Plug connector with a conductive rubber element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020328549-A1
Application number	US-201716090808-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 3, 2017
Priority date	Apr 12, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A plug connector to which a cable having at least one insulated conductor can be connected is provided, wherein the plug connector has a conductive rubber element with at least one conductive layer, but preferably with at least two conductive layers. The electrical connection of the conductors is realized by the conductive rubber element. The conductive rubber element can also form the plug face of the plug connector. As an alternative, the conductors can be connected to contact elements by the conductive rubber element.

First claim

1 . A plug-in connector to which a cable having at least one insulated conductor is connectable, wherein the plug-in connector comprises a conductive rubber element having at least one conductive layer.

2 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one insulated conductor is fixable in an electrically conductive manner to the at least one conductive layer of the conductive rubber element.

3 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug-in connector comprises at least one connection contact that is fixable in an electrically conductive manner to the at least one conductive layer of the conductive rubber element.

4 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one connection contact is configured to be contacted in an electrical manner by a conductor end of the at least one insulated conductor.

5 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the plug-in connector comprises at least one contact element.

6 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the at least one insulated conductor is contactable by the at least one connection contact; the at least one connection contact is in electrical contact on one face of the conductive rubber element with the at least one conductive layer; and on the other face of the conductive rubber element the at least one contact element is in contact with the at least one conductive layer of the conductive rubber element.

7 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one connection contact is in electrical contact respectively with the at least one contact element via the conductive rubber element.

8 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
on one face of the conductive rubber element the at least one insulated conductor is fixable in an electrically conductive manner to the at least one conductive layer of the conductive rubber element; and on the other face of the conductive rubber element at least one contact element is contacted by the at least one conductive layer of the conductive rubber element.

9 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one conductor is in electrical contract respectively with the at least one contact element via the conductive rubber element.

10 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the cable comprises at least two individual insulated conductors; and/or the plug-in connector comprises at least two connection contacts; and/or the plug-in connector comprises at least two contact elements.

11 . The plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one conductive layers of the conductive rubber element comprise silver particles.

12 . The plug-connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a non-stripped end face of the at least one insulated conductor is pressed against the conductive rubber element.

13 . A system comprising a plug-in block and a circuit board plug-in connector, wherein at least two solid conductors or stranded conductors are fixed within the plug-in block parallel with one another and with a respective conductor end aligned with a direction vector parallel and/or orthogonal to a plug-in direction.

14 . The system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:
the plug-in block comprises a conductive rubber element wherein the conductor ends of the at least two solid conductors or stranded conductors are in contact respectively with a conductive layer or with at least two conductive layers of the conductive rubber element; or the circuit board plug-in connector comprises a conductive rubber element, wherein respectively one conductive layer or at least two conductive layers of the conductive rubber element is/are aligned with respect to the conductor ends of the at least two solid conductors or stranded conductors in the plug-in direction.

15 . The system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the circuit board plug-in connector comprises at least two contact elements having respectively one contact end and one circuit board connection end, wherein the respective contact ends are in contact with one conductive layer or with at least two conductive layers of the conductive rubber element.

16 . The system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a respective non-stripped end face of the at least two solid conductors or stranded conductors is pressed against the conductive rubber element.

Assignees

• HARTING Electronics GmbH

Inventors

• PAPE GüNTER
• Kohler Andreas
• Schwarz Andreas
• Wolf Torsten

Classifications

• H01R13/2414 Primary

  conductive elastomers · CPC title

• H01R4/58

  characterised by the form or material of the contacting members (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R12/714

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title

• H01R12/712

  co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit (H01R12/72 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6658

  on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence) · CPC title