EP0878868B1 - Connection terminal - Google Patents
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- EP0878868B1 EP0878868B1 EP97122528A EP97122528A EP0878868B1 EP 0878868 B1 EP0878868 B1 EP 0878868B1 EP 97122528 A EP97122528 A EP 97122528A EP 97122528 A EP97122528 A EP 97122528A EP 0878868 B1 EP0878868 B1 EP 0878868B1
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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
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
- H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
- H01R4/34—Conductive members located under head of screw
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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
- H01R12/00—Structural 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
- H01R12/50—Fixed connections
- H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/515—Terminal blocks providing connections to wires or cables
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- the invention relates to a connecting terminal, in particular for electronic boards, which can be contacted with the circuit board according to the preamble of Claim 1.
- Terminals are used to create contact points between a Electronics board and externally introduced electrical lines.
- the boards are provided with through holes at the corresponding points.
- Known terminals are provided with a base on which bottom solderable pins are arranged. These terminals will be then inserted with the pins through the corresponding through holes and soldered from the opposite side of the board.
- Screw clamp elements can be fixed. When tightening these screw clamps Occasionally high torsional and shear forces occur, which are only static due to the relative thin pins of the connector must be countered.
- the board must be used on both sides when using known terminals Have hole pattern of the terminal, which in particular Multilayer arrangements is very space-consuming.
- a connector for printed circuit boards which has an upper and a lower part.
- the lower part has a ribbed underside, which is soldered onto a circuit board.
- it serves to accommodate the cable a screw clamp integrated in the upper part. This construction is complex.
- a terminal which consists of a threaded sleeve exists, into which a screw is screwed in from above and from below.
- the lower screw is supposed to accomplish the fastening on a carrier, and the The screw from above should pinch the end of the cable.
- Such a construction is for Boards cannot be used because they require a screw to be tightened from below.
- the object of the invention is to develop a more suitable to create simpler and statically stable contacting of the connection terminal.
- the task is with a generic terminal
- the terminal on the bottom a level Has pad and the board only on its top, on which the Terminal is solderable, has a corresponding soldering surface.
- the terminal is in several parts and from one there is a solderable base element which can be soldered onto the soldering surface of the circuit board, and a terminal part is provided as an upper part, which with the Floor element can be connected via the same screw with which the connecting cable can be fixed to the connection terminal.
- the upper part i.e. the actual connection terminal with slots open at the top for cable entry provided, whereby the cable to be clamped in a safely contacting manner under the clamping screw is held.
- the slot wins through said slots Terminal a crown-shaped contour pointing upwards.
- the terminal arrangement according to the invention is due to its multiple parts much easier to assemble. So the board is initially prepared with correspondingly large metallized areas. Then this is first of all Solder the bottom part of the connection terminal without the further construction of the connection terminal interferes because it is not yet installed. Only when the soldered connection is made, the screw with which said Connection cable fixes the upper part of the connection terminal with the soldered Bottom part connected. This ensures both electrical and mechanical very secure connection.
- An essential feature is that the metallized area on the board is only at the top of the same. That that the mostly mechanical soldering of components from below the board, and the soldering of the terminal regardless of this on the top of the board is made. This is the process of soldering the components regardless of the soldering of the connection terminal, which is manufacturing technology is advantageous.
- the drawing shows the entire terminal arrangement 10 together with one Detail which shows part of a circuit board 1.
- the board is known to have Conductor paths 3, the through holes 4 for receiving at defined points and soldering of electronic components are provided. Points at a defined point the circuit board is metallized with one of the conductor paths Area 2, which is to be connected to the terminal according to the invention. That that this metallized area 2 on the board 1 already to the entire inventive terminal assembly belongs.
- the connector has a connecting terminal base part 14, which has a solderable surface 15 on the base side with which the terminal base part 14 on the metallized area 2 of the circuit board 1 can be soldered on. It is also an upper connector part 13 provided which via the connecting screw 11 with the Terminal base part 14 is connectable.
- the terminal screw 11 has the Double function, on the one hand this connection between the top and bottom part to make, and at the same time it holds that in the terminal upper part 13th inserted connecting cable 12 fixed.
- the upper connector part 13 is with provided upward open cable insertion slots 16. Through this, the Connection cable 12 is held in a fixed position.
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Description
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anschlußklemme insbesondere für Elektronikplatinen,
welche mit der Platine stoffschlüssig kontaktierbar ist gemäß Oberbegriff des
Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a connecting terminal, in particular for electronic boards,
which can be contacted with the circuit board according to the preamble of
Anschlußklemmen dienen zur Herstellung von Kontaktstellen zwischen einer Elektronikplatine und extern herangeführten elektrischen Leitungen. Bekanntermaßen sind die Platinen an den entsprechenden Stellen mit Durchgangslöchern versehen. Anschlußklemmen bekannter Art sind mit einem Sockel versehen, an welchem bodenseitig lötbare Anschlußstifte angeordnet sind. Diese Anschlußklemmen werden dann mit den Stiften durch die entsprechenden Durchgangslöcher hindurchgesteckt und von der abgewandten Platinenseite festgelötet.Terminals are used to create contact points between a Electronics board and externally introduced electrical lines. As is known, the boards are provided with through holes at the corresponding points. Known terminals are provided with a base on which bottom solderable pins are arranged. These terminals will be then inserted with the pins through the corresponding through holes and soldered from the opposite side of the board.
An den Anschlußklemmen selbst sind externe Leitungen zumeist durch Schraubklemmelemente fixierbar. Beim Festziehen dieser Schraubklemmelemente treten zuweilen hohe Dreh- und Scherkräfte auf, die statisch lediglich durch die relativ dünnen Anschlußstifte der Anschlußklemme gekontert werden müssen.External cables are mostly through at the terminals themselves Screw clamp elements can be fixed. When tightening these screw clamps Occasionally high torsional and shear forces occur, which are only static due to the relative thin pins of the connector must be countered.
Desweiteren muß beim Einsatz bekannter Anschlußklemmen die Platine beidseitig das Lochbild der Anschlußklemme aufweisen, was insbesondere bei Multilayeranordnungen sehr platzraubend ist.Furthermore, the board must be used on both sides when using known terminals Have hole pattern of the terminal, which in particular Multilayer arrangements is very space-consuming.
Aus der DE 39 11 108 A1 ist eine Anschlußklemme für Leiterplatten bekannt, welche ein Ober- und ein Unterteil aufweist. Das Unterteil weißt eine gerippte Unterseite auf, welche auf eine Leiterplatte aufgelötet wird. Zur Aufnahme des Kabels dient jedoch eine im Oberteil integrierte Schraubklemme. Diese Konstruktion ist aufwendig. From DE 39 11 108 A1 a connector for printed circuit boards is known, which has an upper and a lower part. The lower part has a ribbed underside, which is soldered onto a circuit board. However, it serves to accommodate the cable a screw clamp integrated in the upper part. This construction is complex.
Aus der FR 940 772 A ist eine Anschlußklemme bekannt, die aus einer Gewindehülse besteht, in die von oben und von unten jeweils eine Schraube eingedreht wird. Die untere Schraube soll die Befestigung auf einem Träger bewerkstelligen, und die Schraube von oben soll das Kabelende einklemmen. Eine solche Konstruktion ist für Platinen nicht einsetzbar, weil sie eine von unten anzuziehende Schraube bedingt.From FR 940 772 A a terminal is known which consists of a threaded sleeve exists, into which a screw is screwed in from above and from below. The lower screw is supposed to accomplish the fastening on a carrier, and the The screw from above should pinch the end of the cable. Such a construction is for Boards cannot be used because they require a screw to be tightened from below.
Ausgehend davon liegt der Erfindung somit die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine geeignetere, einfachere und statisch stabile Kontaktierung der Anschlußklemme zu schaffen. Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to develop a more suitable to create simpler and statically stable contacting of the connection terminal.
Die gestellte Aufgabe ist bei einer gattungsgemäßen Anschlußklemme erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Anschlußklemme bodenseitig eine ebene Anschlußfläche aufweist und die Platine lediglich auf ihrer Oberseite, auf welche die Anschlußklemme auflötbar ist, eine entsprechende Lötfläche aufweist. Weitere Ausgestaltung ist, daß die Anschlußklemme mehrteilig ist und aus einem lötfahigen Bodenelement besteht, welches auf die Lötfläche der Platine auflötbar ist, und ein Anschlußklemmenteil als Oberteil vorgesehen ist, welches mit dem Bodenelement über dieselbe Schraube verbindbar ist, mit welchem das Anschlußkabel an der Anschlußklemme fixierbar ist.The task is with a generic terminal According to the invention solved in that the terminal on the bottom a level Has pad and the board only on its top, on which the Terminal is solderable, has a corresponding soldering surface. Another embodiment is that the terminal is in several parts and from one there is a solderable base element which can be soldered onto the soldering surface of the circuit board, and a terminal part is provided as an upper part, which with the Floor element can be connected via the same screw with which the connecting cable can be fixed to the connection terminal.
In weiterer vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist das Oberteil, d.h. die eigentliche Anschlußklemme mit nach oben offenen Schlitzen zur Kabeleinführung versehen, wodurch das anzuklemmende Kabel in sicher kontaktierender Weise unter der Klemmschraube gehalten wird. Durch die besagten Schlitze gewinnt die Anschlußklemme eine nach oben weisende kronenförmige Kontur.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the upper part, i.e. the actual connection terminal with slots open at the top for cable entry provided, whereby the cable to be clamped in a safely contacting manner under the clamping screw is held. The slot wins through said slots Terminal a crown-shaped contour pointing upwards.
Die erfindungsgemäße Anschlußklemmenanordnung ist durch ihre Mehrteiligkeit deutlich einfacher zu montieren. So ist die Platine zunächst vorbereitet mit entsprechend großen metallisierten Bereichen. Hierauf ist sodann zunächst das Bodenteil der Anschlußklemme aufzulöten, ohne daß in diesem Arbeitsgang der weitere Aufbau der Anschlußklemme stört, weil er ja noch nicht montiert ist. Erst wenn die Lötverbindung hergestellt ist, wird über die besagte Schraube mit welcher auch das Anschlußkabel fixiert wird das Oberteil der Anschlußklemme mit dem aufgelöteten Bodenteil verbunden. Dies gewährleistet eine sowohl elektrisch als auch mechanisch sehr sichere Verbindung. Ein wesentliches Merkmal besteht auch darin, daß der metallisierte Bereich auf der Platine lediglich an der Oberseite derselben ist. D.h. daß die meist maschinelle Lötung von Bauelementen von unterhalb der Platine erfolgt, und die Anlötung der Anschlußklemme davon unabhängig auf der Oberseite der Platine vorgenommen wird. Dadurch ist der Arbeitsgang der Anlötung der Bauelemente unabhängig von der Anlötung der Anschlußklemme, was fertigungstechnisch vorteilhaft ist.The terminal arrangement according to the invention is due to its multiple parts much easier to assemble. So the board is initially prepared with correspondingly large metallized areas. Then this is first of all Solder the bottom part of the connection terminal without the further construction of the connection terminal interferes because it is not yet installed. Only when the soldered connection is made, the screw with which said Connection cable fixes the upper part of the connection terminal with the soldered Bottom part connected. This ensures both electrical and mechanical very secure connection. An essential feature is that the metallized area on the board is only at the top of the same. That that the mostly mechanical soldering of components from below the board, and the soldering of the terminal regardless of this on the top of the board is made. This is the process of soldering the components regardless of the soldering of the connection terminal, which is manufacturing technology is advantageous.
Die Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und nachfolgend noch näher beschrieben. The invention is shown in the drawing and is described in more detail below described.
Die Zeichnung zeigt die gesamte Anschlußklemmenanordnung 10 mitsamt einem
Ausschnitt welcher einen Teil einer Platine 1 zeigt. Die Platine weist bekanntermaßen
Leiterpfade 3 auf, die an definierten Stellen mit Durchgangslöchern 4 zur Aufnahme
und Anlötung elektronischer Bauelemente vorgesehen sind. An definierter Stelle weist
die Platine einen mit einem der Leiterpfade elektrisch verbundenen metallisierten
Bereich 2 auf, der mit der erfindungsgemäßen Anschlußklemme zu verbinden ist. D.h.
daß dieser metallisierte Bereich 2 auf der Platine 1 bereits zu der gesamten
erfindungsgemäßen Anschlußklemmenanordnung gehört. Die Anschlußklemme hat
ein Anschlußklemmenbodenteil 14, welches bodenseitig eine lötfähige Fläche 15
aufweist mit welcher das Anschlußklemmenbodenteil 14 auf den metallisierten Bereich
2 der Platine 1 auflötbar ist. Es ist weiterhin ein Anschlußklemmenoberteil 13
vorgesehen, welches über die Anschlußschraube 11 mit dem
Anschlußklemmenbodenteil 14 verbindbar ist. Die Anschlußschraube 11 hat dabei die
Doppelfunktion, zum einen diese besagte Verbindung von Ober- und Bodenteil
vorzunehmen, und gleichzeitig hält sie das in das Anschlußklemmenoberteil 13
eingeführte Anschlußkabel 12 fixiert. Das Anschlußklemmenoberteil 13 ist dabei mit
nach oben offenen Kabeleinführschlitzen 16 versehen. Durch diese wird das
Anschlußkabel 12 ist fester Position gehalten.The drawing shows the
Claims (1)
- A terminal, in particular for electronic printed circuit boards, with which contact can be made with the printed circuit board in a materially contacting fashion, wherein the terminal arrangement (10) has at the bottom a planar solderable bottom face (15) as connecting face, and the printed circuit board (1) has only on its upper side, to which the terminal can be soldered, a corresponding metallized area (2) as solder face,
characterised in, that the terminal is in a number of pieces and is composed of a terminal bottom part (14) with solderable bottom face (15) which can be soldered to the metallized area (2) of the printed circuit board (1), and a terminal upper part (13) is provided which can be connected to the bottom element by means of the same connecting screw (11) with which the connecting cable (12) can be secured to the terminal and/or to the terminal upper part (13),
wherein the terminal upper part (13) is provided with upwardly open cable insertion slots (16), so that the connecting cable (12) can be inserted into said slots (16) and can be connected to the terminal by means of the connecting screw (11).
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