EP0183587B1 - Mehrkontaktverbinderelement mit Mitteln zur Festlegung eines isolierenden Blocks im Gehäuse eines solchen Verbinderelements - Google Patents

Mehrkontaktverbinderelement mit Mitteln zur Festlegung eines isolierenden Blocks im Gehäuse eines solchen Verbinderelements Download PDF

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EP0183587B1
EP0183587B1 EP85402120A EP85402120A EP0183587B1 EP 0183587 B1 EP0183587 B1 EP 0183587B1 EP 85402120 A EP85402120 A EP 85402120A EP 85402120 A EP85402120 A EP 85402120A EP 0183587 B1 EP0183587 B1 EP 0183587B1
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Georges Cartesse
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall

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  • the present invention relates to a multicontact electrical connector element of the type comprising a hollow housing of substantially flat parallelepiped shape having internally at least one cavity for receiving an insulating block, of substantially parallelepiped shape preferably with rounded corners, the or each blocks comprising a plurality of housings or through cells provided for the establishment of contacts formed by male and / or female pins immobilized in said cells, the connector element further comprising locking means able to cooperate with means for locking a complementary connector element.
  • a rear plate usually covering the rear face of the insulating block or blocks is used, said rear plate being fixed to the housing by fixing means such as engaging screws. from the back into the housing wall.
  • the present invention proposes to provide a connector element comprising a device for fixing the insulating blocks in the housing making it possible to achieve, in a faster and simpler manner than in its previous application, the installation of the insulating blocks in the housing and the removal of these insulating blocks, in particular for intervention on contacts.
  • each insulating block is immobilized in the corresponding cavity of the housing by two elastic clips disposed opposite between the insulating block and the cavity of the housing at the end faces. longitudinally spaced from the cavity, each of said clips having a substantially U-shaped section, the core of which has hooking means on a wall on the short side of the housing cavity and elastic means of support on the wall of the small opposite side of the insulating block, each of the branches of said clip being arranged to apply elastically, over part of its height, against one of the long side walls of the insulating block, each of the branches of the clip being further arranged to that its free end face is applied elastically against a bearing surface in offset from the corresponding long side wall of the housing cavity.
  • the hooking means provided on the core of the clip comprise a cut with closed outline, in particular of rectangular section for the engagement of the clip on a projection of corresponding section, produced in the short side wall of the housing cavity.
  • a tab projecting towards the inside of the clip preferably obtained by cutting, the free end of said tab coming to bear against a recessed bearing surface of the short side wall of the insulating block.
  • the branches of the clip to allow the elastic support against the long side walls of the insulating block, advantageously have in section, in their central part a profile curved towards the inside of the branch of the clip, the curved central zone extending by two straight end zones, bearing against the corresponding wall of the long side of the housing cavity.
  • each of the branches there is provided in each of the branches at least one elongated slot extending over a part of the height of the branch.
  • each branch of the clip has in its central part, a projecting bearing bearing against the corresponding bearing of the wall of the long side of the cavity of the housing.
  • a multicontact electrical connector element comprising a housing 1 of substantially flattened parallelepiped shape with rounded corners which, as best seen in FIG. 6, has two cavities 2 in each of which is housed a block insulator 3, 3 '( Figure 6) each of the insulating blocks comprising in known manner a plurality of cells for the housing and the contact retainer passing through the connector element.
  • the housing of the connector element made of an alloy of a light metal such as for example an aluminum alloy of the AS 13 type is provided at its ends with locking members 4 able to cooperate with locking members of a corresponding connector element, the locking mechanism being for example of the threaded rod and socket or locking nut type.
  • Each insulating block 3, 3 ′ is, as best seen in FIG. 6, immobilized in the corresponding cavity 2 of the housing by two immobilizing devices in the form of clips 5 which will be described more precisely in what follows.
  • the housing 1 of the connector element has, in each wall of the long side of the cavities 2, a recessed bearing surface 6 parallel to the end faces of the housing, the bearing surfaces 6 serving as an axial abutment for spans 7 which are offset from the long side walls of the insulating block.
  • each insulating block 3 or 3 ′
  • Each wall of the small side of the insulating block further comprises at its upper part a recess of convex profile 12 intended to come opposite the projection 9 to ensure its centering in the housing.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 a device in the form of a clip 5 making it possible to immobilize an insulating block 3 in the corresponding recess of the housing, two such clips being used as illustrated in FIG. 6 to immobilize each insulating block.
  • the clip generally designated by 5 has a substantially U-shaped section, and is made for example of beryllium copper or of spring quality stainless steel.
  • the clip has a core 13 and two slightly divergent side branches 14 in the free state.
  • a rectangular section cutout 15 for the engagement of the clip on the parallelepipedal projection 9, as seen in FIG. 1, and on the other hand, a cutout 16 making from the core of the clip a tab 17, projecting inward and upward from the core of the clip.
  • the end edge 18 of the lug 17 is intended to come into abutment against the recessing surface 11 of the insulating block, then blocking the insulating block, preventing extraction of the latter down in FIG. 1.
  • Each of the branches 14 of the clip has, in section, a central portion curved inward 19 as best seen in FIG. 5. This curved portion 19 extends between straight end portions 20.
  • Each of the branches 14 further comprises two elongated slots of closed contour 21 making it possible to impart a certain elasticity to the branches of the clip, substantially in their plane, allowing, as can be seen in FIG. 1, an elastic support of the free end faces 22 of the branches against the bearing surfaces 8 of the long side walls of the cavities of the housing.
  • two clips 5 are placed in the or each of the cavities thereof, the position of the mounted clip being illustrated in the section figure 1.
  • the insulating block is then engaged by sliding, the latter engaging between the walls opposite the branches of the two clips placed in the cavity until the ends 18 of the lugs 17 of the clip come to bear against the bearing surfaces 11 corresponding to the insulating block, this support, associated with the support produced between the insulating block and the housing along the spans 6 and 7 and the elastic supports produced against the insulating block by the branches of the clip ensuring secure holding of the insulating block in the corresponding cavity.
  • a tool as illustrated in FIG. 7 having a U-shaped section, the length L between the branches of which corresponds to the length of an insulating block, l tool can be engaged on either side of the longitu dinales of the block maintained in the cavity of the housing until these branches come to bear against the projecting lugs 17 and retract these lugs during their advance movement, which allows the extraction of the insulating block.

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1. Elektrisches Mehrkontaktverbinderelement bestehend aus einem Gehäuse von im wesentlichen parallelepipedischer flacher Form, das innen wenigstens einen Hohlraum (2) zur Aufnahme eines im wesentlichen parallelepipedischen an den Ecken vorzugsweise abgerundeten Isolierblockes (3) aufweist, wobei der Block oder die Blöcke mit einer Vielzahl von durchgehenden Lagern oder Zellen zum Einsetzen von aus Stiften oder Hülsen bestehenden Kontakten versehen sind, und wobei das Verbinderelement außerdem Mittel zur Verriegelung aufweist, die mit den Verriegelungsorganen eines komplementären Verbinderelementes zusammenwirken, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Block (3, 3') aus Isoliermaterial in dem zugeordneten Hohlraum (2) des Gehäuses (1) durch zwei elastische Federbügel (5) festgeklemmt ist, die zwischen dem Block und dem Hohlraum des Gehäuses im Bereich der durch die Längsseiten des Hohlraumes getrennten Endflächen angeordnet sind, daß jeder der Federbügel im Schnitt eine im wesentlichen Uförmige Gestalt hat, wobei der Steg (13) des Federbügels mit Mitteln (15) zum Anhängen an die kürzere Seitenwand des Hohlraumes des Gehäuses und mit elastischen Organen (17, 18) zum Abstützen gegen die kürzere Seitenwand des Isolierblockes (3) versehen ist, die zum Verriegeln und Entriegeln des Isolierblockes (3) im Gehäuse (1) dienen, und wobei jeder der Schenkel (14) des Federbügels so ausgebildet ist, daß er sich elastisch gegen einen Teil der Höhe der zugeordneten längeren Seitenwand des Blockes anlegt, und daß außerdem jeder Schenkel des Federbügels so ausgestaltet ist, daß die freie Stirnfläche (22) sich elastisch gegen einen Anschlag (8) abstützt, der durch eine Hinterschneidung an der zugeordneten längeren Seitenwand des Hohlraumes des Gehäuses gebildet wird.
2. Verbinderelement nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die am Steg des Federbügels vorgesehenen Mittel zum Anhängen aus einem Ausschnitt (15) mit einer geschlossenen, insbesondere rechteckigen, Umrandung bestehen, um den Bügel auf einem Vorsprung (9) entsprechenden Querschnitts eingreifen zu lassen, der sich an der zugeordneten kürzeren Seitenwand des Gehäusehohlraumes befindet.
3. Verbinderelement nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zur Abstützung gegen die kürzere Seitenwand des Blockes im Steg des Federbügels, vorzugsweise im zentralen Bereich, eine in das Innere des Federbügels vorspringende, vorzugsweise durch Ausschneiden erhaltene, Zunge (17) vorgesehen ist, deren freies Ende (18) sich gegen einen Anschlag (11) andrückt, der durch eine Hinterschneidung der kürzeren Seitenwand des Isolierblockes gebildet wird.
4. Verbinderelement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schenkel (14) des Federbügels im zentralen Bereich zwecks elastischer Abstützung gegen die längere Seitenwand des Blockes ein im Schnitt nach innen gewölbtes Profil aufweisen, wobei die zentrale gewölbte Zone (19) sich in zwei gerade Zonen (20) fortsetzt, die gegen die zugehörige längere Seitenwand des Gehäusehohlraumes anliegen.
5. Verbinderelement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zum elastischen Anliegen der Stirnseiten der elastischen Enden (22) der Schenkel des Federbügels gegen die zugehörigen aus den längeren Seitenwänden des Gehäusehohlraumes vorspringenden Anschläge an jedem der Schenkel (14) wenigstens ein Längsschlitz (21) vorgesehen ist, der sich über einen Teil der Höhenausdehnung des Schenkels erstreckt.
6. Verbinderelement nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in jedem der Schenkel zwei Längsschlitze vorgesehen sind, die vorzugsweise eine geschlossene Umrandung aufweisen.
7. Verbinderelement nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der stirnseitige Rand der freien Enden (22) jedes Federbügelschenkels in seinem zentralen Bereich einen vorspringenden Anschlag (23) trägt, der gegen eine entsprechende Schulter (8) einer längeren Seitenwand des Gehäuses zum Anliegen kommt.
EP85402120A 1984-11-05 1985-11-05 Mehrkontaktverbinderelement mit Mitteln zur Festlegung eines isolierenden Blocks im Gehäuse eines solchen Verbinderelements Expired EP0183587B1 (de)

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