EP2779328B1 - Procédé et dispositif de fabrication d'un connecteur - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif de fabrication d'un connecteur Download PDF

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EP2779328B1
EP2779328B1 EP14170875.0A EP14170875A EP2779328B1 EP 2779328 B1 EP2779328 B1 EP 2779328B1 EP 14170875 A EP14170875 A EP 14170875A EP 2779328 B1 EP2779328 B1 EP 2779328B1
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Manfred Petermann
Camelo Messina
Walter Knuchel
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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
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • 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
    • H01R43/16—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
    • 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
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • 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
    • Y10T29/49204—Contact or terminal manufacturing
    • Y10T29/49208—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts
    • Y10T29/49222—Contact or terminal manufacturing by assembling plural parts forming array of contacts or terminals
    • 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
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
    • Y10T29/532—Conductor
    • Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a plug according to the preamble of claim 1 and a plug manufacturing device according to the preamble of claim 12.
  • the US 6,332,814 B2 discloses connectors in which crimp contacts are inserted from behind into a connector housing. How out Fig. 6 As can be seen, a projection in the front region of a crimp contact with a bending tool, which passes through an access opening into the interior of the housing, bent. The bending takes place here transversely to the longitudinal axis of the crimp contact. The purpose of this method is to fix the crimp contact within the housing and prevent it from being pulled out. This publication is not the kind of 90 ° plug mentioned at the beginning.
  • the US 6,017,224 A discloses a connector housing into which a contact is inserted.
  • the bending of the contact is made by a linearly movable tool when parts of the contact are housed in the housing.
  • the difficulty of automating such a process is that the contact is inserted from one side into the housing and bent from the other side of the housing. The production of such a connector on a prefabricated cable is not possible.
  • the JP 8-195240 A discloses a method of attaching crimp contacts in the connector housing to the leads.
  • the crimp contacts are placed in the housing before crimping.
  • the JP2007287539 discloses a device for bending contacts of a prefabricated plug.
  • the housing of the connector is fixed and a bending mold moves over the rear end of the contacts. Bending takes place by pivoting the bending mold together with the rear part of the contact upwards, resulting in contacts that are bent at a right angle.
  • the JP2000077152 discloses a method of bending contacts protruding from a connector housing. The ends of the contacts are held by a gripper, while the gripper is pivoted by 90 ° upwards. The connector housing remains stationary.
  • the object of the invention is to produce a plug with elongated but bent contacts in a simple, inexpensive and reproducible manner.
  • the solution should be characterized by process reliability, accuracy and high productivity.
  • the male housing part is held by the first holding means, the contacts are held by the second holding device and the first holding means and the second holding means move relative to each other.
  • the holding devices are advantageously not only used for bending the contacts, but also previously for introducing the front portions in the plug housing part.
  • the second holding device remains stationary during relative pivoting and the first holding device is moved.
  • the first holding device can remain stationary and the first holding device is moved, which allows a structural simplification of the device as well as the control of the method, or both holding devices are moved.
  • the pivoting is preferably carried out about a pivot axis, on which one of the two holding devices is pivotally mounted.
  • the relative pivoting could also include a translational motion component.
  • the contacts are already attached to electrical leads of a cable prior to the introduction of their front portions in contact receptacles of the plug housing part with their rear portions.
  • the plug is made directly on a prepared cable.
  • the end product is a finished connector that is already connected to a cable.
  • the crimping process for attaching the contacts to the cables of the cable can therefore be carried out without obstruction by the connector housing already in a previous step.
  • the contacts are crimp contacts whose rear portions form crimp connections.
  • This can be a reliable electrical and be made mechanical connection with the cables of a cable.
  • elongated crimp contacts in any shape and size are available on the market or inexpensive to produce.
  • the bending of the crimp contacts is preferably in the region between the front portion and the rear portion, so that the rear, adjacent to a line portions of the crimp contacts to the longitudinal axis of the contact receptacles, in which the front portions are inclined, preferably at about 90 °. (The bending axis runs transversely to the longitudinal extent of the crimp contact).
  • the contacts are inserted into the plug housing part when they are still straight, which is significantly easier and more process reliable.
  • the plug housing part is used in the bending operation in cooperation with the first holding device as an auxiliary tool.
  • a great advantage of the invention is that the contacts associated with a plug can not be bent individually but together and simultaneously in one work step.
  • the front sections of the contacts preferably form plug contacts of the plug to be manufactured.
  • the front portions of the contacts may be formed as a female plug contact, in particular as a sleeve, or male plug contact, in particular as a pin.
  • the plug housing part from which the finished plug housing is formed can therefore be made entirely of non-conductive material, in particular plastic.
  • the introduction of the front portions of the contacts takes place in contact receptacles of the plug housing part by a relative movement of the plug housing part to the contacts in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the - initially even - contacts.
  • All housed in the connector housing contacts can be introduced in a single translational movement process in the connector housing part.
  • the plug housing part comprises at least one wing, which is closed after the relative pivoting of the holding devices to form a closed connector housing, wherein preferably the wing has a shape matched to the contour of the curved contact.
  • the integrally formed on the plug housing part wing is initially still in unfolded state, so as not to hinder the bending process and any tools needed therefor. Only after bending of the contacts, the at least one wing is closed to cover the remaining portions of the contacts and thus to form a closed connector housing.
  • the plug housing part comprises two, in opposite directions projecting wings, which are folded toward each other.
  • the contacts are aligned in front of the introduction of their front portions in the contact receptacles of the connector housing part substantially parallel to each other, wherein preferably the parallel alignment takes place with the aid of the second holding device.
  • the parallel alignment facilitates the introduction of the still-straight contacts in the contact receptacles of the connector housing part.
  • contacts which are closer to a bending axis defined by the bending operation during the introduction of their front portions in the contact receptacles of the male housing part less far in the contact receptacles as contacts, which are farther away from the bending axis, this is preferably achieved in that the Have different length contacts.
  • different bending radii are compensated, so that in the finished connector, the front portions of all contacts are completely in the contact receptacles.
  • the contacts are positioned with the aid of a positioning tool before they are held by the second holding device, wherein preferably the positioning tool has stops on which the front portions of the contacts are present in the correct position for further processing, wherein preferably the stops are designed as stop sensors are.
  • the stops can detect the achievement of the desired position for each individual contact.
  • the second holding device can be actuated via a control device in order to fix the contacts in the desired position. All contacts (eg, four in number) are detected by the sensors in position and individually clamped by the holder as soon as they are in the correct position.
  • the pivoting takes place in such a way that the longitudinal axis of the contacts in the finished plug is bent by at least 30 °, preferably by at least 45 °, particularly preferably by approximately 90 °. That the rear portion is inclined to the front portion of a contact by at least 30 °, preferably by at least 45 °, more preferably by about 90 °.
  • Particularly preferred and currently most used are 90 ° plug, but in principle, other angles are possible. For example, around 60 °, just to give an example.
  • an overbending of slightly more than 90 ° preferably takes place in order to compensate for relaxation, and then a return to the end position of 90 °.
  • the angle is first turned back to an angle value of less than 90 °. Only then is the 90 ° end position approached. It has been found that the smaller of the two radii thereby assumes a more accurate 90 ° bend, while the longer of the two contacts is unaffected by this counter-movement. Of course, this procedure is analogously applicable in connection with other angle values.
  • such a device is characterized in that the first holding device and the second holding device for introducing front sections of the contacts into the contact receptacles of the plug housing part are movable relative to one another. A translational movement is thus sufficient to bring the contacts with their front portions in the plug housing part.
  • the inventive automated connector manufacturing device has a holding device for the plug housing part and a holding device for the rear portions of the contacts.
  • the first holding device and the second holding device are preferably pivotable relative to one another by at least 30 °, preferably by at least 45 °, particularly preferably by at least 90 °.
  • the plug housing part is inserted into the nest of a holding device.
  • the holding device is moved to the connector housing part for clamping.
  • the cable is inserted with the contacts into the connector housing part.
  • the contacts are centered by a centering device and then clamped. When bending the holding devices are pivoted relative to each other.
  • the holding devices can interact positively and / or non-positively with the parts held by them.
  • plug housing part and rear contact sections are already held by the holding device during the introduction of front contact sections into the contact receptacles of the plug housing part.
  • the holding devices are pivotable relative to each other.
  • the male housing part includes contact seats for receiving the front portions of the contacts. During relative pivoting of the holding devices, the contacts remain secured or fixed in or through the contact receptacles of the plug housing part.
  • the contact receptacles are preferably elongated, the shape of the front portions of the contacts adapted receptacles which are parallel to each other. They each form an elongate passage opening, so that the front portions of the contacts can simultaneously form the plug contacts of the finished connector.
  • the rear portion of a contact is that portion which is intended to be attached to an electric wire.
  • the first holding device comprises a gripper, which can assume an open position and a gripping position.
  • the plug housing part is reliably fixed.
  • the second holding device may comprise relatively movable clamping parts. Thereby, the rear portions of the contacts can be firmly fixed during the bending operation.
  • the connector manufacturing device has a relative to the second holding device movable positioning tool for positioning the contacts in the second holding device.
  • the positioning tool can have stops for which the front sections of the contacts, wherein preferably the stops are designed as stop sensors.
  • At least one stop of the positioning tool is set back relative to another stop of the positioning tool. This can be compensated by an initial recessed positioning of one or more contacts different bending radii.
  • the plug manufacturing device comprises a folding tool for closing a wing of a plug housing part after the relative pivoting of the holding devices in order to form a closed plug housing.
  • the folding tool comprises for this purpose a driver, which presses the wing in its closed position.
  • the centering device is opened and the second holding device pushed away from the work area to make room for the Umklapp worn.
  • the latter is brought into position and closes with a left and right driver, which are designed as a pivoting arm, the wings of the male housing part to a closed connector housing.
  • the folding device is then moved out of the work area and equipped with a plug cable can be removed from the connector manufacturing device.
  • the connector manufacturing device for defining a bending line between the front portions and the rear portions of the contacts at least one die, which is movable in the bending region.
  • the bending line is understood to mean the curved contour of the contacts after the bending process. This makes the bending process even more reliable.
  • the plug manufacturing device may include a centering device to center the contacts with respect to the plug housing part, or at least a first slider, which after the bending operation axially to the front Sections of the contacts is movable and presses by this movement, the front portion of at least one contact completely into the plug housing part, wherein preferably the first slider has a bending radius of the contact adapted contour.
  • the plug manufacturing device comprises at least one second slider, which is movable after the bending process axially to the rear portions of the contacts and by this movement, the front portion of at least one contact, preferably fixed to a contact formed on the collar.
  • Fig. 1 shows a plug manufacturing device 20, which has a positioning tool 14 for positioning of elongated contacts 3.
  • the elongated contacts 3 are in the illustrated embodiment, crimp contacts, which are each attached to the end of an electrical line 2 (or wire) of a cable 1.
  • the contacts 3 each have a front portion 3a and a rear portion 3b.
  • the area between the sections 3a, 3b is made thinner than the front and the adjacent ones Rear portions 3a, 3b, whereby the subsequent bending is facilitated.
  • the rear portions 3b respectively form electrically conductive crimp connections with the end of the electric wires 2.
  • the positioning tool 14 is movable within the connector manufacturing device 20 (schematically indicated by the vertical double arrow) to be moved from the work area to a waiting position and vice versa.
  • the insertion of the contacts 3 into the plug manufacturing device 20 can be achieved by movement of the cable 1 e.g. done by hand or by a specially designated transport device.
  • the stops 4 are designed as a stop sensor (s), i. They register as soon as the contacts 3 are present and thus assume the correct position for further processing.
  • the stop sensors cooperate with a control device (not shown), which actuates a second holding device 21 when the stop position of the contacts 3 is reached.
  • the second holding device 21 consists in the illustrated embodiment of two oppositely actuated clamping members 5, which include the inserted contacts 3, and one between the contacts 3 (or between the terminals 5) insertable counterpart 6. While the clamping members 5 according to the horizontal double arrows between an open and a clamping position are movable, the counterpart 6 is movable in a direction transverse to the sheet plane to get into or out of the work area.
  • clamping parts 5 as well as the counterpart 6 or together with the counterpart 6 are displaceable transversely to the plane of the drawing. Both can be moved in this way in or out of the work area before the folding tool for closing the wing (will be explained later) is moved into the work area.
  • the second holding device 21 is designed such that it holds the contacts 3 in parallel alignment with each other.
  • Fig. 2 now shows a subsequent working position of the connector manufacturing device 20.
  • a first holding device 15 (in Fig. 1 not yet shown) have been moved into the work area while the positioning tool 14 remains in a waiting position.
  • the holding device 15 is designed as a gripper with two mutually movable gripper jaws 15a, 15b. In the position of Fig. 2 the holding device 15 is about to grab a prefabricated connector housing part 7 and to hold for the further processing process.
  • the plug housing part 7 has contact receptacles 17 for the interaction with the contacts 3. In the present case, these are elongate receptacles adapted to the contour of the front contact sections 3a. Laterally, the plug housing part 7 wings 10, which must be closed to complete the housing.
  • the first holding device 15 is moved with its held plug housing part 7 in the direction of the second holding device 21 with the contacts held by her 3, so that the contacts 3 along their - even straight - longitudinal axes 23 reach into the contact receptacles 17.
  • the contacts have 3 different lengths. While the right-hand contact 3 completely enters a contact receptacle 17, the left-hand contact 3 only reaches the corresponding contact receptacle 17 up to a certain depth (FIG. Fig. 3 ). This difference in length is compensated by the subsequent bending of the contacts 3 (FIG. Fig. 4 ).
  • the pivot axis 22 is the axis about which the first holding device 15 is pivoted relative to the second holding device 21 in order to bend the contacts 3. The pivoting movement is indicated by the curved arrow.
  • Fig. 4 In the working position of Fig. 4 is already the first holding device 15 has been pivoted relative to the second holding device 21, whereby a bending of the longitudinal axis 23 of the contacts 3 in the region between their front portions 3a and their rear sections 3b.
  • the example shown shows the production of a 90 ° plug, in which therefore the front sections 3a are inclined at substantially 90 ° in comparison with the rear sections 3b. In principle, however, other angles are possible, depending on requirements.
  • the second holding device 21 remains stationary during relative pivoting, while the first holding device 15 rotates about a pivot axis 22.
  • first holding device 15 with the plug housing part 7 held by it remains stationary and the second holding device 21 is moved.
  • pivoting movement is superimposed on a translational movement.
  • panning is to be understood in the broadest sense.
  • a bending axis 16 is defined by the bending line, ie the curved contour of the contacts 3, which passes through the center of the bent portion.
  • the bending process can be defined by inserted into the work area dies, creating a reproducible shape of the contacts 3 sets.
  • Matrizen 8 and other supports 9 is based on the FIGS. 11 to 14 explained.
  • a somewhat wider bending axis region for example with a plurality of bending axes, can result, for example in the case of a section which is not curved in an exactly circular manner.
  • Fig. 4 has already a folding tool 13 of the connector manufacturing device 20 in waiting position to in Fig. 5 to take a job.
  • the Umklapptechnikmaschine 13 has at least one pivotable about a pivot axis 11 driver 12.
  • the folding tool 13 is positioned such that the pivotable driver 12 reaches the height of the wing 10.
  • the Zuklappvorgang of the two symmetrical wings 10 is also in Fig. 16 shown.
  • the finished plug 18 is in Fig. 6 to see. While the rear portions 3b constitute crimp connections to the electric wires 2 of a cable 1, the front portions 3a form the contacts of the finished plug 18.
  • the front sections form the externally accessible plug contacts, in particular in the form of sleeves (female plug contacts) or in the form of pins (male plug contacts).
  • two contacts 3 can be seen in the plug housing 19, but of course more than two contacts 3 can be joined together to form a plug 18 at the same time.
  • the individual holding devices 15, 21 and auxiliary tools 13, 14 are shown without the carrier holding or moving them.
  • the carriers can be moved, for example, along guides and / or pivotally mounted about pivot axes.
  • the plug housing part 7 is inserted into the first holder direction 15.
  • the contacts 3, which are already crimped to the leads 2 or strands of a cable 1, are moved in the direction of the positioning tool ( Fig. 7 ) and each individually queried by a designed as a stop sensor stop 4 to reach their final position.
  • A (not shown) connected to the control device controls the clamping parts 5, which presses the contacts 3 against a fixed body as a counterpart 6 and thus secures them against twisting and slipping ( Fig. 8 ).
  • the plug housing part 7 is pushed onto the contacts 3 (eg four in number) ( Fig. 9 ). Initially, only the long contact 3 is completely inserted into the contact 17 ( Fig. 10 ), while the short contact 3 only partially protrudes into the corresponding contact 17.
  • the contacts 3 are bent by a predetermined angle, preferably by 90 °.
  • the short contact 3 slides into its final position in the relevant contact ( Fig. 11 to 14 ).
  • Dies introduced into the bending area 8 support the contacts 3 during the bending process, so that they receive a defined bending radius or bending radii.
  • the long contact 3 can receive an additional support 9, which is inserted at an angle of, for example, about 45 ° ( FIGS. 13 and 14 ). In this way, a more exact radius over the entire length of the bend results.
  • the outer, long contacts 3 are pressed into the end position and then fixed to the collar ( Fig. 15 ).
  • Fig. 15 For this narrow sliders are used. These are indicated in a schematic way by the arrows, which also show their direction of movement.
  • the slides can sit on their own tool, or be integrated with a previously described tool.
  • One or more first slides (vertical arrow), which run axially to the front portions 3a of the contacts 3, have / have a contour adapted to the bending radius. With this, the two outer contacts are pressed into the intended end position in the connector housing part 7.
  • a second slider (horizontal arrow) moves axially to the rear portions 3b with small lugs on the collar of the contact 3, so that it can no longer move axially to the front portions 3a of the connector housing part 7.
  • the first slider (s) now move out of engagement and release the working area for swiveling the (swing) wings 10.
  • the second slider is designed so that it can remain engaged during the closing process. Jumping out of the contacts is so impossible.
  • the plug housing part 7 may have corresponding recesses for the lugs of the slide for this purpose.
  • Fig. 16 the wings 10 protruding on both sides from the plug housing part 7 are closed by the four curved contacts 3 which are present, whereby a finished, closed housing 19 gives ( Fig. 6 ).
  • the bent portions of the contacts 3 is located inside the housing 19th
  • the finished product i. Cable with connector made thereon, are removed from the holding devices.
  • auxiliary tools such as a centering device for centering the contacts in relation to the plug housing part, a fixing device for fixing the contacts in an end position in the contact receptacles of the plug housing part and / or other auxiliary tools may be provided.

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  1. Procédé destiné à fabriquer un connecteur (18) en un boîtier de connecteur (19) et des contacts (3) allongés, les contacts (3) comportant à l'intérieur du connecteur (18) fini un axe longitudinal (23) curviligne, comprenant
    l'introduction des sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) dans des logements pour contacts (17) d'une partie du boîtier de connecteur (7);
    le maintien de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) par un premier système de maintien (15) d'un dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) ;
    le maintien de sections postérieures (3b) des contacts (3) par un deuxième système de maintien (21) du dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) ; ainsi que
    le pivotement relatif du premier système de maintien (15) avec la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) qu'il maintient par rapport au deuxième système de maintien (21) avec les contacts (3) qu'il maintient, suite à quoi il s'effectue une flexion de l'axe longitudinal (23) des contacts (3) dans la région entre leurs sections antérieures (3a) et leurs sections postérieures (3b), caractérisé en ce que
    pendant l'introduction des sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) dans les logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7), la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) est maintenue par le premier système de maintien (15), les contacts (3) sont maintenus par le deuxième système de maintien (21) et le premier système de maintien (21) et le deuxième système de maintien (15) sont déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre en se rapprochant.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que pendant le pivotement relatif, le deuxième système de maintien (21) reste stationnaire et le premier système de maintien (15) est déplacé.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'avant l'introduction de leurs sections antérieures (3a) dans des logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7), chaque fois par leurs sections postérieures (3b), les contacts (3) sont déjà fixés sur des lignes électriques (2) d'un câble (1).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les contacts (3) sont des contacts à sertir, dont les sections postérieures (3b) forment des connections serties.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) forment les contacts de connexion du connecteur (18) qui doit être fabriqué.
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'introduction des sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) dans des logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) s'effectue par un déplacement relatif de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) par rapport aux contacts (3), dans une direction parallèle à l'axe longitudinal des contacts (3).
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) comprend au moins une ailette (10), qui après le pivotement relatif des systèmes de maintien (15, 21) est rabattue en fermeture pour former un boîtier de connecteur (19) fermé, de préférence, l'ailette (10) présentant une conformation adaptée au contour du contact (3) curviligne.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'avant l'introduction de leurs sections antérieures (3a) dans des logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7), les contacts (3) sont alignés sensiblement à la parallèle les uns des autres, l'alignement à la parallèle s'effectuant de préférence à l'aide du deuxième système de maintien (21).
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que pendant l'introduction de leurs sections antérieures (3a) dans des logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7), des contacts (3), qui sont plus proches d'un axe de cintrage (16) défini par le processus de cintrage arrivent moins loin dans les logements pour contacts (17) que des contacts (3), qui sont plus éloignés de l'axe de cintrage (16) ceci étant obtenu de préférence en ce que les contacts (3) présentent différentes longueurs.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les contacts (3) sont positionnés à l'aide d'un outil de positionnement (14), avant d'être maintenus par le deuxième système de maintien (21), l'outil de positionnement (14) comportant de préférence des butées (4) sur lesquelles les sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) affleurent dans la position correcte pour l'usinage ultérieur, les butées (4) étant conçues de préférence en tant que capteurs de butée.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le pivotement s'effectue de telle sorte que l'axe longitudinal des contacts (3) dans le connecteur (19) fini soit cintré d'au moins 30°, de préférence d'au moins 45 °, de manière particulière préférée, d'au moins 90°.
  12. Dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) qui fabrique un connecteur (18) en un boîtier de connecteur (19) et des contacts (3) allongés d'après le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, à l'intérieur du connecteur (18) fini, les contacts (3) comportant un axe longitudinal (23) curviligne, avec
    - un premier système de maintien (15), destiné à maintenir une partie de boîtier de connecteur (7) avec des logements pour contacts (17), dans lesquels peuvent être introduites des sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) ;
    - et avec un deuxième système de maintien (21) destiné à maintenir des sections postérieures (3b) des contacts (3) ;
    le premier système de maintien(15) et deuxième système de maintien (21) étant susceptibles de pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre, de sorte qu'un cintrage de l'axe longitudinal (23) des contacts (3) s'effectue dans la région entre leurs sections antérieures (3a) et leurs sections postérieures (3b), caractérisé en ce que :
    pour l'introduction de sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) dans les logements pour contacts (17) de la partie de boîtier de connecteur (7), le premier système de maintien (15) et le deuxième système de maintien (21) sont mobiles l'un vers l'autre en se rapprochant.
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que le premier système de maintien (15) comprend un grappin qui peut adopter une position ouverte et une position de préhension.
  14. Dispositif l'une quelconque des revendications 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième système de maintien (21) comprend des pièces de serrage (5) mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  15. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) comporte un outil de positionnement (14) mobile par rapport au deuxième système de maintien (21) pour le positionnement des contacts (3) dans le deuxième système de maintien(21).
  16. Dispositif selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que l'outil de positionnement (14) comporte des butées (4) pour les sections antérieures (3a) des contacts (3) et de préférence les butées (4) étant conçues en tant que capteurs de butée.
  17. Dispositif selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une butée (4) de l'outil de positionnement (14) est déportée en arrière par rapport à une autre butée (4) de l'outil de positionnement (14).
  18. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 17, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) comporte un outil à rabattre (13) pour rabattre en fermeture une ailette (10) d'une partie de boiter de connecteur (7) après le pivotement relatif des systèmes de maintien (15, 21) pour former un boîtier de connecteur (19) fermé.
  19. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 18, caractérisé en ce que pour la définition d'une ligne de flexion entre les sections antérieures (3a) et les sections postérieures (3b) des contacts (3), le dispositif de fabrication de connecteurs (20) comporte au moins une matrice (8) qui est mobile dans la zone de cintrage.
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