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EP3306755B1
EP3306755B1 EP17193813.7A EP17193813A EP3306755B1 EP 3306755 B1 EP3306755 B1 EP 3306755B1 EP 17193813 A EP17193813 A EP 17193813A EP 3306755 B1 EP3306755 B1 EP 3306755B1
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Dirk Pfaffenbach
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    • 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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a direct connector according to claim 1.
  • the CH 586 962 A5 shows the arrangement for encryption pairs nestable body, which arrangement prevents the mating of non-related body into each other.
  • a first body has a cavity for receiving at least a portion of a second body and the second body a resting upon mating of the two bodies on the cavity wall of the first body collar.
  • extending grooves are provided in the insertion direction, which serve to receive identically shaped connecting elements, which are insertable into both the grooves of the first and in the grooves of the second body.
  • the connecting elements protrude into the corresponding, running in the same line grooves of the first and second body.
  • This arrangement is used in electrical connectors for connecting female connectors and associated male connectors.
  • US 6,503,108 B1 shows plug connector for use in a printed circuit board-side socket, wherein the socket is provided with grisplatzbarer Kodiercharactern. In this way, a standardized socket can be adjusted by individually setting the coding walls to different plug configurations.
  • the DE 10 2008 054 015 A1 shows direct connectors, which are also configurable via freely positionable coding walls.
  • the coding walls also have a material weakening zone, along which a shortening of the coding wall is possible.
  • the EP 3 300 175 A1 discloses a connector which describes a first coupling portion which connects the plug portion and the conductor connecting portion and is itself part of a mounting frame which defines a continuous channel in the plugging direction.
  • This mounting frame provides the ability to serve as a holding part for fixing the contact on the contact carrier, In addition, it offers the advantage that it considerably extends the functionality of the connector as a carrier of other components.
  • the present invention seeks alternative ways to allow individual coding standardized manufactured direct connectors. This is the focus in particular on so-called direct plug-in connectors, the printed circuit board side contact zones, in particular contact the circuit board side contact openings or contact openings directly.
  • the invention is achieved by a direct connector with the features of claim 1.
  • the coding pins are arranged integrally on the housing and in particular are fixed to the housing by means of a material accumulation, for example a material rib, located between the housing and the coding pin.
  • a material accumulation for example a material rib
  • the coding pins are arranged shear-off on the housing along a cutting zone, in particular if the material accumulation, in particular the material web, is the cutting zone for a cutting tool shearing off a coding pin.
  • the configuration of the coding is therefore not reversible in this embodiment of the invention, which makes a difference from the known prior art.
  • the advantage of the secure arrangement of the coding pins on the direct connector housing by one-piece cohesive production is rated higher here than the reversibility of the coding configuration.
  • a movement path is formed along the direct connector housing which gives a cutting tool free access to the cutting zone of the coding pin granted. In this way, it is ensured that the housing has no projections or angles, which hinder the access of a cutting tool.
  • the housing consists of two parts of a contact carrier and a fuse carrier surrounding the contact carrier and the safety cap on an outer circumferential surface carries the coding pins, especially if the coding pins are aligned in the insertion direction and the movement path is also aligned in the insertion direction.
  • a direct plug connector according to the invention is provided overall with the reference numeral 10.
  • the direct connector 10, shown in FIG Fig.1 First comprises a contact carrier 11 which is provided with conductor insertion channels 12 and locking grooves 13 which cooperate with locking ribs 14 of a securing hood 15. Expansion bolts 16 serve to anchor the direct connector 10 to a circuit board 17, which has fastening holes 18 for this purpose.
  • Plug contacts 19 are held by the contact carrier 11 and have on the one hand via insulation displacement forks 20, which serve to receive terminal leads, not shown, and on the other hand via paired contact arms 21. These contact arms 21 are used for electrical contacting in contact holes 22 of the circuit board 17th
  • the safety cap 15 of the direct connector 10 initially carries expansion spigot 23, which cooperate with the expansion pin 16 of the contact carrier 11 to set the direct connector 10 to the circuit board 17.
  • the fuse cover 15 carries on its outer peripheral surface a plurality of Kodierstatte 25, which project in the insertion direction and material webs 26 are integrally-materially connected to the safety cap 15.
  • the coding pins 25 cooperate with coding holes 27 on the side of the printed circuit board 17.
  • the securing hood 15 is shown with the coding pins 25, which are integrally-material part of the securing hood 15 via the material webs 26.
  • the safety hood 15 forms in those Outer peripheral region, on which the coding pins 25 are arranged, a trajectory extending in the direction of insertion. This is guided parallel to that surface of the safety hood 15, which integrally-cohesively carries the coding pins 25.
  • a merely schematically illustrated cutting tool 28 can be moved along the movement path, wherein the cutting edge 29 of the cutting tool 28 is directed to the material webs 26, which serve as a cutting zone of the coding pins 25.
  • the cutting tool 28 as shown in FIG. 3 a Kodierstatt along the web of material 26 are removed so that the Kodierstattaniere and the position of effective Kodierstatte 25 can be determined.
  • the two central coding pins 25 were removed by means of the cutting tool 28 in the present embodiment of the existing six coding pins 25.
  • FIG. 5 Now, the fixed on the circuit board 17 in contact position direct connector 10 is shown. As can be seen from this illustration, the remaining 4 coding pins 25 dip into the corresponding coding holes 27. Since the circuit board 17, as from the FIGS. 1 and 4 it can be seen, has only four Kodierbohrept 27, a direct connector 10 with securing sleeve 15 could not be placed on the board 17, as long as he the in FIG. 1 having shown central coding pins 25.
  • the one-piece cohesive arrangement of the coding pins 25 on the Designsteckverbindergeophuse has compared to a merely positive or positive locking down the significant advantage that an accidental loss of Kodierstatten 25, for example during the direct connector configuration, is excluded.
  • the direct connector 10 of the present invention greatly simplifies fabrication and prefabrication with respect to particular coding configurations.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Direktsteckverbinder gemäß Anspruch 1.The invention relates to a direct connector according to claim 1.

Es ist im Stand der Technik seit langem bekannt, Direktsteckverbinder mit Kodiermitteln zu versehen, wobei dies neben den hier erfindungsgemäß weitergebildeten Kodierstiften auch in Form von Kodierwänden, Kodiervorsprüngen, etc. möglich ist. Auf einem entsprechenden Gegenstück sind Kodiermittel mit Komplementärformen angebracht, so dass nur bei Ineinandergreifen der Kodiermittel von Direktsteckverbinder und Gegenstück eine elektrische Kontaktierung möglich ist. Der Zweck solcher Kodiermittel ist sicherzustellen, dass nur der für den jeweiligen Steckanschluss vorgesehene Direktsteckverbinder dort kontaktierbar ist. Darüber hinaus wird über solche Kodiermittel auch die korrekte Polung sichergestellt.It has long been known in the art to provide direct connectors with coding, and this is possible in addition to the present invention further developed coding pins in the form of Kodierwänden, Kodiervorsprüngen, etc. On a corresponding counterpart coding means are mounted with complementary shapes, so that only when meshing of the coding of direct connector and counterpart electrical contacting is possible. The purpose of such coding means is to ensure that only the direct connector provided for the respective plug-in connection can be contacted there. In addition, the correct polarity is ensured by means of such coding means.

Die CH 586 962 A5 zeigt die Anordnung zur Verschlüsselung paarweise ineinandersteckbarer Körper, wobei diese Anordnung das Zusammenstecken nicht zusammengehörender Körper ineinander verhindert. Ein erster Körper weist einen Hohlraum zur Aufnahme wenigstens eines Teiles eines zweiten Körpers und der zweite Körper einen beim Zusammenstecken der beiden Körper auf der Hohlraumwand des ersten Körpers aufliegenden Kragen auf. In der Hohlraumwand des ersten Körpers sowie am Kragen des zweiten Körpers sind in Steckrichtung verlaufende Nuten vorgesehen, welche der Aufnahme von identisch ausgebildeten Verbindungselementen dienen, die sowohl in die Nuten des ersten als auch in den Nuten des zweiten Körpers einsetzbar sind. Im zusammengesteckten Zustand der beiden Körper ragen die Verbindungselemente in die entsprechenden, in gleicher Linie verlaufenden Nuten des ersten beziehungsweise zweiten Körpers hinein. Diese Anordnung wird bei elektrischen Steckverbindern zur Verbindung von Federleisten und zugehörigen Messerleisten eingesetzt.The CH 586 962 A5 shows the arrangement for encryption pairs nestable body, which arrangement prevents the mating of non-related body into each other. A first body has a cavity for receiving at least a portion of a second body and the second body a resting upon mating of the two bodies on the cavity wall of the first body collar. In the cavity wall of the first body and on the collar of the second body extending grooves are provided in the insertion direction, which serve to receive identically shaped connecting elements, which are insertable into both the grooves of the first and in the grooves of the second body. In the assembled state of the two bodies, the connecting elements protrude into the corresponding, running in the same line grooves of the first and second body. This arrangement is used in electrical connectors for connecting female connectors and associated male connectors.

US 6,503,108 B1 zeigt Steckverbinder für den Einsatz in einer leiterplattenseitigen Steckwanne, wobei die Steckwanne mit freiplatzierbaren Kodierwänden versehen ist. Auf diese Weise lässt sich eine standardisierte Steckwanne durch individuelles Setzen der Kodierwände an unterschiedliche Steckkonfigurationen anpassen. US 6,503,108 B1 shows plug connector for use in a printed circuit board-side socket, wherein the socket is provided with freiplatzbarer Kodierwänden. In this way, a standardized socket can be adjusted by individually setting the coding walls to different plug configurations.

Die DE 10 2008 054 015 A1 zeigt Direktsteckverbinder, die ebenfalls über frei positionierbare Kodierwände konfigurierbar sind. Die Kodierwände verfügen darüber hinaus über eine Materialschwächungszone, entlang derer ein Kürzen der Kodierwand möglich ist.The DE 10 2008 054 015 A1 shows direct connectors, which are also configurable via freely positionable coding walls. The coding walls also have a material weakening zone, along which a shortening of the coding wall is possible.

Die EP 3 300 175 A1 offenbart einen Steckverbinder, der ein ersten Koppelabschnitt beschreibt, der den Steckabschnitt und den Leiteranschlussabschnitt verbindet und selber Teil eines Montagerahmens ist, der einen in Steckrichtung durchgängigen Kanal umgrenzt. Dieser Montagerahmen bietet die Möglichkeit, als Halteteil zur Festlegung des Kontaktes am Kontaktträger zu dienen, Darüber hinaus bietet er den Vorteil, dass er als Träger weiterer Bauteile die Funktionalität des Steckverbinders erheblich erweitert.The EP 3 300 175 A1 discloses a connector which describes a first coupling portion which connects the plug portion and the conductor connecting portion and is itself part of a mounting frame which defines a continuous channel in the plugging direction. This mounting frame provides the ability to serve as a holding part for fixing the contact on the contact carrier, In addition, it offers the advantage that it considerably extends the functionality of the connector as a carrier of other components.

In der DE 102 43 313 A1 wird ein kodierbarer Steckverbinder für mehr- oder vielpolige elektrische Verbindungen mit einem Steckerteil beschrieben, welchem an seinem Grundgerüst eindrückbare Raststücke angeordnet sind, die in eingedrückter Rastlage in die jeweils zugeordneten Aufnahmeöffnungen oder deren Einführbereich als Sperrelement hineinragen.In the DE 102 43 313 A1 a codable connector for multi-pole or multi-pole electrical connections with a connector part is described, which are arranged on its backbone depressible locking pieces which protrude in depressed latching position in the respective associated receiving openings or their insertion as a blocking element.

Um die automatisierte Fertigung von Direktsteckverbindern und insbesondere deren Konfektionierung für den jeweiligen Anwendungszweck zu vereinfachen sucht die vorliegende Erfindung nach alternativen Möglichkeiten, eine individuelle Kodierung standardisiert hergestellter Direktsteckverbinder zu ermöglichen. Hierbei liegt der Fokus insbesondere auf sogenannten Direktsteckverbindern, die leiterplattenseitigen Kontaktzonen, insbesondere leiterplattenseitige Kontaktöffnungen oder Kontaktdurchbrüche unmittelbar kontaktieren.In order to simplify the automated production of direct connectors and in particular their packaging for the particular application, the present invention seeks alternative ways to allow individual coding standardized manufactured direct connectors. This is the focus in particular on so-called direct plug-in connectors, the printed circuit board side contact zones, in particular contact the circuit board side contact openings or contact openings directly.

Gelöst wird die Erfindung von einem Direktsteckverbinder mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1.The invention is achieved by a direct connector with the features of claim 1.

Durch die Austauschbarkeit der außenumfänglich am Gehäuse angeordneten Kodierstifte wird erstmals auch bei einem Direktsteckverbinder für Leiterplatten eine individuelle Kodierstiftkonfiguration auf Basis eines standardisiert hergestellten Direktsteckverbinders ermöglicht.Due to the interchangeability of the outer circumference arranged on the housing coding pins for the first time even with a direct connector for printed circuit boards an individual Kodierstiftkonfiguration based on a standardized manufactured direct connector allows.

Um einen sicheren Halt der Kodierstifte am Gehäuse zu gewährleisten ist vorgesehen, dass die Kodierstifte einstückig am Gehäuse angeordnet sind und insbesondere mittels einer zwischen Gehäuse und Kodierstift befindlichen Materialanhäufung, beispielsweise einer Materialrippe, am Gehäuse festgelegt sind. Anders als bei den aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten, in der Regel kraft- oder formschlüssig gehaltenen Kodierwänden hat die einstückige Anordnung am Direktsteckverbinder den erheblichen Vorteil, dass Vibrationen, wie sie beim automatisierten Konfektionieren von Direktsteckverbindern auf den entsprechenden Konfektionierungsautomaten auftreten, nicht zum Verlust der Kodierstifte führt.In order to ensure a secure hold of the coding pins on the housing, it is provided that the coding pins are arranged integrally on the housing and in particular are fixed to the housing by means of a material accumulation, for example a material rib, located between the housing and the coding pin. Unlike the well-known from the prior art, usually non-positively or positively held coding walls, the one-piece arrangement on Direktsteckverbinder has the considerable advantage that vibrations, such as occur in the automated assembly of direct connectors on the corresponding assembly machines, not to the loss of Coding pins leads.

Um die individuelle Konfiguration der Kodierung zu ermöglichen ist vorgesehen, dass die Kodierstifte entlang einer Schneidzone abscherbar am Gehäuse angeordnet sind, insbesondere wenn die Materialanhäufung, insbesondere der Materialsteg, die Schneidzone für ein einen Kodierstift abscherendes Schneidwerkzeug ist.In order to enable the individual configuration of the coding, it is provided that the coding pins are arranged shear-off on the housing along a cutting zone, in particular if the material accumulation, in particular the material web, is the cutting zone for a cutting tool shearing off a coding pin.

Die Konfiguration der Kodierung ist bei dieser Ausführungsform der Erfindung folglich nicht reversibel, was einen Unterschied zum bekannten Stand der Technik ausmacht. Dies ist dem Umstand geschuldet, dass die Kodierstifte bevorzugt einstückig stoffschlüssiger Bestandteil des Direktsteckverbindergehäuses sind. Der Vorteil der sicheren Anordnung der Kodierstifte am Direktsteckverbindergehäuse durch einstückig-stoffschlüssige Fertigung wird hier höher gewertet als die Reversibilität der Kodierkonfiguration.The configuration of the coding is therefore not reversible in this embodiment of the invention, which makes a difference from the known prior art. This is due to the fact that the coding pins are preferably integral integral component of the Direktsteckverbindergehäuses. The advantage of the secure arrangement of the coding pins on the direct connector housing by one-piece cohesive production is rated higher here than the reversibility of the coding configuration.

Um das Abscheren der nicht benötigten Kodierstifte durch ein Schneidwerkzeug innerhalb einer automatisierten Fertigung zu gewährleisten ist vorgesehen, dass eine Bewegungsbahn entlang des Direktsteckverbindergehäuses ausgebildet ist, welche einem Schneidwerkzeug freien Zugang zur Schneidzone des Kodierstifts gewährt. Auf diese Weise ist gewährleistet, dass das Gehäuse keine Vorsprünge oder Winkel aufweist, welche den Zugang eines Schneidwerkzeuges behindern.In order to ensure the shearing off of the coding pins that are not required by a cutting tool within an automated production, it is provided that a movement path is formed along the direct connector housing which gives a cutting tool free access to the cutting zone of the coding pin granted. In this way, it is ensured that the housing has no projections or angles, which hinder the access of a cutting tool.

Vorgesehen ist ferner, dass das Gehäuse zweiteilig aus einem Kontaktträger und einer den Kontaktträger umgebenden Sicherungshaube besteht und die Sicherungshaube an einer Außenmantelfläche die Kodierstifte trägt, insbesondere wenn die Kodierstifte in Steckrichtung ausgerichtet sind und die Bewegungsbahn ebenfalls in Steckrichtung ausgerichtet ist.It is further provided that the housing consists of two parts of a contact carrier and a fuse carrier surrounding the contact carrier and the safety cap on an outer circumferential surface carries the coding pins, especially if the coding pins are aligned in the insertion direction and the movement path is also aligned in the insertion direction.

Weitere Vorteile der Erfindung sowie ein besseres Verständnis derselben ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispiels. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
eine Explosionsdarstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Direktsteckverbinders nebst einer schematisch dargestellten Leiterplatte,
Figur 2
die Darstellung der Sicherungshaube des Direktsteckverbinders gemäß Figur 1 nebst Schneidwerkzeug,
Figur 3
die Darstellung des Abschervorgangs der Kodierstifte an der Sicherungshaube gemäß Figur 2,
Figur 4
die Sicherungshaube gemäß Figur 2 mit abgetrennten Kodierstiften,
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Darstellung des auf die Leiterplatte aufgesetzten Direktsteckverbinders mit individuell konfigurierten Kodierstiften.
Further advantages of the invention and a better understanding thereof will become apparent from the following description of an embodiment. Show it:
FIG. 1
an exploded view of the direct connector according to the invention together with a printed circuit board shown schematically,
FIG. 2
the representation of the safety hood of the direct connector according to FIG. 1 with cutting tool,
FIG. 3
the representation of the shearing of the coding pins on the safety cap according to FIG. 2 .
FIG. 4
the safety hood according to FIG. 2 with separated coding pins,
FIG. 5
Representation of the direct connector mounted on the printed circuit board with individually configured coding pins.

In den Figuren ist ein erfindungsgemäßer Direktsteckverbinder insgesamt mit der Bezugsziffer 10 versehen.In the figures, a direct plug connector according to the invention is provided overall with the reference numeral 10.

Der Direktsteckverbinder 10, dargestellt in Fig.1, umfasst zunächst einen Kontaktträger 11 der mit Leitereinschubkanälen 12 versehen ist und Rastnuten 13 aufweist, welche mit Rastrippen 14 einer Sicherungshaube 15 zusammenwirken. Spreizbolzen 16 dienen der Verankerung des Direktsteckverbinders 10 an einer Leiterplatte 17, welche hierzu Befestigungsbohrungen 18 aufweist.The direct connector 10, shown in FIG Fig.1 , First comprises a contact carrier 11 which is provided with conductor insertion channels 12 and locking grooves 13 which cooperate with locking ribs 14 of a securing hood 15. Expansion bolts 16 serve to anchor the direct connector 10 to a circuit board 17, which has fastening holes 18 for this purpose.

Steckkontakte 19 werden vom Kontaktträger 11 gehalten und verfügen einerseits über Schneid-Klemm-Gabeln 20, die der Aufnahme von nicht dargestellten Anschlussleitern dienen und andererseits über paarweise angeordnete Kontaktarme 21. Diese Kontaktarme 21 dienen der elektrischen Kontaktierung in Kontaktlöchern 22 der Leiterplatte 17.Plug contacts 19 are held by the contact carrier 11 and have on the one hand via insulation displacement forks 20, which serve to receive terminal leads, not shown, and on the other hand via paired contact arms 21. These contact arms 21 are used for electrical contacting in contact holes 22 of the circuit board 17th

Die Sicherungshaube 15 des Direktsteckverbinders 10 trägt zunächst Spreizzapfen 23, welche mit den Spreizbolzen 16 des Kontaktträgers 11 zusammenwirken, um den Direktsteckverbinder 10 an der Leiterplatte 17 festzulegen. Neben Hakenteilen 24, mittels derer mehrere Direktsteckverbinder 10 zu Konfektionierungszwecken, eine Kette bildend, aneinander angeordnet werden können, trägt die Sicherungshaube 15 an ihrer Außenumfangsfläche mehrere Kodierstifte 25, welche in Steckrichtung vorspringen und über Materialstege 26 einstückig-stoffschlüssig an der Sicherungshaube 15 angebunden sind. Die Kodierstifte 25 wirken mit Kodierbohrungen 27 auf Seiten der Leiterplatte 17 zusammen.The safety cap 15 of the direct connector 10 initially carries expansion spigot 23, which cooperate with the expansion pin 16 of the contact carrier 11 to set the direct connector 10 to the circuit board 17. In addition to hook parts 24, by means of which several direct connectors 10 for confectioning purposes, forming a chain, can be arranged against each other, the fuse cover 15 carries on its outer peripheral surface a plurality of Kodierstifte 25, which project in the insertion direction and material webs 26 are integrally-materially connected to the safety cap 15. The coding pins 25 cooperate with coding holes 27 on the side of the printed circuit board 17.

In Figur 2 ist die Sicherungshaube 15 mit den Kodierstiften 25 dargestellt, welche über die Materialstege 26 einstückig-stoffschlüssiger Teil der Sicherungshaube 15 sind. Die Sicherungshaube 15 bildet im denjenigen Außenumfangsbereich, an welchem die Kodierstifte 25 angeordnet sind, eine in Steckrichtung verlaufende Bewegungsbahn aus. Diese ist parallel zu derjenigen Oberfläche der Sicherungshaube 15 geführt, welche einstückig-stoffschlüssig die Kodierstifte 25 trägt.In FIG. 2 the securing hood 15 is shown with the coding pins 25, which are integrally-material part of the securing hood 15 via the material webs 26. The safety hood 15 forms in those Outer peripheral region, on which the coding pins 25 are arranged, a trajectory extending in the direction of insertion. This is guided parallel to that surface of the safety hood 15, which integrally-cohesively carries the coding pins 25.

Ein lediglich schematisch dargestelltes Schneidwerkzeug 28 kann entlang der Bewegungsbahn verfahren werden, wobei die Schneide 29 des Schneidwerkzeugs 28 auf die Materialstege 26 gerichtet ist, welche als Schneidzone der Kodierstifte 25 dienen. Mittels des Schneidwerkzeuges 28 kann entsprechend der Darstellung in Figur 3 ein Kodierstift entlang des Materialsteges 26 entfernt werden, so dass sich die Kodierstiftanzahl sowie die Position wirksamer Kodierstifte 25 bestimmen lässt.A merely schematically illustrated cutting tool 28 can be moved along the movement path, wherein the cutting edge 29 of the cutting tool 28 is directed to the material webs 26, which serve as a cutting zone of the coding pins 25. By means of the cutting tool 28, as shown in FIG FIG. 3 a Kodierstift along the web of material 26 are removed so that the Kodierstiftanzahl and the position of effective Kodierstifte 25 can be determined.

Wie Figur 4 zu entnehmen ist, wurden im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel von den vorhandenen sechs Kodierstiften 25 die zwei mittleren Kodierstifte 25 mittels des Schneidwerkzeuges 28 entfernt.As FIG. 4 can be seen, the two central coding pins 25 were removed by means of the cutting tool 28 in the present embodiment of the existing six coding pins 25.

In Figur 5 ist nunmehr der auf der Leiterplatte 17 in Kontaktstellung festgelegte Direktsteckverbinder 10 dargestellt. Wie dieser Darstellung zu entnehmen ist, tauchen die verbliebenen 4 Kodierstifte 25 in die korrespondierenden Kodierbohrungen 27 ein. Da die Leiterplatte 17, wie aus den Figuren 1 und 4 ersichtlich ist, über lediglich vier Kodierbohrungen 27 verfügt, könnte ein Direktsteckverbinder 10 mit Sicherungsmanschette 15 nicht auf die Platine 17 aufgesetzt werden, solange er die in Figur 1 dargestellten mittleren Kodierstifte 25 aufweist.In FIG. 5 Now, the fixed on the circuit board 17 in contact position direct connector 10 is shown. As can be seen from this illustration, the remaining 4 coding pins 25 dip into the corresponding coding holes 27. Since the circuit board 17, as from the FIGS. 1 and 4 it can be seen, has only four Kodierbohrungen 27, a direct connector 10 with securing sleeve 15 could not be placed on the board 17, as long as he the in FIG. 1 having shown central coding pins 25.

Durch das Entfernen von Kodierstiften 25 mittels Schneidwerkzeug 28 ist es möglich, einen standardisiert gefertigten Direktsteckverbinder 10 bei seiner Konfektionierung mit einer an die spätere Einbausituation angepassten Kodierkonfiguration zu versehen. Dies vereinfacht die Fertigung der Direktsteckverbindergehäuse, welche hier aus Kontaktträger 11 und Sicherungshaube 15 bestehen insofern erheblich, als lediglich eine Spritzgießform unabhängig von der späteren Kodierkonfiguration erforderlich ist.By removing coding pins 25 by means of cutting tool 28, it is possible to provide a standardized manufactured direct connector 10 during its assembly with a coding configuration adapted to the later installation situation. This simplifies the production of the direct connector housing, which here consist of contact carrier 11 and fuse cover 15 so far considerably, as only one Injection mold is required regardless of the subsequent coding configuration.

Die einstückig-stoffschlüssige Anordnung der Kodierstifte 25 am Direktsteckverbindergehäuse hat gegenüber einer lediglich kraft- oder formschlüssigen Festlegung den wesentlichen Vorteil, dass ein unbeabsichtigter Verlust von Kodierstiften 25, beispielsweise während der Direktsteckverbinderkonfiguration, ausgeschlossen ist.The one-piece cohesive arrangement of the coding pins 25 on the Direktsteckverbindergehäuse has compared to a merely positive or positive locking down the significant advantage that an accidental loss of Kodierstiften 25, for example during the direct connector configuration, is excluded.

Zusammenfassend vereinfacht der erfindungsgemäße Direktsteckverbinder 10 die Herstellung und Vorkonfektionierung in Hinblick auf bestimmte Kodierkonfigurationen erheblich.In summary, the direct connector 10 of the present invention greatly simplifies fabrication and prefabrication with respect to particular coding configurations.

Bezugszeichenliste: List of reference numbers :

1010
DirektsteckverbinderBackplane
1111
Kontaktträgercontact support
1212
LeitereinschubkanalHead insertion channel
1313
Rastnutlocking groove
1414
Rastrippelocking rib
1515
Sicherungshaubefuse cap
1616
SpreizbolzenExpansion Bolts
1717
Leiterplattecircuit board
1818
Befestigungsbohrungmounting hole
1919
Steckkontaktplug contact
2020
Schneid-Klemm-GabelInsulation displacement fork
2121
Kontaktarmcontact
2222
Kontaktlochcontact hole
2323
Spreizzapfenexpanding dowel
2424
Hakenteilhook part
2525
KodierstiftPolarizing
2626
Materialstegmaterial web
2727
KodierbohrungKodierbohrung
2828
Schneidwerkzeugcutting tool
2929
Schneidecutting edge

Claims (5)

  1. Direct plug connector (10) which can be contacted with the contact holes (22) of a circuit board (17),
    - having a housing produced by injection moulding which supports plug contacts (19),
    - having coding pins (25) which co-operate with coding holes (27) in the circuit board (17),
    - the housing being of two parts comprising a contact support (11) and a retaining cover (15) surrounding the contact support (11),
    - and the contact support (11) has latching grooves (13) and expanding dowels (16),
    - and the retaining cover (15) has latching ribs (14) which co-operate with the latching grooves (13) of the contact support (11),
    - and the retaining cover (15) supports expansion pins (23) which co-operate with the expanding dowels (16) of the contact support (11),
    - and the retaining cover (15) supports the coding pins (25) on the external surface and the coding pins (25) are disposed integrally on and removable from the housing by means of a material accumulation located between the housing and coding pin (25),
    - and the coding pins (25) are disposed on the housing so that they can be sheared off along a cutting zone by means of a cutting tool (28).
  2. Direct plug connector as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the retaining cover (15) has hook parts (24) by means of which several direct plug connectors (10) can be disposed one against the other forming a chain for packaging purposes.
  3. Direct plug connector (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the material accumulation is the cutting zone for a cutting tool (28) shearing off a coding pin (25).
  4. Direct plug connector (10) as claimed in claim 1 or 3, characterised in that a travel path is formed along the plug connector housing which affords a cutting tool (28) free access to the cutting zone of the coding pin (25).
  5. Direct plug connector (10) as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the coding pins (25) are oriented in the plug-in direction and the travel path is likewise oriented in the plug-in direction.
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