EP1083628A1 - Contact électrique et connecteur pour circuit souple - Google Patents

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EP1083628A1
EP1083628A1 EP00118292A EP00118292A EP1083628A1 EP 1083628 A1 EP1083628 A1 EP 1083628A1 EP 00118292 A EP00118292 A EP 00118292A EP 00118292 A EP00118292 A EP 00118292A EP 1083628 A1 EP1083628 A1 EP 1083628A1
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Alban Godefroy
Patrice Cappe
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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
    • 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
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
    • H01R13/432—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/182—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for flat conductive elements, e.g. flat cables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2495—Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member, e.g. crimping

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  • the present invention concerns a connection device for a flexible printed circuit comprising a contact and an associated connector.
  • Flexible printed circuits generally consist of a first sheet of flexible insulation material on which are arranged conducting tracks made, for example, of copper, the said tracks themselves being covered either with a second sheet of insulation material or with an insulating varnish. These circuits are used on a large scale in the electrical industry and several methods of connection exist for connecting them to electrical contacts or to electronic components
  • USP 3 713 072 concerns a connection device of tabs arranged perpendicularly to the flexible printed circuit, formed by two staples which pierce the printed circuit, these staples comprising in their centre a hole to receive the tab, these staples being subsequently crimped on the flexible printed circuit.
  • USP 4 749 368 concerns a connection device of a component to one or more tracks of a flexible printed circuit by means of staples equipped with a ring of piercing teeth embedded in the flexible printed circuit and subsequently crimped on the said circuit.
  • USP 4 082 402 concerns the embodiment of a connector for a flexible printed circuit, the electrical contacts of which comprise on the one hand piercing wings and on the other a supplementary contact termination. These contacts which are connected to the flexible printed circuit are received into an insulating housing which is destined to receive a supplementary housing comprising the supplementary contacts.
  • connection of flexible printed circuits to connectors imposes constraints on the connection with contacts and, in the case of flexible printed circuits with multiple tracks connected by devices which pierce the insulation, necessitates a simultaneous connection of the tracks and the contacts and the retention of a good alignment of the said contacts, both in an axis parallel to the contacts, as well as in an axis perpendicular to the flexible printed circuit.
  • the present invention proposes a device for connecting the flexible printed circuit, simplifying the process of connection whilst ensuring an improved retention of the flexible printed circuit.
  • the invention principally proposes a connection contact for a flexible printed circuit equipped with a termination for connection to a supplementary contact, an elongated central part which forms the floor and an insulation-piercing connection part destined for coming into contact with a flexible printed circuit track, the contact being destined to be placed in a cavity of a housing and for which purpose the elongated central part is equipped with an elastic leg, this leg comprising a lug curved under the elongated central part.
  • the insulation-piercing connection part may be elevated with respect to the elongated central part which forms the floor.
  • the insulation-piercing part may include at least one toothed ring destined to pierce the flexible insulation and to be crimped on the flexible printed circuit.
  • the contact may comprise two aligned crimping rings.
  • the contact may moreover comprise in its elongated central portion, lateral reinforcement flanks.
  • the lateral flanks of the contact may comprise a tabch zone forming a stiffener which is substantially arranged opposite the lug.
  • the invention also concerns a connector for a flexible printed circuit comprising a contact according to the invention and a housing equipped with at least one cavity for the reception of the said contact for which purpose, in the pre-insertion position, the contact lug bears against the rim of a lower wall of the housing and may bend and flatten under the action of a thrust in the direction of the insertion of contacts.
  • the housing and the contact may advantageously comprise supplementary means of attachment and retention of the contact in the direction of its insertion.
  • the latter may comprise a shrouding cover component which can be manoeuvred in a direction perpendicular to the cavitys between a pre-insertion position of the contacts and a position of complete insertion and of the locking of the contacts, the shrouding cover component comprising at least one tab per contact, the said tab in its locked position bearing against the part of the contact connecting it with the flexible printed circuit.
  • the said tabs may support themselves between the said toothed rings.
  • Fig 2 shows a connection contact (general marking 6) for a flexible printed circuit equipped with an insulation-piercing termination (20) for connection to a supplementary contact, an elongated central portion (21) which forms the floor and an insulation-piercing connection part (22).
  • the connection termination may, in particular, be, as shown, of the female type and consist of a cage equipped with one or more elastic contact blades (50).
  • the connection termination according to the invention is extended on one of its faces by an elongated central part (21) which is itself extended by a flat zone (22) which forms part of the insulation-piercing connection.
  • the elongated central part is equipped with an elastic leg (26), this leg comprising a lug (27) curved under the elongated central part, This leg is destined to work in conjunction with the rim (32) of the lower wall (35) of a housing (1) for receiving the contact (6), as will be explained below.
  • the insulation-piercing connection part (22) is elevated with reference to the elongated central part (21) which forms the floor.
  • this arrangement makes it possible to remove the insulation-piercing part from the lower wall (35) of the housing which receives the contact.
  • the elongated central part of the contact may possess lateral flanks (24, 25). These flanks which extend the lower face of the contact termination serve as a reinforcement of the contact and as a lateral guidance of the contact into its reception cavity (2) in the housing (1). These flanks may comprise a pinch zone (28) around the zone of the elastic leg (26) comprising the lug (27) in such a way as to reinforce, by constriction of the metal, this part which was weakened by the cutting needed to form the leg (26). This pinch zone moreover makes it possible to create a continuous change of level so that the insulation-piercing connection part (22) may become elevated with reference to the elongated central part.
  • the termination (20) for connection to a supplementary contact may comprise a cage formed by successive bending in a direction parallel to the contact and comprise a folded shutter (30) at the transition to the elongated central part.
  • a single track 100 is shown in Fig 1, it being understood that there are several tracks on the flexible printed circuit.
  • Fig 1 shows a general view of a connector for a flexible printed circuit according to the invention which comprises a contact (6) as previously described, a housing (1) equipped with at least one cavity (2) for receiving the said contact (6) for which the contact lug (27) leans, in the pre-insertion position, against the rim (32) of the lower wall (35) of the housing.
  • This pre-insertion position makes it possible to supply connectors equipped with their contacts and, in a suitable tool, to position the flexible printed circuit and to crimp in a single operation, all the piercing and crimping components (23,23') on the tracks 100.
  • a thrust on the flexible printed circuit in the direction of insertion of the contacts causes the lugs (27) to bend and flatten and makes it possible for the contacts to penetrate fully into the insulator (1).
  • the kinematics of insertion of contacts is shown diagramatically in Figs 5A, 5B and 5C, where it is possible to see in section the respective pre-insertion phases of the contact, the contact crimped on the flexible printed circuit and the locked connector.
  • the housing (1) and the contact (6) may comprise supplementary means of fastening and retention of the contact in the direction of insertion of the contact.
  • These means may consist of a forked leg (51) on the contact, of a first retention stop (52) of the forked leg to prevent the coming out of the contact when it is in the pre-insertion position and a second retention stop (53) of the forked leg in order to retain the contact in a position of complete insertion.
  • the lowered cover may perform, aside from a possible contact locking function by the leaning of a ratchet (4) against a shutter (30) arranged at the rear of the contact connection part, the function of holding the flexible printed circuit and the contacts in position by means of the tabs (31) supporting the crimping zone (22).
  • the shrouding cover (5) which can bee seen in Fig 4 is movable in a direction perpendicular to the cavitys between a pre-insertion position of the contacts and a position of complete insertion and locking of the contacts. It comprises, for example, a window (60) which receives a lug (61) of the housing (1).
  • the shrouding cover When the contacts are completely inserted, the shrouding cover may be pushed vertically into a locked position.
  • the locking of the shrouding cover is performed by the latching of the window (60) on a second lug (62).
  • the tabs (31) lean on the connection part (22) of the contact with the flexible printed circuit In the locked position the tabs (31) lean on the connection part (22) of the contact with the flexible printed circuit. This leaning places under constraint and bends the crimping part which in its natural position is elevated with respect to the lower wall of the housing.
  • the lower wall (35) of the housing (1) comprises ribs (40) which separate the cavitys (2).
  • the flexing of the crimping part (22) brings the flexible printed circuit into contact with the ribs framing the contacts and advantageously causes the flexible printed circuit to corrugate under the effect of opposing offset supports.
  • the contact may comprise a stop (30), consisting, for example, of a folded shutter of the termination (20) or of the cage of the termination itself, the shrouding cover comprising a supplementary retention ratchet (4) of the contact acting in conjunction with the stop (30) in order to bring about the locking of the contact (6) into the cavity, the shrouding cover being in a closed position.
  • a stop (30) consisting, for example, of a folded shutter of the termination (20) or of the cage of the termination itself
  • the shrouding cover comprising a supplementary retention ratchet (4) of the contact acting in conjunction with the stop (30) in order to bring about the locking of the contact (6) into the cavity, the shrouding cover being in a closed position.
  • the invention does not restrict itself to the example described in the Figures and is, in particular, able to be adapted to any type of termination for connection to a supplementary contact such as, for example, a male termination.

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FR9911324A FR2798228B1 (fr) 1999-09-07 1999-09-07 Contact electrique et connecteur pour circuit souple

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DE202004001083U1 (de) * 2004-01-23 2005-06-09 Lear Corporation Electrical And Electronics Gmbh & Co. Kg Elektrisches Steckverbindergehäuse
DE10348005A1 (de) * 2003-10-15 2005-07-07 Fci Elektrisches Kontaktelement für Flex-Flachbandkabel

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FR2290768A1 (fr) * 1974-11-07 1976-06-04 Du Pont Nederland Dispositif de contact po
US4082402A (en) * 1974-01-09 1978-04-04 Amp Incorporated Flat flexible cable terminal and electrical connection
US4749368A (en) * 1986-04-03 1988-06-07 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Contact strip terminal
EP0700124A2 (fr) * 1994-09-01 1996-03-06 The Whitaker Corporation Contact électrique ayant une pièce de verrouillage améliorée
WO1998033246A1 (fr) * 1997-01-29 1998-07-30 Ut Automotive Dearborn, Inc. Procede de connexion d'un cable plat flexible et d'un connecteur

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US4082402A (en) * 1974-01-09 1978-04-04 Amp Incorporated Flat flexible cable terminal and electrical connection
FR2290768A1 (fr) * 1974-11-07 1976-06-04 Du Pont Nederland Dispositif de contact po
US4749368A (en) * 1986-04-03 1988-06-07 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Contact strip terminal
EP0700124A2 (fr) * 1994-09-01 1996-03-06 The Whitaker Corporation Contact électrique ayant une pièce de verrouillage améliorée
WO1998033246A1 (fr) * 1997-01-29 1998-07-30 Ut Automotive Dearborn, Inc. Procede de connexion d'un cable plat flexible et d'un connecteur

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DE10348005A1 (de) * 2003-10-15 2005-07-07 Fci Elektrisches Kontaktelement für Flex-Flachbandkabel
DE202004001083U1 (de) * 2004-01-23 2005-06-09 Lear Corporation Electrical And Electronics Gmbh & Co. Kg Elektrisches Steckverbindergehäuse
DE102004062846B4 (de) * 2004-01-23 2016-02-25 Lear Corp. Elektrisches Steckverbindergehäuse

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FR2798228B1 (fr) 2001-10-12
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