EP1225659B1 - Dispositif de connexion électrique - Google Patents

Dispositif de connexion électrique Download PDF

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EP1225659B1
EP1225659B1 EP20020001503 EP02001503A EP1225659B1 EP 1225659 B1 EP1225659 B1 EP 1225659B1 EP 20020001503 EP20020001503 EP 20020001503 EP 02001503 A EP02001503 A EP 02001503A EP 1225659 B1 EP1225659 B1 EP 1225659B1
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Gianluca Zen
Renzo Rampone
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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
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/641—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement

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  • the present invention relates to a connecting unit, and in particular to an automotive electric connecting unit of the type comprising a first and a second electric connector, which click together in a first longitudinal direction into a locked position, and have respective insulating casings complementary in shape and each having a number of longitudinal cavities for housing respective electric terminals.
  • Known connecting units have retaining means substantially comprising a tooth projecting from a casing wall of the first connector, and an elastic member projecting longitudinally from a casing wall of the second connector, flexible in a second direction crosswise to the first direction, and having a retaining projection which clicks on to the tooth into a coupled position defining the locked position of the connectors.
  • Connecting units of the type described also have a coupling detecting device for determining correct coupling of the connectors.
  • the coupling detecting device substantially comprises a platelike member fitted to the elastic member to slide in the first direction between a withdrawn preassembly position and a forward fully assembled position which is only achievable when the connectors are coupled correctly.
  • the platelike member has an integral disabling arm flexible elastically in the second direction and having a free-end portion resting, in the preassembly position, against the retaining projection of the elastic member.
  • the tooth and the retaining projection click together along the side of the retaining projection resting on the free-end portion of the disabling arm, so that, when coupling the connectors, the tooth moves into the position previously occupied by the free-end portion of the disabling arm, which it pushes in the second direction and deforms elastically until it is released from the retaining projection.
  • the disabling arm is in an elastically deformed configuration, in which it can slide in the first direction along the bottom surfaces of the tooth and retaining projection and click on to the retaining projection on the opposite side of the tooth into the fully assembled position, in which the disabling arm prevents release of the tooth and retaining projection.
  • the disabling arm In the event the connectors are not coupled correctly, the disabling arm obviously remains resting on the retaining projection, so that the coupling detecting device cannot be moved into the fully assembled position, thus detecting the fault.
  • a connecting unit comprising:
  • Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole an electric connecting unit in accordance with the present invention and comprising two electric connectors 2, 3 which click together into a locked position in a longitudinal direction A.
  • Connector 2 comprises a substantially parallelepiped-shaped insulating casing 4 defining a number of longitudinal through cavities 5; and a number of female electric terminals (not shown) housed in respective cavities 5 and connected to relative electric cables 6.
  • Connector 3 comprises a substantially parallelepiped-shaped insulating casing 7 having a rear portion 8 defining a number of longitudinal cavities (not shown) for housing respective male electric terminals 9 connectable to the female terminals of connector 2 and in turn connected to relative electric cables 10.
  • Casing 7 also has a hollow front portion 11 defining a compartment for housing a complementary front portion 12 of casing 4 of connector 2.
  • tooth 15 is defined by a flat rear side 21 perpendicular to direction A, and by an opposite flat front surface 22 in the form of an oblique ramp and diverging with respect to rear side 21 towards wall 16 of casing 7.
  • tooth 15 is also defined by an oblique, flat top surface 23 extending between front surface 22 and rear side 21, and sloping downwards towards rear side 21.
  • Elastic member 18 comprises two parallel lances 25 projecting longitudinally from wall 19 and having respective free ends 25a connected integrally by a cross member 26, which is raised manually in direction B to release connectors 2 and 3. More specifically, at the opposite end to cross member 26, lances 25 have respective ends 25b integral with an intermediate portion of wall 19.
  • Cross member 26 is located adjacent to a front wall 28 of casing 4, which, when connectors 2 and 3 are in the locked position, contacts an end wall (not shown) of the compartment defined by front portion 11 of casing 7.
  • casing 4 is provided at the front with a projecting portion 30 substantially in the form of an upside down U, extending integrally from wall 19, and defining a longitudinal through compartment 31 through which lances 25 of elastic member 18 extend, and from which opposite ends 25a, 25b of lances 25 and cross member 26 project outwards.
  • Projecting portion 30 is defined by a wall 32 parallel to wall 19, and by two lateral tabs 33 extending perpendicularly from opposite lateral edges of wall 32 and connected to casing 4.
  • lances 25 are also connected to each other by a further cross member 34, which mainly provides for retaining tooth 15. More specifically, cross member 34 and the portions of lances 25 between cross member 34 and ends 25b define seat 20 for housing tooth 15.
  • connector 2 also comprises a coupling detecting member indicated as a whole by 36 and which provides for determining correct coupling of connector 2 to connector 3.
  • Coupling detecting member 36 is housed through compartment 31 of projecting portion 30 of casing 4, and is connected to elastic member 18 to slide, in direction A, between a preassembly position ( Figures 1 and 3) and a fully assembled position ( Figures 5 and 6) achievable when connectors 2 and 3 are coupled correctly.
  • coupling detecting member 36 comprises a relatively rigid main portion 40 substantially in the form of a rectangular plate, housed through projecting portion 30, and which slides on lances 25 of elastic member 18.
  • Main portion 40 has a wider rear end portion 41 which projects outwards of compartment 31, rests against a rear edge of projecting portion 30 in the fully assembled position, and is defined at the rear by a grooved oblique push surface 42 by which to push coupling detecting member 36 manually.
  • central projection 45 elongated in direction A and which slides, in use, between lances 25 of elastic member 18, and two shorter lateral projections 46 extending parallel to and on opposite sides of central projection 45, and which slide along the outer sides of respective lances 25.
  • coupling detecting member 36 is therefore guided by lances 25 of elastic member 18, and slides between lances 25 and wall 32 of projecting portion 30.
  • Coupling detecting member 36 has two front lateral projections 47 projecting from a front end of main portion 40, on the opposite side to elastic member 18, and which click releasably on to a front edge of wall 32 of projecting portion 30 to prevent withdrawal of coupling detecting member 36 from compartment 31; and main portion 40 has a projecting front edge 48 interposed between projections 47, projecting towards elastic member 18, and which releasably engages cross member 26 in the fully assembled position of coupling detecting member 36. More specifically, as coupling detecting member 36 moves into the fully assembled position, cross member 26 is passed over by projecting front edge 48 of main portion 40 and, once passed over, defines a releasable stop for edge 48.
  • Coupling detecting member 36 also comprises a disabling arm 50 projecting longitudinally from end portion 41 of main portion 40, engaging a through opening 51 in main portion 40, and which prevents coupling detecting member 36 from moving into the fully assembled position in the event connectors 2 and 3 are not coupled correctly.
  • disabling arm 50 is flexible elastically in direction B, projects through opening 51 towards elastic member 18, and is normally in an undeformed configuration ( Figure 7) in which it pushes against end surface 35 of cross member 34 of elastic member 18 to prevent coupling detecting member 36 from moving into the fully assembled position.
  • disabling arm 50 is movable into an elastically deformed configuration in which a free-end portion 52 of disabling arm 50 is allowed to slide in direction A on tooth 15 and cross member 34, both in the coupled position, to enable coupling detecting member 36 to move into the fully assembled position.
  • Disabling arm 50 has a section tapering towards end portion 52, and is separated from main portion 40 along three sides. More specifically, the peripheral edge of opening 51 is shaped according to the lateral profile of disabling arm 50.
  • disabling arm 50 extends obliquely with respect to direction A, and slopes downwards from end portion 41 of main portion 40 towards cross member 34 of elastic member 18.
  • disabling arm 50 defines a substantially L-shaped recess 53 which rests against an L-shaped top rear edge 54 of cross member 34 to prevent coupling detecting member 36 from moving into the fully assembled position in the event connector 2 is not coupled, or is coupled incorrectly, to connector 3.
  • Disabling arm 50 also has an intermediate lateral projection 55 projecting towards elastic member 18 and which intercepts front surface 22 of tooth 15, in the coupled position, as coupling detecting member 36 moves into the fully assembled position. Given its oblique ramp shape, front surface 22 of tooth 15 can only be passed over by projection 55 when additional thrust is exerted by the user on coupling detecting member 36. This ensures against the thrust exerted on coupling detecting member 36 not being sufficient to move it into the fully assembled position, with all the consequences this entails in terms of reliable in-service connection of connectors 2 and 3.
  • projection 55 has an end edge 56 which contacts and has the same oblique ramp shape as front surface 22 of tooth 15. End edge 56 connects a front surface 57 and a bottom surface 58 of projection 55, which are respectively the same shape as rear end surface 35 of cross member 34 and top surface 23 of tooth 15; and projection 55 is defined at the rear by an oblique end surface 59 sloping oppositely with respect to front surface 22 of tooth 15.
  • coupling detecting member 36 is positioned with lateral projections 47 engaging the front edge of wall 32 of projecting portion 30, and with wider end portion 41 detached from the rear edge of projecting portion 30; and disabling arm 50 is in the undeformed configuration, in which end recess 53 is aligned in direction A with edge 54 of cross member 34.
  • Unit 1 is assembled by sliding front portion 12 of connector 2 longitudinally in direction A into portion 11 of connector 3. At this stage, tooth 15 moves between lances 25 of elastic member 18 into contact with cross member 34, and, by virtue of the slope of front surface 22, is inserted inside the gap between cross member 34 and front portion 12 of casing 4, thus flexing elastic member 18 upwards in direction B.
  • Tooth 15 is thus set to the coupled position connected to elastic member 18 ( Figure 3), in which end surface 35 of cross member 34 defines a stop for rear side 21 of tooth 15 to prevent release of connectors 2 and 3.
  • coupling detecting member 36 is pushed in direction A from the preassembly to the fully assembled position, so that end portion 52 of disabling arm 50 slides along top surface 23 of tooth 15 until projection 55 contacts front surface 22 of tooth 15. Given the resistance of front surface 22, additional thrust must be exerted on coupling detecting member 36 to get projection 55 over surface 22 and so deform disabling arm 50 elastically upwards in direction B ( Figure 4).
  • Connectors 2 and 3 can only be released by first acting on coupling detecting member 36 to restore it to the preassembly position.
  • disabling arm 50 presses against cross member 34 when coupling detecting member 36 is moved in direction A from the preassembly position. More specifically, end recess 53 of disabling arm 50 engages edge 54 of cross member 34, thus preventing coupling detecting member 36 from moving into the fully assembled position, and so indicating connectors 2 and 3 are not coupled correctly.
  • front surface 22 of tooth 15 defines an obstacle preventing coupling detecting member 36 from moving in direction A into the fully assembled position, unless sufficient additional thrust is exerted on coupling detecting member 36 to get projection 55 of disabling arm 50 past surface 22.
  • the additional thrust applied definitely ensures coupling detecting member 36 reaches the fully assembled position, by it being physically impossible, for reasons of inertia, for coupling detecting member 36 to be arrested along the portion of its travel following contact with surface 22.

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  1. Unité de connexion (1) comprenant :
    - un premier et un second connecteurs (2, 3) s'accouplant dans une première direction (A), dans une position verrouillée et ayant, respectivement, un premier et un second boîtiers (4, 7) pour loger des contacts respectifs ;
    - un premier et un second moyens d'accouplement (18, 15) portés respectivement par ledit premier et ledit second connecteurs (2, 3) et qui s'encliquètent ensemble, dans ladite première direction (A), dans une position accouplée définissant ladite position verrouillée des connecteurs (2,3) ; et
    - des moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) montés pour coulisser, le long dudit premier boîtier (4) et dans ladite première direction (A), entre une position de pré-assemblage et une position entièrement assemblée qui peut être obtenue lorsque ledit premier et ledit second connecteurs (2, 3) sont correctement accouplés ; lesdits moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) comprenant un élément de désactivation (50) élastiquement flexible dans une seconde direction (B) transversale à ladite première direction (A), et qui peut être déplacé entre une configuration non déformée, dans laquelle il pousse sur ledit premier moyen d'accouplement (18) pour empêcher lesdits moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) de se déplacer dans ladite position entièrement assemblée, et une configuration déformée élastiquement, dans laquelle il est autorisé à coulisser, dans ladite première direction (A), le long desdits premier et second moyens d'accouplement (18, 15) dans ladite position accouplée pour permettre auxdits moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) de se déplacer dans ladite position entièrement assemblée ;
       caractérisée en ce que ledit second moyen d'accouplement (15) comprend une surface opposée (22), laquelle, dans ladite position accouplée, définit une butée d'arrêt temporaire pour une partie en interaction (55) dudit élément de désactivation (50) lorsque lesdits moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) se déplacent dans ladite position entièrement assemblée, et qui est en forme de came pour fléchir ledit élément de désactivation (50) dans ladite configuration déformée élastiquement et pour être dépassée par la partie en interaction (55) uniquement lorsqu'une poussée additionnelle est exercée sur lesdits moyens de détection d'accouplement (36) dans ladite première direction (A).
  2. Unité selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite surface (22) opposée dudit second moyen d'accouplement (15) se présente sous la forme d'une rampe oblique.
  3. Unité selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite partie en interaction est définie par une saillie latérale intermédiaire (55) dudit élément de désactivation (50) ayant un bord d'extrémité (56), qui vient en contact avec ladite surface opposée (22) dudit second moyen d'accouplement (15) et a la même forme de rampe oblique que la surface opposée (22).
  4. Unité selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit second moyen d'accouplement comprend une dent (15) faisant saillie d'une paroi définissante (16) dudit second boîtier (7) et définie à une extrémité par ladite surface opposée (22) ; et en ce que ledit premier moyen d'accouplement comprend un élément élastique (18), qui fait saillie, dans ladite première direction (A), d'une paroi définissante (19) dudit premier boîtier (4), est flexible élastiquement dans ladite seconde direction (B), et reçoit de manière coulissante ledit moyen de détection d'accouplement (36).
  5. Unité selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément élastique (18) comprend une première partie de retenue (34) s'étendant transversalement à ladite première et à ladite seconde directions (A, B) et ayant une surface d'extrémité (35) définissant, dans ladite position accouplée, une surface de retenue pour ladite dent (15), et, dans le cas où ledit premier et ledit second connecteurs (2, 3) sont incorrectement accouplés, une butée pour arrêter ledit élément de désactivation (50) dans ladite première direction (A).
  6. Unité selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément élastique (18) est logé dans un compartiment traversant (31) défini par ledit premier boîtier (4) ; et en ce que ledit moyen de détection d'accouplement (36) est monté pour coulisser dans ledit compartiment (31) entre ledit élément élastique (18) et une paroi de recouvrement (32) du compartiment (31) perpendiculaire à ladite seconde direction (B).
  7. Unité selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisée en ce que ledit moyen de détection d'accouplement (36) comprend un élément structurel relativement rigide (40) connecté audit élément élastique (18) pour coulisser dans ladite première direction (A) ; et en ce que ledit élément de désactivation (50) comprend un bras flexible faisant saillie dudit élément structural (40) dans ladite première direction (A).
  8. Unité selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément structural (40) comprend des premiers moyens de retenue amovibles (47) qui s'encliquètent sur un bord de ladite paroi de recouvrement (32) faisant face audit second connecteur (3) pour définir ladite position de pré-assemblage dudit moyen de détection d'accouplement (36).
  9. Unité selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce que, dans ladite position entièrement assemblée, ledit élément structurel (40) et ledit élément de désactivation (50) coopèrent, sur des côtés opposés dans ladite seconde direction (B), avec une seconde partie de retenue (26) dudit élément élastique (18) pour empêcher l'élément élastique (18) de fléchir.
  10. Unité selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément élastique (18) comprend deux lances flexibles parallèles (25) connectées solidairement l'une à l'autre, à leurs extrémités libres respectives (25a), par ladite seconde partie de retenue (26), et à un point intermédiaire par ladite première partie de retenue (34) ; ledit élément structurel (40) comprenant un second moyen de retenue amovible (48) qui s'encliquète sur ladite seconde partie de retenue (26) dudit élément élastique (18) dans ladite position entièrement assemblée ; ledit élément de désactivation (50) ayant une partie à extrémité libre (52) qui peut être déplacée, en utilisation, entre lesdites lances (25) dudit élément élastique (18), et qui est interposé entre ladite première et ladite seconde parties de retenue (34, 26) de l'élément élastique (18) dans ladite position entièrement assemblée.
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