EP1756917B1 - System zur automatischen verbindung zweier stromkreise eines fahrzeuges - Google Patents

System zur automatischen verbindung zweier stromkreise eines fahrzeuges Download PDF

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EP1756917B1
EP1756917B1 EP05782482A EP05782482A EP1756917B1 EP 1756917 B1 EP1756917 B1 EP 1756917B1 EP 05782482 A EP05782482 A EP 05782482A EP 05782482 A EP05782482 A EP 05782482A EP 1756917 B1 EP1756917 B1 EP 1756917B1
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Joël LACROUTS-CAZENAVE
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
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  • the invention relates to a system for automatically connecting two electrical circuits of a vehicle, and more specifically a system for automatically connecting a main electric circuit of the vehicle to an auxiliary electrical circuit of a subassembly, such as a seat, of the vehicle.
  • the document US Patent 5,752,845 discloses an arrangement in which the subassembly is mounted to a vehicle structural member in a substantially vertical mounting direction, an electrical connector auxiliary member fixed to the subassembly being coupled to a main electrical connector member carried by the main element of electrical connector carried by the structural element.
  • the main element of electrical connector is movable relative to the structural element, between a rest position to which it is resiliently biased, and a connection position to which it is moved automatically by the subassembly.
  • the document EP 1.135.833 discloses an arrangement of the same type in which the main electrical connector element is pivotally mounted relative to the vehicle structural element, about a horizontal hinge axis, the auxiliary electrical connector element carrying a pawl control to switch the main connector element from its rest position to its connection position.
  • the main element of the electrical connector is pivotally mounted around a horizontal axis of articulation, it is necessary, in order to make up for the games at the moment of connection, to use a guided intermediate plate, and to be solicited by several springs acting in different directions.
  • the main connector element is mounted on this intermediate plate and is biased to its rest position by another spring.
  • An object of the present invention is to overcome the complexity of known arrangements and to provide a simple connection system and easy to implement, while being reliable.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a connection system without interaction with the support structure of the connection.
  • the invention relates to a system for automatically connecting a main electrical circuit of a vehicle to an auxiliary electrical circuit of a subassembly such as a seat, of the vehicle, movable for its attachment to a structural element of the vehicle in a substantially vertical mounting direction, said system comprising an auxiliary contact holder, fixed on the subassembly, and a main movable contact holder on the structural member, between a rest position to which it is recalled elastically and a connection position to which it is automatically driven by the auxiliary contact carrier during assembly of the subassembly on the vehicle structural element, the connection between the main contact carrier and the auxiliary contact carrier being ensured in a substantially vertical plane, characterized in that: the main contact holder is mounted oscillating in a support of the structural element, resting on a spring, and comprises projecting members for guiding the auxiliary contact holder during the connection movement.
  • said main contact carrier and said auxiliary contact carrier each comprise a protection means covering their respective contact elements, each of said protection means comprising a conductive portion, each of said protection means. being movable between an inactive position in which said conductive portion is not in contact with said corresponding contact elements and an active position in which said conductive portion is in contact with said corresponding contact elements, said protection means being adapted to take automatically said active position when said main contact carrier is moved to said connection position, said conductive portions of each of said protection means being in contact when said protection means are in said active position.
  • each of said protection means comprises a flexible membrane, said membrane being sealed to a flange surrounding said contact elements, said conductive portion having metal studs passing through said membrane.
  • a support 1 integral with the floor of the vehicle constitutes a kind of housing open at its upper part, having a rear wall and a front wall 3 between which will move on the one hand the main contact holder 4, d on the other hand the auxiliary contact holder 5.
  • the support 1 comprises two lateral partitions, parallel to the plane of the sheet, each having a vertical slide open funnel upwards, intended to receive, with free sliding, a finger carried laterally by the main contact holder 4, substantially at its base and forward.
  • the main contact holder is thus guided during its insertion into the support 1.
  • a spring 6 in the form of a blade At the bottom of the support 1 is disposed a spring 6 in the form of a blade, a front end 7 is rigidly attached to the front at the bottom of the support 1.
  • the blade is folded upwards to be detached from the bottom of the support 1 , then folded downwardly under the main contact holder and its other end 8 or rear end is free and bent under the bottom of the support 1, passing through a light from the bottom of the support 1 through which it can pass through. case of pressure on its rounding.
  • the partitions of the support 1 On their upper edge, the partitions of the support 1 have chamfers such as 9 to guide the main contact holder 4 during its placed in the support 1, and the auxiliary contact holder 5 during its downward movement.
  • the main contact holder 4 is in the general shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. Its rear face 10 is, in the rest position, bearing on the rear wall 2 of the support 1. Its front face 11 allows to exceed electrical contacts distributed in a lower row 12 and an upper row 13 in the embodiment shown, without the number of these rows being limiting.
  • the lower face 14 of the main contact holder 4 is extended forward by an oblique lower lip 15.
  • the upper face 16 of the main contact holder 4 is extended forward by an upper lip 17 oblique.
  • the lips 15 and 17 are divergent.
  • the lateral faces of the main contact holder 4 carry protrusions such as 18 having an upwardly horn-shaped profile towards the front.
  • the electrical contacts of the two rows 12 and 13 are connected at their rear part to a cable forming part of the electric circuit of the vehicle, and not shown.
  • the auxiliary contact carrier 5 is in the form of a block having a front portion and a rear portion.
  • the front part comprises at its lower part two rows of contacts intended to be placed against the contacts of the main contact holder, and distributed respectively in a lower row 19 and an upper row 20. These two rows of contacts are housed in a parallelepiped volume corresponding substantially to the volume of the main contact holder 4.
  • the front face 21 of the auxiliary contact holder 5 is able to rest on the front wall 3 of the support 1.
  • the rear part of the auxiliary contact holder 5 has side walls such as 22 whose lower edge is provided at the rear with a chamfer 23 intended to cooperate with the chamfer 9 of the rear wall 2 of the support 1.
  • the rear part of the auxiliary contact holder 5 has an edge 24 intended to cooperate with the upper lip 17 of the main contact holder 4.
  • the main contact holder 4 In the rest position, the main contact holder 4 is supported by its lower face 14 on the rounding of the spring 6, and by its rear face against the rear wall 2 of the support 1. It is in the tilted position backwards , its front face 11 state slightly upward.
  • the auxiliary contact holder 5 in its downward movement, is guided at the entrance of the support 1 by the chamfers 9.
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the electrical contacts of the lower rows 12, 19 at the time of their contact.
  • the main contact 29 of the lower row 12 and the auxiliary contact 30 of the lower row 19 are offset vertically.
  • An equipotential shunt 31 is shown, in electrical contact with the auxiliary contact 30.
  • the main and auxiliary contacts 29 face each other after a relative movement which has the effect of cleaning the electrical contacts.
  • the contacts 32 and 33, respectively, of the upper rows 13 and 20 are in contact.
  • the shunt 31 begins to withdraw forwards and comes into abutment on the insulating wall.
  • the withdrawal movement of the shunt 31 is complete, the shunt being isolated from the electrical contacts by the wall 34 insulating.
  • This withdrawal movement of the shunt is provided by an actuator carried by the auxiliary contact holder 5 which is pushed by an actuating finger of the main contact holder 4.
  • the electrical contacts are in compression.
  • the automatic connection system according to the invention provides the connection without interaction with the structural elements that support the connection elements.
  • the auxiliary contact carrier ensures the clearance of play in the horizontal plane perpendicular to the connection movement.
  • the main contact holder is oscillating and serves as a guide to the auxiliary contact carrier by virtue of its projecting elements: upper and lower lips, excrescences with their rear profile.
  • the support with a single spring makes it possible to hold the main contact holder in the rest position, and at the end of the connection, to ensure play clearance in the vertical direction of the connection movement, and the locking in position of connection.
  • connection movement combines a descent of the auxiliary contact carrier and a tilting of the main contact carrier. During this movement, a cleaning of the electrical contacts takes place.
  • the actuator providing the dishing is advantageously constituted by a drawer moved, at the end of connection, by a finger carried by the main contact holder.
  • This movement of the drawer can be used to control other functions.
  • the main contact-pile pivots on the rounding of the spring, and the spring does not keep the same position: as a result, the main contact holder does not pivot with respect to a fixed axis.
  • connection system which are identical or similar to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference number plus the number 100 and are not described again.
  • the contacts of the main contact holder 104 are distributed in a single row 112, this number not being limiting.
  • the auxiliary contact carrier 105 also has a single row of contacts 119.
  • the contact carrier 104 comprises on its front face 111 a flange 140 surrounding the row 112.
  • the flange 140 has on its inner face 140a a peripheral groove 141.
  • a flexible membrane 142 for example made of elastomer, is inserted into the groove 141 , so that the connection between the groove 141 and the membrane 142 is sealed.
  • Solid metal studs 143 respectively disposed at the right of each contact of the row 112, through the membrane 142 and are fixed to the membrane 142 in a sealed manner.
  • the studs 143 have for example a substantially cylindrical shape and protrude on both sides of the diaphragm 142. In the rest position (FIG. 9), the diaphragm 142 extends in the plane of the groove 141, the contacts of the row 112 and the pads 143 being separated by a distance d, the distance d being preferably greater than 0.5 mm.
  • the contact carrier 105 similarly has a flange 150 surrounding the row 119.
  • the flange 150 has on its inner face 150a a peripheral groove 151.
  • a flexible membrane 152 for example made of elastomer, is inserted into the groove 151 of way that the connection between the groove 151 and the diaphragm 152 is sealed.
  • Solid metal studs 153 respectively disposed at the right of each contact of the row 119, through the membrane 152 and are sealingly attached to the diaphragm 152.
  • the studs 153 have for example a substantially cylindrical shape and protrude part and 152. In the rest position (FIG. 9), the membrane 152 extends in the plane of the groove 151, the contacts of the row 119 and the pads 153 being separated by a distance h, the distance h being for example equal to the distance d.
  • the main contact holder 104 In the rest position, the main contact holder 104 is in the rearward pivoted position, its front face 111 slightly upwardly, as previously described.
  • the membranes 142 and 152 are flat and the pads 143 and 153 are spaced apart from the contacts of the row 112 and the row 119, respectively.
  • the descent movement is similar to the first embodiment. During this movement, the pads 143 and 153, which face each other, come to rest.
  • the pressure exerted by the pads 143 and 153 against each other causes the deformation of the membranes 142, 152.
  • the depth of the flanges 140, 150 and the length of the projecting portion of the studs 143, 153 are provided to allow sufficient deformation of the membranes 142, 152 so that when the descent continues, the pads 143, 153 are able to bear on the contacts of the rows 112, 119 and compress the integrated spring of these contacts.
  • the contacts of the row 112 are in contact with the pads 143, the pads 143 are in contact with the pads 153 and the pads 153 are in contact with the contacts of the row 119.
  • the current can then flow between the contact holder 104 and the contact carrier 105. This position is shown in FIG.
  • the membranes 142, 152 make it possible to protect the contacts of the rows 112, 119 against any flow, in particular of water, likely to degrade their mechanical and / or electrical qualities.
  • the metal studs 143, 153 which are kept away from the contacts by the membranes 142, 152, are not powered, which increases the security of the connection system.

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  1. System zur automatischen Verbindung eines Hauptstromkreises eines Fahrzeugs mit einem Hilfsstromkreis einer Untergruppe des Fahrzeugs, wie zum Beispiel eines Sitzes, die für ihre Fixierung an einem Strukturelement des Fahrzeugs entlang einer im Wesentlichen vertikalen Montagerichtung verschiebbar ist, wobei das System einen an der Untergruppe befestigten Hilfskontaktträger (5) und einen Hauptkontaktträger (4) aufweist, der an dem Strukturelement beweglich ist zwischen einer Ruhestellung, in die er elastisch zurückgestellt wird, und einer Verbindungsposition, in die er bei der Montage der Untergruppe an dem Strukturelement des Fahrzeugs von dem Hilfskontaktträger (5) automatisch mitgenommen wird, wobei die Verbindung zwischen dem Hauptkontaktträger (4) und dem Hilfskontaktträger (5) in einer im Wesentlichen vertikalen Ebene bewirkt wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hilfskontaktträger (5) in einer Halterung, (1) des Strukturelements oszillierend gelagert ist, in Abstützung auf einer Feder (6), und vorspringende Organe aufweist, um die Führung des Hilfskontaktträgers (5) während der Verbindungsbewegung zu bewirken.
  2. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die vorspringenden Organe Auswüchse (18) umfassen, die an den Seitenflächen des Hauptkontaktträgers (4) angeordnet und zum Führen der Seitenflächen des Hilfskontaktträgers (5) bestimmt sind.
  3. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswüchse (18) ein rückwärtiges Profil (26) aufweisen, welches zum Zusammenwirken mit einer von dem Hilfskontaktträger (5) getragenen Rampe bestimmt ist.
  4. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hauptkontaktträger (4) an seiner vorderen Fläche (11) eine untere Lippe (15) trägt, die zum Zusammenwirken mit dem unteren Teil des Hilfskontaktträgers (5) bestimmt ist.
  5. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hauptkontaktträger (4) an seiner Vorderfläche (11) eine obere Lippe (17) trägt, die zum Zusammenwirken mit einer Kante (24) des Hilfskontaktträgers (5) bestimmt ist.
  6. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hauptkontaktträger (4) einen Mitnahmefinger für einen von dem Hilfskontaktträger (5) getragenen Mitnehmer trägt, um das Aufheben des Nebenschlusses der Hilfskontakte bei Beendigung der Verbindung sicherzustellen.
  7. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Feder (6) ein an der Halterung (1) befestigtes Ende (7) hat und ihr anderes Ende (8) frei ist, und dass sie unter dem Hauptkontaktträger (4) unter Bildung einer Rundung umgebogen ist.
  8. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hauptkontaktträger (4) und der Hilfskontaktträger (5) jeweils eine Schutzeinrichtung (142, 152) aufweisen, die ihre jeweiligen Kontaktelemente (112, 119) abdeckt, wobei jede dieser Schutzeinrichtungen einen leitfähigen Teil (143, 153) aufweist und jede dieser Schutzeinrichtungen beweglich ist zwischen einer Ruhestellung, in der der leitfähige Teil nicht in Kontakt mit dem entsprechenden Kontaktelementen ist, und einer aktiven Position, in der der leitfähige Teil in Kontakt mit den entsprechenden Kontaktelementen ist, wobei die Schutzeinrichtungen in der Lage sind, automatisch die aktive Stellung einzunehmen, wenn der Hauptkontaktträger bis in die Verbindungsstellung bewegt wird, wobei die leitfähigen Teile jeder der Schutzeinrichtungen in Kontakt sind, wenn die Schutzeinrichtungen in der aktiven Stellung sind.
  9. Automatisches Verbindungssystem nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede der Schutzeinrichtungen eine flexible Membran (142, 152) aufweist, wobei die Membran abdichtend an einem Rand (140, 150) befestigt ist, der die Kontaktelemente (112, 119) umgibt, wobei metallische Zapfen (143, 153) aufweist, die sich durch die Membran erstrecken.
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