Holding frame for a plug-type connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016285194-A1
Application number	US-201415030858-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Dec 12, 2013
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A holding frame for a plug-type connector is intended to have good heat resistance and a high level of mechanical robustness and, when installed in a metallic plug-type connector housing, enable protective grounding while at the same time being convenient to use, in particular during the replacement of individual modules. To this end, it is proposed to manufacture the holding frame at least partially from spring-elastic sheet metal. For this purpose, the holding frame can have a basic portion and a deformation portion, which are formed from different materials. The basic portion is used for fixing an accommodated module in a plane. The deformation portion can assume an insertion state and a holding state, wherein the insertion state permits insertion of at least one module into the holding frame in a direction transverse to the plane and an accommodated module is fixed in the holding state.

First claim

1 . A holding frame for a plug-type connector for receiving modules of the same type and/or different modules, comprising a basic portion for fixing a received module in a plane and comprising a deformation portion, which can assume an insertion state and a holding state, wherein the insertion state allows at least one module to be inserted into the holding frame in a direction transverse to the plane and in the holding state a received module is fixed, and wherein the basic portion and the deformation portion are formed at least in part from different materials.

2 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the basic portion is formed as a basic frame and the deformation portion is formed as at least one cheek part on the basic frame.

3 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the basic portion surrounds at least part of the deformation portion at least partially and/or at least part of the deformation portion is arranged externally on the basic portion.

4 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding frame is formed in a number of parts and the basic portion and the deformation portion are interconnected in an interlocking, frictionally engaged and/or integrally bonded manner, in particular are adhesively bonded, welded, soldered, riveted, latched and/or screwed.

5 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the basic portion and the deformation portion are formed integrally.

6 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the deformation portion is designed for an elastic deformation between insertion state and holding state or a plastic deformation from insertion state to holding state.

7 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the deformation portion comprises or consists of resilient sheet metal.

8 . The holding frame as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a protective earthing contact.

9 . A method for producing a holding frame for a plug-type connector for receiving modules of the same type and/or different modules, comprising a basic portion for fixing a received module in a plane, and comprising a deformation portion, which can assume an insertion state and a holding state, wherein the insertion state allows at least one module to be inserted into the holding frame in a direction transverse to the plane and in the holding state a received module is fixed,
and wherein the basic portion and the deformation portion are formed at least in part from different materials.

10 . The method for producing a holding frame as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the basic portion is produced at least in part by diecasting, in particular from a metal or a metal alloy, preferably from zinc or aluminum.

11 . The method for producing a holding frame as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the deformation portion is produced at least in part by punching and bending.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the deformation portion has at least one cheek part, which is folded through 180° at least at one bending edge (B, B′).

13 . The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the at least one cheek part is fastened to the basic portion by adhesive bonding, welding, soldering, riveting, latching and/or screwing.

14 . A method for inserting a module into a holding frame for a plug-type connector for receiving modules of the same type and/or different modules, comprising an insertion of the module into a basic portion of the holding frame for fixing the module in a plane, and comprising a fixing of the module in the basic portion by deformation of a deformation portion of the holding frame, wherein the basic portion is formed at least in part from a first material and the deformation portion is formed at least in part from a second, different material, wherein the deformation comprises only a deformation of the second material.

Assignees

• Harting Electric Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Herbrechtsmeier Heiko

Classifications

• H01R43/22

  Hand tools · CPC title

• 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

• H01R13/506 Primary

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• Y10T29/49169

  Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor · CPC title