EP4168285A1 - High-power plug connector system - Google Patents
High-power plug connector systemInfo
- Publication number
- EP4168285A1 EP4168285A1 EP21739543.3A EP21739543A EP4168285A1 EP 4168285 A1 EP4168285 A1 EP 4168285A1 EP 21739543 A EP21739543 A EP 21739543A EP 4168285 A1 EP4168285 A1 EP 4168285A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- insulating body
- connector system
- fastening
- holding
- cable connection
- 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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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
- B61G5/00—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for
- B61G5/06—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for, or combined with, couplings or connectors for fluid conduits or electric cables
- B61G5/10—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for, or combined with, couplings or connectors for fluid conduits or electric cables for electric cables
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
- B61L15/0018—Communication with or on the vehicle or train
- B61L15/0036—Conductor-based, e.g. using CAN-Bus, train-line or optical fibres
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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
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
- H01R13/62905—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances comprising a camming member
- H01R13/62927—Comprising supplementary or additional locking means
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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
- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
Definitions
- the invention is based on an insulating body for a high-performance connector system according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
- Such insulating bodies are used to isolate high-performance cables in a high-performance connector system from the environment, which, for safety reasons, for example, must not be connected to electrically conductive components.
- the focus is particularly on the applicability in underground areas of rail-bound vehicles, in particular the connection of railcars and railcars with one another.
- a particular disadvantage of the prior art is the lack of ease of maintenance and, as a rule, also an increased space requirement.
- the increasing demands mean that repairs and maintenance are increasingly required, for example due to increased electrical discharge machining due to the high currents of over 500A.
- Insulating bodies are known in the most varied of designs in the prior art, but there is no design that enables quick and easy assembly or assembly.
- it is desirable that the relatively large components allow easy handling during assembly, maintenance and / or repair.
- the prior art does not provide a satisfactory solution in this area.
- German Patent and Trademark Office researched the following prior art in the priority application for the present application: DE 60006937 T2, DE 60004607 T2, DE 31 18490 A1 and EP 0863579 A2.
- the object of the invention is to offer an insulating body for a high-performance connector system which is particularly easy to use during assembly, maintenance and / or repair.
- Another object of the invention is to offer a high-performance connector system which is designed for the use of an insulating body according to the invention.
- One embodiment provides an insulating body for a high-performance connector system, having at least one Stop shape to limit the insertion path into the high-performance connector system and at least one recess which enables contacting of a receivable high-performance contact with at least one electrically conductive rail, the insulating body having at least one holding shape, which is located on the periphery of the insulating body in the vicinity of the stop shape.
- the insulating body and the high-performance connector are designed in particular for currents greater than or equal to 80 amperes, preferably currents greater than 500 amperes, especially currents in the range of 800 amperes. Furthermore, currents in the range of 1000 amperes or even currents in the range of 1200 amperes can be implemented.
- the phrase “in the vicinity” based on the distance between the holding form and the stop form is essentially to be understood as a distance of less than or equal to 25 mm.
- the phrase “near” should be understood to mean a distance less than or equal to 10 mm.
- the phrase “in the vicinity” is preferably to be understood as a distance less than or equal to 5mm.
- a preferred embodiment provides that the holding form is designed to be moved into engagement with at least one form of fastening on a cable connection housing of the high-performance connector system in a form-fitting manner.
- the holding shape is formed as at least one extension on the insulating body.
- a radially integrally formed holding shape is particularly advantageous, the holding shape being able to be brought into engagement with the fastening shape in the style of a bayonet lock.
- the holding shape is designed to be essentially congruent to the fastening shape. This means that the holding form is initially at least in one orientation by a Through opening is guided in the cable connection housing. After the insulating body has rotated, the holding form and the fastening form are brought into overlapping engagement. Further form elements can be used for locking here.
- the holding shape and the fastening shape can have, for example, mutually engaging tongue and groove, cams, wedges, or comparable elements.
- the holding form for fastening is guided through at least one opening in the cable connection housing, the opening being connected to the through opening.
- the holding shape extends essentially beyond the radius of the through opening.
- a corresponding fastening form therefore essentially specifies the radius of the through opening, but allows the holding form of the insulating body to be passed through at least one recess.
- the holding shape is designed to be essentially congruent to the opening. This embodiment ensures in a simple manner that the holding form can be guided through the through opening in order to subsequently be brought into engagement with the fastening form.
- An embodiment in which the holding shape, the fastening shape and the omission are designed to be congruent seems particularly clever.
- One embodiment provides that the holding form and the fastening form are aligned in an operating state in such a way that the recess enables the rail to be installed with the high-performance contact accommodated by the insulating body.
- the insulating body points the recess after engaging the holding form and the fastening form in a direction in which the high-performance contact, which is carried by the insulating body, is fixed to the rail in the cable connection housing.
- the insulating body is arranged in the operating state in such a way that the recess points in the direction of a housing cover of the cable connection housing. In this way, a rail for transmitting electrical current and / or electrical voltage can then be applied to the high-performance contact and fixed, for example by means of a screw.
- the insulating body is designed at least on one interior side with at least one shaped element, which advantageously increases air gaps and creepage distances.
- the shaped element is advantageously designed essentially as a wave shape.
- the wave shape is formed from at least two rings that run around the inside of the insulating body and are spaced apart from one another. A material connection between the rings and the insulating body is particularly useful. Above all, an embodiment with rings molded onto the insulating body is clever.
- Another object is achieved by a high-performance connector system for connecting and / or distributing electrical current and / or electrical voltage, the
- High-performance connector system a cable connection housing and an interior, wherein the interior has at least two through openings, into each of which at least one insulating body can be inserted.
- the cable connection housing has at least one form of fastening which is arranged on the through opening and is designed for the form-fitting fixing of the insulating body.
- the through opening has at least one recess which is at least congruent in shape to a holding shape of the insulating body.
- an opening can be made somewhat larger than the holding shape.
- a high-performance connector plug system configured in this way opens up through the receptivity an insulating body according to the invention has a more compact design than is usual with the prior art.
- the interaction between the holding shape of the insulating body and the fastening shape of the cable connection housing facilitates the assembly, maintenance and / or repair of such a housing
- High-performance connector system particularly increased. Due to the size of the cable connection housing required, it may be necessary to change the position of the cable connection housing during assembly, maintenance and / or repair. By engaging the retaining form and the fastening form, a user can first insert an insulating body into the cable connection housing and fix it there so that he can pick up the cable connection housing and position it elsewhere without the insulating body losing its intended positioning.
- FIG. 1 shows a side view of an insulating body according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows an illustration of an insulating body in a view of the interior side
- FIG. 3 shows a representation of a high-performance connector system with three insulating bodies inserted
- FIG. 4 shows a representation of a cable connection housing of a high-performance connector system.
- FIG. 1 shows an insulating body 1 according to the invention in a side view.
- FIG. 2 shows the insulating body 1 according to the invention in a view from an interior side 11 in the direction of a stop shape 12.
- the structure here provides an essentially hollow cylindrical shape which has a connector side 10 and the interior side 11. The connector side 10 and the interior side 11 are separated from the stop form 12.
- the stop shape 12 is designed as a circumferential ring.
- At least one folding form 13 is located near the stop form 12 on the interior side 11.
- three folding forms 13 are integrally formed on the interior side 11 of the insulating body 1.
- the fold shapes 13 are arranged circumferentially offset from one another essentially by 120 °, which is particularly clear in the view of FIG.
- the interior side 11 has a wave shape 14 which is designed to advantageously enlarge air and creepage distances in the interior 8 of a cable connection housing 4.
- the waveform 14 is essentially a few circumferentially molded rings. The formation of the waveform 14 with at least two rings, better still with at least 4 rings, or ideally, as in the illustrated case, at least 6 rings is particularly useful.
- the embodiment shown provides a recess 15 which enables an electrically conductive rail 3 arranged in the cable connection housing 4 to be brought into engagement with a power plug contact 5 inserted in the insulating body 1 in a particularly space-saving manner.
- FIG. 3 shows the interaction of various components of a high-performance connector system 2.
- the cable connection housing 4 can first be seen.
- Such a cable connection housing 4 is usually a metal housing which is at least for the most part painted.
- An insulating shell 6 can be seen in an interior 8 formed in the cable connection housing 4.
- Three insulating bodies 1 with high-performance contacts 5 inserted therein protrude into the interior 8.
- the high-performance contacts 5 have a flat area on which the electrically conductive rail 3 can be placed. Threaded openings on the high-performance contacts 5 enable the rail 3 to be fixed by means of fastening elements 7, for example hexagon socket screws.
- fastening elements 7 for example hexagon socket screws.
- a person skilled in the art can use other or comparable fastening elements and / or shaft-scar connections.
- the wave shape 14 of the insulating bodies 1 advantageously influence the air and creepage distances in the interior 8 from the rail 3 and the high-performance contacts to the cable connection housing 4.
- an insulating shell (not shown), which is inserted into the insulating shell 6 shown, ensures that the clearances and creepage distances are at least complied with in accordance with the regulations.
- the nesting of the insulating shells is carried out in such a way that the regulations are at least slightly exceeded in a positive way.
- the holding forms 13 of the insulating bodies 1 are in contact with the cable connection housing 4.
- the insulating bodies 1 are guided through through openings 9 arranged in the cable connection housing 4. In FIG.
- the through openings 9 have fastening forms 20. It is also clear that the fastening forms 20 are separated by openings 21.
- the openings 21 allow an insulating body 1 with its holding molds 13 to be passed through each through opening 9 and then by rotating the insulating body 1, to arrange these in a form-fitting manner by means of their holding molds 13 on the fastening molds 20.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102020116344.4A DE102020116344A1 (en) | 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-22 | High performance connector system |
PCT/DE2021/100500 WO2021259417A1 (en) | 2020-06-22 | 2021-06-11 | High-power plug connector system |
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EP4168285A1 true EP4168285A1 (en) | 2023-04-26 |
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EP21739543.3A Pending EP4168285A1 (en) | 2020-06-22 | 2021-06-11 | High-power plug connector system |
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US (1) | US20230166778A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP4168285A1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR20230025016A (en) |
CN (1) | CN115697810A (en) |
DE (1) | DE102020116344A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2021259417A1 (en) |
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US6162082A (en) | 1999-01-28 | 2000-12-19 | Badger Meter, Inc. | Submersible electrical connector and method for quick connection and disconnection including tamper indication |
IT1308088B1 (en) | 1999-06-08 | 2001-11-29 | Framatome Connectors Italia | ENCLOSURE FOR A WALL-THROUGH ELECTRIC CONNECTOR |
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