EP2065982B1 - Elément de raccordement électrique - Google Patents

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EP2065982B1
EP2065982B1 EP07023257A EP07023257A EP2065982B1 EP 2065982 B1 EP2065982 B1 EP 2065982B1 EP 07023257 A EP07023257 A EP 07023257A EP 07023257 A EP07023257 A EP 07023257A EP 2065982 B1 EP2065982 B1 EP 2065982B1
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Peter Bäumer
Guido Woeste
Martin Herlitz
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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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/28—Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices
    • 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
    • H01R13/20—Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together
    • H01R13/213—Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together by bayonet connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/12—End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical connection element which is produced as a stamped part from a metal sheet and has a ring portion and a plurality of bent out of the plane of the sheet on a first side of the sheet out locking wing.
  • the connection element is designed so that it can be used to make an electrical connection with an identical connection element.
  • connection element in the form of an eyelet forming cable lug is used for example in the US 5,759,056 A described.
  • the wings of this cable shoe are each connected along a relatively short, circumferentially extending portion with the inner circumference of the ring defining the loop.
  • the vanes are relatively sensitive to mechanical stresses, since they could bend around both a radially extending and circumferentially extending axis under appropriate stress, with the result that the lug can no longer be used.
  • an electrical connection element with the features of the terminal 1 and in particular solved in that the electrical connection element further comprises a central portion, which is surrounded by the ring portion and is integrally connected thereto via a plurality of spokes, wherein protrudes from each spoke in the circumferential direction of the locking wing or cantilever.
  • the spokes are integrally connected to the respective locking wings, the spokes may also be interpreted as forming part of the locking wings, such that the locking wings are interconnected via the central section, thereby preventing bending of the individual locking wings about a circumferentially extending axis.
  • the central portion also causes a stiffening of the ring portion in the radial direction, so that it can not be deformed in the radial direction, or at least less easily.
  • both the stability of the individual locking wings and the rigidity of the annular section of the connecting element are increased by the central section, so that this is less sensitive overall with respect to mechanical stresses.
  • the central portion according to a preferred embodiment, the shape of a circular disc, which is preferably free of openings.
  • the design of the central portion as a circular disk proves to be advantageous in that thereby in particular increases the mechanical rigidity of the ring portion in the radial direction.
  • the resistance of the connecting element to electrical stresses and in particular its current strength is also increased.
  • a larger electrically conductive surface is available through a central section in the form of a full circle disk, via which contact with another (identical) connection element can be made.
  • a distributed evenly over the connection element current flow when the electrical connection element is connected for example, for purposes of a power or voltage supply to another connection element (identical). Due to the uniformly adjusting current flow as well as the increased electrically conductive surface of the connecting element according to the invention, this can thus also be used in high-current applications.
  • the central portion may also have the shape of a circular ring, so that the electrical connection element through the opening of the circular ring, for example for purposes of ground connection can be plugged on a ground bolt.
  • the spokes and / or each of the locking wings may have the shape of a circular segment or segment.
  • the spokes as Kreisringausschnitte stands for the power line a further enlarged electrically conductive surface available, which moreover also increases the mechanically effective cross section of the connecting element in the radial direction.
  • the spokes and / or the locking wings in the form of circular ring cutouts in the production of the connecting element according to the invention no or only a small amount of waste, which proves to be advantageous especially in terms of production technology and economic terms.
  • each of the locking wings may comprise a ramp section projecting from the respective spoke in the circumferential direction and a rear engagement section projecting freely from the ramp section, which is aligned plane-parallel to the central section, the ring section and the spokes.
  • each of the spokes may have at least one bulge which extends on one of the first side of the sheet from which the electrical connection element is made, opposite the second side of the sheet.
  • the bulges in this case have the effect that the associated locking wings of the respective other connection element are pretensioned as a result of the rear engagement sections which are trimmed on the bulges when two connection elements are brought into engagement with one another.
  • the locking wings are thus to a certain extent spring wings.
  • the two connecting elements to be joined together are thus braced against each other by the bias of the locking or spring wings and thus held in frictional engagement with each other.
  • the security against rotation can be further increased according to a further embodiment in that in each of the Schugreifungsabête an opening or located on the second side of the sheet metal Well can be provided, in which then the aforementioned bulges can positively engage or engage. By the bulges and the corresponding perforations or wells thus a positive rotation is created.
  • the bulges have a height extension, which is of the order of a sheet thickness
  • the Deutschengreifungsabitese each have a clearance from the sheet plane of the central portion, the ring portion and the spokes, which is at most two sheet thicknesses. Said clear distance is to be chosen so that it has a slightly smaller amount than the sum of the sheet thickness and thecannersteckung the bulges in order to clamp two connection elements in the manner described above frictionally against each other.
  • the central portion and / or the ring portion may have a plurality of contact bulges which extend on the first side of the sheet and which are preferably evenly distributed over the ring portion and / or the central portion are.
  • Defined contact points are thus created by the contact bulges in question, at which two electrical connection elements to be connected to one another come into contact.
  • the contact bulges are preferably arranged distributed over the ring portion and / or the central portion, that in the interconnected state of two connection elements, the contact bulges of the two connection elements come to rest on each other and are in contact. Since the contact bulges extend from the first side of the sheet, mutually associated contact bulges of two connection elements to be connected ride on each other during twisting for connecting the two connection elements, whereby the central sections and / or the ring section are deformed in the axial direction and thus biased. As a result of the pretensioning thus achieved, two electrical connection elements to be connected to one another can additionally be frictionally secured against one another.
  • each of the contact bulges may have an elongated shape and be aligned so that its longitudinal axis corresponding to a secant does not extend through the center of the central portion.
  • connection element may be formed as an integral section of a busbar, in which case the ring section is formed by a region of the busbar.
  • the ring section can also have the shape of a circular ring from which an elongated receiving area can protrude for receiving an electrical conductor which can be crimped on the receiving area.
  • connection element in order to provide the connection element according to the invention as a contact point on a housing of an electrical device, two spaced and parallel rectilinear rail sections may be formed on the ring portion, via which the connection element can be inserted into receiving rails correspondingly formed on the housing.
  • the connection element is thus held against rotation on the housing via the rail sections, so that, for example, two electrical devices can be coupled to one another via connection elements fastened to their housing.
  • the Fig. 1 shows two electrical connection elements 10 according to the invention, which are spaced apart in the axial direction to each other and with their front sides 32, which are also referred to as the first sheet-metal sides 32 in the present invention, facing each other.
  • the electrical connection elements 10 are made of an electrically conductive sheet metal such as steel or aluminum by punching and have a ring portion 12 and a concentric thereto central portion 14, which is integrally connected to the ring portion 12 via four radially extending spokes 16.
  • each of the in the Fig. 1 Connection elements shown four locking wings 17, which protrude from the spokes 16 in the circumferential direction or cantilever freely.
  • the locking wings 17 are preferably punched out of the metal sheet and then bent out on the first side of the sheet, whereby at the same time the spokes 16 are formed.
  • both the spokes 16 and the locking wings 17 have the shape of circular ring cutouts.
  • Each of the locking wings 17 is in turn composed of a ramp section 18 and a rear engagement section 20.
  • the ramp portions 18 are formed by bending the locking vanes 17 about a radially extending axis on the first side of the sheet whereas the rear engaging portions 20 are formed by bending them in the opposite direction about an equally radially extending axis the rear engagement portions 20 extend substantially plane-parallel to the central portion 14, the annular portion 12 and the spokes 16.
  • a plurality of contact protrusions 22, 24 are impressed, which extend on the first side of the sheet or project beyond the first side and evenly distributed over the ring portion 12 and the central portion 14 are arranged.
  • the contact bulges 22, 24 have, for example, an elongated oval shape and are inclined with their longitudinal axes relative to the radial direction in each case by, for example, about 45 °.
  • each spoke 16 From the first side of the sheet, in each spoke 16, a bulge 26 is impressed so as to extend on the second side 34 of the sheet opposite the first side of the sheet, which Also referred to as the back 34 of the connection element 10.
  • each Deutschengreifungsabites 20 is also located on the second side 34 of the sheet cavity 28 is formed.
  • the electrical connection element may further comprise two spaced-apart and mutually parallel rectilinear rail sections 30, which are produced by edge-forming the sheet from which the connection element 10 is made.
  • connection elements 10 two identical connection elements 10, as shown in the Fig. 1 are shown with their facing front sides 32 spaced from each other, wherein the two connection elements 10 are rotated by about 45 ° in a first, against the cantilevered ends of the locking wings pointing direction relative to each other and in such a system that the Schugreifungsabête 20 of the one electrical connection element 10 with the spokes 16 of the other connection element 10 come into contact.
  • connection element 10 Due to the defined contact points in the form of the contact bulges 22, 24 not only in the desired manner, the frictional engagement between the two electrical connection elements 10 is increased; Rather, by the targeted arrangement of the contact bulges 22, 24 on the Ring and at the central portion 12, 14 a uniformly distributed current flow over the electrical AriRIC sculpture 10 can be achieved, whereby targeted their current strength can be adjusted. In the first place, however, the current resistance of the connection element 10 according to the invention is increased by the central section 14, which is arranged concentrically to the ring section 12, since this significantly increases the electrically conductive surface of the connection element 10.
  • the concentric arrangement of the central portion 14 in integral connection with the spokes 16 proves to be particularly advantageous in that thereby the connecting element 10 as a whole and in particular its locking wings 17 are less sensitive to mechanical stresses.
  • the locking vanes 17 have only a single radially extending axis about which they flex, thereby rendering them less susceptible to mechanical failure, unlike the vanes of the present invention Stresses are.
  • the central portion 14 stiffens the ring portion 12 via the spokes 16 in the radial direction, so that it can not or only slightly deform in the radial direction.
  • the connecting element 1 shown in the figures has a central portion in the form of a full circular disk, it should be mentioned for the sake of completeness that the central portion 14 may also have the shape of a circular ring 36, as shown in FIG Fig. 4 is shown. That in the Fig. 4 illustrated electrical connection element 10 can thus also be used according to the well-known connection element described at the beginning of the present invention for ground connection by the opening 42 of the formed as a circular ring 36 central portion 14 is pushed onto a corresponding ground bolt.
  • an elongated receiving area 38 can protrude, which has a multiplicity of fingers 40 which can be bent over for a crimp fastening of an electrical conductor, so that the conductor is clamped to the receiving area 38.
  • connection element 10 instead of the rails 30 have such an elongated receiving portion 38 for attachment of an electrical conductor.
  • connection element 10 according to the invention has been described here with four locking wings 17 and four spokes 16.
  • the connecting element 10 according to the invention may also have only two or three or more than four locking wings 17 and spokes 16, provided that they are provided regularly spaced in the circumferential direction.

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  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)

Claims (14)

  1. Élément de raccordement électrique (10), qui est fabriqué à partir d'une tôle métallique sous forme d'une pièce estampée et comprend un tronçon annulaire (12) ainsi qu'une pluralité d'ailettes de verrouillage (17) cintrées hors du plan de la tôle sur un premier côté (32) de la tôle,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément de raccordement électrique (10) comprend encore un tronçon central (14), qui est entouré par le tronçon annulaire (12) et qui est relié à celui-ci d'un seul tenant via une pluralité de rayons (16), de sorte que l'une des ailettes de verrouillage (17) dépasse en direction périphérique depuis chaque rayon (16).
  2. Élément de raccordement selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que le tronçon central présente la conformation d'un disque circulaire, celui-ci étant de préférence exempt de traversées.
  3. Élément de raccordement selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que chacun des rayons (16) et/ou chacune des ailettes de verrouillage (17) présente la configuration d'une portion d'anneau circulaire.
  4. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que chacune des ailettes de verrouillage (17) comporte un tronçon en rampe (18) qui dépasse en direction périphérique depuis le rayon (16) respectif et un tronçon d'engagement postérieur (20) librement en porte-à-faux, qui est orienté parallèlement au plan du tronçon central (14), du tronçon annulaire (12) ainsi que des rayons (16).
  5. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chacun des rayons (16) présente au moins un
    un bombement (26), qui s'étend sur un second côté (34) de la tôle à l'opposé du premier côté (32) de la tôle.
  6. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications 4 ou 5,
    caractérisé en ce que chacun des tronçons d'engagement postérieur (20) comporte une traversée (28) ou une moulure (28) qui se trouve sur le second côté (34) de la tôle.
  7. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le tronçon d'engagement postérieur (20) présente par rapport au plan de la tôle du tronçon central (14), du tronçon annulaire (12) ainsi que des rayons (16), une distance libre qui s'élève au maximum à deux fois l'épaisseur de la tôle.
  8. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le tronçon central (14) et/ou le tronçon annulaire (12) comporte une pluralité de bombement de contact (22, 24), lesquels s'étendent du premier côté (32) de la tôle, qui sont agencés de préférence en répartition régulière sur le tronçon annulaire (12) et/ou le tronçon central (14).
  9. Élément de raccordement selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisé en ce que chacun des bombements de contact (22, 24) présente une configuration allongée et est orienté de telle façon que son axe longitudinal ne passe pas par le centre du tronçon central (14).
  10. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le tronçon annulaire (12) présente une configuration essentiellement en forme circulaire.
  11. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément de raccordement (10) est réalisé sous forme de tronçon intégral d'une barre de courant.
  12. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications 1 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce qu'une zone de réception (38), étendue en longueur et reliée d'un seul tenant au tronçon annulaire (12), dépasse en direction radiale depuis le tronçon annulaire (12).
  13. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications 1 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce que deux tronçons de barre (30) rectilignes écartés l'un de l'autre et parallèles l'un à l'autre sont réalisés sur le tronçon annulaire (12).
  14. Élément de raccordement selon l'une au moins des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément de raccordement (10) est réalisé de manière à être relié à un élément de raccordement identique (10) à coopération de friction et à coopération de formes pour établir une connexion électrique.
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DE502007004420T DE502007004420D1 (de) 2007-11-30 2007-11-30 Elektrisches Anschlusselement

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