DE7634587U1 - Plug connection for vehicle steering column switch - Google Patents

Description

Utility model registration October 28, 1976

Rfd / sch - 5631

Applicant: ADAM OPEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, RUSSELSHEIM (HESSEN)

Plug connection for motor vehicle steering column switch

The innovation relates to a plug connection for arranged in a motor vehicle steering column switch, which consists of a the steering column attachable with electrical lines connectable Socket and a plug that can be connected to this, which is from the steering column switches to the devices to be switched on and off by them, such as B.

Ι Signal light ^, windscreen wiper drive, ignition and the like,

fi leading connecting cables.

A known plug connection (DT-AS 1 082 816) consists of a conduit arranged within the steering column

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solid walls and parts of the lines laid in them, which at the same time forms a socket into which a plug leading to the connecting cables can be inserted. The socket is here for attachment to the steering column with a housing projection in the cutout of the steering column and hooked through a screw secured in its position opposite the push-through opening of the steering column. Placing the socket inside the steering column limits the number of contacts due to the limited space available. In addition, the assembly of the socket too complex and expensive because of insufficient accessibility and the necessary screw connection.

In order to simplify the assembly of the plug connection parts and the plug connection from the socket as well as from To make the connector more accessible, it is also known to arrange the connector outside of the steering column. A Such a loose plug connection only fixed by wiring harnesses on the steering column has the disadvantage that the connection between plug and socket can inadvertently become detached due to external influences.

The innovation is intended to avoid the disadvantages outlined above and to provide a plug connection for a motor vehicle steering column switch be created, which can be installed easily and without significant expenditure of time on the steering column and in the number of its

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Contacts within the scope of the requirements placed on him is practically unlimited.

According to the innovation, this object is achieved with a plug connection of the type explained above in that the socket firmly connected with a clamp and non-positively fastened to the steering column with the help of the clamp. The socket leaves can be easily attached to the steering column with one hand movement and is securely held there. Instead of just one Socket outlets, if the number of contacts required so requires, several socket outlets can also be connected to the clamp, these being advantageously on the peripheral outer surface the bracket are arranged. Advantageously, the bracket can be designed approximately U-shaped and its legs with it Bias can be plugged onto the steering column.

In order to be able to accommodate as large a number of contacts as possible and to maintain the holding force of the clip through those acting on it Centers of mass of the sockets in one, also for a plastic In some cases, sufficient dimensions are to be guaranteed special training of the innovation each a socket on the peripheral outer surface of the bracket in the area of the yoke and of the two clamp legs arranged. Here you can use Advantage of the socket housing arranged on the yoke to accommodate fourteen contacts and the two adjacent socket outlets

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Housing designed for eight contacts each · Bine special Inexpensive production is achieved in that the housing of the sockets and the clips are made in one piece from plastic are shaped "

Details of the innovation result from an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings. Show it:

1 shows the plug connection on a partially illustrated steering column in a perspective view,

2 shows a socket housing in a perspective view

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3 shows a section along line III - III in FIG. 2.

The plug connection generally designated 2 can be plugged onto the steering column 1 of a motor vehicle. This exists of three sockets 4, 5, 6 arranged on the outer circumference of an approximately U-shaped bracket 3 and each in these insertable plugs 7, 8, 9, their housings 7 ', 8 *, 9' are releasably locked in each case at 10 in the socket housing. Bracket 3 and socket housing 4 ', 5 *, 6' are made in one piece molded in a flexible plastic. With 11, the wiring harnesses are designated, which lead out into the sockets 4, 5, 6

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Lines formed and which are connected to various electrical devices la vehicle · For the sake of clarity, the electrical · connection between the steering column switches (not shown here) and the lines forming the plugs 7, β, 9 have been omitted. The two opposite Klaaaerschenkel 3 * are resilient and old preload is plugged onto the steering column ι Select end the two socket housings 4 ^f , 6 'molded onto the legs 3 * eight through holes 4 ", 6" to accommodate corresponding contact sleeves and one molded on each Having locking pins 12, 13 to guide and secure the plug, the socket housing 5 'integrally formed on the yoke 3 "of the clamp 3 has four such through-holes 5". Of course, the clip 3 can also be made of another resilient material, e.g. spring steel, and can be adjusted in a suitable manner, e.g. B. be connected by clips with the socket housings 4 *, 5 ', 6'.

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Claims (9)

1. Plug connection for motor vehicle steering column switch, Consists of a socket that can be attached to the outside of the steering column and can be connected to electrical lines with the those of the steering column switches as well as those of them connecting lines leading to devices to be switched on and off can be connected by means of a plug, characterized in that the socket (4, 5, 6) is fixed is connected to a bracket (3) and can be non-positively attached to the steering column (1) with the aid of the bracket. 2. plug connection according to claim 1, characterized in that several sockets (4, 5, 6) are connected to the clamp (3). 3. plug connection according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sockets (4, 5, 6) on the peripheral outer surface of the clamp (3) are arranged « 4. plug connection according to claims i or 2 and 3, characterized in that the Klem @ r (3) is approximately U-shaped is trained. 7634587 04/07/77 • »ι < • ι «ιι ffl Il ItIIl I I I I I III » ι β I I ι ι I » 5. Steckoranechluß according to claim 4 and one of the rest Expectations, characterized in that the clamp (3) can be slipped onto the steering column (1) ^{with its legs (3 1) pretensioned.} 6. Plug connection according to claim 4 and one of the rest Expectations, characterized in that a socket (4, 5, 6) is arranged on the peripheral outer surface of the clamp (3) in the region of the yoke (3 ^{H) and the two clamp legs (3 *).} 7. plug connection according to claim 6, characterized in that the socket housing (5 ') arranged on the yoke (3 ^H ) to accommodate fourteen contacts (5 ") and the two adjacent socket housings (4 ·, 6 ^e ) are designed for eight contacts (4% 6") each . 8. plug eye connector according to one of the other claims, characterized in that the sockets (4, 5, 6) extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the steering column Contacts are arranged on the bracket (3). 7634S87 07.0477 · * Tic 9. plug connection according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (4 *, 5 ', 6') of the Sockets (4, 5, 6) and the bracket (3) are molded in one piece from plastic. 763458? 07.0477