MODULAR HOUSING OUTPUT SYSTEM

Abstract

Provided is a modular housing output system provided for conducting electronic signals out of a housing by electric contacts. The modular housing output system boasts a particularly large panoply of variants as a result of the modular use of different housing output ports. Housing output ports providing very different connection possibilities can be connected to the housing via a uniform interface.

Claims

1-13. (canceled)

14. A modular housing outlet system, comprising a housing with an outlet opening, a printed circuit card which is arranged in the housing and also a housing outlet port, wherein the housing outlet port has at least one electrical contact, the at least one electrical contact is held in the housing outlet port in a captive manner, the printed circuit card has a large number of bores which are in the form of press-in zones, the printed circuit card is arranged within the housing in front of the outlet opening, the press-in zones of the printed circuit card are accessible through the outlet opening in the housing, the housing outlet port has a housing connection side and has a cable outlet side, the at least one electrical contacts pass through the housing outlet port from the housing connection side to the cable outlet side, the housing connection side of the housing outlet port is designed such that it corresponds to the outlet opening in the housing in a form-fitting manner and can be locked in the outlet opening in the housing, the at least one electrical contact forms a press-in contact on the housing connection side of the housing outlet port, and the press-in contact of the at least one electrical contact is provided for pressing into at least one of the press-in zones, wherein press-in contacts make contact with some of the press-in zones, with other press-in zones being free, depending on the configuration of the housing outlet port.

15. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the cable outlet side of the housing outlet port is designed to make contact with and to interlock with a plug-type connector.

16. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 14, wherein on the cable outlet side of the housing outlet port an outgoing cable is provided which is connected to the at least one electrical contact.

17. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the housing outlet port is of multipartite design, and the cable outlet side is provided such that it can rotate in relation to the housing connection side.

18. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the housing outlet port is of multipartite design, and the cable outlet side is provided such that it can rotate in relation to the housing connection side.

19. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the printed circuit card is locked in the housing.

20. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the printed circuit card is locked in the housing.

21. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the printed circuit card is locked in the housing.

22. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the printed circuit card is locked in the housing.

23. The modular housing outlet system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the printed circuit card is locked in the housing.

Description

EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT

[0027] An exemplary embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawings and will be explained in greater detail in the text which follows. In the drawings:

[0028] FIG. 1 shows a housing with a printed circuit card;

[0029] FIG. 2 shows a different view of the housing with a printed circuit card from FIG. 1;

[0030] FIG. 3a shows a housing outlet port;

[0031] FIG. 3b shows a different view of the housing outlet port from FIG. 3a;

[0032] FIG. 4 shows a housing with a housing outlet port;

[0033] FIG. 5 shows a modular housing outlet system;

[0034] FIG. 6a shows a housing outlet port with a printed circuit card; and

[0035] FIG. 6b shows a further housing outlet port with a printed circuit card.

[0036] The figures contain partially simplified, schematic illustrations. In some cases, identical reference symbols are used for elements which are similar but may not be identical. Different views of the same elements may be drawn to different scales.

[0037] FIG. 1 shows a housing 1 of a modular housing outlet system with a printed circuit card 3. The housing 1 is illustrated such that it is open at the side in order to allow the interior of the housing 1 to be illustrated. An outlet opening 1.1 is integrally formed in the rear region, illustrated on the right-hand side, of the housing 1. The outlet opening 1.1 is provided for holding a housing outlet port 4 in order to connect said housing outlet port to the housing 1.

[0038] The printed circuit card 3 is provided in the interior of the housing 1. According to the invention, the printed circuit card 3 is arranged in front of the outlet opening 1.1. Two latching means 1.2 which lock and fix the printed circuit card 3 are expediently integrally formed with the housing 1. The arrangement of the printed circuit card 3 in front of the outlet opening 1.1 allows access to the printed circuit card 3 through the outlet opening 1.1.

[0039] The housing 1 with the printed circuit card 3 is illustrated from a further view in FIG. 2. The printed circuit card 3 in the housing 1 can be seen through the outlet opening 1.1. The outlet opening 1.1 is provided with a circumferential collar 1.3 on the outer side of the housing 1. Said circumferential collar is provided for holding a housing outlet port 4 in a more effective and more mechanically stable manner.

[0040] A coding 1.4 is additionally integrally formed in the outlet opening 1.1. Said coding 1.4 can also be found in a complementary manner on the housing outlet port 4 as coding 4.4. Rotation of the housing outlet port 4 in the outlet opening 1.1 is prevented by the complementary codings 1.4 and 4.4.

[0041] A housing outlet port 4 is illustrated in FIG. 3a. Said housing outlet port has a housing connection side 4.1 and a cable outlet side 4.2. The housing connection side 4.1 is illustrated in the rear, right-hand-side region in FIG. 3a. The cable outlet side 4.2 can be seen in the front, left-hand-side region.

[0042] This embodiment has, on the cable outlet side 4.2, a thread 4.3 which serves to fasten a plug-type connector by way of a screw connection. As an alternative, other fastening means for plug-type connectors can also be provided here.

[0043] A seal 4.6 which is held in a groove as a sealing ring is arranged in the central region of the cylindrical housing outlet port 4. In the fitted state, the seal 4.6 seals off the gap between the outlet opening 1.1 in the housing 1 and the housing outlet port 4.

[0044] The coding 4.4 which engages into the coding 1.4 of the outlet opening 1.1 in an interlocking manner is provided in the upper region on the housing connection side 4.1. Rotation of the housing outlet port 4 and the housing 1 in relation to one another is prevented in this way.

[0045] Two opposite latching means 4.5 are provided in the front region on the housing connection side 4.1. These latching means 4.5 allow the housing outlet port 4 to be locked in the housing 1. To this end, the latching means 4.5 engage into the housing 1 through the outlet opening 1.1 in the fitted state and lock on the housing inner side.

[0046] Here, five press-in regions 5.1 of electrical contacts 5 extend out of the housing outlet port 4 on the end side of the housing connection side 4.1. The electrical contacts 5 are held lengthwise in the housing outlet port 4. In this exemplary embodiment, the electrical contacts 5 have been encapsulated by the housing outlet port 4.

[0047] FIG. 3b shows the housing outlet port 4 from FIG. 3a once again, but looking at the cable outlet side 4.2. In this exemplary embodiment, the cable outlet side 4.2 is provided for making contact with a plug-type connector.

[0048] The electrical contacts 5 protrude into the cable connection side 4.2 as pin contacts. The cable connection side 4.2 is surrounded by the thread 4.3 for the purpose of fixing a plug-type connector.

[0049] The housing 1 from FIG. 1 is once again illustrated in the same view in FIG. 4, but without a printed circuit card 3 and with the housing outlet port 4 inserted. For this purpose, the housing connection side 4.1 of the housing outlet port 4 is inserted into the outlet opening 1.1. The collar 1.3 provides a sufficient degree of stability between the housing 1 and the housing outlet port 4.

[0050] The latching means 4.5 of the housing outlet port 4 engage behind the outlet opening 1.1 on the inner side of the housing 1. The housing outlet port 4 is prevented from falling out of the outlet opening 1.1 in this way.

[0051] The electrical contacts 5 can be seen on the end side of the housing connection side 4.1, which end side is situated in the housing 1. Said electrical contacts project into the interior of the housing 1 by way of their press-in regions 5.1.

[0052] A housing outlet system according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5. Said housing outlet system comprises a housing 1 as already shown in the preceding figures and also comprises a printed circuit card 3 which is held in said housing. The outlet opening 1.1 for holding a housing outlet port 4 is provided at the front region of the housing 1.

[0053] FIG. 5 further shows a range of four housing outlet ports 4, 4′, 4″, 4′″ of differing design. All variants of the housing outlet port 4, 4′, 4″, 4′″ have an identical housing connection side 4.1. Said housing connection side can be held and locked in the outlet opening 1.1 in the housing 1.

[0054] The cable outlet sides 4.2, 4.2′, 4.2″, 4.3′″, however, are of differing design. The cable outlet side 4.2 is provided for a four-pole screw- and plug-type connector. The cable outlet side 4.2′ is likewise provided for a screw- and plug-type connector, but with a larger diameter and five poles. The same screw- and plug-type connector can be fitted to the cable outlet side 4.2″, but this is provided on the housing outlet port 4″ at an angle and such that it can rotate. A cable 6 is directly connected to the housing outlet port 4′″ in the cable outlet region 4.2′″ and encapsulated by the housing outlet port 4′″.

[0055] The large number of press-in zones 3.1 are provided on the printed circuit card 3 in order to allow the press-in regions 5.1 to make contact with the different housing outlet ports 4, 4′, 4″, 4′″. Said press-in zones are arranged on the printed circuit card 3 such that press-in regions 5.1 make contact with different press-in zones 3.1 depending on the housing outlet port 4, 4′, 4″, 4′″. Two possible operations in which press-in regions 5.1 make contact with press-in zones 3.1 are shown by way of example in FIGS. 6a and 6b.

[0056] FIG. 6a shows the printed circuit card 3 with contact made by the housing outlet port 4. The printed circuit card 3 has nine press-in zones 3.1 which are provided for making electrical contact and are arranged in three rows of in each case three press-in zones 3.1. The housing outlet port 4 accommodates four electrical contacts 5. The four press-in regions 5.1 of the electrical contacts 5 make contact with the press-in zones 3.1 which are respectively situated at the top, at the bottom, on the right-hand side and on the left-hand side. The press-in zones 3.1 in the corners, and also the central press-in zone 3.1 remain free in the case of this housing outlet port 4.

[0057] In FIG. 6b, the housing outlet port 4′ makes contact with the printed circuit card 3. Since said housing outlet port, as already described in FIG. 6, has five electrical contacts 5, contact has to be made with other press-in zones 3.1 of the printed circuit card 3. In this case, press-in regions 5.1 of the electrical contacts 5 make contact with the press-in zones 3.1 in the corners and also the central press-in zone 3.1.

[0058] Therefore, contact can be made with different press-in zones 3.1 on the printed circuit card 3 depending on design, size and number of contacts. The modular housing outlet system therefore has a particularly high degree of flexibility and a large number of connection variants.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

[0059] 1 Housing

[0060] 1.1 Outlet opening

[0061] 1.2 Latching means

[0062] 1.3 Collar

[0063] 1.4 Coding

[0064] 3 Printed circuit card

[0065] 3.1 Press-in zone

[0066] 4 Housing outlet port

[0067] 4.1 Housing connection side

[0068] 4.2 Cable outlet side

[0069] 4.3 Thread

[0070] 4.4 Coding

[0071] 4.5 Latching means

[0072] 4.6 Seal

[0073] 5 Electrical contact

[0074] 5.1 Press-in region

[0075] 6 Cable