EP3593413A1 - Connecteur circulaire femelle conçu pour une carte de circuits imprimés pouvant être disposée sur ce connecteur - Google Patents

Connecteur circulaire femelle conçu pour une carte de circuits imprimés pouvant être disposée sur ce connecteur

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EP3593413A1
EP3593413A1 EP18710834.5A EP18710834A EP3593413A1 EP 3593413 A1 EP3593413 A1 EP 3593413A1 EP 18710834 A EP18710834 A EP 18710834A EP 3593413 A1 EP3593413 A1 EP 3593413A1
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contact
connector socket
circular connector
circuit board
spring
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EP3593413B1 (fr
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Michael Carle
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Amphenol Tuchel Electronics GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/721—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
    • 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
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/748—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using one or more 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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a circular connector socket for a printed circuit board which can be arranged thereon.
  • a circular connector plug is plugged, the contacts of the circular connector socket with contacts on the circuit board can be contacted.
  • Connectors thereby usually inseparably connected to the board.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to overcome the aforementioned disadvantages and to provide a connector socket which can be brought quickly and easily with a circuit board in electrically conductive contact, so that a faultless and secure contact between the socket contacts of the connector socket and the contacts or contact surfaces of Printed circuit board can be produced.
  • a circular connector socket is proposed for a printed circuit board which can be arranged thereon.
  • the circular connector socket points to one of its plug side
  • a printed circuit board contact element which forms at least one preferably a series of spring contacts.
  • the at least one spring contact in each case a female contact of the circular connector socket with one contact surface (contact pad) of the circuit board is electrically conductively connected.
  • the socket contact or the socket contacts of the circular connector socket are in a substantially cylindrical
  • Socket contact body arranged.
  • a core idea of the invention is to define such a circular connector on a housing or a housing wall of a housing as a receptacle connector, while the circuit board is mounted in the housing.
  • the spring contact acts in the printed circuit board contacted state resiliently on the circuit board, so that the spring contact by its spring force on the circuit board or the contact pads, which are arranged on the surface of the circuit board is pressed and forms an electrically conductive contact with it.
  • the circuit board can be arranged according to its thickness between the first spring contact and the other spring contact.
  • the one spring contact can be brought into abutment on the contact surface on an upper side of the printed circuit board and the further spring contact on another contact surface on an underside of the printed circuit board.
  • the spring force of a respective spring contact presses the spring contact resiliently against one
  • the spring forces of two opposing spring contacts are oriented opposite to each other, so that a printed circuit board is centered and clamped by the spring forces of two opposite spring contacts.
  • the circular connector socket housing has at least one fastening means and / or an alignment means for alignment and mounting on a housing. Further, a part of the circular connector socket housing is as
  • a circular connector socket housing has at least two attachment means and / or alignment means, wherein the attachment means and / or alignment means are arranged asymmetrically on the circular connector housing housing, so that the circular connector socket can be fastened in a predetermined orientation to the housing at corresponding, housing-side attachment points.
  • the fastening means and the alignment means are advantageously integrally z.
  • Circular connector socket housing by screws to a housing
  • Circular connector socket housing relative to the housing realized in a defined direction, thereby intercept system-related and assembly-related tolerances.
  • the printed circuit board contact element is mounted in a further advantageous embodiment in a first guide, so that the printed circuit board contact element is displaceable in a first direction relative to the circular connector housing housing. Furthermore, that is
  • PCB contact element additionally or alternatively displaceable in a second guide in a second direction.
  • the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction, so that by a combination of the displaceability in a first and a second direction, the PCB contact element in a plane can be re-arranged to compensate for tolerances to the circuit board.
  • the displaceability in the first and / or second guide can be limited by respective stops, so that a maximum displacement can be predetermined.
  • the circuit board contact element is rotatably mounted in a third guide about a central axis of the circular connector socket, so that the orientation of the spring contacts can be adapted to an orientation of the circuit board.
  • the guide or the guides are surrounded in an advantageous development of an elastic sealing sleeve, so that an interior of the circular connector socket before
  • the circular connector socket housing forms an M16 in one embodiment
  • the internal thread for fastening a circular connector plug.
  • the internal thread is arranged around the contact body of the circular connector socket and wraps the contact body in the radial direction.
  • the at least one spring contact is hook-shaped or spoon-shaped and formed with a contact tip.
  • the contact point has a
  • the spring contact on the contact surface with the circuit board is contacted.
  • the spring contact has substantially five sections, a mounting portion with which he on the
  • PCB contact element is fixed, an inner contact portion in which the spring contact is electrically contacted with the socket contact, the contact portion with the
  • Printed circuit board contact element is the spring contact at the attachment portion with the PCB contact element glued or cast.
  • the spring contact is electrically conductively connected in an advantageous development in each case via a sliding contact and / or a stranded wire with the socket contact.
  • PCB contact element and the socket contact body sliding contacts can be formed so that a rotation is given with continuous electrically conductive contact between the spring contact and socket contact.
  • the spring contacts are thereby formed so that they lie on different slip rings of the sliding contact, so are offset from each other in the radial direction.
  • the spring contacts of a first plurality or group of spring contacts are arranged in an advantageous embodiment on a first level of the printed circuit board contact element adjacent to each other and opposite them is a spring contact a second plurality or group of spring contacts on a second plane parallel to the first plane Printed circuit board contact element adjacent to each other.
  • the spring contacts of the two levels or the two groups are directly or mutually offset.
  • Spring contacts and the second plurality or group of spring contacts are each electrically connected to a female contact in the female contact body.
  • the first and second pluralities or groups of spring contacts correspond in their total number to the number of socket contacts.
  • a blind contact can be arranged, which is shaped like a spring contact but does not produce an electrically conductive contact, is not connected to a female contact and has a mechanical stabilizing effect on the circuit board.
  • a circular connector socket with a circuit board arranged thereon is also proposed.
  • the printed circuit board is with its thickness direction between the
  • the contact surface of the printed circuit board is wider and longer than a contact region of the spring contact, with which the spring contact rests against the contact surface. Furthermore, the contact surface along its longitudinal axis alternatively or additionally on a depression, groove or notch for centering the spring contact on the contact surface.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a circular connector socket obliquely from the front.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a circular connector socket obliquely from behind.
  • Fig. 3 is a front view of a circular connector socket;
  • Fig. 4 is a rear view of a circular connector socket; 5 shows a first sectional view through a circular connector socket.
  • Fig. 6 is a second sectional view through a circular connector socket.
  • Circular connector socket housing 12 has a substantially square mounting flange 20.
  • Circular connector socket housing 12 to a housing.
  • Rundsteckverbinderbuchsengephases 12 with the PCB contact element 10 is located at a proper installation in the interior of the housing in which a circuit board is arranged, which is contacted when properly mounted with the PCB contact element 1 0.
  • To encode the orientation of the circular connector housing housing 12 during assembly of the mounting flange 20 forms by an additional slot 25 an asymmetric drilling or mounting image.
  • the orientation of the Runasteckverbinderbuchse 1 is determined by the further slot 25 so that the circular connector socket 1 is installed only in a predetermined, intended position.
  • the slots 13 and the further slot 25 are aligned parallel with their longitudinal axis, so that the
  • Circular connector socket 1 is slidable in the direction of the longitudinal axis, whereby tolerances of the circular connector socket 1 and the contacting of the printed circuit board contact element 10 are compensated with the circuit board during assembly.
  • the socket contacts 1 5 are substantially annularly arranged on the mating side of the female contact body 21, wherein a circular connector plug only in a fixed position by the Kodiernut 22 position with the socket contacts 1 5 is contacted.
  • the representation of the circular connector socket 1 in Figure 2 corresponds to the rear view of the circular connector socket 1 of Figure 1.
  • a sealing ring 23 is arranged around the rear part of the circular connector socket housing 12. Is when mounting the circular connector socket 1 by screws that through the
  • Mounting flange 20 is applied, the Fiambaenpressung between the mounting flange 20 and the housing on the sealing ring 23 ago tightness, so that the interior of the housing is protected against the ingress of foreign bodies and moisture.
  • the Fiambaenpressung between the mounting flange 20 and the housing on the sealing ring 23 ago tightness so that the interior of the housing is protected against the ingress of foreign bodies and moisture.
  • Circular connector socket housing 12 the circuit board contact element 10 is arranged. It basically consists of three sections. A first portion with which it is attached to the circular connector socket housing 12 and two parallel insulating webs extending along the spring contacts 1 1. The eight spring contacts 1 1 are arranged in two opposing groups of four spring contacts 1 1. One each
  • Group of the spring contacts 1 1 is assigned to a Isoliersteg.
  • the insulating bars form in each case for each spring contact 1 1 of their group of spring contacts 1 1 a groove, from which the
  • the contact surfaces on the circuit board are each formed in a width substantially corresponding to the distance between two adjacent contact springs 1 1 of a group of contact springs 1 1, whereby a tolerance for contacting in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the slots 13, 25th results.
  • FIG. 3 shows a front view of a circular connector socket 1, so that the
  • Circular connector socket housing 12 with the slots 13 on the mounting flange 20, which is part of the circular connector socket housing 12 is shown.
  • the front view corresponds to the plug side of the circular connector socket 1.
  • the four elongated holes 13 are oriented in the same direction in their longitudinal direction, so that the circular connector socket 1 is displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal direction.
  • Socket contact body 21 has eight socket contacts 15 and a coding groove 22.
  • coding groove 22 of the circular connector plug is only in one orientation with the
  • Socket contacts 15 can be brought into contact.
  • the circular connector socket 1 is shown in Figure 4 in a rear view, so that the printed circuit board contact element 10 is shown on the back.
  • the printed circuit board contact element 10 forms corresponding to each socket contact 1 5 a spring contact 1 1, wherein the upper four spring contacts 1 1 in a first. Group and one of the first group
  • a spring contact 1 1 of the first group is in each case a Federkoniakt 1 1 of the second group opposite, so that between the spring contacts 1 1, a circuit board can be arranged.
  • Sealing of an interior of the housing during assembly of the circular connector socket 1 to a housing is arranged on the circular connector socket 1, a sealing ring 23 which seals the mounting flange 20 against a Gephaseuseau hf pool when properly installed.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the circular connector socket 1 in a sectional view, so that is cut through the circular connector socket housing 12 with the mounting flange 20, the sealing ring 23 and the female contact body 21.
  • the socket contact body 21 has formed at its rear end a circumferential projection in the radial direction, with which it is connected to a in
  • the female contact body 21 is located in the radial direction of the
  • Circular connector socket housing 12 so that it is fixed in the radial direction. Orthogonal to the radial direction of the socket contact body 21 is fixed by the abutment of the circumferential projections and by a safety ring 24 which in the
  • Socket contact body 21 engages and rests against the projection of the socket contact body 21 opposite side of the projection of the circular connector socket housing 12. On the back side of the female contact body 21 is the
  • Printed circuit board contact element 10 with the spring contacts 1 1 arranged. At the points where two opposite spring contacts 1 1 are closest to each other, there is the vertex at which they form the contact region 14.
  • the M16 female thread 16 extends over a portion of the length of the female contact body 21 and wraps it over a portion of the length in the radial direction.
  • FIG. 6 shows a circular connector socket 1 in a sectional view similar to FIG.
  • PCB contact element 10 is shown cut. On the socket contact body 21 can be seen by the non-sectional view of the coding groove 22 from a side view. By the sectional view of the printed circuit board contact element 10 four of the five sections of the spring contacts 1 1 can be seen. The attachment section protrudes from the socket contact body 21 .
  • the attachment section is in each case in one
  • Section of first slope over which merges via the contact point with the contact region 14 in a section with second pitch.
  • the second slope is opposite to the first slope and steeper than this.
  • the second slope area forms, together with the shape of the printed circuit board contact body, a guide, so that the printed circuit board is guided and centered on contacting with the circular connector socket 1 in its intended position.
  • the invention is not limited in its execution to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. Rather, a number of variants is conceivable, which makes use of the illustrated solution even with fundamentally different types of use.
  • the circular connector socket could have further contact elements with which a part of the socket contacts via the contact elements and strands with other components and / or other contacts on the circuit board can be contacted. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un connecteur circulaire femelle (1) conçu pour une carte de circuits imprimés pouvant être disposée sur ce connecteur, ledit connecteur circulaire femelle (1) comportant, sur une face arrière opposée à sa face de connexion, un élément de contact de carte de circuits imprimés (10) comportant au moins un contact à ressort (11), qui permet de relier de manière électroconductrice, respectivement un contact femelle (15) du connecteur circulaire femelle (1) à respectivement une surface de contact de la carte de circuits imprimés.
EP18710834.5A 2017-03-10 2018-03-09 Connecteur circulaire femelle conçu pour une carte de circuits imprimés pouvant être disposée sur ce connecteur Active EP3593413B1 (fr)

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DE102017105186.4A DE102017105186B4 (de) 2017-03-10 2017-03-10 Rundsteckverbinderbuchse für eine daran anordenbare Leiterplatte
PCT/EP2018/055884 WO2018162703A1 (fr) 2017-03-10 2018-03-09 Connecteur circulaire femelle conçu pour une carte de circuits imprimés pouvant être disposée sur ce connecteur

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