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DE102009021594B4 - Electrical connector and electrical connector and method for connecting the remainder of a multicore cable to an electrical connector - Google Patents
Electrical connector and electrical connector and method for connecting the remainder of a multicore cable to an electrical connector
DE102009021594B4
DE102009021594B4 DE102009021594.8A DE102009021594A DE102009021594B4 DE 102009021594 B4 DE102009021594 B4 DE 102009021594B4 DE 102009021594 A DE102009021594 A DE 102009021594A DE 102009021594 B4 DE102009021594 B4 DE 102009021594B4
DE102009021594.8A
DE102009021594A1 (en
2009-04-09 Priority to DE102009016706.4 priority Critical
2009-04-09 Priority to DE102009016706 priority
2009-05-15 Application filed by Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
2009-05-15 Priority to DE102009021594.8A priority patent/DE102009021594B4/en
2010-10-21 Publication of DE102009021594A1 publication Critical patent/DE102009021594A1/en
2018-04-12 Publication of DE102009021594B4 publication Critical patent/DE102009021594B4/en
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An electrical connector for detachably connecting a multicore cable to a mating connector (2), comprising a handle body (4) surrounding the cable or wires (3) of the cable, having a contact carrier (6) receiving and holding a plurality of contact elements (5) with a rotatably arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part (7), wherein the individual contact elements (5) are electrically conductively connected to the individual wires (2) and wherein the sleeve-shaped threaded part (7) with a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded portion (9) of the mating connector (2) screwed characterized in that in the contact carrier (6) one of the number of contact elements (5) corresponding number of outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier (6) extending grooves (11) is formed, and in that the mating connector ( 2) facing the end face (12) of the contact carrier (6), adjacent to the grooves (11), one of the number of grooves (11) corresponding number of through holes (13) is formed, through which the others (3) facing away from the ends (14) of the contact elements (5) protrude in the mounted state.
The invention relates to an electrical connector for releasably connecting a multi-core cable with a mating connector, with a handle body surrounding the cable or the wires of the cable, with a contact carrier receiving and holding a plurality of contact elements and with a rotatably arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part, wherein the individual contact elements are electrically conductively connected to the individual wires and wherein the sleeve-shaped threaded part with a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded portion of the mating connector is screwed.
Such a connector is from the EP 1 422 791 A1 known. This document discloses an electrical connector for multicore cables, which has improved transmission characteristics and in particular prevents crosstalk, for which purpose the wires are arranged equidistantly within a connector housing and a shield is connected to shield plates of the plug.
The DE 199 31 728 A1 discloses a contact carrier for multi-pole electrical connector consisting of a plurality of movably attached to each other contact carrier parts, wherein the contact carrier parts form a package with a substantially cylindrical peripheral contour in the assembled state, so that the contact carrier is inserted into a circular connector. The contact carrier parts have in their mutually facing, inner surfaces respectively corresponding recesses, which complement each other in the assembled state to a through hole for holding a contact element. As a result, the contact elements can each be inserted in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction movement in the recesses in the surface of the contact carrier part.
From the DE 10 2006 025 611 B3 a contact holder for a plug or a socket is known, which consists of a protective part and a base part inserted therein. The base part has a plurality of longitudinally extending openings into which the individual contacts can be inserted. For better guidance of the contacts, one end face of the base part has a plurality of collars, each connecting to the individual openings.
The DE 43 09 781 A1 discloses a shielded electrical connector having a mating face covered by a metal sheath for connection to printed circuit boards. To affix the connector to a circuit board, the connector has a pair of fastener members with resilient metal legs that latch with resiliently yielding mounting tabs of the metal shell.
In addition, the invention also relates to an electrical connector with a connector and a mating connector, wherein the connector has a cap screw as a sleeve-shaped threaded portion and the mating connector an outer sleeve having a male thread to the cap screw of the connector corresponding female thread and a plurality of mating contact elements receiving or holding mating contact carrier having. Finally, the invention also relates to a method for connecting the wires of a multi-core cable to an electrical connector.
Electrical connectors consist essentially of two parts, the electrical connector and the mating connector. Both the connector and the mating connector each have a contact carrier with a plurality of contacts, which are either contact pins or corresponding contact sockets. Depending on whether the contact pins or the contact sockets are arranged in the respective contact carrier, the associated connecting part is also referred to as a plug or socket. In practice, it is usually the case that the connector whose contact carrier has the contact pins, d. H. the plug, a cap screw with an external thread as a sleeve-shaped threaded portion and the connector, in the contact carrier, the contact sockets are arranged, d. H. the socket, an outer sleeve having an internal thread. If two cables are connected to one another with the plug connection, then the outer sleeve of the bushing is designed as a kind of union nut.
Such electrical connectors or connectors are used as industrial plugs in automation technology both in cabinets and field devices in different embodiments. In particular, the types M8 and M12 with 4, 5, 6 or even 8 contacts have found widespread use. The connectors are then used to connect connecting cables with a corresponding number of wires, the individual wires each consisting of a conductor and a wire insulation surrounding the conductor and are jointly surrounded by a cable insulation. Instead of a solid conductor, the wires can also have multiple strands, which follow - without limitation thereto - always only ladders is mentioned; this should therefore always include strands.
Electrical connectors can be either freely assembled or already finished be, in which case the contact carrier and the cable are usually encapsulated by the handle body. In this case, the handle body itself can be made by molding the contact carrier.
From the WO 2008/061780 A2 For example, an industrial connector with a circular connection face is known, which can be assembled and used for transmission of multiplexed signals and for Ethernet applications. Preferably, this is an 8-pin round plug, which has an inner, divided into three individual main elements structure. The first part is formed by the plug contacts, which are provided for connection to a mating connector, the second part forms a terminal block, which provides a connection of a data line in the field, and the third part is a printed circuit board, the connecting element between the terminal block and the pin contacts forms.
In the case of a connector which can not be freely assembled by the consumer, the electrical and mechanical connection of the individual wires or conductors of a cable to the individual contact elements takes place in particular by means of a solder connection or by a crimp connection. In the crimp termination technique, the stripped end of a wire is inserted axially into a corresponding ferrule (crimp barrel) or sleeve-shaped end portion of the contact element and then electrically and mechanically connected to the crimp barrel or contact element by mechanical compression of the crimp barrel or sleeve-shaped end portion. By crimping standardized in DIN EN 60352-2 a solderless electrical connection is made, wherein the crimped connection can be made both by Handcrimpwerkzeuge and by means of semi or fully automatic crimping machines. The stripping of the wires and the crimping of the contact elements can be carried out by machine in one operation, so that the crimping technique has largely superseded the soldering in the background.
Electrical connectors are interfaces that transmit electrical signals or power, the connectors or connectors must meet different requirements depending on the application. For connectors that are used in the signal and data technology, especially in such connectors that are used within networks and field buses, certain high-frequency boundary conditions must be considered in accordance with the data transmission rate of the respective network or field bus to properly transmit the signals and To ensure data.
If connectors or plug-in connections for signal and data technology are used not only in office buildings but also in harsh industrial environments, the plug connectors or plug connections must be correspondingly more robust and have the highest possible degree of protection, preferably IP67. For this reason, commercially available RJ45 connectors, as they are known from the office communication sector, in the industrial sector, only limited use. Therefore, protective housing, so-called Tüllengehäuse, have been developed that can accommodate an already connected to a cable RJ45 plug and thereby protect the plug against external influences and damage. A corresponding protective housing is for example from the DE 100 31 341 C2 known.
In order to be able to use the M12 connectors, which are widely used in the industrial sector, and which have sufficient mechanical robustness and protection class, also in the area of signal and data technology, in particular for networks and field buses - and in particular also for Ethernet applications their internal structure are modified so that the requirements for data transmission can be met. In particular, at higher transmission rates while connectors with a larger number of contacts, especially with eight contacts required. Increases the number of contacts, it leads - with otherwise constant diameter of the connector - due to the small dimensions to a more complex installation of the connector and a more complex connection of the individual wires to the individual contact elements.
The present invention is therefore the object of further developing an electrical connector described above to the effect that the assembly of the connector, in particular the mounting of the contact elements in the contact carrier is easier. In addition, the invention has for its object to provide an electrical connector that is particularly well suited for the signal and data transmission in the harsh industrial environment with a compact design possible. Moreover, the invention also relates to a method for easily connecting the wires of a multi-core cable to an electrical connector.
The aforementioned object is achieved in the electrical connector described above in that in the contact carrier one of the number of contact elements corresponding number of outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier extending grooves is formed, and that in the mating connector facing the end face of the contact carrier, adjacent to the grooves, one of the number of grooves corresponding number of through holes is formed, through which the wires facing away from the ends of the contact elements protrude in the assembled state in the longitudinal direction of the contact elements.
The inventive design of the contact carrier, the insertion of the contact elements in the contact carrier is much easier. By forming the outwardly open grooves instead of the otherwise formed in contact carriers, extending over the entire length of the contact carrier through holes, a contact element with its end facing away from the connected conductor can be simply inserted through the through hole in the end face of the contact carrier, wherein the contact element when passing through the through hole may have an angle to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier greater than zero. The free end of the contact element can thus be pushed "obliquely from the side" through the through hole and only then be pivoted into the corresponding groove.
This procedure simplifies the insertion of the already connected to the wires contact elements in the contact carrier considerably. On the one hand, the free ends of the contact elements need only be pushed through the through holes formed in the end face of the contact carrier, whose length is substantially less than the total length of the contact carrier. On the other hand, the possibility of inserting the contact elements "obliquely from the side" facilitates the assembly of a plurality of contact elements in a compact connector.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the through holes are funnel-shaped in the end face of the contact carrier, wherein the inner diameter of the through holes increases from the side facing the grooves to the mating connector facing side. The funnel-shaped formation of the through holes facilitates the inclination of the contact elements when inserted into the through holes. The insertion and pivoting of the contact elements is further facilitated if the funnel shape of the through holes is aligned concentrically to the preferred insertion of the contact elements. In addition, the through holes may be formed so that at their narrowest point have a slightly larger diameter than the ends of the contact elements durchzusteckenden.
The individual contact elements are guided in the electrical connector according to the invention only in a relatively small portion of their total length in a through hole, while the free end protrudes from the through hole and the wires facing the end is arranged in the mounted state in the outwardly open groove. As a result, the axial alignment of the contact elements is less well secured than in conventional contact carriers, in which the length of the through holes corresponds to the length of the contact carrier. In order to better ensure the axial alignment of the contact elements in the contact carrier, it is therefore preferably provided that the through-holes are each surrounded by a collar on the front side of the contact carrier facing the mating connector. Thus, the collar does not interfere with the insertion of the free end of a contact element "obliquely from the side", the collar on the side facing the central axis of the connector side each have an interruption.
In order to better ensure the axial alignment of the contact elements in the contact carrier, and to prevent unwanted swinging out of the contact elements from the grooves, a constriction is preferably formed in the individual grooves, in which the contact elements can engage in the grooves during pivoting. If the contact elements have a section with an enlarged diameter corresponding to the grooves, for example a hollow end facing the wires, a latching between the constriction formed in the grooves and the section with increased diameter can be realized in a simple manner.
The above-described embodiment of the contact carrier according to the invention can in principle be used in all circular connectors. However, the inventive design of the contact carrier is particularly advantageous in such connectors, which have a larger number of contact elements, in particular for connectors that are used to connect cables with four wire pairs and thus have eight contact elements. In such a connector is provided according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention that the contact carrier consists of four contact carrier parts, each having a quarter-circle base. If the connector is provided for connecting four pairs of wires, then two grooves are formed in each contact carrier part and two through holes are correspondingly formed in the end side of each contact carrier part facing the mating connector. The two wires of a pair of wires, which are preferably twisted together, are thus connected to two contact elements, which are arranged after assembly in a contact carrier part.
Is the electrical connector used to connect a signal and data technology cable? In particular, for connecting a cable, in which the twisted wire pairs are surrounded by a metallic screen (FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair or PiMF = pair in metal foil), the electrical connector according to a further advantageous embodiment additionally has a cylindrical sleeve with a extending in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve, disposed within the sleeve cross-shaped shielding element. The four contact carrier parts are then arranged inside the cylindrical sleeve such that the individual contact carrier parts are separated from one another by the arms of the cross-shaped shielding element. As a result, a crosstalk from one pair of wires to another pair of wires can be largely prevented, for which purpose the sleeve and the shielding element are preferably made of metal. For simplified installation of the electrical connector while the sleeve and the shielding element are preferably formed integrally.
According to a preferred embodiment, the cross-shaped shielding element protrudes on the side facing the cable out of the sleeve, so that the metallic shields of the individual twisted pairs of wires (PiMF) can be attached to the protruding end of the Schirmungselements, whereby the shield between the individual pairs of wires further improved and thus further reducing the likelihood of crosstalk from one wire pair to another wire pair.
In order to further facilitate the positioning of the individual contact carrier parts within the sleeve, a stop for the contact carrier parts is preferably formed on the inner circumference of the sleeve. After inserting the contact elements into the individual contact carrier parts, these can thus be easily inserted into the chambers formed by the sleeve and the cross-shaped shielding element.
In the electrical connector described above consisting of a connector and a mating connector, wherein the connector comprises a cable surrounding a handle body, a plurality of contact elements receiving and holding contact carrier and a rotatably mounted cap screw with an external thread and the mating connector an outer sleeve with an external thread the screw corresponding female thread and having a plurality of mating contact elements receiving or holding mating contact carrier, the suitability of the connector for the signal and data transmission, in particular for Ethernet applications is thereby improved in a simple manner that the mating contact elements of the mating connector in a axially extending portion in which the outer diameter is reduced for impedance matching.
In order to be able to ensure error-free data transmission in the case of connectors, in particular those used in bus connections or networks with high data transmission rates, certain high-frequency boundary conditions must be taken into account. In addition to the lowest possible crosstalk between individual pairs of wires while reducing the return loss is of particular importance. The return loss is essentially determined by the homogeneity of the characteristic impedance. Occurs in the direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave an impedance jump, this leads to reflections that can be superimposed with the useful signals to be transmitted, so that it may cause interference due to the partial extinction of the useful signal to be transmitted.
Since in an electrical connector to be used in the industrial sector, in addition to the high-frequency boundary conditions other requirements, such as the highest possible protection class, sufficient compactness and high mechanical stability and ease of manufacture must be considered, it may happen that the contact elements of the connector in practice have a different differential longitudinal impedance than the mating contact elements of the mating connector. According to the invention, it has now been recognized that a difference between the differential longitudinal impedance of the contact elements of the connector and the differential longitudinal impedance of the mating contact elements of the mating connector can be largely reduced by the mating contact elements having a region extending in the axial direction, in which the outer diameter - in comparison to the outer diameter in the other areas of the mating contact element - is reduced.
Thereby, an impedance matching of the mating contact elements to the contact elements is possible without other parameters of the connector, for example, the electrical conductivity of the contact elements and the mating contact elements or the decency of the contact elements and the mating contact elements to each other must be changed. Since the differential longitudinal impedance depends on the ratio of the diameter of a contact element or mating contact element to the center distance to adjacent contact elements or mating contact elements, the differential longitudinal impedance of the mating contact elements can be adjusted by changing the diameter of the mating contact elements, that the differential longitudinal impedance of the mating contact elements approximately corresponds to a predetermined setpoint, for example, 100 ohms.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the electrical connector, the mating contact elements facing the end of the contact elements pin-shaped and the contact elements facing the end of the mating contact elements is hollow, so that the pin-shaped ends of the contact elements can be inserted into the hollow ends of the mating contact elements. If the ends of the mating contact elements facing away from the contact elements are pin-shaped, the mating contact elements can simply be connected to a circuit board on the device side, for example by wave soldering.
In order to prevent crosstalk between individual wires or individual wire pairs in the mating connector in the mating connector, the mating contact carrier of the mating connector according to a preferred embodiment of four mating contact carrier parts, each having a quarter-circular base, wherein in each mating contact carrier part at least one longitudinally extending bore is arranged to receive a mating contact element. In such an embodiment of the mating contact carrier, the four mating contact carrier parts are preferably shielded from one another by a cross-shaped shielding element arranged within the outer sleeve and extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer sleeve or of the mating contact carrier. The four contact carrier parts are preferably partially connected to each other at their outer periphery, so that the cross-shaped shielding element in the assembled state of the mating connector in corresponding grooves which are formed between the individual mating contact carrier parts, is arranged.
According to a further advantageous embodiment of the electrical connector according to the invention, in which both the mating connector and the connector has a cross-shaped shielding element, the individual arms of the cross-shaped Schirmungselements of the connector on the mating connector side facing each extending in the longitudinal direction of the connector extension and the individual arms of the cross-shaped shielding element of the mating connector on the side facing the connector in each case one extending in the longitudinal direction of the mating connector corresponding counter-extension. The extensions and the counter-extensions are arranged and formed so that they overlap in the axial direction when the connector and the mating connector are connected together. By the axial "overlapping" of the cross-shaped shielding element of the connector with the cross-shaped shielding element of the mating connector crosstalk from one pair of wires to another pair of wires over the entire length of the electrical connector is effectively suppressed.
In addition to the electrical connector described above and the electrical connector described above, the present invention also relates to a method for connecting the wires of a multi-core cable to an electrical connector, wherein the electrical Steckver-binder - as described above - a handle body, a contact carrier for receiving a Has a plurality of contact elements and a rotatably arranged sleeve-like threaded portion. The contact carrier of the connector has a number of contact elements corresponding number of outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier extending grooves and in the wires facing away from the end face of the contact carrier, adjacent to the grooves, a corresponding number of through holes.
In the method according to the invention, the connection of the individual stripped conductors is characterized by the following steps:
Connecting the individual stripped ends of the wires to the facing ends of the individual contact elements,
- Passing through the through-holes in the front side of the contact carrier, the contact elements facing away from the wires of the contact elements, wherein the contact elements have an angle to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier greater than zero during insertion, and
- Swiveling of the contact elements in the grooves in the contact carrier, so that the contact elements and with them the wires are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier.
Advantageously, the inventive method is in an electrical connector in which the wires facing the end of the contact elements is hollow, characterized by machine particularly easy to carry out that the individual stripped ends of the wires inserted into the hollow ends of the contact elements and by mechanical compression (crimping) the ends of the individual wires are electrically connected to the individual contact elements. For this purpose, a contact element inserted into the hollow end of the core can be inserted into the receptacle of a corresponding pressing jaw and then compressed by depressing a counter-jaw, the contact element in the region of the inserted wire, whereby the stripped end the wire is electrically and mechanically firmly connected to the contact element.
If the individual contact elements with the wires thus connected electrically conductively inserted into the contact carrier or in individual contact carrier parts, the contact carrier or the contact carrier parts is preferably inserted into a cylindrical sleeve with a disposed within the sleeve, extending in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve cross-shaped shielding element. Thereafter, the sleeve-like threaded portion is pushed onto the sleeve and then encapsulated with the contact elements connected to the wires and the contact carrier part or the contact carrier parts for producing a handle body.
In particular, there are now a variety of ways to design and further develop the electrical connector or the electrical connector according to the invention and the inventive method. Reference is made to both the patent claims 1, 10 and 17 subordinate claims as well as to the following description of a preferred embodiment in conjunction with the drawings. In the drawing show
1 a perspective view of an electrical connector according to the invention,
2 the electrical connector according to 1 , in section,
3 a Exlosionsdarstellung the essential components of the electrical connector according to 1 .
4 an enlarged view of a part of the connector, with connected wires,
5 an enlarged view of a contact carrier part of the electrical connector,
6 two illustrations of a contact carrier part with two contact elements,
7 two sectional views of the contact carrier part according to 6 .
8th a perspective view of an electrical connector, consisting of a connector and a mating connector,
9 the electrical connector according to 8th , in section,
10 a perspective view of the mating connector of the electrical connector,
11 the mating connector according to 10 , in section,
12 an exploded view of the essential components of the mating connector, and
13 an enlarged view of a mating contact element of the mating connector.
The 1 to 3 show an electrical connector 1 as part of a total in the 8th and 9 illustrated electrical connector, wherein the electrical connector 1 for releasably connecting a cable with one in the 10 to 12 illustrated mating connector 2 serves. The electrical connector 1 has one the cable or the - in 4 shown - veins 3 surrounding handle body 4 , a total of eight contact elements 5 receiving and holding contact carrier 6 and a rotatably mounted cap screw 7 with an external thread 8th on. The electrical connector 1 can thereby with the mating connector 2 be connected to the cap screw 7 with its external thread 8th in one to the mating connector 2 belonging outer sleeve 9 that has a corresponding internal thread 10 has, is screwed.
Like from the 1 and 10 is recognizable, are both the external thread 8th the cap screw 7 as well as the internal thread 10 the outer sleeve 9 partially interrupted, ie both the external thread 8th as well as the internal thread 10 have several provided in plug-in or screwing thread-free areas. This makes it possible, the cap screw 7 of the connector 1 first in the outer sleeve 9 of the mating connector 2 being plugged in, for secure attachment of connectors 1 and mating connectors 2 the cap screw 7 only needs to be twisted by less than half a turn. As a result, the time required to attach or detach the connector can be significantly reduced. A similar electrical plug-in connection, in which the external thread and the internal thread respectively have thread-free areas, is marketed by the applicant under the product name "SPEEDCON" (see the brochure "Industrial Plugs PLUSCON 2005", pages 58 and 59 of Phoenix Contact, Blomberg).
In the illustrated in the figures preferred embodiment of the electrical connector according to the invention 1 is the contact carrier 6 from four separate contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 , each one quarter-circular Base area have. As in particular from the 5 to 7 is recognizable, are in the individual contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 each two outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the connector 1 or the contact carrier 6 running grooves 11 educated. The grooves 11 serve to receive a portion of the contact elements 5 , In addition, in the mating connector 2 facing end face 12 the individual contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 two through holes each 13 formed in such a way in the front page 12 are arranged that they directly to the grooves 11 adjoin, so that the veins 3 opposite ends 14 the contact elements 5 in the assembled state through the through holes 13 protrude. Since the electrical connector shown in the figures 1 a total of eight contact elements 5 are in the contact carrier 6 thus a total of eight grooves 11 and eight through holes 13 educated.
As in particular from the two representations in the 6 and 7 can be seen, by the above-described configuration of the outwardly open grooves 11 as well as the through holes 13 a contact element 5 especially easy in the contact carrier 6 or a contact carrier part 61 be mounted that first the free, pin-shaped end 14 at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier part 61 greater than zero, ie obliquely from the side through the through hole 13 is pushed through ( 6a and 7a ). Only then is the contact element 5 in the longitudinal direction of the contact carrier part 61 aligned by the veins 3 facing hollow end 15 of the contact element 5 in the groove 11 is pivoted or pressed.
From the 5 to 7 In addition, it can be seen that the through holes 13 on the mating connector 2 facing side 12 of the contact carrier 6 or the individual contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 from a collar 16 are surrounded, with the collar 16 on the center axis of the connector 1 facing side a break 17 having. In addition, in the grooves 11 in the area of the veins 3 facing hollow ends 15 the contact elements 5 a constriction 18 educated. This will ensure that the contact elements 5 after swiveling or pushing into the grooves 11 not unintentionally back out of the grooves 11 can swing out or fall out.
From the exploded view of the electrical connector 1 according to 3 it can be seen that the connector 1 In addition, a cylindrical sleeve 19 with one inside the sleeve 19 formed cross-shaped shielding element 20 and a shielding sleeve 21 having. The cylindrical sleeve 19 with the arranged therein, integral with the sleeve 19 connected cross-shaped shielding element 20 serves to accommodate the individual contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 with the contact elements arranged therein 5 , Through the cross-shaped shielding element 20 Thus, the individual contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 and thus in the contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 arranged contact elements 5 separated, so that a crosstalk between a, a contact carrier part 61 assigned shielded wire pair and another, a second contact carrier part 62 Assigned shielded wire pair is largely prevented.
By the arrangement of the further shielding sleeve 21 on the mating connector 2 opposite side of the electrical connector 1 that in the handle body produced by molding 4 is arranged, are the individual wires 3 or the individual wire pairs additionally shielded. Out 2 it can be seen that the cross-shaped shielding element 20 and the shielding sleeve 21 are arranged and designed so that they extend in the longitudinal direction of the connector 1 overlap. In the sectional view also also a sealing ring and a spring ring can be seen, in the exploded view according to 3 are omitted, since they are not essential to the invention.
From the illustration of the mating connector 2 in the 10 to 12 it can be seen that to the mating connector 2 next to the outer sleeve 9 with the outside thread 8th the cap screw 7 corresponding internal thread 10 in particular, a total of eight mating contact elements 22 receiving and holding mating contact carrier 23 belong.
From the 11 to 13 it can be seen that the mating contact elements 22 a middle area 24 in which the outer diameter - in comparison to the outer diameter of the remaining regions of the mating contact elements 22 - is reduced. The reduction of the outer diameter of the contact elements 22 in the middle area 24 serves to adapt the differential longitudinal impedance of the mating contact elements 22 , whereby an impedance jump in the longitudinal direction of the electrical connector should be avoided. Since the differential longitudinal impedance of the individual mating contact elements 22 among other things, its outer diameter and the center distance of the mating contact elements 22 depends on each other, by reducing the outer diameter in the middle range 24 the mating contact elements 22 an impedance matching can be achieved without the arrangement of the individual mating contact elements 22 must be changed.
In particular from the 12 and 13 it can be seen that this is the contact elements 5 of the electrical connector 1 facing the end 25 the mating contact elements 22 is hollow, so that the pin-shaped ends 14 the contact elements 5 in the hollow ends 25 the mating contact elements 22 can be inserted. The contact elements 5 opposite ends 26 the mating contact elements 22 on the other hand are pin-shaped, so that the mating connector 2 For example, can be connected to a circuit board.
As in particular from the 10 and 12 is recognizable, there is also the mating contact carrier 23 of the mating connector 2 from four mating contact carrier parts 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 , each having a quarter-circle base. Corresponding to the contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 have the mating contact carrier parts 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 two each in the longitudinal direction of the mating contact carrier parts 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 extending holes 27 for receiving the mating contact elements 22 on. In contrast to the contact carrier parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 are the four mating contact carrier parts 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 however, via an integral with these ring 28 connected with each other.
Just like the electrical connector 1 also has the mating connector 2 a cross-shaped shielding element 29 on, through which the individual mating contact carrier parts 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 and thus the counter-contact elements arranged therein 22 shielded against each other. Instead of a sleeve 19 has the cross-shaped shielding element 29 of the mating connector 2 on the connector 1 side facing away from an annular section 30 on, in the mounted state on the front side of the outer sleeve 9 is applied. At the annular portion 30 are four pins 31 arranged, by means of which the mating connector 2 can be mounted on a printed circuit board.
From the sectional views according to the 2 . 9 and 11 it can be seen that the individual arms of the cross-shaped Schirmungselements 20 of the connector 1 on the mating connector 2 facing side in each case one in the longitudinal direction of the connector 1 extending extension 32 and the individual arms of the cross-shaped shielding element 29 of the mating connector 2 on the connector 1 each side facing one in the longitudinal direction of the mating connector 2 extending corresponding counter extension 33 exhibit. The extensions 32 and the counter-extensions 33 are arranged and designed so that they overlap in the axial direction, ie in the longitudinal direction of the connector, when the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 interconnected ( 9 ).
To get a correct assignment of the individual contact elements 5 to the individual mating contact elements 22 to ensure that is between the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 formed a coding, so that the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 only in a certain orientation to each other can be screwed together. The coding consists of one at the crossing region of the cross-shaped Schirmungselements 20 trained coding nose 34 and one on a mating contact carrier part 72 introduced corresponding Kodierausnehmung 35 ,
The figures show a particularly preferred embodiment of an electrical connector consisting of an electrical connector 1 and a mating connector 2 , wherein the electrical connector 1 In particular, it is intended and suitable to use four shielded pairs of wires over the four contact support parts 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 arranged eight contact elements 5 with the in the mating contact carrier 23 arranged eight mating contact elements 22 of the mating connector 2 releasably connect. Due to the robust and compact design of the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 and by the arrangement and design of the cross-shaped shielding elements 20 and 29 , which are preferably made of metal, a connector is provided, which is particularly well suited for Ethernet applications in harsh industrial environments. With the described and illustrated connector in particular the requirements are achieved according to Cat6a, so that the connector for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols is suitable.
Electrical connector for detachably connecting a multicore cable to a mating connector ( 2 ), with a cable or wires ( 3 ) of the cable surrounding the handle body ( 4 ), with one of a plurality of contact elements ( 5 ) receiving and holding contact carriers ( 6 ) and with a rotatably arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part ( 7 ), wherein the individual contact elements ( 5 ) electrically conductive with the individual wires ( 2 ) and wherein the sleeve-shaped threaded part ( 7 ) with a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded part ( 9 ) of the mating connector ( 2 ) is screwed, characterized in that in the contact carrier ( 6 ) one of the number of contact elements ( 5 ) corresponding number of outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier ( 6 ) extending grooves ( 11 ), and that in the the mating connector ( 2 ) facing end face ( 12 ) of the contact carrier ( 6 ), adjacent to the grooves ( 11 ), one of the number of grooves ( 11 ) corresponding number of through holes ( 13 ), by which the others ( 3 ) opposite ends ( 14 ) of the contact elements ( 5 ) protrude through in the assembled state.
Electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the through-holes ( 13 ) in the front side ( 12 ) of the contact carrier ( 6 ) are funnel-shaped, wherein the inner diameter of the through holes ( 13 ) of the grooves ( 11 ) facing side to the mating connector ( 2 ) facing side enlarged.
Electrical connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the through-holes ( 13 ) on the mating connector ( 2 ) facing end face ( 12 ) of the contact carrier ( 6 ) of a collar ( 16 ), wherein the collar ( 16 ) on the central axis of the connector ( 1 ), an interruption ( 17 ) having.
Electrical connector according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that in the grooves ( 11 ) a constriction ( 18 ) for latching with a corresponding portion of the contact elements ( 5 ) is trained.
Electrical connector according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the contact carrier ( 6 ) from four contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ), each having a quarter-circle-shaped base, wherein in each contact carrier part ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) at least one groove ( 11 ) and in the mating connector ( 2 ) facing end face ( 12 ) of each contact carrier part ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) at least one through hole ( 13 ) is trained.
Electrical connector according to claim 5, characterized in that the four contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) of a cylindrical sleeve ( 19 surrounded and by a within the sleeve ( 19 ), in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve ( 19 ) extending cross-shaped shielding element ( 20 ) are separated from each other, wherein the sleeve ( 19 ) and the shielding element ( 20 ) are preferably formed in one piece and made of metal.
Electrical connector according to claim 6, characterized in that on the inner circumference of the sleeve ( 19 ) a stop for the contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) is trained.
Electrical connector according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the cross-shaped shielding element ( 20 ) in the assembled state of the connector on the side facing the cable from the sleeve ( 19 protrudes so that on the out of the sleeve ( 19 ) projecting end of the shielding element ( 20 ) the metallic shielding of the wires ( 3 ) is attachable.
Electrical connector according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the other ( 3 ) opposite end ( 14 ) of the contact elements ( 5 ) pin-shaped and the other ( 3 ) facing end ( 15 ) is hollow, wherein the outer diameter of the other ( 3 ) facing end ( 15 ) greater than the inner diameter of the through holes ( 13 ) in the front side ( 12 ) of the contact carrier ( 6 ) or the contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ).
Electrical connector with a connector ( 1 ) and with a mating connector ( 2 ), wherein the connector ( 1 ) a handle enclosing a cable ( 4 ), a plurality of contact elements ( 5 ) receiving and holding contact carriers ( 6 ) and a rotatably mounted cap screw ( 7 ) with an external thread ( 8th ) and the mating connector ( 2 ) an outer sleeve ( 9 ) with an external thread ( 8th ) of the cap screw ( 7 ) corresponding internal thread ( 10 ) and a plurality of mating contact elements ( 22 ) receiving and holding counter contact carrier ( 23 ), characterized in that the mating contact elements ( 22 ) of the mating connector ( 2 ) an axially extending portion (FIG. 24 ) in which the outside diameter for impedance matching is reduced.
Electrical plug connection according to claim 10, characterized in that the mating contact elements ( 22 ) facing end ( 14 ) of the contact elements ( 5 ) pin-shaped and the contact elements ( 5 ) facing end ( 25 ) of the mating contact elements ( 22 ) is hollow, so that the pin-shaped ends ( 14 ) of the contact elements ( 5 ) in the hollow ends ( 25 ) of the mating contact elements ( 22 ) are plugged.
Electrical plug connection according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the mating contact carrier ( 23 ) of the mating connector ( 2 ) from four mating contact carrier parts ( 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 ), each having a quarter-circle-shaped base, wherein in each mating contact carrier part ( 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 ) at least one bore ( 27 ) for receiving a counter-contact element ( 22 ) is arranged.
Electrical connector according to claim 12, characterized in that the four Mating contact carrier parts ( 71 . 72 . 73 . 74 ) by a within the outer sleeve ( 9 ), in the longitudinal direction of the outer sleeve ( 9 ) extending cross-shaped shielding element ( 29 ) are separated from each other.
Electrical plug connection according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the contact carrier ( 6 ) of the connector ( 1 ) from four contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ), each having a quarter-circle-shaped base, wherein in each contact carrier part ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) at least one groove ( 11 ) and in the mating connector ( 2 ) facing end face ( 12 ) of each contact carrier part ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) at least one through hole ( 13 ) is trained.
Electrical connector according to claim 14, characterized in that the four contact carrier parts ( 61 . 62 . 63 . 64 ) of the connector ( 1 ) of a cylindrical sleeve ( 19 surrounded and by a within the sleeve ( 19 ), in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve ( 19 ) extending cross-shaped shielding element ( 20 ) are separated from each other.
Electrical connector according to claim 13 and 15, characterized in that the individual arms of the cross-shaped Schirmungselements ( 20 ) of the connector ( 1 ) on the mating connector ( 2 ) side facing one in the longitudinal direction of the connector ( 1 ) extending extension ( 32 ) and the individual arms of the cross-shaped shielding element ( 29 ) of the mating connector ( 2 ) on the connector ( 1 ) facing side in each case one in the longitudinal direction of the mating connector ( 2 ) extending counter-extension ( 33 ), the extensions ( 32 ) and the counter-extensions ( 33 ) are arranged and formed so that they overlap in the axial direction when the connector ( 1 ) and the mating connector ( 2 ) are interconnected.
Method for connecting the wires of a multicore cable to an electrical connector, having a handle body, having a contact carrier provided for receiving a plurality of contact elements and having a rotatably arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part, wherein in the contact carrier a number of contact elements corresponding number of outwardly open, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier extending grooves and in the wires facing away from the end face of the contact carrier, adjacent to the grooves, one of the number of grooves corresponding number of through holes is formed, characterized by the following steps Connecting the individual stripped ends of the wires to the facing end of the individual contact elements, - Passing through the through holes in the front side of the contact carrier, the contact elements facing away from the other ends, wherein the contact elements have an angle to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier greater than zero when passing through, and - Swiveling of the contact elements in the grooves in the contact carrier, so that the contact elements and with them the wires are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact carrier.
The method of claim 17, wherein the other end facing the contact elements is hollow, characterized in that the individual stripped ends of the wires inserted into the hollow ends of the contact elements and by mechanical compression (crimping) of the ends of the individual wires with the individual contact elements be electrically connected.
The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein the contact carrier consists of four contact carrier parts, each having a quarter-circle base, wherein in each contact carrier part at least one groove and in the wires facing away from the end face of each contact carrier part at least one through hole is formed, and wherein the connector is a cylindrical Sleeve having a disposed within the sleeve, extending in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve extending cross-shaped shielding element, characterized in that the four contact carrier parts are inserted with the contact elements arranged therein in each case in a chamber formed by the cross-shaped shielding member and the sleeve.
A method according to claim 19, characterized in that the sleeve-shaped threaded part is pushed onto the sleeve and then the wires connected to the contact elements and the contact carrier parts for producing the grip body are molded.
A method according to claim 19, wherein the contact carrier has a shielding sleeve, characterized in that the sleeve-shaped threaded part is pushed onto the sleeve and the shielding sleeve is pushed over the wires connected to the contact elements and partly over the sleeve and then the shielding sleeve and the cable for the production of Be embossed grip body.
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