EP0984524A2 - Connecteur électrique en deux parties - Google Patents

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EP0984524A2
EP0984524A2 EP99116289A EP99116289A EP0984524A2 EP 0984524 A2 EP0984524 A2 EP 0984524A2 EP 99116289 A EP99116289 A EP 99116289A EP 99116289 A EP99116289 A EP 99116289A EP 0984524 A2 EP0984524 A2 EP 0984524A2
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coupling part
coupling
control element
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Mario Lübstorf
Peter Schekalla
Wolfgang Hoschek
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Delphi Technologies Inc
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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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62905—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances comprising a camming member
    • H01R13/62927—Comprising supplementary or additional locking means
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/633—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only
    • H01R13/635—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62905—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances comprising a camming member
    • H01R13/62911—U-shaped sliding element

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connector with two pluggable Connector parts, which are connected to one another by means of a coupling part can be coupled, which can be moved into a coupling position for this purpose.
  • a Connector is particularly useful in motor vehicles, for example where it can be used as a seat coupling.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide an electrical connector at the beginning mentioned type to create, with a simple structure both a The best possible control of its respective condition is permitted as is also easier to handle overall.
  • the coupling part a control element movable relative to this over a defined area is assigned by spring force in a with respect to Coupling part disengaged position and against the spring force in an indented position with respect to the coupling part is displaceable, and that the control element by particularly releasable locking means at his Coupling position and in this latched coupling part in its indented position is fixable.
  • the locking means are preferred between the control element and one in one of the two Connector parts stored release button provided, by the in its in the engaged position, the control element simultaneously fixed the coupling part in its coupling position is fixed.
  • the locking means preferably between the control element and one of the two connector parts are provided and by the in its indented position fixed control element at the same time the coupling part in its coupling position is fixed, fulfills what was applied during the coupling process Control element in its fully engaged position at the same time two functions. So it serves besides the mechanical and visual inspection of the respective connector state at the same time ensuring the end locking of the two connector parts.
  • the locked state it is Control element preferably completely in the connector part in question sunk and therefore no longer visible.
  • the locked Condition not reached for some reason, so the spring-loaded jumps Control part out of the connector part. Accordingly, the current condition of the connector except by visual inspection in particular also determined by scanning the area concerned become. Thanks to the simple operation and easier control the overall result is a correspondingly higher level of security.
  • electrical connector is the control element in the direction of movement of the coupling part slidably mounted in the coupling part.
  • the coupling part is thus in a particularly simple manner via the control element actuatable.
  • control element can in particular be designed in this way and be stored so that it is in its disengaged position from the coupling part protrudes and sunk in its engaged position in the coupling part is.
  • the control element should be in its disengaged position protrude far from the coupling part that this condition reliably from the indented position of the coupling part can be distinguished.
  • the arrangement is preferably such that the control element then in the course of a corresponding actuation at the latest relatively is movable to the coupling part in its engaged position when the coupling part has reached its coupling position.
  • electrical connector is the control element for signaling of its disengaged state at least partially signal colors.
  • control element can be preassembled in the coupling part and after successful pre-assembly against falling out of the Coupling part is secured.
  • it is preferably by the spring force held in its disengaged position. This allows the control element together with the coupling part and possibly also together with delivered to the rest of the connector and pre-assembled in the factory become.
  • the two are Leg of the coupling part each with at least one groove or the like provided, in the coupling part taking up at least in its coupling position engages a respective coupling element.
  • the grooves are preferred executed so that after an engagement of the coupling elements two connector parts during the transfer of the coupling part into his The coupling position must first be pulled together completely.
  • a corresponding Execution is basically also with a non-U-shaped Coupling part possible. Instead of a groove, for example, a Incision, a slot or the like may be provided.
  • electrical connector comprises one of the two connector parts one connector housing and the other connector part a socket housing.
  • the connector housing can accommodate several connector modules and the receptacle housing for receiving a corresponding number be formed by receptacles.
  • the slide-like Coupling part guided in the socket housing and the coupling element or elements are provided on the connector housing.
  • the release button preferably provided in the socket housing.
  • 1 to 8 is an embodiment of an electrical connector 10 shown, for example as a seat coupling in a motor vehicle is usable.
  • the electrical comprises Connector 10 two pluggable connector parts 12, 14 is the connector part 14 as a connector housing for receiving several connector modules 20 and the connector part 12 as a receptacle housing for receiving a corresponding number of receptacles 18 is formed.
  • the receptacles 18 are on a common frame 22 arranged and can be used together with this in the connector part 12.
  • the connector part 12 is also assigned a cover 26 through which the relevant one Side of the connector part 12 completed after inserting the receptacles 18 becomes.
  • FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 has the slide-like coupling part 16 two mutually parallel side walls or legs 16 ', 16' '(cf. in particular Fig. 1), each with two pin-like Coupling elements 44 together, which are opposed to each other in pairs Sides of the connector housing 12 assigned to the connector housing are provided.
  • the two legs 16 ', 16' ' of the coupling part is provided on its inside with two grooves 46, in each engages a pin-like coupling element 44.
  • the Grooves 46 designed so that after engagement of the coupling elements 44th the two connector parts 12, 14 during the transfer of the coupling part 16 are first completely contracted into its coupling position.
  • a control element 52 is in the end region of the coupling part 16 on the web side Longitudinal direction of the coupling part 16 slidably mounted. Here is this displaceable relative to the coupling part 16 over a defined area Control element 52 by one between it and one axially inwards offset transverse wall 54 of the connector part 16 (cf. in particular FIGS. 4, 5, 7 and 8) arranged compression spring 56 in a with respect to the web end position of the coupling part 16 (cf. in particular FIGS. 3 to 5) loaded and against the spring force in one with respect to the web side End of the coupling part 16 moved position, in which it is in the web-side end of the coupling part 16 is sunk (cf. in particular 6 to 8).
  • the latching means 58, 60 are between the control element 52 and a release button 74 mounted in the connector part 14, wherein by the control element 52 fixed in its engaged position at the same time the coupling part 16 is fixed in its coupling position.
  • the locking lug 58 and the locking projection 60 with complementary bevels provided so that the latch 58 with deflection of the resilient arm 70 can be pushed over the locking projection 60 before these two Locking elements 58, 60 in the manner shown in FIG. 7 with each other latch.
  • the connector part 14 is at the end adjacent to the control element 52 provided with side cutouts 82 so that, if necessary, the coupling part 16 can be pulled out of the connector part 14 again.
  • the coupling part 16 on the two opposite sides be provided with a respective corrugation 84 (cf. in particular FIG. 1).
  • the coupling part 16 can be moved into its coupling position via the control element 52.
  • the control element can 52 engage with the connector part 14 via the latching means 58, 60, whereby at the same time the coupling part 16 is held in its coupling position and thus the locking of the two connector parts 12, 14 secured becomes.
  • the pot-like housing lies in this locked state 66 with its open end on the transverse wall 54 of the coupling part 16, whereby this over this transverse wall 54 against the locking projection 60th having, release button 74 stored in the connector part 14 is held (cf. especially Figs. 7 and 8).
  • control element 52 By taking the control element 52 in its indented position signals that the two connector parts 12, 14 are correctly coupled to one another are. In the event that the locking process described above has not been completed, the control element 52 back into its disengaged position by the force of the compression spring 56 deferred, in the signal-colored housing 66 from the coupling part 16 protrudes. This makes it immediately and reliably recognizable that the two connector parts 12, 14 are not yet correctly coupled to one another are.
  • the control element 52 thus fulfills two functions simultaneously. So serves on the one hand, the correct locking of the two connector parts 12, 14 to secure. On the other hand, it enables optimal mechanical and Visual inspection of the respective state of the electrical connector 10th

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