IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0067022
(2005-09-19)
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등록번호 |
US-7833044
(2011-01-16)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/EP2005/010072
(2005-09-19)
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§371/§102 date |
20080625
(20080625)
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국제공개번호 |
WO07/038939
(2007-04-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bouchan, Christophe
- Dechelette, Patrick
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
1 |
초록
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The invention relates to a squib connector for mating with a squib holder and to a corresponding, connection system. system according to any of the preceding claims, said connector. The inventive squib connector is adapted to be used for an inventive connection system between a squib connector and a
The invention relates to a squib connector for mating with a squib holder and to a corresponding, connection system. system according to any of the preceding claims, said connector. The inventive squib connector is adapted to be used for an inventive connection system between a squib connector and a complementary squib holder, said connection system has one locking means (134, 135, 211) and one unmating means (180), said locking means being adapted to be automatically actuated by the consolidation of the squib connector with the squib holder for automatically and securely locking the squib connector and the squib holder in fully mated condition and to be deactivated by the selective actuation of the unmating means necessary for separating the squib connector and the squib holder.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A connection system comprising: a squib holder; a squib connector for mating with said squib holder; one locking means and one unmating means, the unmating means moveable between an activated and a deactivated position; the locking means being adapted to be automatically actuated by th
We claim: 1. A connection system comprising: a squib holder; a squib connector for mating with said squib holder; one locking means and one unmating means, the unmating means moveable between an activated and a deactivated position; the locking means being adapted to be automatically actuated by the consolidation of the squib connector with the squib holder for automatically and securely locking the squib connector and the squib holder in fully mated condition with the unmating means in the deactivated position; the squib holder having a shunt means and a header ground terminal; the squib connector having at least one ground terminal which is adapted to be connected with the header ground terminal prior to the connection of contact terminals of the squib connector with the contact terminals of the squib holder during the mating process; and the ground terminal being connected with the header ground terminal as long as the squib connector and the squib holder are mated, and that a full disconnection of the complementary contact terminals of the squib connector and the squib holder occurs prior to disconnection of the ground terminal from the header ground terminal. 2. The connection system of claim 1, wherein the header ground terminal is connected to the shunt means. 3. The connection system according to claim 2, wherein the unmating means has a shunt deactivating means, said deactivating means being adapted for pushing in response to the first position and to the fully mated condition a resilient short-circuiting contact portion of a shunt means mounted in said the squib holder. 4. The connection system according to claim 2, wherein the squib holder comprises shunt-means for shorting the contact terminals mounted within the squib holder, and wherein the unmating means and the locking means are in interacting relationship for deactivating the shunt means in a non-shorting position only, when the locking means is in the securely locked condition and the unmating means is in the deactivated position. 5. The connection system according to claim 4, wherein the unmating means and the shunt means being adapted to cause movement of the shunt means from the non-shorting position to a shorting position immediately upon the actuation of the unmating means. 6. The connection system according to claim 2, wherein the squib connector having a housing defining a mating axis (MA), a mating direction (MD) and a coupling side; the locking means comprising at least one locking arm having a latch means being adapted for engaging perpendicularily to the mating axis complementary latch means provided by an area of said squib holder; each locking arm being cantilevered attached to the housing, extending in the mating direction and providing a restoring force to be elastically bent by a force applied in a direction generally reverse to the engaging direction of the latch means; and each locking arm being aligned to the squib holder area for axially abutting against the squib holder area during consolidation, the latch means having an inclined abutting interface between the squib holder area and the locking for causing a force reverse to said engagement direction during the consolidation and to be at least partially released in response to the engagement of the latch means with the complementary latch means in fully mated condition. 7. The connection system according to claim 6, wherein the unmating means being supported in the housing and axially movable from the outside of the housing reverse to the mating direction from a first position to a second position; and wherein complementary interacting cam means are provided between each locking arm and the unmating means for applying a force to the locking arm reverse to the engagement direction in response to moving the unmating means from the first to the second position for disengaging the locking arm latch means out of the complementary latch means. 8. The connection system according to claim 7, wherein the complementary interacting cam-means are in loose engagement in the first position and in full engagement in the second position. 9. The connection system according to claim 7, wherein the unmating means comprises for each locking arm a corresponding unmating arm and said complementary interacting cam means are provided between each locking arm and said corresponding unmating arm. 10. The connection system according to claim 7, wherein each of the unmating arm is joined to the unmating means being in the first position generally aligned with a squib connector outer surface opposite to the mating coupling side but providing access for its actuation. 11. The connection system according to claim 6, wherein each of the locking arm latch means and the complementary latch means being formed with a surface adapted for preventing axial separation, each surface is planar and is in a plane generally perpendicular to the mating axis at least during interengagement. 12. The connection system according to claim 6, wherein each of the locking arm latch means and the complementary latch means is formed hook-like. 13. The connection system according to claim 6, wherein the locking arm latch means has a male-like projection formed at the free end extending outwardly in radial direction and is adapted to be firstly mechanically stressed by the squib holder-area in response to the consolidation and then to be caught by the complementary latch means having a female-like groove. 14. The connection system according to claim 6, wherein the mating coupling side is provided with a scoop-proof mating interface for the squib holder contact terminals to be electrically coupled with respective complementary contact terminals of the squib connector. 15. The connection system according to claim 14, wherein the mating interface comprises for each of squib holder contact terminals a receptacle having a hemispherical drifting insertion opening for guiding the squib holder contact terminals into the receptacle. 16. A squib connector comprising: a squib holder having a header around terminal and header contact terminals; a housing having contact terminals and defining a mating axis, a mating direction and a mating coupling side; wherein the housing has at least one ground terminal adapted to be connected with the header ground terminal of the squib holder prior to the connection of the contact terminals with the header contact terminals, and wherein a full disconnection of the complementary contact terminals from the header contact terminals occurs prior to disconnection of the ground terminal from the header around terminal. 17. The squib connector of claim 16, wherein the header ground terminal is connected to the shunt means. 18. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein each locking arm being adapted to axially abut against a squib holder area comprising the complementary latch means, and forming at least one inclined abutting interface between the locking arm and the squib holder area. 19. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein each of the locking arm latch means being formed with a surface adapted for preventing axial separation during interengagement, the surface being formed to provide a plane generally perpendicular to the mating axis at least during interengagement. 20. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein the housing provides a scoop-proof mating interface for squib holder contact terminals to be electrically coupled with respective contact terminals of the squib connector. 21. The squib connector according to claim 20, wherein the mating interface comprises for each of the squib holder contact terminals a receptacle having a hemispherical drifting insertion opening for guiding the squib holder contact terminal into the receptacle. 22. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein the connector includes a sealing means incorporated within the connector for sealing the interior. 23. The squib connector according to claim 22, wherein the sealing means comprises at least one sealing gasket arranged within the housing and/or a silicone gel injected or assembled into the housing. 24. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein a circular gasket is attached at the mating coupling side of the housing for interfacial sealing between the housing and the mated complementary squib holder. 25. The squib connector according to claim 17, wherein the squib connector having at least one locking arm being cantilevered attached to the housing, extending in the mating direction and providing a restoring force to be elastically bent by a force applied in a general inwardly radial direction with regard to the mating axis; an unmating means being supported in the housing and axially movable from the outside reverse to the mating direction from a first position to a second position with regard to the housing; each locking arm has a latch means adapted for securely engaging in a general outwardly radial direction complementary latch means of a squib holder in fully mated condition of the squib connector and the squib holder connector; each locking arm being adapted to be automatically moved by a force applied in the inwardly radial direction in response to consolidating the squib connector and the squib holder and to be at least partially released in response to the fully mated condition for automatically interengaging said locking arm latch means with the complementary latch means of the squib holder, and wherein complementary interacting cam means are provided between each locking arm and the unmating means for applying a force to the locking arm in said inwardly radial direction in response to moving the unmating means from the first to the second position for disengaging the locking arm latch means in the mated condition. 26. The squib connector according to claim 25, wherein each cam means is provided by a V-like notch formed at the unmating means and by a kind of wedge formed at the locking arm, the V-like notch being open reverse to the mating direction and an apex or vertex of the wedge is directed in the mating direction. 27. The squib connector according to claim 26, wherein the notch and the wedge being in loose engagement in the first position and the wedge has radial outwardly offset to the notch in the first position. 28. The squib connector according to claim 25, wherein the unmating means comprises at least one protrusion adapted for only pushing in response to the first position and to the fully mated condition at least a resilient short-circuiting contact portion of a shunt means mounted in the complementary squib holder for deactivating the short-circuiting contact portion. 29. The squib connector according to claim 28, wherein the unmating means comprises for each locking arm a corresponding unmating arm having respective one protrusion adapted for pushing respective one resilient short-circuiting contact portion.
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