EP3878056A1 - Contact element for electrically interconnecting an electrical conductor and a connection part of an electrical system, and method for producing said element - Google Patents
Contact element for electrically interconnecting an electrical conductor and a connection part of an electrical system, and method for producing said elementInfo
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- EP3878056A1 EP3878056A1 EP19800980.5A EP19800980A EP3878056A1 EP 3878056 A1 EP3878056 A1 EP 3878056A1 EP 19800980 A EP19800980 A EP 19800980A EP 3878056 A1 EP3878056 A1 EP 3878056A1
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- Prior art keywords
- housing
- contact
- electrical conductor
- cable lug
- channel
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5219—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
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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
- H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
- H01R13/504—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic, or swaged together
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- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/005—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
- H01R43/24—Assembling by moulding on 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
- H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
- H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
- H01R11/28—End pieces consisting of a ferrule or sleeve
- H01R11/281—End pieces consisting of a ferrule or sleeve for connections to batteries
- H01R11/283—Bolt, screw or threaded ferrule parallel to the battery post
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5216—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases characterised by the sealing material, e.g. gels or resins
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- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a contact element for the electrical contacting of an electrical conductor to a connection part of an electrical system, in particular an electrical system of a motor vehicle, with the electrical conductor, which is sheathed with a conductor insulation, and with a cable lug connected in an electrically conductive manner to the electrical conductor with a contact part, the cable lug and an adjoining section of the electrical conductor being extrusion-coated with an electrically insulating housing such that a part of the
- a contact element can be used, for example, to produce a watertight screw contact between an electrical conductor and a connection part of an electrical system.
- housings are known on the market which are plugged onto the conductor and a cable lug connected to it.
- the sealing of a channel of a housing encapsulated around the cable lug by screwing in or snapping in a sealing cap can be inadequate in some cases.
- the materials that can be used for the encapsulation of a cable lug in order to achieve the mechanical properties required for the housing are not optimal for a reliable seal.
- the present invention has for its object to provide an improved contact element for electrically contacting an electrical conductor to a connecting part of an electrical system and a method for its production, with which a reliable seal with the least possible installation space is achieved with inexpensive production can be.
- a contact element for the electrical contacting of an electrical conductor to a connection part of an electrical system, in particular an electrical system of a motor vehicle, with the electrical conductor, which is sheathed with a conductor insulation, and with a cable lug connected in an electrically conductive manner to the electrical conductor with a contact part, the cable lug and an adjoining section of the electrical conductor being encapsulated with an electrically insulating housing in such a way that part of the contact part is exposed, and the housing having a channel which extends from an opening of the housing to the exposed part of the contact part runs,
- a sealing element for sealing a closure which can be used to close the opening is attached to the housing is injected.
- the closure can be, for example, a cover or an element of the connection part, such as a base that can be inserted into the channel.
- sealing element Material selection for the sealing element to be adapted to the sealing purposes to be fulfilled, in particular for reliable sealing between the housing and a closure, in particular a lid, for closing the opening.
- the above-mentioned object is further achieved by a method for producing the previously described contact element, in which an electrical conductor, which is sheathed with a conductor insulation, and a cable lug connected in a conductive manner to the electrical conductor with a
- subsequent portion of the electrical conductor are overmolded with an electrically insulating housing in such a way that part of the contact part is exposed, the overmolding being carried out in such a way that a channel is formed which runs from an opening in the housing to the exposed part of the contact holder, and in which case the housing is injected with a sealing element for sealing a closure, in particular a cover, which can be used to close the opening.
- the cable lug is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the electrical conductor, in particular to one end of the electrical conductor.
- the cable lug preferably has a connection area for connection to an electrical conductor.
- connection between the cable lug and the electrical conductor can be, for example, a welded connection, in particular
- Connection area may be formed, for example, as a flat area to which the electrical conductor is welded.
- a metallic contact layer can be applied in the contact area, for example by friction coating, in particular as described in DE 10 2014 011 887 A1.
- the cable lug can be crimped onto the electrical conductor.
- the electrical conductor is in particular a cable, preferably a stranded conductor, for example with copper strands or aluminum strands.
- the cable lug has a contact part.
- the contact part is in particular the part of the cable lug that is used to contact a
- connection part of an electrical system is provided.
- the contact part preferably has a flat shape with a recess for inserting a
- Connecting element for connecting the contact part to a connecting part Connecting element for connecting the contact part to a connecting part.
- the cable lug can be made flat overall, so that the contact part and the connection area lie essentially in one plane.
- the connection area can also be on a different level than the contact part.
- an angled cable lug can be used.
- the housing has a channel that runs from an opening of the housing to the exposed part of the contact part. In this way, there is access to the exposed part of the contact part from the outside, so that the contact part can be connected to a connection part of an electrical system.
- the housing can in particular have a nozzle in which the channel is formed.
- a sealing element for sealing a closure which can be used to close the opening is molded onto the housing.
- the sealing element ensures that when the opening is closed with a closure that can be used for this purpose, for example a cover or part of the connection part, such as a base that can be inserted into the channel, a reliable seal is provided, so that no water can enter the channel.
- the sealing element can in particular be arranged in the channel, for example in the region of the opening.
- the sealing element is injection molded onto the housing in the area around the opening. If, for example, the housing has a socket with the channel, the sealing element can be injection molded in particular into or on the socket.
- the sealing element can in particular be provided for a radial and / or axial seal, based on the direction of extent of the channel.
- the sealing element can be arranged, for example, on the channel wall of the channel, so that a closure is sealed in the radial direction.
- the sealing element can be arranged, for example, around the opening of the housing, for example on an end face of a connecting piece of the housing surrounding the channel.
- the sealing element can in particular also be provided for a radial and axial seal, for example by extending from the channel wall of the channel out of the channel onto the end face of a connecting piece of the housing comprising the channel.
- the sealing element is preferably made of a different material than that
- a softer material in particular a material with a lower Shore hardness, can be used for the sealing element than for the housing.
- a harder material for the housing and a softer material for the attainment of the desired mechanical properties can be achieved at the same time
- Sealing element can be used.
- Shore hardness is understood to be the Shore hardness, measured in accordance with DIN 53505.
- the sealing element can preferably have one or more, in particular annular sealing lips which surround the channel and / or the opening.
- Embodiments independently of one another apply both to the contact element and to the method.
- Embodiments can also be combined with each other.
- the housing has a first channel which runs from a first opening of the housing to the exposed part of the contact part and a second channel which runs from a second opening of the housing to the exposed part of the contact part.
- the encapsulation with the housing is carried out in such a way that a first channel is formed, which runs from a first opening of the housing to the exposed part of the contact part, and a second channel is formed, which extends from a second opening of the housing to the exposed part of the Contact part runs.
- connection part with a threaded bolt or a threaded bore can be connected through one channel and one can be added through the other channel
- the sealing element is preferably provided for sealing the channel, which is closed with a cover after the attachment has been made. Additionally or alternatively, the sealing element can also be provided for sealing the channel through which the contact part is contacted with a connecting part,
- connection part of an electrical system such as a base
- the housing and the sealing element are produced by multi-component injection molding.
- a multi-component injection molding is carried out, the housing being produced in a first injection molding step and the sealing element being produced in a second injection molding step.
- the multi-component injection molding enables a particularly economical one
- the electrical conductor provided with the cable lug connected to it are arranged in a first injection molding tool and overmoulded with a first material for producing the housing.
- the overmolded conductor with cable lug is preferably arranged in a second injection mold and the sealing element or
- the multi-component injection molding can be carried out in particular on an injection molding system with several plasticizing units.
- the conductor insulation consists of a
- thermoplastic elastomer in particular a thermoplastic polyurethane
- the housing consists of a thermoplastic elastomer, in particular a thermoplastic polyurethane.
- Conductor insulation of the electrical conductor is produced. In this way, a single wire seal can be dispensed with in particular.
- thermoplastic elastomer is preferably used for the housing
- thermoplastic polyurethane used, which has a greater Shore hardness than the material of the conductor insulation.
- Thermoplastic elastomer typically have a fairly low Shore hardness, for example Shore-A 80, to allow flexible laying of the conductor.
- Shore-A 80 Shore-A 80
- thermoplastic elastomer in particular thermoplastic polyurethane, with greater Shore hardness, for example Shore-D 60 or more, is used.
- the contact element comprises a cover with which the opening can be closed.
- the lid is preferably covered by a
- Holding element for example a thread-like holding element, captively connected to the housing.
- the sealing element and the cover are in particular matched to one another in such a way that the sealing element and the cover seal the opening.
- the contact element has a first channel with a first opening and a second channel with a second opening, the contact element in particular comprises a cover with which the first opening can be closed.
- the second opening can be closed by a connection element of an electrical system to which the contact part is connected.
- the cover is at least partially formed from a different material than the housing, in particular from a material with a higher Shore hardness than the housing.
- the sealing of the channel can be further improved by the interaction of the cover with the sealing element.
- a thermoplastic elastomer in particular a thermoplastic polyurethane, is used for the housing, since even polyurethanes with a high Shore hardness are not
- Suitable materials for the cover have, for example
- the cover which is made of a different material than the housing, is preferably captively connected to the housing.
- a holding means can be provided, for example a thread-shaped holding means, to which the cover is connected, for example by means of a positive connection.
- the cover and the housing have complementary fastening means for the non-positive and / or form-fitting fixing of the cover to the housing.
- the cover can have one or more tabs and the housing has complementary latching lugs so that the lid can be fixed to the housing by latching the latching lugs in the tabs.
- the cover and the housing can also have threads that are complementary to one another in order to fix the cover to the housing. Due to the complementary fastening means, a misalignment of the cover can also be avoided constructively.
- the latching of the fastening means leads to haptic feedback that informs the user that the lid is completely and correctly closed.
- Optical markers can also be provided on the cover and / or on the housing, which visually signal to the user whether the cover is correctly positioned or closed.
- exchange protection elements can be provided on the housing, for example position-coded noses (e.g. PokaYoke), which correspond to correspondingly coded recesses on the connection part, so that a reversal in the assignment of the connection element to the correct connection part can be prevented.
- position-coded noses e.g. PokaYoke
- the electrical conductor and the cable lug are welded to one another, in particular ultrasonically welded. In this way, a space-saving connection can be established between the conductor and the cable lug.
- a thermoplastic polyurethane is used for the housing. Welded connections can are typically not designed to be perfectly dimensionally correct, so that it is at the
- Welded connection can come to fluctuations in the thickness of the molded housing.
- plastics that are critical in terms of wall thickness such as polyamide
- certain jumps in wall thickness due to a lack of dimensional accuracy of the welded joint can lead to leaks.
- thermoplastic polyurethanes are less sensitive to fluctuations in wall thickness and material accumulation, so that even with process-related variations in the position of the welded joint, a sealed housing is ensured.
- the cable lug is crimped onto the electrical conductor, preferably only in the non-insulated part of the electrical conductor. While normal crimp connections typically include one
- Insulation crimping in which crimping is also carried out in the insulated area of the conductor to stabilize the cable lug on the conductor, in the present case crimping of the insulation can be dispensed with, since the extrusion coating with the
- Housing ensures sufficient stabilization of the crimped connection between the cable lug and the conductor. In this way, a more compact and flatter design of the crimping and a better encapsulation is possible due to the better flow behavior of the plastic due to the reduced flow resistance due to the lack of insulation crimping.
- the contact part of the cable lug has one or more recesses through which the housing and / or the sealing element are injected.
- the provision of such recesses in the contact part leads to a stronger anchoring of the contact part in the housing or in the sealing element, so that the contact part does not become detached from the extrusion-coated housing even under greater mechanical stress, for example during the connection of the contact part to a connecting part.
- the recesses are preferably in
- the contact part of the cable lug has one or more recesses which are filled with the material of the housing during injection molding of the housing and / or with the material of the sealing element during injection molding of the sealing element. In this way, the contact part is reliably anchored positively in the housing.
- this extends to the housing
- the contact part of the cable lug has one or more recesses which remain free during injection molding of the housing and are filled with the material of the sealing element during injection molding of the sealing element.
- Sealing element extends in particular from the first channel through the recess of the contact part to the second channel.
- a sealing element can be molded onto the housing, which also extends to the other side of the contact part, for example in the second channel , extends because the plastic during injection molding through the recess of the
- Contact part can get to the other side of the contact part.
- the contact element 2 comprises an electrical conductor 4 which is connected to a
- Conductor insulation 6 is sheathed from quite soft polyurethane with the Shore-A 80 hardness.
- One end 8 of the conductor 4 is stripped and connected in an electrically conductive manner to a connecting region 9 of a cable lug 10 by means of ultrasonic welding (illustrated schematically by two black bars in FIG. 1b).
- the cable lug 10 has a flat annular contact part 11 with a central bore 12 and a plurality of smaller recesses 13 arranged around it.
- the cable lug 10 and an adjoining section 14 of the electrical conductor 4 is extrusion-coated with an electrically insulating housing 16 made of a polyurethane, a part 17 of the contact part 11 with the bore 12 being exposed.
- the housing 16 forms a first connector 18 with a first channel 20, which extends from a first opening 22 of the housing to the exposed part 17 of the contact part 11, and a second connector 24 with a second channel 26, which extends from a second opening 28 of the Housing 16 extends to the exposed part 17 of the contact part 11.
- a sealing element 30 with annular sealing lips 31 is injection molded onto the housing 16, which consists of a softer plastic than the housing 16, for example of thermoplastic polyethylene.
- a cover 34 is captively connected to the housing 16 via a thread-like holding element 32.
- the cover 34 is made of a harder material than the housing, for example of polyamide, and has a positive fit
- the shape of the cover 34 is adapted to the shape of the first connector 18, so that the cover 34 can be placed on the first connector 18 to close the opening 22.
- FIG. 2a-b show the contact element 2 from FIG. 1a after connection to a connection part 40 of an electrical system 42 of a motor vehicle, namely in an isometric view (FIG. 2a) and in a sectional view (FIG. 2b).
- the connecting part 40 has a slightly conical and electrically insulating base 44 with an electrically conductive threaded bolt 46 made of metal.
- the sealing element 30 presses with the sealing lips 31 in the second channel
- the cover 34 and the housing 16 have complementary fastening means in the form of latching lugs 52 on the first connecting piece 18 and tabs 54 on the lid 34, the latching lugs 52 by rotating the attached cover 34 into the tabs 54 can be locked.
- a further complementary fastening means are on the cover 34 Locking element 56 and a corresponding one on the housing 16
- Undercut 58 is provided, which engage when rotating the cover 34 and prevent the cover 34 from accidentally falling off the housing 16.
- the contact element 2 enables safe and tight contacting of the electrical conductor 4 with the connecting part 40 of the electrical system 42.
- the molded housing made of thermoplastic polyurethane leads to a tight connection with the conductor insulation 6.
- the material of the housing 16, on the other hand, is hard enough to ensure a dimensionally stable housing and in particular the form-fitting securing of the cover 34 to the housing 16 by means of the detents 52 and the undercut 56 to effect.
- the contact part 2 has a high degree of tightness (e.g.
- the assembly of the contact part 2 and the connecting part 40 connected to it can even be immersed without water penetrating.
- the contact part 2 is therefore particularly suitable for applications in motor vehicles in which it can be exposed to moisture and splash water.
- the connected to the connector 40 by the construction of the sealing element can even achieve a seal that submersion
- a contact part connected to a connecting part even allows this assembly to be submerged.
- Figures 3a-b illustrate an embodiment of the method for producing the contact element 2 from Figure la in a schematic sectional view.
- the conductor 4 sheathed with the conductor insulation 6 and connected to the cable lug 10 by ultrasonic welding is provided and, as shown in FIG. 3a, arranged in a first injection mold 80.
- a first injection molding step then takes place in the injection mold 80, in which the cable lug 10 and the adjoining section 14 of the electrical conductor 4 are encapsulated with the housing 16 made of thermoplastic polyurethane, in such a way that the part 17 of the contact part 11 with the bore 12 of the cable lug 10 is exposed, the first and second bases 18, 24 are produced with the channels 20, 26 and one or more of the recesses 13 remain free.
- the component 82 produced in this way is then arranged in a second injection mold 84, as shown in FIG. 3b, in which a second injection mold 84 is then placed
- Injection molding step takes place, in which the sealing element 30 is injection molded onto the housing 16.
- the separately manufactured cover 34 is connected to the holding element 32.
- FIGS. 4a-d show cable lugs for different exemplary embodiments of the contact element in an isometric view.
- the cable lug has a flat connection area 9, in which the conductor 4 is welded, and a flat contact part 11 with the central bore 12 for the threaded bolt 46 and the recesses 13 arranged around for spraying the
- some of the recesses 13 can also be injected with the material of the housing 16 in the first injection molding step and thus filled with the material of the housing 16. In this way, better anchoring of the contact part 11 in the housing 16 can be achieved. Furthermore, some of the recesses, as described in connection with FIGS. 3a-b, can remain free in the first injection molding step and the material of the sealing element 30 can be injected through them in the second injection molding step, as a result of which the production of the contact element 2 can be simplified.
- FIG. 4b shows an alternative cable lug 10 ', which differs from the cable lug 10 only by a different shape of the recesses 13', which are elongated in FIG. 4b, while the recesses 13 'are round.
- FIG 4c shows a further alternative cable lug 10 ", which differs from the cable lug 10 only by a contact layer 90 applied to the connecting part 9", which improves the welding connection to the conductor 4.
- the contact layer 90 can be applied, for example, by friction coating.
- connection area 9' for one
- Crimp connection is formed.
- lateral crimping wings 92 are provided in the connection area 9 ′ ′′, which are crimped around the strands of the conductor 4.
- the cable lug 10 '" is crimped to it only in the stripped part of the electrical conductor 4.
- the insulation crimping which is normally customary in the case of a crimp connection is not necessary in the case of a contact element produced using the cable lug 10"', since the encapsulated housing provides adequate stabilization of the
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