Plug connector to connect two electrical assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10044126-B2
Application number	US-201715698976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2017
Priority date	Sep 8, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A plug connector to connect two electrical assemblies is provided that establishes a releasable connection between the assemblies, such as cells of a battery. The plug connector includes two contact pins, each connected to an electrical assembly, and a parallel plug connector with a busbar that is firmly connected to two contact housings. The length and shape of the parallel plug connector are adapted to the spacing of the contact pins of adjacent electrical assemblies when in the installed position. In this installed position, the parallel plug can connect the electrical assemblies together. In this form, tolerances in the position of the electrical assemblies are compensated in the insertion direction. The contact housings have common insertion directions and the parallel plug is movable from the insertion direction onto the two contact pins simultaneously. In this form, the parallel plug can be inserted after installation of the electrical assemblies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A plug connector to connect two electrical assemblies, the plug connector comprising:
two contact pins, each contact pin being connected to an adjacent electrical assembly; and
a parallel plug connector having a busbar securely connected to two contact housings,
wherein the contact housings have a common insertion direction and are disposed one behind the other in the common insertion direction and the parallel plug connector is adapted to be pushed from the insertion direction onto the two contact pins simultaneously.

2. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact pins comprise a contact area oriented in the insertion direction and an attachment area connected via a bend to the contact area.

3. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact pins comprise a contact area that comes into contact with the parallel plug connector, and the contact area is tapered.

4. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact housings each comprise:
a sleeve forming a receiving space on its inside for the contact pin to be inserted in an insertion direction;
a contact spring attached to the inside of the sleeve; and
a plate-like contact tab attached to the sleeve such that the receiving space for the contact pin is formed between the contact tab and the contact spring,
wherein the contact spring includes at least one bulge, each bulge oriented toward the contact tab and the contact housings are each attached to the busbar by the plate-like contact tab.

5. The plug connector according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one bulge of the contact spring is symmetrical to an imaginary axis perpendicular to the insertion direction.

6. The plug connector according to claim 4 , wherein the height of the at least one bulge is a multiple of a factor of 3 to 10 of a thickness of the contact spring and defines a shape of a sine wave or a portion of a sine wave.

7. The plug connector according to claim 4 , wherein the contact spring is suspended at both ends from tabs in the sleeve and the sleeve is a formed sheet metal part holding the contact spring in a positive fit or a friction fit.

8. The plug connector according to claim 4 , wherein the contact tab has a profile facing the receiving space.

9. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the busbar and the contact housings are each connected to one another via a clinching connection between the busbar and the contact tab.

10. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the busbar has a second bend having a flexural component perpendicular to the insertion direction.

11. The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the two contact housings have an identical construction.

Assignees

• Draexlmaier Lisa Gmbh

Inventors

• Krebs Annika
• Saller Robert

Classifications

• H01M50/514

  Methods for interconnecting adjacent batteries or cells · CPC title

• H01M50/507

  comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules · CPC title

• H01M50/503

  characterised by the shape of the interconnectors · CPC title

• H01R13/113

  co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R13/187 Primary

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title