EP0740369B1 - Short-circuit protection for electric igniter for airbags - Google Patents

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EP0740369B1
EP0740369B1 EP96106772A EP96106772A EP0740369B1 EP 0740369 B1 EP0740369 B1 EP 0740369B1 EP 96106772 A EP96106772 A EP 96106772A EP 96106772 A EP96106772 A EP 96106772A EP 0740369 B1 EP0740369 B1 EP 0740369B1
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Karl-Heinz Krauter
Reiner Gebhard
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42BEXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F42B3/10Initiators therefor
    • F42B3/18Safety initiators resistant to premature firing by static electricity or stray currents
    • F42B3/182Safety initiators resistant to premature firing by static electricity or stray currents having shunting means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42CAMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C19/00Details of fuzes
    • F42C19/06Electric contact parts specially adapted for use with electric fuzes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part

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  • the invention is based on a short-circuit protection with in the preamble of claim 1 specified features.
  • Such a short-circuit protection is known from DE-28 30 552 C2.
  • Inflation of an airbag takes less than 1 s relatively large gas volume required.
  • the gas volume is usually determined using pyrotechnic, chemical or pneumatic gas generators.
  • these gas generators with an explosive device to ignite.
  • This explosive device usually consists of a powder charge electrically by means of a filament or by means of a sputtered Au layer is ignited. So that the airbag can fulfill its safety task, is required one detonator with a very short reaction time.
  • Such detonators are highly sensitive. It is therefore imperative to take precautions to prevent the detonators are ignited unintentionally, e.g.
  • the short-circuit spring closes the contact pins of the Detonator in all situations where the detonator is not using the trigger circuit of the airbag is connected, defines briefly and thereby prevents accidental Deployment of the airbag.
  • the short-circuit protection is formed by two Contact springs, which are connected by a common foot and into a socket are made of plastic, into which the contact pins of the igniter protrude.
  • the contact springs rest resiliently on the two contact pins and are only from the contact pins by inserting a plug into the socket lifted; this connector connects the contact pins of the igniter the trigger circuit of the airbag and presses the two contact springs when inserting into the socket apart.
  • the plug is pulled out of the socket: In this case First short-circuit the two contact pins by applying the contact springs and only then does the connection to the airbag deployment circuit interrupted.
  • Known short-circuit springs for airbags consist of hardenable copper beryllium, which is gold-plated in the contact area. Hardenable copper beryllium is used to achieve the necessary tight bend radii to be able to.
  • the short-circuit spring is first made soft by punching, Bending and gilding formed and then in an elaborate annealing process tempered and brought to the desired final hardness. After the glow the short circuit spring in the plastic bushing in the correct, by the location of the contact pins used in the specified position and according to the information in the DE 28 30 552 C2 therein by welding, gluing, pressing into guide grooves, Spread or the like set. This type of assembly is complex and determines the price of the short-circuit protection to a large extent.
  • EP-A-0 650 229 shows a short-circuit protection for electrical igniters of airbags with a non-conductive socket in which a contact spring is arranged.
  • the contact spring has two free contact ends and one connecting them Foot part, which is inserted into a recess of the socket. This has the disadvantage that the contact spring in the recess of the socket in a separate operation must be inserted.
  • the contact ends are made up of two contact pins one Detonator for the airbag deflected outward against its spring force, being rest on the contact pins.
  • the present invention has for its object to show a way like the short-circuit protection for airbags without loss of functional safety can be cheaper.
  • the short-circuit spring can therefore be formed from the start from hardened contact spring material and no longer has to be remunerated. That makes it possible Short-circuit springs made from a band-shaped contact spring material, in particular from factory-tempered CuBe, by punching and bending, however initially not to be separated, but with a remaining side stripe of the tape so that they are punched and bent, but still connected as a band-shaped semi-finished product Injection molding machine can feed, in which the foot parts of the short-circuit springs, while still hanging on the side strip of the ribbon to form the Bushings are encapsulated with the plastic, preferably in multiple molds, which have several mold cavities for simultaneous injection of several Have sockets.
  • Such a band-shaped semi-finished product is for an automated one Working method particularly suitable. It also allows temporary storage the short-circuit springs wound into a roll as well as the intermediate storage the already encapsulated short-circuit springs wound on a roll until further processing. But it is also possible to use a punching and bending machine leaving band-shaped semi-finished products directly via a buffer loop an injection molding machine with multiple tools, if these are coordinated in their work cycle.
  • the separation points of the webs, with which the foot part in the band-shaped semi-finished product with its side strips connected were at least one, preferably at two adjacent locations on an end face of the bushing, in particular in a recess in the end face, around the separation points against unintentional contact protect.
  • the short-circuit fuses are only separated after injection molding, especially immediately before assembly with the igniter for the airbag instead, so that there too the advantages of rational production "off the line” can be.
  • predetermined breaking points are formed, which easily break off the spring-hard Material at a given point, conveniently immediately the surface of the socket, where the plastic webs come to light, enable.
  • each foot section with a single web to connect the side strip of the tape.
  • the common foot part of the two contact springs which the Short circuit should embed in the plastic.
  • the foot part outgoing contact springs from the plastic are on the inside the socket preferably provided two axially parallel grooves in the Near one end of the foot part of the short-circuit spring made of plastic emerges from where the two contact springs are in accordance with the shape, obtained by the previous stamping-bending process in the direction extend on the longitudinal axis of the socket. If the contact springs through inserting a plug, which is the connection to the trigger circuit the airbag manufactures, can be pushed away from each other, they can get into this Retract both axially parallel grooves and thereby create space for the Plug.
  • the contact springs are preferably to form a pronounced Formed headboard, in particular bent so that it with its end edge are directed against the longitudinal axis of the socket. This results in a high specific contact pressure of the contact springs on the contact pins they should short-circuit, which makes it possible even thin passivating oxide skins to penetrate.
  • the Contact springs also have a widened head section, so that even then, if they should have a certain imbalance, still reliable contact do.
  • the foot part should only partially enclose the passage of the socket, preferably around 314 of its size.
  • the webs that make up the foot section connect to the side strip of the semi-finished product, in the area between two associated contact springs, and moreover should Foot section over the two foot points of the associated contact springs extend beyond, so that the contact springs not only on one side, but to both Sides of their base point through a section embedded in the plastic of the foot section are held.
  • the socket expediently has on its inside and / or on its outside at least one axially parallel guide groove or guide surface, as in Connectors per se are common for connecting to the plug of the Trigger circuit and easier with the igniter.
  • This training occurs the foot part of the short-circuit spring expediently on one of these Guide surfaces or grooves to reveal additional contact to enable.
  • the short-circuit fuse has an essentially cylindrical socket 1 Plastic with two oppositely directed, parallel, planes Flattenings 2 and 3, which start from one end 4 of the socket extend approximately over half their length on the outside.
  • the socket 1 has a full length slot in the middle of the flat 2 5, except for near the end 4 of the socket, where there is an inwardly projecting Bridge 6 is located, the peripheral wall of the sleeve 1 separates.
  • the Slot 5 diametrically opposite is in the inside of the peripheral wall the sleeve 1 an axially parallel groove 7, which from the other end the sleeve 1, which is chamfered both inside and outside, up to one the opposite end 4 provided thickening 9 of the peripheral wall runs, wherein there is provided in the alignment of the groove 7 a further projection 10 which is directed against the projection of the bridge 6.
  • a 90 ° position the slot 5 and the groove 7 are in the inside of the peripheral wall of the sleeve two further axially parallel grooves 11 and 12 are provided, which over the extend the full length of the sleeve 1.
  • each contact spring 13 and 14 which has a widened head at one free end 15 (see Figure 4), which is approximately 90 ° from the rest of the contact spring bent and with its end edge 16 against the longitudinal axis 17 of the Sleeve is directed.
  • the contact springs 13 and 14 protrude towards the head 15 increasingly over part of their length out of the grooves 11 and 12; in in the vicinity of the end 4 of the socket, the contact springs 13 and 14 into the grooves 11 and 12 and end there on a foot part 18, which the connects the two contact springs 13 and 14 in an electrically conductive manner.
  • the Foot part 18 is embedded in the plastic of the sleeve 1 and occurs in some places revealed, namely in the grooves 7, 11 and 12, which from the foot part 18th are crossed (see Figures 1 and 5) and at one end 4 of the sleeve provided, arranged in a recess 19 end surface of the sleeve which are two separation points 20 and 21 of webs 22 and 23, which connect the foot part to a side strip 24 of a band which is made of the contact spring material and holes 25 at regular intervals for a gradual tape feed.
  • the webs 22 are from this volume and 23, the foot part 18 and the two contact springs 13 and 14 by stamping and bending.
  • the foot part 18 also runs in the two grooves 11 and 12 and in partial areas adjacent to the grooves on both sides. In the transition areas between the webs 22 and 23 on the one hand and the grooves 11 and 12 on the other hand, the foot part is bent twice by 45 ° and on its ends beyond the grooves 11 and 12 again by 45 ° bent, in each case for approximate adaptation to the curvature of the sleeve 1.
  • the separation points 20 and 21 are designed as predetermined breaking points, so that after the injection of the sleeve 1, the finished short-circuit protection from the webs 22nd and 23 can be canceled.
  • Plug 28 with contact sockets 29 and 30 is intended in the direction of Arrow 2 to engage in the sleeve 1.

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Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Kurzschlußsicherung mit den im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen. Eine solche Kurzschlußsicherung ist aus der DE-28 30 552 C2 bekannt.The invention is based on a short-circuit protection with in the preamble of claim 1 specified features. Such a short-circuit protection is known from DE-28 30 552 C2.

Für das Aufblasen eines Airbags wird in einem kurzen Zeitraum von unter 1 s ein relativ großes Gasvolumen benötigt. Das Gasvolumen wird in der Regel mit pyrotechnischen, chemischen oder pneumatischen Gasgeneratoren erzeugt. Weiterhin ist es Stand der Technik, diese Gasgeneratoren mit einem Sprengsatz zu zünden. Dieser Sprengsatz besteht normalerweise aus einer Pulverladung die elektrisch mittels einer Glühwendel oder mittels einer aufgesputterten Au-Schicht gezündet wird. Damit der Airbag seine Sicherungsaufgabe erfüllen kann, benötigt man Zünder mit sehr kurzer Reaktionszeit. Solche Zünder sind hochempfindlich. Es ist deshalb unbedingt erforderlich, Vorsorge zu treffen, um zu verhindern, daß die Zünder unbeabsichtigt gezündet werden, z.B. während des Transports, der Wartung oder beim Einbau oder Ausbau eines Airbags; in solchen Situationen könnte der Sprengsatz durch elektrostatische Aufladung der freiliegenden Kontaktstifte des Zünders versehentlich gezündet werden. Es ist deshalb bekannt, die Kontaktstifte des Zünders mit einer sogenannten Kurzschlußfeder gegen Fehlströme abzusichern. Die Kurzschlußfeder schließt die Kontaktstifte des Zünders in allen Situationen, in denen der Zünder nicht mit der Auslöseschaltung des Airbags verbunden ist, definiert kurz und verhindert dadurch ein unbeabsichtigtes Auslösen des Airbags. Die Kurzschlußsicherung wird gebildet durch zwei Kontaktfedern, welche durch ein gemeinsames Fußteil verbunden und in eine Buchse aus Kunststoff eingesetzt sind, in welche die Kontaktstifte des Zünders hineinragen. Die Kontaktfe-dern liegen den beiden Kontaktstiften federnd an und werden erst durch Einschieben eines Steckers in die Buchse von den Kontaktstiften abgehoben; dieser Stecker verbindet die Kontaktstifte des Zünders mit der Auslöseschaltung des Airbags und drückt die beiden Kontaktfedern beim Einschieben in die Buchse auseinander. Dabei sind die Anordnung der Kontaktstifte in der Buchse und der Stecker so aufeinander abgestimmt, daß die Kontaktfedern nicht von den Kontaktstiften abheben, bevor der Stecker eine elektrische Verbindung der Kontaktstifte mit der Auslöseschaltung hergestellt hat, so daß die Kontaktstifte stets ein definiertes Potential haben. Entsprechendes gilt für den Fall, daß der Stecker aus der Buchse herausgezogen wird: In diesem Fall werden zuerst die beiden Kontaktstifte durch Anlegen der Kontaktfedern kurzgeschlossen und erst danach wird die Verbindung zur Auslöseschaltung des Airbags unterbrochen.Inflation of an airbag takes less than 1 s relatively large gas volume required. The gas volume is usually determined using pyrotechnic, chemical or pneumatic gas generators. Furthermore, it is state of the art that these gas generators with an explosive device to ignite. This explosive device usually consists of a powder charge electrically by means of a filament or by means of a sputtered Au layer is ignited. So that the airbag can fulfill its safety task, is required one detonator with a very short reaction time. Such detonators are highly sensitive. It is therefore imperative to take precautions to prevent the detonators are ignited unintentionally, e.g. during transportation, the Maintenance or when installing or removing an airbag; in such situations could the explosive device by electrostatically charging the exposed contact pins the detonator can be ignited accidentally. It is therefore known the contact pins of the detonator with a so-called short-circuit spring against To safeguard fault currents. The short-circuit spring closes the contact pins of the Detonator in all situations where the detonator is not using the trigger circuit of the airbag is connected, defines briefly and thereby prevents accidental Deployment of the airbag. The short-circuit protection is formed by two Contact springs, which are connected by a common foot and into a socket are made of plastic, into which the contact pins of the igniter protrude. The contact springs rest resiliently on the two contact pins and are only from the contact pins by inserting a plug into the socket lifted; this connector connects the contact pins of the igniter the trigger circuit of the airbag and presses the two contact springs when inserting into the socket apart. The arrangement of the contact pins matched in the socket and the plug so that the contact springs Do not lift off the contact pins before the connector makes an electrical connection has made the contact pins with the trigger circuit so that the Contact pins always have a defined potential. The same applies to the In case the plug is pulled out of the socket: In this case First short-circuit the two contact pins by applying the contact springs and only then does the connection to the airbag deployment circuit interrupted.

Bekannte Kurzschlußfedern für Airbags bestehen aus aushärtbarem Kupfer-Beryllium, welches im Kontaktierungsbereich vergoldet ist. Aushärtbares Kupfer-Beryllium wird verwendet, um die notwendigen engen Biegeradien verwirklichen zu können. Die Kurzschlußfeder wird zunächst in weichem Zustand durch Stanzen, Biegen und Vergolden gebildet und danach in einem aufwendigen Glüharbeitsgang vergütet und auf die gewünschte Endhärte gebracht. Nach dem Glühen wird die Kurzschlußfeder in die Kunststoffbuchse in der richtigen, durch die Lage der Kontaktstifte bestimmten Position eingesetzt und gemäß den Angaben in der DE 28 30 552 C2 darin durch Schweißen, Kleben, Einpressen in Führungsrillen, Spreizen oder dergleichen festgelegt. Diese Art der Montage ist aufwendig und bestimmt den Preis der Kurzschlußsicherung zu einem erheblichen Teil.Known short-circuit springs for airbags consist of hardenable copper beryllium, which is gold-plated in the contact area. Hardenable copper beryllium is used to achieve the necessary tight bend radii to be able to. The short-circuit spring is first made soft by punching, Bending and gilding formed and then in an elaborate annealing process tempered and brought to the desired final hardness. After the glow the short circuit spring in the plastic bushing in the correct, by the location of the contact pins used in the specified position and according to the information in the DE 28 30 552 C2 therein by welding, gluing, pressing into guide grooves, Spread or the like set. This type of assembly is complex and determines the price of the short-circuit protection to a large extent.

Die EP-A-0 650 229 zeigt eine Kurzschlußsicherung für elektrische Zünder von Airbags mit einer nichtleitenden Buchse, in der eine Kontaktfeder angeordnet ist. Die Kontaktfeder hat zwei freie Kontaktenden und ein diese verbindendes Fußteil, das in eine Vertiefung der Buchse eingelegt ist. Dies hat den Nachteil, daß die Kontaktfeder in die Vertiefung der Buchse in einem eigenen Arbeitsgang eingelegt werden muß. Die Kontaktenden werden von zwei Kontaktstiften eines Zünders für den Airbag gegen ihre Federkraft nach außen ausgelenkt, wobei sie an den Kontaktstiften anliegen.EP-A-0 650 229 shows a short-circuit protection for electrical igniters of airbags with a non-conductive socket in which a contact spring is arranged. The contact spring has two free contact ends and one connecting them Foot part, which is inserted into a recess of the socket. This has the disadvantage that the contact spring in the recess of the socket in a separate operation must be inserted. The contact ends are made up of two contact pins one Detonator for the airbag deflected outward against its spring force, being rest on the contact pins.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Weg aufzuzeigen, wie die Kurzschlußsicherung für Airbags ohne Einbuße an Funktionssicherheit verbilligt werden kann.The present invention has for its object to show a way like the short-circuit protection for airbags without loss of functional safety can be cheaper.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch eine Kurzschlußsicherung mit den im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmalen. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche. Ein Verfahren zur Herstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Kurzschlußsicherung ist in Anspruch 9 angegeben.This problem is solved by a short-circuit protection with the in the claim 1 specified characteristics. Advantageous developments of the invention are Subject of the dependent claims. A method for producing the short-circuit protection device according to the invention is specified in claim 9.

Erfindungsgemäß ist das gemeinsame Fußteil der Kontaktfedern mit dem Kunststoff der Buchse umspritzt. Das erlaubt eine wesentlich kostengünstigere Herstellung der Kurzschlußsicherung. Zum einen werden das Einsetzen, das lagerichtige Positionieren und das anschließende Festlegen der Kurzschlußfeder in der Kunststoffbuchse ersetzt durch ein Einlegen der Kurzschlußfeder in die Spritzgießform für die Buchse. Das erfordert nicht nur weniger Arbeitsschritte, sondern läßt sich auch leichter automatisieren. Zum anderen wird die Anordnung der Kurzschlußfeder in der Buchse dadurch, daß sie bereichsweise in den Kunststoff eingebettet ist, steifer als beim Stand der Technik, wo sie nachträglich in die Buchse eingesetzt wird. Schließlich sind enge Biegeradien, die beim Stand der Technik zum lagegenauen Einsetzen der Kurzschlußfeder in die Buchse erforderlich sind, erfindungsgemäß nicht mehr nötig. Die Kurzschlußfeder kann deshalb von vornherein aus gehärtetem Kontaktfederwerkstoff gebildet werden und muß nicht mehr nachträglich vergütet werden. Das macht es möglich, die Kurzschlußfedern aus bandförmigem Kontaktfederwerkstoff, insbesondere aus werksvergütetem CuBe, durch Stanzen und Biegen herzustellen, sie jedoch zunächst nicht zu vereinzeln, sondern mit einem verbleibenden Seitenstreifen des Bandes verbunden zu belassen, so daß man sie zwar fertig gestanzt und gebogen, aber nach wie vor zusammenhängend als bandförmiges Halbzeug der Spritzgießmaschine zuführen kann, in welcher die Fußteile der Kurzschlußfedern, während sie noch am Seitenstreifen des Bandes hängen, zur Bildung der Buchsen mit dem Kunststoff umspritzt werden, vorzugsweise in Mehrfachformen, welche mehrere Formenhohlräume zum gleichzeitigen Spritzen mehrerer Buchsen haben. Ein solches bandförmiges Halbzeug ist für eine automatisierte Arbeitsweise besonders geeignet. Außerdem erlaubt es eine Zwischenlagerung der Kurzschlußfedern zu einer Rolle aufgewickelt ebenso wie die Zwischenlagerung der bereits umspritzten Kurzschlußfedern auf eine Rolle aufgewickelt bis zu ihrer weiteren Verarbeitung. Es ist aber auch möglich, das eine Stanz-Biegemaschine verlassende bandförmige Halbzeug über eine Pufferschleife direkt einer Spritzgießmaschine mit Mehrfachwerkzeugen zuzuführen, wenn diese in ihrem Arbeitstakt aufeinander abgestimmt sind. Die Trennstellen der Stege, mit denen das Fußteil im bandförmigen Halbzeug mit dessen Seitenstreifen verbunden war, liegen an wenigstens einer, vorzugsweise an zwei benachbarten Stellen an einer Endfläche der Buchse, insbesondere in einer Ausnehmung der Endfläche, um die Trennstellen gegen eine unbeabsichtigte Kontaktgabe zu schützen.According to the common foot part of the contact springs with the Injection molded plastic of the socket. This allows a much cheaper one Manufacture of the short-circuit protection. On the one hand, the insertion, the correct position Position and then set the short-circuit spring in the plastic bush replaced by inserting the short-circuit spring in the Injection mold for the socket. This not only requires fewer work steps, but is also easier to automate. The other is the arrangement the short-circuit spring in the socket in that it is partially in the Plastic is embedded, stiffer than in the prior art, where it is retrofitted is inserted into the socket. After all, there are tight bend radii that are at the stand the technology required to position the short-circuit spring in the socket are no longer necessary according to the invention. The short-circuit spring can therefore be formed from the start from hardened contact spring material and no longer has to be remunerated. That makes it possible Short-circuit springs made from a band-shaped contact spring material, in particular from factory-tempered CuBe, by punching and bending, however initially not to be separated, but with a remaining side stripe of the tape so that they are punched and bent, but still connected as a band-shaped semi-finished product Injection molding machine can feed, in which the foot parts of the short-circuit springs, while still hanging on the side strip of the ribbon to form the Bushings are encapsulated with the plastic, preferably in multiple molds, which have several mold cavities for simultaneous injection of several Have sockets. Such a band-shaped semi-finished product is for an automated one Working method particularly suitable. It also allows temporary storage the short-circuit springs wound into a roll as well as the intermediate storage the already encapsulated short-circuit springs wound on a roll until further processing. But it is also possible to use a punching and bending machine leaving band-shaped semi-finished products directly via a buffer loop an injection molding machine with multiple tools, if these are coordinated in their work cycle. The separation points of the webs, with which the foot part in the band-shaped semi-finished product with its side strips connected were at least one, preferably at two adjacent locations on an end face of the bushing, in particular in a recess in the end face, around the separation points against unintentional contact protect.

Das Vereinzeln der Kurzschlußsicherungen findet erst nach dem Spritzgießen, insbesondere unmittelbar vor dem Zusammenbau mit dem Zünder für den Airbag statt, so daß auch dort die Vorteile einer rationellen Fertigung "vom Band" genutzt werden können. Um das Vereinzeln zu erleichtem, werden beim Stanzen der Kurzschlußfedern in den Stegen, die ihre Fußteile mit dem Seitenstreifen des Bandes verbinden, Sollbruchstellen gebildet, die ein leichtes Abbrechen des federharten Materials an vorgegebener Stelle, zweckmässigerweise unmittelbar an der Oberfläche der Buchse, wo die Stege aus dem Kunststoff zutage treten, ermöglichen.The short-circuit fuses are only separated after injection molding, especially immediately before assembly with the igniter for the airbag instead, so that there too the advantages of rational production "off the line" can be. In order to make the separation easier, when punching the short-circuit springs in the webs, which their foot parts with the side strip of Connect the band, predetermined breaking points are formed, which easily break off the spring-hard Material at a given point, conveniently immediately the surface of the socket, where the plastic webs come to light, enable.

Grundsätzlich würde es genügen, jedes Fußteil durch einen einzigen Steg mit dem Seitenstreifen des Bandes zu verbinden. Vorzugsweise sieht man jedoch zwei Stege nebeneinander vor, was die Formstabilität des vorgeformten bandförmigen Halbzeugs und das positionsgenaue Einlegen des Halbzeugs in eine Spritzgießform begünstigt. Vorzugsweise biegt man diese Stege rechtwinklig ab, so daß sie sich rechtwinklig zum Seitenstreifen erstrecken und auch die von ihnen gehaltene vorgeformte Kurzschlußfeder sich rechtwinklig zum Seitenstreifen erstreckt. Auch das erhöht die Formstabilität des Halbzeugs und erleichtert zugleich das Aufwickeln des bandförmigen Halbzeugs und das Positionieren in der Spritzgießform.Basically, it would be sufficient to have each foot section with a single web to connect the side strip of the tape. Preferably, however, one sees two webs side by side in front of what the dimensional stability of the preformed band-shaped Semi-finished product and the precise insertion of the semi-finished product in one Injection mold favored. Preferably you bend these bars at right angles, so that they extend at right angles to the hard shoulder and also those of them Preformed short-circuit spring held at right angles to the hard shoulder extends. This also increases the dimensional stability of the semi-finished product and makes it easier at the same time winding the band-shaped semi-finished product and positioning it in the injection mold.

Es genügt, das gemeinsame Fußteil der beiden Kontaktfedern, welche den Kurzschluß bewirken sollen, in den Kunststoff einzubetten. Um die vom Fußteil ausgehenden Kontaktfedern aus dem Kunststoff herauszuführen, sind auf der Innenseite der Buchse vorzugsweise zwei achsparallele Nuten vorgesehen, in der Nähe von deren einem Ende das Fußteil der Kurzschlußfeder aus dem Kunststoff zutage tritt, von wo aus sich die beiden Kontaktfedern entsprechend der Form, die sie durch den vorangehenden Stanz-Biegevorgang erhalten haben, in Richtung auf die Längsachse der Buchse erstrecken. Wenn die Kontaktfedern durch das Einstecken eines Steckers, welcher die Verbindung zur Auslöseschaltung des Airbags herstellt, voneinander weggedrückt werden, können sie sich in diese beiden achsparallelen Nuten zurückziehen und schaffen dadurch Platz für den Stecker.It is sufficient to have the common foot part of the two contact springs, which the Short circuit should embed in the plastic. To that of the foot part outgoing contact springs from the plastic are on the inside the socket preferably provided two axially parallel grooves in the Near one end of the foot part of the short-circuit spring made of plastic emerges from where the two contact springs are in accordance with the shape, obtained by the previous stamping-bending process in the direction extend on the longitudinal axis of the socket. If the contact springs through inserting a plug, which is the connection to the trigger circuit the airbag manufactures, can be pushed away from each other, they can get into this Retract both axially parallel grooves and thereby create space for the Plug.

An ihren Enden sind die Kontaktfedern vorzugsweise zur Bildung eines ausgeprägten Kopfteils umgeformt, insbesondere so gebogen, daß sie mit ihrer Endkante gegen die Längsachse der Buchse gerichtet sind. Dadurch ergibt sich ein hoher spezifischer Auflagedruck der Kontakffedern auf den Kontaktstiften, die sie kurzschließen sollen, der es möglich macht, auch dünne passivierende Oxidhäute zu durchdringen. Im Interesse einer gesicherten Kontaktgabe haben die Kontaktfedern darüberhinaus ein verbreitertes Kopfteil, so daß sie selbst dann, wenn sie eine gewisse Schieflage haben sollten, noch zuverlässig Kontakt machen.At their ends, the contact springs are preferably to form a pronounced Formed headboard, in particular bent so that it with its end edge are directed against the longitudinal axis of the socket. This results in a high specific contact pressure of the contact springs on the contact pins they should short-circuit, which makes it possible even thin passivating oxide skins to penetrate. In the interest of secure contact, the Contact springs also have a widened head section, so that even then, if they should have a certain imbalance, still reliable contact do.

Das Fußteil soll den Durchgang der Buchse nur teilweise umschließen, vorzugsweise um etwa 314 seines Umfangs. Dabei sollten die Stege, die das Fußteil mit dem Seitenstreifen des Halbzeugs verbinden, im Bereich zwischen zwei zusammengehörigen Kontaktfedern liegen, und darüberhinaus sollte sich das Fußteil über die beiden Fußpunkte der zusammengehörigen Kontaktfedern hinaus erstrecken, so daß die Kontaktfedern nicht nur einseitig, sondern zu beiden Seiten ihres Fußpunktes durch einen in den Kunststoff eingebetteten Abschnitt des Fußteils gehalten sind.The foot part should only partially enclose the passage of the socket, preferably around 314 of its size. The webs that make up the foot section connect to the side strip of the semi-finished product, in the area between two associated contact springs, and moreover should Foot section over the two foot points of the associated contact springs extend beyond, so that the contact springs not only on one side, but to both Sides of their base point through a section embedded in the plastic of the foot section are held.

Die Buchse hat zweckmäßigerweise an ihrer Innenseite undloder an ihrer Außenseite wenigstens eine achsparallele Führungsnut oder Führungsfläche, wie bei Steckverbindern an sich üblich, um das Verbinden mit dem Stecker der Auslöseschaltung und mit dem Zünder zu erleichtern. Bei dieser Ausbildung tritt das Fußteil der Kurzschlußfeder zweckmäßigerweise an einer dieser Führungsflächen oder Führungsnuten zutage, um dort eine zusätzliche Kontaktgabe zu ermöglichen.The socket expediently has on its inside and / or on its outside at least one axially parallel guide groove or guide surface, as in Connectors per se are common for connecting to the plug of the Trigger circuit and easier with the igniter. This training occurs the foot part of the short-circuit spring expediently on one of these Guide surfaces or grooves to reveal additional contact to enable.

Es hat sich gezeigt, daß erfindungsgemäße Kurzschlußsicherungen verglichen mit dem Stand der Technik ungefähr zum halben Preis hergestellt werden können.It has been shown that short-circuit fuses according to the invention are compared can be produced with the prior art at about half the price can.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Kurzschlußsicherung ist in den beigefügten Zeichnungen dargestellt.

Figur 1
zeigt eine Kurzschlußsicherung in einem seine Längsachse enthaltenden Längsschnitt,
Figur 2
zeigt zwei solche Kurzschlußsicherungen in einer Draufsicht (Blickrichtung gemäß dem Pfeil II in Figur 1), während sie noch an einem Seitenstreifen hängen,
Figur 3
zeigt die Anordnung aus Figur 2 in einer Seitenansicht gemäß dem Pfeil III in Figur 2, wobei eine der beiden Kurzschlußsicherungen in einem Längsschnitt gemäß Figur 1 dargestellt ist,
Figur 4
zeigt eine der Kurzschlußsicherungen aus Figur 2 in einer Draufsicht gemäß dem Pfeil IV in Figur 3, und
Figur 5
zeigt eine der Kurzschlußsicherungen aus Figur 2 in einem die Längsachse enthaltenden Längsschnitt, jedoch um 90° gegenüber der Darstellung in Figur 1 verdreht.
An embodiment of the short-circuit protection according to the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1
shows a short-circuit protection in a longitudinal section containing its longitudinal axis,
Figure 2
shows two such short-circuit fuses in a plan view (viewing direction according to arrow II in Figure 1) while they are still hanging on a hard shoulder,
Figure 3
2 shows the arrangement from FIG. 2 in a side view according to arrow III in FIG. 2, one of the two short-circuit protection devices being shown in a longitudinal section according to FIG. 1,
Figure 4
shows one of the short-circuit fuses from Figure 2 in a plan view according to the arrow IV in Figure 3, and
Figure 5
shows one of the short-circuit protections from Figure 2 in a longitudinal section containing the longitudinal axis, but rotated by 90 ° with respect to the representation in Figure 1.

Die Kurzschlußsicherung hat eine im wesentlichen zylindrische Buchse 1 aus Kunststoff mit zwei entgegengesetzt gerichteten, zueinander parallelen, ebenen Abflachungen 2 und 3, welche sich ausgehend vom einen Ende 4 der Buchse ungefähr über deren halbe Länge auf deren Außenseite erstrecken. Die Buchse 1 hat in der Mitte der Abflachung 2 einen auf voller Länge durchgehenden Schlitz 5, der außer in der Nähe des Endes 4 der Buchse, wo sich eine nach innen vorspringende Brücke 6 befindet, die Umfangswand der Hülse 1 auftrennt. Dem Schlitz 5 diametral gegenüberliegend befindet sich in der Innenseite der Umfangswand der Hülse 1 eine achsparallele Nut 7, welche von dem anderen Ende der Hülse 1, welches sowohl innen als auch außen angefast ist, bis zu einer vor dem gegenüberliegenden Ende 4 vorgesehenen Verdickung 9 der Umfangswand verläuft, wobei dort in der Flucht der Nut 7 ein weiterer Vorsprung 10 vorgesehen ist, welcher gegen den Vorsprung der Brücke 6 gerichtet ist. In 90°-Lage zu dem Schlitz 5 und der Nut 7 sind in der Innenseite der Umfangswand der Hülse zwei weitere achsparallele Nuten 11 und 12 vorgesehen, welche sich über die volle Länge der Hülse 1 erstrecken. In diesen Nuten sind zwei Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 angeordnet, welche an ihrem einen, freien Ende einen verbreiterten Kopf 15 haben (siehe Figur 4), welcher ungefähr um 90° von der restlichen Kontaktfeder abgebogen und mit seiner Endkante 16 gegen die Längsachse 17 der Hülse gerichtet ist. Die Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 ragen in Richtung auf den Kopf 15 zunehmend auf einem Teil ihrer Länge aus den Nuten 11 und 12 heraus; in der Nachbarschaft des Endes 4 der Buchse tauchen die Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 in die Nuten 11 bzw. 12 hinein und enden dort auf einem Fußteil 18, welches die beiden Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 elektrisch leitend miteinander verbindet. Das Fußteil 18 ist in den Kunststoff der Hülse 1 eingebettet und tritt an einigen Stellen zutage, nämlich in den Nuten 7, 11 und 12, welche von dem Fußteil 18 durchquert werden (siehe Figuren 1 und 5) sowie an einer am Ende 4 der Hülse vorgesehenen, in einer Ausnehmung 19 angeordneten Endfläche der Hülse, an welcher sich zwei Trennstellen 20 und 21 von Stegen 22 und 23 befinden, welche das Fußteil mit einem Seitenstreifen 24 eines Bandes verbinden, welches aus dem Kontaktfederwerkstoff besteht und in regelmässigen Abständen Löcher 25 für einen schrittweisen Bandvorschub hat. Aus diesem Band sind die Stege 22 und 23, das Fußteil 18 und die beiden Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 durch Stanzen und Biegen hergestellt. Aus dem ursprünglich ebenen Band ist auf diese Weise ein räumliches Gebilde entstanden, von welchem die aus dem Fußteil 18 und den beiden Kontaktfedern 13 und 14 gebildete Kurzschlußfeder nach einem Umbiegen der Stege 22 und 23 um 90° (siehe Figur 5) rechtwinklig abstehen. In dieser Form, über die Stege 22 und 23 mit dem Seitenstreifen 24 verbunden, können die Kurzschlußfedern direkt von einer Stanz-Biegemaschine oder von einer Rolle kommend in ein Spritzgießwerkzeug eingelegt und mit dem Kunststoff zur Bildung der Hülse umspritzt werden. Der sich dabei ergebende Verlauf des Fußteils in der Umfangswand der Hülse 1 ist in Figur 2 punktiert dargestellt: Zwischen den beiden Stegen 22 und 23 verläuft ein ebener, in der Ansicht bügelförmiger (siehe Figur 1) Abschnitt des Fußteils parallel zur Abflachung 3. Ebenflächig verläuft das Fußteil 18 auch in den beiden Nuten 11 und 12 und in an die Nuten beidseits angrenzenden Teilbereichen. In den Übergangsbereichen zwischen den Stegen 22 und 23 einerseits und den Nuten 11 und 12 andererseits ist das Fußteil jeweils zweimal um 45° abgebogen und an seinen jenseits der Nuten 11 und 12 liegenden Enden ein weiteres Mal um 45° abgebogen, jeweils zur ungefähren Anpassung an die Rundung der Hülse 1. The short-circuit fuse has an essentially cylindrical socket 1 Plastic with two oppositely directed, parallel, planes Flattenings 2 and 3, which start from one end 4 of the socket extend approximately over half their length on the outside. The socket 1 has a full length slot in the middle of the flat 2 5, except for near the end 4 of the socket, where there is an inwardly projecting Bridge 6 is located, the peripheral wall of the sleeve 1 separates. The Slot 5 diametrically opposite is in the inside of the peripheral wall the sleeve 1 an axially parallel groove 7, which from the other end the sleeve 1, which is chamfered both inside and outside, up to one the opposite end 4 provided thickening 9 of the peripheral wall runs, wherein there is provided in the alignment of the groove 7 a further projection 10 which is directed against the projection of the bridge 6. In a 90 ° position the slot 5 and the groove 7 are in the inside of the peripheral wall of the sleeve two further axially parallel grooves 11 and 12 are provided, which over the extend the full length of the sleeve 1. In these grooves there are two contact springs 13 and 14, which has a widened head at one free end 15 (see Figure 4), which is approximately 90 ° from the rest of the contact spring bent and with its end edge 16 against the longitudinal axis 17 of the Sleeve is directed. The contact springs 13 and 14 protrude towards the head 15 increasingly over part of their length out of the grooves 11 and 12; in in the vicinity of the end 4 of the socket, the contact springs 13 and 14 into the grooves 11 and 12 and end there on a foot part 18, which the connects the two contact springs 13 and 14 in an electrically conductive manner. The Foot part 18 is embedded in the plastic of the sleeve 1 and occurs in some places revealed, namely in the grooves 7, 11 and 12, which from the foot part 18th are crossed (see Figures 1 and 5) and at one end 4 of the sleeve provided, arranged in a recess 19 end surface of the sleeve which are two separation points 20 and 21 of webs 22 and 23, which connect the foot part to a side strip 24 of a band which is made of the contact spring material and holes 25 at regular intervals for a gradual tape feed. The webs 22 are from this volume and 23, the foot part 18 and the two contact springs 13 and 14 by stamping and bending. This is from the originally flat volume a spatial structure emerged, of which the base 18 and the two contact springs 13 and 14 formed short-circuit spring after bending the webs 22 and 23 protrude at 90 ° (see FIG. 5) at right angles. In this Shape, connected to the side strip 24 via the webs 22 and 23, can the short-circuit springs directly from a punch-bending machine or from coming in a roll inserted into an injection mold and with the Plastic is molded around to form the sleeve. The resulting one Course of the foot part in the peripheral wall of the sleeve 1 is dotted in Figure 2 shown: Between the two webs 22 and 23 runs a flat, in the View of the bow-shaped (see FIG. 1) section of the foot part parallel to the flattening 3. The foot part 18 also runs in the two grooves 11 and 12 and in partial areas adjacent to the grooves on both sides. In the transition areas between the webs 22 and 23 on the one hand and the grooves 11 and 12 on the other hand, the foot part is bent twice by 45 ° and on its ends beyond the grooves 11 and 12 again by 45 ° bent, in each case for approximate adaptation to the curvature of the sleeve 1.

Die Trennstellen 20 und 21 sind als Sollbruchstellen ausgebildet, so daß nach dem Spritzen der Hülse 1 die fertige Kurzschlußsicherung von den Stegen 22 und 23 abgebrochen werden kann.The separation points 20 and 21 are designed as predetermined breaking points, so that after the injection of the sleeve 1, the finished short-circuit protection from the webs 22nd and 23 can be canceled.

Kontaktstifte 26 und 27 eines nicht dargestellten Zünders greifen von dem Ende 8 her in die Kurzschlußsicherung hinein; ihre Lage ist in Figur 1 angedeutet. Ein Stecker 28 mit Kontaktbuchsen 29 und 30 ist dazu bestimmt, in Richtung des Pfeils 2 in die Hülse 1 einzugreifen. Dabei machen zunächst die Kontakthülsen 29 und 30 mit den Kontaktstiften 26 und 27 Kontakt, und bei weiterem Vorschieben des Steckers 28 trifft dieser auf die beiden Kontaktfedern 13 und 14, welche bis dahin federnd an den Kontaktstiften 26 und 27 angelegen haben, und drückt sie auseinander in die in Figur 1 gestrichelt dargestellte Lage, in welcher sie von den Kontaktstiften 26 und 27 abgehoben haben.Contact pins 26 and 27 of an igniter, not shown, engage from the end 8 forth into the short-circuit protection; their position is indicated in Figure 1. On Plug 28 with contact sockets 29 and 30 is intended in the direction of Arrow 2 to engage in the sleeve 1. First make the contact sleeves 29 and 30 with the contact pins 26 and 27 contact, and with further advancement of the plug 28, this meets the two contact springs 13 and 14, which until then have resiliently placed on the contact pins 26 and 27, and presses they apart in the position shown in dashed lines in Figure 1, in which they from have lifted the contact pins 26 and 27.

Claims (13)

  1. Short-circuit protection for electric igniters for airbags
    having a jack (1) made from a plastic material, in which two contact springs (13, 14) are oppositely arranged one to the other and fixed by their common base portion (18) on the circumferential wall of the jack (1), the contact springs (13, 14) being deflectable to the outside, against their spring action, from a position inward of the longitudinal axis (17) of the jack (1), in which they are resiliently applied against two contact pins (26, 27) of an igniter for the airbag that project into the jack (1),
    wherein the base portion (18) is embedded in the plastic material by molding and wherein one or, preferably, two broken-off bridges (22, 23) of the base portion (18) are visible at one end of the jack (1) in at least one, preferably two neighboring positions (20, 21) of the respective end face.
  2. Short-circuit protection as defined in Claim 1, wherein the jack (1) is provided on its inner face with two axially parallel grooves (11, 12) intended for receiving the contact springs (13, 14).
  3. Short-circuit protection as defined in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the contact springs (13, 14) have their free ends bent to the form of a head portion (15) such that the extreme edge (16) of the head portion (15) is directed toward the longitudinal axis (17) of the jack (1).
  4. Short-circuit protection as defined in one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact springs (13, 14) exhibit an enlarged head portion (15).
  5. Short-circuit protection as defined in one of the preceding claims, wherein the base portion (18) embraces the passage of the jack (1) only in part.
  6. Short-circuit protection as defined in one of the preceding claims, wherein the jack (1) is provided on its outer face and/or on its inner face with at least one axially parallel guide groove (7) or guide surface (2, 3) or a guide slot (5) and wherein the base portion (18) of the contact springs (13, 14) is partially exposed in or on one of such guide elements.
  7. Short-circuit protection as defined in one of the preceding claims, wherein the two positions (20, 21) lie in a recess (19) of the end face of the jack (1).
  8. Short-circuit protection as defined in one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact springs (13, 14) consist of a factory refined contact spring material, especially of CuBe.
  9. Method of producing a short-circuit protection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the following steps:
    a) Gradually and progressively forming from a strap of contact spring material, by punching and bending, two contact springs (13, 14), with a common base portion (18), to their final shape in such a way that the base portions (18) remain initially connected on one side with a lateral strip (24) of the strap by at least one bridge (22, 23);
    b) feeding the contact springs (13, 14), while still connected one to the other, gradually into an injection mold for embedding their base portions (18) in the plastic material so as to form the jacks (1); and
    c) separating the short-circuit protections thereafter by breaking off the bridges (22, 23) at the end face (19) of the jack where they project from the plastic material.
  10. Method as defined in Claim 9, wherein a rupture joint (20, 21) is formed in the bridges (22, 23) during step a).
  11. Method as defined in Claim 9 or Claim 10, wherein the strap is wound up between the steps a) and b) and/or between the steps b) and c).
  12. Method as defined in Claim 9, 10 or 11, wherein two bridges (22, 23) are formed between the lateral strips (24) of the strap and each base portion (18).
  13. Method as defined in Claims 9 to 12, wherein the bridges (22, 23) are bent off by 90°.
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