Amp LLC

Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Peter Bormuth

Timo Wetzel

Bernhard H Schnaubelt

Georg Grella

A connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in a motor vehicle has a first connector (), a second connector () and a shielding housing (). The first connector () has at least one housing arrangement () with a first insulating housing () with at least one first contact () that is connected electrically to an internal conductor () of a cable (), and has a shielding arrangement () connected to a shield () of the cable (). The shielding arrangement () is connected to the shielding housing () by a shielding part (). The second connection element () has at least one second housing arrangement () with a second insulating housing part () and at least one second contact () connected to a current line element. The shielding part () is a shielding sleeve () with a spring ring ().

Connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in the motor vehicle sector

A circuit board connector comprising an insulating housing and contact elements accommodated therein and each having a securing portion for securing on a circuit board, a contact portion for establishing pluggable contact with a complementary pluggable contact element of a complementary connector, as well as a mounting portion provided therebetween for mounting in said insulating housing. Through-passages located on the side of the circuit board and through which the securing portion of one contact element each can project through the housing floor are of a length and width, respectively, in connector mating direction and transversely thereof, which is at lest as large as the overall dimension of the associated contact element as seen in connector mating direction and transversely thereof, respectively, such that the insulating housing is adapted to be pluggably placed onto contact elements which are already mounted on the circuit board. The insulating housing and at least some of the contact elements are formed with latching means and complementary latching mens, respectively, through which the insulating housing, upon application, is adapted to be brought into latching connection with the contact elements which are already mounted on the circuit board.

Circuite board connector

An electrical connector is provided with terminals (30) that are movable relative to the connector housing (2). The terminals (30) are provided in terminal receiving housings (34) and are secured therein. The terminal receiving housings (34) are configured to receive various types of terminals therein. The terminal receiving housings (34) are provided in the electrical connector housing (2) in such a way as to prevent the removal of the terminal receiving housings (34) from the electrical connector housing (2), while still permitting the terminal receiving housings (34) to move relative to the connector housing (2). This movable mounting of the terminal receiving housings (34) in the electrical connector allows the terminal receiving housings (34) to compensate for misaligned or bent mating terminals (56) which are inserted therein. The movement of the terminal receiving housings (34) insures that the longitudinal axis of the terminals (30) provided in the terminal receiving housings (34) will align with the longitudinal axis of the mating terminals (56) when insertion occurs. This alignment prevents damage to either the terminals (30) or the mating terminals (56) and insures that a positive electrical connection will be effected.

Connector housing with movable terminals

A wiring head (10) mounted for movement along coordinates (X, Y and Z) to insert electrical terminal (T) into selected cavities of electrical connector housings (CH), comprises rolls (38) for feeding a wire (W) in a wire feed direction (D) from a wire reel (20), a wire inserter (24) for inserting the wire (W) so fed, into a terminal (T) at a wire insertion station (54) and a terminal inserter (62, 63) for then inserting the terminal (T) into its cavity. Slides (32 and 34) are moveable towards each other to form a loop (L) in the wire (W), to be inserted into the terminal by the inserter (24), and wire severing blades (58 and 60) are also provided for severing either side of the loop (L), when required according to a wiring program, before a terminal (T) is inserted into its cavity. The inserted terminals (T) are thereby connected in daisy chain fashion, one side of the loop (L) being severed in the case of the end terminals (T) of the chain.

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Peter Bormuth