EP1125345A1 - Procede de production d'un connecteur electrique et connecteur produit selon ce procede - Google Patents

Procede de production d'un connecteur electrique et connecteur produit selon ce procede

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EP1125345A1
EP1125345A1 EP99948639A EP99948639A EP1125345A1 EP 1125345 A1 EP1125345 A1 EP 1125345A1 EP 99948639 A EP99948639 A EP 99948639A EP 99948639 A EP99948639 A EP 99948639A EP 1125345 A1 EP1125345 A1 EP 1125345A1
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connector
starting body
circuit board
printed circuit
pin
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EP1125345B1 (fr
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Peter Glauser
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Huber and Suhner AG
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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
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/50—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00—Two 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
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/18—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing bases or cases for contact members
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49117—Conductor or circuit manufacturing
    • Y10T29/49123—Co-axial cable

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method for producing an electrical connector which has at least one free-standing pin which can be contacted with a conductor of a printed circuit board.
  • the invention also relates to a connector manufactured by this method.
  • Such connectors are known under the name "print connector” in high frequency technology.
  • the electrical and mechanical quality of the connection is particularly important.
  • high demands must therefore be made on the contact quality of the inner and outer conductors, as well as on the shielding properties of the connectors and printed circuit board pair.
  • the portable use of associated devices requires high mechanical stability of the connection.
  • a high-frequency connection is conventionally achieved on printed circuit boards by contacting the inner conductor and the outer conductor of the coaxial connector with the corresponding conductors on the printed circuit board. The contacts are often soldered to the circuit board or plugged directly into the circuit board. The type of contacting of the printed connector on the circuit board can be designed in different ways.
  • Printed connectors are often fitted and soldered onto the printed circuit board using the well-known SMD technology; this is done primarily in the reflow soldering process that is particularly suitable for this purpose.
  • the connector is inserted into holes that are cut out on the printed circuit board, mostly through-plated, that is to say metallically coated, and are often soldered on the underside of the board in the so-called wave soldering process, which is particularly suitable for this purpose.
  • the coaxial connectors with the inner conductor and the outer conductor are inserted directly, gastight, into specially adapted, metallic conductive bores in the printed circuit board using specially shaped, slightly resilient notches.
  • the connector is embedded and soldered horizontally on the edge of a cutout on a printed circuit board edge. The connector axis is not selected vertically as in the previously described method, but rather parallel to the plane of the printed circuit board.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method of the type mentioned, which enables a much cheaper manufacture of connectors of the type mentioned.
  • a profiled, prismatic or rod-shaped extension gear body is rotated at least at one end about an axis in such a way that the at least one pin is exposed from an edge or profiling of the starting body.
  • What is essential for the method is the aforementioned starting body, from which a connector according to the invention can be produced by turning much more cost-effectively and simply than before.
  • a connector of the type mentioned can be produced essentially solely by turning the said starting body.
  • the processing machines required for this are considerably less expensive than the milling approaches previously required.
  • the starting body mentioned can be produced in particular by drawing, extrusion or casting.
  • a drawn starting body has proven to be particularly advantageous.
  • a significant increase in the strength of the free-standing pens, the so-called print feet, is possible. Accordingly, the contacts are much more stable. Deformations and bending of these feet can be avoided in the manufacturing and handling processes.
  • FIG. 1 shows a spatial view of an initial body
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the starting body according to FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 shows a three-dimensional view of a connector according to the invention for standing installation on a printed circuit board, this connector being particularly suitable for reflow soldering,
  • Connectors that are suitable for standing installation on a printed circuit board and especially for wave soldering
  • Figure 6 is a connector according to the invention, which is placed horizontally on a circuit board shown here only in sections.
  • FIG. 1 shows an output body 30, which is preferably made of metal and has four radially projecting ribs 2-5 running parallel to a longitudinal axis A.
  • the starting body 30 is preferably made of a material which is drawn in the direction of the axis A.
  • the starting body 30 is thus shaped in a profiled manner. However, it can also be prismatic or otherwise rod-shaped. In addition to being drawn, it can also be produced by extrusion or casting.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the starting material 30. As FIG. 2 shows, the starting material 30 consists of a cylindrical base body 1 and four evenly projecting ribs 2, 3, 4 and 5.
  • the output body 30 is machined around the axis A.
  • the roller-shaped region 1 is partially turned away with the diameter d.
  • the ribs 2 to 5 are thereby exposed and form the print feet 19 to 22 in the connector 18 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the passage 18a shown in FIG. 3 and the lateral surface 18b are preferred. wise also turn around axis A.
  • the connector 18 can be made from the output body 30 substantially solely by turning.
  • the connector 18 is preferably a coaxial connector outer conductor using SMD technology. It is placed upright on a printed circuit board and contacted using reflow soldering. This type of soldering is known per se.
  • Different shapes of print feet 19 to 22 can be produced by the configuration of the cross section of the output body 30. Basically, the output body 30 can also be prismatic in cross section, for example square in cross section. The edges of the original body then form the correspondingly shaped print feet. The shape of the print feet can also be changed by changing the diameter d and the depth of the expansion.
  • FIG. 4 shows a connector 6 which has four shoulders 12 to 15 and chronically tapered inlets 16 and 17. These paragraphs 12 to 15 and the inlets 16 and 17 are also made by turning.
  • the connector 6 is provided for standing installation on a printed circuit board.
  • the well-known wave soldering is particularly suitable for contacting here.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further variant of a connector 7 which has four print feet 8 to 11.
  • FIG. 6 shows a connector 23 which is inserted horizontally into a rectangular groove 27 in a printed circuit board 28.
  • the connector 23 is a coaxial connector housing. It only has two print feet 24 and 25. These print feet 24 and 25 form outer conductor contacts and are produced solely by turning.
  • the output body used for this connector 23 accordingly has only two ribs, for example in FIGS. gur 2 the ribs 2 and 3.
  • the connector 23 has two parallel outer surfaces 26, which can be produced, for example, by milling.
  • An embodiment is also conceivable in which the connector has only one foot for the electrical contact.
  • versions with more than four feet or pins are also conceivable.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un connecteur (6, 7, 18, 23) qui présente au moins une broche libre (8 à 11; 19 à 22; 24, 25) pouvant être couplée au conducteur d'une carte imprimée (28). Pour produire le connecteur, un corps initial (30) profilé, en forme de prisme ou de barre, est tourné au moins à son extrémité autour d'un axe (A) de telle façon que la ou les broche(s) soit/soient formée(s) à partir d'un bord ou d'un partie profilée du corps initial (30). Ce procédé est bien plus économique que le fraisage précédent et donne des broches particulièrement stables dans le cas d'un corps initial étiré.
EP99948639A 1998-10-27 1999-10-25 Procede de production d'un connecteur electrique et connecteur produit selon ce procede Expired - Lifetime EP1125345B1 (fr)

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CH217498 1998-10-27
CH217498 1998-10-27
PCT/CH1999/000502 WO2000025391A1 (fr) 1998-10-27 1999-10-25 Procede de production d'un connecteur electrique et connecteur produit selon ce procede

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US (1) US6527561B1 (fr)
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AT (1) ATE230524T1 (fr)
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CA (1) CA2348500A1 (fr)
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