Socket for vehicle passenger compartment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9722371-B2
Application number	US-201615053107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	Feb 26, 2015
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

A socket for a vehicle passenger compartment comprising a socket body and at least one electrical connection element fixed to the socket body by clinching. The socket is adapted for use on multiple vehicles of different manufacturers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power socket for a vehicle passenger compartment, comprising:
at least one base;
a socket body adapted to be received in said at least one base; and
a plurality of electrical connection elements fixed to said socket body by clinching;
said socket body comprising a plurality of attachment holds at a region thereof, with each of said plurality of electrical connection elements being adapted to be fixed to at least one predetermined attachment hold of said plurality of attachment holds such that the other of said plurality of electrical connection elements cannot then be fixed to said at least one predetermined attachment hold corresponding to the other of said plurality of electrical connection elements.

2. The power socket according to claim 1 , in which said base has a raised pattern projecting from a back of said base so as to form an abutment in said power socket upon receiving a connector.

3. The power socket according to claim 1 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements being a first electrical connection element, said power socket furthermore comprises at least one second electrical connection element.

4. The power socket according to claim 1 , in which said socket body comprises an opening emerging onto a receptacle intended to receive a connector for an electrical power supply of an electrical device.

5. The power socket according to claim 4 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements comprises a plane support and a tongue projecting from said plane support.

6. The power socket according to claim 4 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements being a first electrical connection element, said power socket furthermore comprises at least one second electrical connection element.

7. The power socket according to claim 4 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements is fixed to said socket body by clinching at the level of at least one fixing point.

8. The power socket according to claim 4 , in which said socket body comprises at least one plane back opposite to said opening of said receptacle.

9. The power socket according to claim 8 , in which said at least one plane back of said socket body comprises at least one main emergent hole.

10. The power socket according to claim 8 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements is fixed to said socket body by clinching at the level of at least one fixing point.

11. The power socket according to claim 1 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements comprises a plane support and a tongue projecting from said plane support.

12. The power socket according to claim 11 , in which said plane support is fixed to at least one plane back of said socket body by clinching.

13. The power socket according to claim 1 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements is fixed to said socket body by clinching at the level of at least one fixing point.

14. The power socket according to claim 13 , in which said at least one fixing point is a twin fixing point.

15. A method of manufacture of a power socket for a vehicle passenger compartment, comprising a socket body; and a plurality of electrical connection elements, each of said plurality of electrical connection elements being fixed to said socket body according to the following steps:
placing each of said plurality of electrical connection elements and said socket body in contact; said socket body comprising a plurality of attachment holds at a region thereof; and
fixing each of said plurality of electrical connection elements to at least one predetermined attachment hold of said plurality of attachment holds by clinching such that the other of said plurality of electrical connection elements cannot then be fixed to said at least one predetermined attachment hold corresponding to the other of said plurality of electrical connection elements.

16. The method of manufacture of a power socket for a vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 15 , in which each of said plurality of electrical connection elements is stamped in said socket body.

17. The method of manufacture of a power socket for a vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 15 , in which said socket body is stamped in each of said plurality of electrical connection elements.

18. The method of manufacture of a power socket for a vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 15 , comprising a step of inserting said socket body into a base.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Demazeau Jean-Yves
• Descazeaux Benoit
• Fournier Sylvain
• Bernable Matthieu

Classifications

• H01R4/188

  having an uneven wire-receiving surface to improve the contact · CPC title

• H01R4/06

  Riveted connections (by explosion H01R4/08) · CPC title

• H01R4/18

  by crimping {(H01R4/01, H01R4/2495 take precedence; for coaxial cables H01R9/0518)} · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/652

  with earth pin, blade or socket · CPC title