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EP2061118A1
EP2061118A1 EP08168281A EP08168281A EP2061118A1 EP 2061118 A1 EP2061118 A1 EP 2061118A1 EP 08168281 A EP08168281 A EP 08168281A EP 08168281 A EP08168281 A EP 08168281A EP 2061118 A1 EP2061118 A1 EP 2061118A1
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Jean-Marc Jaouen
Didier Revol
Vincent Laroche
Nathalie Foratier
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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
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
    • H01R4/2429—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base
    • H01R4/2433—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
    • H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

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  • the invention relates generally to the field of connectors, and in particular that of connection accessories for computer applications.
  • the invention relates to a connector for equipping a multicore cable and comprising at least one wire clamp, a plug, and assembly means, the plug being provided with a plurality of internal contacts and having a face connecting piece designed to receive a multiconductor removable plug, the clamp forming a stack with the plug and comprising a part connected to the socket, a free part, a comb carried by one of the free and bound parts, possibly a comb against the comb by the other free and bound parts, and a plurality of insulation displacement electrical contacts carried by one or other of the free and bonded parts, the free portion having a light intended to provide a passage to the cable along a longitudinal axis and being hinged to the bonded portion about a first hinge axis to selectively allow opening or closing of the gripper, the comb having notches s each of which is sized to maintain a corresponding insulated conductor of the cable, each of the insulation displacement contacts being in electrical connection with a corresponding internal contact of the socket and being adapted to receive and strip
  • a connector of this type is for example described in the patent application WO 01/50548 .
  • One of the problems to be solved in this type of connector is to reduce the effort to exert to close the clamp, this movement requiring the energy required to strip each cable conductors.
  • a principle implemented in the previously mentioned patent application, and well known for example from the patent FR 2,253,290 , consists in distributing the insulation displacement contacts at increasing distance from the first axis of articulation, so that the conductors are stripped one after the other during the closing operation of the clamp, rather than all having to be stripped at the same time.
  • the present invention which is part of this context, aims to propose a connector free of this defect.
  • the connector of the invention is essentially characterized in that the assembly means comprise a second articulation axis and a lever, in that the second axis of articulation is carried by the engagement and spaced from the first axis of articulation along the longitudinal axis and / or transversely to the longitudinal axis, and in that the lever has a first articulated end around the second axis of articulation and a second end, remote from the first and curved, the free portion of the clamp having an outer surface shaped sloping to transform, during the mounting phase, a torque applied to the lever about the second axis of articulation in a force of support received from the curved end of the lever and urging the clamp closing.
  • the ergonomics of the connector of the invention is further improved by providing that the lever has, between its ends, a flat middle section.
  • the outer surface of the free portion of the clip and the curved end of the lever have respective complementary snapping reliefs.
  • the linked portion of the clamp may be connected to the opposite socket of the connection face of this socket.
  • first and second axes of articulation may be substantially arranged on two diagonally opposite edges of the parallelepiped stack.
  • the insulation displacement contacts are carried by the tied portion of the clamp.
  • the light may be formed by an orifice passing through the free portion of the clamp, it may also take the form of a notch.
  • the invention relates to a connector intended to equip a multiconductor cable K and comprising at least ( figure 2 ) a clamp son-1, a socket 2, and assembly means which will be detailed later, and which are more particularly the object of the invention.
  • the socket 2 is provided with a plurality of internal contacts with elastic blades (not visible) and has a connection face 20 designed to receive a multiconductor removable plug, typically constituted by an RJ11 or RJ45 plug in the preferred application of the invention.
  • the clamp 1 forms a stack with the socket 2 and comprises a portion 11 connected to the socket 2, a free portion 12, a comb 13, optionally a comb-against 14, and a plurality of insulation displacement electrical contacts 111.
  • the linked part 11 of the clamp 1 is for example fixed to the socket 2 by snapping away from the connection face 20 of this socket 2.
  • the free portion 12 has a light 120 providing a passage to the cable K along a longitudinal axis X.
  • This light may consist of a central orifice as shown for example by the figure 3 , or take the form of a notch opening on one side of this free part, as shown in figure 9 .
  • This free portion 12 is further articulated on the linked portion 11 about a hinge axis Y1 to allow the clamp 1 to adopt an open configuration or a closed configuration.
  • the comb 13 is formed of a plurality of notches 131 each of which is sized to hold a corresponding insulated conductor C of the cable K.
  • the comb 13 can be carried by the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 as shown by the Figures 1 to 8 , but it can also be carried by the linked part 11 of this clip, as shown in FIG. figure 9 .
  • the counter-comb 14, when it exists ( figure 9 ), is formed of reliefs each of which is intended to push a conductor C of the cable K in the corresponding notch 131 of the comb 13, this against-comb being provided on the part 11 or 12 of the clamp 1 opposite to the part which wear the comb 13.
  • insulation displacement electrical contacts 111 can a priori be carried by one or other of the free parts 12 and linked 11 of the clamp 1, it is advantageous to provide that they are carried by the bonded portion 11, which makes it easier to put each of these contacts 111 in electrical connection with a corresponding internal contact of the socket 2.
  • Each of the insulation displacement contacts 111 is adapted to receive and strip, during a mounting phase of the connector including a closure of the clamp 1, a corresponding insulated conductor C of the cable K.
  • reliefs 15 may be provided to protect the insulation displacement contacts 111.
  • the assembling means have the function, as a minimum, of ensuring, in the mounted configuration of the connector, the reversible attachment, one on the other, of the free parts 12 and linked 11 of the clamp 1.
  • the assembly means comprise a second hinge axis Y2 and a lever 3.
  • the second hinge axis Y2 which is carried by the socket 2, is spaced from the axis Y1 of articulation of the clamp 1 along the longitudinal axis X and / or transversely to this longitudinal axis X.
  • hinge pins Y1 and Y2 may be located on the same face of the socket.
  • the hinge pins Y1 and Y2 can however be substantially disposed on two diagonally opposite edges of this stack.
  • the lever 3 has a first end 31, which is articulated around the second hinge axis Y2, and a second end 32, which is spaced from the first end 31 and which is bent.
  • the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 On its side, the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 has an outer surface 121 shaped sloping, for example slope inclination decreasing from the front edge of this portion 12, as best shown in FIG. figure 4 .
  • the surface 121 thus shaped makes it possible to transform, during the assembly phase of the connector, a torque applied to the lever 3 around the second hinge axis Y2 in a bearing force that this surface 121 receives from the bent end. 32 of the lever 3 and which urges the clamp 1 to close.
  • the lever 3 preferably has a flat middle section 30, extending between the ends 31 and 32 of this lever.
  • outer surface 121 of the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 and the curved end 32 of the lever 3 advantageously have respective complementary snap-in reliefs, such as 33 and 34, which allow or facilitate the maintenance of the lever. 3 in the clamp closure configuration 1.
  • gripping lugs 35 may be provided on the curved end of the lever 3 to enable this lever to be moved from the position it occupies in the closed configuration of the gripper to its unobstructed position, thus permitting the opening of this lever. clamp.

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The connector has an assembling unit comprising a lever (3) and an articulation axis (Y2) that is passed through an outlet (2) and spaced from another articulation axis along and/or transversal to a longitudinal axis. The lever has an end articulated around the axis (Y2), and a bent end (32) remote from the former end. A wire clamp (1) has a free end (12) comprising an external surface (121) inclined for transforming rotation torque applied to the lever around the axis (Y2) into received support force of the bent end of the lever and for closing the clamp, during assembling phase.

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L'invention concerne, de façon générale, le domaine de la connectique, et en particulier celui des accessoires de connexion destinés aux applications informatiques.The invention relates generally to the field of connectors, and in particular that of connection accessories for computer applications.

Plus précisément, l'invention concerne un connecteur destiné à équiper un câble multiconducteur et comprenant au moins une pince serre-fils, une prise, et des moyens d'assemblage, la prise étant dotée d'une pluralité de contacts internes et présentant une face de branchement conçue pour recevoir une fiche amovible multiconductrice, la pince formant un empilement avec la prise et comprenant une partie liée à la prise, une partie libre, un peigne porté par l'une des parties libre et liée, éventuellement un contre-peigne porté par l'autre des parties libre et liée, et une pluralité de contacts électriques autodénudants portés par l'une ou l'autre des parties libre et liée, la partie libre présentant une lumière destinée à offrir un passage au câble suivant un axe longitudinal et étant articulée sur la partie liée autour d'un premier axe d'articulation pour permettre sélectivement une ouverture ou une fermeture de la pince, le peigne présentant des entailles dont chacune est dimensionnée pour maintenir un conducteur isolé correspondant du câble, chacun des contacts autodénudants étant en liaison électrique avec un contact interne correspondant de la prise et étant adapté à recevoir et à dénuder, lors d'une phase de montage du connecteur incluant une fermeture de la pince, un conducteur isolé correspondant du câble, et les moyens d'assemblage assurant au moins, en configuration montée du connecteur, une fixation réversible des parties libre et liée de la pince.More specifically, the invention relates to a connector for equipping a multicore cable and comprising at least one wire clamp, a plug, and assembly means, the plug being provided with a plurality of internal contacts and having a face connecting piece designed to receive a multiconductor removable plug, the clamp forming a stack with the plug and comprising a part connected to the socket, a free part, a comb carried by one of the free and bound parts, possibly a comb against the comb by the other free and bound parts, and a plurality of insulation displacement electrical contacts carried by one or other of the free and bonded parts, the free portion having a light intended to provide a passage to the cable along a longitudinal axis and being hinged to the bonded portion about a first hinge axis to selectively allow opening or closing of the gripper, the comb having notches s each of which is sized to maintain a corresponding insulated conductor of the cable, each of the insulation displacement contacts being in electrical connection with a corresponding internal contact of the socket and being adapted to receive and strip, during a connector mounting phase including a closure of the clamp, a corresponding insulated conductor of the cable, and the assembly means ensuring at least in mounted configuration of the connector, a reversible attachment of the free and bound parts of the clamp.

Un connecteur de ce type est par exemple décrit dans la demande de brevet WO 01/50548 .A connector of this type is for example described in the patent application WO 01/50548 .

L'un des problèmes à résoudre dans ce type de connecteur consiste à réduire l'effort à exercer pour fermer la pince, ce mouvement requérant l'énergie nécessaire pour dénuder chacun des conducteurs du câble.One of the problems to be solved in this type of connector is to reduce the effort to exert to close the clamp, this movement requiring the energy required to strip each cable conductors.

Un principe mis en oeuvre dans la demande de brevet précédemment mentionnée, et bien connu par exemple du brevet FR 2 253 290 , consiste à répartir les contacts autodénudants à distance croissante du premier axe d'articulation, de manière que les conducteurs soient dénudés les uns après les autres pendant l'opération de fermeture de la pince, plutôt que de devoir tous être dénudés en même temps.A principle implemented in the previously mentioned patent application, and well known for example from the patent FR 2,253,290 , consists in distributing the insulation displacement contacts at increasing distance from the first axis of articulation, so that the conductors are stripped one after the other during the closing operation of the clamp, rather than all having to be stripped at the same time.

En pratique, néanmoins, une telle mesure ne suffit pas à conférer au montage de ce type de connecteur un niveau de confort acceptable pour les professionnels ayant à monter un nombre élevé de connecteurs par jour.In practice, however, such a measure is not sufficient to give the mounting of this type of connector a level of comfort acceptable for professionals having to mount a large number of connectors per day.

La présente invention, qui s'inscrit dans ce contexte, a pour but de proposer un connecteur exempt de ce défaut.The present invention, which is part of this context, aims to propose a connector free of this defect.

A cette fin, le connecteur de l'invention, par ailleurs conforme à la définition générique qu'en donne le préambule ci-dessus, est essentiellement caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'assemblage comprennent un deuxième axe d'articulation et un levier, en ce que le deuxième axe d'articulation est porté par la prise et espacé du premier axe d'articulation le long de l'axe longitudinal et/ou transversalement à l'axe longitudinal, et en ce que le levier présente une première extrémité articulée autour du deuxième axe d'articulation et une deuxième extrémité, distante de la première et recourbée, la partie libre de la pince présentant une surface externe conformée en pente pour transformer, lors de la phase de montage, un couple de rotation appliqué au levier autour du deuxième axe d'articulation en une force d'appui reçue de l'extrémité recourbée du levier et sollicitant la pince en fermeture.To this end, the connector of the invention, moreover in conformity with the generic definition given in the preamble above, is essentially characterized in that the assembly means comprise a second articulation axis and a lever, in that the second axis of articulation is carried by the engagement and spaced from the first axis of articulation along the longitudinal axis and / or transversely to the longitudinal axis, and in that the lever has a first articulated end around the second axis of articulation and a second end, remote from the first and curved, the free portion of the clamp having an outer surface shaped sloping to transform, during the mounting phase, a torque applied to the lever about the second axis of articulation in a force of support received from the curved end of the lever and urging the clamp closing.

L'ergonomie du connecteur de l'invention est encore améliorée en prévoyant que le levier présente, entre ses extrémités, une section médiane plate.The ergonomics of the connector of the invention is further improved by providing that the lever has, between its ends, a flat middle section.

De préférence, la surface externe de la partie libre de la pince et l'extrémité recourbée du levier présentent des reliefs respectifs complémentaires d'encliquetage.Preferably, the outer surface of the free portion of the clip and the curved end of the lever have respective complementary snapping reliefs.

Dans le cas où l'empilement formé par la pince et la prise est sensiblement parallélépipédique, la partie liée de la pince peut être liée à la prise à l'opposé de la face de branchement de cette prise.In the case where the stack formed by the clamp and the socket is substantially parallelepipedic, the linked portion of the clamp may be connected to the opposite socket of the connection face of this socket.

En outre, les premier et deuxième axes d'articulation peuvent être sensiblement disposés sur deux arêtes diagonalement opposées de l'empilement parallélépipédique.In addition, the first and second axes of articulation may be substantially arranged on two diagonally opposite edges of the parallelepiped stack.

Dans un mode de réalisation possible, les contacts autodénudants sont portés par la partie liée de la pince.In one possible embodiment, the insulation displacement contacts are carried by the tied portion of the clamp.

Enfin, bien que la lumière puisse être constituée par un orifice traversant la partie libre de la pince, elle peut aussi prendre la forme d'une encoche.Finally, although the light may be formed by an orifice passing through the free portion of the clamp, it may also take the form of a notch.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront clairement de la description qui en est faite ci-après, à titre indicatif et nullement limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un connecteur suivant un premier mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, représenté muni d'un câble et en configuration ouverte de la pince;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective du connecteur suivant le premier mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, représenté muni d'un câble et en configuration fermée de la pince;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un connecteur suivant un deuxième mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, représenté sans câble et en configuration ouverte de la pince;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective du connecteur de la figure 3, représenté en phase de fermeture de la pince;
  • les figures 5 et 6 sont des vues de côté d'un connecteur suivant le deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, respectivement représenté avant et après l'opération de fermeture de la pince;
  • les figures 7 et 8 sont des vues en perspective sous différents angles du connecteur des figures 5 et 6, représenté en configuration fermée de la pince; et
  • la figure 9 est une vue en perspective d'un connecteur suivant un troisième mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, représenté sans câble et en configuration ouverte de la pince.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description thereof. given below, for information only and in no way limitative, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a connector according to a first possible embodiment of the invention, shown with a cable and in open configuration of the clamp;
  • the figure 2 is a perspective view of the connector according to the first possible embodiment of the invention, shown with a cable and in the closed configuration of the clamp;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of a connector according to a second possible embodiment of the invention, shown without cable and in open configuration of the clamp;
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of the connector of the figure 3 , represented in the closing phase of the clamp;
  • the figures 5 and 6 are side views of a connector according to the second embodiment of the invention, respectively shown before and after the closing operation of the clamp;
  • the figures 7 and 8 are perspective views from different angles of the connectors of the figures 5 and 6 , represented in closed configuration of the clamp; and
  • the figure 9 is a perspective view of a connector according to a third possible embodiment of the invention, shown without cable and in open configuration of the clamp.

Comme annoncé précédemment, l'invention concerne un connecteur destiné à équiper un câble multiconducteur K et comprenant au moins (figure 2) une pince serre-fils 1, une prise 2, et des moyens d'assemblage qui seront détaillés ultérieurement, et qui font plus particulièrement l'objet de l'invention.As previously announced, the invention relates to a connector intended to equip a multiconductor cable K and comprising at least ( figure 2 ) a clamp son-1, a socket 2, and assembly means which will be detailed later, and which are more particularly the object of the invention.

La prise 2 est dotée d'une pluralité de contacts internes à lames élastiques (non visibles) et présente une face de branchement 20 conçue pour recevoir une fiche amovible multiconductrice, typiquement constituée par une fiche RJ11 ou RJ45 dans l'application privilégiée de l'invention.The socket 2 is provided with a plurality of internal contacts with elastic blades (not visible) and has a connection face 20 designed to receive a multiconductor removable plug, typically constituted by an RJ11 or RJ45 plug in the preferred application of the invention.

La pince 1 forme un empilement avec la prise 2 et comprend une partie 11 liée à la prise 2, une partie libre 12, un peigne 13, éventuellement un contre-peigne 14, et une pluralité de contacts électriques autodénudants 111.The clamp 1 forms a stack with the socket 2 and comprises a portion 11 connected to the socket 2, a free portion 12, a comb 13, optionally a comb-against 14, and a plurality of insulation displacement electrical contacts 111.

La partie liée 11 de la pince 1 est par exemple fixée à la prise 2 par encliquetage à l'opposé de la face de branchement 20 de cette prise 2.The linked part 11 of the clamp 1 is for example fixed to the socket 2 by snapping away from the connection face 20 of this socket 2.

La partie libre 12 présente une lumière 120 offrant un passage au câble K suivant un axe longitudinal X. Cette lumière peut être constituée d'un orifice central comme le montre par exemple la figure 3, ou prendre la forme d'une encoche débouchant sur un côté de cette partie libre, comme le montre la figure 9.The free portion 12 has a light 120 providing a passage to the cable K along a longitudinal axis X. This light may consist of a central orifice as shown for example by the figure 3 , or take the form of a notch opening on one side of this free part, as shown in figure 9 .

Cette partie libre 12 est par ailleurs articulée sur la partie liée 11 autour d'un axe d'articulation Y1 pour permettre à la pince 1 d'adopter une configuration ouverte ou une configuration fermée.This free portion 12 is further articulated on the linked portion 11 about a hinge axis Y1 to allow the clamp 1 to adopt an open configuration or a closed configuration.

Le peigne 13 est formé d'une pluralité d'entailles 131 dont chacune est dimensionnée pour maintenir un conducteur isolé correspondant C du câble K.The comb 13 is formed of a plurality of notches 131 each of which is sized to hold a corresponding insulated conductor C of the cable K.

Le peigne 13 peut être porté par la partie libre 12 de la pince 1 comme le montrent les figures 1 à 8, mais il peut aussi être porté par la partie liée 11 de cette pince, comme le montre la figure 9.The comb 13 can be carried by the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 as shown by the Figures 1 to 8 , but it can also be carried by the linked part 11 of this clip, as shown in FIG. figure 9 .

Le contre-peigne 14, quand il existe (figure 9), est formé de reliefs dont chacun est destiné à pousser un conducteur C du câble K dans l'entaille 131 correspondante du peigne 13, ce contre-peigne étant donc prévu sur la partie 11 ou 12 de la pince 1 opposée à la partie qui porte le peigne 13.The counter-comb 14, when it exists ( figure 9 ), is formed of reliefs each of which is intended to push a conductor C of the cable K in the corresponding notch 131 of the comb 13, this against-comb being provided on the part 11 or 12 of the clamp 1 opposite to the part which wear the comb 13.

Bien que les contacts électriques autodénudants 111 puissent a priori être portés par l'une ou l'autre des parties libre 12 et liée 11 de la pince 1, il est avantageux de prévoir qu'ils soient portés par la partie liée 11, ce qui permet plus facilement de mettre chacun de ces contacts 111 en liaison électrique avec un contact interne correspondant de la prise 2.Although the insulation displacement electrical contacts 111 can a priori be carried by one or other of the free parts 12 and linked 11 of the clamp 1, it is advantageous to provide that they are carried by the bonded portion 11, which makes it easier to put each of these contacts 111 in electrical connection with a corresponding internal contact of the socket 2.

Chacun des contacts autodénudants 111 est adapté à recevoir et à dénuder, lors d'une phase de montage du connecteur incluant une fermeture de la pince 1, un conducteur isolé correspondant C du câble K.Each of the insulation displacement contacts 111 is adapted to receive and strip, during a mounting phase of the connector including a closure of the clamp 1, a corresponding insulated conductor C of the cable K.

Comme le montre la figure 3, des reliefs 15 peuvent être prévus pour protéger les contacts autodénudants 111.As shown in figure 3 reliefs 15 may be provided to protect the insulation displacement contacts 111.

Les moyens d'assemblage ont quant à eux pour fonction, au minimum, d'assurer, en configuration montée du connecteur, la fixation réversible, l'une sur l'autre, des parties libre 12 et liée 11 de la pince 1.The assembling means have the function, as a minimum, of ensuring, in the mounted configuration of the connector, the reversible attachment, one on the other, of the free parts 12 and linked 11 of the clamp 1.

Selon l'invention, les moyens d'assemblage comprennent un deuxième axe d'articulation Y2 et un levier 3.According to the invention, the assembly means comprise a second hinge axis Y2 and a lever 3.

Le deuxième axe d'articulation Y2, qui est porté par la prise 2, est espacé de l'axe Y1 d'articulation de la pince 1 le long de l'axe longitudinal X et/ou transversalement à cet axe longitudinal X.The second hinge axis Y2, which is carried by the socket 2, is spaced from the axis Y1 of articulation of the clamp 1 along the longitudinal axis X and / or transversely to this longitudinal axis X.

En particulier, les axes d'articulation Y1 et Y2 peuvent être situés sur une même face de la prise.In particular, the hinge pins Y1 and Y2 may be located on the same face of the socket.

Dans le cas, illustré par l'ensemble des figures, où la pince 1 et la prise 2 forment ensemble un empilement sensiblement parallélépipédique, les axes d'articulation Y1 et Y2 peuvent cependant être sensiblement disposés sur deux arêtes diagonalement opposées de cet empilement.In the case, illustrated by all the figures, wherein the clamp 1 and the socket 2 together form a substantially parallelepiped stack, the hinge pins Y1 and Y2 can however be substantially disposed on two diagonally opposite edges of this stack.

Le levier 3 présente une première extrémité 31, qui est articulée autour du deuxième axe d'articulation Y2, et une deuxième extrémité 32, qui est distante de la première extrémité 31 et qui est recourbée.The lever 3 has a first end 31, which is articulated around the second hinge axis Y2, and a second end 32, which is spaced from the first end 31 and which is bent.

De son côté, la partie libre 12 de la pince 1 présente une surface externe 121 conformée en pente, par exemple en pente d'inclinaison décroissante à partir du bord frontal de cette partie 12, comme le montre le mieux la figure 4.On its side, the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 has an outer surface 121 shaped sloping, for example slope inclination decreasing from the front edge of this portion 12, as best shown in FIG. figure 4 .

La surface 121 ainsi conformée permet de transformer, lors de la phase de montage du connecteur, un couple de rotation appliqué au levier 3 autour du deuxième axe d'articulation Y2 en une force d'appui que cette surface 121 reçoit de l'extrémité recourbée 32 du levier 3 et qui sollicite la pince 1 en fermeture.The surface 121 thus shaped makes it possible to transform, during the assembly phase of the connector, a torque applied to the lever 3 around the second hinge axis Y2 in a bearing force that this surface 121 receives from the bent end. 32 of the lever 3 and which urges the clamp 1 to close.

Pour rendre plus confortable la pression qu'exerce un opérateur sur le levier 3 pour appliquer le couple de rotation nécessaire autour de l'axe d'articulation Y2, ce levier 3 présente de préférence une section médiane plate 30, s'étendant entre les extrémités 31 et 32 de ce levier.To make more comfortable the pressure exerted by an operator on the lever 3 to apply the necessary torque around the hinge axis Y2, the lever 3 preferably has a flat middle section 30, extending between the ends 31 and 32 of this lever.

Par ailleurs, la surface externe 121 de la partie libre 12 de la pince 1 et l'extrémité recourbée 32 du levier 3 présentent avantageusement des reliefs respectifs et complémentaires d'encliquetage, tels que 33 et 34, qui permettent ou facilitent le maintien du levier 3 dans la configuration de fermeture de la pince 1.Furthermore, the outer surface 121 of the free portion 12 of the clamp 1 and the curved end 32 of the lever 3 advantageously have respective complementary snap-in reliefs, such as 33 and 34, which allow or facilitate the maintenance of the lever. 3 in the clamp closure configuration 1.

Enfin, des ergots de préhension 35 peuvent être prévus sur l'extrémité recourbée du levier 3 pour permettre de déplacer ce levier de la position qu'il occupe dans la configuration fermée de la pince vers sa position dégagée, autorisant ainsi l'ouverture de cette pince.Finally, gripping lugs 35 may be provided on the curved end of the lever 3 to enable this lever to be moved from the position it occupies in the closed configuration of the gripper to its unobstructed position, thus permitting the opening of this lever. clamp.

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Connecteur destiné à équiper un câble multiconducteur et comprenant au moins une pince serre-fils (1), une prise (2), et des moyens d'assemblage (3, Y2), la prise (2) étant dotée d'une pluralité de contacts internes et présentant une face de branchement (20) conçue pour recevoir une fiche amovible multiconductrice, la pince (1) formant un empilement avec la prise (2) et comprenant une partie liée (11) à la prise (2), une partie libre (12), un peigne (13) porté par l'une des parties libre (12) et liée (11), éventuellement un contre-peigne (14) porté par l'autre des parties libre (12) et liée (11), et une pluralité de contacts électriques autodénudants (111) portés par l'une ou l'autre des parties libre (12) et liée (11), la partie libre (12) présentant une lumière (120) destinée à offrir un passage au câble (K) suivant un axe longitudinal (X) et étant articulée sur la partie liée (11) autour d'un premier axe d'articulation (Y1) pour permettre sélectivement une ouverture ou une fermeture de la pince (1), le peigne (13) présentant des entailles (131) dont chacune est dimensionnée pour maintenir un conducteur isolé correspondant (C) du câble (K), chacun des contacts autodénudants (111) étant en liaison électrique avec un contact interne correspondant de la prise (2) et étant adapté à recevoir et à dénuder, lors d'une phase de montage du connecteur incluant une fermeture de la pince (1), un conducteur isolé correspondant (C) du câble (K), et les moyens d'assemblage (3, Y2) assurant au moins, en configuration montée du connecteur, une fixation réversible des parties libre (12) et liée (11) de la pince (1), caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'assemblage (3, Y2) comprennent un deuxième axe d'articulation (Y2) et un levier (3), en ce que le deuxième axe d'articulation (Y2) est porté par la prise (2) et espacé du premier axe d'articulation (Y1) le long de l'axe longitudinal (X) et/ou transversalement à l'axe longitudinal (X), et en ce que le levier (3) présente une première extrémité (31) articulée autour du deuxième axe d'articulation (Y2) et une deuxième extrémité (32), distante de la première (31) et recourbée, la partie libre (12) de la pince (1) présentant une surface externe (121) conformée en pente pour transformer, lors de la phase de montage, un couple de rotation appliqué au levier (3) autour du deuxième axe d'articulation (Y2) en une force d'appui reçue de l'extrémité recourbée (32) du levier (3) et sollicitant la pince (1) en fermeture.Connector for equipping a multicore cable and comprising at least one wire clamp (1), a socket (2), and assembly means (3, Y2), the socket (2) being provided with a plurality of internal contacts and having a branch face (20) adapted to receive a multiconductor removable plug, the clamp (1) forming a stack with the plug (2) and comprising a bonded portion (11) to the socket (2), a portion free (12), a comb (13) carried by one of the free parts (12) and linked (11), possibly a counter-comb (14) carried by the other of the free parts (12) and linked (11). ), and a plurality of insulation displacement electrical contacts (111) carried by one or other of the free (12) and bonded (11) portions, the free portion (12) having a lumen (120) for providing a passage to the cable (K) along a longitudinal axis (X) and being hinged to the bonded portion (11) about a first hinge axis (Y1) to selectively enable an opening or closing of the clamp (1), the comb (13) having notches (131) each dimensioned to maintain a corresponding insulated conductor (C) of the cable (K), each of the insulation displacement contacts (111) being in electrical connection with a corresponding internal contact of the socket (2) and being adapted to receive and strip, during a mounting phase of the connector including a closure of the clamp (1), a corresponding insulated conductor (C) of the cable (K), and the assembly means (3, Y2) providing at least, in mounted configuration of the connector, a reversible attachment of the free (12) and linked (11) parts of the clamp (1), characterized in that that the assembly means (3, Y2) comprise a second articulation axis (Y2) and a lever (3), in that the second axis hinge (Y2) is carried by the socket (2) and spaced from the first hinge axis (Y1) along the longitudinal axis (X) and / or transversely to the longitudinal axis (X), and that the lever (3) has a first end (31) hinged about the second hinge axis (Y2) and a second end (32) remote from the first (31) and bent, the free part (12) the clamp (1) having an external surface (121) sloping to transform, during the mounting phase, a torque applied to the lever (3) about the second hinge axis (Y2) in a force of support received from the curved end (32) of the lever (3) and urging the clamp (1) closing. Connecteur suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le levier (3) présente, entre ses extrémités (31, 32), une section médiane plate (30).Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the lever (3) has, between its ends (31, 32), a flat middle section (30). Connecteur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la surface externe (121) de la partie libre (12) de la pince (1) et l'extrémité recourbée (32) du levier (3) présentent des reliefs respectifs complémentaires d'encliquetage (33, 34).Connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer surface (121) of the free portion (12) of the clamp (1) and the curved end (32) of the lever (3) have respective reliefs complementary snaps (33, 34). Connecteur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'empilement formé par la pince (1) et la prise (2) est sensiblement parallélépipédique.Connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stack formed by the clamp (1) and the socket (2) is substantially parallelepipedic. Connecteur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la partie liée (11) de la pince (1) est liée à la prise (2) à l'opposé de la face de branchement (20) de cette prise (2).Connector according to Claim 4, characterized in that the connected part (11) of the clamp (1) is connected to the socket (2) opposite the connection face (20) of this socket (2). Connecteur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 4 et 5, caractérisé en ce que les premier et deuxième axes d'articulation (Y1, Y2) sont sensiblement disposés sur deux arêtes diagonalement opposées de l'empilement parallélépipédique.Connector according to any one of claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the first and second hinge axes (Y1, Y2) are substantially arranged on two diagonally opposite edges of the parallelepiped stack. Connecteur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les contacts autodénudants (111) sont portés par la partie liée (11) de la pince (1).Connector according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insulation displacement contacts (111) are carried by the connected part (11) of the clamp (1). Connecteur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la lumière (120) prend la forme d'une encoche.Connector according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light (120) takes the form of a notch.
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