EP4116133A1 - Connector housing assembly and connector - Google Patents

Connector housing assembly and connector Download PDF

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EP4116133A1
EP4116133A1 EP22182807.2A EP22182807A EP4116133A1 EP 4116133 A1 EP4116133 A1 EP 4116133A1 EP 22182807 A EP22182807 A EP 22182807A EP 4116133 A1 EP4116133 A1 EP 4116133A1
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connection member
sealing cover
housing assembly
connector
connector housing
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Yuchen Yang
Xiao Zhou
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Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd
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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
    • H01R13/5213—Covers
    • 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
    • H01R13/521—Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert
    • 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
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581—Shield structure
    • 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
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6591—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
    • H01R13/6596—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
    • 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
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/748—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using one or more screws
    • 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
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings

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  • the invention relates to a connector housing assembly and a connector including the connector housing assembly.
  • the seal can be realized between the connector and the mating connector.
  • the housing of the connector pre-installed on the electrical equipment there is a gap in the housing of the connector pre-installed on the electrical equipment, and the external water vapor can enter the interior of the electrical equipment from the inside of housing of the connector, which will damage the electrical equipment and even cause safety accidents.
  • the present invention has been made to overcome or alleviate at least one aspect of the above mentioned disadvantages.
  • a connector housing assembly comprising: a housing provided with an insertion port for mating with a mating connector and an installation port opposite to the insertion port; a shielding connection member connected to the housing and adapted to be mounted to a shell of an electrical equipment; and a sealing cover connected to the shielding connection member and formed with a through hole through which an electrical connection member passes.
  • a mating interface between the sealing cover and the shielding connection member and a mating interface between the sealing cover and the electrical connection member are sealed to prevent water vapor from entering into the shell of the electrical equipment from the inside of the housing.
  • a mating interface between the housing and the shielding connection member and a mating interface between the shielding connection member and the shell of the electrical equipment are sealed to prevent water vapor from entering into the shell of the electrical equipment from the outside of the housing.
  • a seal member is arranged at the mating interface to seal the mating interface.
  • the seal member comprises a sealing strip, a sealing block, a sealing ring or a sealant.
  • an elastic sealing block is arranged in the sealing cover, and the elastic sealing block seals the mating interface between the sealing cover and the electrical connection member.
  • the sealing cover comprises a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and the through hole is formed in the bottom wall of the sealing cover; the peripheral wall of the sealing cover radially compresses the elastic sealing block to hermetically fit with the elastic sealing block; the electrical connection member passes through the elastic sealing block and is hermetically fitted with the elastic sealing block.
  • the sealing cover comprises a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and the through hole is formed in the bottom wall of the sealing cover; a sealant is coated on the mating surfaces of the electrical connection member and the through hole to seal the mating interface between the electrical connection member and the through hole.
  • a first elastic sealing ring is arranged between the mating surfaces of the shielding connection member and the housing, and the first elastic sealing ring is compressed between the mating surfaces of the shielding connection member and the housing to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member and the housing.
  • a second elastic sealing ring is arranged between the sealing cover and the shielding connection member, and the second elastic sealing ring is axially compressed between the sealing cover and the shielding connection member to seal the mating interface between the sealing cover and the shielding connection member.
  • the sealing cover comprises an accommodation cavity surrounded by a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and the accommodation cavity has an end opening opposite to the bottom wall; the sealing cover has a lip part located at the end opening, and the second elastic sealing ring is axially compressed between the lip part of the sealing cover and the bottom surface of the shielding connection member.
  • a third elastic sealing ring is arranged on the bottom surface of the shielding connection member in contact with the shell of the electrical equipment, and the third elastic sealing ring is adapted to be axially compressed between the shielding connection member and the shell of the electrical equipment to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member and the shell of the electrical equipment.
  • the connector housing assembly further comprises a shield shell having a main body part and a contact part continuously extending from the main body part; the main body part of the shield shell is installed in the housing; the contact part of the shield shell is in electrical contact with the shielding connection member to electrically connect the shell of the electrical equipment via the shielding connection member.
  • the contact part comprises a contact spring sheet which extends outside the housing and is electrically connected with the shielding connection member.
  • a connector comprising: the above connector housing assembly; and an electrical connection member installed in the connector housing assembly and extend out of the sealing cover.
  • the electrical connection member comprises a power connection terminal, a signal connection terminal or a connection wire.
  • the connector further comprises a plurality of seal members which respectively seal the mating interface between the housing and the shielding connection member, the mating interface between the shielding connection member and the sealing cover, and the mating interface between the sealing cover and the electrical connection member; the connector is sealed at the installation port of the housing.
  • the water vapor path inside the connector housing assembly is sealed, thereby preventing water vapor from entering into the shell of the electrical equipment from the inside of the connector housing assembly.
  • a connector housing assembly comprising: a housing provided with an insertion port for mating with a mating connector and an installation port opposite to the insertion port; a shielding connection member connected to the housing and adapted to be mounted to a shell of an electrical equipment; and a sealing cover connected to the shielding connection member and formed with a through hole through which an electrical connection member passes.
  • a mating interface between the sealing cover and the shielding connection member and a mating interface between the sealing cover and the electrical connection member are sealed to prevent water vapor from entering into the shell of the electrical equipment from the inside of the housing.
  • FIG. 1 shows an illustrative perspective view of a connector housing assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows an axial sectional view of the connector housing assembly shown in Figure 1 .
  • the connector housing assembly mainly includes a housing 10, a shielding connection member 20, and a sealing cover 30.
  • the housing 10 has an insertion port 13 suitable for mating with a mating connector (not shown) and an installation port for mating with the shielding connection member 20 and the sealing cover 30.
  • the shield connection member 20 is connected to the housing 10 and is adapted to be mounted to a shell 100 of electrical equipment.
  • the axis of the housing 10 coincides with the axis of the sealing cover 30.
  • the shielding connection member 20 may be connected to the housing 10 through the screws 12 shown in the figure, or may be connected to the housing 10 through other detachable means, for example, through a latch.
  • the shielding connection member 20 may be connected to the shell 100 of the electrical equipment by, for example, screws.
  • the present invention is not limited to this; for example, the shielding connection member 20 may be connected to the shell 100 of the electrical equipment by other detachable means, for example, by a latch.
  • Figure 3 shows the exploded schematic view of the sealing cover 30 and the elastic sealing block 40 of the connector housing assembly shown in Figure 1 , in which the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 are shown.
  • the sealing cover 30 is connected to the shielding connection member 20, and the sealing cover 30 is formed with through holes 31, 32 and 33 through which the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 pass.
  • the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20 and the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 are sealed so that water vapor cannot enter the shell 100 of the electrical equipment from the inside of the housing 10.
  • the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10 and the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the shell 100 of the electrical equipment are sealed so that water vapor cannot enter the shell 100 of the electrical equipment from the outside of the housing 10.
  • seal members are provided at the above-mentioned mating interfaces to seal these mating interfaces.
  • the seal member may be a sealing strip, a sealing block, a sealing ring or a sealant.
  • Fig. 4 shows the assembly diagram of the elastic sealing block 40 and the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 shown in Fig. 3 .
  • an elastic sealing block 40 is arranged in the sealing cover 30, which seals the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3.
  • the sealing cover 30 includes a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and the through holes 31, 32 and 33 are formed in the bottom wall of the sealing cover 30.
  • the peripheral wall of the sealing cover 30 compresses the elastic sealing block 40 along the radial direction of the sealing cover 30 to hermetically fit with the elastic sealing block 40.
  • the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 pass through the through holes 41 and 42 on the elastic sealing block 40 and are hermetically fitted with the elastic sealing block 40.
  • a first elastic sealing ring S1 is arranged between the mating surfaces of the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10, and the first elastic sealing ring S1 is compressed between the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10 along the axial direction of the housing 10 to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10.
  • a second elastic sealing ring S2 is arranged between the mating surfaces of the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20, and the second elastic sealing ring S2 is compressed between the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20 along the axial direction of the housing 10 to seal the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20.
  • the peripheral wall and the bottom wall of the sealing cover 30 define an accommodation cavity with an end opening opposite to the bottom wall.
  • the sealing cover 30 has a lip part at the end opening, and the second elastic sealing ring S2 is arranged on the lip part of the sealing cover 30 and is axially compressed between the lip part of the sealing cover 30 and the bottom surface of the shielding connection member 20.
  • a third elastic sealing ring S3 is arranged on the bottom surface of the shielding connection member 20 in contact with the shell 100 of the electrical equipment.
  • the third elastic sealing ring S3 is compressed between the shielding connection member 20 and the shell 100 of the electrical equipment along the axial direction of the housing 10 to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the shell 100 of the electrical equipment.
  • the connector housing assembly also includes a shield shell 11.
  • the shield shell 11 has a main body part mounted in the housing 10 and a contact part 11a connected to the main body part and continuously extending from the main body part.
  • the contact part 11a of the shield shell 11 extends to the outside of the housing 10 and is in electrical contact with the shielding connection member 20, so that the shield shell 11 can be electrically connected to the shell 100 of the electrical equipment via the shielding connection member 20.
  • the contact part 11a includes a contact spring sheet which extends outside the housing 10 and is electrically connected with the shielding connection member 20.
  • the main body part of the shield shell 11 is in a cylindrical shape.
  • the contact part 11a is connected to the lower end of the cylindrical main body part and bent outward.
  • the contact part 11a of the shield shell 11 is in electrical contact with the inner wall surface of the shielding connection member 20, so that the shield shell 11 can be electrically connected to the shell 100 of the electrical equipment via the shielding connection member 20.
  • the electrical connection members 1, 2, and 3 include a power connection terminal 1, a signal connection terminal 2, or a connection wire 3.
  • the electrical connection members 1, 2, and 3 may be components on a connector housing assembly or components on the electrical equipment.
  • the signal connection terminal 2 is a component on the connector housing assembly
  • the power connection terminal 1 and the connection wire 3 are components on the electrical equipment.
  • Fig. 5 shows an axial sectional view of a connector housing assembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 6 shows an illustrative perspective view of the sealing cover 30 and the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3 of the connector housing assembly shown in Fig. 5 .
  • the main difference between the connector housing assembly shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and the connector housing assembly shown in Figs. 1 to 4 lies in the different sealing methods at some mating interfaces.
  • the axis of the housing 10 is inclined to the axis of the sealing cover 30 at a predetermined angle. In this way, the mating connector housing assembly of the mating connector can be inserted into the housing 10 of the connector housing assembly at a predetermined angle.
  • the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20, the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3, and the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10 are sealed with sealant G
  • the sealing cover 30 includes a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and the through holes 31, 32 and 33 are formed in the bottom wall of the sealing cover 30.
  • Sealant G is coated on the mating surfaces of the electrical connection members 1, 2, 3 and the through holes 31, 32, 33 to seal the mating interface between the electrical connection member 1, 2, 3 and the through hole 31, 32, 33 of the sealing cover 30.
  • sealant G is coated on the mating surfaces of the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10 to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the housing 10.
  • sealant G is coated on the mating surfaces of the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20 to seal the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the shielding connection member 20.
  • an elastic sealing ring S is arranged on the bottom surface of the shielding connection member 20 in contact with the shell 100 of the electrical equipment.
  • the elastic sealing ring S is compressed between the shielding connection member 20 and the shell 100 of the electrical equipment along the axial direction of the sealing cover 30 to seal the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the shell 100 of the electrical equipment.
  • a connector is also disclosed.
  • the connector comprises the connector housing assembly and electrical connection members 1, 2 and 3.
  • the electrical connection members 1, 2, and 3 are mounted in the connector housing assembly and extend out of the sealing cover 30.
  • the electrical connection members 1, 2, and 3 may include a power connection terminal 1, a signal connection terminal 2 or a connection wire 3.
  • the connector may also include a plurality of seal members S, S1, S2, S3, 40, G
  • the plurality of seal members are used to seal the mating interface between the housing 10 and the shielding connection member 20, the mating interface between the shielding connection member 20 and the sealing cover 30, and the mating interface between the sealing cover 30 and the electrical connection member 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector is sealed at the installation port of housing 10.

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US20020155756A1 (en) * 2001-04-18 2002-10-24 Yazaki Corporation Shield connector directly-mountable on equipment
EP2367236A1 (en) * 2010-03-17 2011-09-21 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Connector
US20120100753A1 (en) * 2009-12-03 2012-04-26 Yazaki Corporation L-shaped connector
WO2013168393A1 (en) * 2012-05-10 2013-11-14 Yazaki Corporation Packing attachment structure and packing

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US20020155756A1 (en) * 2001-04-18 2002-10-24 Yazaki Corporation Shield connector directly-mountable on equipment
US20120100753A1 (en) * 2009-12-03 2012-04-26 Yazaki Corporation L-shaped connector
EP2367236A1 (en) * 2010-03-17 2011-09-21 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Connector
WO2013168393A1 (en) * 2012-05-10 2013-11-14 Yazaki Corporation Packing attachment structure and packing

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