flexible printed circuit board and the electrical contacts in the cavity are embedded in this insulating compound. This prevents condensation of water inside the cavity. In addition, contamination within the cavity is excluded. Thus, in particular, undesirable, electrically conductive connections within the cavity are also excluded.
  • the connector according to the invention is therefore particularly well suited for rough measurement conditions or environments.
  • the plug connector also comprises at least one fluid-conducting hose, so that, in addition to the electrical connection, a fluid-conducting plug connection can also be established with the aid of the plug connector.
  • the plug connection is preferably designed as a round plug connection with a round end face or cross-sectional area on which the electrical plug contacts are arranged.
  • the end face can also be angular, for example square, or oval or in some other shape, so that the plug connection has such a shape.
  • the plug connection comprises at least one or two electrical plug contacts, and preferably between 3 and 10 electrical plug contacts. These plug-in contacts are preferably cast in the plug-in connection so that the plug-in connection has a watertight end face.
  • Male connectors which are used in combination with cables and which have outwardly pointing contact pins are usually referred to as plugs.
  • Female connectors, which are used in combination with cables and which have inwardly facing contact openings, are usually referred to as a coupling.
  • plug contact and "plug connection” are used, these terms including both a plug with protruding plug contacts and a coupling with inwardly facing plug contacts, or both a plug connection of a plug and a coupling.
  • Fig. 1 shows a side view, Figure 2 a front view and Figure 3 a longitudinal section along the section line AA of a first embodiment of a connector 1.
  • the connector is designed as a round plug.
  • the connector can, however, also be configured as angular or oval, in particular quadrangular, or have a cross-sectional area configured in some other way.
  • the connector 1 comprises a two-part connector housing 2, comprising a plug connection 2a and a cover part 2b.
  • the connector 1 has a longitudinal axis L.
  • a plurality of plug contacts 4 running in the longitudinal direction L are arranged in the plug connection 2a, preferably between two and ten plug contacts 4, which have a contact face 4a and a contact rear face 4b.
  • the plug contacts 4 are preferably cast in the plug connection 2a, so that the section of the plug connection 2a between the contact face 4a and the contact back 4b is watertight, and thus no water from can penetrate into the cavity 2e of the assembled connector 1 at the front.
  • the plug connection 2a comprises an interior space 2g into which the plug contacts 4 open and which can be connected to a socket or a coupling (not shown).
  • the cover part 2b comprises a cavity 2e and a channel 2f, the plug connector 1 in the fully assembled state usually comprising a cable 8, which is only indicated by way of illustration, with wires 8a which run through the channel 2f.
  • the cover part 2b comprises an internal thread 2d and the plug-in connection 2a comprises an external thread 2c of opposite design, so that the plug-in connection 2a and the cover part 2b can be screwed via the two threads 2c, 2d and thus mutually fastened in order to form the entire connector housing 2.
  • an annular sealing means 3 is advantageously provided in order to seal the gap between the plug connection 2a and the cover part 2b.
  • the contact backs 4b of the plug contacts 4 protrude so that they can be connected to a flexible printed circuit board 5 in an electrically conductive manner.
  • the flexible circuit board 5 is in the in Figures 1 to 8 illustrated embodiment configured as a flexible circuit board.
  • the holding element 6 comprises a first end section 6a, which is connected to the plug connector 2a in the illustrated embodiment, and comprises a second end section 6b, which is connected to a second printed circuit board end section 5i of the flexible printed circuit board 5, preferably rigidly and firmly connected, so that the flexible printed circuit board 5 at this end in a defined position and firmly is held, and is preferably also grounded.
  • the flexible printed circuit board 5 also comprises a first printed circuit board end section 5a which is held on the contact rear side 4b and / or on the first end section 6a. The flexible printed circuit board 5 is thus held on at least two sections 5a, 5i that are mutually spaced apart in the longitudinal direction L and is preferably also protected against twisting in the circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis L.
  • Figure 4 shows the rear of the connector 2a.
  • the holding element 6 extends as in FIG Figure 3 and 4th shown, transversely to the longitudinal direction L. This course of the holding element 6 has the advantage that in the case of the printed circuit board 5 held by the holding element 6, twisting in the circumferential direction relative to the longitudinal direction L is avoided.
  • Figure 5 shows a detail of the side view according to Figure 1 in detail.
  • Figure 6 shows a section through Figure 5 along the section line BB.
  • the first end section 5a of the printed circuit board 5 is designed to run in the shape of a ring, preferably has a single opening 51, and has a plurality of contacting points 5g arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction, which are arranged with respect to the contact backs 4b in such a way that the contacting points 5g and the contact backs 4b are arranged directly next to one another, and mutual electrical contact can be established in a simple and efficient manner, for example by soldering.
  • the plug connection 2a has a plurality of plug contacts 4, each plug contact 4 ending in a contact back 4b towards the circuit board 5, and each contact back 4b extending through the opening 51 and being connected to one contact point 5g.
  • the holding element 6 is also shown in section.
  • That Retaining element 6 is preferably designed as a metallic conductor and is preferably made of a metal.
  • the holding element 6 is preferably also electrically conductively connected to the first end section 5a of the circuit board 5 or to a conductor track arranged in the first end section 5a of the circuit board 5 and / or to the contact rear side 4b.
  • the holding element 6 is also preferably also connected in an electrically conductive manner to the second end section 5i of the circuit board 5 or to a conductor track of the circuit board 5 arranged in the second end section 5i.
  • the circuit board 5 comprises conductor tracks which are not shown, but which can be connected to at least certain contacting points 5g.
  • Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of the plug connection 2a as well as the circuit board 5 and the holding element 6, and Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of the circuit board 5 and of the holding element 6.
  • the circuit board 5 comprises a main part 5c on which the electronic circuit 7, including in particular one or more microcontrollers, is arranged.
  • the circuit board 5 comprises the main part 5c running in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, and also comprises a first end section 5a and a second end section 5i, which are arranged on both sides in the direction of the longitudinal axis L adjoining the main part 5c.
  • the electronic circuit 7 or partial components thereof could, however, also be arranged at other locations on the printed circuit board 5.
  • the circuit board 5 preferably also comprises a first connection section 5b, which connects the circuit board 5, in particular the main part 5c, to the first end section 5a in an electrically conductive manner via conductor tracks (not shown).
  • the first connecting portion 5b extends between the main part 5c and the first end section 5a is curved or S-shaped to relieve tension on the main part 5c and the first end section 5a. This configuration is particularly advantageous because the first end section 5a can be moved relative to the main part 5c without causing tension on the main part 5c or even damaging the main part 5c, or damaging the connection points between the first end section 5a and the contact backs 4b cause.
  • the connector 1 and in particular the thin-walled section of the cover part 2b can easily be bent, for example during plugging in and unplugging, or can also run permanently curved without excessive tension on the main part 5c, the electronic circuit or other components of the connector is effected.
  • the circuit board 5 is held in a defined position by the holding element 6, the second circuit board end section 5i preferably being firmly connected to the second end section 6b, and the first circuit board end section 5a being firmly connected to the contact back 4b and / or the first end section 6a of the holding element 6 connected is.
  • the printed circuit board 5 comprises at least a second contacting part 5e and / or a third contacting part 5f with contacting points 5g.
  • the contacting parts 5e, 5f can be connected to the main part 5c via second connecting sections 5d.
  • the contacting points 5g are preferably used to form large-area contacting points in order to connect individual electrical conductors 8a of the cable 8 in an electrically conductive manner to the circuit board 5 or its conductor paths in a simple manner, for example by soldering.
  • the printed circuit board 5 advantageously comprises the second contacting part 5e, which extends in the circumferential direction U with respect to the longitudinal axis L, the second Contacting part 5e comprises contacting points 5g configured as soldering points.
  • the printed circuit board 5 preferably also comprises a third contacting part 5f, which is arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis L in the circumferential direction U downstream of the main part 5c and mutually to the second contacting part 5e.
  • the holding element 6 is particularly advantageously designed as a metallic, electrical conductor and at the same time forms the electrical ground of the printed circuit board 5, the electrical ground representing the reference potential for the voltage.
  • the ones in the Figures 1-8 thus has the advantage that the second end section 6b or the second printed circuit board end section 5i also has the potential of the electrical ground, which is why the electrical ground starting from the plug connection 2a in the connector 1 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L is relatively far forward in the direction is arranged towards the cable 8.
  • the electronic circuit 7 preferably comprises an A / D converter and / or a D / A converter, so that the sensor signals introduced as analog signals via the cable 8 are transmitted to the plug contacts 4 as digital signals after the electronic circuit 7.
  • the circuit board 5 could have a plurality of conductor tracks which are connected to the ground and which are arranged in such a way that they shield the inner region of the space at least partially enclosed by the circuit board 5 from electromagnetic interference.
  • a metal part for example a thin sheet metal, could be provided which at least partially encloses the circuit board 5 from the outside, and extends in the longitudinal direction L at least partially along the circuit board 5, this metal part being connected to the ground, and thereby being able to shield electromagnetic interference from the circuit board 5.
  • the plug connector 1 can also comprise at least one fluid-conducting hose 9, which, as in FIG Figure 2 shown, runs through the plug connection 2a, and, as in Figure 3 shown, extends in the longitudinal direction L along the main part 5c and through the channel 2f.
  • the hose 9 is preferably arranged within the cable 8, so that the cable 8 comprises both the hose 9 and electrical conductors 8a.
  • the connector 1 has the advantage that, for example, from Figure 8 can be seen, the circuit board 5 preferably keeps the central area free, in that the first end section 5a has the recess 51, and in that the main part 5c and the second contacting part 5e and possibly the third contacting part 5f extend in the circumferential direction U to the longitudinal axis L, so that here too
  • the central area can be kept free for at least one hose 9 running in the longitudinal direction L. Because the circuit board 5 is held in a defined position by the holding element 6 at the second end section 5i, the area between the first and second end sections 5a, 5i has the circuit board 5 has a certain freedom of movement, so that in particular the hose 9 can also have a certain freedom of movement in the interior space 2e.
  • the connector 1 shown is preferably manufactured in such a way that, in a first process step, the flexible circuit board 5 with the required conductor tracks and the required contacting points 5g, including the contacting points for the electronic circuit to be applied, are produced that, in a second process step, the flexible circuit board 5 in one flat surface, so that the electronic circuit 7 can be applied to the circuit board 5 in a simple manner, and that the individual conductors 8a of the cable 8 are electrically conductively connected to the corresponding contacting points 5g, for example by soldering, and that the contacting points 5g of the
  • the first end section 5a of the printed circuit board 5 can be electrically conductively connected, for example by soldering, to the contact backs 4b of the plug contacts 4.
  • the circuit board 5 is deformed in such a way, for example as in FIG Figures 7 and 8 represented by the U-shaped or circular deformation of parts of the circuit board 5, that the circuit board 5 can be inserted into the cavity 2e in order to then screw the cover part 2b onto the plug connection 2a, with an annular sealing means 3 preferably being provided around the cover part 2b and to connect the plug connection 2a fluid tightly.
  • the cavity 2e can also be filled with a potting compound, an electrical insulator, for example with silicone, in order to protect the cavity 2e from moisture or penetrating dust.
  • the electrical insulator is preferably supplied via the channel 2f.
  • this electrical insulator increases the vibration resistance of the printed circuit board 5 arranged in the cavity 2 and of the electronic circuit 7.
  • Figure 9 shows an embodiment of a flexible printed circuit board 5 not belonging to the present invention, namely a so-called rigid-flex printed circuit board, which in the illustrated embodiment comprises four rigid partial plates 5a, 5c, 5e and 5i, which are mutually flexible or mutually bendable and mutually electrically connected. Certain rigid sub-plates are connected to one another in an electrically conductive and mutually flexible manner, for example via electrical conductors, these electrical conductors in Fig. 9 are not shown. In this embodiment, too, a holding element 6 is required in order to hold the first end section 5a and / or at least the second end section 5i and thereby the entire printed circuit board 5 in a defined position with the aid of the holding element 6.
  • the partial plates 5a, 5c can, for example, also be connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner via a flexible cable.
  • the connector 1 according to the invention can be designed in such a way that the interior of the connector 1 is kept free in the center, along the longitudinal axis L, so that, for example, a hose 9 can be arranged along the longitudinal axis L which, starting from the interior 2g extends to the circuit board 5, or even further into the cable 8.
  • a fluid such as a gas can be conveyed through this hose 9, or for example a liquid, for example also a cooling liquid.
  • the hose 9 can, as for example in Figure 2 indicated, be arranged in the center of the plug connection 2a, instead of the plug contact 4.
  • the hose 9 can, as in FIG Figure 2 or 6th indicated by way of example, emerge from the rear of the plug connection 2a, and run along the printed circuit board 5 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, for example up to the Cable 8 so that, for example, a sensor connected to the cable 8 can be supplied with a fluid via the plug connection 2a, or that a fluid can be fed from the sensor via the plug connection 2a to a device downstream of the plug connection 2a.
  • the connector according to the invention is preferably part of a connector system.
  • the connector according to the invention is preferably used together with an electronic sensor in that the electronic sensor is connected to the connector 1 via a cable 8, and in that the measured values of the electronic sensor are fed to the electronic circuit 7 of the connector 1 via the cable 8, in the connector 1 are converted, and fed via the plug contacts 4 to a subsequent device.
  • An analog / digital conversion preferably takes place in the connector 1. It can also prove to be advantageous to feed an electrical signal to the cable 8 via the plug connector 1, as an analog or digital signal, for example a control signal or a calibration signal.

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  1. Connecteur (1) comportant un circuit électronique (7), un boîtier de connecteur (2), un connecteur (2a) à fiches ayant au moins un contact électrique fichable (4) et une carte à circuit imprimé (5), la carte à circuit imprimé (5) étant munie du circuit électronique (7) et étant reliée de manière conductrice de signal au contact électrique fichable (4), la carte (5) à circuit imprimé étant constituée en carte à circuit imprimé souple, la carte à circuit imprimé (5) étant reliée de manière conductrice de signaux au boitier de le contact électrique fichable (4) à une première partie d'extrémité (5a) tournée vers le boîtier de connecteur (2a), et la carte à circuit imprimé (5) étant reliée de manière conductrice de signaux au boîtier de connecteur (2) à une deuxième partie d'extrémité (5a) tournée vers le contact électrique fichable (4), la carte à circuit imprimé (5) avec le circuit électronique (7) étant disposée à l'intérieur du boîtier de connecteur (2) et le connecteur ayant un axe longitudinal (L),un élément de retenue (6) étant relié au boitier du connecteur (2a), l'élément de retenue (6) étant disposé pour s'étendre à l'intérieur du boitier du connecteur (2) et la carte à circuit imprimé (5) étant fixée à l'élément de retenue (6) à une deuxième partie d'extrémité (5i) éloignée du connecteur (2a), caractérisé en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5) comprend une partie principale (5c) s'étendant dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal (L), en ce que le circuit électronique (7) est disposé sur la partie principale (5c), en ce que la partie principale (5c) est disposée dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal (L) entre la première partie d'extrémité (5a) et la deuxième partie d'extrémité (5i) en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5) comporte une première partie de connexion (5b), en ce que la première partie de connexion (5b) relie la partie principale (5c) à la première partie d'extrémité (5a), et en ce que la première partie de connexion (5b) s'étend de manière courbe entre la partie principale (5c) et la première partie d'extrémité (5a), pour soulager la tension de la partie principale (5c) et de la première partie d'extrémité (5a).
  2. Connecteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de retenue (6) est conçu comme un conducteur électrique métallique, en ce que l'élément de retenue (6) forme en même temps la masse électrique de la carte à circuit imprimé (5), et en ce que la deuxième partie d'extrémité (5i) est reliée à la masse électrique, la masse électrique représentant le potentiel de référence pour la tension.
  3. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5) comporte, à partir de la partie principale (5c), une deuxième partie de contact (5e) qui s'étend dans le sens de la circonférence par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L) et en ce que la deuxième partie de contact (5e) comporte des points de contact (5g) conçus comme des points de soudure, et en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5) comporte de préférence une troisième partie de contact (5f) qui est disposée en aval de la partie principale (5c) dans la direction circonférentielle (U) par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L) et mutuellement par rapport à la deuxième partie de contact (5e) .
  4. Connecteur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un câble (8) avec une pluralité de fils électriquement conducteurs (8a), en ce que les points de contact (5g) sont reliés de manière conductrice de signaux à la partie principale (5c), et en ce qu'au moins une partie des fils électriquement conducteurs (8a) est reliée de manière conductrice de signaux à chacun des fils électriquement conducteurs (8a).
  5. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le connecteur présente un axe longitudinal (L), et en ce que la première partie d'extrémité (5a) est disposée en s'étendant perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal (L) .
  6. Connecteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première partie d'extrémité (5a) présente une seule ouverture (51), en ce que plusieurs points de contact (5g) sont disposés circonférentiellement le long de l'ouverture (51), en ce que le connecteur (2a) comporte plusieurs les contacts électrique fichable (4), chaque contact électrique fichable (4) se terminant vers la carte à circuit imprimé (5) par une face arrière de contact (4b), et en ce que chaque face arrière de contact (4b) s'étend à travers l'ouverture (51) et est reliée à un point de contact (5g) respectif.
  7. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un tube conducteur de fluide (9) s'étend, à partir du connecteur (2a), dans la direction longitudinale (L) le long du connecteur (2a) ainsi que le long de la partie principale (5c), et sort ensuite du boitier du connecteur (2).
  8. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le boitier de connecteur (2) présente un espace intérieur (2e) dans lequel sont disposés la carte à circuit imprimé (5) avec le circuit électronique (7), l'element de retenue (6) et au moins une partie de la longueur des dos de contact (4b), et en ce que l'espace intérieur (2e) est enrobé d'une masse isolante, en particulier de silicone.
  9. Connecteur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5), la deuxieme partie de contact (5e) et, le cas échéant, la troisième partie de contact (5f) comportent, le long d'au moins une section partielle dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal (L), un blindage électriquement conducteur qui forme essentiellement une cage de Faraday, le blindage étant relié de manière électriquement conductrice à l'élément de retenue (6) .
  10. Connecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, dans le connecteur entièrement monté, la partie principale (5c), la deuxieme partie de contact (5e) et, le cas échéant, la troisième partie de contact (5f), s'étendent dans la direction périphérique (U) par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (L), de préférence en forme de U ou de cercle.
  11. Système enfichable comprenant un connecteur (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes.
  12. Procédé de fabrication d'un connecteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que la carte à circuit imprimé (5) est équipée de circuits electroniques (7), en ce que la première partie d'extrémité (5a) de la carte à circuit imprimé (5) est soudée à l'au moins un un contact électrique fichable (4), en ce qu'au moins une partie des fils électriquement conducteurs (8a) du câble (8) est soudée aux points de contact (5g) de la deuxième partie de contact (5e), en ce que la deuxième partie d'extrémité (5i) est fixée à l'élément de retenue (6), en ce que la partie principale (5c) et la deuxieme partie de contact (5e) sont enroulées ensemble dans la direction périphérique (U) de l'axe longitudinal (L), et en ce que le connecteur (2a) avec la carte à circuit imprimé (5) qui y est fixée est inséré dans la partie de couverture (2b) et le connecteur (2a) est fermement relié à la partie de couverture (2b)
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