EP3627636B1 - Connecteur enfichable électrique, raccord de modules et ensemble de carte de circuits imprimés - Google Patents

Connecteur enfichable électrique, raccord de modules et ensemble de carte de circuits imprimés Download PDF

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EP3627636B1
EP3627636B1 EP18215544.0A EP18215544A EP3627636B1 EP 3627636 B1 EP3627636 B1 EP 3627636B1 EP 18215544 A EP18215544 A EP 18215544A EP 3627636 B1 EP3627636 B1 EP 3627636B1
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  • the invention relates to an electrical plug connection, comprising a connecting element with a first electrical plug connector arranged at a first end and a first electrical mating plug connector, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly connection for connecting a first electrical assembly and a second electrical assembly.
  • the invention further relates to a circuit board arrangement, having at least one first circuit board and one second circuit board.
  • PCBs printed circuit boards
  • electrical assemblies usually have electronic circuits that are implemented on printed circuit boards (PCBs) by interconnecting several electronic components.
  • PCBs printed circuit boards
  • several circuit boards are provided within an assembly in order to spatially distribute a circuit in a housing or an enclosure, for example, or to connect different modules of an assembly with one another.
  • An electrical connection between the various circuit boards is required for signal and / or energy exchange with this structure.
  • An electrical connection between different printed circuit boards can also be necessary, for example, if several electronic assemblies are to be connected to one another for communication. Overall, there are many reasons for connecting multiple electrical circuit boards together.
  • circuit boards including unshielded connectors, wire strands and ribbon cables. Such connections are also known as “board-to-board” connections. However, the conventional connections are generally inadequate, particularly for high-frequency technology.
  • coaxial connection elements are often used to transmit signals for high-frequency technology in order to ensure a sufficiently high signal quality.
  • a coaxial connector of the connecting element is connected to a mating connector mounted on a printed circuit board.
  • the mating connector is preferably on the circuit board soldered or pressed and electrically connected to strip dividers on the circuit board.
  • a coaxial intermediate piece also called an "adapter" connects the two coaxial connectors and thus bridges the distance between the two circuit boards in order to enable the exchange of signals.
  • the EP 1 154 527 A1 describes a connector to connect a coaxial cable to an electrical circuit board.
  • the plug connection comprises a tubular socket attached to the circuit board and a plug connector of the coaxial cable that can be inserted into the socket.
  • the inner conductor contact element of the plug connector makes direct contact with the circuit board.
  • the U.S. 4,963,105 discloses a coaxial plug connection with two contact springs offset along a longitudinal axis.
  • the known coaxial connecting elements have an inner conductor and an outer conductor which is electrically insulated from the inner conductor by means of an insulating part or dielectric, and which are each produced as turned parts.
  • the manufacture of the components by means of turning is usually necessary in order to achieve sufficiently good manufacturing tolerances and to enable a press fit.
  • the connecting element is to be used for high-frequency technology, the demands on the manufacturing tolerances are particularly high.
  • the present invention is based on the object of simplifying the construction and assembly of an electrical plug connection, in particular while maintaining electrical transmission properties suitable for high-frequency technology.
  • the invention is also based on the object of providing a corresponding mating connector and a corresponding connecting element of an electrical plug connection with an improved structure and simplified assembly.
  • the present invention is also based on the object of simplifying the construction and assembly of a module connection for connecting a first electrical module and a second electrical module, in particular while maintaining electrical transmission properties suitable for high-frequency technology.
  • the present invention is also based on the object of providing a circuit board arrangement which is particularly easy to assemble while maintaining electrical transmission properties suitable for high-frequency technology.
  • the object is achieved for the electrical plug connection by claim 1.
  • the object is achieved by the features of claim 11 and with regard to the circuit board arrangement by the features of claim 13.
  • An electrical plug connection which has a connecting element with a first electrical plug connector arranged at a first end. Furthermore, the electrical plug connection has a first electrical mating connector.
  • the first mating connector has contact springs and the first connector has an electrically conductive outer housing with a first, at least partially annular, circumferential contact area. The contact springs act on the outer housing via the first contact area in order to establish electrical contact and a mechanical connection between the first connector and the first mating connector.
  • the first electrical mating connector is preferably designed as a mating connector of a first electrical assembly, preferably as a circuit board connector of a first electrical circuit board.
  • an at least partially annular circumferential contact area is spoken of, for example a first, at least partially annular circumferential contact area or a second, at least partially annular circumferential contact area, this is to be understood as a contact area which preferably runs completely annularly around the outer housing.
  • the contact area can also only be along an angular section or angular segment around the outer housing (partially ring-shaped) or along several angular sections distributed around the outer housing partially ring-shaped.
  • the outer housing is designed in one piece with the outer housing of the connecting element.
  • the outer housing can be designed to be completely conductive or also to be conductive only in sections.
  • the outer housing can, for example, also have electrically non-conductive components.
  • contact springs can be provided within the scope of the invention, for example two contact springs, three contact springs, four contact springs, five contact springs, six contact springs, seven contact springs, eight contact springs or more contact springs.
  • the contact springs form a spring cage.
  • All contact springs preferably act in the same axial height plane on the first contact area, with tolerances and / or assembly-related deviations possibly being possible.
  • the contact springs can also be referred to as “spring tabs” or “outer conductor spring tabs”.
  • the contact springs act on the first contact area in such a way that the outer housing is acted upon by an axial force acting along a longitudinal axis of the first mating connector, which presses the outer housing against an axial end stop of the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs are designed in such a way that they apply to the first contact area and to a second, at least partially ring-shaped circumferential contact area of the outer housing, which is axially offset from the first contact area along a longitudinal axis of the connecting element, one orthogonal to the Apply radial force acting on the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector to the outer housing.
  • the longitudinal axis of the connecting element can preferably be an axis of symmetry of the connecting element.
  • the axial force and / or radial force according to the invention can be a force component of the spring force of the contact springs.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area widens in the direction of the first end of the connecting element.
  • this configuration of the first contact area can result in an axial force component or the axial force according to the invention in order to press the first plug connector or the connecting element against the end stop.
  • the contact springs are designed in such a way that they act on the outer housing via the second contact area.
  • the first contact area and / or the second contact area can preferably have an outer diameter that is constant in the axial direction, for example, be of cylindrical design. It can then be provided, for example, to achieve the self-centering function of the connecting element by making radial contact in a cylindrical area if the contact areas and the contact springs are each arranged axially offset.
  • the connecting element or of the first plug connector of the connecting element in the first mating plug connector can be provided. Because of this self-centering, the “catching area” (also referred to as the receiving area or the insertion area) for the first connector in the first mating connector can be made smaller and the entire first mating connector can thus be made more compact.
  • the contact springs, the first contact area and / or the second contact area are designed so that the contact springs have a radial force component and an axial force component on the outer housing apply in such a way that the longitudinal axis of the first connector is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector.
  • the parallel alignment of the longitudinal axes of the first connector or of the connecting element and the first mating connector can lead to an orthogonal alignment of the connecting element on the end stop.
  • a centering d. H. a compensation of a lateral offset of the longitudinal axes of the first connector and the first mating connector and / or an orthogonal alignment of the longitudinal axis of the connecting element to the end stop or a parallel alignment of the longitudinal axes of the connecting element and the first mating connector, d. H. a compensation of a tilting or an inclined position of the first connector in the first mating connector should be understood.
  • the longitudinal axes of the connecting element and of the first mating connector are preferably aligned concentrically or coaxially.
  • Self-centering according to the invention can also be understood to mean only an improvement in the position and / or location of the first connector in the first mating connector, as a result of which the longitudinal axis of the connecting element and the longitudinal axis of the mating connector at least approach one another.
  • the invention can be suitable for at least reducing an offset of the first connector in the first mating connector and / or an inclined position of the first connector in the first mating connector.
  • a tolerance-related offset of the first connector can remain in the first mating connector and / or a tolerance-related inclination of the first connector can remain in the first mating connector.
  • the longitudinal axes of the connecting element and of the first mating connector preferably run coaxially after the self-centering according to the invention.
  • the first mating connector has a mating connector housing with a funnel-shaped insertion area for the first connector.
  • a funnel-shaped insertion area in particular a conical receptacle for the first plug connector, can further simplify the assembly of the electrical plug connection.
  • a “blind” insertion of the first connector into the first mating connector can be made possible.
  • the diameter of the insertion area and thus the diameter of the entire mating connector housing can be reduced due to the self-centering of the first connector in the first mating connector according to the invention.
  • the contact springs form two groups which are axially offset along the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector and are arranged in such a way that the first group of contact springs can act on the outer housing via the first contact area, and the second group the contact springs can act on the outer housing via the second contact area.
  • This configuration can in particular avoid or at least reduce inclination of the connecting element or the first connector in the first mating connector, since the first connector in the first mating connector will strive for the most linear possible course between the two groups of contact surfaces due to the contact springs acting axially offset .
  • the contact springs are mechanically preloaded in the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs can thus be steered in advance even before the first connector is inserted into the first mating connector.
  • Pre-tensioning the contact springs can be particularly advantageous if the outer diameter of the first contact area widens in the direction of the first end of the connecting element, since the first end of the connecting element, which is widened as a result, has a greater radial deflection of the contact springs and thus a higher insertion force compared to a conventional one Connection element conditional. To compensate for this, the preload of the contact springs can be helpful. In this way, the surface areas of the individual contact springs which axially contact the end face of the connecting element or the first end of the connecting element during the plugging process can be reduced. The inventor has recognized that this fact alone can advantageously reduce the insertion force of the connecting element.
  • the mating connector housing has a collar which protrudes into the first mating connector and is designed as an abutment for the contact springs in order to mechanically preload the contact springs.
  • the collar or collar of the mating connector housing can preferably run around completely in a ring. However, it can also be provided that the collar runs around only partially annularly or distributed along at least one angular section, in particular in the radial sections in which the contact springs are located in the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs can be pre-tensioned individually, in any groups or together on a completely circumferential collar.
  • the collar of the mating connector for prestressing the contact springs can preferably form the funnel-shaped insertion area.
  • the one metallic tensioning device or one metallic collar is provided in order to pretension the contact springs.
  • the pretensioning of the contact springs can be advantageous, since the catching area or the insertion area of the mating connector (i.e. in particular the area from the contacting plane to the end of the contact springs) can then be made shorter.
  • the "tensioning device" used for the pretensioning in particular the generally cup-shaped collar of the mating connector housing, can take over the main task of the insertion area or catching funnel.
  • the axial length of the contact springs or of a spring cage can be shortened due to the reduced insertion area or capture area.
  • the resilient area of the contact springs can also be reduced.
  • a funnel-shaped insertion area can also form a protection against contact for the contact springs and / or for an inner conductor spring cage of the mating connector.
  • a collar of the mating connector housing to preload the contact springs can be advantageous, on the one hand, since a collar can be easily implemented by deforming the free end of the mating connector housing and a correspondingly designed collar can simultaneously serve to form the funnel-shaped insertion area for the first connector.
  • the mechanical pre-tensioning of the contact springs can make a smaller additional deflection of the contact springs necessary compared to the case without pre-tensioning when the first connector is inserted into the first mating connector, which is nevertheless required Contact force can be realized.
  • a spring cage or contact springs with a higher spring elasticity can advantageously be used.
  • the contact springs can in particular be prestressed in order to be able to use contact springs with a flatter spring characteristic.
  • This can have some advantages.
  • the resilient area of the contact springs or the contact area in the first mating connector can be shortened, which can minimize the installation space.
  • the spring material is less stressed, which is why a cheaper spring material can be used.
  • the contact springs do not have to be widened so much, so that the insertion area of the contact springs can be made shorter, which can again reduce the installation space.
  • the insertion area of the contact springs can also shorten the catch funnel or funnel-shaped insertion area of the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs are made from a material with a low modulus of elasticity, in particular from a material with a modulus of elasticity of 200 GPa or less, preferably 150 GPa or less, particularly preferably 100 GPa or less.
  • brass, spring bronze or copper beryllium can be provided as the material for forming the contact springs.
  • the contact springs are slotted, in particular slotted longitudinally.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area widens conically, in particular linear, convex or concave, in the direction of the first end of the connecting element.
  • the first contact area can therefore in particular also be arched, for example concave or convex.
  • the self-centering according to the invention can preferably be achieved by contacting the contact springs on a cone, whereby an axial force component can be provided which presses the connecting element into the mating connector, for example against an axial end stop, in particular an axial end stop formed by an insulating part, and thereby erects it.
  • the type of expansion of the outer diameter of the first contact area is not important according to the invention.
  • a linear expansion of the outer diameter is preferably provided. In principle, however, any curve profile can be provided to expand the outer diameter of the first contact area.
  • the first mating connector has an insulating part which at least partially penetrates into the outer housing of the first connector when the first connector is mated with the first mating connector.
  • the connecting element has one or more inner conductors guided within the outer housing.
  • the at least one inner conductor can penetrate into a receptacle of the insulating part and, if necessary, mechanically and electrically contact a contact element of the first mating connector that is received within the insulating part.
  • the insulating part forms a collar pointing in the direction of the outer housing in order to center the outer housing in the first mating connector.
  • the collar or collar of the insulating part can in particular be formed on the free end of the insulating part facing the connecting element.
  • a completely ring-shaped circumferential collar is preferably formed on the insulating part.
  • a collar can also be provided which runs around the insulating part only in a partially ring-shaped manner or distributed along at least one angular section.
  • the collar of the insulating part can in particular serve to prevent asymmetry between the first connector of the connecting element and the first mating connector and to ensure concentricity between the first connector and the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs mainly cause a correction of an inclined position of the connecting element by interacting with the first contact area and / or with the second contact area
  • the collar of the insulating part enables a distance between the longitudinal axes of the connecting element and the first mating connector to be avoided or at least reduced .
  • a collar on the distal end of the insulating part allows a symmetry to be realized which makes it possible that all contact springs no longer contact the tensioning device or the collar of the connector housing used to pretension the contact springs with their distal ends when the first connector is plugged. In this way, a second signal path on the outer conductor side via the mating connector housing or its collar can be prevented, which would otherwise form a self-contained signal path in the manner of a coil or inductance via the signal path of the contact springs.
  • the collar of the insulating part can suppress the excitation of undesired harmonics of a high-frequency signal and the electrical plug connection is particularly suitable for use in high-frequency technology.
  • the collar on the insulating part prevents or at least minimizes the radial movement of the connecting element or a radial or lateral offset between the longitudinal axis of the connecting element and the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector in the mated state of the first connector and the first mating connector. This can be advantageous in order to prevent the undesired contact between the free end of the contact springs and the mating connector housing or the outer housing.
  • the insulating part forms the axial end stop for the first connector in the first mating connector.
  • the invention also relates to a mating connector (the "first mating connector") for an electrical connector described above and below.
  • the invention also relates to a connecting element for an electrical plug connection according to the statements above and below.
  • a high electromagnetic compatibility of the connecting element can be provided.
  • the connecting element according to the invention can be particularly suitable for the transmission of electrical signals up to 8 GHz or more.
  • the connecting element is designed to connect a first electrical assembly to a second electrical assembly and has a rigid, tubular outer housing made of an electrically conductive material and an electrical cable guided in the outer housing along a longitudinal axis of the outer housing.
  • the longitudinal axis of the outer housing runs coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the inner conductor or coincides with it.
  • the longitudinal axis can also be defined in that it is the axis that results when the centers of gravity of the cross-sectional areas of the outer housing are connected to one another.
  • the outer housing preferably sheaths the electrical cable in a tubular manner.
  • the connecting element can preferably be formed coaxially in such a way that the longitudinal axes of the electrical cable and the outer housing lie on top of one another.
  • the outer housing does not have to be designed so that it is completely closed around the electrical cable and can also lead the electrical cable in the sense of the invention if it has recesses, in particular bores and / or slots.
  • the electrical cable has at least one inner conductor and a dielectric that envelops the at least one inner conductor.
  • the dielectric surrounding the at least one inner conductor can in particular also be a cable sheath.
  • the electrical cable can preferably also be a "cable blank", ie an unfinished electrical cable in which at least one inner conductor has first been encapsulated with an encasing dielectric - after which there are potentially no further manufacturing steps.
  • a cable blank of a coaxial cable in which a coaxial outer conductor (e.g. a braided cable shield and / or a shielding film) and a cable sheath have not yet been mounted on the dielectric surrounding the inner conductor.
  • any dielectric with one or more inner conductors running therein which are encased by the outer housing.
  • the inner conductor and / or the dielectric can be produced as a turned part (s).
  • At least one section of the outer housing is shaped along the longitudinal axis in such a way that the electrical cable is fixed in the outer housing.
  • the connecting element can consist of a tubular outer housing that can be manufactured in any way and a commercially available electrical cable or cable blank received in the outer housing, it can be manufactured inexpensively in contrast to the known twisted connecting elements of the prior art.
  • the connecting element can thus be particularly suitable for mass production. In the context of the invention, however, the connecting element can also be a turned part.
  • the outer housing is reshaped according to the development, d. H. can be plastically brought into a different shape without removing or adding material from the outer housing, a high mechanical holding force of the electrical cable in the outer housing can be provided, despite possibly existing high manufacturing tolerances of the outer housing and / or the electrical cable.
  • an outer housing and / or an electrical cable can thus be used which has comparatively large manufacturing tolerances, since a corresponding play between the outer housing and the electrical cable can be compensated for by the subsequent deformation.
  • the reshaping can, if necessary, optimize the electrical adaptation for the transmission of signals in the high-frequency range.
  • the connecting element can advantageously be used in particular for the transmission of electrical signals in high-frequency technology.
  • the connecting element can be suitable for any signal and / or energy transmission in all of electrical engineering.
  • the connecting element can preferably be suitable for the mechanical and electrical connection of two circuit boards.
  • the connecting element can also be provided for the mechanical and electrical connection of other electrical or electronic assemblies, for example for the connection between control devices, filters, antennas or other modules with one another.
  • the invention is described below for the electrical and mechanical connection of two circuit boards.
  • the term “printed circuit board” can, however, easily be related to any electrical or electronic assembly and substituted accordingly by a person skilled in the art.
  • the outer housing of the connecting element can serve as the outer conductor of the connecting element when transmitting electrical signals by means of the inner conductor of the electrical cable between the circuit boards.
  • the outer housing has a first connector at a first end and a second connector for connection to a respective mating connector of an electrical assembly, in particular a printed circuit board, at a second end.
  • the plug connectors at the ends of the outer housing can also be designed in a particularly simple and in particular preferred configuration for connecting printed circuit boards in that the ends of the outer housing are widened and a plug connector is thereby formed.
  • the inner conductor (for example of the electrical cable) can, if necessary, starting from the ends protrude from the dielectric in a front section suitable for making contact, or the dielectric can be removed in this front section.
  • the plug-in connectors at the respective ends of the outer housing can also be referred to as "heads" of the connecting element and the area between the plug-in connectors as "adapter”.
  • the plug connectors formed at the ends of the outer housing can be designed as interfaces for connection to any other plug connectors or mating plug connectors.
  • the connectors at the ends of the outer housing are preferably round and coaxial.
  • the connecting element can be mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding one Printed circuit board (or any other, arbitrary electrical assembly) be connected.
  • the connecting element, the outer housing and / or the inner conductor can or can also be passed through a recess in at least one of the circuit boards and, for example, fixed or connected on the side of the circuit board opposite the entry side.
  • the inner conductor and / or the outer housing of the connecting element are connected directly to the respective printed circuit board or an electrical component, a strip conductor or a soldering pad by soldering, crimping, pressing or some other connection technology.
  • the use of a plug connection on the one hand and a direct connection on the other hand can also be provided.
  • the specific connection technology is not important in the context of the invention.
  • the use of connectors and mating connectors is particularly advantageous.
  • the connecting element can thus be connected in an electrically conductive manner, in particular at a first end to a first printed circuit board and at a second end to a second printed circuit board, in order to form an electrical path.
  • the electrical path can be used for transmitting electrical signals, in particular high-frequency signals, and / or for transmitting electrical energy.
  • the first connector and the second connector are preferably designed differently from one another.
  • the outside diameter of the first contact area of the first connector expands in the direction of the first end of the connecting element, whereas the outside diameter of the first contact area of the second connector remains constant, for example tapering cylindrically towards the second end of the connecting element.
  • the electrically conductive material of the outer housing is non-magnetic.
  • the electrically conductive material of the outer housing is preferably formed from a non-magnetic metal, particularly preferably from brass.
  • non-magnetic refers to a material on which a magnetic field has almost no to no effect.
  • the property of negligible magnetic influenceability is sometimes also referred to as “amagnetic” or “non-magnetic”. It is preferably a non-ferromagnetic material.
  • the magnetic Properties of non-ferrous metals or non-ferrous metals (non-ferrous metals), in particular brass or tin bronze, were shown to be particularly suitable in the context of high-frequency simulations according to the invention.
  • other materials in particular non-magnetic or weakly magnetic metals, such as various stainless steels, can also be provided.
  • the electrical cable and / or the connecting element is formed concentrically and preferably from exactly one inner conductor and one dielectric, which forms the cable sheath.
  • An electrical cable can also be provided which, in addition to an inner conductor, also has an outer conductor, the inner conductor and the outer conductor being separated by an insulator and the electric cable furthermore having a cable jacket surrounding the outer conductor or the "dielectric" according to the invention.
  • a concentric structure is particularly suitable for use in high-frequency technology.
  • the electrical cable and / or the connecting element has at least one inner conductor pair for differential signal transmission.
  • the inner conductor pairs can in particular run twisted along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element or the cable (in the manner of a “twisted pair” cable). However, the inner conductor pairs can also be routed in parallel ("parallel pair").
  • the respective inner conductors can each be individually insulated from one another, in particular surrounded by a respective insulator.
  • the dielectric according to the invention can then cover the plurality of inner conductors as a whole, for example in the manner of a cable jacket.
  • a single inner conductor pair or also several inner conductor pairs, for example two, three, four or even more inner conductor pairs, can be provided for differential signal transmission.
  • sections of the outer housing are reshaped along the longitudinal axis of the outer housing, wherein the sections can be arranged distributed along the longitudinal axis and / or radially on the outer surface of the outer housing, for example in the manner of notches.
  • the outer housing is reshaped along exactly one contiguous section of the outer housing.
  • uniform reshaping and, in particular, reshaping of a continuous section that is as long as possible can be advantageous in order to transmit the electrical signals without interference, in particular without reflection.
  • securing or mechanically fixing the electrical cable by means of notches can represent an electrical fault, which can be avoided as far as possible by deforming a single section, which preferably extends between the plug connectors of the connecting element.
  • the at least one contiguous section along which the outer housing is deformed extends at least along 50% of the total length of the outer housing, preferably at least along 75% of the total length of the outer housing, particularly preferably along at least 90% of the Overall length of the outer housing and very particularly preferably extends completely or over the full length between the plug connectors of the outer housing.
  • the at least one contiguous section preferably assumes along the entire length of the outer housing, can be achieved by a single contiguous section or also distributed over several sections. However, it is preferable to form a single continuous section.
  • the section along which the outer housing is deformed preferably extends centrally between the plug connectors of the outer housing or centrally between the two ends of the outer housing.
  • connection element that is as free of interference as possible and therefore particularly suitable for high-frequency technology
  • a transition area with a variable outer diameter can be provided between the plug connectors, in particular round plug connectors with a first diameter, and the reshaped section of the outer housing with a second diameter.
  • the at least one section of the outer housing is shaped in such a way that the cross section of the outer housing in the shaped section has a circumference that is not circular.
  • the basic shape of the tubular outer housing or its cross section is preferably round or the circumference forms a circle (also referred to as the edge of a circle) and is brought into a different shape by reshaping, at least in at least one section.
  • a round geometry or a circular circumference is particularly suitable for use in high-frequency technology due to the uniform distance between the wall of the outer housing and the inner conductor, which is why a round basic shape can be particularly preferred as the starting point for the outer housing.
  • the cross section in the reshaped section has two, three, four, five, six or more angular segments evenly distributed along the circumference with the same, preferably constant radius and / or the same arc length.
  • the angular segments distributed along the circumference have the same radius and / or the same arc length.
  • the angle segments preferably have a constant radius.
  • the radius of the angular segments can, however, also be variable along the circumference of the angular segment, for example follow an elliptical shape.
  • a design of the angular segments with the same radii and the same arc lengths is to be preferred, but a fixation of the electrical cable can also be involved with sufficient transmission properties result when the angle segments have the same radius or the same arc length.
  • angle segments have the same radius, preferably a constant radius and the same arc length.
  • the connecting element is brought into a shape in the at least one section which has a cross-sectional geometry in which the angular segments have excellent high-frequency transmission properties due to the coaxiality.
  • (compensation) angular segments can be provided which absorb the mass displaced during the forming process from the angular segments with the same radius and the same arc length. It has been shown that the (compensation) angle segments only negligibly impair the electrical transmission properties of the connecting element.
  • the fixing of the electrical cable with the help of the angle segments results in a high holding force, enables simple manufacture and, as already stated, has excellent high-frequency transmission properties.
  • the angle segments are preferably designed identically and have an identical, constant radius and the same arc length. However, it is also possible that the angle segments only have the same constant radius or each have the same arc length.
  • the angle segments have an identical, but not constant, radius.
  • the angle segments can have a course along their arc length or the circumference occupied by them which does not correspond to a constant radius.
  • an elliptical course or another course can be provided.
  • the angular segments have different courses along the circumference or along the arc, that is, for example, that some of the angular segments have a constant radius and another part has a variable radius.
  • the various angular segments are arranged symmetrically, for example in such a way that the angular segments with different courses are arranged alternately.
  • the angle segments are arranged in pairs in such a way that two identical angle segments always lie opposite one another in mirror image.
  • the angle segments can also have different arc lengths, the angle segments preferably again being arranged symmetrically, for example in such a way that angle segments with different arc lengths are arranged alternately and / or that angle segments with identical arc lengths are arranged in pairs and are arranged in a mirror image around the longitudinal axis of the connecting element.
  • the at least one section of the outer housing is reshaped in such a way that the cross section of the outer housing in the reshaped section corresponds to a constant thickness, preferably a Reuleaux triangle.
  • a "constant thickness” is a curve with constant width, the closed line of which always touches all four sides in every position within a corresponding square.
  • a geometry of the same thickness can produce particularly good electrical properties, since this allows areas with a precise distance from the inner conductor to ensure suitable electrical adaptation.
  • the fluctuations in volume of the insulating part or the dielectric and the fluctuations in diameter of the outer housing can be compensated for without unduly falsifying the electrical adaptation.
  • a uniform thickness with a greater number of side surfaces than in the case of a Reuleaux triangle.
  • a uniform thickness with four, five, six, seven, eight or even more side surfaces can be provided.
  • the outer housing is shaped by stamping or pressing or rolling.
  • the connecting element it can be provided in particular that if the outer housing is embossed or rolled radially in the section or sections at three equally equidistant angular distances along the circumference, three circumferential sections spaced apart from one another with an identical, preferably constant Radius and the same arc length are formed.
  • three embossing jaws or dies are used which, in a corresponding embossing or pressing process, convert the originally round cross-sectional geometry of the outer housing into the Gleichdick cross-sectional geometry, in particular the Reuleaux triangle.
  • a connecting element can be provided with a cross-sectional geometry that is coaxial in at least three angular segments, i.e. H. Angular segments with a constant radius.
  • the connecting element can have excellent transmission properties for high-frequency technology. The slightly worsened coaxiality in the remaining segments then only worsens the electrical performance of the entire connecting element to a negligible extent.
  • the total diameter of the connecting element in the section deformed along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element can be, for example, 2 to 8 mm, preferably 2.5 to 4 mm, particularly preferably about 3 mm.
  • the diameter of the electrical cable can be, for example, 1 to 7 mm, preferably 1.5 to 2.5 mm, particularly preferably about 1.8 mm.
  • the diameter of the inner conductor can be, for example, 0.5 mm to 1 mm, preferably about 0.7 mm.
  • the length of the connecting element can be, for example, 7 to 60 mm, preferably 7 to 20 mm, particularly preferably about 10 mm. In principle, however, the person skilled in the art can design the dimensions of the connecting element as desired, in particular with regard to the respective application and the spacing of the circuit boards or electrical assemblies to be connected.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly connection for connecting a first electrical assembly and a second electrical assembly, having a connection element with a first connector arranged at a first end and a second electrical connector arranged at a second end.
  • the assembly connection also has a first mating connector and a second mating connector, the mating connectors being designed for connection to the connectors of the connecting element and for connection to an electrical assembly.
  • a plurality of assembly connections can also be provided for connecting the first electrical assembly to the second electrical assembly.
  • the first mating connector has contact springs and the first connector has an electrically conductive outer housing with a first, at least partially annular, circumferential contact area.
  • the contact springs act on the outer housing via the first contact area in order to establish electrical contact and a mechanical connection between the first connector and the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs act on the first contact area in such a way that the outer housing is acted upon by an axial force acting along a longitudinal axis of the first mating connector, which presses the outer housing against an axial end stop of the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs are designed in such a way that they apply to the first contact area and to a second, at least partially ring-shaped circumferential contact area of the outer housing, which is axially offset from the first contact area along a longitudinal axis of the connecting element, one orthogonal to the Apply radial force acting on the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector to the outer housing.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area widens in the direction of the first end of the connecting element and / or that the contact springs are designed in such a way that they act on the outer housing via the second contact area.
  • self-centering of the connecting element can take place in that an axial and, at the same time, a radial force component act on the connecting element in its contacting area with the first mating connector.
  • the second connector is designed differently from the first connector, preferably a first, at least partially annular having circumferential contact area which extends cylindrically along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element.
  • the invention also relates to a circuit board arrangement, having at least one first circuit board and one second circuit board, the circuit boards being arranged in different planes running parallel to one another.
  • the surfaces of the printed circuit boards that can be equipped with electrical components run parallel to one another.
  • the circuit board arrangement can comprise any number of circuit boards, but at least two. Even if the invention is described below for the purpose of illustration essentially for the connection of two electrical circuit boards, the circuit board arrangement can for example also comprise three circuit boards, four circuit boards, five circuit boards or even more circuit boards.
  • the circuit boards to be connected to one another are preferably arranged in different planes parallel to one another.
  • a tolerance-related deviation from the parallel arrangement for example of up to 10 °, preferably of up to 5 ° and particularly preferably of up to 4 °, is to be understood here as being encompassed by the term “parallel”.
  • the circuit boards can lie directly against one another or preferably be spaced apart from one another, in particular have a gap between one another.
  • At least one connecting element is arranged between the circuit boards in order to electrically connect the circuit boards to one another, the connecting element having an electrically conductive outer housing. Furthermore, at least one of the printed circuit boards has a first electrical mating connector with contact springs, the contact springs acting on the outer housing via a first, at least partially ring-shaped circumferential contact area of a first electrical connector arranged at a first end of the connecting element in order to establish electrical contact and a mechanical connection establish between the first connector and the first mating connector.
  • the contact springs act on the first contact area in such a way that the outer housing is subjected to an axial force acting along a longitudinal axis of the first mating connector, which the outer housing against an axial end stop of the first mating connector presses.
  • the contact springs are designed in such a way that they apply to the first contact area and to a second, at least partially ring-shaped circumferential contact area of the outer housing, which is axially offset from the first contact area along a longitudinal axis of the connecting element, one orthogonal to the Apply radial force acting on the longitudinal axis of the first mating connector to the outer housing.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area widens in the direction of the first end of the connecting element and / or that the contact springs are designed in such a way that they act on the outer housing via the second contact area.
  • the contact force acting normally (perpendicular to the first contact area of the connecting area) by the individual contact springs can have a radial and at the same time an axial force component in contrast to the prior art.
  • the axial component of the contact force can enable an orientation of the connecting element perpendicular to the first electrical assembly and thus a self-centering of the connecting element in the first mating connector.
  • the connecting element (without mating connector) can also be referred to as an adapter part or "bullet" and is connected with its respective ends to the respective circuit board or is plugged into a corresponding mating connector of the circuit board or directly into the circuit board.
  • At least one connecting element can be provided to connect the circuit boards, but in principle any number of connecting elements can be provided, for example two connecting elements, three connecting elements, four connecting elements, five connecting elements, ten connecting elements, fifty connecting elements, one hundred connecting elements or even more connecting elements.
  • any number of connecting elements can be provided, for example two connecting elements, three connecting elements, four connecting elements, five connecting elements, ten connecting elements, fifty connecting elements, one hundred connecting elements or even more connecting elements.
  • the person skilled in the art can determine the number of connecting elements used as a function of the number of electrical signals to be transmitted, for example the number of necessary channels.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a connecting element for connecting a first electrical assembly to a second electrical assembly, according to which an electrical cable, having at least one inner conductor and a dielectric enveloping the at least one inner conductor, is formed into a rigid, tubular shape along a longitudinal axis Outer housing is inserted.
  • the outer housing is made from an electrically conductive material, at least a section of the outer housing being reshaped along the longitudinal axis after the electrical cable has been pushed in such that the electrical cable is fixed in the outer housing.
  • a forming process and a joining process can thus be provided for constructing a connecting element for a circuit board arrangement.
  • the inner diameter of the outer housing is preferably designed to be larger than the outer diameter of the electrical cable. This enables particularly easy joining or introduction of the electrical cable into the outer housing (clearance fit).
  • the outside diameter of the deep-drawn part can be 0.1% to 0.5% larger than the outside diameter of the electrical cable, for example also up to 1%, 2%, 3%, 5% or even larger than the outside diameter of the electrical cable.
  • a cable blank or an electrical cable can be joined to a preferably drawn tube.
  • the joining process can preferably take place with a clearance fit, after which the tube or the outer housing is then upset radially.
  • the cross section resulting from the reshaping can in particular be designed such that both the mechanical and the electrical properties of the connecting element are optimized. For this purpose, for example, high-frequency simulations can be used in advance.
  • connecting element By optimizing the electrical properties of the connecting element with a simultaneously high mechanical holding force of the electrical cable in the outer housing, according to the invention, a connecting element with particularly fast and interference-free data transmission can be provided. Furthermore, the construction of the connecting element can be inexpensive and thus suitable for mass production.
  • the electrical cable is fixed in the outer housing by its deformation, no chips, scrapes or other abrasive damage can occur on the insulating part or on the dielectric during the manufacture of the connecting element.
  • the electrical cable is preferably made from exactly one inner conductor, in particular a metallic inner conductor, which is then overmolded with a non-conductive material or a dielectric.
  • the electrical cable can also have further inner conductors.
  • Preferably a concentric cable is used.
  • the outer housing is deep-drawn, extruded or rotated from a metallic blank.
  • the outer housing has proven to be particularly advantageous, since the outer housing can be produced comparatively inexpensively in this case and, due to the forming according to the invention for fixing the electrical cable, the large tolerances or deviations from nominal dimensions that may result from deep-drawing are not particularly important.
  • the at least one section of the outer housing is reshaped by stamping and / or rolling.
  • any desired forming method or any desired forming technique can be provided, for example also bending.
  • an embossing or rolling technique is particularly suitable.
  • the electrical cable can also be joined with larger diameter tolerances, while good mechanical retention and an optimal electrical design can still take place.
  • a reshaping of the outer housing is not absolutely necessary in the context of the invention.
  • An axial rolling process i.e. H. rolling along the longitudinal axis of the outer housing may be provided.
  • a radial rolling process can also be provided, in which rolling takes place radially or tangentially along the outer circumference of the outer housing.
  • the section of the outer housing can be reshaped by longitudinal rollers, forging rollers, transverse rollers, ring rollers and / or skew rollers.
  • the at least one section of the outer housing is shaped by embossing using two or more embossing jaws, preferably three or more embossing jaws.
  • the deformation is preferably carried out in such a way that the cross section of the deformed section corresponds to a constant thickness, preferably a Reuleaux triangle.
  • the number of embossing jaws preferably corresponds to the number of side surfaces of the same thickness; for example, three embossing jaws are provided to shape the cross section into a Reuleaux triangle.
  • the cross section of the outer housing can have areas that are defined very precisely by the closed stamping dies or stamping jaws and in which the mechanical and electrical properties dominate, as well as areas that compensate for the component tolerances and the fit.
  • embossing jaws or embossing dies instead of embossing jaws or embossing dies, other suitably designed pressing or embossing tools can also be used.
  • the at least two embossing jaws each have a central area forming an embossing surface, the course of which corresponds to the course of the circumference of the cross section of the outer housing after the embossing, and the course of the embossing jaws in the outer areas around the middle Area is set back around in each case to the outside to accommodate displaced by the embossing material of the outer housing during the embossing.
  • An area set back with respect to the central area of the cross section of the embossing jaws is particularly suitable for receiving material of the outer housing that has been displaced due to tolerances.
  • the embossing die or each embossing jaw can thus have a curvature in the central area, the curvature corresponding to the curvature in the respective adjacent area of the outer housing at the end of the embossing process.
  • the outer housing is radially embossed or rolled in the section or sections at three circumferential sections evenly distributed along the circumference in such a way that the three spaced circumferential sections have the same, preferably constant radius and the same arc lengths are formed, between each two circumferential sections a compensation section is formed, which receives from the embossed or rolled peripheral sections displaced material.
  • the compensation section also referred to above as the (compensation) circumferential section, makes it possible for material displaced during the embossing or rolling process to escape.
  • the embossing jaws or dies can be designed accordingly.
  • embossing jaws have the same curvature in their central area, so that angular segments with the same, preferably constant, radius and an equal arc length.
  • the radius does not necessarily have to be constant.
  • Other curvatures are also possible here, for example an elliptical course can be provided.
  • a constant radius is preferred in order to achieve particularly good electrical transmission properties.
  • the embossing jaws can optionally also be designed in such a way that the arc length of the angle segments is not the same length.
  • the embossing jaws are preferably arranged at least such that they emboss or press in the outer housing symmetrically so that the cross-sectional area of the outer housing has a symmetrical shape in the embossed or pressed area.
  • the connecting element according to the invention is preferably suitable for transmitting high-frequency signals.
  • the connecting element can also be used to transmit low-frequency signals or to transmit electrical supply signals.
  • circuit board arrangement 1 is shown in a sectional view.
  • the circuit board arrangement 1 has a first circuit board 2 and a second circuit board 3, which are arranged running parallel to one another in different planes.
  • further circuit boards can also be provided within the scope of the invention.
  • a connecting element 4 is arranged between the circuit boards 2, 3 in order to electrically connect the circuit boards 2, 3 to one another.
  • Figure 1 a not yet assembled state of the connecting element 4 with the circuit boards 2, 3 is shown for reasons of clarity.
  • connection elements 4 can be provided for the electrical and mechanical connection of the printed circuit boards 2, 3.
  • the connecting element 4 can in particular connect an electrical circuit 2.1 of the first circuit board 2 to an electrical circuit 3.1 of the second circuit board 3.2, in particular for the transmission of high bit rate signals between the electrical circuits 2.1, 3.1.
  • the connecting element 4 and the assembly connection 22 according to the invention are suitable for the mechanical and electrical connection between any electrical assemblies, in particular a first electrical assembly and a second electrical assembly.
  • any electrical assemblies in particular a first electrical assembly and a second electrical assembly.
  • the connecting element 4 is described in relation to the connection of two circuit boards 2, 3 in the exemplary embodiment; ie a specific embodiment variant in which the first electrical assembly is designed as a first printed circuit board 3 and the second electrical assembly is designed as a second printed circuit board 4.
  • this is not to be understood as limiting the invention.
  • the connecting element 4 comprises a preferably rigid, tubular outer housing 5 made of an electrically conductive material.
  • One or more inner conductors 7 can be guided in the outer housing 5.
  • one dielectric 8 or several dielectrics can be provided.
  • an electrical cable 6 guided in the outer housing 5 along a longitudinal axis L of the outer housing 5 or the connecting element 4 is provided in the exemplary embodiment.
  • the electrically conductive material of the outer housing 5 can preferably be non-magnetic, in particular consist of a non-magnetic material. Brass is preferably used.
  • the electrical cable 6 has at least one inner conductor 7, in the exemplary embodiment precisely one inner conductor 7, and a dielectric 8 enveloping the inner conductor 7.
  • the electrical cable 6 shown in the exemplary embodiments is a concentrically designed electrical cable 6 which consists of exactly one inner conductor 7 and a dielectric 8 forming a cable sheath. In principle, however, it can also be provided that the electrical cable 6 has several inner conductors 7, for example at least one inner conductor pair, which is preferably provided for differential signal transmission.
  • the outer housing 5 of the connecting element 4 serves as an outer conductor of the connecting element 4.
  • the connecting element 4 has a connector 9.1, 9.2 at each of its ends 4.1, 4.2 for connection to a respective mating connector 10.1, 10.2 of the respective circuit board 2, 3.
  • the inner conductor 7 is also connected to the respective mating connector 10.1, 10.2.
  • the plug connectors 9.1, 9.2 of the connecting element 4 are, as shown in the exemplary embodiment, preferably round.
  • the plug connectors 9.1, 9.2 are formed in that the outer housing 5 is widened at its ends or has an enlarged diameter.
  • At least one of the plug connectors 9.1, 9.2 can, however, also be omitted.
  • the connecting element 4 can then optionally also be plugged directly into the circuit boards 2, 3 or using any suitable connection technology, e.g. B. soldering or crimping, be connected to the circuit boards 2, 3.
  • the connecting element 4 it can be provided that at least one section A, in the exemplary embodiment exactly one section A, of the outer housing 5 is deformed along the longitudinal axis L such that the electrical cable 6 is in the outer housing 5 is fixed.
  • the section A can extend at least along 50% of the total length of the outer housing 5, but preferably along 75% of the total length of the outer housing 5, particularly preferably at least along 90% of the total length of the outer housing 5 and most preferably completely between the connectors 9.1, 9.2 of the outer housing 5, as provided in the exemplary embodiment.
  • the section A can also extend completely over the total length of the connecting element 4.
  • one or more sections of the outer housing 5 can also be reshaped in the manner of notches in order to fix the electrical cable 6 in the outer housing 5.
  • this is not preferable in view of the deteriorated electrical properties.
  • a reshaping of the outer housing 5 is, however, basically not necessary within the scope of the invention.
  • FIG Figure 2 an isometric view of the outer housing 5 of the connecting element 4 with a graphic highlighting of the cross section Q of the deformed section A of the outer housing 5.
  • the cross section Q resulting after deformation is also shown in FIG Figure 4 shown.
  • a tubular outer housing 5 made from a round, metallic blank can be provided, the outer housing 5 preferably being deep-drawn, extruded or turned from the metallic blank.
  • the at least one section A of the outer housing 5 is then reshaped in such a way that the cross section Q of the outer housing 5 in the reshaped section A is no longer round or the circumference is no longer circular (cf. Figure 2 and Figure 4 ).
  • the at least one section of the outer housing 5 is preferably reshaped in such a way that the cross-section Q of the outer housing 5 in the reshaped section A follows a constant thickness, in the exemplary embodiment a Reuleaux triangle.
  • the electrical cable 6, which has the at least one inner conductor 7 and the dielectric 8 is pushed into the outer housing 5 along the longitudinal axis L, preferably with sufficient press clearance, after which the at least one section A of the outer housing 5 is deformed along the longitudinal axis L in such a way that the electrical cable 6 is fixed in the outer housing 5.
  • the reshaping of the section A of the outer housing 5 can take place, for example, by stamping and / or rolling (axially or radially).
  • the deformation is preferably carried out Shape.
  • the Figures 3 and 4 show, for further clarification, the cross-section Q of the connecting element 4 before the stamping process ( Figure 3 ) and after the embossing process ( Figure 4 ).
  • the outer diameter of the electrical cable 6 is designed to be smaller than the inner diameter of the outer housing 5 so that it can be easily inserted into the outer housing 5. Accordingly, there is play between the outer housing 5 and the electrical cable 6.
  • two or more stamping jaws 11 can be provided.
  • three embossing jaws 11 are provided, as shown in the exemplary embodiment, in particular in order to reshape the section A in such a way that the cross-section Q follows a constant thickness, for example a Reuleaux triangle, after the reshaping.
  • the embossing surface 12 of the embossing jaws 11 can have a cross section in a central area B M (cf. Figure 4 ) correspond to the course of the cross section Q of the outer housing 5 after the embossing.
  • the outer areas B A (cf. Figure 4 ) be set back around the middle area B M.
  • the outer housing 5 is pressed or embossed or rolled radially at three circumferential sections evenly distributed along the circumference in such a way that the three spaced circumferential sections are formed with the same and constant radius and the same arc lengths.
  • a compensating section which receives material displaced by the pressed-in or embossed or rolled circumferential sections.
  • the compensating sections are located within the angular sections of the outer areas B A and are each formed by two adjoining outer areas B A of two embossing jaws 11 adjoining one another.
  • FIG. 5 shows an electrical plug connection 13 according to the invention in a perspective sectional illustration.
  • the plug connection 13 has a connection element 4 with a first electrical plug connector 9.1 arranged at a first end 4.1 and a first mating plug connector 10.1 of a first electrical assembly, in the present example again the first printed circuit board 2.
  • the first mating connector 10.1 has contact springs 14 and the first connector 9.1 has an electrically conductive outer housing formed in one piece with the outer housing 5 of the connecting element 4 and having a first, annularly circumferential contact area 15.
  • the contact springs 14 act on the outer housing 4 via the first contact area 15 in order to establish electrical contact and a mechanical connection between the first connector 9.1 and the first mating connector 10.1.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area 15 expands in the direction of the first end 4.1 of the connecting element 4.
  • the contact springs 14 are designed in such a way that they contact the outer housing 5 via a second, annular, circumferential contact area 23 of the outer housing 5, which is axially offset from the first contact area 15 along the longitudinal axis L of the connecting element 4 act.
  • This variant is only an example in Figure 14 shown.
  • the second contact area 23 and the first contact area 15 can also merge into one another.
  • the first contact area 15 and the second contact area 23 can each have an axial extent that corresponds to the expected area in which the contact springs 14 are able to act on the first connector 9.1 - possibly also taking into account tolerances and mechanical loads on the connector 13.
  • the contact springs 14, the first contact area 15 and / or the second contact area 23 are designed so that the contact springs 14 apply a radial force component and an axial force component to the outer housing 5 such that the first connector 9.1 is preferably coaxially aligned with the first mating connector 10.1 .
  • the principle is in the Figures 6 to 8 shown.
  • Figure 6 the first connector 9.1 and the first mating connector 10.1 are shown in an unmated state.
  • Figure 7 shows a state in which the first connector 9.1 and the first mating connector 10.1 have already been plugged together by a fitter, for example, but the connecting element 4 or its longitudinal axis L is still tilted relative to the longitudinal axis L G of the first mating connector 10.1.
  • self-centering of the connecting element 4 or the first connector 9.1 in the first mating connector 10.1 can be provided, which can preferably lead to a coaxial alignment, as in FIG Figure 8 shown.
  • the first mating connector 10.1 has a mating connector housing 16 with a funnel-shaped insertion area 17 for the first connector 9.1.
  • the funnel-shaped insertion region 17 is, for example, in FIG Figure 5 recognizable, formed by a collar 18 protruding into the first plug connector 9.1, which collar is also formed as an abutment for the contact springs 14 in order to mechanically preload the contact springs 14.
  • Figure 9 shows an enlarged sectional view of the insertion area 17 of the first mating connector 10.1.
  • the bias of the contact springs 14 by the stop for the contact springs 14 formed by means of the collar 18 of the mating connector housing 16 is shown in FIG Figure 9 good to see.
  • the contact springs 14 in the first mating connector 10.1 can also be pretensioned in a different manner or can also be omitted.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area 15 widens conically and essentially linearly in the direction of the first end 4.1 of the connecting element 4.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area 15 can widen according to any curve, for example widen convex or concave.
  • the first mating connector 10.1 has an insulating part 19 which, when the first connector 9.1 is mated with the first mating connector 10.1, at least partially penetrates the outer housing 5 of the first connector 9.1.
  • the insulating part 19 also has a collar 20 pointing in the direction of the outer housing 5 in order to center the outer housing 5 in the first mating connector 10.1, in particular to compensate for an axial offset.
  • the insulating part 19 forms an axial end stop 21 for the first connector 9.1 in the first mating connector 10.1, against which the connecting element 4 can be pressed, which further supports the self-centering.
  • the Figure 12 shows an assembly connection 22 for connecting a first electrical assembly (in the exemplary embodiment, the first printed circuit board 2) and a second electrical assembly (in the exemplary embodiment, the second printed circuit board 3), having a connecting element 4 with a first electrical connector arranged at a first end 4.1 9.1 and a second electrical connector 9.2, arranged at a second end 4.2, and a first mating connector 10.1 and a second mating connector 10.2.
  • the mating connectors 10.1, 10.2 are designed to be connected to the connectors 9.1, 9.2 of the connecting element 4 and to be connected to an electrical assembly or printed circuit board 2, 3.
  • the first mating connector 10.1 has, for example, in the Figures 5 to 9 illustrated contact springs 14 and the first plug connector 9.1 an electrically conductive outer housing 5 with a first, annular circumferential contact area 15.
  • the contact springs 14 act on the outer housing 5 via the first contact area 15 in order to establish electrical contact and a mechanical connection, for example also a locking, between the first connector 9.1 and the first mating connector 10.1.
  • the outer diameter of the first contact area 15 can widen in the direction of the first end 4.1 of the connecting element 4 and / or the contact springs 14 can be designed in such a way that they extend over a second, annular circumferential contact area 23 (cf. Figure 14 ) of the outer housing 5, which is axially offset from the first contact area 15 along the longitudinal axis L of the connecting element 4, act on the outer housing 5.
  • a particular advantage of the self-centering can consist in the fact that the insertion area 17 of the mating connector 10.1, 10.2 can be reduced in size compared to the prior art.
  • a parallel offset of the longitudinal axis L G of the first mating connector 10.1 and the longitudinal axis of the second mating connector 10.2 or 10.2 ' is shown. Such an offset can result, for example, from a non-ideal alignment of the printed circuit boards 2, 3 with one another.
  • the insertion area 17, 17' of the mating connectors 10.1, 10.2, 10.2 ' should be dimensioned correspondingly large, which is the diameter of the entire mating connector 10.1, 10.2, 10.2 'enlarged overall.
  • An inclined position of the connecting element 4 in the first mating connector 10.1 can further increase this problem, which is evident when comparing the Figures 11 and 12 is easily recognizable. Due to the inventive alignment of the connecting element 4 in the first mating connector 10.1, the insertion area 17 of the second mating connector 10.2 can be significantly reduced to the insertion area 17 'of the second mating connector 10.2' of the prior art.
  • Figure 13 shows a fully mated assembly connection 22 according to the present invention.
  • the connecting element 4 is again in a slightly inclined position in the fully plugged-in state, which is generally not a problem.
  • the second connector 9.2 of the assembly connection 22 is designed differently from the first connector 9.1.
  • the first plug connector 9.1 has the first, annular, circumferential contact area 15, the outer diameter of which widens towards the first end 4.1 of the connecting element 4.
  • the second plug connector 9.2 has a first, ring-shaped circumferential contact area, which runs cylindrically along the longitudinal axis L of the connecting element 4 and thus with a constant outer diameter.
  • first connector 9.1 and the second connector 9.2 are designed in a similar or identical manner.

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  1. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13), comprenant un élément de liaison (4) qui permet de relier un premier module électrique (2) à un second module électrique (3) doté d'un premier connecteur enfichable électrique (9.1) disposé au niveau d'une première extrémité (4.1) et présentant un premier connecteur antagoniste électrique (10.1), le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1) étant pourvu de ressorts de contact (14) et le premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) comprenant un boîtier extérieur (5) électriquement conducteur avec une première zone de contact périphérique (15) au moins partiellement annulaire, et les ressorts de contact (14) agissant sur le boîtier extérieur (5) par l'intermédiaire de la première zone de contact (15) afin d'établir un contact électrique et une liaison mécanique entre le premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) et le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1), caractérisé en ce que le boîtier extérieur (5) du premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) est formé d'un seul tenant avec un boîtier extérieur (5) de l'élément de liaison (4), dans lequel
    a) les ressorts de contact (14) agissent sur la première zone de contact (15) de telle sorte que le boîtier extérieur (5) soit sollicité par une force axiale (FA) qui agit le long d'un axe longitudinal (LG) du premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1), ladite force axiale poussant le boîtier extérieur (5) contre une butée d'extrémité axiale (21) du premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1) ; et/ou
    b) les ressorts de contact (14) sont conçus de telle sorte que ceux-ci appliquent respectivement sur la première zone de contact (15) et sur une seconde zone de contact périphérique (23) au moins partiellement annulaire du boîtier extérieur (5) une force radiale (FR) qui agit sur le boîtier extérieur (5) de façon orthogonale à l'axe longitudinal (LG) du premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1), ledit boîtier extérieur étant déplacé axialement par rapport à la première zone de contact (15) le long d'un axe longitudinal (L) de l'élément de liaison (4).
  2. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre extérieur de la première zone de contact (15) s'élargit en direction de la première extrémité (4.1) de l'élément de liaison (4).
  3. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les ressorts de contact (14) sont conçus de telle sorte qu'ils agissent sur le boîtier extérieur (5) par l'intermédiaire de la seconde zone de contact (23).
  4. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1) comprend un boîtier de connecteur antagoniste (16) qui présente une zone d'insertion (17) en forme d'entonnoir pour le premier connecteur enfichable (9.1).
  5. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les ressorts de contact (14) sont précontraints mécaniquement dans le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1).
  6. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier de connecteur antagoniste (16) présente une collerette (18) qui fait saillie à l'intérieur du premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1), ladite collerette se présentant sous la forme d'un appui pour les ressorts de contact (14) dans le but de précontraindre mécaniquement les ressorts de contact (14).
  7. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre extérieur de la première zone de contact (15) s'élargit de manière conique, en particulier linéaire, convexe ou concave en direction de la première extrémité (4.1) de l'élément de liaison (4).
  8. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1) comprend une partie isolante (19) qui pénètre au moins partiellement à l'intérieur du boîtier extérieur (5) du premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) lors de l'accouplement du premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) avec le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1).
  9. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la partie isolante (19) forme une collerette (20) qui est orientée en direction du boîtier extérieur (5) de manière à centrer le boîtier extérieur (5) à l'intérieur du premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1).
  10. Connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que la partie isolante (19) forme la butée d'extrémité axiale (21) pour le premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) dans le premier connecteur antagoniste (10.1).
  11. Raccord de modules (22) permettant de relier un premier module électrique (2) et un second module électrique (3), comprenant un connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel l'élément de liaison (4) présente un second connecteur enfichable électrique (9.2) qui est disposé au niveau d'une seconde extrémité (4.2), et présente un second connecteur antagoniste électrique (10.2), les connecteurs antagonistes (10.1, 10.2) étant conçus de manière à être reliés aux connecteurs enfichables (9.1, 9.2) de l'élément de liaison (4) et à être reliés respectivement à un module électrique (2, 3).
  12. Raccord de modules (22) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le second connecteur enfichable (9.2) est formé de façon différente du premier connecteur enfichable (9.1) et présente de préférence une première zone de contact périphérique au moins partiellement annulaire qui s'étend de manière cylindrique le long de l'axe longitudinal (L) de l'élément de liaison (4).
  13. Ensemble de carte de circuits imprimés (1) présentant au moins une première carte de circuits imprimés (2), une seconde carte de circuits imprimés (3) et au moins un connecteur enfichable électrique (13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, les cartes de circuits imprimés (2, 3) étant disposées dans différents plans parallèles entre eux, et au moins l'un des éléments de liaison (4) étant disposé entre les cartes de circuits imprimés (2, 3) dans le but de relier électriquement les cartes de circuits imprimés (2, 3) l'une à l'autre.
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