EP0537790B2 - Connector for flat ribbon cable - Google Patents

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EP0537790B2
EP0537790B2 EP92117782A EP92117782A EP0537790B2 EP 0537790 B2 EP0537790 B2 EP 0537790B2 EP 92117782 A EP92117782 A EP 92117782A EP 92117782 A EP92117782 A EP 92117782A EP 0537790 B2 EP0537790 B2 EP 0537790B2
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00Structural 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
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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
    • H01R12/00Structural 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
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    • H01R12/59Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/67Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
    • H01R12/675Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals with contacts having at least a slotted plate for penetration of cable insulation, e.g. insulation displacement contacts for round conductor flat cables

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  • the invention relates to a connector for ribbon cables with an upper part made of insulating material, in which a number of parallel guide channels for contact elements are arranged with insulation displacement terminals and with a lower part made of insulating material, in which a number of parallel guide channels for contact elements are also arranged.
  • a connector is from the AMP catalog AMP Micro-Match miniature connector system MM-D / E1 05/91 "is known.
  • a two-part housing upper part is used, which consists of a middle piece for holding the insulation displacement contact elements and a cover part which can be locked with it and which is in a locked position in relation to the free ends of the insulation displacement contact elements, there is a gap for receiving the ribbon cable.
  • the cover is pressed onto the insulation displacement contact elements to make contact with the ribbon cable and is latched to the center piece in the lower part of the housing are designed as fork spring contacts and arranged at right angles to the flat knives.
  • a contact connector for Ribbon cable known, the contact housing made of one part exists and in which the contact elements in guide channels of a first locking position in which the insulation displacement terminals outside of a cross slot for the ribbon cable, are movable into a second locking position in which the Insulation displacement connectors in the cross slot for contacting the cable cores reach in.
  • this known contact connector is the height by the distance between the two locking positions extended for the insulation displacement terminals.
  • they are Insulation displacement contacts with fork spring contacts for contacting one Circuit board connected.
  • the fork spring contacts have one relatively large width, which is the division for the arrangement of the insulation displacement terminals in the contact housing enlarged.
  • DE-AS 17 65 512 is a connector with an upper housing part known from insulating material, which consists of a contact holder member and a cable press member. By doing Cable pressure elements are guide channels for contact elements Insulation displacement clamps arranged. The ribbon cable is between inserted these two construction parts.
  • the lower housing part also made of insulating material and has a number of parallel ones Guide channels for those fastened in the contact holder member Contact elements.
  • the insulation displacement contacts are in this known connector in the same plane arranged like those protruding into the lower part of the housing Pin contacts.
  • DE 36 21 223 is still a terminal block known for electrical lines, in which the insulation displacement terminals in the upper part of the housing with contact springs lying in the same plane are connected for a tongue.
  • the object of the invention is to create an easy-to-assemble plug connector for ribbon cables, in which as many contacts as possible can be accommodated and reliably contacted with one another in the smallest space.
  • a connector designed according to the invention has the one-piece insulation displacement clamps lying in the same plane and flat knives a very small pitch, down to 2.5 mm can be reduced.
  • the contact elements in the lower part of the housing as fork spring contacts in the right Angles to the flat knives can also be arranged in these the small pitch of only 2.5 mm can be maintained.
  • the contact zone in one of the upper and lower parts of the housing contact channel closed on all sides, so that the small contact elements that only overlap by approx. 2 mm are housed very protected and make reliable contact can.
  • the flat knives have at least on one narrow side a barb for one non-slip connection with the upper part of the housing.
  • the fork spring contacts too are useful with on their narrow sides Provide barbs for a non-slip connection with the To achieve lower housing part.
  • a side wall of the upper housing part at least one window and an underlying one Side wall of the lower housing part at least to arrange a locking cam.
  • the cross slot for the ribbon cable in the upper part of the housing extended at its mouth with inclined surfaces be to automatically thread the ribbon cable into to enable the cross slot. Contacting the cable wires in the ribbon cable with the insulation displacement clamps in one operation.
  • This assembly process has the advantage that the maximum height significantly compared to the prior art can be reduced because a pre-locking position for the There is no cutting clamp in the lower part of the housing.
  • the maximum overall height of the connector is only determined by the total length that of a cutting clamp and a flat knife existing contact elements after contacting the Ribbon cables must be arranged protected in the upper part of the housing have to.
  • a transverse slot 2 for a ribbon cable 3 is arranged in an upper housing part 1 made of insulating material.
  • the Cross slot 2 is penetrated by guide channels 4, in which Insulation clamps 5 are arranged in flat knife 6 continue. So that the insulation displacement clamps / flat knives 5.6 assembly and contacting in their guide channels 4 not can move more, side barbs 7 are provided, which are in the side walls or intermediate walls of the upper housing part 1 hook.
  • fork spring contacts are in guide channels 12 arranged with the solder connections 13 from the Protrude lower part 10.
  • the upper housing part 1 and the lower housing part 10 are inserted into one another and form between the intersecting guide channels 4 and 11 a continuous contact channel 14, in which the contact between the flat blades 6 and the fork springs 12 takes place.
  • solder connections 13 of adjacent fork spring contacts 12 are alternately arranged on different sides to larger ones To create gaps between which soldering is possible is.
  • the assembly of a connector designed according to the invention takes place in such a way that the ribbon cable 3 is inserted into the transverse slot 2.
  • the Transverse slot 2 provided at its mouth with inclined surfaces 19.
  • the insulation displacement clamps 5 or flat knives 6 in their Guide channels 4 introduced and in one operation with the Cable cores of the ribbon cable 3 contacted.
  • the lower housing parts 10 are separated from the upper housing parts 1 equipped with the fork spring contacts 12. After that you can then the upper housing parts 1 of pre-assembled cable harnesses the lower housing parts 10 inserted and completed in this way Cable harnesses are placed on the market.

Abstract

The subject-matter of the invention is a plug connector for flat ribbon cable (3), having a housing upper part (1), consisting of insulating material, in which a number of parallel guide channels (4) for contact elements having insulation-piercing terminals (5), and a transverse groove (2), which passes through the guide channels, for the flat ribbon cable (3) are arranged, and having a housing lower part (10) which consists of insulating material and in which a number of parallel guide channels (11) for contact elements are likewise arranged. In order to create a plug connector which is easy to instal and in which as many contacts as possible can be accommodated and can reliably make contact with one another in a very confined space, it is proposed that the insulation-piercing terminals (5) of the contact elements in the housing upper part (1) be integrally connected to flat blades (6) located in the same plane, that the contact elements in the housing lower part (10) be constructed as fork-spring contacts (12) and be arranged at right angles to the flat blades (6), and that the flat blades (6) and fork-spring contacts (12) engage over one another and make contact with one another in a contact channel (14) which is formed by the housing upper and lower parts (1, 10). <IMAGE>

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Gegenstand der Erfindung ist ein Steckverbinder für Flachbandkabel mit einem Gehäuseoberteil aus Isolierstoff, in dem eine Anzahl paralleler Führungskanäle für Kontaktelemente mit Schneidklemmen angeordnet sind und mit einem Gehäuseunterteil aus Isolierstoff, in dem ebenfalls eine Anzahl paralleler Führungskanäle für Kontaktelemente angeordnet sind. Ein derartiger Steckverbinder ist aus dem AMP-Katalog

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AMP Micro-Match Miniatur-Steckverbinder-System MM-D/E1 05/91" bekannt. Bei diesem Steckverbinder wird ein zweiteiliges Gehäuseoberteil verwendet, welches aus einem Mittelstück zur Halterung der Schneidklemmkontaktelemente und einem damit verrastbaren Deckelteil besteht, das in einer Verrastposition in Bezug zu den freien Enden der Schneidklemmkontaktelemente einen Spalt zur Aufnahme des Flachbandkabels aufweist. Der Deckel wird zur Kontaktierung des Flachbandkabels auf die Schneidklemmkontaktelemente gedrückt und mit dem Mittelstück verrastet. Die Schneidklemmen der Kontaktelemente im Gehäuseoberteil sind einteilig mit in der gleichen Ebene liegenden Flachmessern verbunden. Die Kontaktelemente im Gehäuseunterteil sind als Gabelfederkontakte ausgebildet und im rechten Winkel zu den Flachmessern angeordnet. The invention relates to a connector for ribbon cables with an upper part made of insulating material, in which a number of parallel guide channels for contact elements are arranged with insulation displacement terminals and with a lower part made of insulating material, in which a number of parallel guide channels for contact elements are also arranged. Such a connector is from the AMP catalog
Figure 00010001
AMP Micro-Match miniature connector system MM-D / E1 05/91 "is known. In this connector, a two-part housing upper part is used, which consists of a middle piece for holding the insulation displacement contact elements and a cover part which can be locked with it and which is in a locked position in relation to the free ends of the insulation displacement contact elements, there is a gap for receiving the ribbon cable. The cover is pressed onto the insulation displacement contact elements to make contact with the ribbon cable and is latched to the center piece in the lower part of the housing are designed as fork spring contacts and arranged at right angles to the flat knives.

Aus der DE-PS 25 45 791 ist ein Kontaktanschlußstück für Flachbandkabel bekannt, dessen Kontaktgehäuse aus einem Teil besteht und in dem die Kontaktelemente in Führungskanälen von einer ersten Verriegelungslage, in der sich die Schneidklemmen außerhalb eines Querschlitzes für das Flachbandkabel befinden, in eine zweite Verriegelungslage beweglich sind, in der die Schneidklemmen in den Querschlitz zum Kontaktieren der Kabeladern hineinreichen. Bei diesem bekannten Kontaktanschlußstück ist die Bauhöhe durch den Abstand der beiden Verriegelungslagen für die Schneidklemmen verlängert. Außerdem sind die Schneidklemmen mit Gabelfederkontakten zum Kontaktieren einer Schaltungsplatte verbunden. Die Gabelfederkontakte haben eine verhältnismäßig große Baubreite, welche das Teilungsmaß für die Anordnung der Schneidklemmen im Kontaktgehäuse vergrößert. From DE-PS 25 45 791 is a contact connector for Ribbon cable known, the contact housing made of one part exists and in which the contact elements in guide channels of a first locking position in which the insulation displacement terminals outside of a cross slot for the ribbon cable, are movable into a second locking position in which the Insulation displacement connectors in the cross slot for contacting the cable cores reach in. In this known contact connector is the height by the distance between the two locking positions extended for the insulation displacement terminals. Besides, they are Insulation displacement contacts with fork spring contacts for contacting one Circuit board connected. The fork spring contacts have one relatively large width, which is the division for the arrangement of the insulation displacement terminals in the contact housing enlarged.

Aus der DE-AS 17 65 512 ist eine Steckverbinder mit einem Gehäuseoberteil aus Isolierstoff bekannt, welches aus einem Kontakthalterglied und einem Kabelandrückglied besteht. In dem Kabelandrückglied sind Führungskanäle für Kontaktelemente mit Schneidklemmen angeordnet. Das Flachbandkabel wird zwischen diesen beiden Konstruktionsteilen eingelegt. Bei diesem bekannten Steckverbinder besteht das Gehäuseunterteil ebenfalls aus Isolierstoff und hat eine Anzahl paralleler Führungskanäle für die im Kontakthalterglied befestigten Kontaktelemente. Die Schneidklemmen der Kontaktelemente sind bei diesem bekannten Steckverbinder in der gleichen Ebene angeordnet wie die in das Gehäuseunterteil hineinragenden Stiftkontakte.DE-AS 17 65 512 is a connector with an upper housing part known from insulating material, which consists of a contact holder member and a cable press member. By doing Cable pressure elements are guide channels for contact elements Insulation displacement clamps arranged. The ribbon cable is between inserted these two construction parts. With this known connector there is the lower housing part also made of insulating material and has a number of parallel ones Guide channels for those fastened in the contact holder member Contact elements. The insulation displacement contacts are in this known connector in the same plane arranged like those protruding into the lower part of the housing Pin contacts.

Schließlich ist aus der DE 36 21 223 noch eine Anschlußleiste für elektrische Leitungen bekannt, bei der die Schneidklemmen im Gehäuseoberteil mit in der gleichen Ebene liegenden Kontaktfedern für eine Steckzunge verbunden sind.Finally, from DE 36 21 223 is still a terminal block known for electrical lines, in which the insulation displacement terminals in the upper part of the housing with contact springs lying in the same plane are connected for a tongue.

Davon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen einfach zu montierenden Steckverbinder für Flachbandkabel zu schaffen, in dem auf engstem Raum möglichst viele Kontakte untergebracht und zuverlässig miteinander kontaktiert werden können. Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to create an easy-to-assemble plug connector for ribbon cables, in which as many contacts as possible can be accommodated and reliably contacted with one another in the smallest space.

Die technische Lösung ergibt sich aus den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. The technical solution results from the features of claim 1.

Ein erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeter Steckverbinder hat durch die einteiligen und in der gleichen Ebene liegenden Schneidklemmen und Flachmesser eine sehr geringe Teilung, die bis auf 2,5 mm reduziert werden kann. Durch die Ausbildung der Kontaktelemente im Gehäuseunterteil als Gabelfederkontakte, die im rechten Winkel zu den Flachmessern angeordnet sind, kann auch bei diesen das kleine Teilungsmaß von nur 2,5 mm eingehalten werden. Schließlich besteht noch ein wesentlicher Vorteil des erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeten Steckverbinders darin, daß die Kontaktzone in einem von den Gehäuseober- und -unterteilen gebildeten allseitig geschlossenen Kontaktkanal liegt, so daß die kleinen und sich nur auf ca. 2 mm überlappenden Kontaktelemente sehr geschützt untergebracht sind und sich zuverlässig kontaktieren können.A connector designed according to the invention has the one-piece insulation displacement clamps lying in the same plane and flat knives a very small pitch, down to 2.5 mm can be reduced. Through the formation of the contact elements in the lower part of the housing as fork spring contacts in the right Angles to the flat knives can also be arranged in these the small pitch of only 2.5 mm can be maintained. Finally, there is an essential advantage of the invention trained connector in that the contact zone in one of the upper and lower parts of the housing contact channel closed on all sides, so that the small contact elements that only overlap by approx. 2 mm are housed very protected and make reliable contact can.

Bei einer praktischen Ausführungsform haben die Flachmesser wenigstens an einer Schmalseite einen Widerhaken für eine rutschfeste Verbindung mit dem Gehäuseoberteil. Auch die Gabelfederkontakte werden zweckmäßig an ihren Schmalseiten mit Widerhaken versehen, um eine rutschfeste Verbindung mit dem Gehäuseunterteil zu erzielen.In a practical embodiment, the flat knives have at least on one narrow side a barb for one non-slip connection with the upper part of the housing. The fork spring contacts too are useful with on their narrow sides Provide barbs for a non-slip connection with the To achieve lower housing part.

Bei der kleinen Teilung zwischen den Kontaktelementen von nur 2,5 mm hat es sich als zweckmäßig erwiesen, benachbarte Gabelfederkontakte mit versetzt zueinander angeordneten Lötanschlüssen zu versehen, um die Verlötung problemlos durchzuführen.With the small division between the contact elements of only 2.5 mm has proven to be useful, adjacent fork spring contacts with staggered solder connections to be provided in order to easily carry out the soldering.

Um ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen der beiden Gehäuseteile voneinander zu vermeiden, wird vorgeschlagen, in einer Seitenwand des Gehäuseoberteils wenigstens ein Fenster und an einer darunterliegenden Seitenwand des Gehäuseunterteiles wenigstens einen Rastnocken anzuordnen.To unintentionally detach the two housing parts from each other to avoid, it is suggested in a side wall of the upper housing part at least one window and an underlying one Side wall of the lower housing part at least to arrange a locking cam.

Schließlich kann der Querschlitz für das Flachbandkabel im Gehäuseoberteil an seiner Mündung mit Schrägflächen erweitert sein, um ein automatisches Einfädeln des Flachbandkabels in den Querschlitz zu ermöglichen. Das Kontaktieren der Kabeladern in dem Flachbandkabel mit den Schneidklemmen erfolgt in einem Arbeitsgang. Finally, the cross slot for the ribbon cable in the upper part of the housing extended at its mouth with inclined surfaces be to automatically thread the ribbon cable into to enable the cross slot. Contacting the cable wires in the ribbon cable with the insulation displacement clamps in one operation.

Für den Aufgabenteil der Montagevereinfachung wird als technische Lösung vorgeschlagen, daß das in den Querschlitz des Gehäuseoberteiles eingeführte Flachbandkabel in einem Arbeitsgang mit den Schneidklemmen kontaktiert wird.For the task of simplifying assembly, it is proposed as a technical solution that the ribbon cable inserted into the transverse slot of the upper housing part is contacted with the insulation displacement terminals in one operation.

Aus diesem Montageverfahren resultiert der Vorteil, daß die maximale Bauhöhe im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik erheblich reduziert werden kann, weil eine Vorraststellung für die Schneidklemmen im Gehäuseunterteil entfällt, Die maximale Bauhöhe des Steckverbinders wird nur noch bestimmt durch die Gesamtlänge der aus einer Schneidklemme und einem Flachmesser bestehenden Kontaktelemente, die nach dem Kontaktieren der Flachbandkabel geschützt im Gehäuseoberteil angeordnet sein müssen.This assembly process has the advantage that the maximum height significantly compared to the prior art can be reduced because a pre-locking position for the There is no cutting clamp in the lower part of the housing. The maximum overall height of the connector is only determined by the total length that of a cutting clamp and a flat knife existing contact elements after contacting the Ribbon cables must be arranged protected in the upper part of the housing have to.

Weitere Einzelheiten und Vorteile ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung der zugehörigen Zeichnungen, in denen ein erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeter Steckverbinder schematisch dargestellt worden ist. In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen montierten Steckverbinder in perspektivischer Darstellung;
Fig. 2
denselben Steckverbinder entlang der Linie II-II in Fig. 1 geschnitten in perspektivischer Darstellung;
Fig. 3
denselben Steckverbinder entlang der Linie III-III in Fig. 4 geschnitten;
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denselben Steckverbinder entlang der Linie IV-IV in Fig. 3 geschnitten.
Further details and advantages result from the following description of the associated drawings, in which a connector designed according to the invention has been shown schematically. The drawings show:
Fig. 1
an assembled connector in a perspective view;
Fig. 2
the same connector along the line II-II in Figure 1 cut in perspective.
Fig. 3
cut the same connector along the line III-III in Fig. 4;
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cut the same connector along the line IV-IV in Fig. 3.

In einem Gehäuseoberteil 1 aus Isolierstoff ist am oberen Ende ein Querschlitz 2 für ein Flachbandkabel 3 angeordnet. Der Querschlitz 2 wird von Führungskanälen 4 durchsetzt, in denen Schneidklemmen 5 angeordnet sind, die sich in Flachmesser 6 fortsetzen. Damit sich die Schneidklemmen/Flachmesser 5,6 nach der Montage und Kontaktierung in ihren Führungskanälen 4 nicht mehr verschieben können, sind seitliche Widerhaken 7 vorgesehen, welche sich in Seitenwänden bzw. Zwischenwänden des Gehäuseoberteiles 1 verhaken. In an upper housing part 1 made of insulating material is at the upper end a transverse slot 2 for a ribbon cable 3 is arranged. The Cross slot 2 is penetrated by guide channels 4, in which Insulation clamps 5 are arranged in flat knife 6 continue. So that the insulation displacement clamps / flat knives 5.6 assembly and contacting in their guide channels 4 not can move more, side barbs 7 are provided, which are in the side walls or intermediate walls of the upper housing part 1 hook.

In einem Gehäuseunterteil 10 sind in Führungskanälen 11 Gabelfederkontakte 12 angeordnet, die mit Lötanschlüssen 13 aus dem Gehäuseunterteil 10 herausragen.In a lower housing part 10 11 fork spring contacts are in guide channels 12 arranged with the solder connections 13 from the Protrude lower part 10.

Das Gehäuseoberteil 1 und das Gehäuseunterteil 10 sind ineinandergesteckt und bilden zwischen den sich kreuzenden Führungskanälen 4 und 11 einen durchgehenden Kontaktkanal 14, in dem die Kontaktierung zwischen den Flachmessern 6 und den Gabelfedern 12 stattfindet.The upper housing part 1 and the lower housing part 10 are inserted into one another and form between the intersecting guide channels 4 and 11 a continuous contact channel 14, in which the contact between the flat blades 6 and the fork springs 12 takes place.

Um ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen des Gehäuseoberteiles 1 vom Gehäuseunterteil 10 zu vermeiden, ist in einer Seitenwand 15 des Gehäuseoberteiles 1 ein Fenster 16 angeordnet, in welches ein Rastnocken 17 an einer Seitenwand 18 des Gehäuseunterteiles 10 eingreift.To inadvertently detach the upper housing part 1 from the lower housing part To avoid 10 is in a side wall 15 of the Housing upper part 1 a window 16 arranged, in which a Locking cams 17 on a side wall 18 of the lower housing part 10 intervenes.

Die Lötanschlüsse 13 benachbarter Gabelfederkontakte 12 sind wechselweise auf verschiedenen Seiten angeordnet, um größere Abstände zu schaffen, zwischen denen eine Verlötung möglich ist.The solder connections 13 of adjacent fork spring contacts 12 are alternately arranged on different sides to larger ones To create gaps between which soldering is possible is.

Die Montage eines erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeten Steckverbinders erfolgt in der Weise, daß zunächst das Flachbandkabel 3 in den Querschlitz 2 eingeführt wird. Zu diesem Zweck ist der Querschlitz 2 an seiner Mündung mit Schrägflächen 19 versehen. Danach werden die Schneidklemmen 5 bzw. Flachmesser 6 in ihre Führungskanäle 4 eingeführt und in einem Arbeitsgang mit den Kabeladern des Flachbandkabels 3 kontaktiert.The assembly of a connector designed according to the invention takes place in such a way that the ribbon cable 3 is inserted into the transverse slot 2. For this purpose the Transverse slot 2 provided at its mouth with inclined surfaces 19. Then the insulation displacement clamps 5 or flat knives 6 in their Guide channels 4 introduced and in one operation with the Cable cores of the ribbon cable 3 contacted.

Die Gehäuseunterteile 10 werden getrennt von den Gehäuseoberteilen 1 mit den Gabelfederkontakten 12 bestückt. Danach können dann die Gehäuseoberteile 1 vormontierter Kabelbäume auf die Gehäuseunterteile 10 gesteckt und die auf die Weise komplettierten Kabelbäume in Verkehr gebracht werden. The lower housing parts 10 are separated from the upper housing parts 1 equipped with the fork spring contacts 12. After that you can then the upper housing parts 1 of pre-assembled cable harnesses the lower housing parts 10 inserted and completed in this way Cable harnesses are placed on the market.

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GehäuseoberteilUpper part of the housing
22nd
QuerschlitzCross slot
33rd
FlachbandkabelRibbon cable
44th
FührungskanalGuide channel
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SchneidklemmeInsulation displacement
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FlachmesserFlat knife
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WiderhakenBarbs
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GehäuseunterteilLower part of the housing
1111
FührungskanalGuide channel
1212th
GabelfederkontaktFork spring contact
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LötanschlußSolder connection
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KontaktkanalContact channel
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SeitenwandSide wall
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Fensterwindow
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RastnockenLocking cams
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SeitenwandSide wall
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SchrägflächeSloping surface

Claims (7)

  1. Plug connector for flat ribbon cable (3), having a unitary housing upper part (1) of insulating material, in which a plurality of parallel guide channels (4) for contact elements having insulation-piercing devices (5), and a transverse slot (2), which passes through the guide channels, and in which the flat ribbon cable (3) is slidably arranged, and with a housing lower part (10) which consists of insulating material in which are also arranged a number of parallel guide channels (11) for contact elements, whereby the insulation-piercing devices (5) of the contact elements in the housing upper part (1) are integrally connected to flat blades (6) located in the same plane and arranged in the guide channels (4), and whereby the contact elements in the housing lower part (10) are arranged in the guide channels (11) and constructed as fork-spring contacts (12) as well as arranged at right angles to the flat blades (6), and whereby the flat blades (6) and fork-spring contacts (12) engage over one another and make contact with one another in a all-round closed, through contact channel (14) which is formed by the mutually crossing guides channels (4, 11) of the housing upper and lower parts (1, 10).
  2. Plug connector according to claim 1, characterised in that on at least one narrow side of the flat blades (6) there is provided a barb (7) for an anti-slip connection with the housing top part (10).
  3. Plug connector according to claim 1, characterised in that on the narrow sides of the forked spring contacts (12) there are provided barbs for an anti-slip connection with the housing top part (10).
  4. Plug connector according to claim 1, characterised in that adjacent forked spring contacts (12) are provided with solder contacts (13) arranged offset to each other.
  5. Plug connector according to claim 1, characterised in that in a side wall (15) of the housing top part (1) there is arranged at least one window (16) and in a side wall (18) of the housing bottom part (10) situated underneath there is arranged at least one snap-in lug.
  6. Plug connector according to claim 1, characterised in that the transverse slot of the housing top part (1) has its opening enlarged with inclined surfaces.
  7. Method for assembling a plug connector according to claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the ribbon cable (3) introduced into the transverse slot (2) of the housing top part (1) is contacted in one stage with the insulation piercing connecting devices.
EP92117782A 1991-10-17 1992-10-17 Connector for flat ribbon cable Expired - Lifetime EP0537790B2 (en)

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