EP3476010A1 - Élément de connexion de conducteur électrique - Google Patents

Élément de connexion de conducteur électrique

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EP3476010A1
EP3476010A1 EP17728047.6A EP17728047A EP3476010A1 EP 3476010 A1 EP3476010 A1 EP 3476010A1 EP 17728047 A EP17728047 A EP 17728047A EP 3476010 A1 EP3476010 A1 EP 3476010A1
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Prior art keywords
contact
electrical conductor
conductor connection
area
carrier
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German (de)
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EP3476010B1 (fr
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Martin LÜCKEMEIER
Andreas Huhmann
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Harting Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • H01R13/7031—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity
    • H01R13/7033—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity making use of elastic extensions of the terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/515—Terminal blocks providing connections to wires or cables
    • 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
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/20—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for testing or measuring purposes
    • 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
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end

Definitions

  • the invention is based on an electrical conductor connection element for contacting an electrical conductor to a printed circuit board or an electrical device according to the preamble of the independent claim 1.
  • Such conductor connection elements are required to electrically connect electrical conductors, cables or strands with components, devices or other electrical equipment.
  • a secure electrical and mechanical connection of the conductor, the cable or the strand is to ensure with the device.
  • the electrical contact is usually made via a mechanical contact element.
  • the contact element is designed as a spring or screw contact. About the spring or screw the conductor or the cable can be mechanically and thus electrically connected.
  • DE 10 2006 018 129 C5 shows a spring-loaded terminal with at least one leg spring arranged in a housing.
  • the leg spring is designed for contacting an inserted conductor and electrically connected to contact pins of the spring terminal. About the contact pins can
  • connected conductors are electrically connected to the circuit board.
  • an electrical connection terminal with an insulating material housing and with at least one spring clamp connection in the insulating material housing is known.
  • the spring clamp connection is electrically connected to a plug connection, which is designed as a solder pin or solder pad.
  • the plug connection is designed as a solder pin or solder pad.
  • connection terminal on, for example, a housing or device to be electrically connected.
  • the spring clamp connection in the insulating housing is provided for the reversible contacting of an electrical conductor.
  • Conductor connection elements that no error-free testing of the contact and connection point of the conductor with the conductor connection element is possible.
  • conductor connection elements are usually already installed on a device or a printed circuit board before an electrical conductor or an electrical cable is connected thereto. Should now the contact point between
  • Conductor connection element is mounted, since the conductor connection element is already electrically connected thereto. It is not possible to measure or check the isolated contact point or only the conductor connection element with a connected cable.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to present a conductor connection element which allows an electrical measurement of the connection point between the conductor connection element and the connected cable. In this case, a falsification of the measurement by further electrical elements, which are already connected to the conductor connection element, are excluded.
  • an electrical conductor connection element which consists of a contact carrier, at least one first contact element received therein and at least one with the first contact element connected second contact element is formed.
  • the second contact element is partially received in the contact carrier and partially arranged outside of the contact carrier. Outside the contact carrier, the second contact element forms a second connection region which is provided for electrical contacting of the conductor connection element.
  • Connection area may e.g. be soldered onto a circuit board, pressed into a printed circuit board or connected in other, electrically conductive manner.
  • the second connection region of the second contact element can be designed, for example, as a so-called press-in contact for direct press-fitting into a contact hole of a printed circuit board.
  • a soldering contact for soldering the second connection region would be conceivable.
  • Contact carrier is preferably made of an electrically insulating material, such as a polymer.
  • the recorded in the contact carrier first contact element is for
  • the first contact element can be designed as a spring contact or screw contact.
  • different contacting methods known from the prior art can be used here.
  • so-called cage pull springs or push-in contacts are used in such conductor connection elements, since these are suitable for the particularly simple assembly and disassembly of a cable or a stranded wire.
  • a conductor receiving opening is formed in the contact carrier. This conductor receiving opening makes it possible to access the first contact element arranged in the contact carrier. A conductor, a strand or a cable can be guided through the conductor receiving opening in the contact carrier and connected there to the first contact element.
  • conductor connection elements provide either a further opening in the
  • Form contact carrier or the conductor receiving opening so large Design a tool such as a screwdriver in the
  • Contact carrier can be introduced so as to open the first connection area of the first contact element and a connected cable, conductor or strand to solve.
  • the electrical conductor connection element has a
  • the separation point is arranged in the contact carrier and provided for electrically isolating the conductive connection between the first contact element and the second contact element. That is, the separator opens the electrical connection from the first contact element and the second contact element, so that no current can flow.
  • a preferred embodiment provides to form the separation point between a first contact region of the first contact element and a second contact region of the second contact element.
  • the first contact element thus has a first contact region and the second contact element has a second contact region.
  • the first contact region and the second contact region are in mechanical and electrical contact, so that current from the first contact element to the second
  • the separation point is thus to be seen as an electrical switch, which the
  • connection of the first contact element and the second contact element opens. That is, the separation point is an electric opener, so a
  • the separation point has at least one movable part which is designed to open the electrical connection.
  • the movable part of the separation point is preferably a resilient region, which can be deflected by the introduction of a force until the separation point is opened. When removing the force of the movable part springs back into its original camp and closes the
  • the first contact region of the first contact element made of a springy material and thus forms the moving part of the separation point.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides that the contact carrier has a test opening. Through the test opening access to the interior of the contact carrier is possible. According to the separation point is arranged in the contact carrier at the test opening. This means that through the test opening access to the located in the contact carrier
  • Separation point is enabled.
  • a corresponding tool for example a mandrel or a test pin
  • the separation point can be actuated through the test opening and the electrical connection between the first contact element and the second contact element can be opened.
  • the movable part of the separation point is provided on the first contact element. This can be actuated with a test pin through the test opening of the movable part of the separation point, thereby opening the separation point. However, since the movable part is still electrically connected to the first terminal area, so can the
  • a measurement of the contacting of a connected cable, conductor or strand with the first contact region of the first contact element is made.
  • Conductor terminal have two states: a first, closed operating state and a second, open test state. In the first, closed operating state, the separation point is closed.
  • the first contact element has an electrical connection with the second
  • a test pin is inserted through the test opening in the contact carrier.
  • the test pin activates the moving part of the separation point and opens it.
  • An electrical connection between the first contact element and the second contact element is not present.
  • the electrical contact of a connected cable with the first contact element can be checked with the test pin.
  • a special embodiment provides for receiving a plurality of first and second contact elements in the contact carrier. Accordingly, in the
  • second contact element is designed as a spring contact, screw, cage tension or push-in contact. So a connection of two conductors or cables could be electrically separated and checked.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a first, closed
  • FIG. 3 shows a first, closed operating state of a second
  • FIG. 1 shows a first, closed operating state of a
  • Conductor terminal 1 is formed by a contact carrier 2, which is arranged at the end of a printed circuit board 30 on the surface thereof.
  • a cable 20 is connected to the conductor connection element 1 and from the right into the
  • a first contact element 3 is arranged in the contact carrier 2 of the conductor connection element 1.
  • the first contact element 3 is provided in the interior of the contact carrier 2 and extends into the right area in which the cable 20 is inserted through the conductor receiving opening 7. In the right-hand region, this forms the first contact element 3, a first connection region 3.1. In the first connection region 3.1, the cable 20 is inserted and connected via the conductor receiving opening 7.
  • Contact element 3 is in this embodiment as a cage tension spring
  • the first contact element 3 is in the contact carrier 2 with a second
  • Connection area 4.1 is received in the printed circuit board 30 and electrically connected thereto.
  • the conductor connection element 1 thus establishes an electrical connection between the connected cable 20 and the printed circuit board 30 in the first, closed operating state shown.
  • a test opening 8 is provided above the first contact element 3.
  • the test opening 8 allows access to a first contact region 3.2 of the first contact element 3 from outside the contact carrier 2. Directly below the test opening 8 is
  • a separation point 6 is provided.
  • the separation point 6 is formed by the first contact region 3.2 of the first contact element 3 together with a second contact region 4.2 of the second contact element.
  • the first contact region 3.2 and the second contact region 4.2 touch each other and are thus mechanically and electrically connected.
  • the second contact region 3.2 of the first contact element 3 is at least partially movable.
  • the region of the separation point 6 is resilient and thus acts as a switch, especially as an opening switch.
  • Contact element 4 are opened at the separation point 6 by a flexible deformation of the first contact region 3.2.
  • the movable part of the first contact region 3.2 springs upward so that the separation point 6 is closed.
  • Conductor connection element 1 shown in sectional view.
  • the separation point 6 is opened, and thus the electrical connection of the first contact element 3 and the second contact element 4 is disconnected.
  • a test pin is inserted.
  • the test pin protrudes through the test opening 8 in the contact carrier 2 to the separation point 6.
  • the movable part of the separation point 6 is reversibly deflected and pressed down. Due to the flexible deformation of the first
  • Connection area 3.2 at the separation point 6 are the first
  • a measurement of the contact element 3 with the connected cable 20 can be made with the test pin at the separation point 6.
  • the measurement is not influenced by electrical components or voltages which rest on the printed circuit board 30 at the second connection region 4.1 of the second contact element 4.
  • the movable part of the first contact region 3.2 springs back up and closes the contact of the separation point 6.
  • Figures 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b show a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the figures 3a and 4a each show one
  • FIG. 3b and 4b each show a further sectional view, wherein the section is rotated by 90 ° by the electrical conductor connection element 1 is placed.
  • 3a, 3b show the electrical conductor connection element 1 in a first, closed operating state, while the electrical
  • Conductor terminal 1 in Figures 4a, 4b is shown in a second, open test state.
  • the first connection region 3.1 of the first contact element 3 is designed as a so-called push-in contact. In An electrical conductor can be directly inserted and connected to these.
  • the first contact element 3 has, in this embodiment, two, opposing first contact areas 3.2. Between the first
  • the second contact element 4 is arranged.
  • the second contact element 4 is aligned perpendicular to the first contact element 3 and forms the second connection region 4.1 below the contact carrier 2.
  • test pin is inserted into the contact carrier 2 via the test opening 8.
  • the test pin is between the first two contact areas 3.2 of the first
  • Contact element 3 is arranged so that the two first contact areas 3.2 are spread apart by the test pin.
  • the test pin is designed in its strength so that sufficient spreading, i. lateral movement of the two first contact areas 3.2 away from the second contact area 4.2 is possible. Due to the deflected first contact regions 3.2, away from the second contact region 4.2 whose mutual,

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un élément de connexion de conducteur électrique (1) comprenant un support de contact (2), au moins un premier élément de contact (3) et au moins un deuxième élément de contact (4). Au niveau du premier élément de contact (3), un conducteur électrique (20) est connecté à l'élément de connexion de conducteur (1) et mis en contact avec celui-ci. Le deuxième élément de contact (4) est relié au premier élément de contact (3) et amené à l'extérieur du support de contact (2). L'élément de connexion de conducteur (1) comporte en outre un point de séparation (6) qui sert à séparer la connexion électrique du premier élément de contact (3) avec le deuxième élément de contact (4).
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PCT/DE2017/100419 WO2017220071A1 (fr) 2016-06-23 2017-05-17 Élément de connexion de conducteur électrique

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