Locking apparatus for plug connectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425552-B2
Application number	US-201414897447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a locking apparatus for plug connectors, comprising at least one first locking half and at least one second locking half, wherein the first locking half is formed from an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve can be moved in a linear manner against a plugging direction towards the inner sleeve, and wherein the second locking half is formed from a further sleeve which can be inserted into the inner sleeve of the first locking half, and wherein the first locking half has at least one associated latch which acts on an inserted sleeve through at least one latching opening in the inner sleeve.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A locking apparatus for plug connectors, said plug connectors comprising
at least one first locking half and at least one second locking half,
wherein the first locking half is formed from an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve,
wherein the second locking half is formed from a further sleeve, which can be inserted into the inner sleeve of the first locking half, and
wherein the first locking half is associated with at least one detent, which acts on an inserted sleeve through at least one detent opening in the inner sleeve
wherein the outer sleeve is linearly displaceable relative to the inner sleeve against a plug-in direction (S), and has wedge surfaces formed integrally on the inner side, wherein the wedge surfaces each are associated with one of the detents, and are arranged at an angle to the plug-in direction (S), selected from an angle of between 0 and 90 degrees to the plug-in direction (S), an angle between 20 and 60 degrees to the plug-in direction (S), and an angle between 30 and 50 degrees to the plug-in direction (S),
wherein the detent substantially has a U-shape, which is formed from a first limb, a base and a second limb, wherein the first limb and the second limb are each connected to the base via a bent region,
wherein the first limbs of at least two detents are each connected to a respective one of the second limbs of another detent, and
wherein the first limbs of the at least two detents are each connected in one piece to a respective one of the second limbs of another detent, and the at least two detents are thus formed in one piece.

2. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base of the detent engages with a detent recess in the sleeve.

3. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the detent recess and the base are oriented transversely to the plug-in direction (S).

4. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first limb and the second limb are oriented roughly axially to the plug-in direction (S).

5. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the detent is adapted to the form of the inner sleeve.

6. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first limb and the second limb are fixed to the inner sleeve.

7. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the detent is formed from a resilient wire.

8. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wedge surfaces are oriented radially to the plug connector center axis.

9. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bent regions of the detent are each associated with a wedge surface.

10. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first limb and the second limb of the detent extend away from one another in the bent regions, such that the detents are wider in the bent regions than at the ends of the limbs and in each case form a sweeping curve.

11. The locking apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the bent region of the detent are each associated with a wedge surface,
wherein the sweeping curves of the detent are each assigned a wedge surface formed integrally as an inner circle of the outer sleeve, in that, by displacing the outer sleeve against the plug-in direction (S), the wedge surfaces act on the sweeping curves of the detent, whereby the base of the detent is raised from the detent recess and releases the further sleeve.

Assignees

• HARTING Electronics GmbH

Inventors

• Friesen Heinrich

Classifications

• G02B6/3893

  Push-pull type, e.g. snap-in, push-on · CPC title

• H01R13/6277

  comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove · CPC title

• F16L37/08

  in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members (F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6275 Primary

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title