EP2721695B1 - Contacting elements - Google Patents
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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- H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
- H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
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- a contact spring for printed circuit boards is self-holding formed as a one-piece contact spring and comprises two spring legs and a base between the spring legs, for insertion into a breakthrough of a printed circuit board.
- the holder of the contact spring on the circuit board is effected by a resilient engaging behind of the spring legs of the contact spring molded cam, which is ensured by appropriate design of the cam edge pressing the circuit board between the base and cam.
- DE 296 17 905 U1 also refers to a printed circuit board with a contact spring.
- an electrical connector for releasably contacting a circuit board with an electronic or electromechanical device comprising a contact spring having at least one contact surface for the releasable contact engagement.
- DE-U-9205698.9 refers to contacting a loudspeaker located within a telephone station with a circuit board provided within the telephone station.
- the contact spring disclosed here comprises two arms extending parallel to the printed circuit board. Along a linear contact point, the contact is shown. In one embodiment, free end portions of the arms extending parallel to the printed circuit board could be angled.
- the contact carrier comprises a component-side carrier top side and a carrier underside and at least one conductor track or a number of through holes through which a contact element contacted with the conductor track is inserted, which projects beyond the carrier underside and serves to receive a plug contact element of the respective component.
- the contact element lies with at least one contacted with the conductor contact strap on the carrier top.
- the contact element comprises a terminal connected to the contact tab and over the underside of the carrier protruding clamping contact part for the respective plug-in contact element.
- the contact element is preferably designed as a stamped and bent part and procure one piece.
- DE 34 36 119 A1 refers to a contact spring element for contacting printed circuit boards.
- an electrically conductive connection between a carrier part and a printed circuit board or a sheet metal part is made possible by means of a resiliently arranged on the edge of the carrier plate contact clip.
- the integrally formed contact clip has a latchable foot with arranged thereon contact part with a plurality of opposite contact spring tabs for receiving therebetween the circuit board or the sheet metal part.
- the foot part comprises, in the locked state, a receiving edge provided in the carrier part and engages via a spring lug in a latching opening of the carrier part arranged at a distance from the receiving edge.
- an arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1 which comprises a printed circuit board with a cutout, in which a contacting element is arranged, and a contact pin. For making a contact while the contact pin is inserted into the contacting element.
- various contacting possibilities for a printed circuit board are known from the prior art. These include Einpastepins, solder contacts, direct connectors, contact pads, conductive rubbers and the like.
- An arrangement which comprises a printed circuit board and a contact pin and a contacting element, designed as a contact spring, with spring-trained contact spring legs which contact a contact surface of a contact pin.
- the printed circuit board is provided with at least one printed circuit board cutout, in which the contacting element is arranged and between the printed circuit board, the contact pin and the contacting element, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts are formed, wherein the contact spring legs have bent ends having a bending edge or bending line with defined contact points, which form a contact with pads of the printed circuit board, wherein the contacting element has opposing contact spring legs, in each of which at least one contact spring tongue is formed, which is formed by slotting, wherein the at least one contact spring tongue has a bent end, which facilitates the insertion of the contact pin.
- the at least one contact spring tongue has an embossing which electrically conductively contacts an end face of a printed circuit board cutout.
- the contacting element is resilient and provides a plurality of defined contact points between the printed circuit board and the contacting element, such as the contact to be contacted by it.
- the inventively proposed increase in the number of contact points on the one hand reduces contact resistance and on the other hand significantly improves the current carrying capacity of the invention proposed contacting element.
- a more accurate positioning of the contacting element which permits a plurality of defined contact points or support lines with the surface and end sides of a printed circuit board, can be achieved with respect to the contact partner.
- contact spring limbs extending essentially opposite one another extend in which at least one contact spring tongue is formed.
- the oppositely formed contact spring legs of the invention proposed contacting element have at their upper end respectively bent Kunststofffederschenkelausstart. In these about 90 ° with respect to the contact spring leg angled Kunststofffederschenkelausuite Uber are arranged.
- the bends can be provided, for example, by embossing defined contact points on a linearly extending bending edge in the contact spring leg outlet. This results in a contacting region extending on the underside of the contact spring armature outlet, so that the contacting pad arranged underneath it on the surface of the printed circuit board can be formed in a smaller space requirement.
- the essentially oppositely arranged, resilient contact spring legs comprise slots which define contact spring tongues.
- the contact spring tongues are bent outwardly at the end to ensure a safe insertion of the contact pin.
- insertion bevels are formed on the undersides of the contact spring leg outlets. These insertion bevels serve as insertion aid of the contacting element preferably designed as a contact spring during the assembly process.
- the insertion bevels allow the mounting of the contacting element in a printed circuit board cutout with chamfers or radii.
- the contacting element which is designed as a contact spring, has punched or otherwise manufactured slits through which contact spring tongues are produced in the substantially oppositely arranged contact spring legs. These in turn allow a distribution of the current to a plurality of contact spring tongues and thus advantageously a reduction of the contact resistance and thus an increase in the current carrying capacity of the inventively proposed contacting element.
- the at least one contact spring tongue further offers a tolerance compensation against a rotation of the contact element proposed according to the invention relative to its installation position in the printed circuit board cutout of the printed circuit board. A larger number of contact tongues, which are punched, for example, in the side walls of the contact spring legs of Kunststoffmaschinesfederettis allows this advantageous effect.
- the slits, the substantially opposing contact spring legs extending contact spring tongues can be formed in an arc shape. This allows easier handling in the event that the contacting elements proposed according to the invention are produced as bulk material, so that at its handling according to this advantageous embodiment of the solution proposed by the invention a hooking individual contacting elements can be avoided each other.
- the execution of the embossing on the spring legs on the outside of the contact element is designed so that the joining forces are minimized in the circuit board.
- This in turn has the advantage that the burdens in the area of the breakouts in the circuit board remain minimal and thus the Tabuzonen can be reduced, which in turn allows a minimum installation space in a simple manual or semi-manual assembly process.
- this type of execution of the embossing significantly reduces the abrasion of the surface coating of the printed circuit board and of the contacting element during the joining process. This, in turn, is very important for a durable low contact resistance over the lifetime seen.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a particular trained as a contact spring contacting element. Like yourself FIG.
- a contacting element 10 designed in particular as a contact spring comprises two contoured contact spring limbs 20 arranged essentially opposite one another.
- the at least one contact spring tongue 12 has a bent end piece 14.
- the contact spring tongues 12 are through slits 16, as in FIG. 1 shown schematically, can run straight or as FIG. 3 is removable, can extend in an arcuate shape 42, formed.
- the at least one contact spring tongue 12 in each of the contact spring legs 20 can be made for example by means of punching 18, wherein in each of the at least one contact spring tongue 12 each have an embossment 46 (see illustration according to FIG FIG. 2 ) is produced.
- each other contact spring leg 20 are resiliently connected together via a bottom 54. Both contact spring leg 20 extend substantially, starting from the bottom 54 in the vertical direction and run at its upper end substantially in 90 ° angle oriented Kunststofffederschenkel spouts 22 from.
- the contact spring leg outlets 22 are, as in FIG. 1 indicated, defined contact points 26a and 26b arranged. This ensures that the contact spring leg outlets 22 are formed bent upward, so that defined contact points 26b of a bending edge 26a to the circuit board 48 can be formed.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the inventively proposed arrangement comprising a contact element, designed to be taken as a contact spring.
- FIG. 2 It can be seen that the printed circuit board 48 shown here in accordance with the invention is electrically conductively contacted at a plurality of contacting points by the contacting element 10 designed as a contact spring
- FIG. 2 shows that, for example, the contact spring leg outlets 22 at the top of substantially oppositely oriented to each other Maisfederschenkel 20 the Contact surface 50 of the circuit board 48 to pads 28 and the printed circuit board cutout 34.
- defined contact points 26 b are arranged along the bending edge 26 a, so that an electrically conductive contact with a reduced space between the arranged at the bottom of the Kunststofffederschenkel spouts 22 defined contact points 26 b and the pads 28, located at the top 50 of the electrically are to be contacted circuit board 48 is generated.
- FIG. 2 shows that the at least one contact spring tongue 12, which is formed in the oppositely oriented contact spring legs 20, embossments 46 has.
- the embossings 46 contact the printed circuit board 48 in the region of end faces 44 of a printed circuit board cutout 34.
- further electrically conductive contacts ie, the inventively proposed increase in the number of electrically conductive contacting points between the contacting element 10 and a circuit board 48 shown here, for example, realized.
- the contact spring leg is then advantageously even at the appropriate places with embossing 56, 58 provided in order to achieve a defined contact.
- the first embossing 56 of the contact spring legs 20 contacts the contact pin 30.
- the second embossing 58 of the contact spring legs 20 contacts the printed circuit board 48 in the transition of the end face 44 of a printed circuit board cutout 34 and the surface 50 of the printed circuit board 48.
- FIG. 3 is a further view of the proposed arrangement according to the invention with the contacting element in the mounted in a printed circuit board cutout of a printed circuit board state.
- FIG. 3 shows that, for example, in the transition region between the bent contact spring leg outlets 22 of the two oppositely arranged contact spring leg 20 insertion bevels 36 are formed.
- the insertion bevels 36 serve as an insertion aid and for positioning in the printed circuit board cutout 34 of the contact element 10 proposed according to the invention during the assembly process, ie during insertion of the contacting element 10 into a printed circuit board cutout 34 of a printed circuit board 48 to be electrically contacted.
- the lead-in bevel 36 and the bend make it possible to use the present invention, in particular formed as a contact spring contacting element 10 in the printed circuit board cutout 34, are formed on the radii to obstruct.
- the possibility of obstructing by means of the insertion bevel 36, the contacting element 10 proposed according to the invention, in the printed circuit board cutout 34 at the radii makes a punching process for producing the printed circuit board cutout 34 superfluous.
- the insertion bevels 36 with respect to their position, number of bends, which may be formed on one or more sides, a centering of the contacting element 10 with respect to the contact pin 30 to be contacted can be ensured. As shown in the illustration FIG.
- a contact spring tongue 12 is executed in the contact spring leg 20 shown here in the plane of the drawing. This is by material removal in the form of an arcuate slits 40 resilient with respect to the remaining material of in FIG. 3 procure the contact spring leg 20 shown in the drawing plane.
- arcuate notches 40 shown by way of example can of course also produce a plurality of spring-trained contact spring tongues 12 in the wall of the contact spring limb 20. The more arcuate slots 40 in the material of the contact spring leg 20th are generated, the greater the number of electrical contact points is generated.
- a reduction of the contact resistance between the printed circuit board 48 to be contacted and the contacting element 10 proposed according to the invention can take place, which in turn can significantly increase its current carrying capacity.
- the cross section of the contacting element can be increased and thus its current carrying capacity can be increased if necessary.
- a spring-trained contact spring tongue 12 is shown in the wall material of the contact spring leg 20.
- the slit 40 extends in an arc shape.
- slit sheet 42 surround an embossment 46 formed in the material of the contact spring leg 20, which after formation of the arcuate slots 40 is a spring-formed contact spring tongue 12, 38.
- This imprint 46 represents, compare representation according to FIG. 2 .
- can be formed by an example in arcuate slot 40 as shown in FIG FIG. 3 can be achieved, which in an embodiment of the present invention proposed contacting element 10 as bulk material, the individual preferably not designed as contact springs contacting elements 10 interlock, so that easier handling during the assembly process is made possible.
- the contacting element 10 proposed according to the invention is generally fed into the assembly process by vibratory conveyors, so that any possible entanglement of the contacting elements 10 would have enormous disadvantages, the occurrence of disturbances being considerably reduced by the geometry of the contacting element 10 proposed according to the invention.
- the inventively proposed arrangement with the contacting element designed as a contact element can - as in the above context with the description of FIGS. 1 .
- a contact spring for contacting a printed circuit board 48, such as for connecting an electrically commutated air conditioning blower in the automotive field, or in any application inside and outside the automotive sector, in which an electrical connection is required, and so
- a printed circuit board 48 such as for connecting an electrically commutated air conditioning blower in the automotive field, or in any application inside and outside the automotive sector, in which an electrical connection is required, and so
- household applications such as washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and the like
- hybrid applications such as e-bike or hybrid applications in vehicles with internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor to be contacted electric motor.
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Die hier offenbarte Kontaktfeder umfasst zwei parallel zur Leiterplatte verlaufende Arme. Entlang einer linienförmigen Kontaktstelle wird die Kontaktierung dargestellt. In einer Ausführungsvariante könnte freie Endbereiche der parallel zur Leiterplatte verlaufenden Arme abgewinkelt ausgebildet sein.Out
The contact spring disclosed here comprises two arms extending parallel to the printed circuit board. Along a linear contact point, the contact is shown. In one embodiment, free end portions of the arms extending parallel to the printed circuit board could be angled.
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Ergänzend zu den oben stehend angeführten Offenbarungen sind aus dem Stand der Technik verschiedene Kontaktierungsmöglichkeiten für eine Leiterplatte bekannt. Dazu sind Einpresspins, Lötkontakte, Direktsteckverbindungen, Kontaktpads, Leitgummis und dergleichen zu zählen.From the
In addition to the disclosures listed above, various contacting possibilities for a printed circuit board are known from the prior art. These include Einpastepins, solder contacts, direct connectors, contact pads, conductive rubbers and the like.
Es wird eine Anordnung vorgeschlagen, welche eine Leiterplatte und einen Kontaktstift und ein Kontaktierungselement, ausgebildet als Kontaktfeder, mit federnd ausgebildeten Kontaktfedernschenkeln, die eine Kontaktfläche eines Kontaktstiftes kontaktieren, umfasst. Die Leiterplatte ist mit mindestens einem Leiterplattenausschnitt versehen, in dem das Kontaktierungselement angeordnet ist und zwischen der Leiterplatte, dem Kontaktstift und dem Kontaktierungselement sind mehrere elektrisch leitfähige Kontaktierungen ausgebildet sind, wobei die Kontaktfederschenkel aufgebogene Enden aufweisen, die eine Biegekante oder Biegelinie mit definierten Kontaktstellen aufweisen, die eine Kontaktierung zu Pads der Leiterplatte bilden, wobei das Kontaktierungselement einander gegenüberliegende Kontaktfederschenkel aufweist, in welchen jeweils mindestens eine Kontaktfederzunge ausgeführt ist, die durch Schlitzung ausgebildet ist, wobei die mindestens eine Kontaktfederzunge ein gebogenes Ende aufweist, das die Einführung des Kontaktstiftes erleichtert.
Erfindungsgemäß weist die mindestens eine Kontaktfederzunge eine Prägung auf, die eine Stirnfläche eines Leiterplattenausschnittes elektrisch leitfähig kontaktiert.An arrangement is proposed which comprises a printed circuit board and a contact pin and a contacting element, designed as a contact spring, with spring-trained contact spring legs which contact a contact surface of a contact pin. The printed circuit board is provided with at least one printed circuit board cutout, in which the contacting element is arranged and between the printed circuit board, the contact pin and the contacting element, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts are formed, wherein the contact spring legs have bent ends having a bending edge or bending line with defined contact points, which form a contact with pads of the printed circuit board, wherein the contacting element has opposing contact spring legs, in each of which at least one contact spring tongue is formed, which is formed by slotting, wherein the at least one contact spring tongue has a bent end, which facilitates the insertion of the contact pin.
According to the invention, the at least one contact spring tongue has an embossing which electrically conductively contacts an end face of a printed circuit board cutout.
Das Kontaktierungselement ist federnd ausgebildet und stellt mehrere definierte Auflagepunkte zwischen der Leiterplatte und dem Kontaktierungselement wie dem durch diesen zu kontaktierenden Kontakt bereit.
Durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Erhöhung der Anzahl der Kontaktstellen werden einerseits Übergangswiderstände reduziert und andererseits die Stromtragfähigkeit des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes erheblich verbessert. Des Weiteren kann durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung erreicht werden, dass diese eine geringere Empfindlichkeit gegenüber einer Verdrehung des Kontaktpartners aufweist und deshalb eine geringere Toleranzempfindlichkeit gegenüber den bekannten Lösungen aufweist.
Des Weiteren kann durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung eine genauere Positionierung des Kontaktierungselementes, welches mehrere definierte Auflagepunkte bzw. Auflagelinien mit der Oberfläche und Stirnseiten einer Leiterplatte ermöglicht, in Bezug auf den Kontaktpartner erreicht werden.The contacting element is resilient and provides a plurality of defined contact points between the printed circuit board and the contacting element, such as the contact to be contacted by it.
The inventively proposed increase in the number of contact points on the one hand reduces contact resistance and on the other hand significantly improves the current carrying capacity of the invention proposed contacting element. Furthermore, it can be achieved by the solution proposed according to the invention that it has a lower sensitivity to twisting of the contact partner and therefore has a lower tolerance sensitivity compared with the known solutions.
Furthermore, by means of the solution proposed according to the invention, a more accurate positioning of the contacting element, which permits a plurality of defined contact points or support lines with the surface and end sides of a printed circuit board, can be achieved with respect to the contact partner.
Bei dem Kontaktierungselement erstrecken sich im Wesentlichen einander gegenüberliegend Kontaktfederschenkel, in denen mindestens eine Kontaktfederzunge ausgebildet ist. Die einander gegenüberliegend ausgebildeten Kontaktfederschenkel des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes weisen an ihrem oberen Ende jeweils abgebogene Kontaktfederschenkelausläufe auf. In diesen etwa um 90° in Bezug auf die Kontaktfederschenkel abgewinkelten Kontaktfederschenkelausläufe sind Aufbiegungen angeordnet. Die Aufbiegungen können beispielsweise durch Prägen von definierten Kontaktstellen auf einer linienförmig verlaufenden Biegekante in dem Kontaktfederschenkel-Auslauf vorgesehen werden. Dadurch ergibt sich ein an der Unterseite des Kontaktfederschenkel-Auslaufes verlaufender Kontaktierungsbereich, so dass das unter diesem auf der Oberfläche der Leiterplatte angeordnete Kontaktierungspad in geringerem Platzbedarf ausgebildet werden kann. Durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung mit definierten Kontaktstellen, seien sie in Punkt- oder Linienform, kann eine scharfkantige Auflage der Kontaktfeder-Ausläufe auf der Oberseite der Leiterplatte vermieden werden, durch welche ein Abrieb der Oberflächenbeschichtung der Leiterplatte erfolgen könnte. Diese Beeinträchtigung ist durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung definitiv ausgeschlossen. Gemäss der Erfindung umfassen die im Wesentlichen einander gegenüberliegend angeordneten, federnd ausgebildeten Kontaktfederschenkel Schlitzungen, welche Kontaktfederzungen definieren. Die Kontaktfederzungen sind am Ende nach außen gebogen, um ein sicheres Einführen des Kontaktstiftes zu gewährleisten. Durch die Schlitzung lässt sich ein Toleranzausgleich gegen Verdrehung des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktfederelementes in Bezug auf seine Arretierungsposition in einem Leiterplattenausschnitt einer Leiterplatte und des Kontaktstiftes erreichen. Die einzelnen, erfindungsgemäss durch Ausbildung von Schlitzungen in den Kontaktfederschenkeln eingestanzten Kontaktfederzungen weisen Verprägungen auf, durch welche wiederum eine definierte Kontaktstelle in Punkt- oder in Linienform zwischen dem erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselement und einer Berandung bzw. Stirnflächen einer zu kontaktierenden Leiterplatte bereitgestellt werden können. Durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung lassen sich die elektrisch leitfähigen Kontaktierungsstellen zwischen dem erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselement und der Leiterplatte signifikant erhöhen.In the contacting element, contact spring limbs extending essentially opposite one another extend in which at least one contact spring tongue is formed. The oppositely formed contact spring legs of the invention proposed contacting element have at their upper end respectively bent Kontaktfederschenkelausläufe. In these about 90 ° with respect to the contact spring leg angled Kontaktfederschenkelausläufe Aufbiegungen are arranged. The bends can be provided, for example, by embossing defined contact points on a linearly extending bending edge in the contact spring leg outlet. This results in a contacting region extending on the underside of the contact spring armature outlet, so that the contacting pad arranged underneath it on the surface of the printed circuit board can be formed in a smaller space requirement. By inventively proposed solution with defined contact points, they are in point or line shape, a sharp-edged edition of the contact spring outlets on the top of the circuit board can be avoided by which abrasion of the surface coating of the circuit board could take place. This impairment is definitely excluded by the solution proposed by the invention. According to the invention, the essentially oppositely arranged, resilient contact spring legs comprise slots which define contact spring tongues. The contact spring tongues are bent outwardly at the end to ensure a safe insertion of the contact pin. By slotting a tolerance compensation against rotation of the inventively proposed contact spring element with respect to its locking position in a printed circuit board cutout of a circuit board and the contact pin can be achieved. The individual, according to the invention stamped by formation of slits in the contact spring legs contact spring tongues have Verprägungen, which in turn a defined contact point in point or in line between the present invention proposed contacting element and a boundary or faces of a printed circuit board to be contacted can be provided. By the proposed solution according to the invention, the electrically conductive contact points between the inventively proposed contacting element and the circuit board can be significantly increased.
Durch die Positionierung des als Kontaktfeder ausgebildeten Kontaktierungselementes in einem Leiterplattenausschnitt, kann eine sichere Kontaktierung aller Kontaktstellen unter Berücksichtigung der in der Fertigung unweigerlich auftretenden Toleranzen gewährleistet werden. Insbesondere sind an den Unterseiten der Kontaktfederschenkel-Ausläufe Einführschrägen ausgebildet. Diese Einführschrägen dienen als Einführhilfe des bevorzugt als Kontaktfeder ausgebildeten Kontaktierungselementes beim Montageprozess. Die Einführschrägen ermöglichen die Montage des Kontaktierungselementes in einem Leiterplattenausschnitt mit Fasen bzw. Radien. Die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung macht einen Stanzprozess in der Leiterplatte zur Erzeugung des Leiterplattenausschnittes wiederum überflüssig.
Durch entsprechende Ausführung der Einführschräge kann über deren Position bzw. die Anzahl von Biegungen einseitig oder mehrseitig eine Zentrierung des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes gegenüber dem Kontaktstift realisiert werden, so dass alle definierten Kontaktstellen des Kontaktierungselements, die für die Kontaktierung des Kontaktstiftes vorgesehen sind, sicher auf dem Kontaktstift positioniert sind.By positioning the contacting element designed as a contact element in a printed circuit board cutout, a secure contacting of all contact points can be ensured, taking into account the tolerances that inevitably occur in production. In particular, insertion bevels are formed on the undersides of the contact spring leg outlets. These insertion bevels serve as insertion aid of the contacting element preferably designed as a contact spring during the assembly process. The insertion bevels allow the mounting of the contacting element in a printed circuit board cutout with chamfers or radii. The proposed solution according to the invention makes a punching process in the circuit board for the production of printed circuit board cut unnecessary.
By appropriate design of the insertion can be realized via the position or the number of bends one-sided or multi-sided centering of the invention proposed Kontaktierungselementes against the contact pin, so that all defined contact points of the contacting, which are provided for contacting the contact pin securely on the Contact pin are positioned.
Das Kontaktierungselement, das als Kontaktfeder ausgebildet ist, weist gestanzte oder auf andere Weise gefertigte Schlitzungen auf, durch welche in den im Wesentlichen einander gegenüberliegend angeordneten Kontaktfederschenkeln Kontaktfederzungen erzeugt werden. Diese wiederum ermöglichen eine Verteilung des Stromes auf mehrere Kontaktfederzungen und damit in vorteilhafter Weise eine Reduzierung des Übergangswiderstandes und somit eine Erhöhung der Stromtragfähigkeit des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes. Die mindestens eine Kontaktfederzunge bietet des Weiteren einen Toleranzausgleich gegen eine Verdrehung des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes relativ zu seiner Einbauposition im Leiterplattenausschnitt der Leiterplatte. Eine größere Anzahl von Kontaktzungen, die beispielsweise in die Seitenwände der Kontaktfederschenkel des Kontaktierungsfederelementes eingestanzt werden ermöglicht diesen vorteilhaften Effekt.
In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der der Erfindung zugrundeliegenden Lösung können die Schlitzungen, die im Wesentlichen einander gegenüberliegenden Kontaktfederschenkeln verlaufenden Kontaktfederzungen in Bogenform ausgebildet werden. Dies erlaubt eine leichtere Handhabung für den Fall, dass die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Kontaktierungselemente als Schüttgut hergestellt werden, so dass bei dessen Handhabung gemäß dieser vorteilhaften Ausführungsvariante der erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Lösung ein Verhaken einzelner Kontaktierungselemente miteinander vermieden werden kann.The contacting element, which is designed as a contact spring, has punched or otherwise manufactured slits through which contact spring tongues are produced in the substantially oppositely arranged contact spring legs. These in turn allow a distribution of the current to a plurality of contact spring tongues and thus advantageously a reduction of the contact resistance and thus an increase in the current carrying capacity of the inventively proposed contacting element. The at least one contact spring tongue further offers a tolerance compensation against a rotation of the contact element proposed according to the invention relative to its installation position in the printed circuit board cutout of the printed circuit board. A larger number of contact tongues, which are punched, for example, in the side walls of the contact spring legs of Kontaktierungsfederelementes allows this advantageous effect.
In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention of the underlying solution, the slits, the substantially opposing contact spring legs extending contact spring tongues can be formed in an arc shape. This allows easier handling in the event that the contacting elements proposed according to the invention are produced as bulk material, so that at its handling according to this advantageous embodiment of the solution proposed by the invention a hooking individual contacting elements can be avoided each other.
Die Ausführung der Prägung an den Federschenkeln an der Außenseite des Kontaktelementes ist so gestaltet, dass die Fügekräfte in die Leiterplatte minimiert sind. Dies wiederum hat den Vorteil, dass die Belastungen im Bereich der Ausbrüche in der Leiterplatte minimal bleiben und somit die Tabuzonen reduziert werden können, was wiederum ein Bauraumminimum bei einem einfachen manuellen oder halbmanuellen Bestückungsprozess ermöglicht. Des Weiteren reduziert dieser Art der Ausführung der Prägung den Abrieb der Oberflächenbeschichtung der Leiterplatte und des Kontaktierungselementes beim Fügeprozess erheblich. Dies wiederum ist sehr bedeutsam für einen dauerhaft niedrigen Übergangswiderstand über die Lebensdauer gesehen.The execution of the embossing on the spring legs on the outside of the contact element is designed so that the joining forces are minimized in the circuit board. This in turn has the advantage that the burdens in the area of the breakouts in the circuit board remain minimal and thus the Tabuzonen can be reduced, which in turn allows a minimum installation space in a simple manual or semi-manual assembly process. Furthermore, this type of execution of the embossing significantly reduces the abrasion of the surface coating of the printed circuit board and of the contacting element during the joining process. This, in turn, is very important for a durable low contact resistance over the lifetime seen.
Durch entsprechende Anordnung der definierten Kontaktierungsstellen, insbesondere definierte Kontaktierungspunkte auf der Innenseite der Kontaktfederschenkel sowie Kontaktfederzungen des Kontaktierungselementes wird erreicht, dass die Fügekräfte des Steckkontaktelementes auf ein Minimum reduziert werden. Diese reduzierten Fügekräfte haben die gleichen Vorteile wie die zuvor beschriebenen hinsichtlich des Bauraums einer geringen Belastung beim Fügen sowie geringen Oberflächenabriebes beim Fügen.By appropriate arrangement of the defined contact points, in particular defined contact points on the inside of the contact spring leg and contact spring tongues of the contacting is achieved that the joining forces of the plug contact element are reduced to a minimum. These reduced joining forces have the same advantages as those described above with regard to the installation space of a low load during joining and low surface abrasion during joining.
Anhand der Zeichnung wird die Erfindung nachstehend eingehender beschrieben.With reference to the drawing, the invention will be described below in more detail.
Es zeigt:
- Figur 1
- eine perspektivische Darsicht eines Kontaktierungselementes der erfindungsgemässen Anordnung,
- Figur 2
- eine Seitenansicht der erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Anordnung umfassend das Kontaktierungselement, welches eine Leiterplatte an mehreren Kontaktierungsstellen elektrisch leitfähig kontaktiert und
- Figur 3
- eine um 90° gedrehte Seitenansicht der erfindungsgemäss vorgeschlagenen Anordnung. Vergleich zur dessen Darstellung in
Figur 2 .
- FIG. 1
- a perspective view of a contacting element of the inventive arrangement,
- FIG. 2
- a side view of the proposed arrangement according to the invention comprising the contacting element, which electrically conductively contacts a printed circuit board at a plurality of contacting points and
- FIG. 3
- a rotated by 90 ° side view of the proposed arrangement according to the invention. Comparison to its representation in
FIG. 2 ,
Eine erfindungsgemäss vorgeschlagene Anordnung umfassend ein Kontaktfeder ausgebildetes Kontaktierungselement 10 wird nachfolgend im Zusammenhang mit der elektrischen Kontaktierung einer Leiterplatte für die erhöhten Anforderungen an elektrische Kontaktierungen, z.B. in Automobilanwendungen beschrieben. Durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Anordnung mit dem Kontaktierungselement 10 können beispielsweise Klimagebläse oder andere elektrische Verbraucher im Automobilbereich kontaktiert werden. Die Anwendungsmöglichkeit der erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Anordnung mit dem Kontaktierungselement 10 ist jedoch innerhalb und außerhalb des Automobilbereiches möglich, so zum Beispiel bei der elektrischen Verbindungstechnik beispielsweise bei Haushaltsgeräten, wie zum Beispiel Waschmaschinen, Geschirrspülern oder dergleichen sowie beispielsweise im Bereich von Fahrradanwendungen, wie E-Bike oder auch Hybridfahrzeuge mit elektromotorischem und verbrennungsmotorischem Antrieb.
Wie sich
Der perspektivischen Darstellung gemäß
Like yourself
The perspective view according to
Des Weiteren geht aus der Seitenansicht gemäß
Je nachdem, wie viele Kontaktfederzungen 12 in den einander gegenüberliegend orientierten Kontaktfederschenkeln 20 ausgebildet werden, eine umso höhere Anzahl elektrischer Kontaktierungsstellen werden zwischen dem in den Leiterplattenausschnitt 34 der Leiterplatte 48 eingeschobenen Kontaktierungselement 10 und der Leiterplatte 48 erzeugt. Durch eine Erhöhung der elektrischen Kontaktierungsstellen zwischen beispielsweise der Leiterplatte 48 und dem Kontaktierungselement 10 lässt sich die Reduzierung des Übergangswiderstandes und die Erhöhung der Stromtragfähigkeit des erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselementes 10 nochmals verbessern. Je mehr elektrisch leitfähige Kontaktierungsstellen zwischen dem erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagenen Kontaktierungselements 10 und der Leiterplatte 48 vorliegen, desto unempfindlicher ist diese Kontaktierung gegenüber Verdrehung einer der beiden Kontaktpartner, sei es der Leiterplatte 48, sei es dem Kontaktierungselement 10 oder dem Kontaktstift 30. Durch die erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Lösung wird zudem erreicht, dass eine genauere Positionierung des Kontaktierungselementes 10 in Bezug auf die Leiterplatte 48 und den Kontaktstift 30 erreicht werden kann.Depending on how many
Die Möglichkeit, durch die Einführschräge 36, das erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagene Kontaktierungselement 10 in dem Leiterplattenausschnitt 34 an dem Radien ausgebildet sind zu verbauen, macht einen Stanzprozess zur Erzeugung des Leiterplattenausschnittes 34 überflüssig. Bei einer entsprechenden Ausführung der Einführschrägen 36 in Bezug auf deren Position, Anzahl Biegungen, die einseitiger oder mehrseitiger ausgebildet sein können, kann eine Zentrierung des Kontaktierungselementes 10 in Bezug auf den zu kontaktierenden Kontaktstift 30 gewährleistet werden.
Wie der Darstellung gemäß
In der Darstellung gemäß
The possibility of obstructing by means of the
As shown in the illustration
In the illustration according to
Claims (5)
- Arrangement comprising a printed circuit board (48) and a contact pin (30) and a contact-making element (10) in the form of a contact spring with resilient contact spring limbs (20) which make contact with a contact area (32) of the contact pin (30), wherein the printed circuit board (48) is provided with at least one printed circuit board cutout (34) in which the contact-making element (10) is arranged and a plurality of electrically conductive contact-making means (26a, 26b, 28; 14, 48; 46, 48; 56, 58) are formed between the printed circuit board (48), the contact pin (30) and the contact-making element (10), wherein the contact spring limbs (20) have ends (24) which are bent upwards and have a bending edge or bending line (26a) with defined contact points (26b) which form a contact-making connection to pads (28) of the printed circuit board, wherein the contact-making element (10) has contact spring limbs (20) which are situated opposite one another and in each of which at least one contact spring tongue (12, 38) which is formed by a slot arrangement (16, 40) is constructed, wherein the at least one contact spring tongue (12) has a bent end (14) which facilitates the insertion of the contact pin (30), characterized in that the at least one contact spring tongue (12) has a stamped portion (46) which makes electrically conductive contact with an end face of a printed circuit board cutout (34).
- Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, owing to the slot arrangement and the design of the contact spring tongue (12), the slotted contact spring limbs (20) themselves function as contact spring zones with a first stamped portion (56) for making contact with the printed circuit board cutout (34) and with a second stamped portion (58) for making contact with the contact pin (30).
- Arrangement according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slot arrangement is in the form of an arcuate slot arrangement (40, 42), wherein a slot arrangement bend (42) partially surrounds the stamped portion (46).
- Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the contact spring limbs (20) comprise insertion bevels (36).
- Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of contact spring tongues (12) which are situated opposite one another provide tolerance compensation against twisting between the contact partners, in particular the contact-making element (10) in relation to the printed circuit board (48).
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