EP2251940B1 - Connecteur électrique avec purge d'eau - Google Patents

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EP2251940B1
EP2251940B1 EP20090006526 EP09006526A EP2251940B1 EP 2251940 B1 EP2251940 B1 EP 2251940B1 EP 20090006526 EP20090006526 EP 20090006526 EP 09006526 A EP09006526 A EP 09006526A EP 2251940 B1 EP2251940 B1 EP 2251940B1
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back plate
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Christophe Bouchan
Patrick Dechelette
Olivier Plessis
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5227—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases with evacuation of penetrating liquids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5219—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
    • H01R13/5221—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal having cable sealing means

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connector for automotive applications comprising a plurality of terminals and a connector housing that has cavity formations for fixing the terminals and a grommet mat seal for sealing the conductors to the terminals as well as a back plate that forms passages for the conductors to the terminals.
  • Such electrical connectors are used in automobiles where they suffer from shocks and vibrations. Therefore, the terminals have to be fixed in the cavity formations of the connector housing in a vibration-safe manner, and to that end the terminals are latched and locked in the connector housing. There is the further need to protect the terminals against ingressing water, and to that end the grommet mat seal is provided protecting the cavities from above, and a peripheral seal around the connector housing protecting the terminals from below when the electrical connector is mated with a complementary connector.
  • a double-armed lever having two legs and a bridge between the legs is pivoted on trunnions of the connector housing and has cam slots for engagement in pegs of the complementary connector and press the connectors together with the peripheral seal therebetween.
  • a hood for leading-in the conductors and for covering the connector housing from above is provided. However, the hood is open where the conductors enter.
  • the grommet mat seal has a surrounding flange which is pressed against a shoulder in the extended cavity of the connector housing so that the conductor passages in the back plate form cylindrical hollows that are open in direction to the hood, but are sealed by the surrounding flange of the grommet mat seal.
  • draining passages are created from a space above the grommet mat seal to the exterior of the connector housing so that water that may have entered the interior of the connector housing may escape benefiting from the shaking movement of the vehicle wherein the electrical connector is mounted.
  • the draining passage is formed by a gap between the back plate and the grommet mat seal and by lateral openings through the housing walls of the connector. The lateral openings can simultaneously be used for locking the back plate within the connector housing, the back plate having lugs on its lateral sides that are engaged in the lateral openings of the connector housing.
  • sealing means For sealing the connector against ingressing water, sealing means are provided that include a grommet mat seal and a number of individual seals.
  • the mat seal is arranged in a central cavity portion of the housing, and the individual seals are arranged in separate passages adjacent to the central housing cavity at the corners of the housing. Both, the mat seal and the individual seals are covered by the backplate which has openings or passages registering to the sealing openings of the mat seal and of the individual seals.
  • the openings of passages in the backplate can be shaped in view of guiding the wires or conductors without wobbling in the passages of the connector housing.
  • the back plate has a basic shape of a right parallelepiped with corner passages near the corner edges for the entry of cables or thicker conductors, and smaller passages in the central sector for the passage of smaller conductors.
  • the grommet mat seal has a basic shape of a right parallelepiped conforming to the central sector of the back plate. Registering to the corner passages of the back plate are openings in the connector housing for encompassing individual seals for the cables or bigger conductors at the corner edges of the back plate.
  • one of the back plate and the mat seal has ribs for supporting the back plate above the mat seal.
  • One of the cavity formations for accommodating the terminals 2 is shown at 20.
  • Fig. 2 is an oblique view from above onto the connector housing 1 which has outer lateral walls 11 and 12 enclosing an extended cavity 13.
  • the housing cavity 13 has an upper ground level 14 on both sides adjacent to the walls 12, and a lower ground level 15 in the central region of the connector housing.
  • the housing cavity 13 includes an upper, larger section 13a and a lower, smaller section 13b in the central region of the connector housing 1.
  • Section 13b takes up the mat seal 3
  • section 13a takes up the backplate 5.
  • the housing sidewalls 11 each have a pair of lateral openings 16 communicating with the upper cavity ground level 14 and forming outlets from the cavity 13.
  • a shroud 17 surrounds the connector housing 1 with a little distance thereto and may be shaped to cover the outlets from the opening 16 to form a protection against sprinkle water.
  • each a pair of separate housing cavities in the form of big passages 18 are provided in the body of the connector housing.
  • the space of the cavity 13 b and of the passages 18 is dedicated to sealing means that include the mat seal 3 and individual seals 38 ( Fig. 1 ).
  • four rows of smaller passages 19 are provided in the central region of the connector housing and starting from the lower ground level 15.
  • the mat seal 3 is shown in Fig. 3 having a basis shape of a right parallelepiped with rounded edges conforming to the lower cavity section 13b below the upper ground level 14.
  • the mat seal 3 has four rows of smaller passages 39 registering to the passages 19 in the connector housing.
  • the shape of the smaller passages 39 is accommodated to the size of the conductors leading into the electrical connector so as to seal these conductors.
  • the electrical connector may comprise conductors of different size, when the passages 39 may adopt different sizes, as shown. It is self-evident that the number of the rows of passages and the number of passages in each row can be chosen according to the respective needs. In such a case, the arrangement of the passages 19 in the connector housing 1 and the passages 59 in the back plate 5 will be adapted to the respective number and sizes of the conductors 4.
  • Fig. 4 shows a back plate 5 having a basis shape of a right parallelepiped with rounded edges. Registering to the large passages 18 in the connector housing are corner passages 58 in the body of the back plate 5 near the corners thereof. The corner passages 58 are smaller in seize than the passages 18 so that the passage walls 58 may guide the conductors 4 into the housing to the terminals 2.
  • the back plate 5 has a central region with four rows of smaller passages 59 that register to the smaller passages 39 in the mat seal 3 and the smaller passages 19 in the connector housing 1.
  • the back plate 5 has a pair of longer lateral sidewalls 51 and shorter sidewalls 52 that are shaped to fit within the upper cavity section 13a above the upper ground level 14.
  • the lateral sides 51 of the back plate 5 are provided with lugs 56 that can be locked into the lateral openings 16 of the connector housing by snap action.
  • Four lugs 56 are provided to fix the back plate 5 firmly in the cavity 13.
  • Each lug has a triangle-shaped cross section with an inclined lower surface and a horizontal upper surface that slide into the slot-like opening 16 and lock therein.
  • the openings 16 are not completely filled by the lugs 56, but narrow gaps are left for the water escaping.
  • the back plate 5 at its lower surface has low feet or thin ribs 53 to create a narrow gap 54 between the lower surface of the back plate 5 and the upper surface of the mat seal 3 and of the individual seals 38.
  • Appropriate ribs 53 can also be provided on the upper surface of the mat seal 3.
  • the feet or ribs 53 are provided at the corners and at the middle of the lateral sides 51 of the central portion of the back plate 5.
  • Fig. 5 is another view onto the connector housing 1. To be seen are trunnions 91 for journalling the lever 9 on the connector housing. It is also to be seen that the upper ground level 14 leads the water flow into a respective lateral opening 16.
  • Fig. 6 shows the electrical connector with the hood 8 removed and without conductors.
  • a larger shroud 17 is used which also covers the outlets of the lateral openings 16.
  • the mat seal 3 and the back plate 5 have been mounted in the cavity 13 of the connector housing 1.
  • the conductor 4 is shown to be sealed off with an individual seal 38 placed in the separate passage 18 of the connector housing.
  • Each passage 18 has its individual seal 38 for protecting the respective terminal 2 against ingressing water.
  • each conductor 4 of larger size can be guided in appropriate manner to its terminal 2 in that the shape of the passage 58 can be adapted to decrease the freedom of movement of the conductor 4. Furthermore, the conductor is allowed to make a gentle bent while being guided also along the inner roof surface of the hood 8. To that end, inner projections 84 are provided in the hood 8.
  • the narrow gap 54 between back plate and mat seal can be created with other means than feet or ribs.
  • lock openings for draining the water outwardly also separate draining openings could be used.

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Claims (12)

  1. Connecteur électrique comprenant
    une pluralité de bornes (2) connectées à des conducteurs (4),
    un boîtier de connecteur (1) présentant des cavités avec une pluralité de zones de formation de cavités (20) pour la fixation des bornes (2),
    un moyen d'étanchéité (3, 38) comportant un joint plat (3) destiné à assurer l'étanchéité autour des conducteurs (4) aux bornes (2) et à protéger par le haut les cavités de boîtier, le joint plat (3) présentant une surface supérieure avec des passages (39), dont chacun est destiné à assurer l'étanchéité d'un conducteur respectif (4),
    une plaque arrière (5) destinée à former des passages (58, 59) pour les conducteurs (4),
    un joint périphérique (6) autour du boîtier de connecteur (1) destiné à assurer l'étanchéité à un connecteur homologue (10) et à protéger les bornes par le bas,
    un élément de TPA (7) destiné à bloquer les bornes (2) dans le boîtier de connecteur (1),
    un capot (8) destiné à diriger les conducteurs vers l'intérieur et à couvrir le boîtier de connecteur par le haut, et
    un levier (9) destiné à fermer la disposition du connecteur et d'un connecteur complémentaire homologue (10),
    le boîtier de connecteur (1) présentant une cavité étendue de boîtier (13) qui loge le joint plat (3) et la plaque arrière (5),
    caractérisé en ce que
    un passage de drainage (16, 54) est créé entre la surface supérieure du moyen d'étanchéité (3, 38) et l'extérieur du boîtier de connecteur (1) pour laisser s'échapper l'eau qui peut pénétrer dans la cavité étendue de boîtier (13) du boîtier de connecteur (1).
  2. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 1, dans lequel
    le moyen d'étanchéité (3, 38) comprend le joint plat (3) et un certain nombre de joints individuels (38) qui sont logés dans des passages de boîtier séparés (18) adjacents à la cavité étendue de boîtier (13), mais séparés de celle-ci, le passage de drainage (16, 54) connectant les côtés supérieurs de joints individuels avec l'extérieur de boîtier de connecteur.
  3. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 2, dans lequel
    la plaque arrière (5) présente des passages de coin (58) s'inscrivant aux passages de boîtier séparés (18), les passages de coin (58) présentant des diamètres resserrés par rapport aux diamètres respectifs des passages de boîtier séparés (18).
  4. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 2 ou 3, dans lequel
    la cavité étendue de boîtier (13) présente une plus grande section supérieure (13a) destinée à loger la plaque arrière (5) et une plus petite section inférieure (13b) destinée à loger le joint plat (3).
  5. Connecteur électrique de l'une des revendications 1-4, dans lequel
    le passage de drainage (16, 54) s'étend entre des parties latérales inférieures de la plaque arrière (5) d'une part et des parties latérales supérieures formées par une surface de niveau (14) de la cavité de boîtier (13) et les surfaces supérieures du moyen d'étanchéité (3, 38) d'une autre part.
  6. Connecteur électrique de l'une des revendications 1-5, dans lequel
    la plaque arrière (5) présente une forme de base d'un parallélépipède droit avec des passages de coin (58) à proximité des bords de coin et des plus petits passages (59) dans le secteur central, et présente des oreilles (56) sur les côtés latéraux (51) du parallélépipède,
    le joint plat (3) présente une forme de base d'un parallélépipède droit conforme au secteur central de la arrière (5) et présente des plus petits passages (39) s'inscrivant dans les plus petits passages (59) de la plaque arrière (5) ;
    la cavité de boîtier (13) présente deux niveaux du sol, un niveau supérieur du sol (14) destiné à supporter la plaque arrière (5) et un niveau inférieur du sol (15) destiné à supporter le joint plat (3),
    les parois latérales (11) du boîtier présentent des ouvertures latérales (16) communiquant avec le niveau supérieur du sol (14) de cavité et coopérant avec les oreilles de plaque arrière (56) afin de maintenir la plaque arrière (5) en place, et
    le niveau supérieur du sol (14) de cavité comporte des passages de boîtier séparés (18) s'inscrivant avec les passages de coin (58) de la plaque arrière (5) et recevant chacun un joint individuel (38) pour assurer l'étanchéité d'un conducteur respectif (4) de la plus grande section transversale.
  7. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 6, dans lequel
    un élément parmi la plaque arrière (5) ou le joint plat (3) présente des nervures de support (53) pour créer un espace étroit (54) entre la plaque arrière (5) et le joint plat (3), l'espace étroit (54) mettant en communication le niveau supérieur du sol (14) de cavité et les surfaces supérieures du joint plat (3) et des joints individuels (38) avec les ouvertures latérales (16) dans les parois latérales (11) du boîtier.
  8. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 6, dans lequel
    les nervures de support (53) sont prévues au niveau de quatre coins et au milieu des côtés latéraux du secteur central de la plaque arrière (5).
  9. Connecteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 6 à 8, dans lequel
    les ouvertures latérales (16) dans la paroi latérale (11) du boîtier sont agencées au-dessus du joint périphérique (6), et avec ce joint (6), sont recouvertes par un protecteur de contact (17) s'étendant autour du boîtier de connecteur.
  10. Connecteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 6 à 9, dans lequel
    le capot (8), à l'intérieur, présente des surfaces avant (84) pour supporter les conducteurs (4) qui font un coude au niveau supérieur du sol (14) de cavité de l'horizontale à la verticale dans un élément respectif parmi les passages (58, 18) de la plaque arrière (5) et du boîtier de connecteur (1).
  11. Connecteur électrique selon l'une des revendications 6 à 10, dans lequel
    la plaque arrière (5), dans sa section centrale, présente quatre rangées de plus petits passages (59).
  12. Connecteur électrique de la revendication 11, dans lequel
    les plus petits passages (59) sont différemment petits entre les rangées ou dans celles-ci.
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CN201090000986.8U CN202817348U (zh) 2009-05-14 2010-05-14 具有排水性的电连接器
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