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  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
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  • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
  • H01R13/02—Contact members
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  • 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
  • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
  • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
  • H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
  • H01R13/2428—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means using meander springs
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  • 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
  • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
  • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
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  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
  • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
  • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus
• • 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
  • H01R13/193—Means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part, e.g. zero insertion force or no friction

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a female connector, in particular a female connector for use with a narrow relay.
• tulip contacts For electrical contacting of pins of a relay socket connectors are usually used, which are designed as so-called tulip contacts.
• Such tulip contacts have flat-shaped curved flat-shaped springs, which are provided for generating the contact force on an inserted into the female connector pin.
• the invention relates to a female connector for a relay having a housing.
• the female connector comprises a contact wall which is arranged in the housing, wherein the contact wall having a first deformation with at least a first contact elevation, and a spring tongue, which is arranged in the housing, wherein the spring tongue faces the contact wall, wherein the spring tongue a second Deformation having a plurality of second contact elevations, wherein in each case between two consecutive second contact elevations, a second depression is formed, and wherein the second contact elevations of the at least one first contact elevation arranged opposite and for a resilient contact pressure of pins of different contact pin length against the at least one first contact elevation are provided.
• the technical advantage is achieved that pins of different dimensions, such as load and coil terminals of a relay, can be kept in the female connector.
• the female connector is formed with a housing in which a contact wall and the contact wall opposite spring tongue are formed.
• a receiving space is formed, in which a contact pin of a relay can be inserted.
• the contact wall has at least one first contact elevation and the spring tongue has a plurality of second contact elevations, which serve to contact the contact pin inserted into the receiving space of the receptacle plug.
• the spring tongue is adapted to exert a spring force on the contact pin. If the contact pin via a housing opening of the housing, which adjoins the receiving space, inserted into the receiving space of the female connector, the spring tongue is elastically deformed by the contact pin and thus exerts a spring force on the inserted contact pin, whereby the contact pin between the contact wall and the spring tongue is resiliently pressed.
• the contact between the contact pin and the contact wall or between the contact pin and the spring tongue takes place exclusively via the formed on the contact wall and the spring tongue plurality of first and second contact elevations.
• the at least one first contact elevation is formed within a first deformation on a surface of the contact wall facing the spring tongue.
• the at least one first contact survey is designed as a continuous survey.
• the at least one first contact elevation faces the spring tongue and points into the contact space between the contact wall and the spring tongue.
• the plurality of second contact elevations are formed as elevations separated from one another on a surface of the spring tongue facing the contact wall, and have a second depression between in each case two adjacent elevations.
• the second contact elevations are formed as elevations, facing the contact wall and extend into the receiving space between the contact wall and the spring tongue.
• the first and second contact elevations are used for making electrical contact with the contact pin inserted into the receiving space of the female connector and are made of a conductive material.
• the first and second contact elevations are also able to hold the contact pin between the contact wall and the spring tongue secured by means of a spring force of the spring tongue based elastic contact pressure.
• the technical advantage is achieved that held by the spring force of the spring tongue inserted into the female connector pin of a relay on the contact pin contacting first and second Kontakelsungen held in the female connector and a secure connector and electrical contact between the female connector and the contact pin is possible.
• the first deformation of the contact wall comprises a plurality of first contact elevations, wherein a first depression is formed in each case between two consecutive first contact elevations, a second depression being formed in each case between two consecutive second contact elevations; and wherein the second contact elevations are arranged in pairs opposite the first contact elevations.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the contacting of the contact pins by the contact wall and the spring tongue over a discrete number contacted first and second contact elevations can be achieved.
• the first contact elevations are formed as separate elevations and have at least one depression formed between two adjacent contact elevations.
• the first contact elevations are facing the spring tongue and point into the contact space between the contact wall and the spring tongue.
• the contact wall has a first number of first contact elevations up to a first insertion depth of a first contact pin and a second number of first contact elevations up to a second insertion depth of a second contact pin, wherein the spring tongue up to the first insertion depth of the first contact pin Number of second contact elevations and up to the second insertion depth of the second contact pin, the second number of second contact elevations wherein the first number of the first contact elevations and the second contact elevations is provided for a support of the first contact pin, and wherein the second number of the first contact elevations and the second contact elevations is provided for a support of the second contact pin.
• a contact pin If a contact pin is inserted into the socket connector up to a first insertion depth, then the contact pin contacts a first number of first contact elevations formed on the contact wall and a first number of second contact elevations formed on the spring tongue. In relation to the number of first and second contact bumps contacted, the inserted contact pin experiences a corresponding contact with the female connector and a contact force exerted by the contact wall and the spring tongue on the contact pin and is held in the female connector corresponding to the first contact force.
• the contact pin when a contact pin is inserted into the female connector to a second insertion depth, the contact pin contacts a second number of first contact bumps formed on the contact wall and a second number of second contact bumps formed on the spring tongue and thus experiences one of the second number of contacted first and second contact bumps second contact elevations corresponding contacting with the female connector and a second contact force and is held in accordance with the second contact force in the female connector.
• the insertion and removal forces, the contact forces and the contact resistance of the connectors for different contact pins are thus gradually varied over the insertion depth and the associated number of contacted first and second contact elevations.
• a first contact force is applied via the first number of first contact elevations and over the first number of second contact elevations from the contact wall and the spring tongue to a first contact pin, and wherein the second number of first contact elevations and the second number of second Contact elevations of the contact wall and the spring tongue on a second contact pin a second contact force is exerted.
• the contact force exerted on the contact pin can be varied in discrete steps via the insertion depth of a contact pin inserted in the socket plug and, connected thereto, via the number of first and second contact elevations contacted by the contact pin.
• a contact force is exerted on the contact pin by means of the contact pin contacted by the first and second contact elevations of the contact wall and the spring tongue, wherein each of the number of contacted contact elevations 1, ..., n a single contact force Fi ⁇ i ,. .., FKn exercises on the contact pin.
• the amounts of the individual contact forces depend on the deflection of the spring tongue by the contact pin and the force exerted by the spring tongue spring force.
• the main component of the individual contact forces in this case runs in the vertical direction to the respective surface of the contact pin and is oriented along the normal direction of the contact pin surface.
• the contact force F Kges acting on the contact pin from the contact wall and the spring tongue thus has a proportionality to the number of first and second contact elevations 1,..., Contacted by the contact pin and results from the sum of the contact elevations contacted via the individual contact pins 1, ..., n acting on the contact pin individual contact forces F K i,. .., F K n, according to the following relationship:
• a higher number of contacted by the contact pin contact elevations thus leads to a higher acting on the contact pin contact force.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the different requirements with respect to the drawing and insertion forces of the load terminals and the coil terminals of a relay can be met via the insertion depth of the contact pin, since these are in direct relation to the contact forces acting on the contact pins.
• a first contact resistance occurs between the first number of first and second contact bumps and the first contact pin, and wherein a second contact resistance occurs between the second number of first and second contact bumps and the second contact pin.
• the contact resistance occurring between the contact pin and the socket connector can be varied in discrete steps via the insertion depth of a contact pin into the socket connector and, connected thereto, via the number of first and second contact elevations contacted by the contact pin.
• the contact resistance of two electrically conductive materials in contact with each other is reciprocally proportional to the contact force with which the two materials are pressed together.
• the contact resistance R Kges thus results from the sum of the individual contact resistances R Ki ,..., R Kn , which occur at the individual contacted contact elevations 1. n, according to the following relationship:
• the housing has a first housing wall and a second housing wall disposed opposite to the first housing wall, and wherein between the first and second housing walls a housing opening is defined, which can be penetrated by the respective contact pin.
• the housing is formed as a cuboid hollow body.
• the housing is made of a sheet metal by means of a bending or folding process and has a weld, over which the bent or folded sheet metal ends are fixed together, and over which the housing receives a substantial structural strength.
• the second housing wall has an elongate end area at the end of the second housing wall facing away from the housing opening, which extends beyond the corresponding end of the first housing wall.
• connection and mounting portion of the female connector can be simplified as an elongated, bar-shaped plate can be formed. Further hereby the technical advantage is achieved, that the female connector over the elongated end portion structurally secured in a relay terminal are fixed and can be electrically connected to this.
• the female connector comprises a contact clip having a planar base portion, a bending portion connected to the base portion, and a bent-back bow portion connected to the bending portion, the spring tongue being formed by the bent-back strap portion and being resiliently opposed to the planar base portion.
• the spring tongue is disposed within the housing and is adapted to exert a spring force.
• the contact clip is formed as a base portion, a bending portion connected to the base portion, and a bent-back bracket portion connected to the bending portion.
• the bent-back bow section is bent back in such a way that it runs almost parallel to the base section and is arranged inside the housing.
• the bent-back bracket portion is resiliently movable relative to the base portion and thus is able to develop a spring force.
• the spring tongue which is formed by the bent-back bow section, is thus able to exert a spring force by means of which an inserted into the female connector pin between the spring tongue and the contact wall can be resiliently pressed.
• the base portion is formed on the second housing wall.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the spring tongue is secured to the housing of the female connector. Furthermore, a structural strength of the female connector and a possible space-saving design of the female connector is achieved by dispensing with additional connecting means between the spring tongue and the housing of the female connector.
• a resilient end of the spring tongue facing away from the housing opening.
• the resilient end of the spring tongue has an end portion which inclines towards the base portion. According to one embodiment, the end portion of the spring tongue is adapted to contact and be pressed against the base portion, and wherein the end portion is adapted to exert a spring force.
• the spring tongue is stiffened and achieved an increase in the spring force exerted by the spring tongue.
• an increase in the contact force exerted on a contact pin inserted into the female connector is achieved.
• the spring tongue is shaped wavy at least in sections.
• the at least one first contact elevation and / or the plurality of first contact elevations are formed integrally on the contact wall as depressions in the first housing wall by means of a stamping or stamping process.
• the at least one first contact elevation and / or the plurality of first contact elevations is formed integrally on the contact wall, thereby preventing contact elevations from being released from the contact wall by repeatedly inserting and removing contact pins into the female connector.
• the respective depressions of the contact wall formed between the first contact elevations are planar. This achieves the most level possible configuration of the contact wall, which also achieves a planar configuration of the first housing wall. This contributes to the space-saving design of the female connector.
• the respective depressions of the contact wall formed between the second contact elevations are formed on the first housing wall, in particular materially bonded.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the contact wall is secured to the housing and thus has a substantial structural strength.
• the most space-saving design of the female connector is achieved by can be dispensed with additional connecting means between the contact wall and the first housing.
• the first contact elevations of the contact wall and the second contact elevations of the spring tongue are arranged one behind the other along an insertion direction of a contact pin. This achieves the technical advantage that the number of first and second contact elevations contacted by the contact pin can be varied via the insertion depth of a contact pin into the socket connector.
• the insertion direction corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the contact wall and the spring tongue.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the female connector with a narrow shape and thus can be designed to save space.
• the first contact elevations in the transverse direction are formed centrally on the contact wall.
• the technical advantage is achieved that also not centrally inserted into the female connector pins can be contacted.
• the second contact elevations extend in the transverse direction over the entire width of the spring tongue.
• the insertion direction is perpendicular to the axis of curvature of the bending portion.
• Bending portion is introduced to be inserted a contact pin in the housing opening.
• the contact wall and the spring tongue are made of electrically conductive material.
• the number of first contact elevations corresponds to the number of second contact elevations.
• Contact elevations can be arranged in pairs opposite each other. Furthermore, it is achieved via the identical number of first and second contact elevations that, on the basis of the insertion depth of an inserted contact pin, a precise determination of the contact force acting thereon is made possible by relating the insertion depth to a corresponding number of contacted first and second contact elevations.
• the present invention relates to a relay system having a relay having a first contact pin and a second contact pin, a first female connector in which the first contact pin is inserted, and a second female connector in which the second contact pin is inserted.
• the relay is a narrow relay, for example a relay with a width of 5mm to 6mm or 3mm.
• the relay has a connection region which corresponds to a connection region of the relay terminal.
• the first and second contact pins are fixed to the second contact pin end in a terminal region of the relay.
• the female connector with the elongated end portion of the second housing in a terminal region of a relay terminal can be fixed.
• the first contact pin is a coil terminal and the second contact pin is a load terminal of a relay.
• the first and second contact pins are latch-shaped contact pins with a thickness that is uniform over their length and have a first contact pin end and a second contact pin end.
• first and second contact pins each cause a uniform deflection of the spring tongue regardless of the insertion depth.
• the first and second contact pins are latch-shaped contact pins and have an isolated elevation.
• the first and second contact pins have tapered first contact pin ends.
• the first and / or second contact pins have tap-free first contact pin ends.
• the second contact pins have tapered first contact pin ends and the first contact pins have non-tapered first contact pin ends.
• Fig. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a female connector according to an embodiment of the present invention
• Fig. 1A is a schematic side sectional view of a female connector according to another embodiment of the present invention along the section axis A in Fig. 2;
• Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the female connector after a
• Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of the female connector after a
• Embodiment of the present invention is a perspective schematic side view of the female connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of the socket connector after a
• Fig. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector after a
• Embodiment of the present invention along the sectional axis B in Figure 5, wherein in the female connector, a first contact pin is inserted.
• Fig. 6A is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector according to another embodiment, wherein in the female connector, a first contact pin is inserted;
• FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the female connector after a
• Fig. 8 is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector after a
• Embodiment of the present invention along the sectional axis C in Figure 7, wherein in the female connector, a second contact pin is inserted.
• 8A is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector according to another embodiment, wherein in the female connector, a second contact pin is inserted;
• Fig. 9 is a schematic front view of a relay system with a relay and a female connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the relay is plugged into a relay terminal;
• Fig. 10 is a schematic side sectional view of the relay system and the relay terminal along the section axis A in Fig. 9;
• FIG. 11 is an enlarged schematic sectional side view of the cutout portion of the relay system in FIG. 10;
• FIG. 12A is a schematic front view of the relay system with a relay and a female connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the contact pins of the relay are not inserted in the female connectors;
• Fig. 12B is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector along the cutting axis C in Fig. 12A;
• Fig. 12C is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector along the sectional axis D in Fig. 12A;
• 13A is a schematic front view of the relay system with a relay and a female connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the contact pins of the relay are inserted into the female connectors;
• Fig. 13B is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector along the sectional axis C in Fig. 13A;
• 13C is a schematic side sectional view of the female connector along the sectional axis D in FIG. 13A.
• a female connector 100 comprises a housing 101, a contact wall 103, which is arranged in the housing 101, wherein the contact wall 103 has a first deformation 103-1 with at least one first contact elevation 103-2, and a spring tongue 105, which is arranged in the housing 101, wherein the spring tongue 105 faces the contact wall 103, wherein the spring tongue 105 has a second deformation 105-1 with a plurality of second contact elevations 105-2, wherein in each case between two successive second Kontakeshebept 105-2 a second recess 105-3 is formed, and wherein the second Kontakhaugen 105-2 of the at least one first contact elevation 103-2 arranged opposite and for a resilient contact pressure of pins 501, 702 different contact pin length against the first contact elevations 103- 2 are provided.
• the first housing wall 101 - 1 has a contact wall 103, which is formed on the inside of the first housing wall 101 - 1.
• the contact wall 103 has at least one first contact elevation 103-2, which is arranged in a first deformation 103-1.
• the at least one first contact elevation 103-2 is formed on the inside of the contact wall 103 as a coherent elevation, facing the second housing wall 101-2 and extends along the insertion direction 1 17 of a contact pin.
• the at least one first contact elevation 103-2 is integrally formed on the contact wall 103, in that the at least one first contact elevation 103-2 is embedded as depressions in the first housing wall 101-1 by means of a stamping or embossing process.
• FIG. 1A shows a further schematic side sectional view of the female connector 100 according to a further embodiment.
• the first deformation 103 - 1 of the contact wall has a plurality of first contact elevations 103 - 2, which are each formed on the inside of the contact wall 103 as a plurality of separated elevations and face the second housing wall 101 - 2.
• the contact wall 103 has a plurality of first depressions 103-3 arranged such that a first depression 103-3 is arranged between each two adjacent first contact elevations 103-2.
• the first depressions 103-3 are each formed as flat surfaces between the first contact elevations 103-2.
• FIG. 1A to FIG. 13C only two first contact elevations 103-2 and correspondingly only one first depression 103-3 are shown.
• the present invention should not be limited thereto, but a plurality of first contact elevations 103-2 and a plurality of first depressions 103-3 are possible.
• the first contact elevations 103-2 are formed along the insertion direction 117 of a contact pin in succession on the contact wall 103.
• the first deformation 103-1 of the contact wall 103 extends along the insertion direction 117 and comprises all first contact elevations 103-2 and first depressions 103-3 of the contact wall 103.
• the second housing wall 101-2 which is arranged opposite the first housing wall 101-1, has a contact clip 107, which has a base section 109 arranged plane-parallel to the first housing wall 101-1, a bending section 1 adjoining the base section 109 11 and a subsequent to the bending portion 11 1 bent-back bow portion 1 13 includes.
• the bent-back bracket portion 113 is disposed between the base portion 109 and the first housing wall 101-1.
• the bent-back bow portion 1 13 is formed as a spring tongue 105.
• the spring tongue 105 has a plurality of second contact elevations 105-2 and a plurality of second depressions 105-3, which are arranged on a surface of the spring tongue 105 within a second deformation 105-1.
• the second Kontakershebened 105-2 are formed on the contact wall 103 facing surface of the flexible tongue 105 as elevations and the contact wall 103 facing.
• the plurality of second contact elevations 105-2 are arranged one behind the other along the insertion direction 117, wherein two adjacent second contact elevations 105-2 are each separated by a second depression 105-3 arranged between them.
• the second deformation 105-1 of the spring tongue 105 extends along the insertion direction 117 and comprises all second contact elevations 105-2 and all second depressions 105-3.
• the second deformation 105-1 is wave-shaped, so that the second contact elevations 105-2 as well as the second depressions 105-3 are each formed with gently rising and falling flanks and thus continuously merge into one another.
• FIG. 1 to FIG. 13C only two second contact elevations 105-2 and only one second depression 105-3 arranged therebetween are shown.
• the present invention should not be limited thereto, but a plurality of second contact elevations 105-2 and a plurality of second depressions 105-3 are also possible.
• the at least one and / or the plurality of first contact elevations 103 - 2 is arranged facing the contact wall 103 of the spring tongue 105, while the plurality of second contact elevations 105 - 2 is arranged facing the spring tongue 105 of the contact wall 103.
• Both the first contact elevations 103-2 and the second contact elevations 105-2 thus reach into a receiving space 119 arranged between the contact wall 103 and the spring tongue 105.
• the plurality of first contact elevations 103-2 and the plurality of second contact elevations 105-2 are in each case arranged in pairs opposite one another and facing each other.
• the spring tongue 105 further has an end portion 1 15, which is arranged opposite the bending portion 11 1 at the resilient end of the spring tongue 105.
• the end portion 1 15 is the base portion 109 of the contact clip 107 of the second housing wall 101-2 inclined.
• the end portion 1 15 of the spring tongue 105 is formed to contact the base portion 109 of the contact clip 107. In this way, the spring force exerted by the spring tongue 105 is increased.
• the second housing wall 101-2 further has an elongate end portion 101-4 which adjoins the end of the base portion 109 of the contact clip 107 facing away from the bending portion 11.
• the elongated end portion 101-4 of the second housing wall 101-2 extends beyond the corresponding end of the opposite first housing wall 101-1.
• the housing 101 of the female connector 100 has a housing opening 101-3, which communicates with the arranged between the contact wall 103 and the spring tongue 105 receiving space 119, and between the bending portion 1 11 of the contact clip 107 of the second housing 101-2 and the corresponding End of the first housing wall 101-1 is arranged.
• the bending portion 1 11 of the contact clip 107 of the second housing wall 101-2 forms the lower boundary of the housing opening 101-3 and thus facilitates the insertion of a over the curved surface of the bent portion Contact pin on the housing opening 101-3 in between the Contact wall 103 and the spring tongue 105 arranged receiving space 119 by the end of a contact pin to be inserted is passed through the curved surface of the bending portion 1 11 in the receiving space 119.
• the insertion direction 117 corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the female connector 100.
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic front view of the female connector 100.
• the viewing direction of FIG. 2 is oriented counter to the insertion direction 1 17.
• the housing 101 of the female connector 100 is formed as a cuboid hollow body formed by means of a bending or folding process and a weld 201-5, by means of which the cuboid hollow body is connected to a structurally solid body
• the spring tongue 105 is formed centrally above the spring clip 107 on the inside of the second housing wall 101-2 in the interior of the housing 101.
• the at least one or the plurality of first contact elevations 103-2 is formed centrally on the contact wall 103.
• the vertical line and the two horizontal arrows define the section axis and the viewing direction of FIG. 1 and FIG. 1A.
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view of the female connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• the first contact elevations 103-2 are embedded as oval depressions in the first housing wall 101-1.
• FIG. 4 shows a perspective schematic view of the female connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 5 shows a schematic front view of the female connector 100, in which a first contact pin 501 is inserted.
• the viewing direction of FIG. 5 is oriented counter to the insertion direction 1 17.
• the first contact pin 501 is elastically pressed between the spring tongue 105 and the contact wall 103.
• the vertical line and the two horizontal arrows define the section axis and the viewing direction of FIG. 6.
• FIG. 6 shows a schematic side sectional view of the female connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention into which a first contact pin 501 up to a first insertion depth is inserted. 6, the female connector 100 according to one embodiment is shown with two first contact elevations 103-2.
• the first contact pin 501 is a rod-shaped contact pin and has a first contact pin end 601-1 and a second contact pin end 601-2.
• the first contact pin 501 is inserted with the first contact pin end 601-1 in the receiving space 119 between the contact wall 103 and the contact tongue 105 via the housing opening 101-3 along the insertion direction 117.
• the first contact pin 501 is inserted into the female connector 100 up to a first insertion depth and contacts a first number of first and second contact bosses 103-2, 105-2. As shown in FIG. 6, the first number corresponds in each case only to one of the two first contact elevations 103-2 of the contact wall 103 and only one of the two second contact elevations 105-2 of the spring tongue 105. However, it is also conceivable for the first number to have a different number of contacted first and second contact elevations 103-2, 105-2.
• a first contact force 603 acts on the first contact pin 501 via the first and second contact elevations 103-2, 105-2.
• the first contact force 603 results from the sum of the individual contact forces acting on the first contact pin 501 via the individual first and second contact elevations 103-2, 105-2, respectively through the two facing black, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first contact pin 501 Arrows are shown, wherein the length of the arrows symbolizes the amount of the individual contact forces.
• FIG. 6A shows a schematic side sectional view of the female connector 100 according to another embodiment, wherein according to this embodiment, the first deformation 103-1 comprises the at least one firstmaschineer Sprint 103-2, and wherein in the female connector 100, a first contact pin 501 is inserted.
• Fig. 7 shows a schematic front view of the female connector 100, in which a second contact pin 702 is inserted.
• the viewing direction of FIG. 7 is oriented counter to the insertion direction 1 17.
• the second contact pin 702 is elastically pressed between the spring tongue 105 and the contact wall 103.
• the vertical line and the two horizontal arrows define the section axis and the viewing direction of FIG. 8.
• 8 shows a schematic side sectional view of the female connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a second contact pin 702 is inserted to a second insertion depth. 8, the female connector 100 according to one embodiment is shown with two first contact elevations 103-2.
• the second contact pin 702 is also a rod-shaped contact pin and has a first contact pin end 802-1 and a second contact pin end 802-2.
• the second contact pin 702 is inserted with the first contact pin end 802-1 into the receiving space 119 between the contact wall 103 and the contact tongue 105 via the housing opening 101-3 along the insertion direction 1 17.
• the second contact pin 702 is inserted into the female connector 100 to a larger second insertion depth, thus contacting a larger second number of first and second contact bosses 103-2, 105-2.
• the second number corresponds to the two first contact elevations 103-2 of the contact wall 103 and the two second contact elevations 105-2 of the spring tongue 105.
• the second number of another number of contacted first and second contact elevations 103-2, 105-2 corresponds.
• the second contact force 804 acting on the second contact pin 702 inserted into the female connector 100 up to a second insertion depth results from the sum of the number of contacted first contact elevations 103-2 of the contact wall 103 and the number of contacted second contact elevations 105-2 of the spring tongue 105 exerted single contact forces and is characterized by the four pairs of parallel oriented and facing each other vertical arrows.
• the second contact force 804 acting on the second contact pin 702 introduced up to the second insertion depth is correspondingly greater than the first contact force 603 acting on the first contact pin 702 introduced up to the first insertion depth.
• FIGS. 6, 6A, 8, and 8A shows a schematic side sectional view of the female connector 100 according to another embodiment, wherein according to this embodiment, the first deformation 103-1 at least a first Kontakes Sprint 103-2, and wherein in the female connector 100, a second contact pin 702 is inserted.
• the first and second contact pins 501, 702 each have a tapered first one according to an embodiment
• Fig. 9 shows a schematic front view and Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 respectively show a schematic side sectional view of a relay system 900 with a relay 901, which has a first contact pin 501 and a second contact pin 702, a first female connector 100, in which the first contact pin 501, and a second female connector 100 in which the second contact pin 702 is inserted, the relay being inserted into a relay terminal 903.
• the vertical line shown in Fig. 9 and the two horizontal arrows define the sectional axis and the viewing direction of Figs. 10 and 1.
• the relay 901 is a narrow relay, preferably a relay having a width between 6mm and 3mm.
• the relay 901 has a connection area 1 101-2, which corresponds to a connection area 1103-2 of the relay terminal 903 such that a precisely fitting connection of the relay 901 to the relay terminal 903 is made possible.
• the second contact pin 702 is fixed to the second contact pin end 802-2 in a connection region 1 101-1 of the relay 901. Further, in a connected state of relay 901 and relay terminal 903, the second contact pin 702 having the first contact pin end 702-1 is inserted into the female connector 100 up to a second insertion depth.
• the female connector 100 is in one embodiment with the elongated end portion 101-4 of the second housing 101-2 fixed in a terminal portion 1 103-1 of the relay terminal 903.
• FIGS. 12A shows a schematic front view of a relay system 900 having a relay 901 and a female connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the contact pins of the relay 901 are not inserted into the female connectors 100.
• the vertical lines and the two horizontal arrows define the sectional axes and the viewing directions of FIGS. 12B and 12C.
• the first contact pins 501 of the relay 901 are coil terminals and the second contact pins 702 are load terminals of the relay 901.
• the second contact pins 702 as load terminals are substantially wider and longer than the first contact pins 501 as coil terminals.
• the second contact pins 702 have tapered first contact pin ends 702-1, while the first contact pins 501 have coil terminal first contact pin ends 501-1 without tapering.
• Figures 12B and 12C show schematic side sectional views of the female connectors of the relay system 900.
• Figure 13A shows the relay system 900 with a female connector 100 of Figure 12A in a connected condition.
• the first two contact pins 501 as coil terminals of the relay 901 are inserted into the female connectors 100 to a first insertion depth as shown in FIG. 13B, and the three second contact pins 702 as load terminals of the relay 901 are as shown in FIG. 13C introduced to the female connector 100 to a second insertion depth.

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