Classifications

• • 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
  • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
  • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
• • 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
  • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
  • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
• • 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
  • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
  • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
• • 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  

Definitions

• the invention relates to a connector with an insulating part, which forms one or more holes for receiving a corresponding number of inner conductors. Through the insulating part, the inner conductors are kept electrically isolated within an outer conductor of the connector.
• a generic connector is described in EP 1 825 575 B1.
• the insulating part of the connector has a star-shaped cross section and forms a total of four holes in a square arrangement, which are provided for receiving in each case an inner conductor.
• the inner conductors are introduced via a respective radial slot in the associated bore and fixed therein positive and non-positive.
• the insulating part formed from an electrically insulating material ensures permanent positioning of the inner conductors at a distance to an outer conductor which completely surrounds the insulating part, air acting as a dielectric in the radial slots.
• the connector has an end which is provided for connection to a complementary connector. The other end is intended for connection to a cable.
• the corresponding cable-side ends of the inner conductors have two tabs, which form a crimp connection with the corresponding inner conductors of the cable be bent over. It may happen that not all individual wires of the inner conductor between the tabs are clamped and thus extend into the radial slots of the insulating part. This can lead to a short circuit when these individual wires contact the outer conductor of the connector.
• the present invention seeks to provide a connector in which the described risk of short circuit is avoided by a contact between the inner conductor and outer conductor.
• An insulating part for a connector comprises a base body with (at least) one bore (not limited to machining by drilling, for example) for receiving (at least) an inner conductor of the connector and with (at least) one in the radial direction (with respect to a longitudinal axis of the bore ) opening into the bore through which the inner conductor can be introduced into the bore, and is inventively by a connected to the body cover, which releases the opening in a first position and conceals the opening in a second position, characterized.
• inventive connector comprises (At least) an inventive insulating member, (at least) an inner conductor and (at least) an outer conductor.
• the cover is integrally connected to the main body.
• Such an insulating part may e.g. be made easily and inexpensively in the form of an injection molded from (electrically insulating) plastic. It can be particularly preferably provided that the insulating part is made such that the cover is in the first position after production. For the movement of the cover in the second position can then be provided at least local deformation of the cover. This local deformation can also be assisted in that the cover or the transition from the cover into the base body along a predetermined deformation line is weakened. In particular, a film hinge can be formed along this deformation line.
• the movement of the cover from the first to the second position preferably takes place about a pivot axis (this may in particular correspond to the deformation line), which runs in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bore.
• the term "in the direction” is understood to mean that the pivot axis encloses an angle of less than 90 ° and preferably less than 45 °, particularly preferably the pivot axis runs parallel or coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the bore.
• the longitudinal opening then makes it possible during the assembly of the connector over its entire length simultaneously to introduce the inner conductor from the side and in particular via a parallel displacement into the bore.
• the cover during assembly of the Connector ie when the insulating is introduced into the outer conductor, automatically in the second position in which it covers the opening, is brought.
• the outer conductor may have a mounting opening, through which the insulating part can be introduced into this, wherein the arrangement of the mounting opening and the cover is such that the cover is moved by the introduction of the insulating part in the outer conductor in the second position.
• the introduction of the insulating part in the outer conductor preferably from the side (relative to a longitudinal axis of the connector in the region of the cover) take place.
• the outer conductor of the connector according to the invention for example, (at least) in that area in which it receives the cover of the insulating part, have a U-shaped cross-section.
• Such a cross-sectional shape of the outer conductor can also advantageously be combined with an insulating part having at least two, preferably four parallel bores (for a corresponding number of inner conductors), wherein the opening into the holes openings extend to two sides of the body and wherein the two sides of the body is associated with a respective cover.
• the two sides of the base body may preferably be formed mirror-symmetrically, so that a double-E-shaped cross-section (ie : with a central longitudinal web and three these preferably perpendicular crossing transverse webs, one of which centrally and two end sides of the longitudinal web are arranged) of the main body of the insulating part can result.
• the two covers (which can preferably be arranged at the free ends of an outer crosspiece in a double-E-shaped cross-sectional shape) can then be in contact with the outer legs of the U-shaped outer conductor during insertion into the outer conductor in the respective second Position to be moved.
• the connector according to the invention may have a plug-side end and a cable-side end, the connection of the longitudinal direction and thus defining the longitudinal axis of the connector.
• the mounting opening of the outer conductor is arranged such that the insulating part can be introduced by a movement in the direction of alignment of the longitudinal axis at the plug-side end in the outer conductor.
• This allows an embodiment of the connector, in which the outer conductor is formed completely closed in the region of the plug-side end. This may be particularly advantageous if the outer conductor is provided in this area as a socket-shaped plug-in element of a plug connection formed with a complementary mating connector (or the outer conductor thereof).
• a lateral introduction of the cover (s) having portion of the insulating part in the there preferably U-shaped outer conductor may be provided when the cover (en) is provided in the region of the cable end, where these due to the connection of the / the inner conductor (s) with (one) regularly consisting of individual wires inner conductor (s) of a cable by eg Crimping is / are particularly advantageous.
• the forced movement of the cover (s) from the first to the second position can be achieved by arranging the pivot axis (s) of the cover (s) obliquely with respect to the direction of movement of the insulating member when inserted into the outer conductor. are and / or these on (a) correspondingly inclined edge (s) or surface (s) of the outer conductor slides / -n.
• 1 shows a connector according to the invention in a first perspective view
• 2 shows the connector in a second perspective view
• Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner conductor and the insulating part of the connector with the covers in their second position;
• Figure 5 is a perspective view of the inner conductor and the insulating part of the connector with the covers in their first position.
• FIG. 6 shows a cross section through the cable-side ends of the insulating part and the inner conductor with the covers in the first position.
• the connector shown in the drawings is designed as an angle connector. This comprises a plug-side end as part of a plug-side portion 1, which is designed to form a plug connection with a complementary mating connector (not shown). Furthermore, the connector still comprises a cable-side end as part of a cable-side portion 2, which is provided for connecting a cable (not shown).
• the plug-side section 1 and the cable-side section 2 are at a 90 ° angle to each other. Accordingly, the plug-side end of the cable-side end connecting longitudinal axis of the connector also angled by 90 °.
• the connector comprises an integrally formed insulating part. This is formed as an injection molded part of an electrically insulating plastic.
• a base body 3 of the insulating part has an angled course following the course of the connector and forms a plurality of (four in total) holes 4, which are more or less closed and interrupted in the region of the bend (the holes can thus also be spaced apart from one another Partial holes exist) - extend over the entire length of the insulating part.
• the holes 4 have in cross section a square arrangement within the base body 3. This corresponds to the usual arrangement of the four inner conductors used in HSD connectors.
• An inventive connector may be provided in particular as a HSD connector.
• the bores 4 are formed closed by more than 180 ° and in each case pass radially into a slot-shaped opening 5.
• a corresponding embodiment of the holes 4 can be found in a part of the plug-side section 1 of the insulating part. Completely closed, the holes 4 are only in the region of the plug-side end of the insulating part.
• an inner conductor 6 can be introduced into each of the holes 4 from the side. Due to the shorter length of the inner conductor 6 in comparison to the insulating part, the completely closed configuration of the bores 4 at the plug-side end of the insulating part does not hinder this insertion.
• the inner conductors 6 are held positively in the holes 4 by a kind of snap connection is formed between these and holding sections 7 of the holes in the plug-side section 1 of the insulating part.
• the width of the respective slot-shaped opening 5 at the transition into the holding section 7 of the individual holes 4 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the associated portion of the respective inner conductor 6.
• the inner conductor 6 itself and / or the insulating in the holding sections are thus when introducing the inner conductor 6 temporarily elastically deformed.
• the individual inner conductors 6 are formed as stamped bending components of an electrically conductive, metallic sheet.
• the inner conductors 6 are bent over in such a way that they have a (nearly) have closed (circular in cross-section) tubular shape.
• these can advantageously serve as a socket-shaped plug-in elements of the connector, can be plugged into the pin-shaped plug-in elements of inner conductors of a complementary mating connector.
• the inner conductor 6 are formed in the form of simple tabs. As a result, these can be bent well into a bend following the curved course.
• the inner conductors 6 form two successively arranged (almost) closed tubular sections 8, 9.
• first tubular portion 8 of each inner conductor 6 has a possible circular cross section and thereby ensures a largely backlash-free fit of the inner conductor 6 in the corresponding portion of the associated bore 4 of the insulating part.
• formation of a snap connection according to the holding portion 7 of the plug-side portion 1 of the insulating part can be formed here as well.
• the second tubular portion 9 forming tabs of the respective inner conductor 6, however, are more curved. As a result, they can be bent further in a simple manner in order to produce a crimped connection with the inner conductors of a cable (not shown) consisting of individual wires.
• FIGS. 2 to 4 show the covers 1 in a first position in which they do not obscure the slot-shaped openings 5.
• the insulating part is made with the covers 1 1 in this position.
• the covers are pivoted to the second position shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, which is parallel to a local deformation of the covers 1 1 along deformation lines extending in the transitions of the covers 1 1 to the base body 3 extend to the longitudinal axis of the connector in this area, goes along.
• This deformation can be elastic and / or plastic type.
• the slot-shaped openings 5 are covered by the covers 1 1, whereby a contact of not detected by the crimps strands with the outer conductor 10 is avoided.
• the inner conductor 6 are first introduced into the holes 4 of the insulating part and then inserted this unit in the outer conductor 10. This insertion takes place in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the connector in the plug-side section. 1
• the plug-side end opposite side of the outer conductor 10 is provided with a corresponding mounting hole 12. Due to the bending of the connector, the introduction of the unit of insulating part and inner conductors 6 in the cable-side section 2 takes place from the side.
• the covers are still located in the first position 1 1 against the end faces of the outer legs of the provided in this section with a U-shaped cross-section outer conductor 10 and are thereby forced into the second position.
• the covering of the slot-shaped openings 5 in the corresponding section of the insulating part thus takes place automatically by its introduction into the outer conductor 10. An additional assembly effort is not associated with it.
• this has a double-E-shaped cross-section, ie this is formed by a central longitudinal ridge and three transverse webs, one of the longitudinal ridge in the middle and the two cross other ends.
• the covers 1 1 are connected end to one of the outer transverse webs. The pivoting of the covers takes place around almost 90 °. After pivoting, the covers 11 bear on the middle and the other of the outer transverse webs.
• the mounting opening 12 of the outer conductor is still closed by a suitable cover (not shown).
• This cover also includes the second half of a tubular fitting 13 of the outer conductor 10, which is intended to externally enclose an outer conductor of the cable, whereby the electrical connection is made with the outer conductor of the connector.
• the connector 13 improves the stability of the connection between the cable and connector.
• the formed of an electrically conductive material outer conductor 10 is formed as a sleeve-shaped plug-in element into which a corresponding plug-in element of the complementary mating connector can be inserted.
• Longitudinal slots 14 allow a good radial elasticity.
• a housing of the connector forming outer conductor as provided in the present embodiment, of course, a arranged in a preferably electrically insulating housing outer conductor can be used.

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