WO2001024318A1 - Dispositif de raccordement de deux lignes flexibles - Google Patents

Dispositif de raccordement de deux lignes flexibles Download PDF

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WO2001024318A1
WO2001024318A1 PCT/DE2000/003379 DE0003379W WO0124318A1 WO 2001024318 A1 WO2001024318 A1 WO 2001024318A1 DE 0003379 W DE0003379 W DE 0003379W WO 0124318 A1 WO0124318 A1 WO 0124318A1
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housing part
upper housing
flexible
conductor track
connecting device
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Ralph Behnke
Ernst Liebich
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Tyco Electronics Logistics Ag
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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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/61—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/613—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures by means of interconnecting elements
    • H01R12/616—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures by means of interconnecting elements having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points

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  • Connection device for connecting two flexible lines
  • the invention relates to a connecting device for connecting two conductor bodies, each provided in a flexible line or on a flexible printed circuit board.
  • Flex cable or flexible printed circuit boards are used in particular for carrying electrical signals or electrical energy in vehicle electrical systems.
  • a connector is provided, which is used to connect a conductor body provided in one flexible line with a conductor body provided in another flexible line.
  • a connector is damaged at one end of a flexible line. Damage to the flexible lines themselves is also known. In this case, the flexible cable must be repaired.
  • the connecting device according to the invention has a lower housing part made of electrically insulating plastic with a housing receiving area for an upper housing part, which is made of electrically insulating plastic.
  • the lower housing part and the upper housing part each have a receiving area for one end of a flexible line and / or flexible printed circuit board at two opposite housing ends, with a conductor path made of metallic material being provided between the lower housing part and the upper housing part, which is located between the opposite receiving areas extends.
  • At least one cutting connection element (33, 35) is provided on each end of a conductor track in the area of each receiving area.
  • the cutting connection element (33, 35) is designed in such a way that a line body arranged in a flexible line or on a flexible printed circuit board can be contacted via the cutting connection element (33, 35), in particular through any insulation of the conductor body.
  • the lower part of the housing and the upper part of the housing are preferably designed such that they are connected to one another essentially free of play and firmly when one end of a flexible line and / or one flexible printed circuit board is inserted in each receiving area.
  • the connecting device makes it easy to contact two ends of flexible lines by inserting one end of each flexible line into a receiving area between the upper housing part and the lower housing part.
  • one cutting connection element (33, 35) each of a conductor track is pressed through any insulation of the flex line into the conductor body of the flex line, so that opposite conductor bodies in ends of flex lines each have a cutting connection element (33 , 35) and an interconnect made of metallic material and extending between the receiving areas.
  • the play-free and firmly connectable design of the lower housing part and upper housing part provides a reliable electrical connection and strain relief.
  • the cutting connection element (33, 35) has at least one punch tooth molded into the conductor track.
  • punching teeth can be shaped particularly easily on a predetermined conductor track by making an angular incision in the conductor track with a punching tool and the incised cut is richly bent. If the cutting connection element (33, 35) has a plurality of punching teeth arranged in a circle, in the middle of which a breakthrough is provided, there is particularly good strain relief in the direction of the line, contact between the conductor track and the conductor body being additionally achieved.
  • the conductor track is advantageously designed as a flat metal plate, the cross section of which essentially corresponds to that of the conductor body to be contacted by the conductor track. Then the connecting device has only a slight influence on the conductivity of the interconnected flexible lines.
  • the conductor track can have at least one fixing section designed as a bent locking lug, with which the conductor track can be fastened in the upper housing part or in the lower housing part.
  • the lower housing part can also have at least one guide device for the flexible line or flexible printed circuit board to be inserted into the receiving area.
  • the guide device can comprise two opposing stop shoulders for resting on side edges of the flexible line or flexible printed circuit board to be inserted into the guide area.
  • the guide device can have an insertion shaft, the inner contour of which corresponds to the outer contour of the flexible line or flexible printed circuit board to be inserted into the guide area.
  • the upper housing part can have conductor track holding sections which are designed in particular as housing slots for receiving a latching lug provided on the conductor track.
  • the provision of such housing slots results in a particularly simple assembly of the conductor track in the connecting device in connection with conductor tracks on which latching tabs are provided.
  • housing guide regions can also be provided in the lower housing part, which can be designed as guide edges and / or as recesses which interact with corresponding stop edges and / or shape increases in the upper housing part.
  • First latching areas can also be provided on the lower housing part, which are designed in such a way that, with the second latching areas provided on the upper housing part, they produce a positive and fixed connection between the upper housing part and lower housing part.
  • the invention provides a connection housing with which flexible lines can be connected to one another by means of penetration technology.
  • a connection housing with which flexible lines can be connected to one another by means of penetration technology.
  • To repair a defective connector it is separated from the flexible cable and replaced by a connector with a damaged cable. If the cable in the cable harness is defective, the defective part is removed and the two flexible conductor ends are connected again using the arrangement described here.
  • the two flexible conductor ends are inserted into the repair housing from two sides and electrically connected by pressing the housing cover.
  • the cutting edges for contacting and the teeth for strain relief are bent out of the sheet metal strip.
  • the number of metal strips depends on the number of poles in the line to be repaired.
  • the shape of the cutting edge corresponds to that of a barb based on snake teeth.
  • the strain relief can consist of an arrangement of small teeth that unilaterally isolate the cable up to. Penetrate the copper track or also from a groove-like elevation in the metal strip that clamps the flexible conductor.
  • the flexible cable is attached to the sheet metal strips by means of bent tabs which are pressed into the slots in the upper part.
  • the lugs are provided with chamfers or bevels for easier assembly, according to which they taper in the direction of insertion.
  • the housing itself is made in two parts.
  • the upper part consists of a middle bar and two lids, which are connected by a film hinge over the middle bar.
  • the upper part In the delivery state, the upper part is locked to the lower part with the central web, so that the two covers are in a pre-locking division.
  • the play-free jamming of the lids is achieved by an inclined plane on the locking hooks and on the lower part.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section through a flexible conductor
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an upper housing part of a connecting device according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a conductor track end of the upper housing part from FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a lower housing part of a device according to the invention
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a connection device produced with a connection device according to the invention. provided connection between two flexible conductors.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section through a flexible line 1 which has a first strip line body 3, a second strip line body 4 and a third strip line body 5 within an insulation 2 made of plastic.
  • the first stripline body 3, the second stripline body 4 and the third stripline body 5 are each formed as a thin copper layer.
  • the insulation 2 has a substantially rectangular cross section.
  • a first side surface 6 is formed on a first narrow side, a second side surface 7, an upper surface 8 and a lower surface 9, which can be used for guiding the flexible line 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an upper housing part 10 with a first conductor track 11 and with a second conductor track 12.
  • the upper housing part is made in one piece from plastic and is divided into a central web 13, a first housing cover 14 and a second housing cover 15.
  • the upper housing part 10 is symmetrical with respect to the central web 13.
  • the first housing cover 14 and the second housing cover 15 thus coincide in the essential parts.
  • the same parts are therefore provided with the same reference numbers.
  • the first housing cover 14 and the second housing cover 15 each have an essentially rectangular shape in plan view. They are each connected to the central web 13 via film hinges 16.
  • the film hinges 16 are designed as a narrow groove on the underside of the upper housing part 10, which cannot be seen in FIG. 2, so that the first housing OJ OJ t to P 1 P * ⁇ o L ⁇ o L ⁇ o L ⁇
  • notches 21 and the outer shape elevations 22 of the upper housing part fit snugly when the upper housing part 10 is inserted into the lower housing part 40.
  • the boundary edge 42 is interrupted on the two long sides of the lower housing part 40 by a total of four snap bays 47, which are provided for the engagement of the snap hooks 18 of the upper housing part 10.
  • a run-up edge 48 is provided to raise the base plate 41.
  • Each run-on edge 48 has a longitudinal guide surface 49, which is directed towards the inside of the lower housing part 40, and a spacer surface 50, which is oriented upward from the base plate 41.
  • the base plate 41 is designed in the area of the underside of each run-up edge 48 with a snap recess 51, which is intended to cooperate with a snap edge 19 and a snap hook 18.
  • each run-up edge 48 are aligned with the narrow side surfaces of each guide shaft 43, so that a flexible line inserted into the lower housing part 40 bears against both the narrow side of the guide shaft 43 and the longitudinal guide surface 49 and is guided there.
  • the spacing surface 50 is essentially aligned with the long sides of a respective guide shaft 43, so that an upper housing part 10 inserted into the lower housing part 40 is held at a predetermined distance above the base plate 41.
  • an upper housing part 10 according to the invention is provided according to FIG. 2 and not with one in this view third interconnect shown fully equipped.
  • a lower housing part 40 according to FIG. 4 is then provided, the central web 13 of the upper housing part 10 being pressed into the lower housing part 40 in such a way that the inner elevations 21 come to lie in the inner mold recesses 44 and that the outer shape elevations 22 in the outer Form recesses 45 come to rest.
  • a latching edge 23 of the central web 13 engages in a lateral opening 46 in the boundary edge 42 and holds the central web 13 firmly together with the lower housing part 40.
  • the first housing cover 14 and the second housing cover 15 are not yet inserted into the lower housing part 40 in a pre-latching division. Rather, they still protrude slightly above the boundary edge 42 by bending around the film hinges 16.
  • This state characterizes the delivery state of the connecting device according to the invention before connecting two flexible lines 1.
  • two flexible lines 1 can easily be inserted into one of the guide shafts 43 until they abut the central web 13.
  • the flexible lines 1 are guided both by the outline of the respective guide shaft 43 and by the longitudinal guide surfaces 49 and are kept in a clear state.
  • the first housing cover 14 and the second housing cover 15 are then pressed completely into the lower housing part 40 until the snap hooks 18 engage in the snap bays 47. In this state, the snap edges 19 keep the flexible lines 1 under tension due to their interaction with the snap recesses 51, so that dimensional tolerances in the flexible lines 1 are compensated for.
  • the contact teeth 33 and the holding teeth 35 penetrate the insulation 2 of the flexible line 1.
  • the contact teeth 33 also penetrate into the first band line body 3 and into the second band line line. body 4 or in the third strip line body 5 and establish an electrical connection with the respective conductor track.
  • the action of the holding teeth 35 results in strain relief for the electrical connection between the conductor track and the strip line body.
  • Figure 5 shows the connecting device according to the invention in the finished state.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif destiné au raccordement de deux corps conducteurs (3, 4, 5) respectivement logés dans une ligne flexible (1). Ledit dispositif de raccordement présente une partie inférieure de boîtier (40) réalisée en plastique, et une partie supérieure de boîtier (10). La partie inférieure de boîtier (40) et la partie supérieure de boîtier (10) sont conçues de manière à pouvoir être raccordées quasiment sans jeu et solidement l'une à l'autre, à l'état intégré, respectivement au moyen d'une extrémité d'une ligne flexible (1).
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