EP3793036B1 - Prise de contact, dispositif de carte de circuit imprimé et système enfichable correspondant - Google Patents

Prise de contact, dispositif de carte de circuit imprimé et système enfichable correspondant Download PDF

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EP3793036B1
EP3793036B1 EP20194014.5A EP20194014A EP3793036B1 EP 3793036 B1 EP3793036 B1 EP 3793036B1 EP 20194014 A EP20194014 A EP 20194014A EP 3793036 B1 EP3793036 B1 EP 3793036B1
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Thomas Föller
Andreas Richter
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/111—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section
    • 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
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
    • H01R12/718—Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing
    • 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
    • H01R12/91—Coupling devices allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating or self aligning

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  • the invention relates to a contact socket for electrical connection with a plug, a printed circuit board arrangement with such a contact socket and a connector system with such a printed circuit board arrangement.
  • the EP 3 104 665 A1 discloses a plug contact device for electrically connecting an induction heating device of an induction hob.
  • the plug-in contact device is arranged on a printed circuit board and the plug is arranged on the underside of a carrier. Insertion during connection can be facilitated by a type of floating mounting of the plug with mobility to the side.
  • Another contact socket is known, with a plug-receiving section having two clamping legs which delimit a plug-receiving space between them.
  • the two clamping legs are connected in one piece to the plug-receiving section, into which a threaded piece can be inserted for inserting a conductor. This can then be screwed tight.
  • a contact socket for a socket which has a plug-receiving section with two clamping legs, which in turn form a plug-receiving space between them. Round plug-in connections and also elongated plug-in connections can be plugged into this plug receiving space and can be well accommodated and electrically contacted therein.
  • the contact socket can be attached to a protruding portion and electrically connected to a line or the like. be connected.
  • Another contact socket for a socket which has a plug-receiving section with two clamping legs which delimit a plug-receiving space between them.
  • a socket is formed, into which one end of a line can be inserted in the wall and contacted electrically and held mechanically.
  • the unpre-released EP 3 611 804 A1 falls under Art. 54(3) EPC. It describes yet another contact socket which has a plug-receiving section, each with two clamping legs which form a laterally open plug-receiving space between them, specifically for a flat plug tongue. Two of these contact sockets are provided at a small distance from one another on a carrier, the laterally open connector receiving spaces pointing towards one another. In this way, a possible lateral offset of the tabs when plugging in can be compensated for and electrical contact can be ensured at the same time.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing a contact socket, a printed circuit board arrangement and a plug-in system mentioned at the outset, with which problems of the prior art can be avoided and in particular the establishment of the electrical connection can be simplified and at the same time an electrical connection designed as securely as possible can be established.
  • the contact socket is designed for electrical connection to a plug and has a plug-receiving section and a support section.
  • the connector receiving section has a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg.
  • the first clamping limb is arranged opposite the second clamping limb and the two clamping limbs define between them a connector receiving space which is used for receiving of the plug is formed and into which the plug is to be plugged.
  • the plug receiving section has a first spring section and a second spring section, each for elastically enlarging the plug receiving space, the first clamping leg being arranged on the first spring section and the second clamping leg being arranged on the second spring section.
  • the support section is connected to the connector receiving section and is designed to support the connector receiving section against a force which is directed in particular from above or in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the connector receiving space and in the direction of the support section.
  • the plug can advantageously be a cylindrical plug, in particular straight and round-cylindrical.
  • the electrical connection can be made by touching contact between the plug and the first clamping leg and/or the second clamping leg.
  • the clamping legs are pressed against the plug or press against it. This ensures or improves electrical contact.
  • the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg can be designed to hold, clamp or contact the connector when the connector is received in the connector receiving space.
  • the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg can hold, clamp or contact the cylindrical plug with a line contact.
  • the first clamping limb and the second clamping limb can preferably be arranged mirror-symmetrically to one another, in particular to a plane of symmetry which is arranged centrally between the first clamping limb and the second clamping limb.
  • the connector receiving section and/or the contact socket can preferably be mirror-symmetrical to the plane of symmetry, which is arranged centrally between the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg.
  • the plug-receiving portion may have a free end through which the plug is inserted, plugged, or pushed in for reception in the plug-receiving space to locate the plug within the plug-receiving space.
  • the free end can be arranged opposite the support section.
  • the connector receiving section can have a smaller diameter than the connector in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
  • the connector receiving section can be rectangular, cylindrical or elliptical.
  • the first spring portion and the second spring portion can bias the first clamp leg and the second clamp leg such that the first clamp leg and the second clamping legs touch or contact each other.
  • the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg can be arranged opposite one another in such a way that there is a separating slot or gap between the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg.
  • a cross-sectional area transverse to the longitudinal axis of the plug-receiving space without a plug received can be smaller than a cross-sectional area transverse to the longitudinal axis of the plug-receiving space with a plug received.
  • the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg can be bent apart at least a little by inserting the plug while expanding the plug receiving space, with the first spring section and the second spring section being prestressed, possibly additionally prestressed.
  • inserting the plug into the plug receiving space may require a plugging force that moves the two clamping legs away from one another or pushes them apart, thereby increasing the plug receiving space.
  • the two spring sections can press the two clamping legs against the connector. In other words, the plug can be clamped between the two clamping legs with a clamping force.
  • the two spring sections can press the two clamping sections against the plug or can be prestressed in such a way that a widespread line contact occurs between the plug and the two clamping legs.
  • the preload of the first spring section and the second spring section can be released, as a result of which the first and second clamping legs move towards one another while narrowing the plug receiving space.
  • the support section can preferably be firmly connected to the connector receiving section, in particular the support section cannot be separated from the connector receiving section without damaging the contact socket. They are advantageously made of the same material
  • the force against which the support portion supports the connector receiving portion on which the force would act directly may be the insertion force required for inserting the connector into the connector receiving space.
  • the force can be a force that acts on the contact socket when it is used normally.
  • the force can occur in the event of an unsuccessful attempt to insert the plug into the plug-receiving space, particularly if, instead of inserting the plug into the plug-receiving space, an installer accidentally presses against the first spring portion or the second spring portion with the connector.
  • This force can preferably be introduced via the connector receiving section into the support section, which is preferably supported against a circuit board on which it can be attached.
  • the support portion can prevent the connector receiving portion from being bent or bent by this force. In this way, its function is retained for a renewed attempt to plug it in.
  • the connector receiving section and/or the support section can be rectangular or elliptical in cross section transverse to the longitudinal axis, in particular circular. Alternatively, they may have a square shape.
  • the contact socket may comprise a plurality of parts connected into one piece.
  • the contact socket is designed in one piece, in particular made from a single sheet metal part.
  • a contact socket for the electrical connection of a plug can be provided, which simplifies the establishment of the electrical connection and at the same time establishes an electrical connection that is configured as securely as possible.
  • the contact socket has a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall.
  • the rear wall is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the connector receiving space.
  • the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the connector receiving space and on the rear wall or connected to it, the rear wall and the two side walls delimiting the connector receiving section and the first spring section on the first side wall and the second spring section on the second Side wall is arranged.
  • the rear wall may be rectangular and may define the support portion and the connector receiving portion. In other words, the rear wall can be arranged on the support section and on the connector receiving section.
  • the rear wall can be delimited by an outer edge which is arranged at the free end of the contact socket.
  • the rear wall can be delimited laterally or laterally by two edges which each run parallel to the longitudinal axis and on which one of the two side walls is arranged.
  • the two side walls can preferably each be rectangular and delimit the connector receiving section.
  • Each of the two side walls can be delimited by an outer edge at the free end of the contact socket.
  • Perpendicular to the outer edge of the side walls each side wall can be delimited by an edge which runs parallel to the longitudinal axis and on which one of the two tongue sections is arranged or which merges into a tongue section.
  • the rear wall and at least one of the two side walls can be a guide for a connector holder with the connector.
  • the guide can be designed to position the connector holder in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in order to be able to insert the connector into the connector receiving space.
  • the first side wall, the second side wall, the rear wall, the first spring section and the second spring section delimit the contact socket laterally outwards. This is preferably outwards in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, in particular outwards in a direction radial to the longitudinal axis.
  • first side wall and the second side wall are parallel to one another and/or at least one of the two side walls is orthogonal to the rear wall.
  • the rear wall and/or the first side wall and the second side wall protrude beyond the two clamping legs and/or the two spring sections in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the plug receiving space.
  • the two clamping legs preferably do not protrude beyond the rear wall and/or the two side walls in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the plug receiving space.
  • the two clamping legs and/or the two spring sections can be protected by such an arrangement, in particular from unwanted contact.
  • the two clamping legs and / or the two spring sections are protected in such a way that bending or bending of the two clamping legs and / or the two spring sections, in particular by the initially mentioned force when mounting, is prevented.
  • the two clamping legs and/or the two spring sections can Be protected from contact with the plug and/or the plug holder.
  • the force can thus act on the rear wall and/or on one of the two side walls, which should be more stable, and not on one of the two clamping legs and/or on one of the two spring sections.
  • the rear wall and/or the two side walls have a number of latching elements which are designed to interact with a number of corresponding latching elements of the plug and/or a plug holder.
  • the latching elements preferably have latching hooks, latching recesses or latching openings.
  • each of the two side walls has a snap-in opening in which a corresponding snap-in hook of the plug and/or the plug holder snaps in when the plug is arranged within the plug-receiving space.
  • the first clamping leg has a first insertion slope at the upper end and the second clamping leg has a second insertion slope at the upper end.
  • the insertion bevels on a connector receiving space can be funnel-shaped.
  • the two insertion bevels interact with the plug in such a way that the plug receiving space is enlarged elastically when the plug is inserted into the plug receiving space.
  • the upper ends of the two clamping legs can face the free end of the connector receiving section.
  • the first insertion slope and the second insertion slope may be configured to more accurately position the connector within the connector receiving space, particularly by sliding the connector along the insertion slopes when inserted into the connector receiving space.
  • the two insertion bevels can be bent up to enlarge the connector receiving space, in particular bent outwards in the radial direction from the longitudinal axis of the connector receiving space.
  • the support section has a number of fastening elements for through-hole mounting of the contact socket on a printed circuit board, in particular retaining legs.
  • the support section can be designed to be detachably or advantageously non-detachably attached to the printed circuit board with the fastening elements.
  • the fastening elements are preferably protruding pins or retaining legs which advantageously protrude downwards.
  • the fasteners can be designed to, in corresponding To be plugged through holes of the circuit board.
  • the printed circuit board can have a number of through holes corresponding to the number of fastening elements.
  • the contact socket can have two to twelve such fastening elements.
  • the support section can preferably be fastened to the printed circuit board by a materially bonded connection between the fastening elements and the printed circuit board, with the materially bonded connection preferably being a soldered connection or a welded connection.
  • an incision or a slit in the contact socket at least partially separates the connector receiving section from the support section, with the connector receiving section preferably being connected to the support section in at least one connecting section.
  • the slit can be made, for example, by punching and the incision can be made, for example, by cutting.
  • the connection portion may be disposed inside the connector receiving portion and the support portion.
  • the support section can be arranged on the connector receiving section or connected to the connector receiving section, in particular in one piece.
  • the contact socket has a rectangular or elliptical, in particular circular, outer contour in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the plug receiving space.
  • the contact socket is at most 40 mm high, advantageously at most 20 mm, at most 20 mm wide, advantageously at most 10 mm, and at most 20 mm deep, advantageously at most 10 mm.
  • the contact socket is a stamped and bent part made of sheet metal, with the contact socket preferably being formed in one piece.
  • the sheet metal can be a sheet metal commonly used for such contact sockets. Its thickness can be between 0.2 mm and 2 mm, advantageously between 0.4 mm and 1 mm.
  • the contact socket consists of an electrically conductive material.
  • the contact socket can have an alloy of copper, iron or aluminum.
  • the object on which the invention is based is also achieved by a printed circuit board arrangement.
  • the printed circuit board arrangement has a printed circuit board, a first contact socket above Description, a second contact socket as described above and a third contact socket as described above.
  • the three contact sockets are attached to the printed circuit board.
  • the structure of the three contact sockets can preferably be the same and/or identical.
  • the three contact sockets can preferably be soldered to the printed circuit board, in particular using through-hole mounting.
  • the printed circuit board can have four contact sockets, in particular four contact sockets in a square arrangement.
  • the rear wall of the first contact socket is parallel and offset to the rear wall of the second contact socket, and/or the first side wall of the first contact socket is parallel and offset to the first side wall of the third contact socket.
  • a plug holder with a plug can preferably be guided between the rear wall of the first contact socket and the rear wall of the second contact socket and/or between the first side wall of the first contact socket and the first side wall of the third contact socket when the plug is inserted into the receiving space of one of the contact sockets or is used.
  • the rear wall of the first contact socket and the rear wall of the second contact socket and/or the first side wall of the first contact socket and the first side wall of the third contact socket can be guides of the plug holder. This can be achieved even better with an aforementioned fourth contact socket if the four contact sockets are arranged in such a way that a cross-like free space for the plug holder is created between them.
  • the object on which the invention is based is also achieved by a plug-in system.
  • the plug-in system has a printed circuit board arrangement as described above and a plug holder with at least three plugs, which are designed to be accommodated in a respective plug receiving space of the three contact sockets.
  • the plug holder has a centering projection which is arranged between the rear wall of the first contact socket and the rear wall of the second contact socket and/or between the first side wall of the first contact socket and the first side wall of the third contact socket when the plugs are in the respective corresponding connector receiving space are included.
  • the centering projection can be designed to center and/or align the connector holder when the connectors of the connector holder are inserted into the respective connector receiving spaces.
  • the centering projection can align and/or center the connector holder in such a way, preferably relative to the connectors, that a longitudinal axis of the connector is equal to the longitudinal axis of the respective connector receiving spaces and the connectors are pushed into the respective connector receiving spaces can become.
  • the centering projection can preferably have a number of protruding wall sections, in particular the number of protruding wall sections corresponds to the number of contact sockets of the plug-in system.
  • the wall sections preferably protrude in different directions.
  • the centering projection can preferably have four protruding wall sections which are orthogonal to one another and protrude in different directions, particularly preferably all at an angle of 90° to one another in the aforementioned cross shape.
  • a free end of the centering projection has a centering bevel or centering taper.
  • the centering bevel or centering taper can be designed to position the connector holder relative to the contact sockets when the connectors are inserted into the respective connector receiving spaces.
  • the plugs When the plugs are inserted into the respective plug receiving spaces, they can be pushed onto the printed circuit board in the direction of the respective longitudinal axis.
  • the centering bevel or centering taper abuts against the outer edge of the rear wall and/or the outer edge of one of the two side walls, they can slide along the corresponding outer edge until the plugs are aligned relative to the respective plug receiving spaces in such a way that they can be inserted into the respective plug receiving spaces.
  • the centering projection electrically insulates the contact sockets from one another when the three plugs are accommodated in the respective corresponding plug receiving space. This can apply in particular at least in the direction of a direct connection between the contact sockets.
  • the centering projection and a housing of the plug holder are designed in one piece with one another.
  • the printed circuit board arrangement and the plug-in system can produce an electrical connection that is simplified and at the same time configured as securely as possible.
  • the contact socket 20 is designed for electrical connection to a plug 200 . It is a one-piece stamped and bent sheet metal part that is electrically conductive.
  • the contact socket 20 is preferably a maximum of 20 mm high, a maximum of 10 mm wide and a maximum of 10 mm deep.
  • the contact socket 20 has a plug receiving section 40 and a support section 80 .
  • the support portion 80 is arranged opposite to the connector receiving portion 40 .
  • the plug-receiving section 40 has a first clamping leg 50 and a second clamping leg 60 lying opposite thereto. Between the two clamping legs 50, 60 there is a separating slot 52 which separates them from one another and a touching contact prevented between them.
  • the two clamping legs 50, 60 delimit a connector receiving space 54 into which the connector 200 can be inserted or pushed.
  • the connector receiving space 54 is rectangular, see 3 , and has a longitudinal axis 56 .
  • the connector accommodating space 54 is arranged inside the connector accommodating portion 40 .
  • the contact socket 20 has a rear wall 100 which is arranged parallel and offset to the longitudinal axis 56 and inside the plug-receiving section 40 and the support section 80 .
  • the rear wall 100 is delimited by an outer edge 102 at a free end of the contact socket 20 . Perpendicular to the outer edge 102, the rear wall is delimited laterally by two edges 104, on which a first spring section 45 and a second spring section 55 are arranged within the connector receiving section 40.
  • the first clamping leg 50 is arranged on the first spring section 45 and the second clamping leg 60 is arranged on the second spring section 55 .
  • the two spring sections 45, 55 are designed to elastically enlarge the connector receiving space 54 through the flexibility of the clamping legs 50 and 60.
  • the two clamping legs 50 , 60 each have a first insertion bevel 58 and a second insertion bevel 68 at the upper end, which face the connector receiving space 54 .
  • a respective lead-in bevel 58, 68 is bent outwards in the radial direction in such a way that the two lead-in bevels 58, 68 enlarge the connector receiving space 54 in the radial direction.
  • the insertion bevels 58, 68 preferably enlarge the connector receiving space 54 in such a way that a diameter of a cross section transverse to the longitudinal axis 56 through the insertion bevel 58, 68 is greater than a diameter of the connector 200. It can thus be easily inserted.
  • both insertion bevels 58, 68 interact with the plug 200 in a manner known per se in such a way that the plug receiving space 54 is enlarged elastically.
  • plug 200 is inserted into plug receiving space 54 , it is pushed towards support section 80 in the direction of longitudinal axis 56 .
  • the plug 200 first abuts against one of the two bevels 58, 68 and slides along this bevel 58, 68 until the plug 200 abuts the two bevels 58,68.
  • the plug 200 If the plug 200 is pushed further towards the support section 80, it presses the two clamping legs 50, 60 apart, as a result of which the plug receiving space 54 is elastically enlarged and the two spring sections 45, 55 are prestressed.
  • the connector receiving space 54 is enlarged by the connector 200 in such a way that it can be inserted or plugged into the connector receiving space 54 as intended. If the connector 200 intended in the connector receiving space 54 is used, the plug 200 is clamped between the two clamping legs 50, 60 and is held by them.
  • a plug 200 inserted into the plug receiving space 54 is in 4 shown.
  • the connector 200 is a one-piece stamped and bent part made of suitable sheet metal that is electrically conductive.
  • the plug 200 has a cylindrical plug section 205 which is clamped or held between the two clamping legs 50, 60.
  • the two clamping legs 50, 60 contact the connector section 205 mainly at four line contacts 62.
  • the plug pull-off force should be selected in such a way that the clamping between the clamping legs 50, 60 and the plug 200 can be overcome. If the plug 200 is no longer received by the plug receiving space 54, the prestressing of the two spring sections 45, 55 is released and the two clamping legs 50, 60 are moved toward one another by releasing the prestressing, the plug receiving space 54 becoming smaller.
  • FIG. 12 shows that the rear wall 100 has a connection section 106 within which the connector receiving section 40 is connected to the support section 80.
  • the support portion 80 is connected to the connector receiving portion 40 via the rear panel 100 .
  • Two slits 42 partially separate the connector receiving portion 40 from the support portion 80 from each other.
  • the support section 80 is approximately cuboid.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show that a force 82 acts parallel to the longitudinal axis 56 on the connector receiving section 40, in particular on the second spring section 55, and acts in the direction of the support section 80.
  • This force 82 can typically occur during the intended use of the contact socket 20, in particular when a plug holder with the plug is inserted into the plug receiving space 54 by a fitter. This can happen above all if the user presses on the rear wall 100 and/or on one of the two spring sections 45, 55 with the connector holder or the connector instead of inserting the connector into the connector receiving space.
  • This force 82 causes the rear wall 100 to be bent and prestressed, narrowing the slot 42, until one of the two spring sections 45, 55 touches one of two side walls 84 of the support section 80 and is supported on it.
  • the latter at least partially absorbs the force 82.
  • the connector receiving section 40 is supported by the supporting section 80 when the force 82 acts on the connector receiving section 40 in the direction of the longitudinal axis 56 and in the direction of the supporting section 80 .
  • the support section 80 has a number of fastening elements 86 in the form of protruding pins as retaining legs, which are designed for through-hole mounting of the contact socket 20 on a printed circuit board.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show that the contact socket 20 has a total of six such fastening elements 86.
  • the contact socket can also have a different number, for example four, eight, ten, twelve fastening elements 86. These fastening elements 86 are pushed through through openings in the printed circuit board and then connected to the printed circuit board by soldering to contact pads on the underside.
  • the fasteners 86 are configured to secure the contact socket 20 to the circuit board while also electrically connecting the contact socket 20 to the circuit board as described above when the contact socket 20 is secured to the circuit board. If the contact socket 20 is fastened to the circuit board and the force 82 is acting and if the connector receiving section 40 is supported by the support section 80, then the circuit board can absorb the force 82 at least partially.
  • Figures 5 to 8 12 show various views of an alternative embodiment 20' of the contact socket of FIGS Figures 1 to 4 .
  • the same reference numerals are used for identical and functionally equivalent elements and to that extent can be referred to the above statements Figures 1 to 4 to get expelled. In the following, essentially only the existing differences will be discussed.
  • the connector receiving section 40 and the support section 80 are each rectangular in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 56 .
  • the Figures 5 to 8 Contact socket 20' shown has a first side wall 110 and a second side wall 120 which are arranged within the plug receiving section 40 and the support section 80.
  • Both side walls 110 , 120 are each arranged on an edge 104 running perpendicularly to the outer edge 102 of the rear wall 100 .
  • Both side walls 110, 120 are parallel to the longitudinal axis 56 of the connector receiving space 54 and orthogonal to the rear wall 100.
  • the first side wall 110 and the second side wall 120 are parallel to one another.
  • the rear wall 100 and the two side walls 110, 120 delimit the connector receiving section 40 and the support section 80.
  • the first sidewall 110 has a first sidewall outer edge 112 and the second sidewall 120 has a second sidewall outer edge 122 .
  • 122 running towards edge 114, 124 are the first spring portion 45 and the second spring section 55 arranged.
  • the first spring section 45 and the second spring section 55 delimit the connector receiving section 40.
  • the outer edge 102 of the rear wall 100 and the two side wall outer edges 112, 122 delimit the contact socket 20' at the free end and lie within one plane.
  • figure 5 shows that the outer edge 102 of the rear wall 100 and the two side wall outer edges 112, 122 protrude beyond the two lead-in bevels 58, 68 in the direction of the longitudinal axis 56.
  • the two clamping legs 50, 60 in particular the two insertion bevels 58, 68, do not protrude beyond the rear wall 100 and the two side walls 110, 120.
  • the two clamping legs 58, 68 are protected against accidental contact with the plug holder, particularly if the latter is used incorrectly.
  • FIG. 6 shows that the two side walls 110, 120 each have a latching element 116, 126 in the form of an opening, which is designed to interact with corresponding latching elements in the form of latching lugs of the plug holder, with the latching lugs latching into the openings when the plug 200 is in the connector receiving space 54 is used.
  • the locking elements secure the connector 200 in the connector receiving space 54 against unintentional removal of the connector 200 from the connector receiving space 54.
  • FIG. 9 shows a printed circuit board arrangement 300 with a printed circuit board 150 on which a first contact socket 21, a second contact socket 22, a third contact socket 23 and a fourth contact socket 24 are fastened and electrically connected to the printed circuit board 150.
  • All four contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 have the same structure and agree with the previously described contact socket 20' Figures 5 to 8 match.
  • the same reference numbers are used for identical and functionally equivalent elements. In that regard, the above comments on the Figures 1 to 8 , especially Figures 5 to 8 , so that essentially only the existing differences will be discussed below.
  • the four contact sockets 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 are arranged on the printed circuit board 150 in such a way that the rear wall 100 of the first contact socket 21 is parallel to and offset from the rear wall 100 of the second contact socket 22 .
  • the first side wall 110 of the first contact socket 21 is parallel and offset to the first side wall 110 of the third contact socket 23.
  • the first side wall 110 of the first contact socket 21 and the second side wall 120 of the second contact socket 22 arranged within a plane.
  • the rear wall 100 of the first contact socket 21 and the rear wall 100 of the second contact socket 22 face and spaced from each other. There is a gap 160 between the two rear walls 100 of the first contact socket 21 and the second contact socket 22.
  • the rear wall 100 of the first contact socket 21 and the rear wall 100 of the third contact socket 23 are arranged within one plane.
  • the second side wall 120 of the first contact socket 100 and the first side wall 110 of the third contact socket 23 face and spaced from each other.
  • the rear wall 100 of the second contact socket 22 and the rear wall 100 of the fourth contact socket 24 are arranged within one plane.
  • the first sidewall 110 of the second contact socket 22 and the second sidewall 120 of the fourth contact socket 24 face and spaced from each other.
  • the gap 160 between the rear walls 100 of the third contact socket 23 and the fourth contact socket 24 and the gap 162 between the first side wall 110 and the second side wall 120 continue.
  • the gap 160 and the gap 162 together result in a cruciform shape that runs between all four contact sockets 21,22,23,24.
  • the two gaps 160, 162 are designed to accommodate a centering projection of the connector holder.
  • FIG. 10 shows a plug holder 210.
  • This plug holder 210 has four retaining pins 215 which are designed to accommodate four identical hollow cylindrical plugs 200, the plugs 200 preferably being connected to the retaining pins 215 via a press fit.
  • Each of the retaining pins 215 has a latching lug 216 which engages in a corresponding latching recess in the plug 200 when the plugs 200 are pressed onto the retaining pin 215 .
  • the usual solid or closed plugs could also be used.
  • the connector holder 210 has a centering projection 220, which is designed to fit into the two gaps 160, 162 of FIG 9 shown arrangement of contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 to be arranged or inserted.
  • the centering projection 220 has four projecting wall sections 222, 224, 226, 228, the number of which corresponds to that of the contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 of the circuit board arrangement 9 is equivalent to. All four projecting wall sections 222, 224, 226, 228 project in different directions.
  • the centering projection 220 has a free end on which a centering bevel 225 is arranged. This centering bevel 225 runs around the centering projection 220.
  • the centering projection 220 is designed to bear against the side walls 110, 120 and/or the rear walls 100 of the in 9 to abut the contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 shown when the plug holder 210 with plugs 200 is to be inserted into the plug receiving spaces 54.
  • the centering bevel 225 slides on the along the abutted side wall 110, 120 and/or rear wall 100 until the centering projection 220 has largely aligned the plugs 200 relative to the plug receiving spaces 54 in such a way that they are easily and completely correctly inserted into the plug receiving spaces 54 of the contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 be able. Therefore, the centering bevel 225 aligns the connectors 200 relative to the connector receiving spaces 54 in such a way that they are concentrically aligned with the connector receiving spaces 54 and can be inserted into them.
  • FIG. 11 shows a connector system 400 with the circuit board assembly 9 and the connector holder 210 10 .
  • a plug 200 is arranged on each of the retaining pins 215 .
  • An unplugged state of the connector system 400 is shown, with the connector holder 210 with the connectors 200 already being positioned in such a way that it only needs to be pressed toward the printed circuit board 150 in the direction of the longitudinal axis 56 in order to achieve a plugged-in state.
  • 12 and 13 show the connector system 400 11 from two different side views.
  • the centering projection 220 between the rear walls 100 of the contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 is arranged.
  • the centering projection 220 is also arranged between the first side wall 110 and the second side wall 120 .
  • the centering projection 220 is arranged between the first side wall 110 of the third contact socket 23 and the second side wall 120 of the first contact socket 21 .
  • the centering projection 220 insulates the individual contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 electrically in the inserted state in the direction of a direct connection between the individual contact sockets 21, 22, 23, 24 from one another.

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  1. Douille de contact (20') pour la liaison électrique avec un connecteur (200), présentant :
    - une partie de logement de connecteur (40) avec :
    - un premier montant de serrage (50),
    - un deuxième montant de serrage (60),
    sachant que le premier montant de serrage (50) est disposé en face du deuxième montant de serrage (60) et que les deux montants de serrage (50, 60) délimitent entre eux un espace de logement de connecteur (54) pour accueillir le connecteur (200),
    - une première section élastique (45) pour l'élargissement élastique de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54), sachant que le premier montant de serrage (50) est disposé sur la première section élastique (45),
    - une deuxième section élastique (55) pour l'élargissement élastique de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54), sachant que le deuxième montant de serrage (60) est disposé sur la deuxième section élastique (55),
    - une partie d'appui (80) qui est reliée à la partie de logement de connecteur (40) et conçue pour supporter la partie de logement de connecteur (40) contre une force (82) qui est dirigée dans le sens d'un axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) et dans le sens de la partie d'appui (80),
    - une paroi arrière (100) qui est parallèle à l'axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54),
    caractérisée en
    - une première paroi latérale (110) et une seconde paroi latérale (120), sachant que la première paroi latérale (110) et la deuxième paroi latérale (120) sont disposées parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) et contre la paroi arrière (100), sachant que la paroi arrière (100) et les deux parois latérales (110, 120) délimitent la partie de logement de connecteur (40) et que la première section élastique (45) est disposée contre la première paroi latérale (110) et que la deuxième section élastique (55) contre la deuxième paroi latérale (120), et sachant que dans le sens de l'axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54), la paroi arrière (100) et/ou la première paroi latérale (110) et la deuxième paroi latérale (120) dépassent les deux montants de serrage (50, 60) et/ou les deux sections élastiques (45, 55).
  2. Douille de contact (20') selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la première paroi latérale (110), la deuxième paroi latérale (120), la paroi arrière (100), la première section élastique (45) et la deuxième section élastique (55) délimitent latéralement la douille de contact (20') vers l'extérieur.
  3. Douille de contact (20') selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que la première paroi latérale (110) et la deuxième paroi latérale (120) sont parallèles l'une par rapport à l'autre et/ou qu'au moins une des deux parois latérales (110, 120) est orthogonale à la paroi arrière (100).
  4. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les deux montants de serrage (50, 60) dans le sens de l'axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) ne dépassent pas de la paroi arrière (100) et/ou des deux parois latérales (110, 120).
  5. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la paroi arrière (100) et/ou les deux parois latérales (110, 120) présentent plusieurs éléments d'encliquetage (116, 126) qui sont conçus pour interagir avec plusieurs éléments d'encliquetage correspondants du connecteur (200) et/ou d'une attache de connecteur (210), sachant que de préférence, les éléments d'encliquetage (116, 126) présentent des crochets d'encliquetage, des évidements d'encliquetage ou des orifices d'encliquetage.
  6. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le premier montant de serrage (50) présente sur l'extrémité supérieure un premier biseau d'insertion (58), et le deuxième montant de serrage présente sur l'extrémité supérieure un deuxième biseau d'insertion (68), sachant que les deux biseaux d'insertion (58, 68) interagissent avec le connecteur (200) de sorte que l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) s'élargit de manière élastique quand le connecteur (200) est inséré dans l'espace de logement de connecteur (54).
  7. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'une entaille ou une fente (42) de la douille de contact (20') sépare au moins partiellement la partie de logement de connecteur (40) de la partie d'appui (40), sachant que de préférence, la partie de logement de connecteur (40) est reliée à la partie d'appui (80) dans au moins une partie de liaison (106).
  8. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la douille de contact (20') en coupe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal (56) de l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) présente un contour extérieur rectangulaire ou elliptique.
  9. Douille de contact (20') selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la douille de contact (20') est une pièce pliée estampée en tôle, constituée notamment d'un matériau électriquement conducteur, sachant que de préférence, la douille de contact (20') est conçue en un seul élément.
  10. Agencement de carte imprimée (300), présentant :
    - une carte de circuit imprimé (150),
    - une première douille de contact (21) selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    - une deuxième douille de contact (22) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, et
    - une troisième douille de contact (21) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, sachant que les trois douilles de contact (21, 22, 23) sont fixées sur la carte de circuit imprimé (150).
  11. Agencement de carte imprimée (300) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la paroi arrière (100) de la première douille de contact (21) est parallèle et décalée par rapport à la paroi arrière (100) de la deuxième douille de contact (22) et/ou que la première paroi latérale (110) de la première douille de contact (21) est parallèle et décalée par rapport à la première paroi latérale (110) de la troisième douille de contact (23).
  12. Système enfichable (400), présentant :
    - un agencement de carte imprimée (300) selon la revendication 10 ou 11, et
    - une attache de connecteur (210) à trois connecteurs (200) qui sont conçus pour être logés respectivement dans un espace de logement de connecteur (54) correspondant des trois douilles de contact (21, 22, 23).
  13. Système enfichable (400) selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que l'attache de connecteur (210) présente une saillie de centrage (220) qui est disposée entre la paroi arrière (100) de la première douille de contact (21) et la paroi arrière (100) de la deuxième douille de contact (22) et/ou entre la première paroi latérale (110) de la première douille de contact (21) et la première paroi latérale (110) de la troisième douille de contact (23) quand les connecteurs (200) sont logés dans l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) correspondant respectif, sachant que de préférence, la saillie de centrage (220) présente plusieurs sections de parois saillantes (222, 224, 226, 228), sachant que notamment, le nombre de parois saillantes (222, 224, 226, 228) est égal à un nombre de douilles de contact (21, 22, 23, 24) du système enfichable (400), sachant que de préférence, une extrémité libre de la saillie de centrage (220) présente un biseau de centrage (225) ou un effilement de centrage.
  14. Système enfichable selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la saillie de centrage (220) isole les douilles de contact (21, 22, 23) électriquement les unes des autres quand les trois connecteurs (200) sont logés dans l'espace de logement de connecteur (54) correspondant respectif, sachant que de préférence, la saillie de centrage (220) et un boîtier de l'attache de connecteur (210) sont conçus en un seul élément.
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