公开(公告)号：US5466163A

公开(公告)日：1995-11-14

申请号：US223650

申请日：1994-04-06

申请人： Daniel R. Barron ,  Vytas Jasulaitis ,  Brion F. Morrill

发明人： Daniel R. Barron ,  Vytas Jasulaitis ,  Brion F. Morrill

IPC分类号： B61G5/06 ,  B64G1/64 ,  G21F7/06 ,  H01R13/453 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/44

CPC分类号： H01R13/453 ,  B61G5/06 ,  B64G1/641 ,  G21F7/06 ,  H01R13/629

摘要： Apparatus is described for automatically mating a pair of connectors and protecting them prior to mating, which minimizes weight and uses relatively simple and reliable mechanisms. Lower and upper connectors (24, 26) are held in lower and upper parts (14, 16) of a housing, with the upper connector mounted on a carrier (32) that is motor driven to move down and mate the connectors. A pair of movable members (36, 38) serve as shields, as coarse alignment aids, and as force transmitters. The movable members are pivotally mounted at the bottom of the upper housing, and as the carrier moves down it pivots the members out of the way. The movable members have socket elements (116) that closely receive pin elements (120) on the lower housing part, to coarsely align the connectors and to react mating and unmating forces between the housings. The carrier has a pair of plate portions (60, 62) with slots (64), and the movable members have cam followers engaged with the slot walls, to move the members with precision. The carrier plate-like portions engage follower members (82) that pivot open lower shield parts (44, 46) covering the lower connector, which is mounted on four stacks of Belleville washers (142).

摘要翻译： 描述了用于自动配合一对连接器并在配合之前保护装置的装置，其最小化重量并使用相对简单和可靠的机构。 下部和上部连接器（24,26）被保持在壳体的下部和上部部分（14,16）中，其中上部连接器安装在电动机驱动的载体（32）上以向下移动并与连接器配合。 一对可移动构件（36,38）用作屏蔽件，用作粗略对准辅助件，以及作为力传递器。 可移动构件枢转地安装在上壳体的底部，并且当托架向下移动时，它们使构件枢转。 可动构件具有紧密接收下部壳体部分上的销元件（120）的插座元件（116），以粗略对准连接器并且使壳体之间的配合和脱离力发生反应。 载体具有一对具有槽（64）的板部分（60,62），并且可移动部件具有与槽壁接合的凸轮从动件，以精确地移动构件。 承载板状部分接合从动构件（82），从动构件（82）枢转打开的下部屏蔽部分（44,46），该下部屏蔽部分覆盖下部连接器，该下部屏蔽部分安装在四层Belleville垫圈（142）上。