US20030094812A1 - Connector with radial spring - Google Patents
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- the present invention is generally related to connecting mechanisms and is more particularly related to a connector that requires low force to connect and high force to disconnect.
- Connectors have been used in a great variety of applications, see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,678,210, 4,763,683, 5,411,348 and 5,545,842. Each of the connectors referenced are directed to specific applications.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,678,210 provides for a loading and locking mechanism directed to engaging and interlocking lightweight, delicate and many times fragile cylindrical parts with one another and provides for locking means for preventing separation of a first and second cylindrical member.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,763,683 is directed to a breakaway coupling for a coaxial fuel supply hose and provides for inner-connecting valve bodies, which define a center fuel supply passage.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,411,348 and 5,545,842 are directed to mechanisms for connecting and locking parts for effecting electromagnetic shielding, electrical conductivity, heat dissipation and environmental sealing.
- the present invention provides for a connector utilizing a radial canted coil spring positioned within a housing groove in a manner for controlling connect and disconnect forces with a groove pin.
- a connector in accordance with the present invention generally includes a housing having a bore with a groove disposed on an inside surface of the bore.
- the bore groove establishes a release angle between a housing groove bottom and the bore inside surface.
- a retainer is provided for defining a spring cavity between the retainer and the release angle and a circular radial canted coil spring is disposed in the spring cavity.
- the coil spring includes a centerline, a major and a minor axis, as hereinafter described.
- a pin is provided having a tapered end and a body diameter sized for sliding engagement with the bore inside surface.
- a circumferential groove is formed in the pin body for receiving the coil spring upon insertion of the pin into the bore.
- the circumferential groove includes a load angle for rotating the coil spring in an orientation in which the spring major axis is parallel with the release angle upon initial withdrawal of the pin from the bore. Continued withdrawal compresses the coil spring along the spring minor axis and upon further withdrawal of the pin from the bore the spring expands radially.
- the load angle is disposed below a centerline of the coil spring, should the load angle be above the centerline of the coil spring, disconnect would not be possible. This distinguishes the present invention from the hereinabove referenced prior art patents.
- the housing groove may include a coil groove stop disposed between the release angle and the bore inside surface for limiting axial movement of the coil spring upon withdrawal of the pin from the bore.
- the release angle may be disposed at between about 5° and about 90° to the centerline connector and is preferably disposed at between about 25° and about 65° to the connector centerline.
- the preferable release angle is between about 25° and about 30° to a centerline of the connector.
- the coil spring may be initially disposed within the cavity with a major axis disposed within an included angle of between about 30° and about 45°.
- the coil spring may be initially disposed in the cavity in a convex orientation or in a concave orientation.
- the load angle may be disposed at an angle of between about 5° and about 90° with the connector centerline and preferably at about 40° to the connector centerline.
- the coil spring has an inside diameter smaller than the pin body diameter, so that a force is provided which urges the coil spring toward the inside diameter of the pin groove. This facilitates insertion of the pin into the spring.
- the load angle means is greater than the release angle by at least 1°.
- control of the ratio of connect to disconnect forces is provided by a spring having a ratio of coil width to coil height of between about 1 to about 1.5, preferably, between about 1 to about 1.04.
- FIG. 1 is a side view, in partial cross section, of a connector in accordance with the present invention generally showing a housing with a bore and groove therein, a retainer for defining a spring cavity, a circular radial canted coil spring disposed in the cavity and a pin having a tapered end with a body diameter sized for sliding engagement with the bore inside surface;
- FIGS. 2 - 3 are front and right hand side views, respectively, of a radial canted coil spring for use in the present invention
- FIGS. 4 - 8 are similar to FIG. 1 showing stepwise insertion, or connect, and withdrawal, or disconnect, of the pin from the housing utilizing a release angle of 23° and further showing stop means disposed between the release angle and a bore inside surface for limiting axial movement of the coil upon withdrawal of the pin from the bore, the circumferential pin groove including a load angle for rotating the coil spring to an orientation in which the spring major axis is parallel to the release angle upon initial withdrawal of the pin from the bore;
- FIG. 9 is an alternative embodiment to the present invention in which the radial spring is initially disposed in the cavity in a concave orientation with an included angle of 30°;
- FIG. 10 is a view of another embodiment to the present invention in which the radial spring is initially disposed within the cavity in a convex orientation having an included angle of about 30°;
- FIGS. 11 - 16 are similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 4- 8 showing stepwise positions of the pin, spring and housing during connect and disconnect with a release angle of about 33°;
- FIGS. 17 - 22 are similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 - 16 with the spring being initially disposed in the cavity in a concave orientation;
- FIGS. 23 - 28 are similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 - 16 with the spring initially disposed in the cavity in a convex orientation;
- FIGS. 29 - 34 are similar to FIGS. 1 and 3- 8 showing connect and disconnect steps with a release angle of about 45°;
- FIG. 35 is a view similar to FIG. 17 with a release angle at 45°;
- FIG. 36 is a connector similar to that shown in FIG. 10 with a release angle of 45°;
- FIGS. 37 - 38 shown an embodiment in which the release angle is 65°
- FIGS. 39 - 40 are similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 37 - 38 utilizing a radial spring in a concave orientation with an included angle at 45° and a release angle of 65°;
- FIGS. 41 - 45 shows stepwise connect and disconnect sequential movement of the pin in housing utilizing a radial spring in a convex orientation with an included angle of 45° and a release angle of 65°.
- a connector 10 which includes a housing 12 having a bore 14 , having a groove 16 disposed on an inside surface 18 .
- the groove 16 establishes a release angle, or surface, 22 between a housing groove bottom 24 and the bore inside surface 18 .
- a retainer 28 is provided, which defines a spring cavity 30 between the retainer 28 and the release angle surface 22 .
- a circular radial canted coil spring 32 is disposed in the spring cavity 30 and a pin 34 having a tapered end 36 includes a body 38 having a diameter sized for sliding engagement with the bore inside surface 18 .
- the pin 34 includes a circumferential pin groove 48 having a load angle, or surface, 46 , which provides a means for rotating the spring 32 to an orientation in which a spring major axis 54 , see FIGS. 2 and 3, is parallel with the release angle 22 upon initial withdrawal of the pin 34 from the bore 14 , as will be hereinafter discussed in greater detail.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 there is shown the circular radial canted coil spring 32 having a centerline 60 and a turn angle A.
- the turn angle A is the angle between the centerline 60 of the spring 32 and a centerline of the coils 62 .
- Such springs 32 are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,139,243, 5,108,076 and 4,893,795. These patents are to be incorporated herewith in their entirety by this specific reference thereto for describing the types of radial springs suitable for the present invention.
- This spring 32 includes an inside diameter, D, which is smaller than the pin groove 48 diameter in order that the spring 32 is forced toward a pin groove bottom, or inside diameter, 66 .
- the release angle 22 is disposed at about 23° to a centerline 70 of the connector 10 . It should be appreciate that this release angle may be disposed at between about 5° and 90° with the centerline 70 of the connector 10 in order to control, connect and disconnect forces, as hereinafter described.
- the load angle, L may be disposed at an angle of between about 5° and about 90° to the connector centerline 70 , with about 40° being shown in FIGS. 1 - 8 .
- This load angle surface contributes to the control of connects/release force ratios, as will be hereinafter discussed in greater detail.
- a radial spring 72 may be initially disposed in the cavity 30 in a concave orientation with an included angle of between about 30° and about 45°, 30° being shown.
- a major axis 76 is initially oriented in a direction toward a connect direction of the pin 34 , as shown by the arrow 78 .
- FIG. 10 With reference to FIG. 10, there is shown a spring 82 disposed in a convex orientation within the cavity 30 having an included angle of between about 30° and about 45°, 30° being shown.
- a coil major axis 84 is oriented against an insertion direction of the pin 34 , as indicated by the arrow 86 .
- FIGS. 11 - 16 are similar to FIGS. 1 and 4- 8 with a release angle of about 33°.
- FIGS. 17 - 22 include a release angle at 33° utilizing the concave spring 72 and FIGS. 23 - 28 represent sequential connect and disconnect steps utilizing a convex spring 82 with a release angle of about 33°.
- FIGS. 29 - 34 are similar to FIGS. 1 and 4- 8 with a release angle at 45°.
- FIG. 35 is similar to FIG. 29 utilizing a concave spring 72 and FIG. 36 utilizing the convex spring 82 sequential connect/disconnect steps are represented in FIGS. 30 - 34 .
- FIGS. 37 and 38 are similar to FIG. 1, with a release angle of 65° with a corresponding concave spring 72 and convex spring 82 being shown in FIGS. 39 and 40.
- FIGS. 41 - 45 shows the convex spring 82 with sequential connect and disconnect steps with a release angle of 65°.
- Variation of the load angle 46 to the release angle 22 affects the force required to disconnect.
- the larger the release angle 22 the higher the force to disconnect.
- the larger the load angle 46 the greater the force required to disconnect.
- the greater the release angle 22 the greater the coiled 62 reflection and the greater the force required to disconnect.
- the radial spring 32 has a 0° turn angle that is a major axis 94 (see FIG. 1) is parallel with the connector centerline 70 .
- the concave springs 72 have an included angle of between 1° and 89° included angle and the convex spring 82 has a turn angle of between about 1° and 89° included angle, with 30° being shown in the FIGS. 17 - 22 and 23 - 28 respectively.
- Concave springs 72 have the advantage of reduced force during initial connection when the concave angle is the same as the entry angle B, see FIGS. 1 and 9 of the pin 34 because minimum force is require to turn the spring 72 during connection. If the angles of the springs 32 , 82 and the entry angle B are different the tapered end 36 of the pin 34 must turn the spring 32 , 82 so that the major axis 94 , 84 is parallel to the entry angle B of the tapered end 36 of the pin 34 . The higher the variation that exists between the entry angle B of the tapered end 32 of the pin 34 and the turn angle of the spring the higher the force will be required to connect.
- the radial spring 32 has a major axis 94 , which is parallel to the centerline 70 , 60 of the spring 32 , see FIGS. 2 - 3 .
- This type of spring 32 is desirable when the pin 34 has no chamfer, or tapered end, not shown.
- the pin 32 outside diameter at entry will be parallel to the major axis of coil since the inside diameter of the spring 32 is generally smaller than the pin body outside diameter 38 .
- a tapered end, or chamfer, 36 is desirable for facilitating assembly. The tapered end 36 reduces the force required to connect, which is important since an objective of the present invention is to maximize the ratio of disconnect to connect force.
- the concave spring 72 has the advantage that the tapered end 36 of the pin 34 at the entry angle can be made parallel to the concave angle. In this manner, the initial force required to connect is minimized by making the spring concave angle the same as the tapered end 36 .
- the convex spring 82 requires substantially greater force at entry because it will be necessary to turn this spring 82 to the position of the entry angle of the tapered end 36 of the pin 34 .
- the convex spring 82 is desirable and applications for a high entry force is desirable.
- the spring 32 , 72 , 82 positions itself at the normal or initial position at the bottom 66 of the pin groove 48 .
- the force required to disconnect the connector 10 varies depending upon the type of spring 32 , 72 , 82 utilized be it the radial 32 , radio concave 72 or radio convex 82 with the concave spring 72 requiring more force to disconnect than the radial spring 32 and convex spring 82 .
- the reason for this force difference is due to the fact that the spring 32 , 72 , 82 must position itself with the major axis 76 , 84 , 94 of the coil parallel to the release angle surface 22 in the housing 12 , and that requires turning of the spring 32 , 72 , 82 .
- the concave spring 72 requires greater degree of turning of the coil in the convex spring 82 and the more turning the spring 72 , 82 , the more stresses are parted to the spring causing greater force at disconnect. For these reasons, the spring 32 , 72 , 82 that requires minimum amount of turning results in minimum disconnect force and maximum turning results and maximum disconnect force.
- the concave spring 72 offers greater variation between disconnect and connect ratio because it requires less force to connect and greater forces to disconnect. When this feature is desirable to concave spring 72 has significant advantage.
- a coil that when deflected radially during the connecting process has the minimum amount of frictional force.
- a concave spring will have less frictional force.
- a spring when deflected at disconnect will develop a higher force by varying the release angle. The higher the release angle, the higher the amount of spring deflection and the higher the force developed at disconnect.
- the ratio of disconnect force to connect force may be as high as 30 to 1.
- FIGS. 1 and 4- 8 illustrate sequential position of the pin 34 and housing 12 utilizing a release angle 22 of the 23°.
- FIGS. 11 - 16 illustrate the connect disconnect steps utilizing a release angle of 33° and
- FIGS. 29 - 34 show the connect/disconnect steps with a release angle at 45°.
- These figures show a comparison between the effect that the release angle 22 has on the axial play and deflection of the spring 32 .
- the smaller the release angle 22 the lower the force developed.
- the larger the release angle 22 the higher the deflection and the higher the force developed to disconnect.
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