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EP0821439B1
EP0821439B1 EP19970112406 EP97112406A EP0821439B1 EP 0821439 B1 EP0821439 B1 EP 0821439B1 EP 19970112406 EP19970112406 EP 19970112406 EP 97112406 A EP97112406 A EP 97112406A EP 0821439 B1 EP0821439 B1 EP 0821439B1
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Patrick Mansutti
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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
    • H01R13/514—Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them

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  • This invention relates to an electrical connector comprised of modules assembled together.
  • a module may, for example, comprise an insulative housing having a row of terminal receiving cavities for receiving electrical terminals connected to conducting wires. Such modules, whether identical or similar, are then stackable together and usually mounted in a shell housing that encapsulates and secures the plurality of assembled connector modules. A connector with a plurality of rows of and columns is thus formed.
  • One of the advantages of modular design is, for example, when the conducting wires terminate to different modules that are connected to different harnesses and can only be assembled together when the harnesses are assembled in the device or apparatus for which they are destined. The latter is typical in the automotive industry.
  • One of the problems of providing connector modules as opposed to a single connector block is the increase in volume.
  • a single row module is provided top and bottom walls requiring a minimum thickness in order to provide sufficient mechanical rigidity.
  • the wall thickness separating terminals is thus doubled.
  • the walls can be made thinner and therefore a more compact pitch between terminals can be achieved.
  • Objects of this invention have been achieved by providing the connector according to claim 1.
  • a compact modular connector is provided.
  • an electrical connector comprises a plurality of connector modules 2,4 received in a shell housing (not shown) that surrounds and secures the modules together.
  • each module 2,4 comprises a single row of terminal receiving cavities 6,8 respectively.
  • Two modules 2,4 are shown stacked together in Figure 1, but it would also be possible to imagine that a plurality of modules 2,4 could be stacked together by adapting the lower face of the lower module (as viewed from Figure 1) to resemble the lower face of the upper module such that a plurality of modules could be stacked together.
  • the terminal receiving cavities 6,8 extend from a conducting wire receiving end 10 to a mating face 12, each of the cavities receiving from the mating face 10 electrical terminals 14 (see Figure 2) therein.
  • the row of cavities 6 is bounded at ends of the row by end walls 14,16, and on either side of the row by first and second walls 18,20 (see Figure 1 in conjunction with Figure 3).
  • the first wall 18 of the module 2 extends from the mating end 12 to an end 22 spaced from the terminal receiving end 10.
  • the electrical terminals 14 have insulation displacement contacting portions 24 having IDC slots 26 that receive insulated conducting wires (not shown) therein.
  • the IDC slots 26 cut through the insulation of the wire and contact the inner conducting strands thereof. Due to the spacing of the end 22 of the first wall from the terminal receiving end 10 of the module, the terminal receiving cavities 6 are exposed at the position of the IDC portions 24 to enable conducting wires to be inserted into the IDC slots 26 when the terminals 14 are fully inserted in the cavities 6. The latter enables very cost effective automated assembly of terminals into the cavities and subsequent connection to conducting wires.
  • the two modules can be formed as an integral part in the disposition shown in Figure 3 where thin severable webs interconnect the modules.
  • the second module 4 also comprises a first wall 28 and opposed second wall 30 (see Figures 1 and 3) on either side of the row of cavities 8.
  • the first wall 28 of the second module 4 is similar in design to the first wall 18 of the first module 2, whereby conducting wires can be terminated to terminals in the same manner as previously described.
  • first module 2 It would also be possible to manufacture the first module 2 separately from the second module 4, terminating them to different harnesses, and effecting assembly on the device or apparatus for which the harnesses are destined. Termination of conducting wires to the terminals can also be effected once the modules are stacked together, because as shown in Figure 1, the IDC sections 24 of terminals received in the cavities 6 and 8 of the two modules, are accessible from opposed sides of the connector. It would also be possible to provide such stackable modules with terminals that are crimped to the conducting wires and then inserted into the terminal receiving cavities, depending on the requirements.
  • the two modules 2,4 differ in their second walls 20,30.
  • Both second walls 20,30 comprise a plurality of longitudinal wall portions 32,34 respectively extending in the direction of the rows (i.e. substantially parallel to the direction of the mating face 12 of the modules).
  • the disposition of the wall portion 32,34 of the respective modules 2,4 are such that when the modules are stacked together, the wall portion 32,34 interleave as shown in Figure 1.
  • the stacked modules are only separated from each other by the thickness of one wall rather than two walls.
  • the wall portions 32,34 can therefore be provided sufficiently thick to provide the requisite rigidity and stability of the connector modules.
  • a particularly compact stacking of connector modules can thus be provided.
  • An additional advantage is that the interleaving of the wall portions securely positions the stacked modules with respect to each other. As has been already mentioned, it is also possible to provide more than two stacked modules, by merely adapting the construction of the opposed first and second faces.

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  1. Elektrischer Verbinder, der einzelne Verbindermodule (2, 4) aufweist, die miteinander stapelbar sind, wobei jeder Modul eine Reihe von Klemmenaufnahmehohlräumen (6, 8) aufweist, wobei die Reihe eines jeden Moduls an mindestens einer Seite durch eine Wand (20, 30) begrenzt wird, wobei die Wände (20, 30) der benachbarten Module, die miteinander gestapelt werden, angrenzend sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wand (20) eines ersten der Verbindermodule abwechselnde Wandabschnitte (32) und Zwischenräume (33), die von den Hohlräumen abweichen, aufweist, die sich entsprechend mit abwechselnden Zwischenräumen (35) und Wandabschnitten (34) der Wand (30) eines zweiten der Verbindermodule ineinanderschachteln, der auf den ersten Verbindermodul gestapelt ist.
  2. Verbinder nach Anspruch 1, bei dem sich die Wandabschnitte (32, 34) im wesentlichen in einer Richtung parallel zur Klemmenreihe erstrecken.
  3. Verbinder nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei ein jeder Verbindermodul (2, 4) nur eine Reihe von Klemmenaufnahmehohlräumen aufweist.
  4. Verbinder nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Zwischenräume (33, 35) zwischen den Wandabschnitten (32, 34) so sind, daß die Klemmenaufnahmehohlräume (6, 8) zur Außenseite über die Zwischenräume freigelegt werden, wenn die Module nicht miteinander gestapelt werden.
  5. Verbinder nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Verbinder zwei Module (2, 4) aufweist, wobei jeder Modul eine erste Wand (18, 28), die den entsprechenden Wänden (20, 30) gegenüberliegt, und einen freigelegten Abschnitt aufweist, der einen Zugang zu leitenden Drähten gestattet, die an Schneidklemmkontaktabschnitte der Anschlußklemmen (14) angeschlossen werden sollen, die in den Klemmenaufnahmehohlräumen montiert sind, wenn die Module miteinander gestapelt werden.
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EP4123843A1 (de) * 2021-07-23 2023-01-25 TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l. Isolationsverschiebungsverbinder mit modularer struktur für schnelle idc-verbindung
US11978991B2 (en) 2021-07-23 2024-05-07 Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh Insulation displacement connector with modular structure for fast IDC connection

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