EP4348774A1 - Connecteur mâle à fonction de pontage - Google Patents

Connecteur mâle à fonction de pontage

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EP4348774A1
EP4348774A1 EP22726260.7A EP22726260A EP4348774A1 EP 4348774 A1 EP4348774 A1 EP 4348774A1 EP 22726260 A EP22726260 A EP 22726260A EP 4348774 A1 EP4348774 A1 EP 4348774A1
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Prior art keywords
connector
contact
bridging
plug
elements
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Markus WITTPAHL
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Harting Electric Stiftung and Co KG
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Harting Electric Stiftung 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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/08—Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/20—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping using a crimping sleeve
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/03—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations
    • H01R11/05—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations the connecting locations having different types of direct connections
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/111—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing

Definitions

  • the invention is based on a connector according to the generic type of independent claim 1.
  • Such connectors are required when the currents of individual conductors of a multi-core cable must be divided within the connector. This is the case, for example, with so-called data centers.
  • the so-called neutral conductor of the connected cable within a server rack (engl. data rack) must be divided between the individual units (engl. server units) of the server rack.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a connector that is safe, compact and easy to connect to a cable.
  • the connector according to the invention has a mating side and a connection side.
  • the individual conductors of a multi-core cable are conductively connected to the respective contact elements, which are arranged in the receiving areas of a contact insert provided for this purpose.
  • the mating side of the connector is routed to a mating connector or socket for electrical contact. Accordingly, the plug-in direction or the plug-in direction vector of the connector runs from the connection side to the plug-in side.
  • the plug connector has at least four contact elements which, as already described above, are arranged in the contact insert in receiving areas provided for this purpose.
  • the connector has at least two bridging elements, which are provided for the electrical connection of at least two contact elements. Viewed in the plug-in direction (SR), the bridging elements are arranged one behind the other.
  • the contact insert preferably has at least two lateral recesses into which a bridging element can be inserted or accommodated. This means that different bridging elements can be used and the connector can be assembled individually in terms of bridging.
  • the bridging elements are preferably arranged parallel to one another and on different levels. If the plug-in direction is vertical for the observer, the bridging elements are arranged one above the other for him.
  • the contact elements each have at least two access areas for one bridging element each.
  • the bridging element preferably has at least two gripping hands, with which it grips a contact element and makes electrical contact with it.
  • the gripping hands each grip an access area of the contact element.
  • a first bridging element encompasses an access area of a first contact element and an access area of a second contact element.
  • the access areas of the first and second contact element run within a first plane (E1) arranged parallel to the mating side.
  • a second bridging element encompasses an access area of a third contact element and an access area of a fourth contact element.
  • the access areas of the third and fourth contact element run within a second plane (E2) arranged parallel to the mating side.
  • These planes (E1, E2) are arranged parallel to one another and have a distance (D) from one another that is greater than zero. This means that the bridging elements are parallel to each other are arranged and have a distance to each other, so do not touch.
  • the contact elements each have a crimping area for electrical connection to a conductor.
  • the crimping technique is very reliable and offers advantages, especially in harsh industrial environments.
  • the geometric shape of the contact elements is preferably designed such that the contact elements each have, viewed in the direction of insertion, first a crimping area, then a first access area and then a second access area.
  • the crimping area is therefore arranged directly at the connection end of the contact element, so that the plastic crimping deformations that occur here have no effect on the access areas or the bridging function.
  • the connector preferably has a connector housing made of plastic.
  • a lightweight construction of the plug connector can be implemented.
  • the connector housing and the contact insert are formed together in one piece.
  • the connector housing and the contact insert can be manufactured in one piece in a single injection molding process.
  • the connector advantageously has at least one latching means.
  • the connector can be reversibly attached to a mating connector or a socket in a latchable manner with the aid of the latching means. This prevents accidental loosening of the plug connection.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a connector according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective sectional view of a portion of the connector without contact elements
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective sectional view of a portion of the connector with contact elements arranged therein
  • Fig. 4 is a partially opened side view of a portion of the connector
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective sectional view of a contact insert of the plug connector
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a contact element of the connector
  • Embodiment of a contact element of the connector Embodiment of a contact element of the connector.
  • FIG. 1 shows a connector 1 according to the invention in a perspective view.
  • the connector 1 has a rectangular cross section and is therefore also referred to as a rectangular connector.
  • the connector 1 has a cable gland 2, which also forms a strain relief for a connected multi-core cable (not shown).
  • the connector 1 has a connection side A, to which the cable or its conductors are connected, and a plug-in side S, which is routed in the plug-in direction SR to a mating connector or a socket (both not shown).
  • the plug connector 1 has locking hooks 3 which engage in latching openings provided for this purpose in a mating connector or a socket for reversible locking. The locking hooks 3 can be released again accordingly via an actuator 4 arranged on the outside of the connector housing.
  • the connector 1 is shown partially open.
  • the receiving areas 5 can be seen, in which the contact elements 6, 6' are arranged.
  • Openings 7 are arranged in the receiving areas 5, in which the contact elements 6, 6' are inserted.
  • FIGS. Possible exemplary embodiments of a contact element 6, 6' can be seen in FIGS.
  • the contact element 6, 6' has a crimping area C for crimping on the conductor to be connected. Furthermore, the contact element 6, 6' has two access areas Z1 and Z2, which the bridging element 10 can access for electrically bridging the contact elements 6, 6'.
  • the functioning of a bridging element 10 according to the invention can be seen clearly in FIG.
  • the bridging element 10 consists of a conductive material.
  • the bridging element 10 has an essentially elongate web, from which a plurality of gripping hands 8, in the case shown exactly three, protrude perpendicularly.
  • the gripping hands 8 function in essentially the same way as a hand on a clamping block minifigure.
  • the gripping hands 8 each encompass the access area Z1 or Z2 of the contact element 6, 6' assigned to them.
  • FIG. 4 shows the connector 1 with a partially opened connector housing 11 so that the viewer can see the integrated contact insert 12 .
  • the contact insert 12 has two lateral recesses 9 .
  • the bridging element 10 can be pushed laterally into the contact insert 12 in these recesses 9 .
  • the gripping hands 8 of the bridging element 10 thereby enclose or encompass the contact elements 6, 6' assigned to them, as is shown in FIG. Only one bridging element 10 which is located in a recess 9 is shown in FIG.
  • the second recess 9 is kept free in order to show the viewer that access to the contact elements 6, 6′ or to the access areas Z thereof is possible as a result.
  • a cap (not shown) is put on in order to close the open area again, so that it cannot be touched or accessed from the outside.
  • the bridging elements 10 if two bridging elements 10 were shown here, are arranged parallel to one another and on different planes E1, E2.
  • a first exemplary embodiment of a contact element 6 according to the invention can be seen in FIG. Viewed in the direction of insertion SR, access areas Z1, Z2 and crimping area C alternate.
  • FIG. 7 shows an alternative, second embodiment of a contact element 6'.
  • the contact element 6' initially has a crimping area C, which is followed by two access areas Z1, Z2 arranged one behind the other.

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  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un connecteur mâle (1) présentant un côté enfichage (S) et un côté raccordement (A), et une direction d'enfichage (SR) qui s'étend à partir du côté raccordement (A) vers le côté enfichage (S), vers un connecteur homologue ou une douille, le connecteur mâle (1) comportant un insert de contact (12) et au moins quatre éléments de contact (6, 6'), les éléments de contact (6, 6') étant positionné dans l'insert de contact (12) dans des zones de réception (5) dédiées, le connecteur mâle (1) comprenant au moins deux éléments de pontage (10) pour la connexion électrique d'au moins, dans chaque cas, deux éléments de contact (6, 6'), les éléments de pontage (10) étant disposés les uns derrière les autres, vus dans la direction d'enfichage (SR).
EP22726260.7A 2021-05-26 2022-05-13 Connecteur mâle à fonction de pontage Pending EP4348774A1 (fr)

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DE102021113555.9A DE102021113555A1 (de) 2021-05-26 2021-05-26 Steckverbinder mit Brückfunktion
PCT/DE2022/100360 WO2022247985A1 (fr) 2021-05-26 2022-05-13 Connecteur mâle à fonction de pontage

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