IP Library Granted Patent US 10,601,166
Granted Patent B2
US 10,601,166 · App. 16/073,188 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Electrical harness connection board

Inventors: Ismaïl Tchaaouaou (Blagnac, FR); Frédéric Colin (Plaisance du Touch, FR)
Assignee: Safran Electrical & Power
H01R13/518H01R13/621H01R13/639B64D2221/00
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Patent No.
US 10,601,166
App. No.
16/073,188
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical board for connecting two electrical harnesses to each other includes a module holder and at least one connector module to establish the connection between the two electrical harnesses, said connector module comprising a base engaged with the module holder, a perforated core extending the base and allowing connection of the two harnesses to each other via plugs. The module holder includes a fixed jaw, a movable jaw mounted to pivot on the fixed jaw, and locking means for holding the mobile jaw in the closed position.

Claims (32)

1. An electrical board for connecting two electrical harnesses to each other, wherein said board comprises a module holder and a plurality of connector modules to establish the connection between the two electrical harnesses, each connector module comprising a base engaged with the module holder, a perforated core extending the base and allowing connection of the two harnesses to each other via plugs, wherein the module holder comprises:

a fixed jaw;

a movable jaw mounted to pivot on the fixed jaw between a closed position in which the movable jaw is against the fixed jaw and an open position in which the movable jaw is spaced apart from the fixed jaw, and

locking means for holding the movable jaw in said closed position against the fixed jaw and block there the respective bases of the respective connector modules, and wherein the fixed jaw comprises an elongated groove capable of longitudinally receiving, by a detachable engagement, the respective bases of the respective connector modules arranged side by side, and wherein the movable jaw extends along said groove in the closed position to then block there each connector module received therein.

2. The board according to claim 1 , wherein each connector module comprises a cover covering the perforated core to protect the connection of two electrical harnesses.

3. The board according to claim 1 , wherein the perforated core of each connector module comprises at least two attachment holes for fixing the plugs of each harness to the other on the one hand and to the connector module on the other hand.

4. The board according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one segregation module comprising a base, a solid core and a cover and/or at least one filler module comprising a base and a flange extending the base.

5. The board according to claim 4 , wherein the respective covers of each connector module and the at least one segregation module comprise a first longer side with an excess thickness and a second longer side, opposite the first longer side, the second longer side having an open cavity capable of receiving the excess thickness of an adjacent one of said plurality of connector modules or said at least one segregation module.

6. The board according to claim 1 wherein respective bases of the respective connector modules each comprise a body and a pin protruding from the body.

7. The board according to claim 6 , wherein the groove is substantially L-shaped, thereby integrating a slot for receiving the body elongated by a transverse recess for receiving the pin, said pin of each base being accommodated in the recess of the groove when the groove receives several of said connector modules side by side.

8. The board according to claim 1 , wherein the module holder further comprises a frame on which the fixed jaw is mounted.

9. An assembly comprising:

two electrical harnesses, each comprising a plug for connection of the two harnesses to each other;

the connection board according to claim 1 , and

at least one linking device for fixing the plugs of the two harnesses together.

10. An electrical board for connecting two electrical harnesses to each other, wherein said board comprises a module holder and a plurality of connector modules to establish the connection between the two electrical harnesses, each connector module comprising a base engaged with the module holder, a perforated core extending the base and allowing connection of the two harnesses to each other via plugs, wherein the module holder comprises:

a fixed jaw;

a movable jaw mounted to pivot on the fixed jaw between a closed position in which the movable jaw is against the fixed jaw and an open position in which the movable jaw is spaced apart from the jaw, and

locking means for holding the movable jaw in said closed position against the fixed jaw and block there the bases of the respective connector modules,

and wherein the fixed jaw comprises an elongated groove capable of longitudinally receiving, by a detachable engagement, the bases of the respective connector modules arranged side by side,

and wherein the movable jaw extends along said groove in the closed position to then block there the connector modules received therein,

and wherein each base of the respective connector modules comprises a body and a pin protruding from the body,

and wherein the elongated groove is substantially L-shaped, thereby integrating a slot for receiving the respective bodies elongated by a transverse recess for receiving the respective pins, the pin of each base being accommodated in the recess of the groove when the groove receives several connector modules side by side.

11. An electrical board for connecting two electrical harnesses to each other, wherein said board comprises a module holder and at least one connector module to establish the connection between the two electrical harnesses, said at least one connector module comprising a base engaged with the module holder, a perforated core extending the base and allowing connection of the two harnesses to each other via plugs, wherein the module holder comprises:

a fixed jaw;

a movable jaw mounted to pivot on the fixed jaw between a closed position in which the movable jaw is against the fixed jaw and an open position in which the movable jaw is spaced apart from the jaw, and

locking means for holding the movable jaw in said closed position against the fixed jaw and block there the base of the at least one connector module,

and wherein said at least one connector module comprises a cover covering the perforated core to protect the connection of two electrical harnesses,

and wherein the electrical board further comprises at least one segregation module comprising a base, a solid core and a cover and/or at least one filler module comprising a base and a flange extending the base,

and wherein the respective covers of said at least one connector module and said at least one segregation module comprise a first longer side with an excess thickness and a second longer side, opposite the first longer side, the second longer side having an open cavity capable of receiving the excess thickness of said at least one connector module or of said at least one segregation module.

12. The board according to claim 11 , comprising a plurality of said connector modules, and wherein the fixed jaw comprises an elongated groove capable of longitudinally receiving, by a detachable engagement, the base of several of said connector modules arranged side by side, and wherein the movable jaw extends along said groove in the closed position to then block there the connector modules received therein.

13. The board according to claim 11 , wherein each base of the respective connector modules comprises a body and a pin protruding from the body, wherein the fixed jaw comprises an elongated groove capable of longitudinally receiving, by a detachable engagement, the bases of the respective connector modules arranged side by side, wherein the movable jaw extends along said groove in the closed position to then block there the connector modules received therein, wherein each base of the respective connector modules comprises a body and a pin protruding from the body, and wherein the elongated groove is substantially L-shaped, thereby integrating a slot for receiving the respective bodies elongated by a transverse recess for receiving the respective pins, the pin of each base being accommodated in the recess of the groove when the groove receives several connector modules side by side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2018
From: TCHAAOUAOU, ISMAIL; COLIN, FREDERIC
To: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
Reel/Frame 046473/0315 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 16 50702 · Jan 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190036269A1 · Jan 31, 2019