EP3404777A1 - Raccordement d'appareil - Google Patents

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EP3404777A1
EP3404777A1 EP18168322.8A EP18168322A EP3404777A1 EP 3404777 A1 EP3404777 A1 EP 3404777A1 EP 18168322 A EP18168322 A EP 18168322A EP 3404777 A1 EP3404777 A1 EP 3404777A1
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Wolfram Hohmann
Jürgen Winkler
Frank Salzhuber
Frank Bauer
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Wieland Electric GmbH
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts

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  • the present invention relates to a device connection for an electrical device and a combination of an inventive device connection with a device housing of such a device.
  • Such device connections serve to connect an electrical device to the outside world.
  • the device connections thus form the interface of the electrical device to the outside world.
  • Such a device connection usually has an insulating housing and at least one retaining element. With the holding element, the device connection is usually fixed in a housing opening in the outer skin of the device housing. This housing opening can be arranged in a housing wall, ie in the housing cover, housing bottom or in a housing side wall. With the retaining element a secure fit of the device connection to the device housing should be ensured.
  • the insulating housing generally has a plurality of electrical connection elements, for example plug contacts or socket contacts, in order to introduce electrical potential into the electrical device. There may also be connection elements for further lines in the insulating housing of the device connection, for example for data lines or for liquid or compressed air lines.
  • the flange has a flange plate, which rests in the final assembled state on the outer skin of the device housing. From the flange plate is perpendicular from a cylindrical pot from. The receiving pot passes through the housing opening in the outer skin of the device housing. From the cylinder shell of the pot, several snap hooks are cut out. These snap hooks engage behind the edge of the housing opening in the housing interior and thus snub the flange on the housing. In the pot can be introduced from the inside of the housing ladder, which can be connected to the mounting cup from the outside introducing connection parts.
  • the disadvantage here is the fact that the snap hooks must be adapted to the respective thickness of the housing wall of the insulating housing. It must therefore be maintained for device housing different wall thickness and different flanges.
  • This bracket consists of a partially open housing. At two opposite housing side walls two resilient snap hooks are formed, which protrude into the housing interior. These snap hooks serve to engage behind an inserted from the inside of the housing plug in the final assembled state.
  • the disadvantage here is on the one hand the need to mount the plug from the inside of the housing and on the other hand the need to fit the plug to be inserted exactly to the housing wall passing through the opening and the two aforementioned elastic hooks geometrically.
  • the retaining ring first passes through the housing opening in the outer skin of the device housing.
  • the retaining ring consists on the one hand of a closed hollow cylindrical ring body and the other of resilient snap hooks which protrude in the axial direction of an opening collar of the self-contained annular body.
  • To mount the retaining ring of the retaining ring is pushed through the housing opening so, that the snap hooks face the housing interior.
  • the snap hooks In the final assembled state of the closed ring body is located in the housing opening and the snap hooks protrude with their free ends into the housing interior.
  • the snap hooks bear radially outwardly projecting locking teeth, which engage behind the opening edge of the housing opening in the housing interior in a form-fitting manner.
  • the snap hooks protrude obliquely from the closed ring element such that the hollow cylindrical receiving space for the insulating housing tapers conically in the ring element in the region of the snap hooks towards the free ends of the snap hooks. If the insulating housing is inserted into the retaining ring, the snap hooks are spread outwardly from the outer jacket of the insulating housing. In the outer jacket of the insulating housing a circumferential annular groove is introduced.
  • the invention has the object to simplify a device connection on.
  • an insulating housing and a holding element are mounted longitudinally displaceable together.
  • the retaining element and the insulating housing are matched to one another in their construction so that the insulating housing can be moved longitudinally into the retaining element.
  • the outer surfaces of the insulating housing slide along the inner surfaces of the holding element. If the insulating housing is moved into the retaining element, partial areas of the insulating housing can continue to be arranged outside the insulating housing.
  • the holding element in turn has one or more resilient projections.
  • These projections carry sliding slopes on their inner walls. These sliding slopes extend obliquely inwards, so that the interior of the retaining element tapers in the direction of the free ends of the resilient projections in cross section.
  • the sliding bevels on the inner sides of the projections slip over the outer surfaces of the insulating housing, whereby the insulating housing pushes the projections outwards.
  • the insulating housing is thus moved in the manner of a slide with its outer surfaces along the resilient projections in the device housing, so that in particular the free ends but also the other areas of the projections spring apart or spread apart.
  • the sliding slopes on the projections facing away from the outer sides of the projections in turn form clamping jaws. If, as described above, the insulating housing slides over the sliding bevels on the insides of the projections in the manner of a carriage with its outer surfaces, the projections spring apart and thus form an expansion cone or clamping wedge. If the projections are spread apart, the outer sides of the projections, which act as clamping jaws, diverge and thus form an expanding seat in the housing opening of the device housing.
  • the device connection is pushed before spreading its projections with the holding element in a housing opening of an electrical device and then the projections of the slide-like insulating outwardly spreads the housing opening and the spread apart projections form an interference fit with each other, so that the device connection with the apart splayed projections is jammed in the housing opening of the housing.
  • the invention is based initially on the idea of spreading the resilient projections by means of a cam mechanism from its initial position into its final assembly position.
  • Each of the sliding bevels attached to the insides of the projections serves as a control cam for the cam mechanism.
  • Gear drive is used in the manner of a slide in the holding element along the sliding bevels longitudinally movable insulating.
  • the insulating housing thus has the dual function of a connecting element receiving insulating housing on the one hand and a drive element for a cam gear on the other.
  • the projections have a multiple function. On the one hand, the inner sides of the projections bear the sliding bevels and the outer sides of the jaws.
  • the projections - as described above - interact with the insulating housing in the manner of a transmission.
  • the insulating housing and the jaws form a clamping wedge for fixing the device connection in a housing opening of an electrical device.
  • the invention is based on the further consideration of being able to fully assemble the device connection from the outside of the device housing.
  • the in the housing to the individual arranged in the housing devices or parts extending lines must be provided with ends that can be out of the housing interior through the housing opening in the device housing to the outside. These ends can be connected, for example, with screw terminals, terminal connections or all other connection techniques with the connection elements in the device connection. If the device-internal lines are thus connected to the device connection, the device connection is simply pushed longitudinally into the housing opening of the electrical device. The insertion direction for the device connection extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing outside in the housing interior.
  • the projections which remain in their initial position pass through the housing opening and, in their final assembly position, project from the housing opening into the housing.
  • the insulating housing is inserted in a next step in the interior of the holding element.
  • the outer surfaces of the insulating slide along the sliding slopes on the inner sides of the resilient projections along.
  • the projections are sprung from the cam gear formed between the sliding slopes and the outer surfaces of the insulating housing to the outside and spread apart in their final assembly position.
  • the projections are spread so far that a movement of the Device connection against the insertion direction is no longer possible.
  • the device connection lies with its jaws so positively and non-positively secured in the housing opening.
  • plug connectors offer, which are provided with corresponding pin and socket contacts.
  • the connector must then be inserted only in the direction of insertion into the insulating housing. It may also project a portion of the insulating housing from the housing opening to attach an external connector can.
  • the invention has the advantage that the device connection can be used completely independent of the respective wall thickness of the housing wall of the electrical device. Since the effective as a drive slide insulating housing expands the projections continuously, the projections are only very slightly widened at high wall thickness, while at low wall thicknesses, a greater expansion or spreading of the projections. Due to this continuous expansion or spreading larger tolerances in the bore diameter can be easily compensated.
  • the device connection in the housing opening of the device housing to assemble.
  • the insertion direction for the device connection in turn extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing outside in the housing interior.
  • the projections pass through the housing opening and are in their final assembly position of the housing opening into the housing inside.
  • the insulating housing is in turn inserted into the interior of the retaining element.
  • the outer surfaces of the insulating housing spread by slipping over the sliding bevels on the inner sides of the resilient projections.
  • the lines to be connected in the housing can be connected to the corresponding connections of the device connection. It is also possible to connect the connection elements in the device connection with the lines in the housing with the help of an adapter.
  • a cylindrical insulating housing is used.
  • the holding element is then preferably designed as a hollow cylinder. It is particularly advantageous to configure the retaining element from a retaining ring and from retaining arms projecting axially from the retaining ring.
  • the support arms are then in the manner of fastening tabs from the retaining ring and form the elastic projections. In the initial position, ie in fully out of the retaining ring and the retaining arms Isoliergetude, forming the support arms with their sliding slopes on their inner sides of a conically tapering in the direction of the free ends of the support arms interior of the retaining element.
  • the insulating housing moved into its final assembly position, so far as possible hinein Kunststoff in the retaining ring and the retaining arms, the insulating housing is with its outer surfaces on the sliding slopes and spreads the retaining arms to the outside.
  • the holding arms then form a cylindrical interior of the retaining element with their sliding bevels, while the clamping jaws diverge on the outer sides of the retaining arms, so that the outer sides of the retaining arms expand in a funnel shape from the retaining ring.
  • the outer diameter of the retaining ring is larger than the outer diameter of the pitch circle formed by the retaining arms in the initial state, so that the retaining ring acts as a stop when inserting the device connection in a housing opening.
  • the insulating housing is divided in two on its outside by a flange-like disc.
  • An inner housing portion is movable in the manner of a carriage in the holding element, while on the other side of the flange-like disc, an outer housing portion is formed, which in the final assembly position, ie at the device housing in the Housing opening fixed device connection is located outside the electrical device, that protrudes from the device housing.
  • This outer housing portion may comprise further fastening elements, for example a receiving groove for a cam of a bayonet closure.
  • the retaining ring on the retaining element forms a stop for the device connection both with respect to the housing opening in the device housing and for the flange-like disc of the insulating housing.
  • the retaining ring In the final assembly position, ie with device connection completely fixed to the device housing, the retaining ring then lies between the edge of the housing opening and the flange-like disk. In the final assembly position, the retaining arms are completely spread open, thus securing the device connection to the device housing.
  • the invention relates both to the device connection as a single part and a device housing provided with such a device connection. In the final assembly position of the device connection in the device housing, the device and housing and the device connection according to the invention are combined.
  • the retaining element is first inserted into the housing opening and thus lies in the housing opening.
  • the resilient projections protrude into both the housing opening and into the housing interior of the device housing.
  • the insulating housing is inserted into the retaining element, so that the outer surfaces of the insulating housing bear against the sliding slopes of the projections or in a preferred embodiment of the retaining arms.
  • the projections or preferably retaining arms are spread apart.
  • the effective as jaws outer sides of the projections or preferably the support arms are braced against the inner wall of the housing opening and the opening edge of the housing opening in the region of the housing interior and braced.
  • the device connection and the housing opening act together in the manner of an interference fit.
  • the device connection is jammed in this way in the housing opening in the manner of a clamping wedge.
  • the device connection consists initially of an insulating housing 1 and in the longitudinal direction 2 in the representation of Fig. 1
  • the holding element 3 in turn consists of a retaining ring 4 and formed on the retaining ring 4 and projecting from the retaining ring 4 in the longitudinal direction 2 retaining arms 5.
  • the elastic projections are thus formed in the embodiment as retaining arms 5.
  • the insulating housing 1 is of a flange-like disc 6 in the longitudinal direction 2 in an in Fig. 1 on the right of the disc 6 arranged inner housing portion 7 and in a in the representation of Fig. 1 divided on the left of the disc 6 arranged outer housing portion 8.
  • the insulating housing 1 and the holding element 3 are connected longitudinally displaceable with each other.
  • the inner walls of the support arms 5 carry in Fig. 1 very good visible sliding bevels 9. Is the insulating housing 1 in Fig. 1 moved to the right in the holding element 3, the outer surface 10 of the inner housing portion 7 slides on the sliding bevels 9 and spreads the support arms 5 in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 2 transverse direction 11 apart.
  • the spaced apart in the transverse direction 11 holding arms 5 are in the illustration of Fig. 6 good to see.
  • the inner sides of the support arms 5 with sliding bevels 9 facing away from the outer sides of the support arms 5 are designed as jaws 17 and effective.
  • the assembly of the device connection in a housing opening 12 of a housing wall 13 of a device housing is realized as follows. From his in Fig. 1 . Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shown starting position of the device connection with the holding element 3 is pushed so far into the housing opening 12 in the housing wall 13 in the longitudinal direction 2 until the retaining ring 4 abuts the edge of the housing opening 12 in the longitudinal direction 2. The thus achieved assembly intermediate position show 4 and FIG. 5 ,
  • the insulating housing 1 is displaced to the right in the longitudinal direction 2 so that the inner housing region 7 slides into the holding element 3, the outer surface 10 of the inner housing region 7 of the insulating housing 1 resting on the sliding bevels 9 of the holding arms 5 slides in the longitudinal direction 2 along. Since the sliding bevels 9 are obliquely in the longitudinal direction 2 in the interior of the support member 3 and thus create a conically tapered interior of the support member 3 to the free end of the support member 3, the support arms 5 of the slide along the sliding bevels 9 along sliding insulating housing. 1 spread outwards in the transverse direction 11.
  • the support arms 5 form the jaws 17 in the housing opening 12 of the housing wall 13 a clamping fit.
  • the device connection with the voltage applied to the inner wall of the housing opening 12 and its opening edge on the inner side 18 of the housing wall 13 Clamping jaws 17 fixed in the housing wall 13klemmend.
  • the housing opening 12 has a flattening 14. Accordingly, the holding arms 5 and the inner housing portion 7 of the insulating housing 1 on flats 14 '.

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