EP0097445A1 - Connecteur électrique à languettes et plaque à languettes y relatif - Google Patents

Connecteur électrique à languettes et plaque à languettes y relatif Download PDF

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EP0097445A1
EP0097445A1 EP83303246A EP83303246A EP0097445A1 EP 0097445 A1 EP0097445 A1 EP 0097445A1 EP 83303246 A EP83303246 A EP 83303246A EP 83303246 A EP83303246 A EP 83303246A EP 0097445 A1 EP0097445 A1 EP 0097445A1
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Bernard Allais
Charles Fruchard
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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
    • H01R31/02—Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter

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  • an electrical connector comprising a tab plate in the form of a metal sheet from which upstands a plurality of tabs, and an insulating housing secured to the tab plate and surrounding the tabs thereof.
  • the invention also relates to a tab plate for the connector.
  • Such connectors are commonly used for grounding electrical leads, which can be connected to the tabs of the connector by means of electrical tab receptacles.
  • the present invention is intended to enable this advantage, and to provide a connector which is nevertheless most economical to produce.
  • an electrical connector is characterised in that a second and similar tab plate is also secured to the housing and is arranged in superposition with the first tab plate, tabs of the second tab plate extending into the housing through openings in the first tab plate, left by the striking out of the tabs thereof.
  • a tab plate for a connector comprises a first row of equally spaced, upstanding tabs struck out from a metal sheet, and is characterised by a second row of upstanding tabs also struck out from the sheet and comprising one less tab than the first row, each tab of the second row, a through slot dimensioned to allow a tab to be passed therethrough being formed in the metal sheet at an end of the second row and in alignment with an end tab of the first row, the slot being adjacent to an end tab of the second row.
  • the connector consists of an insulating housing 2, and two similar tab plates 4 and 4'.
  • the housing 2 is in the form of a substantially rectangular frame consisting of opposed end walls 6, opposed side walls 8 which are of greater length than the walls 6 and are formed integrally with the walls 6, and a central partition 10 also formed integrally with the end walls 6 and extending parallel to the side walls 8.
  • Each side wall 8 is formed, internally of the housing 2, with five grooves 12 which run perpendicularly to the length of the wall 8 and each of which opens at one end into one longitudinal edge 14 of the wall 8.
  • Each groove 12 terminates, in a shoulder 16, short of the opposite longitudinal edge of the wall 8, a portion 17 of the wall 8 thus extending between such edge and the shoulder 16.
  • the housing 2 can be very simply moulded in one piece.
  • Each tab plate 4 and 4' has five upstanding electrical tabs 18 arranged in two juxtaposed rows 20 and 22, respectively, the row 20 consisting of three tabs and the row 22 of only two tabs.
  • Each tab of the row 22 is coplanar with a tab of the row 20,. the planes of the tabs being mutually parallel.
  • Mounting lugs 24 provided with holes 25 for bolts or other fastners (not shown) extend centrally from opposite edges of each tab plate 4 and 4' at right angles to the rows 20 and 22 of tabs 18.
  • each tab plate 4 and 4' In the manufacture of each tab plate 4 and 4' by means of a progressive die forming operation, the tabs 18 were struck out from a metal sheet 5, thereby leaving an opening 26 therein adjacent to each tab, and there being an opening 26 between each pair of adjacent tabs of each row.
  • Each plate 4 and 4' was also formed with a tab-receiving through slot 28 at one end of the row 22 of tabs, in alignment with an end tab of the row 20 and opposite to an end tab of the row 22.
  • the tabs 18 of the tab plate 4' were made longer than those of the tab plate 4 by the thickness of the metal sheet 5.
  • each tab 18 Adjacent to its junction with the sheet 5, each tab 18 has a pair of laterally projecting stops 30 and 30', for limiting the insertion of the tab into a tab receptacle (not shown) to be mated therewith.
  • the stop 30' which is directed outwardly of the tab plate 4 or 4', is formed with a notch 32 providing a retention lug 33.
  • the tab plates 4 and 4' When assembling the grounding connector, the tab plates 4 and 4' are arranged, as shown, in superposed relationship, with the lugs 24 of the two plates 4 and 4' in precise alignment and with each of the openings 26 between the tabs of the row 20 of the upper (as seen in the drawing) plate 4, in alignment with a tab of the row 22 of the lower (as seen in the drawing) plate 4', each opening 26 of the row 22 of the upper plate 4 being aligned with a tab of the row 20 of the lower plate 4' and the slot 28 of the upper plate 4 being aligned with the rearmost (as seen in the drawing) tab of the row 20 of the lower plate.
  • the upper plate 4 is then nested with the lower plate 4' in the direction of the arrow A so that the two plates are interengaged with their lugs 24 contiguous and in precise alignment.
  • the rearmost tab 18 of the row 20 of the lower plate projects through the slot 28 of the upper plate and each of the remaining tabs 18 of the lower plate projects through an immediately superposed opening 26 of the upper plate.
  • the housing 2 With the plates 4 and 4' so nested with their tabs 18 interdigitated, the housing 2 is lowered onto the plates 4 and 4' in the direction of the arrow B, so that each retention lug 33 snaps into the adjacent groove 12 and engages against the shoulder 16 at the base thereof, the portion.17 of the wall 8 between the shoulder 16 and the lower edge of such wall, engaging in the notch 32 below the lug 33.
  • the housing 2 is thereby secured to the plates 4 and the plates 4 are secured together in their superposed relationship, the tabs being surrounded by the housing 2 and projecting thereinto to an equal extent, since the tabs 18 of the plate 4' are longer than those of the plate 4, as mentioned above.
  • the lugs 33 In order to facilitate their snap engagement in the grooves 12, the lugs 33 have end faces 35 which are inclined with respect to the vertical so as to cam the walls 8 of the housing 2 slightly outwardly as it is assembled to the plates 4, whereafter these walls return by virtue of the natural resilience of the walls 8.
  • the central partition 10 of the housing 2 extends between the two rows of tabs 18 therein, each of which rows consists of five tabs, that is to say, two tabs of one of the tab plates and three tabs of the other.
  • the assembled connector can be secured to an electrically conductive support e.g. the chassis of an automobile, or of an electrical applicance, by means of bolts or other fastners passed through the holes 25.
  • Leads (not shown) can be connected to the tabs 18 by means of tab receptacles (not shown).
  • the connector Since the number of tabs that can be struck out from a metal sheet is limited by the area thereof, the connector has the advantage that a double density of tabs can be provided in the same housing as compared with the case where a single tab plate is used. Since the plates 4 are similar, they can be made by means of the same forming dies, simple conversion means being employed to allow for the difference in tab length. Thus, both of the tab plates are preferably provided with a slot 28.
  • the housing 2 is uncomplicated and is therefore simple to mould in one piece.
  • each tab plate may have a central mounting hole for receiving a bolt. These central holes being in register when the tab plates are assembled to the housing.
  • the lower tab plate is preferably provided with means, which may be in the form of lances struck out therefrom, for making electrical contact with the support through paint thereon.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
EP19830303246 1982-06-17 1983-06-06 Connecteur électrique à languettes et plaque à languettes y relatif Expired EP0097445B1 (fr)

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FR8210575A FR2529033B1 (fr) 1982-06-17 1982-06-17
FR8210575 1982-06-17

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EP0097445A1 true EP0097445A1 (fr) 1984-01-04
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EP (1) EP0097445B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPS59138085A (fr)
AR (1) AR229562A1 (fr)
BR (1) BR8303168A (fr)
DE (1) DE3366783D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES272792Y (fr)
FR (1) FR2529033B1 (fr)
HK (1) HK7792A (fr)
MX (1) MX152826A (fr)
SG (1) SG61089G (fr)

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DE3522797A1 (de) * 1985-05-17 1986-11-20 Brown, Boveri & Cie Ag, 6800 Mannheim Elektrische vielfachsteckvorrichtung
FR2643513A1 (fr) * 1989-02-17 1990-08-24 Amp France Mecanisme de verrouillage pour fixer deux elements de boitier de connecteur electrique a un connecteur electrique
US4975088A (en) * 1988-06-30 1990-12-04 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co. Kg Potential connector
GB2232308A (en) * 1989-05-30 1990-12-05 T An T Kk Electrical connector
GB2279822A (en) * 1993-07-07 1995-01-11 Sumitomo Wall Systems Ltd Construction for fixing bus bar miniature fuses to electrical connection box
FR2718284A1 (fr) * 1994-03-29 1995-10-06 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Barrette de shunt.
AT403636B (de) * 1990-06-27 1998-04-27 Bauscher Metalluk Kontaktstück mit flachsteckzungen
DE10144321A1 (de) * 2001-09-10 2003-03-27 Delphi Tech Inc Anschlußeinheit für elektrische Module

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DE8808408U1 (de) * 1988-06-30 1988-09-22 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal Potentialverbinder
DE9113978U1 (de) * 1991-11-11 1993-03-11 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal Elektrischer Potentialverteiler

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DE913191C (de) * 1951-12-20 1954-06-10 Albrecht Jung G M B H Geraetesteckdolse mit seitlichen Kontakten fuer einen Schutzleiter
US2985861A (en) * 1958-06-04 1961-05-23 Burndy Corp Electrical connector block
US3064224A (en) * 1959-07-10 1962-11-13 Bryant Electric Co Wiring device with grounding means
FR1574163A (fr) * 1968-05-16 1969-07-11
US3670295A (en) * 1970-12-28 1972-06-13 Underwriters Safety Device Co Terminal block and terminal connector

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE913191C (de) * 1951-12-20 1954-06-10 Albrecht Jung G M B H Geraetesteckdolse mit seitlichen Kontakten fuer einen Schutzleiter
US2985861A (en) * 1958-06-04 1961-05-23 Burndy Corp Electrical connector block
US3064224A (en) * 1959-07-10 1962-11-13 Bryant Electric Co Wiring device with grounding means
FR1574163A (fr) * 1968-05-16 1969-07-11
US3670295A (en) * 1970-12-28 1972-06-13 Underwriters Safety Device Co Terminal block and terminal connector

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3522797A1 (de) * 1985-05-17 1986-11-20 Brown, Boveri & Cie Ag, 6800 Mannheim Elektrische vielfachsteckvorrichtung
US4975088A (en) * 1988-06-30 1990-12-04 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co. Kg Potential connector
FR2643513A1 (fr) * 1989-02-17 1990-08-24 Amp France Mecanisme de verrouillage pour fixer deux elements de boitier de connecteur electrique a un connecteur electrique
GB2232308A (en) * 1989-05-30 1990-12-05 T An T Kk Electrical connector
GB2232308B (en) * 1989-05-30 1993-09-22 T An T Kk Electrical connector device
AT403636B (de) * 1990-06-27 1998-04-27 Bauscher Metalluk Kontaktstück mit flachsteckzungen
GB2279822A (en) * 1993-07-07 1995-01-11 Sumitomo Wall Systems Ltd Construction for fixing bus bar miniature fuses to electrical connection box
US5474475A (en) * 1993-07-07 1995-12-12 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Construction for fixing bus bar for miniature fuses to electrical connection box
GB2279822B (en) * 1993-07-07 1997-07-30 Sumitomo Wiring Systems Construction for fixing bus bar for miniature fuses to electrical connection box
FR2718284A1 (fr) * 1994-03-29 1995-10-06 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Barrette de shunt.
DE10144321A1 (de) * 2001-09-10 2003-03-27 Delphi Tech Inc Anschlußeinheit für elektrische Module

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EP0097445B1 (fr) 1986-10-08
AR229562A1 (es) 1983-09-15
FR2529033B1 (fr) 1985-08-23
BR8303168A (pt) 1984-01-31
ES272792Y (es) 1984-05-01
SG61089G (en) 1989-12-29
HK7792A (en) 1992-01-31
FR2529033A1 (fr) 1983-12-23
ES272792U (es) 1983-11-01
DE3366783D1 (en) 1986-11-13
JPS59138085A (ja) 1984-08-08
MX152826A (es) 1986-06-17

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