EP3487010B1 - Elektrischer steckverbinder - Google Patents

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EP3487010B1
EP3487010B1 EP17192834.4A EP17192834A EP3487010B1 EP 3487010 B1 EP3487010 B1 EP 3487010B1 EP 17192834 A EP17192834 A EP 17192834A EP 3487010 B1 EP3487010 B1 EP 3487010B1
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Andreas Urbaniak
Sathishkumar VENKATESAN
Thulasiraman SHANMUGAM
Venmaniraja VELLAICHAMY
Uvaraj GANESAN
Mirko Posmik
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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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4361—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion
    • H01R13/4362—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion comprising a temporary and a final locking position
    • 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
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connector with a terminal position assurance in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 (see DE 10 2008 035535 A1 ). Similar connectors are disclosed in US 2003/096539 A1 , EP 1 239 548 A1 , US 2002/127913 A1 , US 2002/123257 A1 and KR 20130006956 U .
  • TPA terminal position assurance device
  • the TPA device is moved for this reason in a direction, perpendicular to the mating axis, for a distance of half the wide of a cavity. In this position, the TPA device protrudes outside of the terminal holding housing portion. Because the miniaturization the protruding part can be easily moved back, towards the housing and blocking the cavities or even worse broke the TPA device by an accidently inserted counter connector shroud.
  • the present invention improves the state of the art by providing an electrical connector in accordance with claim 1.
  • the present application relates to an electrical connector, comprising a connector housing having a first wall arranged perpendicular to a mating axis extending from the first wall along the mating axis in a mating direction, defining a shroud.
  • the shroud surrounds, with a first distance, a terminal holder portion that surrounds the mating axis.
  • the terminal holder portion comprises at least one cavity aligned along the mating axis and adapted to receive an electrical terminal.
  • the terminal holder portion comprises at least one tunnel, arranged perpendicular to the mating axis, along a bar axis, providing access to the at least one cavity.
  • a bar is, at least partly, inserted in the at least one tunnel.
  • the at least one tunnel comprises a first bar locking means and the bar comprises a second bar locking means.
  • the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means cooperate to lock the bar releasable in a first position or in a second position.
  • the shroud comprises a shroud opening surrounding the bar axis, whereby a first end of the bar is hold in the shroud opening when the bar is in the first position.
  • the disclosed invention provides an electrical connector with a TPA device that holds the terminals in correct position in the cavities after the connector is equipped with all terminals (second position).
  • the TPA device In the open position (first position), the TPA device is hold at one end inside the terminal holding portion of the connector. The other end it is hold in an opening of the shroud of the connector. Because the TPA device is hold on both ends, it is robust against bending the end of the TPA device. Furthermore an accidently movement towards the terminal holding portion is prevented because there is no free end accessible.
  • the dimensions of the assembly are chosen in the way that the TPA device is moved out three times the usually displacement.
  • the first end of the bar is flush with the outer surface of the shroud, when the bar is in the first position.
  • the first end of the bar is hold in the opening of the shroud because it does not protrude outside of the connector it cannot cause problems while assembly of a wiring harness by hooking behind wires. Because the bar is flush with the shroud, the fully wall thickness of the shroud is used for support the first end.
  • the groove adapted to receive a counter shroud of a counter connector housing, surrounds the terminal holder portion.
  • This design provides a very compact connector assembly.
  • the counter connector is adapted to cooperate with the bar.
  • the counter connector provide a shroud that is blocked by the bar, when the bar is in the first position.
  • the bar comprises a blocking portion that is present in the groove when the bar is in the first position and wherein the blocking portion is not present in the groove when the bar is in the second position.
  • the blocking portion is at least partly located in the tunnel, when the bar is in the second position. In the second position, a main part of the bar is received in the tunnel.
  • a counter shroud can move inside the groove while mating.
  • the first bar locking means comprise a protrusion that protrude inwards the at least one tunnel and wherein the second bar locking means comprise a first recess and a second recess, wherein the first recess and the second recess are inserted in the bar, spaced from each other along the bar axis.
  • the two recess and the protrusion cooperate in the way that the bar is movable between the two positions. To move the bar out of the first position or the second position a bigger force is necessary. That prevents the bar from accidentally movement.
  • the protrusion cooperates with the first recess in the first position and wherein the protrusion cooperates with the second recess in the second position. Because only one protrusion is necessary to define estoppel for the two position, the tool for making the connector housing can be designed simpler.
  • the bar comprises a terminal blocking protrusion and the at least one cavity is free of the terminal blocking protrusions, when the bar is in the first position and wherein the terminal blocking protrusions protrude into the least one cavity when the bar is in the second position.
  • the terminal blocking protrusion holds the terminal, after insertion, in position. Furthermore and not correct inserted terminal is recognized because the bar is blocked by the terminal.
  • the terminal holder portion comprises a row of cavities and the row of cavities is aligned along the bar axis. If an electrical connector has more than one cavity, an arrangement of the cavities in a row, has the advantage that a TPA device for all cavities can be provided by using only one bar.
  • the bar is U-shaped and the terminal blocking protrusions protrude from the legs of the U inwards.
  • the electrical connector comprises a plurality of cavities and terminals, more than one bar may be necessary. If two bars are necessary, the bars can be connected at one end, defining a U-shaped. That makes assembly easier, because the two bars are provided as one part.
  • an electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical connector and a counter connector.
  • the counter connector comprises a counter connector housing with a counter shroud. The counter shroud it is adapted to be received in the groove of the electrical connector.
  • the electrical connector is not connectable to the counter connector when the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means are in a first position
  • the electrical connector is connectable to the counter connector when the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means are in a second position.
  • the blocking portion is present in the groove and limits movement of the counter shroud along the mating axis when the bar is in the first position.
  • the blocking portion is not present in the groove and allows movement to a fully mated position of the counter shroud along the mating axis, when the bar is in the second position.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an electrical connector 10.
  • a connector housing 100 is having a first wall 110 arranged perpendicular to a mating axis X.
  • the terminal holder portion 150 comprises at least one tunnel 170, arranged perpendicular to the mating axis X, along a bar axis Y, providing access to the at least one cavity 160.
  • the shroud 130 comprises a shroud opening 132 surrounding the bar axis Y.
  • the bar 200 comprises a first end 202, a first recess 204 and a second recess 205, a terminal blocking protrusion 206 and a blocking portion 208.
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective and cut, view towards the mating face, of an electrical connector 10.
  • the terminal holder portion 150 comprises at least one cavity 160, aligned along the mating axis X and adapted to receive an electrical terminal.
  • the shroud 130 surrounds, the terminal holder portion 150, that surrounds the mating axis X.
  • a groove 142 adapted to receive a counter shroud 504 of a counter connector housing 502 (see figure 7 ), surrounds the terminal holder portion 150.
  • a bar 200 is at least partly inserted in the at least one tunnel 170.
  • the at least one tunnel 170 comprises a first bar locking means.
  • the bar 200 comprises a second bar locking means.
  • the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means cooperate to lock the bar 200 releasable in a first position A or in a second position B (not shown).
  • the first end 202 of the bar 200 is hold in the shroud opening 132 when the bar 200 is in the first position A.
  • the first end 202 of the bar 200 is flush with the outer surface of the shroud 130 when the bar 200 is in the first position A.
  • the blocking portion 208 is not located in the tunnel 170, when the bar 200 is in the first position A.
  • the terminal holder portion 150 comprises a row of cavities 160.
  • the row of cavities 160 is aligned along the bar axis Y.
  • the bar 200 is U-shaped and wherein the terminal blocking protrusions 206 protrude from the legs of the U inwards.
  • Figure 3 shows in enlarged view of a portion of the electrical connector 10 shown in figure 2 .
  • the first bar locking means comprise a protrusion 172 that protrude inwards the at least one tunnel 170 and wherein the second bar locking means comprise a first recess 204 and a second recess 205.
  • the first recess 204 and the second recess 205 are inserted in the bar 200, spaced from each other along the bar axis Y.
  • the protrusion 172 cooperates with the first recess 204 in the first position A.
  • the protrusion 172 cooperates with the second recess 205 in the second position B (not shown).
  • Figure 4 shows a cut, view (cut carried out along the mating axis) of the electrical connector with the TPA device in a not activated position (first position A).
  • the shroud 130 surrounds, with a first distance 140, the terminal holder portion 150 that surrounds the mating axis X.
  • the bar 200 comprises a blocking portion 208 that is present in the groove 142 when the bar 200 is in the first position A.
  • Figure 5 shows a cut, view (cut carried out along the mating axis) of the electrical connector with the TPA device in an activated position (second position B).
  • the bar 200 comprises a blocking portion 208 that is not present in the groove 142 when the bar 200 is in the second position B.
  • Figure 6 shows a cut, view (cut carried out along the bar axis) of the electrical connector with the TPA device in a not activated position (first position A).
  • the bar 200 comprises a terminal blocking protrusion 206.
  • the at least one cavity 160 is free of the terminal blocking protrusion 206, when the bar 200 is in the first position A.
  • Figure 7 shows a cut, view (cut carried out along the bar axis) of the electrical connector with the TPA device in an activated position (second position B).
  • the terminal blocking protrusion 206 protrude into the at least one cavity 160 when the bar 200 is in the second position B.
  • Figure 8 shows a cut, view of the electrical connector 10 and a counter connector 500, with the TPA device in a not activated position (first position A).
  • An Electrical connector assembly comprising an electrical connector 10 and a counter connector 500.
  • the counter connector 500 comprises a counter connector housing 502 with a counter shroud 504 adapted to be received in the groove 142 of the electrical connector 10.
  • the electrical connector 10 is not connectable to the counter connector 500 when the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means are in a first position A.
  • the electrical connector 10 is connectable to the counter connector 500 when the first bar locking means and the second bar locking means are in a second position B.
  • the blocking portion 208 is present in the groove 142 and limits movement of the counter shroud 504 along the mating axis X when the bar 200 is in the first position A.

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  1. Elektrischer Verbinder (10), umfassend ein Verbindergehäuse (100) mit einer ersten Wand (110), die rechtwinklig zu einer Steckachse (X) angeordnet ist, einer zweiten Wand (120), die sich von der ersten Wand (110) entlang der Steckachse (X) in einer Steckrichtung (M) erstreckt und eine Ummantelung (130) definiert, wobei die Ummantelung (130) mit einem Abstand (140) einen Kontakthalterabschnitt (150) umgibt, der die Steckachse (X) umgibt, wobei der Kontakthalterabschnitt (150) mindestens einen Hohlraum (160) umfasst, der entlang der Steckachse (X) ausgerichtet ist und angepasst ist, um einen elektrischen Kontakt aufzunehmen, wobei der Kontakthalterabschnitt (150) mindestens einen Tunnel (170) umfasst, der rechtwinklig zu der Steckachse (X) entlang einer Stabachse (Y) angeordnet ist und Zugang zu dem mindestens einen Hohlraum (160) bereitstellt, wobei der elektrische Verbinder (10) ferner einen Stab (200) umfasst, wobei der Stab (200) zumindest teilweise in den zumindest einen Tunnel (170) eingesetzt ist, wobei der zumindest eine Tunnel (170) ein erstes Stabverriegelungsmittel (172) umfasst und wobei der Stab (200) ein zweites Stabverriegelungsmittel (204) umfasst, wobei das erste Stabverriegelungsmittel (172) und das zweite Stabverriegelungsmittel (204) zusammenwirken, um den Stab (200) lösbar in einer ersten nicht aktivierten Position (A) oder in einer zweiten aktivierten Position (B) zu verriegeln, wobei die Ummantelung (130) eine Ummantelungsöffnung (132) aufweist, die die Stabachse (Y) umgibt, wobei ein erstes Ende (202) des Stabes (200) in der Ummantelungsöffnung (132) gehalten wird, wenn der Stab (200) in der ersten nicht aktivierten Position (A) ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das erste Ende (202) des Stabs (200) mit der Außenfläche der Ummantelung (130) bündig ist, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der ersten Position (A) befindet.
  2. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Nut (142), die zur Aufnahme einer Gegenummantelung (504) eines Gegenverbindergehäuses (502) angepasst ist, den Kontakthalterabschnitt (150) umgibt.
  3. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Stab (200) einen Blockierabschnitt (208) aufweist, der in der Nut (142) vorhanden ist, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der ersten Position (A) befindet, und wobei der Blockierabschnitt (208) nicht in der Nut (142) vorhanden ist, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der zweiten Position (B) befindet.
  4. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Blockierabschnitt (208) zumindest teilweise in dem Tunnel (170) angeordnet ist, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der zweiten Position (B) befindet.
  5. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die ersten Stabverriegelungsmittel einen Vorsprung (172) umfassen, der in den mindestens einen Tunnel (170) hineinragt, und wobei die zweiten Stabverriegelungsmittel eine erste Aussparung (204) und eine zweite Aussparung (205) umfassen, wobei die erste Aussparung (204) und die zweite Aussparung (205) entlang der Stabachse (Y) voneinander beabstandet in den Stab (200) eingefügt sind.
  6. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Vorsprung (172) mit der ersten Aussparung (204) in der ersten Position (A) zusammenwirkt und wobei der Vorsprung (172) mit der zweiten Aussparung (205) in der zweiten Position (B) zusammenwirkt.
  7. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Stab (200) einen Kontaktblockiervorsprung (206) aufweist und wobei der mindestens eine Hohlraum (160) frei von den Kontaktblockiervorsprüngen (206) ist, wenn der Stab (200) in der ersten Position (A) ist, und wobei die Kontaktblockiervorsprünge (206) in den mindestens einen Hohlraum (160) hineinragen, wenn der Stab (200) in der zweiten Position (B) ist.
  8. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kontakthalterabschnitt (150) eine Reihe von Hohlräumen (160) umfasst und wobei die Reihe von Hohlräumen (160) entlang der Stabachse (Y) ausgerichtet ist.
  9. Elektrischer Verbinder (10) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Stab (200) U-förmig ist und wobei die Kontaktblockiervorsprünge (206) von den Schenkeln des U nach innen vorstehen.
  10. Elektrische Verbinderanordnung mit einem elektrischen Verbinder (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 9 und einem Gegenverbinder (500), der ein Gegenverbindergehäuse (502) mit einer Gegenummantelung (504) aufweist, die zur Aufnahme in der Nut (142) des elektrischen Verbinders (10) angepasst ist,
    wobei der elektrische Verbinder (10) nicht mit dem Gegenverbinder (500) verbunden werden kann, wenn das erste Stabverriegelungsmittel und das zweite Stangenverriegelungsmittel in der ersten Position (A) sind, und wobei der elektrische Verbinder (10) mit dem Gegenverbinder (500) verbunden werden kann, wenn das erste Stabverriegelungsmittel und das zweite Stangenverriegelungsmittel in der zweiten Position (B) sind.
  11. Elektrische Verbinderanordnung nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Blockierabschnitt (208) in der Nut (142) vorhanden ist und eine Bewegung der Gegenummantelung (504) entlang der Steckachse (X) begrenzt, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der ersten Position (A) befindet, und wobei der Blockierabschnitt (208) nicht in der Nut (142) vorhanden ist und eine Bewegung zu einer vollständig eingesteckten Position der Gegenummantelung (504) entlang der Steckachse (X) ermöglicht, wenn sich der Stab (200) in der zweiten Position (B) befindet.
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