EP3953998A1 - Multi-pole electrical plug-in connector - Google Patents
Multi-pole electrical plug-in connectorInfo
- Publication number
- EP3953998A1 EP3953998A1 EP20717168.7A EP20717168A EP3953998A1 EP 3953998 A1 EP3953998 A1 EP 3953998A1 EP 20717168 A EP20717168 A EP 20717168A EP 3953998 A1 EP3953998 A1 EP 3953998A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact elements
- connector
- contact
- section
- openings
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
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- 230000005405 multipole Effects 0.000 title claims abstract description 7
- 230000013011 mating Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 241000191291 Abies alba Species 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 abstract description 8
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 abstract description 8
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 abstract description 2
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 description 5
- 238000009434 installation Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000002788 crimping Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005476 soldering Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- H01R13/40—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
- H01R13/41—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
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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
- H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
- H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
- H01R13/434—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by separate resilient locking means on contact member, e.g. retainer collar or ring around contact member
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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
- H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
- H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
- H01R13/4361—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion
- H01R13/4362—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion comprising a temporary and a final locking position
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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
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/86—Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis
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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
- 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
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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
- H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a multi-pole electrical connector with a connector housing which is perpendicular to
- the connector housing longitudinal axis has a housing base with several push-through openings into each of which a contact element is inserted, the contact elements each having a contact section that can be connected to a mating connector, the contact elements each having a press-in section with a Christmas tree profile that is pressed into a through-opening in the housing base , and where the
- Contact elements each have a connection section for connecting an electrical connection line at one end section.
- the invention also relates to a method for producing a connector of this type.
- a fir tree profile that is integrally formed in sections and the pressing of the sections with the fir tree profile into push-through openings in the housing base enables a fluid-tight structure to be created
- the contact elements have a plug-in side on which they are connected to a
- Mating plug contact element can be connected. In the longitudinal direction opposite to the plug side, they have a connection line side to which a connection line can be attached, for example by crimping or soldering.
- the connection lines are often pre-assembled, that is, connected to the contact elements before the contact elements are inserted into the connector housing. The pressing of the contact elements into the through openings can in principle both from the plug-in side and from the
- Connection line side are made, with the Christmas tree profile on the contact element matching in each of the two cases
- the passage opening must be threaded and pulled. This is especially true for connectors with many contact elements and / or long ones
- Connecting lines prevents the connecting lines from being threaded through the through openings.
- the disadvantage here is that the housing base on the connection line side of the connector is more difficult to reach for a tool for pressing in the contact elements due to the mostly greater length of the connector housing on this side. This is especially true when the connector has a high number of poles and therefore has a large number of contact elements.
- the use of tools is also problematic because of the increasing number of connection lines within the connector housing with each contact element already inserted, which makes access to the tool even more difficult.
- Connection portion have a holding portion, and that the
- Figure 1 is an exploded view of a multipole
- Figure 2 shows the connector in the assembled state
- Figure 3 is a rear view of the connector
- Figure 4 is a rear view of the connector housing
- Figure 5 a plate as a single part
- Figure 6 shows a cross slide as an individual part
- FIG. 7 a contact element as an individual part
- Figure 8 shows a first connection state of plate, cross slide and contact elements
- FIG. 9 shows a second connection state of plate, cross slide and contact elements
- Figure 10 shows the second connection state of plate, cross slide and contact elements from a different perspective.
- FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a multi-pole plug connector designed according to the invention.
- the connector consists of a
- Connector housing 10 which has a structured outer contour. This has two annular grooves 13 formed parallel to one another
- the O-rings 50 enable one
- FIG. 1 is composed of a plate 21 and a cross slide 22 that can be fastened to it.
- the mounting block 20 enables
- connection lines 40 to the contact elements 30 can be connected in different ways, preferably by soldering or crimping, and takes place before the contact elements 30 are inserted into the assembly block 20.
- FIG. 1 shows the fully assembled connector.
- In the front opening of the connector housing 10 are some contact portions 31 from
- the plate 21 of the mounting block 20 has a plurality of
- FIGS. 5 to 7 the plate 21, the transverse slide 22 and a contact element 30 are shown as individual parts in FIGS. 5 to 7 and in the interconnected state in FIGS. 8 to 10.
- the number of through openings 23 in the plate 21 corresponds to the envisaged number of contact elements 30 to be mounted.
- the plate 21 forms one in the axial direction
- Latching projections 29 are arranged, which a latching attachment of the plate
- the plate 21 forms an insertion collar 26 which is arranged at a distance in front of the base area 60 of the plate 21.
- the insertion collar 26 extends along approximately 2/3 of the circumference of the plate 21 and enables a transverse slide 22 to be inserted between the insertion collar 26 and the base surface 60 of the plate 21.
- the cross slide 22 shown as an individual part in FIG. 6 is a flat component made of plastic, into which a number of elongated holes 24 are made.
- the elongated holes 24 taper along their width, as a result of which they have an approximately keyhole-like shape.
- Cross slide 22 integrally formed locking hook 28 in a through the
- Insertion collar 26 formed locking recess 27 (see Figures 5 and 6), whereby the position of the transverse slide 22 is then fixed on the plate 21.
- the assembly block 20 formed from plate 21 and cross slide 22 is used to fasten a plurality of contact elements 30.
- a contact element 30 as an individual part is shown in FIG. 7.
- the contact element 30 has a contact section 31, a press-in section 32, a folding section 35 and a successively in the longitudinal direction
- the cylindrical contact section 31 here is used for
- the contact section can also, unlike shown here, alternatively be designed as a sleeve-like contact socket, which is correspondingly connected to a pin-like contact element
- Mating connector is connectable.
- the press-in section 32 which has a so-called fir tree profile 33. This consists of several successive projections that run conically in the longitudinal direction.
- the fir tree profile 33 enables the press-in section 32 to be pressed into one of the push-through openings 12 of the
- connection lines 40 do not need to be threaded into the push-through openings 12 and pulled through, which would cause considerable additional installation effort with a large number of contact elements 30 to be mounted and possibly long connection lines 40.
- the holding section 35 of the contact element 30 lying next to the press-in section 32 consists of a section 37 with a relatively small diameter, which is delimited on both sides by a wider, molded collar 36.
- the diameters of the two collars 36 are slightly smaller than the cross sections of the through openings 23 of the plate 21 and also smaller than the wider width of the elongated holes 24 of the transverse slide 22. The same also applies to the maximum diameter of the Christmas tree profile 33.
- the assembly state is shown in FIG.
- the transverse slide 22 can be moved relative to the plate 21 until the narrow sections of the elongated holes 24 rest against the narrow sections 37 of the contact elements 30. In this In the position of the transverse slide 22, its latching hooks 28 latch with the latching recesses 27 on the insertion collar 26 of the plate 21.
- the contact elements 30 are thus now locked by the cross slide 22 on the assembly block 20, since the two collars 36 of all contact elements 30 are each located on both sides of the narrow sections of the elongated holes 24 of the cross slide 22.
- the assembly state thus produced is shown in FIG. FIG. 10 also shows that the press-in sections 32 of the contact elements 30 protrude from the mounting block 20.
- Connector housing 10 connected.
- the connector housing 10 shown in Figure 4 as an individual part has perpendicular to its
- Mounting block block 20 corresponds to preassembled contact elements 30.
- the width of the push-through openings 12 is matched to the cross-sectional width of the press-in sections 32 of the contact elements 30, so that the contact elements 30 can be fixed in each case by being pressed into the through-opening 12 on the housing base 11.
- the entire assembly block 20 with the contact elements 30 preassembled thereon is attached to the connector housing 10 from the rear so that the contact sections 31 of the contact elements 30 dip into the through openings 12 of the housing base 11. This positioning can advantageously be carried out by am
- the assembly block 20 is then pressed forcefully against the connector housing 10 so that all of the press-in sections 32 are pressed into the associated push-through openings 12 at the same time.
- the assembly block 20 latches in its intended end position with molded latching projections 29 in the interior of the connector housing 10. This achieves the assembly state outlined in FIG. 3 with which the assembly of the connector is completed.
- the contact sections 31 are pressed into the housing base 11
- Contact elements 30 protrude through the housing base 11 and are therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, accessible from the front of the connector.
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- Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102019002660.8A DE102019002660A1 (en) | 2019-04-10 | 2019-04-10 | Multipole electrical connector |
PCT/EP2020/059603 WO2020207927A1 (en) | 2019-04-10 | 2020-04-03 | Multi-pole electrical plug-in connector |
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EP3953998A1 true EP3953998A1 (en) | 2022-02-16 |
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US (1) | US11837813B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3953998A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2022527838A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20210150530A (en) |
CN (1) | CN113767529A (en) |
BR (1) | BR112021020081A2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE102019002660A1 (en) |
MX (1) | MX2021012388A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2020207927A1 (en) |
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