EP1587172A1 - Douille pour connection électrique avec une fiche plus particulièrement une fiche plate - Google Patents

Douille pour connection électrique avec une fiche plus particulièrement une fiche plate Download PDF

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EP1587172A1
EP1587172A1 EP05005668A EP05005668A EP1587172A1 EP 1587172 A1 EP1587172 A1 EP 1587172A1 EP 05005668 A EP05005668 A EP 05005668A EP 05005668 A EP05005668 A EP 05005668A EP 1587172 A1 EP1587172 A1 EP 1587172A1
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Uberto Gamaggio
Matthias Pfaff
Zalimir Lonca
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Yazaki Europe Ltd
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    • 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
    • H01R13/02Contact members
    • H01R13/15Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
    • 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
    • H01R13/02Contact members
    • H01R13/10Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/113Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section

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  • Such sockets for example, to several in a housing body are recorded and used, for example, in plug-in connections on wiring harnesses used for motor vehicles.
  • the socket further includes a separate spring element, the leaf spring-like design is and includes two areas, of which the first area is a retaining tongue forms, which is arranged outside the base member and, for example, the Determining the socket in a connector housing is used.
  • DE 41 05 293 A1 relates to a socket for electrically conductive connection with a pin. It comprises a base member having a tubular receiving portion having an enclosed receiving space with an insertion opening forms for the plug pin. It also has a connection portion which is for electrically conductive connection with a conductor of a cable is used. Furthermore, it is a separate one Provided spring element which provided at one end with projections is that engage in receiving holes of the side walls. The spring element is formed like a leaf spring and extends towards the other end arcuately rising and then falling off again and is at the other end on the inner wall supported the bottom wall of the receiving portion. The course is in plan view tongue-like, so that a middle bulged portion results, which protruding into recesses in the side walls of the receiving portion are arranged.
  • the socket further comprises a separate, made of a flat material Spring element which is accommodated in total in the receiving space.
  • This Spring element comprises a total of four sections which are angled to each other.
  • the first end associated with a first portion is on the tubular receiving portion attached near the insertion end.
  • the free end having fourth section is also in the region of the insertion opening of the tubular receiving portion and forms a section against which the pin during insertion encounters. Further, a stop is provided, which is the bending of the third Section upstream of the fourth section in the direction of the insertion opening is limited to avoid overstressing the spring element.
  • DE 103 23 106 A1 is a socket for electrically conductive connection with a pin, in particular flat pin, described which a base element and a spring element.
  • the base member has a tubular Receiving section, which has an enclosed receiving space with an insertion forms for the plug pin.
  • the base member further includes a terminal portion on, for electrically conductive connection to a conductor of a cable serves and indeed for example by crimping.
  • the base element is made of one Material produced, which has a very good resistance to corrosion.
  • the spring element is made of a material that has very good spring properties has produced.
  • the spring element is formed with the socket body Base member connected by engaging portions.
  • the spring element is intended to be made of a ferrous metal material, for example a stainless steel or a spring steel.
  • the base element is made of one Made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the spring element is U-shaped bent from a flat material and forms two opposing contact points, between which the plug pin enters to make electrical contact.
  • the Spring element is in the receiving space of the receiving portion of the base member recorded and contacted this electrically conductive. In this embodiment becomes the electrically conductive contact between the pin and the Socket made in the area, which has the less favorable electrical conduction properties having.
  • the plug pin occurs only with the spring element in Contact.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a socket, in the the conductivity between the pin and the socket is improved and easy manufacture and assemble is.
  • the spring element can be designed so that it the pressing function permanently does justice.
  • the material of the spring element is not important for the conductivity the socket in conjunction with the pin.
  • the plug pin occurs immediately with the receiving portion of the base member in electrically conductive contact. This means that the components are in direct contact with each other, the to be made of a highly conductive material. A transmission via intermediate links, which reduce this function, is omitted.
  • the spring element subsequently to the second leg portion has a third leg portion, the second leg portion is bent so that it from the contact portion wegstrebt, and that a transition of the spring element between the second Leg portion and the third leg portion, the support base for the plug pin forms.
  • the base member has a tubular receiving portion in cross-section on. Its receiving space is arranged at right angles to each other Walls enclosed in cross section.
  • the invention further provides as a possibility that at least one of a Wall punched and bent into the receiving space into contact tab forms the contact section.
  • an additional backup may be provided such that the base member has a securing tab which is between the first two Leg portions engages and thus leakage of the engagement portions of the Fixing breakthroughs prevented.
  • the base element consists of a highly electrically conductive material. It is preferably by punching and bending from a sheet material produced.
  • the socket 1 comprises a tubular receiving portion 5, which has a receiving space 6 encloses.
  • the receiving portion 5 is based on a sheet-shaped Material formed by bending and includes a first wall 7, one to arranged at right angles second wall 8, one in turn arranged at right angles third wall 9, which is substantially parallel to the first wall 7 and a fourth wall 10 which is substantially parallel to the second wall 8 and at right angles is arranged to the first wall 7. These thus enclose the cross section rectangular receiving space 6, an insertion opening 11 for the pin 4 forms.
  • a transition section 17, to which in turn a connection section 16 is connected is.
  • the terminal portion 16 includes crimps, of which a pair for contacting the conductor of a cable and the other to contact the insulation the cable is used.
  • the receiving section 5, the transition section 17 and the connection section 16 are integrally formed and prior to bending as a stamped part manufactured.
  • the spring element which is not yet connected to the base element 2 in FIG 3 is shown in Figure 2 as a single part and is based on the same below explained in more detail.
  • the spring element 3 is made of a round wire made of a stainless Spring steel, such as a stainless steel, formed by bending. It includes two lying substantially in a plane first leg portions 18, too which the adjoining two second leg portions 19 so bent are such that they form a V approximately with the first leg portions 18. At these second leg portions 19 preferably each closes with a Transition 21 a third leg portion 20 at.
  • the two third leg sections 20 are connected by a bow.
  • the first two Leg portions 18, the two second leg portions 19 and the two third leg portions 20 are each in pairs in a separate plane.
  • the Both third leg portions 20 are again on the two first leg sections 18 bent to running.
  • the free ends of the two first leg sections 18 are bent at right angles and form opposite running Engaging portions 22.
  • Figure 4 shows an embodiment of a socket 101, in which an even more compact Design of the base element 102 in the region of the receiving section 105 can be achieved than this in connection with the embodiment is possible according to Figures 1 to 3.
  • the contact portion 112 is at the socket 101 in the region of the receiving portion 105 of the base member 102 thereby produces that the third wall 109 with a protruding into the receiving space 106 Imprint is provided. This forms the protruding into the receiving space 106 Contact portion 112, which the transitions of the spring element 103rd opposite.
  • the spring element 103 corresponds in its design completely to that of first embodiment and in particular in Figure 2 shown as a single part Spring element 3. Similarly, the spring element 103 is the same as in the Embodiment according to Figures 1 to 3 via engaging projections in the base member 102 secured by engagement with corresponding Befest Trents trimbrüche. Only the insertion area of the receiving section 105 is slightly different in design, in that the spring element 103 is set back further from the introduction opening is as in the embodiment according to figures 1 to 3.
  • the arrangement is made so that the spring element 3 and 103, respectively, the contact pin 4 directly to the Contact section 12 or 112 presses to an immediate electrically conductive connection between the plug pin 4 and the base element 2 or 102, which are each connected to a ladder.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 show a third embodiment of a socket 301 the base member 302 having the receiving portion 305 and which is the first embodiment of the base element 2 of Figures 1 to 3 corresponds. Also in this case, fixing holes 313 are the same as in the embodiment provided according to figures 1 to 3. It is also a locking tab 315 available.
  • the socket 301 uses a modified spring element 303, as shown in FIG 6 as a single part and in Figure 7 in a receiving space 306 installed state is shown.
  • the spring element 303 shown in Figure 6 is made of a flat material of a non-rusting spring steel, in particular stainless steel, for example by punching and comprises two first leg portions 318, each of which at right angles angled engagement portions 322 for engagement in the Befest Trents screwbrüche 313 protrude. Between both a free space is formed, in the assembled state the locking tab 315 occurs.
  • To the two first leg sections 318, which lie in a plane, includes a V-shaped angled a single second flat leg portion 319, to which in turn the third Leg portion 320 is connected bent, with a between the two Transition 321 is formed.
  • a fourth embodiment of a socket 401 which comprises a base element 402 corresponding to the base element 102 according to FIG Figure 4 corresponds. It further comprises a spring element 403, which is the spring element Corresponds to 303 according to Figures 5 to 7 and sitting in the receiving space 406.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
EP05005668A 2004-04-14 2005-03-16 Douille pour connection électrique avec une fiche plus particulièrement une fiche plate Not-in-force EP1587172B1 (fr)

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DE102004018492A DE102004018492B3 (de) 2004-04-14 2004-04-14 Steckbuchse zum elektrisch leitenden Verbinden mit einem Steckstift, insbesondere Flachsteckstift
DE102004018492 2004-04-14

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EP (1) EP1587172B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4205692B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE395729T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE102004018492B3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2305929T3 (fr)

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US7118428B2 (en) 2006-10-10
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