EP3981046A1 - Modular circuit board plug connector - Google Patents
Modular circuit board plug connectorInfo
- Publication number
- EP3981046A1 EP3981046A1 EP20732722.2A EP20732722A EP3981046A1 EP 3981046 A1 EP3981046 A1 EP 3981046A1 EP 20732722 A EP20732722 A EP 20732722A EP 3981046 A1 EP3981046 A1 EP 3981046A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- connector
- circuit card
- card connector
- modular
- housing
- 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.)
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- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 description 1
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
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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
- H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
- H01R13/518—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
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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
- H01R13/512—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by screw or screws
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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
- H01R13/514—Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
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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
- H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
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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
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
- H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
- H01R13/6272—Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R27/00—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
- H01R27/02—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
Definitions
- the invention is based on a modular circuit card connector according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
- Such connectors are intended to establish a flow and / or data connection to a circuit card.
- PCB connectors are plugged with connectors arranged on a PCB.
- Connector module consists of at least one housing.
- the connector modules have a plug-in side and a connection side, the connection side generally being mountable on the printed circuit board.
- the plug-in side is used for electrical connection with a suitable circuit card connector.
- the contact elements of the connector modules are soldered to conductor tracks on a circuit board.
- the holding frame can in turn be inserted into a metallic housing.
- the modularity is known to be a great advantage in such a connector.
- Such a connector is for making contact
- a connector mounted (soldered on) on a printed circuit board is not suitable because it is too bulky and too heavy.
- the object of the invention is a modular
- circuit card connector that can be used flexibly and is suitable for a circuit card connector.
- the circuit card connector should be inexpensive to manufacture.
- the modular circuit card connector according to the invention consists at least of a first housing part and a second housing part.
- the housing parts are to form a connector housing
- the housing parts can be reversibly fixed to one another via a latching connection and / or via a screw connection.
- the circuit card connector on which this invention is based is a modular connector. This means that the connector consists of several, the same or different ones
- Connector modules together. These consist of one Module housing in which a desired contact element can be inserted.
- the type of contact elements depends on the area of application of the connector module or connector.
- the circuit card connector has at least two connector modules. The connector modules can be plugged into the
- the connector modules are held in a pluggable manner in the connector housing by the housing parts that are joined or fixed to one another.
- pluggable is meant that the connector modules are held so firmly or stably in the connector housing that they can be plugged into a corresponding mating connector (module).
- the connector modules are substantial
- the connector modules have a
- connection side of the connector modules is opposite
- the connector modules each have at least one groove on two opposite surfaces.
- the groove or the grooves are each arranged on a surface which is oriented perpendicular to the plug side.
- the housing parts advantageously each have a continuous and / or segmented web on the plug-in side. If the housing parts are manufactured in an injection molding process, such a web can be provided directly in the manufacturing process.
- the above-mentioned grooves and ridges form the locking system for the connector modules in the circuit card connector.
- the webs of the Housing parts each engage in the at least one groove of the respective connector modules.
- the printed circuit card connector preferably has its
- PCB connector can be reversibly fixed to a mating connector arranged on a PCB, so that the
- Insertion direction are movable.
- the fixing arms are elongated and extend over the narrow sides of the
- the fixing arms are resiliently formed or mounted on the connector housing or on the housing part approximately in the middle.
- the fixing arms each have a pressure plate which can be pressed against one another.
- the fixing arms move apart on the plug side, so that the circuit card connector can be separated from its mating connector.
- the fixing arms automatically slide over the mating connector.
- prior pressing of the pressure plates described above can also be advantageous during the plugging process.
- the fixing arms are advantageously formed on only one housing part.
- the second housing part can then be designed without fixing arms.
- Such a constellation has manufacturing advantages.
- the housing parts are each made of plastic.
- Such a variant is not only inexpensive to manufacture, but also enables it to be molded on the movable fixing arms in the injection molding process of the housing parts.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an inventive
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective illustration of a first housing part of the circuit card connector
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective illustration of a second housing part of the circuit card connector
- FIG. 4 shows a perspective illustration of a first housing part of a second embodiment of a
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a
- Printed circuit card connector 1 has a first housing part 2, 2 ′, which is shown in perspective in FIGS. 2 and 4.
- the first housing parts 2, 2 'shown in Figures 2 and 4 form the Basis for various embodiments of the circuit card connector 1 according to the invention. The embodiments differ essentially in the number of those that can be accommodated therein
- Connector modules 4, 4 ‘and thus in their mating width.
- the connector modules 4, 4 ' are designed essentially cuboid.
- the connector modules 4, 4 ' have a plug-in side S and a connection side A. With the mating side S the
- the connector modules 5 each have two grooves 5, 6 on two opposite sides.
- the first housing part 2, 2 ' has a support surface 8 on which the connector modules 4, 4' can be placed next to one another.
- a segmented web 9 is arranged on the edge of the support surface 8. The segmented web 9 engages in the rear groove 5 of the connector module 4, 4 '.
- the plug-in area of the second housing part 3 is shown in FIG.
- the second housing part 3 has a support surface 8, which, in the assembled state, is pressed against the connector modules 4, 4 ‘that are lined up.
- the continuous web 9 ‘engages in the front groove 6 of the
- the printed circuit card connector 1 has a fixing arm 10 on each of its narrow sides.
- the fixing arms 10 extend on the plug side beyond the connector housing and point there at the end Fixing hook 13, for reversible attachment to a
- the fixing arms 10 are integrally formed approximately in the middle of the second housing part 3 and are resiliently attached to or mounted on the connector housing via the integrally formed part.
- the fixing arms 10 each have a pressure plate 11.
- the pressure plate 11 can be pressed against a stop surface 12.
- the fixing arms 10 widen on the plug-in side and the fixing hooks move out of the active area of the mating connector (not shown) so that the plug connection between the circuit card connector 1 and the mating connector can be released.
- the printed circuit card connector 1 On the plug-in side, the printed circuit card connector 1 has guide webs 14 pointing in the plug-in direction. This is a perfect fit
- the printed circuit card connector 1 can be equipped with different and / or similar connector modules 4, 4 'as follows: First, the connector modules 4, 4' are lined up one after the other on the support surface 8 of the first housing part 2. The rear groove 5 is first placed obliquely on the segmented web 9 and then the respective
- Connector module 4, 4 ‘pressed onto support surface 8. This process is repeated until the required number is reached
- Connector modules 4, 4 ‘located in the first housing part 2.
- Threaded openings 15, 16 are fixed to one another, whereby the connector modules 4, 4 ′ are also fixed in the circuit card connector 1 at the same time will.
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- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
- Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE102019115177.5A DE102019115177A1 (en) | 2019-06-05 | 2019-06-05 | Modular PCB connector |
PCT/DE2020/100449 WO2020244706A1 (en) | 2019-06-05 | 2020-05-27 | Modular circuit board plug connector |
Publications (2)
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EP3981046A1 true EP3981046A1 (en) | 2022-04-13 |
EP3981046B1 EP3981046B1 (en) | 2024-07-03 |
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EP20732722.2A Active EP3981046B1 (en) | 2019-06-05 | 2020-05-27 | Modular circuit board plug connector |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP3981046B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN113906636A (en) |
DE (1) | DE102019115177A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2020244706A1 (en) |
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GB8425406D0 (en) * | 1984-10-08 | 1984-11-14 | Electronic Components Ltd | Electrical contact housing |
US5108313A (en) * | 1989-10-05 | 1992-04-28 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Modular connector |
DE29602740U1 (en) * | 1996-02-21 | 1996-04-11 | Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co, 32825 Blomberg | Electrical connector |
DE29603740U1 (en) | 1996-02-29 | 1996-07-11 | F2 International Ges.M.B.H., Kirchdorf | Floats, especially windsurf boards |
US5924898A (en) * | 1997-05-29 | 1999-07-20 | Raychem Corporation | Modular connector |
US6231392B1 (en) * | 1997-10-01 | 2001-05-15 | Berg Technology, Inc. | Cable interconnection |
FR2781092B1 (en) * | 1998-07-10 | 2000-10-06 | Framatome Connectors France | MODULAR CONNECTOR WITH FLOATING INSERTS |
TW405762U (en) * | 1998-11-11 | 2000-09-11 | Molex Inc | Connector |
DE20205787U1 (en) * | 2002-04-13 | 2002-07-25 | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG, 32339 Espelkamp | Modular connector |
WO2007135180A1 (en) * | 2006-05-23 | 2007-11-29 | Fci | Connector, connector assembling system and method of assembling a connector |
US7762846B1 (en) * | 2009-09-15 | 2010-07-27 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Connector assembly having a back shell |
US8961217B2 (en) * | 2013-03-12 | 2015-02-24 | Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc. | Electrical connector assembly with integrated latching system, strain relief, and EMI shielding |
EP3622586B1 (en) * | 2017-05-12 | 2022-07-06 | HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG | Plug connector module |
DE102017119287B4 (en) * | 2017-08-23 | 2019-08-08 | HARTING Electronics GmbH | Modular connector for printed circuit boards |
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- 2019-06-05 DE DE102019115177.5A patent/DE102019115177A1/en active Pending
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- 2020-05-27 EP EP20732722.2A patent/EP3981046B1/en active Active
- 2020-05-27 CN CN202080040746.9A patent/CN113906636A/en active Pending
- 2020-05-27 WO PCT/DE2020/100449 patent/WO2020244706A1/en unknown
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WO2020244706A1 (en) | 2020-12-10 |
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DE102019115177A1 (en) | 2020-12-10 |
EP3981046B1 (en) | 2024-07-03 |
CN113906636A (en) | 2022-01-07 |
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