EP4066322A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'un agencement de connexion électrique et agencement de connexion électrique - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication d'un agencement de connexion électrique et agencement de connexion électrique

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EP4066322A1
EP4066322A1 EP20804565.8A EP20804565A EP4066322A1 EP 4066322 A1 EP4066322 A1 EP 4066322A1 EP 20804565 A EP20804565 A EP 20804565A EP 4066322 A1 EP4066322 A1 EP 4066322A1
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Prior art keywords
base body
marking
electrical connection
marking plate
ultrasonic welding
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Stefan GALLA
Philipp PEITZ
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Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • 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
    • H01R43/02—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
    • H01R43/0207—Ultrasonic-, H.F.-, cold- or impact welding
    • 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
    • H01R43/16—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26—Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H01R9/2683—Marking plates or tabs

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a method for producing an electrical connection arrangement and an electrical connection arrangement.
  • marking plates are used, for example, to identify the connections of connection terminals, terminal blocks, plug connectors and the like, hereinafter generally referred to as connection arrangements.
  • the marking labels are attached directly to the connection arrangements, such as terminal blocks, for example.
  • the marking plates usually have a clamping geometry in order to be received in an associated recess of a connection arrangement in a form-fitting or force-fitting manner.
  • the invention is based on the object of specifying a method for producing an electrical connection arrangement and an electrical connection arrangement which enable reliable automated production.
  • the method for producing an electrical connection arrangement is characterized by the following method steps: Providing a electrical connection device, such as a terminal block or the like, the electrical connection device having a base body which has a recess for receiving a marking plate; Providing a marking sign; Inserting the marker plate into the recess; Establishing a cohesive and / or form-fitting connection between the marking plate and the base body by ultrasonic welding.
  • a modular terminal block with one or more marking plates can be provided, which are first assembled in the context of an automated switch cabinet production and then labeled without the risk of losing a marking plate or several marking plates.
  • the ultrasonic welding takes place in particular in such a way that the base body is fixed in a holder and a sonotrode for sound transmission is placed on the marking plate mounted on the base body.
  • the required vibration energy is introduced into the marking plate via the sonotrode and transferred to the contact area or the contact areas between the marking plate and the base body.
  • the energy input leads to a local melting and / or fusing of the material of the marking shield with the material of the base body.
  • the material of the marking plate melts and fuses with the material of the base body.
  • the electrical connection device can be a connection terminal, a series terminal, a plug connector or the like. If the connecting device is a terminal block, the base body can be a so-called Be a terminal of a series terminal that has one or more connection openings for inserting and contacting electrical conductors. Such a terminal can, for example, have a spring-loaded clamping mechanism and / or a screw connection in order to clamp one or more conductor ends.
  • the base body has one of the following plastics in the area of the recess: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) or polymethyl methacrylate ( PMMA), such as polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyoxymethylene (POM) or polyethylene (PE), polyarylsulfones (PSU, PPSU), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyester (PES), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Silicone.
  • ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer
  • PS polystyrene
  • PC polycarbonate
  • SAN styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • PP polypropylene
  • PA
  • the marking label has one of the following plastics or consists of one of the following plastics: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), such as polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyoxymethylene (POM) or polyethylene (PE), polyarylsulfones (PSU, PPSU), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyester (PES), polyethylene terephthalate ( PET), silicone.
  • ABS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer
  • PS polystyrene
  • PC polycarbonate
  • SAN styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • PP polypropylene
  • PA polyamide
  • PI polyimide
  • the plastics of the marking plate and the base body are selected in such a way that they can be welded to one another by ultrasonic welding or can be melted at least in partial areas.
  • the plastic of the marking plate and the plastic of the base body are preferably selected such that they have a similar, in particular the same, melting point.
  • amorphous plastics are welded to one another by ultrasonic welding.
  • partially crystalline plastics are welded to one another by ultrasonic welding.
  • the base body has a polyamide in the region of the recess or consists of a polyamide.
  • the marking label has a polyamide or can consist of a polyamide.
  • the base body has a polycarbonate or consists of a polycarbonate in the region of the recess.
  • the marking plate has a polycarbonate or can consist of a polycarbonate.
  • the marking label can be laser-inscribed.
  • Laser marking can be done using a UV laser or a CO2 laser. In this way, a cost-effective and robust method for attaching and labeling the marking plates on the electrical connection device can be specified, the method being suitable for automation and mass production due to the reliable connection between the marking plate and the base body.
  • the plastic of the marking plate is suitable both for ultrasonic welding and for laser marking.
  • the marking label is labeled before the ultrasonic welding. In this way, a label that has already been labeled can be connected to the body.
  • the electrical connection device of the electrical connection arrangement is a series terminal which, together with the marking label used, is preassembled on a mounting rail for a switch cabinet before the marking label is labeled. Accordingly, before labeling the Marking plate mounting the electrical connection device on a mounting rail.
  • the marking plate has an inscription section and a clamping section, wherein the clamping section can have two cantilevered webs and wherein, during the ultrasonic welding, the webs rest against the base body and can be welded to the base body and / or the inscription section rest against the base body and can be welded to the base body.
  • the inscription section has a side to be inscribed or an inscription surface which can be spaced from the protruding webs and / or from welded connections formed between the marking plate and the base body. It can thereby be achieved that the provided welded connection does not reduce the area available for inscription.
  • the marking label is connected to the base body in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner prior to the ultrasonic welding.
  • protruding webs of the marking plate engage in undercuts or locking grooves of the recess and / or are braced in the recess in order to connect the marking plate to the base body in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner.
  • the marking plate can additionally be connected to the base body in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner.
  • the marking plate does not have a clamping section with webs or the like, so that no positive or non-positive connection is formed in the region of the recess.
  • a planar abutment is formed between the marking plate and the recess, so that the marking plate and the base body are connected to one another in an exclusively cohesive manner by ultrasonic welding. It can for example be provided that a rear side of the inscription section facing away from an inscription surface is welded to the base body.
  • a weld section adjoining the inscription section is welded in a region of the recess, the weld section not engaging in an undercut and, viewed along an assembly direction along which the marking label is inserted into the recess, no positive connection to the Marking shield trains.
  • the marking label is not glued to the base body with the aid of an adhesive. It is therefore preferred to dispense entirely with an additional adhesive.
  • the strength of a weld connection formed between the marking plate and the base body can be adjusted by the welding parameters of the ultrasonic welding.
  • the strength of a welded connection can be set in such a way that the material connection between the marking plate and the base body can be mechanically broken open without tools in order to enable a marking plate to be exchanged.
  • the strength of a welded connection can be set in such a way that the material connection between the marking plate and the base body can be mechanically broken using a tool, such as a screwdriver or the like, in order to enable a marking plate to be exchanged.
  • a single marking plate is inserted into a recess of a base body and is connected to the base body in the manner described above by ultrasonic welding.
  • a plurality of marking plates are provided and inserted into several recesses, the recesses being able to be formed on several base bodies and simultaneous ultrasonic welding of the respective marking plates to a respectively assigned base body.
  • a series terminal is provided with up to 50 base bodies or up to 50 terminals, each of these base bodies being able to have a recess for receiving a marking plate.
  • Each of these recesses is equipped with a marking label, with the marking labels being provided individually or linked or in a group and being able to be inserted into the recesses.
  • a sonotrode is then provided and placed on the marking plates so that each of the marking plates is in contact with the sonotrode.
  • the required energy input into the area of the contact points between the respective marking plates and the respectively assigned base bodies can take place simultaneously, so that a plurality of marking plates can be welded simultaneously to their respectively assigned base bodies.
  • a method can therefore be provided that enables a robust and efficient automatable method for equipping a terminal block with marking labels, with subsequent automated labeling being able to take place reliably, since losing individual or multiple marking labels can be avoided.
  • the object according to the invention is also achieved by means of an electrical connection arrangement, with an electrical connection device, the electrical connection device having a base body, the base body having a recess for receiving a marking plate and the base body having an opening for inserting an electrical conductor and with a Marking plate, wherein the marking plate is inserted into the recess and wherein the marking plate and the base body are materially and / or positively connected to one another by ultrasonic welding.
  • the marking plate can have a labeling section and a clamping section, wherein the clamping section can have two protruding webs and wherein the webs can be welded to the base body by ultrasonic welding and / or the labeling section can be welded to the base body by ultrasonic welding.
  • welded connections are arranged at a distance from an inscription surface formed on the inscription section, so that the available inscription surface is not reduced or impaired by the provided welded connections.
  • the marking plate is connected to the base body in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner according to a further embodiment of the electrical connection arrangement.
  • webs of the marking plate can, for example, engage in provided undercuts or grooves of the recess and / or be clamped in the recess, in particular be clamped elastically in a resilient manner.
  • a plurality of marking plates is inserted into several recesses, wherein the recesses can be formed on several base bodies and the respective marking plates can be welded to a respectively assigned base body by ultrasonic welding.
  • the electrical connection arrangement has a terminal block with a plurality of base bodies or terminals, each of which is equipped with assigned marking plates.
  • an electrical connection arrangement can have a terminal block with a plurality of marking plates which are suitable for automated labeling.
  • 1A shows an electrical connection arrangement and a sonotrode before the ultrasonic welding in a perspective view from above;
  • FIG. 1 B shows the electrical connection arrangement and the sonotrode from FIG. 1 A during the ultrasonic welding in a cross section
  • FIG. 2A shows a further electrical connection arrangement and a sonotrode before the ultrasonic welding in a perspective view from above;
  • FIG. 2B shows the electrical connection arrangement of the sonotrode from FIG. 2A during the ultrasonic welding in a perspective view from above;
  • connection arrangement 100 shows an electrical connection arrangement 100 according to the invention.
  • the connection arrangement 100 has openings 110 for inserting electrical conductors.
  • the connection arrangement 100 has an electrical connection device 120 with a base body 121, the base body 121 having a recess 122 for receiving a marking plate 130.
  • the marking plate 130 has an inscription section 131 and a clamping section 132.
  • the clamping section 132 has protruding webs 133, 134 which engage in the recess 122.
  • the marking plate 130 is formed here from a polyamide.
  • the base body 121 is also formed from a polyamide in the region of the recess 122, from which the marking plate 130 is also formed.
  • the welded connection described below between the marking plate 130 and the base body 121 is therefore of one type, since both the marking plate 130 and the base body 121 are made of the same material in the region of the recess.
  • the electrical connection device 120 is first provided in a method step.
  • the marking plate 130 is inserted into the recess 122.
  • the marking plate 130 is pre-fixed in the recess 122, since the marking plate 130 with its webs 133, 134 is held in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner within the recess 122.
  • a sonotrode 200 of an ultrasonic welding device is lowered onto the inscription section 131 of the marking plate 130.
  • a sound energy introduced into the marking shield 130 by the sonotrode 200 leads to local melting and fusing of the marking shield 130 with the base body 121, so that welded connections 123 are formed between the base body 121 and the marking shield 130.
  • the welded connections 123 are indicated in the present case by the overlapping illustration between the webs 133, 134 and the base body 121.
  • the sonotrode 200 is lifted or moved away from the inscription section 131 and an inscription surface 135 of the inscription section 131 is inscribed by laser inscription.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B show a further electrical connection arrangement 100 according to the invention, which differs from the exemplary embodiment described above in that the electrical connection device 120 has a plurality of base bodies 121.
  • the base bodies 121 are terminals 121 of the connecting device 120 designed as a terminal block.
  • a marking plate 130 is arranged in each receptacle 122 of a base body 121.
  • the sonotrode 200 covers the entire length of the marking plates 130 arranged next to one another, so that all marking plates 130 can be welded simultaneously to their respectively assigned base body 121, as shown in FIG. 2B.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un agencement de connexion électrique, comprenant les étapes de procédé suivantes : la mise à disposition d'un dispositif de connexion électrique (120), tel qu'un bloc terminal (120) ou similaire, le dispositif de connexion électrique ayant un corps principal (121) avec un évidement (122) destiné à recevoir une étiquette de marquage (130) ; fourniture d'une étiquette de marquage (130) ; l'insertion de l'étiquette de marquage (130) dans l'évidement (122) ; l'établissement d'une liaison solidaire et/ou par complémentarité de forme entre l'étiquette de marquage (130) et le corps principal (121) par soudage par ultrasons.
EP20804565.8A 2019-11-25 2020-11-17 Procédé de fabrication d'un agencement de connexion électrique et agencement de connexion électrique Pending EP4066322A1 (fr)

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