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EP2555332A1
EP2555332A1 EP11176130A EP11176130A EP2555332A1 EP 2555332 A1 EP2555332 A1 EP 2555332A1 EP 11176130 A EP11176130 A EP 11176130A EP 11176130 A EP11176130 A EP 11176130A EP 2555332 A1 EP2555332 A1 EP 2555332A1
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Pero Previsic
Vedran Mahovic
Tvrtko Rebic
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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
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/12—End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
    • 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
    • H01R13/28—Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices
    • 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
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/305—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member having means for facilitating engagement of conductive member or for holding it in position

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  • the invention relates to a contact element for connecting electrical conductors, comprising connection means for electrically connecting the contact element to a conductor of a cable as well as a connection plate for connecting the contact element to a contact element of a further cable, wherein the connection plate has at least one locking element and at least one locking hole and wherein the at least one locking element is formed for engaging in a locking hole of the contact element of the further cable.
  • Contact elements often called cable lug, are used in the automotive industry for electrically connecting one or several conductors to a ground connection bolt. These several conductors are generally bundled together to a wire harness.
  • the ground connection bolt and the car body, to which the ground connection bolt is connected, may also be called conductors.
  • the processes during the manufacture of a wire harness or its transportation or its assembly to the ground connection bolt are hardly standardised and, therefore, prone to error and time consuming, especially then, when each cable lug of each individual conductor of a cable has to be individually connected to the ground connection bolt. Furthermore, the danger exists, that the wires get entangled or that an entanglement of the cables is produced.
  • DE 10 2005 061 221 A1 describes a contact element, in which the connection plate forms at least one locking element and at least one locking hole, wherein the at least one locking element is formed for engaging the at least one locking hole of a further contact element.
  • a locking between the two contact elements is to be ensured by means of one locking projection on a free end of the locking element.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a contact element, which engagement in a further contact element ensures a secure connection during the assembly processes.
  • a contact element for connecting electrical conductors comprising connection means for electrically connecting the contact element to a conductor of a cable as well as a connection plate for connecting the contact element to a contact element of a further cable, wherein the connection plate has at least one locking element and at least one locking hole and wherein the at least one locking element is formed for engaging in a locking hole of the contact element of the further cable, and wherein, furthermore, the at least one locking element has two locking projections, which are effective in opposed directions, for locking with the contact element of the further cable.
  • the advantage of this arrangement is, that by means of the several locking projections, a secure locking of the first contact element in a further contact element is ensured.
  • an axial as well as a radial fixation of two or more contact elements relative to each other is ensured during the transportation of the wire harness and before connecting the contact elements to a ground connection bolt.
  • the contact elements are already pre-positioned and are secured relative to each other by means of this radial and axial fixation, so that the possibility of an undesirable wire entanglement is at least drastically reduced, if not even prevented. All contact elements connected to each other and which represent a type of a packet, can be pushed onto the ground connection bolt at the same time. This also contributes to a reduction of the process duration.
  • the locking projections are aligned facing away from each other, i.e. are effective. Generally, however, they can also face each and be effective. Preferably, the locking projections are aligned, when seen in circumferential direction, around a hole in the connection plate, facing away from each other.
  • the at least one locking element and the at least one locking hole are arranged on a concentrical circumference around a central hole in the connection plate.
  • several locking elements and several locking holes are provided on the concentrical circumference around the hole.
  • the locking elements as well as the locking holes are, respectively, arranged diametrically opposite in pairs. More locking holes than locking elements can be provided, so that the contact elements can be positioned and fixed in several angular positions relative to each other.
  • the at least one locking element has two locking arms, which project from a plane of the connection plate.
  • the locking arms are made integrally from the connection plate by means of stamping and transforming. This structure can be manufactured in a simple manner.
  • the locking arms can be formed such, that, respectively, one of the locking projections is arranged at the free end of the locking arms.
  • connection elements of the first connection plate are passed through the locking holes of the second connection plate and project from the locking holes from the side of the second connection plate, facing away from the first connection plate.
  • a space has to be provided on the third connection plate for the locking elements of the first connection plate, so that these are not again detached from their engagement.
  • the locking holes widen at least in the area, in which the locking elements engage, towards the side of the connection plate, which is facing away from the locking elements.
  • connection arrangement with at least two contact elements of the above described type, wherein the at least two contact elements are connected to each other, such that, respectively, a locking element of a first of the at least two contact elements is locked in a locking hole of a second of the at least two contact elements.
  • the contact element 1 consists of a flat connection plate 3 with a central through hole 8, which represents a central opening and by means of which the contact element 1 can be plugged onto a ground connection bolt 11, shown in Fig. 3 .
  • Connection means 2 extend in a radial direction from the connection plate 3 in form of a crimping connection, which serves in the present invention for contacting a connection sleeve 12, in which opening 13 a not shown end of an electric conductor of a cable, which insulation is removed at an end, can be accommodated.
  • the connection means 2 can also be formed in any other form, e.g. as an insulation displacement contact, a screwed contact or a soldered connection.
  • the outer circumference 9 of the connection plate 3 is formed octagonal. Other forms are also possible. Between the outer circumference 9 and the central through hole 8, two locking elements 4, 4' and six locking holes 6 are arranged on a concentrically enlarged circumference around the central through hole 8 or around their geometrical centre. The two locking elements 4, 4' are arranged diametrically to each other. Furthermore, the locking holes 6 are arranged in pairs diametrically to each other. On the respective circumferential portions between the locking elements 4, 4', three locking holes 6 are arranged.
  • Each locking element 4, 4' is formed by two locking arms 5, 5', which can be manufactured by stamping and transforming from the connection plate 3 and can project to one side vertically or nearly vertically from the plane of the connection plate. As the locking arms 5, 5' or the locking elements 4, 4' were produced from the connection plate 3, material holes are produced radially within the locking elements 4, 4'.
  • the locking arms 5, 5' have, respectively, locking projections 7, 7' in form of projections 16 facing parallel to the connection plate 3.
  • the locking projections 7, 7' can simply be formed by means of stamping and transforming.
  • the distance of the projection 16 to the upper face of the connection plate 3 is, preferably, a bit larger than the material thickness of the connection plate 3.
  • the locking projections 7, 7' of a locking element 4, which consists of two locking arms 5, 5', are aligned facing away from each other. This means, that the locking projections 7, 7' of one locking arm 5, 5' are aligned, when seen in circumferential direction around the central through hole 8 in the connection plate 3, facing away from each other.
  • “Aligned facing away from each other” means, that they enclose an obtuse angle between each other, i.e. that the directions, in which the locking projections 7, 7' extend, enclose a right angle or a larger angle.
  • a locking element can also have three locking arms, respectively with one locking projection. In a top view onto the locking arms, these are arranged approximately 120 o off-set to each other, i.e. the directions, in which the locking projections extend, enclose an angle of approximately 120o. Thus, the locking projections are aligned facing away from each other.
  • a locking element can also have four locking arms, respectively, with one locking projection.
  • neighbouring locking arms are arranged offset to each other by 90o concerning the directions, in which the locking projections extend.
  • the locking projections of the locking arms which are arranged off-set to each other by 180o, are aligned facing away from each other.
  • Fig. 2 two identically formed contact elements 1, 1', locked to each other, are shown, which form a connection arrangement 10.
  • the upper contact element 1' is locked relative to the lower contact element 1 such, that the connection means 2 are arranged at an angle to each other.
  • the angle off-set is 45o, because of two locking elements 4, 4' and six locking holes 6 which are being uniformly distributed about the circumference. It is visible, that the locking arms 5, 5' of the lower contact element 1 project upwards through the corresponding locking holes 6 of the upper contact element 1'.
  • the locking arms 5, 5' slide along angular sliding-slants of the locking projections 7, 7' through the locking holes 6, whereby the two locking arms 5, 5' of a locking element 4 are elastically deformed towards each other, so that they are prebiased.
  • the locking projections 7, 7' have reached the upper face of the connection plate 3, the locking arms 5, 5' of a locking element 4 snap because of the pre-biasing, again away from each other and the locking projections 7, 7 lock the two contact elements 1, 1' relative to each other.
  • the lower contact element 1 is locked, respectively, via a locking arm 5 by the locking projection 7, i.e. via the projection 16 of the locking arm 5 facing parallel to the plane of the connection plate 3, relative to the connection plate 3, i.e. relative to the upper face of the connection plate 3, of the upper contact element 1'.
  • the locking elements of the upper contact element 1' can engage in the locking holes of the further contact element.
  • the locking holes 6 are formed such, that they are formed enlarged in the direction towards the respective locking arms 5, 5', by which they are penetrated for locking. At least in the areas, in which the locking arms 5, 5' engage behind the locking holes 6, i.e.
  • the locking holes 6, are formed enlarged relative to their extension in circumferential direction. On the narrower side of a locking hole 6, thus, this serves for engaging behind the locking arms 5, 5'. On the wider side of the locking hole 6, the locking arms 5, 5' or the locking projections 7, 7' of a contact element 1, 1' can enter, which is locked to a directly neighbouring contact element 1, 1'.
  • the configuration of the locking holes 6 in a longitudinal sectional view is visible in Fig. 4 .
  • Fig. 3 shows a connection arrangement 10 consisting of eight contact elements 1, 1' after the plugging onto a ground connection bolt 11.
  • the contact elements 1, 1' are secured on the ground connection bolt 11.
  • the locking elements 4, 4' and the locking holes 6, distributed evenly about the circumference the contact elements 1, 1' form a star-like arrangement.
  • Fig. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a contact element 1, wherein the locking arms 5, 5' extend not freely radially outwards, but extend radially inwards forming a hole.
  • the contact element 1 corresponds to that of Fig. 1 , wherein corresponding features are provided with the same reference numeral.

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JP2022049734A (ja) * 2020-09-17 2022-03-30 古河電気工業株式会社 電線・ケーブルの接続構造

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EP0670612A1 (de) * 1994-03-01 1995-09-06 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Elektrische Anschlussklemme
EP0803935A2 (de) * 1996-04-22 1997-10-29 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Structur für den Zusammenbau von Anschlussklemmen aus Metall
EP1746686A1 (de) * 2005-07-21 2007-01-24 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrisches Anschlusselement
DE102005061221A1 (de) 2005-12-20 2007-06-28 Stocko Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg Elektrisches Kontaktelement

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EP0670612A1 (de) * 1994-03-01 1995-09-06 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Elektrische Anschlussklemme
EP0803935A2 (de) * 1996-04-22 1997-10-29 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Structur für den Zusammenbau von Anschlussklemmen aus Metall
EP1746686A1 (de) * 2005-07-21 2007-01-24 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrisches Anschlusselement
DE102005061221A1 (de) 2005-12-20 2007-06-28 Stocko Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg Elektrisches Kontaktelement

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3028675A1 (fr) * 2014-11-19 2016-05-20 Renault Sa Agencement pour empecher la rotation d'une cosse electrique et procede de fabrication correspondant.
JP2022049734A (ja) * 2020-09-17 2022-03-30 古河電気工業株式会社 電線・ケーブルの接続構造

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