EP1786067B1 - Dispositif de connexion électrique - Google Patents

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EP1786067B1
EP1786067B1 EP05024554A EP05024554A EP1786067B1 EP 1786067 B1 EP1786067 B1 EP 1786067B1 EP 05024554 A EP05024554 A EP 05024554A EP 05024554 A EP05024554 A EP 05024554A EP 1786067 B1 EP1786067 B1 EP 1786067B1
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Eduard Cvasa
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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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/115—U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/112—Resilient sockets forked sockets having two legs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connection device with a fork contact for producing an electrical connection with a mating contact.
  • Fork contacts that is contacts with two contact legs or sections, which may be arranged, for example, upright or horizontal, often serve to produce an electrical and a mechanical connection with a tongue-like mating contact.
  • this counter contact can be associated, for example, a relay, a fuse and / or the like.
  • the disadvantage of such a connection is the limited current carrying capacity due to the increased heat development in the fork contact. Conventional solutions that compensate for this disadvantage in part, lead to a greater height.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an improved electrical connection device of the type mentioned, in which the aforementioned disadvantages are eliminated.
  • the fork contact is provided with an electrically conductive sheath which is on the one hand in particular with the web portion of the fork contact in contact and on the other hand, in the areas in which it surrounds the two legs of the fork contact points of contact Owns mating contact.
  • this electrically conductive sheath may include as well as the fork contact, for example, two leg-like portions.
  • a further current path between, for example, a relay contact and a central electrical interface can be created with the electrically conductive enclosure, which was not possible with the hitherto customary additional sleeve made of stainless steel for increasing the normal contact force (see, for example WO 03/028158 A showing all the features of the preamble of claim 1).
  • the circumstance can be taken into account that different load currents can occur in the central electrics.
  • the electrically conductive sheath With the electrically conductive sheath, additional contact points to the mating connector, for example, of a relay or a fuse are thus produced without increasing the height, with the positive effect of reducing the heat development in the central electrical system and improved current carrying capacity.
  • the electrically conductive sheath forms an additional bridge between the counterpart such as a relay or a fuse and, for example, a bus bar, with which the fork contact can be connected.
  • the envelope is provided with projections for forming the contact points with the mating contact, which extends from the areas of the envelope surrounding the two legs of the fork contact to project an intermediate gap receiving the mating contact.
  • the gap of the enclosure is aligned with the gap of the fork contact.
  • the sheath preferably has on each side of its gap at least two lugs which come into contact with the mating contact.
  • two of the approaches of the enclosure that come into contact with the mating contact are advantageously opposite each other.
  • the envelope is provided with four projections for forming the contact points with the mating contact, two of which are opposite each other.
  • the envelope is provided in the region of the free ends of the two legs of the fork contact with corresponding lugs.
  • the wrapper is formed from a slotted flat portion having a base portion and an elongated portion extending therefrom, the elongate portion being bent about the free leg ends of the fork contact and the base portion laterally about the land portion of the fork contact.
  • the envelope is formed by a stamped part.
  • the elongated section of the envelope bent around the free leg ends of the fork contact has its free end extending into the web region of the fork contact extends. It is advantageous in this case if the base section of the enclosure bent laterally around the web region of the fork contact at least partially covers the region of the free end of its elongated section bent around the free leg ends of the fork contact.
  • the base portion of the enclosure extends beyond the height of the mating portion of the cable contact beyond a certain range of the two legs of the fork contact. It is advantageous if the laterally around the web portion of the fork contact and partially over the two legs bent base portion of the envelope covers the bent around the free leg ends of the fork contact elongated portion.
  • the enclosure consists of a copper wrought alloy.
  • the sheath should preferably have a good electrical conductivity and a good thermal relaxation resistance.
  • the envelope preferably formed from a flat or stamped part has a material thickness in a range of about 0.4 mm.
  • the fork contact may suitably have a material thickness in a range of about 0.8 mm.
  • the fork contact is expediently connected to a busbar.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an electrical connection device 10 with a fork contact 12 for establishing an electrical connection with a mating contact 14th
  • the cable contact 12 may be connected to a bus bar 16.
  • the example in the present case tongue-like mating contact 14 may for example be associated with a relay, a fuse or the like.
  • the fork contact 12 is provided with an electrically conductive sheath 18.
  • this sheath 18 may be in contact in particular with the web region 20 of the fork contact 12 (cf., for example, the contact regions 38 in FIG FIG. 3
  • contact points with the mating contact 14 has, which in the present case by lugs 24 (see FIG. 2 ) are formed.
  • FIG. 2 is the in FIG. 1 recognizable fork contact 12 with associated electrically conductive sheath 18 again shown in a schematic perspective view. In the present case, the mating contact is omitted for clarity.
  • the electrically conductive sheath 18 is to form the contact points with the mating contact 14 (see. FIG. 1 ) so provided with lugs 24.
  • these approaches are 24 starting from the two legs 22 of the fork contact 12 surrounding areas of the enclosure 18 in the intermediate, the mating contact 14 (see. FIG. 1 ) receiving gap 26 directed.
  • this gap 26 of the casing 18 is aligned with the gap 28 of the fork contact 12.
  • the sheath 18 in the present case on each side of its gap 26 each have at least two with the mating contact 14 (see. FIG. 1 ) contacting lugs 24. There are two each with the mating contact 14 contacting lugs 24 of the enclosure 18 to each other.
  • the sheath 18 is provided to form the contact points with the mating contact 14 with exactly four lugs 24, of which, as already mentioned, in each case two opposite each other.
  • the envelope 18 is provided in the region of the free ends of the two legs 22 of the fork contact 12 with the respective lugs 24.
  • FIG. 3 shows a settlement of the formed from a flat or stamped part enclosure 18.
  • the envelope 18 bent into its final shape is shown in a schematic front view.
  • FIG. 5 shows the bent into its final shape envelope 18 in a schematic side view.
  • the FIG. 6 shows the bent into its final shape envelope 18 again in a schematic perspective view.
  • the sheath 18 may be formed in particular starting from a slotted flat part with a base portion 30 and an extending therefrom elongated portion 32.
  • the elongated portion 32 about the free leg ends 34 of the fork contact 12 (see also FIG. 2 ) and the base portion 30 laterally bent around the web portion 20 of the fork contact 12.
  • the base portion 30 of the sheath 18 bent laterally around the web area of the fork contact 12 at least partially covers the area of the free end 36 of its oblong portion 32 bent downwards around the free leg ends 34 of the fork contact 12.
  • the base portion 30 of the sheath 18 extends beyond the height of the land area of the fork contact 12 beyond a certain area of the two legs 22 of the fork contact 12.
  • the sheath 18 may advantageously consist of a copper wrought alloy with a good electrical conductivity and a good thermal relaxation resistance.
  • the envelope 18 formed in the present case starting from a flat or stamped part preferably has a material thickness in a range of about 0.4 mm.
  • the fork contact 12 may, for example, have a material thickness in a range of about 0.8 mm.
  • the electrically conductive sheath 18 thus generates additional contact points to the example, a relay, a fuse or the like associated counter contact 14, without causing the height is increased. Accordingly, additional costs are saved and the installation situation improved. With the additional contact points to the mating contact or mating connector, the heat development in the central electrical system is reduced to a minimum and the current carrying capacity is improved.
  • the electrically conductive sheath 18 thus represents an additional bridge between the example, a relay or a fuse associated mating contact 14 and the busbar 16.

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Claims (17)

  1. Dispositif de connexion électrique (10) avec un contact lyre (12) destiné à établir une connexion électrique avec un contre-contact (14),
    dans lequel le contact lyre (12) est pourvu d'une enveloppe électroconductrice (18), qui est en contact en particulier avec la zone d'âme (20) du contact lyre (12), caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe possède des points de contact (24) avec le contre-contact (12) dans les zones où elle entoure les deux branches (22) du contact lyre (12).
  2. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) destinée à former des points de contact avec le contre-contact est pourvue de pièces rapportées (24) qui font saillie des zones de l'enveloppe (18) entourant les deux branches (22) du contact lyre (12) dans un interstice intermédiaire (23) recevant le contre-contact (12).
  3. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'interstice (26) de l'enveloppe (18) est aligné sur l'interstice (28) du contact lyre (12).
  4. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 2 ou 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) présente, de chaque côté de son interstice, respectivement au moins deux pièces rapportées (24) venant en contact avec le contre-contact (14).
  5. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    respectivement deux des pièces rapportées (24) de l'enveloppe (18) venant en contact avec le contre-contact (14) se trouvent en face l'une de l'autre.
  6. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) destinée à la formation des points de contact avec le contre-contact (14) est pourvue de quatre pièces rapportées (24), dont respectivement deux se trouvent en face l'une de l'autre.
  7. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) est pourvue de pièces rapportées correspondantes (24) dans la zone des extrémités libres des deux branches (22) du contact lyre (12).
  8. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) est formée à partir d'une pièce plate fendue avec une section de base (30) et une section oblongue (32) s'écartant de celle-ci, la section oblongue (32) étant pliée autour des extrémités de branches libres (34) du contact lyre (12) et la section de base (30) étant pliée latéralement autour de la zone d'âme (20) du contact lyre (12).
  9. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) est formée par une pièce estampée.
  10. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 8 ou 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section oblongue (32) de l'enveloppe (18), qui est pliée autour des extrémités de branches libres (34) du contact lyre (12), s'étend avec son extrémité libre (36) jusque dans la zone d'âme (20) du contact lyre (12).
  11. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section de base (30) de l'enveloppe (18), qui est pliée latéralement autour de la zone d'âme du contact lyre (12), recouvre au moins partiellement la zone de l'extrémité libre (36) de sa section oblongue (32) pliée autour des extrémités de branches libres (34) du contact lyre (12).
  12. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section de base (30) de l'enveloppe (18) s'étend au-delà de la hauteur de la zone d'âme du contact lyre (12) sur une zone déterminée des deux branches (22) du contact lyre (12).
  13. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon la revendication 12,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section de base (30) de l'enveloppe (18), qui est pliée latéralement autour de la zone d'âme du contact lyre (12) et par segments sur ses deux branches (22), recouvre la section oblongue (30) pliée autour des extrémités de branches libres (34) du contact lyre (12).
  14. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) est constituée d'un alliage de cuivre corroyé.
  15. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enveloppe (18) formée de préférence en partant d'une pièce plate ou estampée possède une épaisseur de matériau de l'ordre d'environ 0,4 mm.
  16. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le contact lyre (12) possède une épaisseur de matériau de l'ordre d'environ 0,8 mm.
  17. Dispositif de connexion électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le contact lyre (12) est connecté à un rail conducteur (16).
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EP05024554A EP1786067B1 (fr) 2005-11-10 2005-11-10 Dispositif de connexion électrique
AT05024554T ATE389248T1 (de) 2005-11-10 2005-11-10 Elektrische verbindungseinrichtung
DE502005003235T DE502005003235D1 (de) 2005-11-10 2005-11-10 Elektrische Verbindungseinrichtung
US11/595,663 US7331831B2 (en) 2005-11-10 2006-11-10 Electrical connector with a bifurcated contact

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