EP0739060A2 - Connecteur à broche - Google Patents

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EP0739060A2
EP0739060A2 EP95112731A EP95112731A EP0739060A2 EP 0739060 A2 EP0739060 A2 EP 0739060A2 EP 95112731 A EP95112731 A EP 95112731A EP 95112731 A EP95112731 A EP 95112731A EP 0739060 A2 EP0739060 A2 EP 0739060A2
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Wolfgang Essrich
Werner Hainke
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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
    • 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
    • H01R24/28—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
    • H01R24/30—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable with additional earth or shield contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a multi-pole connector for potential distribution, with a plurality of contact elements which are accessible from a connection side, and with a number of conductor rails which conductively connect a subset of the contact elements to one another on an opposite side.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a multi-pin connector in which the desired connections for potential distribution can be made by means of plug contacts.
  • plug contacts should be able to be manufactured in groups.
  • the contact elements are socket elements arranged in several rows, a part of which are arranged in first recesses and a part in a second recess, and that the first recesses are designed for direct connection to a plurality of multipolar plugs and that the second recess is designed to receive a single adapter element.
  • This provides a connector that can simplify the entire cabling considerably, particularly in the area of cabling for cabling vehicles, but also in mechanical engineering and plant engineering cabling, in that it is shown exclusively via plug connections.
  • the connector technology is now used. Uniform pin and socket contacts in the form of turned parts are preferably used here, which are only snapped into the plug frame or plug housing.
  • socket contact elements are immediately available for the output side in the first recesses, that is to say for connecting several consumers at one potential, while for the input side, because of the insertability of adapter elements in the second recess, the choice between socket contacts and Pin contacts exist as a connection option.
  • the further connection contacts on the back can be used as an input and distributed over a number of output contacts, in particular in each case three output contacts, with a choice of the use of socket contacts or pin contacts for a group of outputs.
  • plugs are proposed which have plug frames, each of which can accommodate three three-pole single plugs, the individual poles of the three-pole plugs in each case being provided by providing two different plug frames, which are coded unmistakably by the shape and which can be distinguished by different colors with sockets on conductor rails of different potential or with sockets lying on a common conductor rail.
  • the socket contact elements can be connected to the conductor rails by means of soldering or riveting.
  • the variation of conductor rails also makes it possible to connect four or five socket contacts at the same potential, without the possibility to make use of the bridge connections. This possibility is added, but - as is known from the prior art - the number of different potentials available is reduced.
  • the contact inserts can also be equipped with conductor rails of different types over the length of the recesses, with individual through openings not needing to be equipped with contact sockets in order to save.
  • a rectangular connector 11 consists essentially of a first plate-shaped element 21 and a second plate-shaped element 22, which lie parallel to one another with essentially flat surfaces, and a supplementary element 23, 24, 25, which has different shapes in the various embodiments.
  • the element 21 has a greater thickness and has the following details.
  • the holes and thus the socket contact elements are each in three groups 37, 38, 39 arranged starting from the recesses 33, 34, 35 and arranged according to a square grid of 3 x 12 units.
  • Form recesses 40, 41, 42 are each assigned to a field of 3 x 3 through holes in groups of three within the recesses. Between the recesses 41, 42, the corresponding edge of the first recesses 33, 34 has an undercut 43.
  • the element 22 has recesses 51, 53 on the upper side with conductor rails 52, 54 inserted therein.
  • the connector 11 has a central opening 55 approximately in overlap with the recess 35 in the element 21.
  • Two rows of counterbores 56 for bridging contact elements are aligned with the corresponding openings 36 in the first element 21.
  • the supplementary element 23, 24, 25 is inserted into the opening 55 of the element 22.
  • the elements 21, 22 can preferably be screwed or glued to one another. The details described so far form the connector 11 according to the invention.
  • the conductor rails 52, 54 are cranked and connected to the contact sockets 13, 14 of the first two groups 37, 38 of the bores.
  • a conductor rail 57 is connected directly to the contact sockets 15 of the third group 39 of the bores.
  • a supplementary element 23 is inserted into the recess 55 and has a group of bores 45 with socket contact inserts 16 in the same arrangement as the group of bores 39 in the element 22.
  • the respective outer of the socket contact elements 16 are conductively connected to the conductor rails 52, 54.
  • the middle of the socket contact elements 16 are conductively connected to the conductor rails 57.
  • the socket contact elements 16 of the supplementary part 23 are connected in a plug connection to an adapter plug 111 which has continuous pin contact elements 112.
  • the middle of these pin contact elements 112 are cranked in order to create a transition from the contact image according to FIG. 1c to a contact image according to FIG. 1e.
  • the latter contact picture of a 35-pin connector corresponds to an operating standard of the applicant HTS-Elektrotechnik GmbH.
  • the adapter plug 111 is inserted into an attachment housing 113 which is fastened to a control cabinet wall 121.
  • the connector 11 is fixed at a corresponding distance from the housing wall 121 by means of spacers 122, so that a secure plug connection is produced while the parts 23, 111 are in direct contact.
  • the elements 21, 22 are connected to one another by means of screws 26, while the supplementary element 23 is fastened to the element 22 by means of screws 27.
  • the plug connector 11 as a whole is fastened to the control cabinet wall 121 by means of screws 28.
  • the cranked pin contact elements 112 of the middle row, offset by half a hole spacing, are visible in detail.
  • a bore 39 in element 22 can remain unoccupied.
  • the two rows of recesses 36 for the bridge contact elements can be seen in FIG. 1c; their continuation through the countersinks 56 is visible in FIG. 1d.
  • the offset cutting planes A, B are indicated here.
  • the conductor rails 52, 53 each connect four socket contact elements and the conductor rails 57 each connect three Contact elements.
  • the respective last conductor rails 52, 54 can be unbalanced due to the absence of a conductor rail 57 there.
  • the conductor rails each show lateral outbreaks 58 into which the contact bridge elements 91 are inserted and which in cross section make the conductor rails appear to be interrupted, which, however, as shown here, does not apply.
  • the adapter contact insert 111 can be seen in its special shape and the add-on housing 113 with the known details.
  • the underside of the connector 11 can be seen, since the control cabinet wall is not shown in FIGS. 1c to 1e.
  • plug frames 61 of a first type which are oriented in mirror image, are inserted into the recesses 33, 34 and are described in more detail below with reference to FIGS.
  • the plug-in frames 61 have latching lugs which engage in the undercut 43 of the recesses 33, 34.
  • a holding frame insert 71 is inserted into the recess 35 and in turn has a recess 72 which corresponds to the recesses 33, 34. This also has an undercut 73 in the manner of the undercut 43.
  • a plug frame 61 of a second type is also inserted into the recess 72.
  • These plug frames 61 also have latching lugs which engage in the undercut 73.
  • the plug frame 61 are designed to accommodate three-pin plugs, which will be discussed again in connection with FIG. 5.
  • a first three-pin plug 81 is shown centrally in FIG. 1a in a longitudinal section through its three pin contact elements 82. Three such three-pin plugs 81 are shown in FIG a pin contact element 82 is shown. Cables 83 are crimped onto the contact elements 82. The pin contact elements 82 are each positively locked in through openings 84 in the three-pin plugs 81.
  • FIGS. 2a-e the same parts as in FIGS. 1a-e are provided with the same reference numbers. To this extent, reference is made to the description.
  • a differently designed supplementary element 24 is provided, which has a recess 46 on the outside with an undercut 47 for receiving further connector frames 61.
  • stepped parallel through holes 48 there are further socket elements 16 in the supplementary element 24.
  • the conductor rails 52, 54 in the element 27 are extended in such a way that they are additionally conductively connected to the respective outer sockets in the middle group of sockets 15.
  • the middle bushing of this middle group of bushings 15 extends in one piece with the middle bushing 16 continuously from the second element 22 to the supplementary element 24.
  • a middle conductor rail is omitted.
  • 2e shows the different image of the supplementary element 24 with the recess 46 and the bores 48, which corresponds to the recesses 33, 34 and 71.
  • FIGS. 3a-e the same parts as in FIGS. 1a-e are provided with the same reference numbers. To this extent, reference is made to the description.
  • a second adapter contact insert 141 with all features of the type 111 already mentioned in FIG. 1 is inserted into the central recess 35.
  • the adapter contact insert 141 has fastening flanges 142.
  • the supplementary element 23, as described in FIG. 1, is supplemented by such an adapter contact insert 111, which is inserted into an attachment housing 113 and has cranked pin contact elements 112.
  • FIGS. 3c and 3e the contact images of a 35-pin connector with an offset middle row can be seen in FIGS. 3c and 3e in accordance with the operating standard of the applicant HTS-Elektrotechnik GmbH.
  • FIGS. 4a-e the same parts as in FIGS. 2a-e are provided with the same reference numbers. To this extent, reference is made to the description.
  • a cover element 25 is inserted into the recess 55 of the second element 22, so that there is no possibility of plug connection from the second side.
  • conductor rails 52, 54 are used, which connect the contact sockets 13, 14 in the first and second groups of bores 37, 38 to the outer socket contact elements 15 in the middle bores 39, respectively.
  • middle conductor rails 59 of a second type are provided, each of which connects three socket contacts 15 one behind the other in the direction of the recesses.
  • a connector 151 can be seen, which corresponds in its outer shape to the connector frame 61, but which only receives a central, in particular reinforced pin contact insert 157 and forms a ground connection.
  • this is connected via a contact rail 158 to 18 socket contact elements 13, 14 of the bore groups 37, 38. It can also be seen in FIG. 4d that instead of the third conductor rail 59, extended conductor rails 159, 160 can also be used to connect five contact elements each.
  • FIG. 5 shows a three-pin plug 81 with the details already described with reference to FIG. 1a.
  • the plug comprises an upper, wider grip and stop part 85 and an insertion section 86 of reduced cross-section.
  • the insertion section 86 is delimited at one end by an arch wall 87 and at the other end by a straight wall 88.
  • a plug-in connection is therefore only possible in a certain orientation. If the three-pin connector is always assigned according to the same scheme, for example two signal lines to the round end, one ground line to the blunt end, incorrect connections can be excluded.
  • a plug-in frame 61a is shown in a first embodiment in FIG. This can be seen from the latch 62 already mentioned, which is resilient due to the small wall thickness. There are still nine bottom holes 63 visible in a square grid, as well as molded projections 64, 65, 66, which complement each other with the recesses 40, 41, 42 in the recesses 37, 38, 71, 46 so that only one assembly with a clear orientation and is possible in predetermined positions. Three recesses 67 for receiving a previously described three-pole plug, which are separated by intermediate walls 68, run parallel to the outer walls without molded projections.
  • FIG. 7 shows a connector frame 61b of a second type, on which the details already described in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same numbers and can also be recognized.
  • the partition walls 68 that lie between the openings 67 are visible.
  • the Openings 67 are arranged parallel to the walls with the molded projections 64, 65, 66, that is to say perpendicular to the aforementioned slots according to FIG. 6.
  • a connector housing 161 is shown with nine through holes 163 arranged in square grids, which has the same outer shape as the plug frame 61, i. H. that is, shaped projections 164, 165, 166 arranged on opposite sides and a locking lug 162.
  • FIG. 9 shows the connector 151 according to FIG. 4b in a position rotated through 90 ° in vertical section and in plan view, the locking lug 152, the outer molded projections 154, 155, 156 and the pin contact 157 inserted into the through opening 153 being recognizable.
  • a bridge contact pin 91 can be seen in FIG. 10 in a view and in a section, which consists of an essentially U-shaped conductor bracket 92 and an insulating handle 93.
  • the legs of the U-shaped bracket 92 are longitudinally slotted and notched on the outside, so that they can snap into place laterally at the level of the conductor rail.
  • connectors with a larger number of contacts for example with 46 contacts, can also be designed using the same principle.

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FR2783103A1 (fr) * 1998-09-03 2000-03-10 Positronic Ind Dispositif d'adaptation de connecteurs entre eux
EP1337011A1 (fr) * 2002-02-18 2003-08-20 Lewden Electrical Industries Répartiteur
WO2006006944A1 (fr) * 2004-07-15 2006-01-19 Elimsan Salt Cihazlari Ve Elektromekanik Composant de connexion a barre pour prise
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EP0739060B1 (fr) 2002-01-30
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