Holding frame for holding plug connector modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10177484-B2
Application number	US-201615775766-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Priority date	Nov 16, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a holding frame for holding plug connector modules, in particular for installation in plug connector casings and/or for screwing onto wall surfaces. In order to allow improved handling and more reliable populating and assembly of the holding frame comprising frame halves, it is proposed that the holding frame in the plug-in state has a stop for stopping the plug connector module on insertion into the holding frame, wherein the stop is so designed that when a plug connector module is stopped in the plug-in state, holding frame holding devices and plug module holding devices engage in each other in the holding state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A holding frame for holding plug connector modules, wherein the plug connector modules are insertable into the holding frame and plug module holding devices of the plug connector modules cooperate with holding frame holding devices provided on opposite side parts of the holding frame,
wherein the holding frame includes two frame halves articulatedly connected to each other at fastening ends of the holding frame, the holding frame being divided along a line parallel to the side parts of the holding frame,
the hinged connection allowing a plug-in state and a holding state of the holding frame,
the frame halves in the plug-in state being pivoted in relation to each other about a longitudinal axis in such a way that one or more plug connector modules can be inserted between the side parts, and
the frame halves in the holding state being pivoted in such a way relative to the plug-in state that one or more inserted plug connector modules have a form-locking connection with the holding frame via the holding frame holding devices, and
wherein the holding frame the plug-in state has a stop for stopping the one or more plug connector modules on insertion into the holding frame, wherein the stop is so designed that when a plug connector module is stopped in the plug-in state, the holding frame holding devices and the plug module holding devices engage in each other in the holding state.

2. The holding frame according to claim 1 , wherein the stop is located on the lower edge, in a plug-in direction, of the holding frame holding devices.

3. The holding frame according to claim 1 , wherein the stop in the plug-in state is defined by a first opening width, the first opening width being a width between two opposite lower edges of the holding frame holding devices in the plug-in state.

4. The holding frame according to claim 3 , wherein the first opening width is between 30.4 mm and 34.2 mm.

5. The holding frame according to claim 1 , wherein the holding frame holding devices have a lower cut surface perpendicular to side surfaces of the side parts, on the lower edge in the plug-in direction.

6. The holding frame according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more plug connector modules have detent hooks and wherein the stop is selected such that, when the one or more plug connector modules are stopped, the detent hooks of the one or more plug connector modules catch on lower edges of the side parts.

7. A holding system, comprising:
the holding frame according to claim 1 , and one or more plug connector modules, wherein the plug connector modules have plug module holding devices, and wherein the holding frame is designed such that the plug module holding devices and the holding frame holding devices engage in each other in the holding state.

8. The holding frame according to claim 3 , wherein the holding frame has a second opening width in the plug-in state, the second opening width being defined by the width between two opposite upper edges of the holding frame holding devices in a plug-in a direction, wherein the second opening width is wider than the first opening width.

9. The holding frame according to claim 8 , wherein the first opening width is less than a dimension between two opposite outer edges of the plug module holding devices, and the second opening width is greater than the dimension between two opposite outer edges of the plug module holding devices.

10. The holding frame according to claim 8 , wherein the second opening width is 34.4 mm.

11. The holding frame according to claim 8 , wherein the holding frame has a third opening width in the plug-in state, the third opening width being defined on the basis of the smallest distance between the opposite side parts in the plug-in direction, wherein the third opening width is defined by the width of the main part of the plug connector module.

12. The holding frame according to claim 11 , wherein the third opening width is 30.3 mm.

13. The holding frame according to claim 11 , wherein the hinged connection is shaped in such a way that the predetermined first, second and third opening widths cannot be exceeded.

14. The holding frame according to claim 13 , wherein the hinged connection has a first boundary and a second boundary, the first boundary belonging to the first side part and the second boundary belonging to the second side part, such that the first and the second boundary come into contact when the holding frame is in the plug-in state.

15. The holding frame according to claim 14 , wherein the first and second boundaries define an angle to the side parts such that the predetermined opening widths are not exceeded in the plug-in state.

16. A method for populating a holding frame with plug connector modules, wherein the holding frame comprises two frame halves and is divided along a line parallel to side parts of the holding frame, the method comprising:
providing a plug-in state of the holding frame, the frame halves articulatedly connected to each other at fastening ends of the holding frame in the plug-in state being pivoted in relation to each other about a longitudinal axis in such a way that one or more plug connector modules can be inserted between the side parts;
populating the holding frame in the plug-in state with one or more plug connector modules by inserting the one or more plug connector modules as far as a stop; and
providing a holding state of the holding frame by pivoting the frame halves relative to the plug-in state, such that the one or more inserted plug connector modules have a form-locking connection with the holding frame via plug module holding devices on the plug connector modules and via holding frame holding devices which are provided on opposite ones of the side parts of the holding frame, the one or more plug connector modules remaining at the stop when pivoted.

Assignees

• Harting Electric Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Schönfeld Alexander
• Herbrechtsmeier Heiko
• Meier Heiko

Classifications

• H01R13/514

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title

• H01R13/518 Primary

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title