EP1583177B1 - Dispositif de connexion électrique - Google Patents

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EP1583177B1
EP1583177B1 EP04007942A EP04007942A EP1583177B1 EP 1583177 B1 EP1583177 B1 EP 1583177B1 EP 04007942 A EP04007942 A EP 04007942A EP 04007942 A EP04007942 A EP 04007942A EP 1583177 B1 EP1583177 B1 EP 1583177B1
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Markus Gärtner
Klaus Dieter Schmitz
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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
    • H01R12/61—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connection device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is to produce as inexpensively as possible and easy to handle electrical connection device to create.
  • the invention thus means a departure from the usual connectors.
  • the connecting device according to the invention therefore comes without Connectors as well as without so-called header systems, as in particular to be used in conjunction with MID systems on the will be discussed in more detail below.
  • particular leader because of their construction and their geometry are suitable to be pressed against each other be that an electrical contact between their abutting and pressed electrical lines can be.
  • the connection device according to the invention is thus based not on a plug-in, crimp or crimp, but on a press, Press or clamp connection, i. the conductor carriers or their electrical Cables are not plugged or put together, but pressed against each other or pressed against each other.
  • the electrical wiring with provided with special contact elements e.g. squashed or otherwise mechanically deformed to to achieve the desired contact.
  • connection device has been particularly suitable for the contacting of flexible circuit carriers, in particular so FPCs, with lead carriers proven to which the pressing device can be easily installed in mechanical terms, wherein for this purpose, such line carriers are provided according to the invention a base body, on which the electrical lines in MID technology are appropriate.
  • management carriers are so-called “Molded interconnect devices" trained.
  • the pressing device provided with a pressure limiting function. This can damage avoid the conductor carrier or the electrical cables, by the pressing device is designed so that the on the line carrier Applicable pressing force or the corresponding pressing pressure can not exceed a predetermined maximum value.
  • a pressure limiting function can be realized, for example be that the pressing device on at least one side yielding is trained.
  • the press pad is preferably elastically deformable and may e.g. formed by an elastomer become.
  • the electrical Pressutton ist between the electrical lines The conductor carrier according to the invention can thus be applied to a particularly simple, reliable and safe for the cable carriers or electrical cables and gentle manner.
  • the pressing device can be used as a separate component or a separate module formed and in particular at least one of the line carrier solvable be attachable.
  • the pressing device is attached to the one line carrier Condition movably mounted relative to the cable carrier and between an open position for receiving the other conductor carrier and a closed position movable, in which the conductor carrier pressed against each other and the electrical wires to each other pressed.
  • the pressing device at least one pivotable on at least one of the line carrier mounted levers comprises.
  • the pressing device may be self-locking, so that the Press contact with their production is automatically secured.
  • the pressing device is manually operable.
  • a conductor carrier has a receiving area adapted to the other conductor carrier, by means of which the conductor carrier for the preparation of the press-contacting with their electrical lines aligned relative to each other are.
  • the invention also relates to an electrical compression connector having the features of claim 14.
  • Press connector are preferably configured as it initially in connection has been described with the electrical connection device.
  • the invention relates to a pressing device for a connection device or a compression connector, as described above, wherein the pressing device according to claim 17 movable on one of the line carrier attachable and provided with a pressure limiting function.
  • this pressing device is in particular a pressing device, as described above, preferably one pivotally attachable press lever.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing an electrical Connection between at least two with electrical lines in particular in the form of conductor tracks provided conductor carriers with the features of claim 19.
  • the pressing device used in this method and the lead carriers are preferably those as they are have been described above.
  • the management carrier can be of a compliant and in particular provided with at least one deformable press pad Side of the pressing device are acted upon.
  • FIGS. 1a and 1b show the invention using the example of two conductor carriers 11, 13, one of which as an MID (Molded Interconnect Device) 11 and the other as a flexible circuit carrier in the form of an FPC ("Fexible Printed circuit ”) 13 is formed and each with in the form of conductor tracks present electrical lines 15 and 17 are provided.
  • MID Molded Interconnect Device
  • FPC Flexible Printed circuit
  • SMT "Surface Mounting Technolgy”
  • PCB Printed Circuit Board "
  • the conductor carrier 11, 13 and the electrical lines 15, 17 are such designed such that by flat pressing against each other of the line carrier 11, 13 electrical contacts between the MID lines 15th and the FPC lines 17 can be made.
  • the pressing device 19 comprises in the illustrated embodiment a lever 23, which is part of the MID cable carrier 11 forms.
  • the pressing device 19 also has two under pressure elastically deformable Pressing jaws or press pad 21, which preferably in the form of a Elastomers or other deformable or resilient pressing element are provided.
  • the lower in Fig. 1a pressing member 21 is on the Base body 25 of the MID conductor carrier 11 mounted and relative to Main body 25 stationary.
  • the upper pressing element 21 in FIG. 1a is on the pivotally mounted on the base body 25 pressing lever 23 mounted and thus relative to the base body 25 movable.
  • the MID conductor carrier 11 also has a receiving region 27, in FIG the FPC conductor carrier 13 for producing the press-contacting is introduced. As particularly shown in Fig. 1b, the receiving area 27 adapted to the FPC conductor carrier 13 so that the one another to be contacted electrical lines 15, 17 with incorporated FPC conductor carrier 13 are aligned correctly relative to each other.
  • the elastically deformable press pad 21 limit the on the line carrier 11, 13 and the electrical lines 15, 17 applied Pressure, so that damage can be safely avoided.
  • FIGS. 2a-2d show an example of a compression device according to the invention 19, which comprises a manually operable pressing lever 23, the by means of two journals 29 pivotable on a cable carrier 11 can be stored. While a lever arm as the operating section is formed, this is the contact carriers to be contacted co-acting free ends of the other lever arm yielding formed by an example here as a cylindrical at the free end Pressing element illustrated pressing pad 21 is attached.
  • the Pressing element 21 is for this purpose in a corresponding recess 31 of the pressing lever 23 used (Fig. 2b).
  • Fig. 2c and 2d is formed for mounting the pressing lever 23
  • Line carrier 11 indicated by dashed lines.
  • the management carrier 11 is provided with fork-like bearing receptacles 33, in which the Press lever 23 can be inserted with its bearing pin 29. Further is the cable carrier 11 with an end stop 35 for the in provided the groove-like support bearings supporting lever 23.
  • Fig. 2d shows in particular that in the defined by the end stop 35 End position of the pressing lever 23 a the centers of the Pivot axis defining bearing pin 29 on the one hand and the cylindrical Pressing element 21 on the other hand connecting straight line obliquely to the plane defined by the conductor supports 11, 13, in such a way that that the pressing member 21 seen in the pivoting direction in front of a vertical projection of the pivot axis is located.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of a press-contacting of a plurality of FPC conductor carriers 13 on a single MID conductor carrier 11. This is for each FPC 13 provides a press lever 23 pivotally mounted on the MID 11, as described above.
  • the inventive Pressing device thus comprises a plurality of independently usable Presstitle réelles Symposiumen.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of an application of the invention, in which the combination of one MID conductor carrier 11 and several - here two - pressing levers 23 as a distributor / connector unit between a Harness 39 and two FPC bus bars 13 are used.
  • a cliplock box Unit can e.g. a roof / door, left / right or front / rear distribution will be realized.
  • the invention is not limited to the MID and FPC cable carriers described above 11, 13 limited. It can, for example, also called EFC cable carriers are used. Basically you can arbitrarily configured conductor carrier in accordance with the invention by means of a pressing device are pressed against each other to an electric To make press-contact between their electrical wires. The only prerequisite for this is that the management carrier or their Electric lines are basically suitable, by pressing together to form an electrical connection.
  • the electrical Lines or conductor tracks can be finished by tinning, e.g. a tinning of 2-4 microns.
  • the pressing member 21 is formed so that it is in a Range from -40 ° C to + 95 ° C, especially in terms of its elastic Characteristics temperature resistant.
  • the pressing element 21, with its Dimensions and its shape changeability the length of the contact zone between the electrical leads to be contacted at least significantly influenced, may e.g. from a permanently elastic Teflon roller be formed.
  • the starting material may be in the form of a cable product be present elastomer, are cut off from the pressing elements 21 with the desired length.
  • the pressing lever 23 may be made entirely of plastic and in particular in the form of a producible by injection molding plastic part be provided.

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  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)

Claims (22)

  1. Dispositif de connexion électrique ayant au moins deux supports de lignes (11, 13) qui sont pourvus de lignes électriques (15, 17), en particulier sous la forme de pistes conductrices, et un dispositif de serrage (19) au moyen duquel on peut établir un contact électrique par serrage en pressant les supports de lignes (11, 13) l'un contre l'autre, par lequel les lignes électriques (15, 17) sont appliquées l'une contre l'autre et serrées l'une sur l'autre,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le premier support de lignes (13) est prévu sous la forme d'un support de commutation flexible, en particulier sous la forme d'un FPC, et l'autre support de lignes (11) présente un corps de base (25), sur lequel sont agencées des lignes électriques en technique MID, en appliquant sur le support de lignes MID (11) le dispositif de serrage (19) au moyen duquel le support de lignes FPC (13) peut être pressé pour établir le contact de serrage contre le support de lignes MID.
  2. Dispositif de connexion selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) est pourvu d'une fonction de limitation de la pression.
  3. Dispositif de connexion selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) se présente flexible au moins sur un côté.
  4. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       sur au moins un côté du dispositif de serrage (19), qui coopère directement avec un (13) des supports de lignes, il est prévu un coussin de serrage (21) déformable en pressant les supports de lignes (11, 13) l'un contre l'autre.
  5. Dispositif de connexion selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le coussin de serrage (21) est déformable élastiquement.
  6. Dispositif de connexion selon la revendication 4 ou 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le coussin de serrage (21) comprend au moins un élément de serrage constitué d'un élastomère.
  7. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) se présente sous la forme d'une pièce séparée ou d'un ensemble de pièces séparé qui peut être monté en particulier de manière amovible sur au moins un (11) des supports de lignes.
  8. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) est monté, à l'état appliqué sur le premier support de lignes (11), de manière à pouvoir se déplacer par rapport au support de lignes (11) et peut être déplacé entre une position ouverte pour recevoir l'autre support de lignes (13) et une position fermée, dans laquelle les supports de lignes (11, 13) sont pressés l'un contre l'autre et les lignes électriques (15, 17) sont serrées l'une sur l'autre.
  9. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) comprend au moins un levier de serrage (23) monté à pivotement sur au moins l'un des supports de lignes (11).
  10. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) est conformé autobloquant.
  11. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) est actionnable manuellement.
  12. Dispositif de connexion selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le premier support de lignes (11) présente une zone réceptrice (27) ajustée à l'autre support de lignes (13) et au moyen de laquelle les supports de lignes (11, 13) peuvent être alignés pour préparer le contact par serrage avec leurs lignes électriques (15, 17) l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  13. Dispositif de connexion selon la revendication 12,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) peut être monté sur le support de lignes (11) présentant la zone réceptrice (27).
  14. Connecteur électrique serré avec un support de lignes (11), qui est pourvu de lignes électriques (15), en particulier sous la forme de pistes conductrices, et un dispositif de serrage (19) qui peut être monté en particulier de manière amovible sur le support de lignes (11), dispositif de compression au moyen duquel on peut, en pressant l'un contre l'autre le support de lignes (11) et un autre support de lignes (13) pourvu de lignes électriques (17), établir un contact électrique par serrage, par lequel les lignes électriques (15, 17) sont appliquées l'une contre l'autre et serrées l'une sur l'autre,
    caractérisé en ce que
       l'autre support de lignes (13) se présente sous la forme d'un support de commutation flexible, en particulier sous la forme d'un FPC, et le support de lignes (11), sur lequel on peut appliquer le dispositif de serrage (19), présente un corps de base (25) sur lequel sont appliquées des lignes électriques en technique MID.
  15. Connecteur électrique serré selon la revendication 14,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif de serrage (19) est conformé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 11.
  16. Connecteur électrique serré selon la revendication 14 ou 15,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le support de lignes, sur lequel le dispositif de serrage peut être appliqué, est conformé selon la revendication 12.
  17. Dispositif de serrage pour un dispositif de connexion ou un connecteur serré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes pour établir un contact électrique par serrage, dans lequel le dispositif de serrage (19) peut être appliqué de manière mobile sur un des supports de lignes et est pourvu d'une fonction de limitation de la pression.
  18. Dispositif de serrage selon la revendication 17,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le dispositif est conformé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 11.
  19. Procédé pour établir une connexion électrique entre au moins deux supports de lignes (11, 13) pourvus de lignes électriques (15, 17), en particulier la sous forme de pistes conductrices, dans lequel est établi, au moyen d'un dispositif de serrage (19), en pressant les supports de lignes (11, 13) l'un contre l'autre, un contact électrique par serrage, par lequel les lignes électriques (15, 17) des supports de lignes (11, 13) sont appliquées l'une contre l'autre et sont serrées l'une sur l'autre,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le premier support de lignes (13) est prévu sous la forme d'un support de commutation flexible, en particulier sous la forme d'un FPC, et en ce que l'autre support de lignes (11) présente un corps de base (25) sur lequel sont appliquées des lignes électriques en technique MID, en appliquant sur le support de lignes MID (11) le dispositif de serrage (19) au moyen duquel le support de lignes FPC (13) peut être pressé contre le support de lignes MID (11) pour établir le contact par serrage.
  20. Procédé selon la revendication 19,
    caractérisé en ce que
       au moins un (13) des supports de lignes est directement sollicité par le dispositif de serrage (19).
  21. Procédé selon la revendication 20,
    caractérisé en ce que
       le support de lignes (13) est sollicité par un côté du dispositif de serrage (19) conformé de manière flexible, en particulier pourvu d'au moins un coussin de serrage déformable (21).
  22. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 19 à 21,
    caractérisé en ce que
       pour préparer le contact par serrage, les supports de lignes (11, 13) sont alignés l'un sur l'autre avec leurs lignes électriques (15, 17), au moyen d'une zone réceptrice (27) formée sur le premier support de lignes (11) et ajustée à l'autre support de lignes (13).
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