KR101832538B1 - Connector assembly and connection system using same - Google Patents
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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
- H01R13/73—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
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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
- H01R13/648—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
Abstract
The connector assembly 10 fastened to the electric control device of the present invention is connected to the housing 6 of the electric control device by a fastening device 5 such as a screw and has a base metal shielding plate 3 And a connector body portion (2) having a body shielding member (22), wherein the body shielding member (22) is electrically connected to the metal shielding plate (3) The shielding plate 3 is electrically continuous with the fastening device.
Description
The present invention relates to a connector assembly.
The electrical control device is typically connected to the wiring harness by one or a plurality of electrical connectors. To enable such electrical connection, it is common to provide a connector assembly (also referred to as a socket) in the housing of the electrical control device.
Also, signals or power through these connectors may cause electromagnetic interference (also known as "EMI") or the signal or power itself may cause disturbance. Therefore, it is advantageous to shield the signal or power passing through such a connector in order to increase the immunity to the incoming interference and reduce the degree of disturbance generated. These measures are also referred to as "EMC" or electromagnetic compatibility.
It is an object of the present invention to improve the shielding property of the connector assembly.
According to the present invention, there is provided a connector assembly configured to be fastened to a mounting support, for example, an electric control device, and adapted to receive a mating counterpart belonging to a wiring harness.
The connector assembly includes a connector foot configured to be fastened to the housing of the electrical control device by a fastening device.
The connector foot portion includes a base metal shielding plate.
According to the present invention, the shielding plate is made of any electrically conductive material such as copper alloy, tin, and aluminum alloy, which are classified in different categories (or series) according to major alloy elements.
In addition, such connector assemblies can be exposed to the external environment, so that various types of corrosion (such as pitting corrosion or surface corrosion) can occur, which may affect the function of the connector assembly. Therefore, it is of interest to provide a connector assembly that exhibits good shielding properties and is resistant to humid and corrosive environments.
For this reason, according to one embodiment, the metal shield plate is made of an aluminum alloy of 1XXX series such as 1100, 1080, 1050, 1060, 1070, or 1010. Indeed, the specific 1XXX series of aluminum alloys employed in this application exhibit corrosion protection and shielding properties.
According to a preferred embodiment, the metal shielding plate is made of aluminum alloy 1050.
The classification of aluminum alloys is established by the International Alloy Designation System (IADS), which is well known to those skilled in the art.
According to the IADS, the 1XXX series aluminum alloy contains at least 99% aluminum. The second digit represents the change to the alloy or impurity limit, and the last two digits represent the purity of the alloy. For example, aluminum alloy 1070 means at least 99.70% aluminum, aluminum alloy 1050 means at least 99.50% aluminum, aluminum alloy 1100 contains at least 99.00% aluminum .
The connector may further include a body portion extending from the connector foot portion to the mounting support in an outward direction.
In a preferred embodiment, the connector body portion has a body shielding member electrically connected to the metal shielding plate. In addition, the metal shield plate is electrically continuous with the fastening device.
This arrangement ensures electrical continuity between the fastening device and the body shielding member each time the connector assembly is fastened to the mounting support. The fastening device is also in electrical connection with the mounting support to establish complete electrical continuity between the mounting support and the body shielding member of the connector assembly.
In some other embodiments, one or more features as defined in the dependent claims may be utilized.
According to another aspect, the present invention also relates to a connection system comprising a connector assembly, a fastening device, and a mounting support as described above. Further, the fastening device is configured to fasten the connector assembly on the mounting support, and the fastening device is electrically connected to the mounting support.
According to another aspect, the present invention also relates to a method of assembly for fastening a connector assembly as described above to a mounting support,
Mounting a metal shielding plate on the connector foot,
Inserting a metal insert into the hole, and
And fastening the connector assembly by a fastening device.
As a result, the shielding member is electrically connected to the metal shielding plate, and the metal shielding plate is electrically continuous with the tightening device. Further, the fastening device is electrically continuous with the mounting support.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of one of the embodiments given by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the figure,
1A and 1B are general views of a connector assembly according to the invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1,
3 is an enlarged view showing in detail the cross section of the foot.
In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote similar or identical elements.
1A and 1B illustrate a
A base
- a connector body portion (2) extending from an upper surface (16) of the connector foot portion and having a generally cylindrical general shape.
The connector foot portion 1 and the
In the illustrated example, the
A
The matching connector belonging to the wiring harness can be connected to the
The
As can be seen from Fig. 2, the connector foot 1 is configured to be fastened to a mounting support, such as the
The
At least around the threaded
On the connector foot portion 1, at least a
Also, the metal insert 4 is inserted into each
The base
The base
Permanent electrical connection is achieved between the
3, an example of the tightening device includes a
The outer surface of the metal insert is adjacent to the inner surface of the hole (14). A
A local cut-away view on the left side of the screw of Fig. 3 shows the pre-screw-joined
As a result, when the
Thus, the compressed portion, at least partially and resiliently deformed, acts as a brake against the
The present invention also relates to an assembly method for assembling the
- mounting said metal shielding plate (3) to connector foot part (1), keeping metal shielding plate (3) in place by clip (32) as described above,
- inserting the metal insert (4) into the hole (14), and
- fastening the connector assembly by fastening device (5).
As a result, the
Therefore, the electrical continuity and the shielding continuity from the
In addition, the
example
Example 1: Salt spray test for connection system
1 - Experimental parameters
The salt spray test was carried out in the following connection system.
Sample A: A connector assembly without a metal shielding plate, which is fastened to the housing of the electrical device by fastening means.
Sample B: A connector assembly comprising a metal shielding plate made of aluminum alloy 1050, the connector assembly being fastened to the housing of the electrical device by fastening means.
Before the test, the interfacial shield measurement is measured. To this end, samples A and B were placed on a braid and the interfacial shielding measurements were measured between the terminals of the multimeter. Thus, the result of the interfacial resistance shielding represents the entire connection system.
Samples A and B were then placed in a salt water spray chamber and another test was performed. The parameters of the test are summarized in Table 1.
One cycle took 8 hours.
After 78 cycles, the interfacial shield measurements of Samples A and B were measured.
2 - Results
The results are summarized in Table 2 below.
The results show that the connector assembly (Sample B) comprising a metal shielding plate made of aluminum alloy 1050 is very low between the interface resistance shielding before spray testing and after 78 cycles of spray testing as compared to a connector assembly that does not include a metal shielding plate Showing clearly the difference.
3 - Conclusion
This result clearly shows that the presence of a metal plate made of aluminum alloy 1050 enables the reduction of corrosion inside the connector assembly, especially at the interface region with the apparatus.
Example 2: Corrosion comparison between metal shielding plates made of other aluminum alloys
The brine test described in Example 1 was carried out with the following connection system.
Sample 1: a connector assembly comprising a metal plate made of 1010 aluminum alloy (1XXX series); The connector assembly is fastened to the housing of the electrical device by means of a fastening device.
Sample 2: a connector assembly comprising a metal plate made of 2017 aluminum alloy (2XXX series); The connector assembly is fastened to the housing of the electrical device by means of a fastening device.
Sample 3: a connector assembly comprising a metal plate made of 5754 aluminum alloy (5XXX series); The connector assembly is fastened to the housing of the electrical device by means of a fastening device.
After 80 cycles, the connector assemblies of
Metal plates made of 1XXX series aluminum alloy showed the lowest corrosion, while metal plates made of 2XXX showed the highest corrosion.
This observation clearly shows that metal plates made of 1XXX exhibit the best corrosion protection properties.
Claims (19)
A connector foot 1 configured to be fastened to the mounting support 6 by a fastening device 5 and comprising a base metal shielding plate 3,
- a connector body portion (2) extending outwardly from the connector foot portion with respect to the mounting support and having a body shielding member (22)
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The connector foot portion (1) has at least a hole (14) for receiving the fastening device (5)
A metal insert 4 is inserted into the hole 14 and the metal insert is electrically connected to the shielding plate 3 and the fastening device 5,
Characterized in that the body shielding member (22) is electrically connected to the shielding plate (3), and the shielding plate (3) is electrically continuous with the tightening device.
A connector foot 1 configured to be fastened to the housing 6 of the mounting support by means of a screw 5 and comprising a base metal shielding plate 3 and at least three holes 14,
A substantially cylindrical connector body portion 2 extending outwardly from the connector foot portion to the electrical control device and having a body shielding member 22 which is cylindrical with respect to the mating axis X,
Wherein the shielding plate (3) extends substantially in a plane (P) perpendicular to the mating axis (X), and
- at least three metal inserts (4) each inserted in said hole (14)
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The body shield member 22 is electrically connected to the shielding plate 3 and the shielding plate 3 is electrically connected to the metal insert 4 so that the metal insert 4 is screw- (10). ≪ / RTI >
- fastening device (5), and
- mounting support (6)
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Wherein the fastening device is configured to fasten the connector assembly (10) on the mounting support (6), the fastening device (5) being in electrical connection with the mounting support (6).
- screw (50), and
- mounting support (6)
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The screw 50 is configured to fasten the connector assembly on the mounting support such that the fastening device is in electrical contact with the mounting support so that the screw 50 compresses the borders 17 after screw- And wherein the borders prevent the screw (50) from loosening by applying a braking force to the screw after the screwing.
- inserting the metal insert (4) into the hole (14), and
The connector assembly is fastened by the tightening device 5 so that the body shielding member 22 is electrically connected to the shielding plate 3 and the shielding plate 3 is electrically continuous with the tightening device 5 , Whereby the fastening device is electrically continuous with the mounting support (6)
A method of assembling a connector assembly (10) according to any one of claims 1, 4, 11, and 12 to a mounting support (6).
- inserting the metal insert (4) into the hole (14), and
The body shield member 22 is electrically connected to the shield plate 3 by screwing the screw 50 into the thread 60 of the mounting support 6 so that the shield plate 3 So that the fastening device is electrically continuous with the mounting support 6 so that the screw 50 compresses the borders 17 after screw-engagement, - a step configured to prevent the screw (50) from loosening by braking the screw after engagement
(10) according to claim 10, characterized in that the connector assembly (10) is fastened to the mounting support (6).
A connector foot 1 configured to be fastened to the mounting support 6 by a fastening device 5 and comprising a base metal shielding plate 3,
- a connector body portion (2) extending outwardly from the connector foot portion with respect to the mounting support and having a body shielding member (22)
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The connector foot portion (1) has at least a hole (14) for receiving the fastening device (5)
A metal insert 4 is inserted into the hole 14 and the metal insert is electrically connected to the shielding plate 3 and the fastening device 5,
The body shielding member 22 is electrically connected to the shielding plate 3, the shielding plate 3 is electrically continuous with the tightening device,
Wherein the shielding plate (3) is made of a 1XXX series aluminum alloy.
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