WO2017076743A1 - Connecteur électrique pour un élément sensible - Google Patents

Connecteur électrique pour un élément sensible Download PDF

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WO2017076743A1
WO2017076743A1 PCT/EP2016/075952 EP2016075952W WO2017076743A1 WO 2017076743 A1 WO2017076743 A1 WO 2017076743A1 EP 2016075952 W EP2016075952 W EP 2016075952W WO 2017076743 A1 WO2017076743 A1 WO 2017076743A1
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spring
region
plug connector
housing
contacting
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Roland Seitz
Wolfgang Woernle
David Bendes
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Robert Bosch Gmbh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D11/00—Component parts of measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D11/24—Housings ; Casings for instruments
    • G01D11/245—Housings for sensors
    • 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
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • H01R13/2442—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted with a single cantilevered beam

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  • the present invention relates to a plug connector for a sensor element.
  • the sensor element can be electrically contacted with the plug connector.
  • the invention relates to a method for producing a plug connector.
  • the invention relates to a sensor arrangement comprising such a plug connector.
  • Plug connectors for sensor elements are known from the prior art. Such plug connectors are used for connecting sensor elements to other electronic components via specific connectors. For this purpose, a plug connector contacting elements, on the one hand contact electrical contacts of the sensor element, on the other hand form a specific connector. This plug can be made differently depending on your wishes. To the plug can then connect other electronic components.
  • the plug connector according to the invention with the features of claim 1 allows the sensor element very easy to manufacture.
  • the sensor element only has to have an electrical contact point, in particular in the form of a soldering point. This is achieved by the fact that the Plug connector itself provides a spring effect.
  • Plug connector according to the invention for electrically contacting the
  • Sensor element comprises a housing and at least one electrically conductive contacting element.
  • the contacting element has a
  • Terminal area Terminal area, a spring area and an intermediate
  • connection region is designed for electrically contacting a further electronic component.
  • connection region forms, together with the housing, a plug connection for inserting a corresponding mating connector of the further electronic component.
  • the central region runs at least partially on or in the
  • the central region is attached to or in the housing.
  • the spring portion is for electrically contacting the
  • the spring region is bent relative to the central region at at least one bending point.
  • This elastic deformability thus represents a spring effect.
  • the spring effect is present in particular when a bending moment acts on the spring region.
  • Such a bending moment can be generated in particular by a force acting on the spring area force, which rests away from the bending point.
  • the spring portion can therefore advantageously axial tolerance compensation between the male connector and an electrical contact point of the at
  • the contacting element thus represents an L-spring.
  • the contacting element already has a spring effect, so that electrical
  • Contact points of the sensor element must include no spring action.
  • the electrical contact points of the sensor element and thus the sensor element itself are very easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • each electrical contact point of the sensor element is a
  • the central region of the contacting element is injected into the housing or is encapsulated by the housing.
  • Injection process is the contacting element, in particular the central region of the Contacting, securely and reliably fixed in the housing.
  • the housing is a plastic injection molded housing.
  • the contacting element advantageously has an embossing or an incision at the bending point.
  • embossing or an incision about the embossing or the incision, the bend at the bending point is very easy and inexpensive to produce, as a defined zone is specified at which the bend is to take place. In this way, a required contact force for contacting the
  • the embossing or the incision advantageously makes it possible to protect the electrical contact points of the sensor element against overload, since the force required for the plastic deformation of the spring contact area contacting the respective electrical contact point is less than the load capacity of the contact elements.
  • the middle region of the contacting element preferably has a longitudinal part and a transverse part running perpendicular to the longitudinal part.
  • the longitudinal part connects the spring area with the connection area.
  • the transverse part runs perpendicular to the longitudinal part and allows anchoring of the
  • longitudinal part and cross member is thus realized in particular a T-shape.
  • the provision of longitudinal part and cross member allows, in particular by the anchoring effect, a defined bending process of the spring portion at the bending point with reduced load on the housing.
  • the housing is made of a plastic, so that it is ensured by the reduced load that the plastic is not overloaded. There is also the possibility that in the case of a load
  • Bending moment can be distributed to an enlarged area within the housing, since the bending moment can be introduced both over the longitudinal part and on the cross member in the housing. Thus, local
  • At least the spring portion has a coating of a
  • the coating may be applied selectively or over the entire surface.
  • the coating is gold.
  • the spring region advantageously extends in a straight line between the bending point and one end of the contacting element. Alternatively or additionally, it is provided that the spring area at least at the end of
  • Contacting element is convex, preferably has a convex embossing and / or an incision.
  • convex shape is a tolerance insensitive and large contact area for
  • the invention further relates to a sensor arrangement comprising a sensor element and a plug connector as described above.
  • the plug connector in particular has the same number of contacting elements as electrical contact points of the sensor element.
  • the sensor element is mechanically connected to the plug connector, wherein the spring portions of the contacting elements the
  • Sensor element is thus very easy and inexpensive to produce, since this only electrical contact points, advantageously in the form of contact pins or solder points, must provide. An additional requirement, in particular the provision of coil springs as in the prior art, is therefore not necessary.
  • the spring region of the plug connector is very easy and inexpensive manufacturable, since this can be manufactured by a simple bending process.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a
  • Plug connector for electrically contacting a sensor element.
  • the male connector is advantageously a male connector as previously described.
  • the method comprises the following steps: First, a housing is provided. At least one central region of an electrically conductive contacting element is attached to the housing. It is the Order of providing the housing and attaching the
  • a housing may initially be provided and the contacting element attached thereto, or alternatively the housing may be formed around the contacting element, whereby the steps of providing the housing and mounting the housing
  • the contacting element has a connection region for electrically contacting a further electronic component.
  • the spring region is designed for electrically contacting the sensor element.
  • the middle area extends between the
  • the plug connector can be manufactured very simply and cost-effectively with the method according to the invention.
  • the plug connector has the same components as a known plug connector from the prior
  • the housing is provided by encapsulation of the central region of the contacting element with an electrically insulating material.
  • the electrically insulating material is preferably a plastic.
  • the method is carried out such that the bending of the spring region within a
  • Injection molding tool is done.
  • the bending of the spring area in a separate step and / or by a separate tool.
  • the injection molding train can be adapted so that this bends the spring area with an additional bending tool.
  • the connector can be produced in a small amount of time.
  • the exemption of the spring area is a Abdicht réellekeit of
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a sensor arrangement with a plug connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic detail view of the plug connector according to the embodiment of the invention when contacting the
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of the plug connector according to the
  • Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the plug connector according to the embodiment of the invention after bending the spring portion.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a sensor arrangement 11 according to FIG. 1
  • the sensor arrangement 1 comprises a plug connector 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the plug connector 1 is used for electrically contacting electrical contact points 12 of a sensor element 2.
  • the electrical contact points 12 are formed as contact pins.
  • the plug connector 1 allows a Connecting the sensor element 2 to other electronic components by the plug connector 1 acts as an adapter.
  • the plug connector 1 has a plurality of contacting elements 4.
  • the contacting element 4 serve on the one hand for contacting the electrical contact points 12 of the sensor element 2 and on the other hand for providing an interface to the
  • the interface can be manufactured differently according to different specifications.
  • the contacting elements 4 each comprise a spring region 7, a middle region 6 and a connection region 5.
  • the connection region 5 serves for
  • the spring region 7 on the other side serves for contacting the electrical contacts 12 of the sensor element 2.
  • the middle region 6 connects the connection region 5 and the spring region 7.
  • the central region 6 is at least partially surrounded by a housing 3 of the plug connector 1.
  • the housing 3 is advantageously injected around the contacting elements 4.
  • the housing 3 is thus an injection molded housing.
  • the housing 3 is advantageously made of a plastic.
  • Housing 3 form the connection areas 5 of the individual
  • Requirement may be the shape of the housing 3 and the arrangement of the
  • Terminal areas are varied to obtain different plug-in connections.
  • a connection of the sensor element 2 to different electronic components can be realized with the plug connector 1.
  • each contacting element 4 has a longitudinal part 8 and a transverse part 9 oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal part 8. It does that
  • the longitudinal part 8 may in particular be bent in order to vary the location of the connection region 5, wherein the longitudinal part 8
  • the transverse part 9 serves to anchor the contacting element 4 within the housing 3.
  • the cross member 9 allows a large contact surface of the
  • loads in particular bending loads, which act on the spring region 7 or on the connection region 5 of the contacting element 4
  • loads in particular bending loads, which act on the spring region 7 or on the connection region 5 of the contacting element 4
  • the cross member 9 allows a large contact surface of the
  • the sensor element 2 is advantageously a medium-pressure sensor with a sensor housing and with electrical contact points 12
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a detail view of the plug connector 1 in FIG.
  • Spring portions 7 of the contacting elements 4 are bent at a bending point 10 relative to the central region 6.
  • Contacting elements 4 can also be a for bending the
  • the bending of the spring region 7 at the bending point 10 can advantageously be set precisely.
  • To improve the electrical contact between the electrical contact point 12 and spring portion 7 of the spring portion 7 is advantageously at least partially gilded.
  • gilding is an electric
  • FIGS 3 and 4 show the plug connector 1 according to the
  • Figure 4 is a state shown after bending.
  • the bending is carried out in particular during or after the injection molding of the housing 3.
  • the bending is advantageously carried out in an injection mold and / or by an additional bending tool.
  • Anlessness 13 of the bending point 10 of the respective bend is already predefined.
  • each contacting element 4 By bending each contacting element 4 is formed into an L-spring.
  • an L-spring allows elastic and / or plastic deformability at the bending point 10.
  • the spring portions 7 can apply to the electrical contact points 12 of the sensor element 2, a sufficiently high force to produce a secure and reliable electrical contact .
  • the spring portions 7 allow the following functions: First, the spring portions 7 allow a reliable electrical contact between the contacting element 4 and the electrical contact points 12 of the
  • the spring portions 7 ensure overload protection of the sensor element 2, so that a mechanical overuse of the sensor element 2 is avoided.
  • the spring region 7 may also preferably have a convex embossing.
  • the convex embossing allows a tolerance-independent large contact with the corresponding electrical contact point 12. A stable electrical connection is always ensured, even if fluctuations in the position of the contact partners, in particular due to thermal expansion, occur.
  • the male connector 1 according to the invention is very easy and inexpensive to manufacture. In particular, no more components are needed than in known connector connectors l from the prior art. At the same time, the plug connector 1 allows a considerable simplification of the production of the sensor element 2. This is achieved by the surprisingly simple bending of the contacting elements 4 to an L-spring.

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L'invention concerne un connecteur électrique (1) pour la mise en contact électrique d'un élément sensible (2), comportant un boîtier (3) et au moins un élément de mise en contact électriquement conducteur (4) présentant une zone de connexion (5), une zone élastique (7) et une zone centrale (6) située entre ces deux zones. La zone de connexion (5) est conçue pour la mise en contact électrique d'un autre composant électronique. La zone centrale (6) s'étend au moins partiellement dans ou sur le boîtier (3), et la zone élastique (7) est conçue pour la mise en contact électrique de l'élément sensible (2) et est coudée par rapport à la zone centrale (6) au niveau d'un point de flexion (10) de telle manière que la zone élastique (7) présente un effet élastique lors de l'application de moments de flexion autour du point de flexion (10).
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