EP2856574B1 - Electronic/electrical connecting arrangement - Google Patents

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EP2856574B1
EP2856574B1 EP13718501.3A EP13718501A EP2856574B1 EP 2856574 B1 EP2856574 B1 EP 2856574B1 EP 13718501 A EP13718501 A EP 13718501A EP 2856574 B1 EP2856574 B1 EP 2856574B1
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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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/26—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device

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  • the invention relates to an electronic and / or electrical connection arrangement, such as an at least partially pluggable connection arrangement, according to the preamble of claim 1 and a connecting element of the connection arrangement and a modular system with at least two of the connection arrangements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for mounting such a connection arrangement.
  • a first contacting element having a first conductor and a second contacting element having a second conductor are provided.
  • a connecting element for producing a contact between the first conductor and the second conductor is provided, which for this purpose has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part, which can be brought along a first mounting axis in a connecting position.
  • the housing parts form a first connection contour, which can be connected to the first contacting element, and a second connection contour, which can be connected to the second contacting element.
  • at least one connecting conductor is accommodated in the housing of the connecting element, which has first contact means on the first connecting contour, which can be brought into electrical / electronic contact with the first conductor in a first contact plane.
  • the at least one connecting conductor has second contact means, which can be brought into electrical / electronic contact with the second conductor in a second contact plane separated from the first contact plane.
  • a connector in particular for sensor / Aktor foundeden known by means of a printed circuit board can be connected to a cable.
  • a two-part connecting element is provided with a base assembly and an actuating element displaceable therein.
  • connecting conductors are provided with IDC contacts, the so protrude into the actuator, which is penetrated by the IDC contacts whose conductor conductors of the IDC contacts when moving the actuator with it incorporated conductors of the stripped cable whose conductor insulation.
  • the connection conductors are connected to arranged within a plug collar pin contacts that can be plugged into a complementary shaped contact socket of the circuit board.
  • connection arrangement is that with different contacting elements, the connecting element depending on the shape of the contacting elements and depending on how the first and second conductors arranged in the first and second contact plane must be formed very differently or completely replaced by another connecting element. In any case, this will require many different movements during assembly of the connection arrangements, which also change with each change of the contact elements to be mounted. This leads in particular to the assembly of different pairs of contacting elements in total to a very high installation costs. In addition, the assembly of such Kunststoff musclessettifare can not or only insufficiently automate.
  • EP 0899827 A2 discloses an electronic / electrical connection assembly with a two-part radio frequency plug.
  • the first connector part has an arrangement of a plurality of parallel contact slots, which can be connected, for example, with contacts of a corresponding wall socket.
  • the second plug part is used for attachment to the end of a multi-core cable to be connected to the wall socket.
  • the second plug part in this case has receiving means for the predetermined positioning of the different insulated conductors of the cable.
  • the first plug part in turn has on a second plug part facing the contact side a plurality of insulation-cutting contact terminals, which separate the insulation of the held in the second plug part conductor when plugging both connector parts and thereby establish the electronic / electrical contact between the two plug parts or between the wall socket and the cable.
  • US 4592614 describes a multi-part mounting arrangement for connecting a cable to a terminal of an electrical / electronic device.
  • the object of the invention is to avoid the disadvantages mentioned in a generic connection arrangement and to simplify the assembly, especially when connecting different pairs of contacting elements.
  • the first housing part has first mechanical connecting means and the second housing part has second mechanical connecting means, which in each case face an abutment side.
  • These two abutment sides can be assembled for the common production of the housing of the connecting element along the first mounting axis, wherein the mechanical connection means are connectable to a connection counter contour of one of the contacting elements.
  • the contact means at least on one of the housing parts in the direction of the Anlegeseite free contact surface, which is automatically brought in the production of the connection position along the first mounting axis with a free on the connection counter contour contact portion in electronic / electrical contact, the contact surface with a sufficient Herb is pressed against the contact section to ensure a stable electronic / electrical connection.
  • the free contact surface is formed by a contact terminal, so that a secure contact and a permanent elec- tronic / electrical connection between the connecting element and contacting element can be ensured.
  • the contact terminal is also designed as an insulation-cutting contact terminal, so that even in the case that the exposed at the terminal counter contour of the respectivemaschinetechniksijns contact portion should have insulation, the electrical / electrical contact between the connecting element and contacting element can be made automatically.
  • second positive locking means are provided on the housing parts, which can be brought into engagement with second counter-form-locking means, which are arranged on the connection counter contour.
  • second counter-form-locking means which are arranged on the connection counter contour.
  • At least two connecting conductors are accommodated in the housing parts, which can be brought into contact in particular from opposite sides along the first mounting direction with a respective exposed contact portion of the contacting elements when connecting the housing parts.
  • more than one electronic / electrical contact can be made when attaching the connecting element to the connection counter contour of the respective contacting element.
  • connection element which is suitable for use in a connection arrangement in one of the embodiments described above, wherein the housing parts form at least one conductor receptacle in which one of a plurality of different embodiments of the connection conductor can be accommodated.
  • the connecting element can be adapted to different embodiments of the contacting elements or their exposed contact sections merely by exchanging the conductor receptacle.
  • the object is achieved by a modular system having at least two connection arrangements according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments, which differ from each other in at least one of the contacting elements, wherein the first and second mounting axis are addressed accordingly in both connection arrangements.
  • the at least two connection arrangements of the modular system can be mounted in a consistent manner.
  • connection elements of both connecting arrangements have a matching length, which in addition to the orientations of the mounting axes and the lengths of the assembly movements can be brought at least partially in accordance, which in particular an automated assembly of different connection arrangements is greatly simplified.
  • connecting elements have matching housing, which allows a particularly simple and, for example, fully automated assembly of different connection arrangements.
  • connection conductor in a first step the connection conductor is fixed with contact means adapted to the provided contact elements in the housing parts of the connection element and in a subsequent step the housing parts in between lying terminal counter contour of one of Maisußs institute along the first mounting direction are fixed together.
  • the mechanical connection means of the connecting element are fixed to the connection counter contour of the respective contacting element and at the same time the contact means of the connecting element are pushed onto the contact portion of the contacting element.
  • connection countercontour has a main longitudinal extension and the contact means are pushed onto it substantially perpendicular to the main longitudinal extension when the two housing parts are fixed to one another and / or if in a further subsequent step the connection countercontour of the other contacting element along the second mounting axis is connected to the other terminal contour of the connecting element, wherein the second mounting axis is directed perpendicular to the first mounting axis.
  • Fig. 1 shows a connection assembly 2 with a first contacting element 4, which is exemplified by a functional unit such as a sensor, and a second contacting element 6, which is exemplified by a connection unit with a connected supply / data cable.
  • a connecting element 8 mechanically and electronically or electrically connected.
  • the first contacting element 4 a first electronic / electrical conductor 10 with a plurality of insulated strands 11 which project beyond a free contact portion 12 away from a housing 14 of the first contacting element 4 out.
  • the electronic / electrical conductor 10 in the contact portion 12 also have solid wires or round contacts.
  • the second contacting element 6 has a housing 16 in which an electronic unit 18 is accommodated with a printed circuit board forming a second electrical conductor 20.
  • connection arrangement 2 a total of four connecting conductors 22 are provided, which are received in pairs in each case in a first housing part 28 and a second housing part 30 of the connecting element 8.
  • the first contact means 4 facing first contact means 24 insulation cutting contact terminals.
  • the insulated strands 11 of the first conductor 10 can be electronically / electrically contacted at the free contact portions 12 by penetrating the respective insulation and contact with the respective core.
  • hook-shaped first positive locking means 40 are provided on both housing parts 28, 30 in the region of the subspaces 36, 38.
  • the subspaces 36, 38 and the first positive locking means 40 function together as a mechanical connection means for fixing the connecting element 8 to the first contacting element 4 and form in a composite state, a common connection contour 41 of the connecting element.
  • the first positive locking means 40 of the housing parts 28, 30 can be brought into engagement with complementary shaped first counter-form-locking means 42, which are embedded in one side of the housing 14 of the first contacting element 4, on which protrude and the free contact portions 12 of the first conductor 10.
  • This side of the housing 14 thus forms a connection contour 41 that is at least partially complementary to the connection contour 41.
  • both housing parts 28, 30 each have a second positive locking means 44 formed by a latching nose, which can be latched in a connecting position with a second counter-form-locking means 46 of the respective other housing part 30, 28 formed by a latching receptacle.
  • the two housing parts 28, 30 may be formed by the same parts, which can be locked together in a mutually rotated by 180 ° position (not shown).
  • connection conductors 22 are inserted into the conductor receptacles 32 in such a way that the first contact means 24 in the respective subspace 36; 38 are arranged.
  • the second contact means 26 are arranged on a slot-shaped plug-in device 48, which is inserted into the housing parts 28, 30 at a side remote from the first positive-locking means 40.
  • the two housing parts 28, 30 are brought along a first mounting axis M1 on the connection counter contour 43 of the first contacting element 4 in a connecting position in which the first positive locking means 40 of the resulting common first connection contour 41 with the first counter-form-locking means 42 of the connection counter-contour 43 of the first contacting element. 4 get in touch.
  • the first contact means 24 along the first mounting axis M1 on the free contact portions 12 is moved, wherein the first mounting axis M1 is directed substantially perpendicular to a main longitudinal extent of the free contact portions 12.
  • the insulation of the free contact portions 12 is severed and an electronic / electrical contact between the first conductor 10 and the connection conductor 22 is made.
  • both housing parts 28, 30 are latched to one another via the second positive locking means 44 and counter-form locking means 46, so that they are held positively in the direction of the first mounting axis M1 and also the positive locking between the first positive locking means 40 and the positive locking counter 42 can not be solved.
  • the connecting element 8 is in this connection position according to Fig. 1 Stably permanently connected to the first contacting element 4 both in mechanical and in electronic / electrical regard.
  • the two housing parts 28, 30 with the slot-shaped plug-in device 48 form a second connection contour 50 which can be connected to a second connection counter-contour 52 of the second contacting element 6.
  • the second connection counter contour is essentially formed by a mating plug device 54, which can be connected to the plug-in device 50 of the connecting element 8 along a second mounting axis M2 to an easily connectable and easy-to-disconnect plug connection.
  • the mating plug device 54 is in turn formed by the free contact portions 34 of the second conductor 20, which come into contact with the second contact means 26 of the connecting conductor 22 during insertion into the plug-in device 48 along the second mounting axis M2.
  • the housing 16 of the second contacting element 6 can then be pushed over the electronics 18 and brought about fixing means 56 with fixing counter means 58 of the housing 14 of the first contacting element 4 in a positive connection, which acts in the direction of the second mounting axis M2.
  • the first contact means 24 define with the first conductor 10 of the first contacting element 4 thus a first contact plane KE1 and the second contact means 26 with the second conductor 20 of the second contacting element 6 a spaced and perpendicularly directed second contact plane KE2 Fig. 1 , which is connected via the connecting element 8 electronically / electrically connected to the first contact plane.
  • Fig. 3 shows a modular system 60 with at least two of the connecting assemblies 2 according to the invention, which are mounted along matching first and second mounting axes M1, M2, but different first and second contacting elements 4, 6 and different free contact portions 12, 34 have.
  • connecting conductors 22 with respectively adapted first and second contact means 24, 26 are accommodated in the connecting elements 8. These may be formed, for example, from contact terminals, spring contacts, direct plug contacts or any other known and suitable types of contact.
  • the free contact sections 12, 34 and the contact means 24, 26 can be matched to one another in at least one of the connection arrangements 2 such that at least one of the contact planes KE1, KE2 is displaced, as in FIG Fig. 1 represented by KE1A and KE2A.
  • the contact sections 12, 34 and the contact means 24, 26 may be matched to one another such that at least one of the connection arrangements 2 has at least two contact planes KE1, KE1A offset from one another or at an angle to one another.
  • KE2, KE2A trains.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine elektronische und/oder elektrische Verbindungsanordnung, wie beispielsweise eine wenigstens teilweise steckbare Verbindungsanordnung, nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 sowie ein Verbindungselement der Verbindungsanordnung und ein Baukastensystem mit wenigstens zwei der Verbindungsanordnungen. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Montage einer solchen Verbindungsanordnung. In der Verbindungsanordnung ist ein einen ersten Leiter aufweisendes erstes Kontaktierungselement und ein einen zweiten Leiter aufweisendes zweites Kontaktierungselement vorgesehen. Zudem ist ein Verbindungselement zur Herstellung eines Kontaktes zwischen dem ersten Leiter und dem zweiten Leiter vorgesehen, das hierzu ein Gehäuse mit einem ersten Gehäuseteil und einem zweiten Gehäuseteil aufweist, die entlang einer ersten Montageachse in eine Verbindungsstellung verbringbar sind. In dieser Verbindungsstellung bilden die Gehäuseteile eine erste Anschlusskontur, die mit dem ersten Kontaktierungselement verbunden werden kann, und eine zweite Anschlusskontur, die mit dem zweiten Kontaktierungselement verbunden werden kann. Hierfür ist in dem Gehäuse des Verbindungselementes wenigstens ein Verbindungsleiter aufgenommen, der an der ersten Anschlusskontur erste Kontaktmittel aufweist, die in einer ersten Kontaktebene mit dem ersten Leiter in elektrischen/elektronischen Kontakt gebracht werden können. An der zweiten Anschlusskontur weist der wenigstens eine Verbindungsleiter zweite Kontaktmittel auf, die in einer von der ersten Kontaktebenen getrennten zweiten Kontaktebene mit dem zweiten Leiter in elektrischen/elektronischen Kontakt gebracht werden können.The invention relates to an electronic and / or electrical connection arrangement, such as an at least partially pluggable connection arrangement, according to the preamble of claim 1 and a connecting element of the connection arrangement and a modular system with at least two of the connection arrangements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for mounting such a connection arrangement. In the connection arrangement, a first contacting element having a first conductor and a second contacting element having a second conductor are provided. In addition, a connecting element for producing a contact between the first conductor and the second conductor is provided, which for this purpose has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part, which can be brought along a first mounting axis in a connecting position. In this connection position, the housing parts form a first connection contour, which can be connected to the first contacting element, and a second connection contour, which can be connected to the second contacting element. For this purpose, at least one connecting conductor is accommodated in the housing of the connecting element, which has first contact means on the first connecting contour, which can be brought into electrical / electronic contact with the first conductor in a first contact plane. At the second connection contour, the at least one connecting conductor has second contact means, which can be brought into electrical / electronic contact with the second conductor in a second contact plane separated from the first contact plane.

Aus DE 202006018019 U1 ist eine Steckverbindung, insbesondere für Sensor-/Aktorleitungen bekannt, mittels der eine Leiterplatte mit einem Kabel verbunden werden kann. Hierzu ist ein zweiteiliges Verbindungselement mit einer Basisbaugruppe und einem darin verschiebbaren Betätigungselement vorgesehen. Ferner sind in der Basisbaugruppe Verbindungsleiter mit IDC-Kontakten vorgesehen, die derart in das Betätigungselement hinein ragen, das beim Verschieben des Betätigungselementes mit darin aufgenommenen Leitern des abgemantelten Kabels deren Leiterisolierungen von den IDC-Kontakten durchdrungen und deren Leiteradern von den IDC-Kontakten kontaktiert werden. Ferner sind die Verbindungsleiter mit innerhalb eines Steckkragens angeordneten Stiftkontakten verbunden, die in eine komplementär geformte Kontaktbuchse der Leiterplatte gesteckt werden können.Out DE 202006018019 U1 is a connector, in particular for sensor / Aktorleitungen known by means of a printed circuit board can be connected to a cable. For this purpose, a two-part connecting element is provided with a base assembly and an actuating element displaceable therein. Furthermore, in the base assembly connecting conductors are provided with IDC contacts, the so protrude into the actuator, which is penetrated by the IDC contacts whose conductor conductors of the IDC contacts when moving the actuator with it incorporated conductors of the stripped cable whose conductor insulation. Further, the connection conductors are connected to arranged within a plug collar pin contacts that can be plugged into a complementary shaped contact socket of the circuit board.

Nachteilig an der bekannten Verbindungsanordnung ist, dass bei unterschiedlichen Kontaktierungselementen das Verbindungselement je nach Form der Kontaktierungselemente und je nachdem wie die ersten und zweiten Leiter in der ersten beziehungsweise zweiten Kontaktebene angeordnet sind sehr unterschiedlich ausgeformt werden muss beziehungsweise komplett durch ein anderes Verbindungselement ersetzt werden muss. In jedem Fall werden hierdurch bei der Montage der Verbindungsanordnungen viele unterschiedliche Bewegungsabläufe erforderlich, die sich zudem bei jedem Wechsel der zu montierenden Kontakterungselemente verändern. Dies führt insbesondere bei der Montage von verschiedenen Paaren von Kontaktierungselementen insgesamt zu einem sehr hohen Montageaufwand. Zudem lässt sich die Montage derartiger Kontaktierungselementepaare gar nicht oder nur unzureichend automatisieren.A disadvantage of the known connection arrangement is that with different contacting elements, the connecting element depending on the shape of the contacting elements and depending on how the first and second conductors arranged in the first and second contact plane must be formed very differently or completely replaced by another connecting element. In any case, this will require many different movements during assembly of the connection arrangements, which also change with each change of the contact elements to be mounted. This leads in particular to the assembly of different pairs of contacting elements in total to a very high installation costs. In addition, the assembly of such Kontaktierungselementepaare can not or only insufficiently automate.

EP 0899827 A2 offenbart eine elektronische/elektrische Verbindungsanordnung mit einem aus zwei Teilen bestehenden Hochfrequenz-Stecker. Der erste Steckerteil weist dabei eine Anordnung von mehreren parallelen Kontaktschlitzen auf, die beispielsweise mit Kontakten einer entsprechenden Wandbuchse verbunden werden können. Der zweite Steckerteil dient zur Anbringung am Ende eines mehradrigen Kabels, das mit der Wandbuchse verbunden werden soll. Der zweite Steckerteil weist hierbei Aufnahmemittel zur vorgegebenen Positionierung der verschiedenen isolierten Leiter des Kabels auf. Der erste Steckerteil weist wiederum an einer dem zweiten Steckerteil zugewandten Kontaktseite mehrere isolationsschneidende Kontaktklemmen auf, die beim Zusammenstecken beider Steckerteile die Isolation der im zweiten Steckerteil gehaltenen Leiter auftrennen und dadurch den elektronischen/elektrischen Kontakt zwischen beiden Steckerteilen beziehungsweise zwischen der Wandbuchse und dem Kabel herstellen. EP 0899827 A2 discloses an electronic / electrical connection assembly with a two-part radio frequency plug. The first connector part has an arrangement of a plurality of parallel contact slots, which can be connected, for example, with contacts of a corresponding wall socket. The second plug part is used for attachment to the end of a multi-core cable to be connected to the wall socket. The second plug part in this case has receiving means for the predetermined positioning of the different insulated conductors of the cable. The first plug part in turn has on a second plug part facing the contact side a plurality of insulation-cutting contact terminals, which separate the insulation of the held in the second plug part conductor when plugging both connector parts and thereby establish the electronic / electrical contact between the two plug parts or between the wall socket and the cable.

US 2010/0221946 A1 und EP 0690523 A1 beschreiben jeweils eine Anordnung aus isolationsschneidenden Kontaktklemmen, die in einem mehrteiligen Gehäuse aufgenommen sind. US 2010/0221946 A1 and EP 0690523 A1 each describe an arrangement of insulation cutting contact terminals, which are accommodated in a multi-part housing.

US 4592614 beschreibt eine mehrteilige Montageanordnung zur Verbindung eines Kabels mit einem Anschluss eines elektrischen/elektronischen Geräts. US 4592614 describes a multi-part mounting arrangement for connecting a cable to a terminal of an electrical / electronic device.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, bei einer gattungsgemäßen Verbindungsanordnung die genannten Nachteile zu vermeiden und die Montage insbesondere bei zu verbindenden unterschiedlichen Kontaktierungselementepaaren zu vereinfachen.The object of the invention is to avoid the disadvantages mentioned in a generic connection arrangement and to simplify the assembly, especially when connecting different pairs of contacting elements.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Verbindungsanordnung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Dabei weist der erste Gehäuseteil erste mechanische Verbindungsmittel und der zweite Gehäuseteil zweite mechanische Verbindungsmittel auf, die jeweils einer Anlegeseite zugewandt sind. Diese beiden Anlegeseiten können zur gemeinsamen Herstellung des Gehäuses des Verbindungselementes entlang der ersten Montageachse zusammengesetzt werden, wobei die mechanischen Verbindungsmittel mit einer Anschlussgegenkontur eines der Kontaktierungselemente verbindbar sind. Zudem weisen die Kontaktmittel wenigstens an einem der Gehäuseteile eine in Richtung der Anlegeseite freie Kontaktfläche auf, die beim Herstellen der Verbindungsstellung entlang der ersten Montageachse selbsttätig mit einem an der Anschlussgegenkontur frei liegenden Kontaktabschnitt in elektronischen /elektrischen Kontakt bringbar ist, wobei die Kontaktfläche mit einer ausreichenden Kraut gegen den Kontaktabschnitt gedrückt wird, um eine stabile elektronische/elektrische Verbindung zu gewährleisten. Auf diese Weise kann beim Zusammensetzen der beiden Gehäuseteile des Verbindungselementes dieses gleichzeitig mit dem betreffenden Kontaktierungselement verbunden werden, wobei die Verbindung zwischen Verbindungselement und Kontaktierungselement sowohl mechanisch als auch hinsichtlich eines elektonischen/elektrischen Kontaktes erfolgt. Hierdurch werden die Montageschritte zur Herstellung der Verbindungsanordnung stark vereinfacht und können für viele unterschiedliche Kontaktierungselementepaare vereinheitlicht werden.This object is achieved by a connection arrangement with the features of claim 1. In this case, the first housing part has first mechanical connecting means and the second housing part has second mechanical connecting means, which in each case face an abutment side. These two abutment sides can be assembled for the common production of the housing of the connecting element along the first mounting axis, wherein the mechanical connection means are connectable to a connection counter contour of one of the contacting elements. In addition, the contact means at least on one of the housing parts in the direction of the Anlegeseite free contact surface, which is automatically brought in the production of the connection position along the first mounting axis with a free on the connection counter contour contact portion in electronic / electrical contact, the contact surface with a sufficient Herb is pressed against the contact section to ensure a stable electronic / electrical connection. In this way, when assembling the two housing parts of the connecting element, this can be connected simultaneously with the respective contacting element, wherein the connection between the connecting element and the contacting element both mechanically and with respect to an electrical / electrical Contact takes place. As a result, the assembly steps for the preparation of the connection arrangement are greatly simplified and can be standardized for many different Kontaktierungselementepaare.

Vorteilhafterweise ist die freie Kontaktfläche dabei durch eine Kontaktklemme gebildet, so dass eine sichere Kontaktierung und eine dauerhafte elekronische/elektrische Verbindung zwischen Verbindungselement und Kontaktierungselement gewährleistet werden kann.Advantageously, the free contact surface is formed by a contact terminal, so that a secure contact and a permanent elec- tronic / electrical connection between the connecting element and contacting element can be ensured.

In einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausführungsform ist die Kontaktklemme zudem als isolationsschneidende Kontaktklemme ausgebildet, so dass auch im Falle, dass der an der Anschlussgegenkontur des betreffenden Kontaktierungselementes frei liegende Kontaktabschnitt eine Isolierung aufweisen sollte, der elekronische/elektrische Kontakt zwischen Verbindungselement und Kontaktierungselement selbsttätig hergestellt werden kann.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the contact terminal is also designed as an insulation-cutting contact terminal, so that even in the case that the exposed at the terminal counter contour of the respective Kontaktierungselementes contact portion should have insulation, the electrical / electrical contact between the connecting element and contacting element can be made automatically.

Vorteilhafterweise sind an den Gehäuseteilen zweite Formschlussmittel vorgesehen, die mit zweiten Gegenformschlussmitteln in Eingriff bringbar sind, die an der Anschlussgegenkontur angeordnet sind. Auf diese Weise kann auch zwischen dem Verbindungselement und dem betreffenden Kontaktierungselement ein Formschluss hergestellt werden, der eine dauerhaft stabile Festlegung des Verbindungselementes an dem Kontaktierungselement gewährleistet.Advantageously, second positive locking means are provided on the housing parts, which can be brought into engagement with second counter-form-locking means, which are arranged on the connection counter contour. In this way, a positive connection can be made between the connecting element and the respective contacting element, which ensures a permanently stable fixing of the connecting element to the contacting element.

Vorteilhafterweise sind in den Gehäuseteilen wenigstens zwei Verbindungsleiter aufgenommen, die insbesondere von gegenüberliegenden Seiten entlang der ersten Montagerichtung mit einem jeweiligen frei liegenden Kontaktabschnitt eines der Kontaktierungselemente beim Verbinden der Gehäuseteile in Kontakt gebracht werden können. Auf diese Weise können beim Anbringen des Verbindungselementes an der Anschlussgegenkontur des betreffenden Kontaktierungselementes mehr als eine elektronische/elektrische Kontaktierung hergestellt werden.Advantageously, at least two connecting conductors are accommodated in the housing parts, which can be brought into contact in particular from opposite sides along the first mounting direction with a respective exposed contact portion of the contacting elements when connecting the housing parts. In this way, more than one electronic / electrical contact can be made when attaching the connecting element to the connection counter contour of the respective contacting element.

Ferner ist es günstig, wenn die jeweils andere Anschlusskontur entlang einer zweiten Montageachse mit dem jeweils anderen Kontaktierungselement in elektrischen/elektronischen Kontakt bringbar ist, die vorzugsweise senkrecht zur ersten Montageachse steht. Hierdurch ist eine besonders einfache Herstellung der elektronischen/elektrischen Verbindung zwischen den beiden Kontaktierungselementen über das Verbindungselement möglich, die auch relativ leicht zumindest teilautomatisiert durchführbar ist.Furthermore, it is favorable if the respective other connection contour along a second mounting axis with the respective other contacting element in electrical / electronic contact can be brought, which is preferably perpendicular to the first mounting axis. In this way, a particularly simple production of the electronic / electrical connection between the two contacting elements via the connecting element is possible, which is also relatively easy at least partially automated feasible.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform weist die jeweils andere Anschlusskontur eine Steckeinrichtung zur Herstellung einer Steckverbindung mit einer Gegensteckeinrichtung des jeweils anderen Kontaktierungselementes auf. Auf diese Weise kann das Verbindungselement beispielsweise mit dem einen der Kontaktierungselemente durch Aufnahme von dessen Anschlussgegenkontur im durch die Gehäuseteile gebildeten Aufnahmeraum dauerhaft stabil verbunden werden, während das Verbindungselement mit dem anderen Kontaktierungselement über eine schnell und einfach herstellbare und auch wieder lösbare Steckverbindung verbunden ist. Das Verbindungselement stellt auf diese Weise eine Art Adapter dar, der an einem der Kontaktierungselemente angebracht wird um auch bei unterschiedlichen Kontaktmittel die an diesem angeordnete erste Kontaktebene mit der an dem zweiten Kontaktierungselement angeordnete zweite Kontaktebene verbinden zu können.In a further advantageous embodiment, the respective other connection contour has a plug-in device for producing a plug connection with a mating plug device of the respective other contacting element. In this way, the connecting element, for example, with one of the contacting elements by receiving its connection counter contour in the receiving space formed by the housing parts permanently stable, while the connecting element is connected to the other contacting element via a quick and easy to produce and also releasable connector. The connecting element is in this way a kind of adapter which is attached to one of the contacting elements in order to be able to connect the first contact plane arranged therewith to the second contact plane arranged on the second contacting element even with different contact means.

Zudem wird die Aufgabe durch ein Verbindungselement gelöst, das für die Verwendung in einer Verbindungsanordnung in einer der oben beschriebenen Ausführungsformen geeignet ist, wobei die Gehäuseteile wenigstens eine Leiteraufnahme bilden, in der eine von mehreren unterschiedlichen Ausführungsformen des Verbindungsleiters aufnehmbar ist. Auf diese Weise kann das Verbindungselement durch bloßen Austausch der Leiteraufnahme an unterschiedliche Ausführungsformen der Kontaktierungselemente beziehungsweise deren frei liegende Kontaktabschnitte angepasst werden.In addition, the object is achieved by a connection element which is suitable for use in a connection arrangement in one of the embodiments described above, wherein the housing parts form at least one conductor receptacle in which one of a plurality of different embodiments of the connection conductor can be accommodated. In this way, the connecting element can be adapted to different embodiments of the contacting elements or their exposed contact sections merely by exchanging the conductor receptacle.

Vorteilhafterweise sind dabei die beiden Gehäuseteile und in einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausführungsform auch die darin aufgenommenen Verbindungsleiter als Gleichteile ausgebildet, wodurch die Herstellungskosten des Verbindungselementes und damit der Verbindungsanordnung insgesamt vermindert werden können.Advantageously, the two housing parts and, in a particularly advantageous embodiment, the connection conductors accommodated therein are also known as Identical parts formed, whereby the manufacturing cost of the connecting element and thus the connection arrangement can be reduced overall.

Zudem ist es günstig, wenn die Gehäuseteile erste Formschlussmittel und erste Gegenformschlussmittel, beispielsweise in Form von Rastmitteln und Gegenrastmitten aufweisen, mittels denen sie in der Verbindungsstellung aneinander festlegbar sind. Hierdurch kann der durch die Gehäuseteile gebildete Aufnahmeraum mit der darin aufgenommenen Anschlussgegenkontur des Kontaktierungselementes dauerhaft stabil geschlossen gehalten werdenMoreover, it is favorable if the housing parts have first positive locking means and first counter-form-locking means, for example in the form of latching means and counter-locking centers, by means of which they can be fixed to one another in the connecting position. In this way, the receiving space formed by the housing parts can be kept permanently stable closed with the recorded counter-contour of the contacting element therein

Ferner wird die Aufgabe durch ein Baukastensystem mit wenigstens zwei Verbindungsanordnungen nach einer der oben genannten Ausführungsformen gelöst, die sich in wenigstens einem der Kontaktierungselemente voneinander unterscheiden, wobei die erste und zweite Montageachse bei beiden Verbindungsanordnungen entsprechend gerichtet sind. Durch diese Übereinstimmung in der Ausrichtung der Montageachse können die wenigstens zwei Verbindungsanordnungen des Baukastensystems in übereinstimmender Weise montiert werden. Somit müssen während der Montage auch bei einem Wechsel der Ausführungsformen der Verbindungsanordnungen keine wesentlichen Umstellungen vorgenommen werden, was einerseits die Montage vereinfacht und insbesondere eine wenigstens teilautomatisierte Montage erlaubt.Furthermore, the object is achieved by a modular system having at least two connection arrangements according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments, which differ from each other in at least one of the contacting elements, wherein the first and second mounting axis are addressed accordingly in both connection arrangements. By this coincidence in the orientation of the mounting axis, the at least two connection arrangements of the modular system can be mounted in a consistent manner. Thus, during assembly, even when changing the embodiments of the connection arrangements no significant changes must be made, which on the one hand simplifies the assembly and in particular allows at least partially automated assembly.

Dabei ist es günstig, wenn die Verbindungselemente beider Verbindungsanordnungen eine übereinstimmende Länge aufweisen, wodurch neben den Ausrichtungen der Montageachsen auch die Längen der Montagebewegungen zumindest teilweise in Übereinstimmung gebracht werden können, wodurch insbesondere eine automatisierte Montage unterschiedlicher Verbindungsanordnungen stark vereinfacht wird.It is advantageous if the connecting elements of both connecting arrangements have a matching length, which in addition to the orientations of the mounting axes and the lengths of the assembly movements can be brought at least partially in accordance, which in particular an automated assembly of different connection arrangements is greatly simplified.

Dabei ist es besonders vorteilhaft, wenn die Verbindungselemente übereinstimmende Gehäuse aufweisen, was eine besonders einfache und beispielsweise auch vollautomatisierte Montage unterschiedlicher Verbindungsanordnungen erlaubt.It is particularly advantageous if the connecting elements have matching housing, which allows a particularly simple and, for example, fully automated assembly of different connection arrangements.

In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform sind die freien Kontaktabschnitte und die Kontaktmittel einer der Verbindungsanordnungen dabei derart aufeinander abgestimmt, dass diese Verbindungsanordnung wenigstens eine gegenüber den Kontaktebenen der anderen Verbindungsanordnungen verlagerte Kontaktebene aufweist. Dies kann insbesondere durch eine unterschiedliche Anordnung der Kontaktmittel des Verbindungselementes erreicht werden. Hierdurch kann das aus in übereinstimmenden Montageschritten montierbaren Verbindungsanordnungen bestehende Baukastensystem auch Kontaktierungselemente mit sehr unterschiedlichen Anschlussgegenkonturen umfassen, wodurch sich das Baukastensystem über eine besonders große Bandbreite aus Verbindungselementen erstrecken kann.In an advantageous embodiment, the free contact sections and the contact means of one of the connection arrangements are matched to one another such that this connection arrangement has at least one contact plane displaced relative to the contact planes of the other connection arrangements. This can be achieved in particular by a different arrangement of the contact means of the connecting element. As a result, the modular system which can be assembled from matching assembly steps can also comprise contacting elements with very different terminal counter contours, whereby the modular system can extend over a particularly wide range of connecting elements.

Hierbei kann es ferner von Vorteil sein, wenn die jeweils verlagerte Kontaktebene zusätzlich zu der ersten Kontaktebene ausgebildet ist, wodurch das Baukastensystem noch variabler gestaltet werden kann. Die Ausbildung der verlagerten Kontaktebenen kann dabei beispielsweise durch die Positionierung von ersten Kontaktmittel oder zweiten Kontaktmittel auf jeweils unterschiedlichen Höhen erfolgen.It may also be advantageous if the respective displaced contact plane is formed in addition to the first contact plane, whereby the modular system can be made even more variable. The formation of the displaced contact planes can be done, for example, by the positioning of first contact means or second contact means at different heights.

Ferner wird die genannte Aufgabe durch ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Verbindungsanordnung in einer der oben genannten Ausführungsformen gelöst, wobei in einem ersten Schritt der Verbindungsleiter mit an die vorgesehenen Kontaktierungselemente angepassten Kontaktmittel in den Gehäuseteilen des Verbindungselementes festgelegt wird und in einem nachfolgenden Schritt die Gehäuseteile bei dazwischen liegender Anschlussgegenkontur des einen der Kontakterungselemente entlang der ersten Montagerichtung aneinander festgelegt werden. Dabei werden die mechanischen Verbindungsmittel des Verbindungselementes an der Anschlussgegenkontur des betreffenden Kontaktierungselementes festgelegt und gleichzeitig werden die Kontaktmittel des Verbindungselementes auf den Kontaktabschnitt des Kontaktierungselementes aufgeschoben. Durch die hierbei vorgenommene Verbindung der beiden Gehäuseteile des Verbindungselementes unter Zwischenlage der Anschlusskontur des einen Kontaktierungselementes, ist die gleichzeitige mechanische Festlegung des Verbindungselementes an dem Kontaktierungselement und die elektronische/elektrische Kontaktierung beider Elemente möglich.Furthermore, the stated object is achieved by a method for producing a connection arrangement in one of the abovementioned embodiments, wherein in a first step the connection conductor is fixed with contact means adapted to the provided contact elements in the housing parts of the connection element and in a subsequent step the housing parts in between lying terminal counter contour of one of Kontakterungselemente along the first mounting direction are fixed together. In this case, the mechanical connection means of the connecting element are fixed to the connection counter contour of the respective contacting element and at the same time the contact means of the connecting element are pushed onto the contact portion of the contacting element. By doing this connection of the two housing parts of the connecting element with the interposition of the connection contour of a contacting element, the simultaneous mechanical fixing of the connecting element on the contacting element and the electronic / electrical contacting of both elements possible.

Dabei ist es günstig, wenn beim Anlegen des Aufnahmeraumes an der Anschlussgegenkontur ein Formschluss zwischen dem Verbindungselement und dem Kontaktierungselement hergestellt wird, was eine dauerhaft stabile Befestigung des Verbindungselementes an dem Kontaktierungselement ermöglicht.It is advantageous if, when creating the receiving space on the connection counter contour a positive connection between the connecting element and the contacting element is made, which allows a permanently stable attachment of the connecting element to the contacting element.

Hierbei ist es ferner günstig, wenn der an der Anschlussgegenkontur frei liegende Kontaktabschnitt des Leiters des Kontaktierungselementes eine Hauptlängserstreckung aufweist und die Kontaktmittel beim aneinander Festlegen der beiden Gehäuseteile auf diesen im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur Hauptlängserstreckung aufgeschoben werden und/oder wenn in einem weiteren nachfolgenden Schritt die Anschlussgegenkontur des jeweils anderen Kontaktierungselementes entlang der zweiten Montageachse mit der anderen Anschlusskontur des Verbindungselementes verbunden wird, wobei die zweite Montageachse senkrecht zur ersten Montageachse gerichtet ist.In this case, it is furthermore advantageous if the contact section of the conductor of the contacting element which is exposed on the connection countercontour has a main longitudinal extension and the contact means are pushed onto it substantially perpendicular to the main longitudinal extension when the two housing parts are fixed to one another and / or if in a further subsequent step the connection countercontour of the other contacting element along the second mounting axis is connected to the other terminal contour of the connecting element, wherein the second mounting axis is directed perpendicular to the first mounting axis.

In einer ferner vorteilhaften Ausführungsform werden beim Verbinden des anderen Kontaktierungselementes mit dem Verbindungselement zudem die Kontaktmittel des Verbindungselementes an den Leiter des anderen Kontaktierungselementes angelegt und gleichzeitig eine formschlüssige Verbindung in Richtung der zweiten Montageachse hergestellt. Auf diese Weise kann für die gesamte Verbindungsanordnung sowohl in mechanischer als auch in elektronischer/elktrischer Hinsicht eine dauerhaft stabile Verbindung zwischen den Kontaktierungselementen über das Verbindungselement gewährleistet werden.In a further advantageous embodiment, when connecting the other contacting element with the connecting element, moreover, the contact means of the connecting element are applied to the conductor of the other contacting element and at the same time a positive connection is established in the direction of the second mounting axis. In this way, a permanently stable connection between the contacting elements via the connecting element can be ensured for the entire connection arrangement both in mechanical and in electronic / electrical terms.

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Fig. 1 zeigt eine Verbindungsanordnung 2 mit einem ersten Kontaktierungselement 4, das beispielhaft durch eine Funktionseinheit wie einen Sensor gebildet ist, und einem zweiten Kontaktierungselement 6, das beispielhaft durch eine Anschlusseinheit mit einem angeschlossenen Versorgungs-/Daten-Kabel gebildet ist. In dem dargestellten endmonierten Zustand der Verbindungsanordnung 2 ist das erste Kontaktierungselement 4 mit dem zweiten Kontaktierungselement 6 über ein Verbindungselement 8 mechanisch sowie elektronisch beziehungsweise elektrisch verbunden. Fig. 1 shows a connection assembly 2 with a first contacting element 4, which is exemplified by a functional unit such as a sensor, and a second contacting element 6, which is exemplified by a connection unit with a connected supply / data cable. In the illustrated endmonierten state of the connection assembly 2, the first contacting element 4 with the second contacting element 6 via a connecting element 8 mechanically and electronically or electrically connected.

Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 2 zu entnehmen ist, weist das erste Kontaktierungelement 4 einen ersten elektronischen/elektrischen Leiter 10 mit mehreren isolierten Litzen 11 auf, die über einen freien Kontaktabschnitt 12 hinweg aus einem Gehäuse 14 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 heraus ragen. Alternativ hierzu kann der elektronische/elektrische Leiter 10 im Kontaktabschnitt 12 auch Volldrähte beziehungsweise Rundkontakte aufweisen.As in particular from Fig. 2 can be seen, the first contacting element 4, a first electronic / electrical conductor 10 with a plurality of insulated strands 11 which project beyond a free contact portion 12 away from a housing 14 of the first contacting element 4 out. Alternatively, the electronic / electrical conductor 10 in the contact portion 12 also have solid wires or round contacts.

Das zweite Kontaktierungselement 6 weist ein Gehäuse 16 auf, in dem eine Elektronik 18 mit einer einen zweiten elektrischen Leiter 20 bildenden Leiterplatte aufgenommen ist.The second contacting element 6 has a housing 16 in which an electronic unit 18 is accommodated with a printed circuit board forming a second electrical conductor 20.

Zur Herstellung eines elektronischen/elektrischen Kontaktes zwischen dem ersten Leiter 10 und dem zweiten Leiter 20 weist das Verbindungselement 8 Verbindungsleiter 22 auf, die an ihren Enden jeweils erste Kontaktmittel 24 zur Kontaktierung des ersten Leiters 10 und zweite Kontaktmittel 26 zur Kontaktierung des zweiten Leiters bilden.To produce an electronic / electrical contact between the first conductor 10 and the second conductor 20, the connecting element 8 has connecting conductors 22 which at their ends respectively form first contact means 24 for contacting the first conductor 10 and second contact means 26 for contacting the second conductor.

In der dargestellten Ausführungsform der Verbindungsanordnung 2 sind insgesamt vier Verbindungsleiter 22 vorgesehen, die paarweise in jeweils einem ersten Gehäuseteil 28 und einem zweiten Gehäuseteil 30 des Verbindungselementes 8 aufgenommen sind.In the illustrated embodiment of the connection arrangement 2, a total of four connecting conductors 22 are provided, which are received in pairs in each case in a first housing part 28 and a second housing part 30 of the connecting element 8.

Die beiden Gehäuseteile 28, 30, die zusammen ein zweiteiliges Gehäuse des Verbindungselementes 8 bilden, weisen jeweils eine Leiteraufnahme 32 auf, in der verschiedene Ausführungsformen der Verbindungsleiter 22 aufgenommen werden können, um das Verbindungselement 8 an verschiedene Ausführungsformen der Kontaktierungselemente 4, 6 anpassen zu können.The two housing parts 28, 30, which together form a two-part housing of the connecting element 8, each have a conductor receptacle 32 in which various embodiments of the connecting conductors 22 can be accommodated in order to be able to adapt the connecting element 8 to various embodiments of the contacting elements 4, 6 ,

Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel weisen die dem ersten Kontaktierungselement 4 zugewandten ersten Kontaktmittel 24 isolationsschneidende Kontaktklemmen auf. Mit diesen können die isolierten Litzen 11 des ersten Leiters 10 an den freien Kontaktabschnitten 12 durch Durchdringen der jeweiligen Isolation und Anlage an die jeweilige Ader elektronisch/elektrisch kontaktiert werden.In the illustrated embodiment, the first contact means 4 facing first contact means 24 insulation cutting contact terminals. With these, the insulated strands 11 of the first conductor 10 can be electronically / electrically contacted at the free contact portions 12 by penetrating the respective insulation and contact with the respective core.

Auf der dem zweiten Kontaktierungselement 6 zugewandten Seite bilden die paarweise angeordneten zweiten Kontaktmittel 26 jeweils eine federnde Kontaktklemme, in die entsprechende freie Kontaktabschnitte 34 des zweiten Leiters 20 eingesteckt werden können.On the second contacting element 6 side facing the paired second contact means 26 each form a resilient contact terminal, in the corresponding free contact portions 34 of the second conductor 20 can be inserted.

Zudem bildet das erste Gehäuseteil 28 einen ersten Teilraum 36, der zu einer Anlegeseite S1 des ersten Gehäuseteil 28 hin geöffnet ist, und das zweite Gehäuseteil 30 einen zweiten Teilraum 38, der zu einer Anliegeseite S2 des zweiten Gehäuseteils 30 hin geöffnet ist.In addition, the first housing part 28 forms a first subspace 36, which is open to a landing side S1 of the first housing part 28, and the second housing part 30 a second subspace 38, which is open to an abutment side S2 of the second housing part 30.

Außerdem sind an beiden Gehäuseteilen 28, 30 im Bereich der Teilräume 36, 38 hakenförmige erste Formschlussmittel 40 vorgesehen. Die Teilräume 36, 38 und die ersten Formschlussmittel 40 fungieren zusammen als mechanische Verbindungsmittel zur Festlegung des Verbindungselementes 8 an dem ersten Kontaktierungselement 4 und bilden in einem zusammen gesetzten Zustand eine gemeinsame Anschlusskontur 41 des Verbindungselementes aus.In addition, hook-shaped first positive locking means 40 are provided on both housing parts 28, 30 in the region of the subspaces 36, 38. The subspaces 36, 38 and the first positive locking means 40 function together as a mechanical connection means for fixing the connecting element 8 to the first contacting element 4 and form in a composite state, a common connection contour 41 of the connecting element.

Die ersten Formschlussmittel 40 der Gehäuseteile 28, 30 können dabei mit komplementär geformten ersten Gegenformschlussmitteln 42 in Eingriff gebracht werden, die in eine Seite des Gehäuses 14 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 eingelassen sind, an der auch die freien Kontaktabschnitte 12 des ersten Leiters 10 abstehen. Diese Seite des Gehäuses 14 bildet somit eine zur Anschlusskontur 41 zumindest teilweise komplementär geformte Anschlussgegenkontur 43.The first positive locking means 40 of the housing parts 28, 30 can be brought into engagement with complementary shaped first counter-form-locking means 42, which are embedded in one side of the housing 14 of the first contacting element 4, on which protrude and the free contact portions 12 of the first conductor 10. This side of the housing 14 thus forms a connection contour 41 that is at least partially complementary to the connection contour 41.

Ferner weisen beide Gehäuseteile 28, 30 jeweils ein durch eine Rastnase gebildetes zweites Formschlussmittel 44 auf, das mit einem durch eine Rastaufnahme gebildetes zweites Gegenformschlussmittel 46 des jeweils anderen Gehäuseteils 30, 28 in einer Verbindungsstellung verrastet werden kann. In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Verbindungselementes 8 können die beiden Gehäuseteile 28, 30 dabei durch gleiche Teile gebildet sein, die in einer zueinander um 180° verdrehten Position miteinander verrastet werden können (nicht dargestellt).Furthermore, both housing parts 28, 30 each have a second positive locking means 44 formed by a latching nose, which can be latched in a connecting position with a second counter-form-locking means 46 of the respective other housing part 30, 28 formed by a latching receptacle. In a preferred embodiment of the connecting element 8, the two housing parts 28, 30 may be formed by the same parts, which can be locked together in a mutually rotated by 180 ° position (not shown).

Zum elektronisch/elektrisch wirksamen Verbinden der Verbindungsanordnung 2 werden in der dargestellten Ausführungsform zunächst die Verbindungsleiter 22 derart in die Leiteraufnahmen 32 eingesetzt, dass die ersten Kontaktmittel 24 im jeweiligen Teilraum 36; 38 angeordnet sind. Gleichzeitig werden hierbei die zweiten Kontaktmittel 26 an einer schlitzförmigen Steckeinrichtung 48 angeordnet, die an einer von den ersten Formschlussmitteln 40 abgewandten Seite in die Gehäuseteile 28, 30 eingelassen ist.For electronically / electrically effective connection of the connection arrangement 2, in the illustrated embodiment, first the connection conductors 22 are inserted into the conductor receptacles 32 in such a way that the first contact means 24 in the respective subspace 36; 38 are arranged. At the same time, in this case, the second contact means 26 are arranged on a slot-shaped plug-in device 48, which is inserted into the housing parts 28, 30 at a side remote from the first positive-locking means 40.

Anschließend werden die beiden Gehäuseteile 28, 30 entlang einer ersten Montageachse M1 an der Anschlussgegenkontur 43 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 in eine Verbindungsstellung gebracht, in der die ersten Formschlussmittel 40 der entstehenden gemeinsamen ersten Anschlusskontur 41 mit den ersten Gegenformschlussmitteln 42 der Anschlussgegenkontur 43 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 in Eingriff kommen. Gleichzeitig werden hierbei die ersten Kontaktmittel 24 entlang der ersten Montageachse M1 auf die freien Kontaktabschnitte 12 bewegt, wobei die erste Montageachse M1 im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Haupttängserstreckung der freien Kontaktabschnitte 12 gerichtet ist. Hierbei wird die Isolierung der freien Kontaktabschnitte 12 durchtrennt und ein elektronischer/elektrischer Kontakt zwischen dem ersten Leiter 10 und dem Verbindungsleiter 22 hergestellt. Zudem werden beim Erreichen der Verbindungsstellung beide Gehäuseteile 28, 30 über die zweiten Formschlussmittel 44 und Gegenformschlussmittel 46 aneinander verrastet, so dass sie in Richtung der ersten Montageachse M1 formschlüssig aneinander gehalten sind und auch der dazu senkrecht wirkende Formschluss zwischen den ersten Formschlussmitteln 40 und Formschlussgegenmitteln 42 nicht mehr gelöst werden kann. Das Verbindungselement 8 ist in dieser Verbindungsstellung gemäß Fig. 1 sowohl in mechanischer als auch in elektronischer/elektrischer Hinsicht dauerhaft stabil mit dem ersten Kontaktierungselement 4 verbunden.Subsequently, the two housing parts 28, 30 are brought along a first mounting axis M1 on the connection counter contour 43 of the first contacting element 4 in a connecting position in which the first positive locking means 40 of the resulting common first connection contour 41 with the first counter-form-locking means 42 of the connection counter-contour 43 of the first contacting element. 4 get in touch. At the same time, the first contact means 24 along the first mounting axis M1 on the free contact portions 12 is moved, wherein the first mounting axis M1 is directed substantially perpendicular to a main longitudinal extent of the free contact portions 12. Here, the insulation of the free contact portions 12 is severed and an electronic / electrical contact between the first conductor 10 and the connection conductor 22 is made. In addition, when the connection position is reached, both housing parts 28, 30 are latched to one another via the second positive locking means 44 and counter-form locking means 46, so that they are held positively in the direction of the first mounting axis M1 and also the positive locking between the first positive locking means 40 and the positive locking counter 42 can not be solved. The connecting element 8 is in this connection position according to Fig. 1 Stably permanently connected to the first contacting element 4 both in mechanical and in electronic / electrical regard.

Auf der vom ersten Kontaktierungselement 4 abgewandten Seite bilden die beiden Gehäuseteile 28, 30 mit der schlitzförmige Steckeinrichtung 48 eine zweite Anschlusskontur 50 die mit einer zweiten Anschlussgegenkontur 52 des zweiten Kontaktierungselementes 6 verbunden werden kann. Die zweite Anschlussgegenkontur wird dabei im Wesentlichen durch eine Gegensteckeinrichtung 54 gebildet, die mit der Steckeinrichtung 50 des Verbindungselementes 8 entlang einer zweiten Montageachse M2 zu einer leicht zu verbindenden und leicht zu trennenden Steckverbindung verbunden werden kann. Die Gegensteckeinrichtung 54 ist dabei wiederum durch die freien Kontaktabschnitte 34 des zweiten Leiters 20 gebildet, die beim Einschieben in die Steckeinrichtung 48 entlang der zweiten Montageachse M2 mit den zweiten Kontaktmitteln 26 des Verbindungsleiters 22 in Kontakt treten.On the side remote from the first contacting element 4, the two housing parts 28, 30 with the slot-shaped plug-in device 48 form a second connection contour 50 which can be connected to a second connection counter-contour 52 of the second contacting element 6. The second connection counter contour is essentially formed by a mating plug device 54, which can be connected to the plug-in device 50 of the connecting element 8 along a second mounting axis M2 to an easily connectable and easy-to-disconnect plug connection. The mating plug device 54 is in turn formed by the free contact portions 34 of the second conductor 20, which come into contact with the second contact means 26 of the connecting conductor 22 during insertion into the plug-in device 48 along the second mounting axis M2.

Abschließend kann dann das Gehäuse 16 des zweiten Kontaktierungselementes 6 über die Elektronik 18 geschoben und über Festlegemittel 56 mit Festlegegegenmitteln 58 des Gehäuses 14 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 in eine formschlüssige Verbindung gebracht werden, die in Richtung der zweiten Montageachse M2 wirkt.Finally, the housing 16 of the second contacting element 6 can then be pushed over the electronics 18 and brought about fixing means 56 with fixing counter means 58 of the housing 14 of the first contacting element 4 in a positive connection, which acts in the direction of the second mounting axis M2.

Im fertig montierten Zustand der Verbindungsanordnung 2 definieren die ersten Kontaktmittel 24 mit dem ersten Leiter 10 des ersten Kontaktierungselementes 4 somit eine erste Kontaktebene KE1 und die zweiten Kontaktmittel 26 mit dem zweiten Leiter 20 des zweiten Kontaktierungselementes 6 eine dazu beabstandete und senkrecht gerichtete zweite Kontaktebene KE2 gemäß Fig. 1, die über das Verbindungselement 8 elektronisch/elektrisch mit der ersten Kontaktebene verbunden ist.In the assembled state of the connection arrangement 2, the first contact means 24 define with the first conductor 10 of the first contacting element 4 thus a first contact plane KE1 and the second contact means 26 with the second conductor 20 of the second contacting element 6 a spaced and perpendicularly directed second contact plane KE2 Fig. 1 , which is connected via the connecting element 8 electronically / electrically connected to the first contact plane.

Fig. 3 zeigt ein Baukastensystem 60 mit wenigstens zwei der erfindungsgemäßen Verbindungsanordnungen 2, die entlang übereinstimmender erster und zweiter Montageachsen M1, M2 montierbar sind, jedoch unterschiedliche erste und zweite Kontaktierungselemente 4, 6 und unterschiedliche freie Kontaktabschnitte 12, 34 aufweisen. Fig. 3 shows a modular system 60 with at least two of the connecting assemblies 2 according to the invention, which are mounted along matching first and second mounting axes M1, M2, but different first and second contacting elements 4, 6 and different free contact portions 12, 34 have.

Um dennoch einen übereinstimmenden Montagevorgang zu ermöglichen, sind dabei in den Verbindungselementen 8 unterschiedliche Verbindungsleiter 22 mit jeweils angepassten ersten und zweiten Kontaktmittel 24, 26 aufgenommen. Diese können beispielsweise aus Kontaktklemmen, Federkontakten, Direktsteckkontakten oder allen sonstigen bekannten und geeigneten Kontaktarten gebildet sein.In order nevertheless to enable a matching assembly process, different connecting conductors 22 with respectively adapted first and second contact means 24, 26 are accommodated in the connecting elements 8. These may be formed, for example, from contact terminals, spring contacts, direct plug contacts or any other known and suitable types of contact.

Die freien Kontaktabschnitte 12, 34 und die Kontaktmittel 24, 26 können dabei bei wenigstens einer der Verbindungsanordnungen 2 derart aufeinander abgestimmt sein, dass wenigstens eine der Kontaktebenen KE1, KE2 verlagert ist, wie in Fig. 1 durch KE1A und KE2A dargestellt. Zudem können die Kontaktabschnitte 12, 34 und die Kontaktmittel 24, 26 so aufeinander abgestimmt sein, dass wenigstens eine der Verbindungsanordnungen 2 wenigstens zwei zueinander versetzte oder zueinander in einem Winkel stehende Kontaktebenen KE1, KE1A; KE2, KE2A ausbildet.The free contact sections 12, 34 and the contact means 24, 26 can be matched to one another in at least one of the connection arrangements 2 such that at least one of the contact planes KE1, KE2 is displaced, as in FIG Fig. 1 represented by KE1A and KE2A. In addition, the contact sections 12, 34 and the contact means 24, 26 may be matched to one another such that at least one of the connection arrangements 2 has at least two contact planes KE1, KE1A offset from one another or at an angle to one another. KE2, KE2A trains.

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  1. Electronic and/or electrical connecting arrangement (2) with a first contacting element (4) comprising a first conductor (10), a second contacting element (6) comprising a second conductor (20), and a connecting element (8) for establishing a contact between the first conductor (10) and the second conductor (20), which for this purpose comprises a housing with a first housing part (28) and a second housing part (30), which can be assembled along a first installation axis (M1) and can be brought into a connection position in which they form a common first connection contour (41) which can be connected to the first contacting element (4), and a second connection contour (50) which can be connected to the second contacting element (6),
    wherein, for this purpose, a connecting conductor (22) is accommodated in the housing of the connection element (8),
    and comprises first contacting means (24) at the first connection contour (41), which can be brought into electronic and/or electrical contact with the first conductor (10),
    wherein the electronic and/or electrical contacts lie in a first contact plane (KE1),
    and comprises second contact means (26) at the second connection contour (50), which can be brought into electronic and/or electrical contact with the second conductor (20), wherein the electronic and/or electrical contacts lie in a contact plane (KE2) which is different from the first contact plane (KE1).
    wherein the first housing part (28) comprises first mechanical connection means and the second housing part (30) comprises second mechanical connection means, which in each case face towards a contact side (S1, S2), and the two contact sides (S1, S2) can be assembled along the first installation axis (M1) to form jointly the housing of the connection element (8), characterised in that
    the mechanical connection means can be simultaneously connected to a connection counter-contour (43) of one the contacting elements (4; 6), lying between the housing parts (28, 30), and
    the contact means (24, 26) comprise, at least at one of the housing parts (28, 30), a contact surface which is free in the direction of the contact side (S1, S2), which, at the establishment of the connection position, can automatically be brought into electronic and/or electrical contact, along the first installation axis (M1), with a contact section (12) lying freely at the connection contour (43).
  2. Connecting arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the free contact surface is formed by a contact terminal.
  3. Connecting arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that the contact terminal is configured as an insulation-cutting contact terminal.
  4. Connecting arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that first positive fit means (40) are provided at the housing parts (28, 30), which can be brought into engagement with first counter-positive fit means (42), which are arranged at the connection counter-contour (43).
  5. Connecting arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that at least two connection conductors (22) are accommodated in the housing parts (28, 30).
  6. Connecting arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the respective other connection contour (50) in each case can be brought into electronic and/or electrical contact with the respective other contacting element (6) in each case along a second installation axis (M2).
  7. Connecting arrangement according to claim 6, characterised in that the respective other connection contour (50) in each case comprises a plug device (48) for establishing a plug connection with a counter-plug device (54) of the respective other contacting element (6).
  8. Connecting element for a connecting arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that at least one conductor receiver (32) is provided, into which one of several embodiment forms of the connecting conductor (22) can be inserted.
  9. Connecting element according to claim 8, characterised in that the two housing parts (28, 30) are configured as identical parts.
  10. Connecting element according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that the housing parts (28, 30) comprise second positive fit means (44) and second counter-positive fit means (46), by means of which they can be secured to one another.
  11. Modular system with at least two connecting arrangements (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which differ from one another in at least one of the contacting elements (4, 6), characterised in that the first and second installation axis (M1, M2) are aligned in the same manner in both connection arrangements (2).
  12. Modular system according to claim 11, characterised in that the connection elements (8) of both connecting arrangements (2) exhibit matching lengths.
  13. Modular system according to claim 11 or 12, characterised in that the connection elements (8) exhibit matching housings.
  14. Modular system according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterised in that the free contact sections (12, 34) and the contact means (24, 26) of one of the connecting arrangements (2) are matched to one another in such a way that this connecting arrangement (2) exhibits at least one contact plane (KE1A, KE2A) which is displaced in relation to the contact planes (KE1, KE2) of the connecting arrangement (2).
  15. Modular system according to claim 14, characterised in that the offset contact plane (KE1A, KE2A) is formed additionally to the contact plane (KE1, KE2)
  16. Method for producing a connecting arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that
    a) In a first step, the connecting conductor (22) comprises contacting means (24, 26) which are matched to the contacting elements (4, 6) and is secured to the housing parts (28, 30) of the connection element (8).
    b) in a subsequent step, the housing parts (28, 30) are secured to one another along the first installation direction (M1) by the connection counter-contour (43), located in between, of one of the contacting elements (4), wherein the mechanical connecting means of the connection element (8) are secured to the connection counter-contour (43) of the contacting element (4) concerned, and, at the same time, the contact means (24) of the connecting element (4) are pressed onto the contact section (12) of the contacting element (4).
  17. Method according to claim 16, characterised in that, at the securing of the mechanical connection means to the connection counter-contour (43), a positive fit connection is established between the connection element (8) and the contacting element (4).
  18. Method according to claim 16 or 17, characterised in that the contact section (12), lying freely at the connection counter-contour (43), of the conductor (10) of the contacting element (4) exhibits a main longitudinal extension, and the contact means (24), at the securing of the two housing parts (28, 30) to one another, are pushed onto them essentially perpendicular to the main longitudinal extension.
  19. Method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, characterised in that, in a further subsequent step, the connection counter-contour (52) of the respective other contacting element (6) is connected along the second installation axis (M2) to the other connection contour (50) of the connection element (8), wherein the second installation axis (M2) is aligned perpendicular to the first installation axis (M1).
  20. Method according to claim 19, characterised in that, at the connecting of the other contacting element (6) to the connecting element (8) of which the contact means (26) is in contact with the conductor (20) of the other contacting element (6), and, at the same time, a positive fit connection is established in the direction of the second installation axis (M2).
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