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EP1122823B1
EP1122823B1 EP01100935A EP01100935A EP1122823B1 EP 1122823 B1 EP1122823 B1 EP 1122823B1 EP 01100935 A EP01100935 A EP 01100935A EP 01100935 A EP01100935 A EP 01100935A EP 1122823 B1 EP1122823 B1 EP 1122823B1
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Roland Feder
Kurt Ellensohn
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Hirschmann Automotive GmbH
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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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/63—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to another shape cable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/69—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal deformable terminals, e.g. crimping terminals
    • 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
    • H01R4/183—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 cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
    • H01R4/184—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 cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion

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  • the invention relates to a crimp contact of a flexible foil conductor with at least a conductor path defined on an insulating support layer, wherein the area to be contacted of the conductor track defined on the film in one crimped compressed part is arranged, which in the unmolded state at least two directly opposite each other, one leg U-shaped having protruding cheeks.
  • Foil conductor with electrical fixed to an insulating support layer Tracks are known.
  • film conductors with several insulated conductors as electrical connection lines between electrical components used are used.
  • the advantages of these foil conductors are in particular in their low height and their low weight.
  • Crimp contacts for film conductors are already known, for example from the CH-PS 585 975 or US-PS 5,137,468 which is considered to be the closest prior art.
  • the from CH-PS 585 975 and the US-PS 5,137,468 known crimp contacts of flexible film conductors are in Contrary to the conventional crimp contacts of stranded conductors not very reliable.
  • the crimp contact of CH-PS 585 975, the tips of the crimping pushed through the conductor tracks defined on the film and then bent over, where they are again pushed through the track.
  • the contact surfaces are here essentially only through the penetration points the tips formed by the track.
  • the slide Trace is very thin (usually in the range between 20 and 50 microns), this leads to an insufficient fixing of the foil conductor in the crimp part and to high contact resistance.
  • the crimped part is intended to be bent in such a way Be sure that the free end of a crimp piece's top is just above the one To strip conductor track lying insulating layer and contacting the conductor should clamp against the bottom of the crimp.
  • the bending process of Therefore Crimp presses must be extremely accurate with the smallest tolerances which is extremely problematic in practice and therefore not one can lead to reliable crimp contact.
  • An electrical connector for connecting a foil to a wire conductor further known from DE-OS 1 957 183.
  • the connector has two through one Folding line on separate flank parts. From the one flank part is a tongue punched free and U-shaped bent. In this U-shaped tongue is the wire conductor inserted. Between the tongue and the other edge part of the film conductor inserted and subsequently the connector for making the contact pressed together.
  • the wire conductor and the foil conductor are here in the compressed Condition of the connector not at each other and a gas-tight Contact of the foil conductor can not be formed by such a connector become.
  • From US-PS 3,715,457 is further a two-piece connector for a ribbon conductor known.
  • the conductors are each relatively loose between two Layers of an insulating material.
  • the connector has a lance-like Part on, from the front end of the ribbon conductor between the upper insulating cover layer and the conductor is inserted, so that this lance-like Part flat on the ladder rests.
  • the cheeks of a U-shaped Crimp are from the back of the ribbon conductor forth through the insulating Layered next to the conductor, so that the conductor and the Ianzenartige Part of the connector as well as the insulating layers between these cheeks to come to rest. As a result, the cheeks are pressed inwards, Puncture the upper insulating layer and pierce the lanceous part be pressed. A gas-tight connection is thereby not achieved.
  • From US-A-5 611 709 is a contacting of a flexible foil conductor with a cable by means of insulation displacement technology known.
  • This insulation displacement technology the electrically insulating outer shell of the cable is cut through and contacted the head of the cable.
  • the insulation displacement contact part has get a thigh, which carries the cutting parts as well as protruding cheeks, which hold the entire cable to the flexible foil conductor. It deals This is not a crimp contact.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a crimp contact of a flexible foil conductor, which is easy to manufacture and reliable in its manufacture sufficient tolerances and allows the gas-tight. According to the invention succeeds this by a crimp contact with the features of claim 1.
  • the crimp contact is thus made by placing next to the one or more to be contacted Foil (s) also a deformable pressure part is inserted into the crimping part and then the Crimpteil is pressed.
  • Foil s
  • Crimpteil is pressed.
  • Due to the gas tightness of the Crimp contacts get neither liquids nor noxious gases (such as sulfur gases) in the contact, which otherwise leads to corrosion and thus to an impairment of the contact.
  • EP 1 035 616 A1 which also has a crimp contact of a flexible Foil conductor shows.
  • the projecting from a connecting web or leg Cheeks of Crimpteils are here but not directly opposite, but are offset from each other (seen in the longitudinal direction of the film conductor). Thus, no gas-tightness of the crimp contact is achieved.
  • the mediated by the invention crimp contact electrical contact the film conductor can affect different parts: On the one hand, an electric Contact made between the trace and the deformable pressure part which in this case is a section of an electrical conductor, preferably a stranded wire or waveguide.
  • the crimp part can do this be independent of the parts to be contacted, the itself also electrically can be insulating. Furthermore, the electrical contact between the Conductor and the crimp part be formed. Another alternative is that a contact between two arranged in the crimp, with your tracks against each other directed film conductors is produced. It can too several pairs of foil conductors to be contacted are arranged in the crimp part his.
  • the mentioned contacting options can also be used with each other be combined. For example, the trace of a film conductor with the formed as a free end of a stranded wire deformable pressure member and with a Crimpteil be contacted, which on a pin of a plug part an electrical connector is formed.
  • a crimp contact according to the invention are two interconnects 3, the on a film conductor 1 (only a part of which is shown in Fig. 1) applied are contacted with electrical conductors in the form of stranded wires 13.
  • the foil conductor 1 has a film or carrier layer 2, on which the conductor tracks 3, for example, printed or applied by electroplating.
  • Such foil conductor are under designations such as FLC (flexible layer circuit) or FPCB (flexible printed circuit board).
  • FLC flexible layer circuit
  • FPCB flexible printed circuit board
  • Crimpmaschine 7 At the Base plate 6 are further two Crimpmaschine 7 attached. These include two U-shaped from the base plate 6 upwardly projecting cheeks 8, which by a lying on the base plate 6 legs 9 are connected. To the connection the crimping parts 7 with the base plate 6 are not further on the leg 9 in FIG. 1 arranged visible feet that protrude into the base plate 6 and in this example are injected.
  • a bracket 14 is provided, arranged on the locking lugs 15 are, which can be latched in recesses 16 in the base plate 6.
  • rib-like elevations 17 provided against which latched the outer insulation of the stranded wires 13 in the base plate 6 Condition of the bracket 14 are pressed.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-section through one of the contact points. Due to the deformation of the pressure part 12 and the pressure transfer to the surface the conductor 3, it comes to a very low-impedance contact, opposite an exact positioning of the film conductor 1 in the crimping part 7 very insensitive is. Even if the film conductor 1 is displaced laterally and partially in the region adjacent to the cheeks 8 area, it comes to a reliable contact.
  • the electrical conductor tracks 3 have at least in the area in which they are in the crimp part 7, on their side facing away from the carrier layer 2 surface no electrical insulation.
  • the interconnects 3 preferably with an insulating not shown in Fig. 1 Cover layer covered.
  • a common thickness for the carrier layer is, for example 75 microns and the track can, for example, 35 microns be thick and made of copper, being in the area where the trace on its surface is not covered by an insulating cover layer, the Surface of the conductor is provided with a conductive oxidation protection.
  • the contact area can after crimping by dipping, encapsulating or other methods are sealed.
  • the base plate 6 and the bracket 14 are used for pre-positioning of the parts of the crimp contact (conductor 3 of the film conductor, Crimp part 7, pressure part 12). Although this makes a simple, serial production a crimp contact according to the invention is possible, an inventive Crimp contact basically without these parts 6, 14 or under Use of other pre-positioning measures.
  • base plate 6 could also be a closed, surrounding the crimp contact Be provided housing, which above the crimping 7 openings for performing a crimping tool.
  • the crimp part 7 ' is integrally formed with a pin 18.
  • a multiple plug be provided a connector.
  • the fragmentary in Fig. 3 illustrated foil conductor 1 ' has one or more interconnects third on, which in turn are arranged on an insulating carrier layer 2.
  • this carrier layer 2 recessed between the individual interconnects 3. The free ends the conductor tracks 3 can thereby be inserted into the crimp parts 7 '(only one is shown in Fig.
  • the printing part 12 ' is here to mediate the electrical contact between the conductor 3 and the crimp part 7 'is electrically conductive.
  • this is in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 hollow, wherein it has a central channel-shaped cavity 19.
  • a deformability of the pressure member 12 'could also be achieved in another way become.
  • Various other cross-sectional shapes, which give the printing part sufficient deformability, are conceivable and possible.
  • the deformability of the printing part could not about its cross-sectional shape, but about its material can be achieved which could be elastic.
  • FIG. 4 A schematic cross section of a third embodiment of an inventive Crimp contact is shown in Fig. 4.
  • Crimpteil 7 to contacting portions of two film conductors 1, wherein the two Foil conductor 1 with their carrier layers 2 abut each other.
  • Crimpteil 7 "and pressure member 12" need both Crimpteil 7 "and pressure member 12" be electrically conductive, to an electrical contact between the two interconnects 3 of the film conductor 1 or additionally with the crimp part 7 "and / or the pressure part 12" too to reach.
  • the crimp part can have different geometries, being in each Case against the printing part and the section in the film conductor, which are inserted in the crimp are, is verpressible.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic cross section of a fourth Embodiment of the invention shown.
  • Crimp part 7 '' ' are the deformable pressure member 12' '' and the pressed-to-be-contacted.
  • Foil conductors can be inserted into the crimp part 7 '' '.
  • the deformable pressure part 12 '' ' may in turn have different geometries and from different Be made of materials.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Contact de sertissage d'un film conducteur (1, 1'), comportant au moins une piste conductrice (3) fixée sur une couche porteuse isolante (2), la zone de la piste conductrice fixée sur le film au niveau de laquelle doit être établi le contact étant disposée dans une pièce de sertissage compressée (7, 7', 7", 7''') qui, dans l'état non compressé, présente au moins deux joues en forme de U séparées l'une de l'autre par une base (9) et situées directement l'une en face de l'autre,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le film conducteur (1, 1'), dans la zone de la piste conductrice (3) au niveau de laquelle doit être établi le contact, est conducteur d'électricité sur sa surface tournée du côté opposé à la couche porteuse (2), et dans la pièce de sertissage compressée (7, 7', 7", 7''') est en outre disposée une pièce de pression (12, 12', 12", 12''', 12"") déformable conductrice d'électricité, déformée lors de la compression de la pièce de sertissage, et qui repose contre le film conducteur, le contact de sertissage étant configuré de façon étanche aux gaz.
  2. Contact de sertissage selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de pression (12, 12', 12", 12"', 12"") et la piste conductrice (3) fixée sur le film conducteur (1, 1') sont des pièces devant être mises en contact par le biais du contact de sertissage, la pièce de pression (12, 12', 12", 12''', 12"") étant une partie d'une ligne électrique.
  3. Contact de sertissage selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la ligne électrique est un fil multibrins (13) ou un conducteur creux.
  4. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    deux pistes conductrices fixées sur les films conducteurs respectifs (1, 1') et disposées dans la pièce de sertissage compressée (7, 7', 7", 7''') sont des pièces à mettre en contact par le biais du contact de sertissage.
  5. Contact de sertissage selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    plusieurs paires de films conducteurs (1, 1') devant être mis en contact sont disposées dans la pièce de sertissage (7, 7', 7", 7'''), les côtés pouvant être mis en contact électriquement reposant respectivement les uns contre les autres, par paire.
  6. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de sertissage (7, 7', 7", 7''') et la piste conductrice (3) fixée sur le film conducteur (1, 1') sont des pièces devant être mises en contact par le biais du contact de sertissage.
  7. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de sertissage (7, 7', 7", 7''') est un composant distinct des pièces devant être mises en contact.
  8. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 4 à 6,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de pression déformable (12, 12', 12", 12"', 12'''') est un composant distinct des pièces devant être mises en contact.
  9. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de sertissage (7, 7', 7", 7''') est fixée dans une plaque de base (6), avec un dispositif prévu pour le positionnement préalable du film conducteur (1, 1'), de préférence sous la forme d'un tenon (5) disposé au niveau de la plaque de base et d'un creux (4) situé dans le film conducteur.
  10. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pièce de sertissage (7, 7', 7", 7''') est reliée de façon fixe avec une broche mâle (18) ou une broche femelle d'une pièce mâle ou d'une pièce femelle d'une cosse de raccordement.
  11. Contact de sertissage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le film conducteur (1) est disposé directement sur la base (9, 9') reliant les deux joues déformables (8) de la pièce de sertissage en forme de U (7, 7', 7"), et la pièce de pression (12, 12', 12", 12"') est disposée directement sur la zone du film conducteur (1) au niveau de laquelle doit être établi le contact.
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