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WO2002033790A1
WO2002033790A1 PCT/EP2001/012109 EP0112109W WO0233790A1 WO 2002033790 A1 WO2002033790 A1 WO 2002033790A1 EP 0112109 W EP0112109 W EP 0112109W WO 0233790 A1 WO0233790 A1 WO 0233790A1
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plug
light
socket part
connector
contact
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Frank Scholl
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Knorr Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
Knorr Bremse Systeme fuer Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
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Knorr Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
Knorr Bremse Systeme fuer Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6683—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit with built-in sensor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures

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  • the present invention relates to a connector according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • EP 0 893 718 A1 discloses a plug connection for optically coupling two light guides.
  • a connector part with a connector pin, in which the optical waveguide is fixed, is provided on the light guide ends.
  • the connector parts or the connector pins are inserted coaxially into the socket part and snap into place using a ratchet mechanism.
  • a connector for fiber optic cables in which a tensioning device for the fiber optic cable and a fastening means for the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable are provided, both of which consist of releasable clamp connections, one between the tensioning device for the fiber optic cable and the fastening means Detachable clamping and clamping device is provided for strain relief of the fiber optic cable.
  • EP 0 770 892 A1 discloses a connector for optical fibers with a connector and a protective cap, a connector pin protruding from an end face of the connector. From DE 197 51 169 A1 an optical switching element is known, to which a multiplicity of optical fibers can be connected, an optical coupling module being arranged at the intersection of the optical axes of the optical fibers, which has two switching positions and incoming light signals from one optical fiber to another optical fiber redirects or lets pass.
  • Plug-in connections are known from the applicant's prior art, in which the coupling between the electronics and the light guide takes place via an “optical plug”, a transmitter and / or receiver which is permanently connected to the electronics being connected to the light guide.
  • Light guides are increasingly used, e.g. as a CAN bus in the automotive sector, as they are insensitive to electromagnetic influences and voltage differences between the transmitter and receiver and transmit signals without interference.
  • the mechanical connection of optical fibers to a transmitting and receiving device is very sensitive, especially if this is to be carried out as a plug connection.
  • the end of the fiber must be clean, flat and smooth to avoid loss. Under rough environmental conditions, such as outdoors under a commercial vehicle, it is difficult to ensure that such a connector is kept clean.
  • the manufacture of a termination of the optical waveguide can only be accomplished in a complex manner with very expensive devices.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a plug-in connection for a light guide which is insensitive to mechanical stresses and enables reliable signal transmission. This object is solved by the features of claim 1. Advantageous refinements and developments of the invention can be found in the subclaims.
  • the basic principle of the invention is to integrate the end of a light guide together with an optoelectronic signal converter into the plug part or into the socket part of an electrical plug connection.
  • the light guide end and the optoelectronic signal converter are thus mechanically protected in the plug part or in the socket part, and the signal transmission between the plug part and the socket part takes place in a conventional manner by an electrical plug connection.
  • the connection of the "optoelectronics" to the light guide can be hermetically sealed and mechanically robust.
  • the electrical plug-in connection can be made very robust and, compared to the "optical plug-in connections" known from the prior art, is considerably less sensitive to mechanical stresses since the problem of "mechanical plugging together" of two light guides that occurs there is eliminated.
  • At least two contact elements e.g. Contact pins or assigned contact sockets are provided.
  • the contact elements on the plug part or on the socket part are connected via the signal converter, i.e. Connected to each other via an optocoupler, whereby a signal conversion of the electrical signal at the connector contacts into a light signal or vice versa is achieved.
  • a “broadcaster” i.e. light-emitting diodes or laser diodes can be used as electrical-optical signal converters and optical-electrical signal converters can be used as "receivers”, e.g. Photodiodes or phototransistors.
  • the plug connection can be used for signal transmission between a light guide and electronics, for example control electronics in a vehicle.
  • an optocoupler is only provided in the part of the plug connection connected to the light guide, ie only in the socket part or only in the plug part.
  • the plug connection can also be used to connect two light guides, an optocoupler then being provided both in the plug part and in the socket part.
  • a power supply and electrical signal processing must then also be provided.
  • three electrical connections are provided for a “signal direction”, namely a supply line plus, a minus line and a signal line. Then for a bidirectional "signal transmission"
  • I i four lines are provided, namely a supply line plus, a minus line, a signal transmission line and a signal reception line.
  • the connector can be multi-pole.
  • a combination with a control unit connector e.g. is used in the commercial vehicle sector.
  • a 55-pin control unit connector can be provided, in which the "usual" signals (speed, supply voltage, etc.) are transmitted via electrical lines and, in addition, transmit or receive electronics integrated into the plug connection are provided for CAN communication via optical fibers ,
  • Figure 1 is a two-pin connector to explain the basic principle of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 shows a multi-pin connector;
  • Fig. 3 shows a connector for connecting two optical fibers.
  • Fig. 1 shows a plug connection with a plug part 1 and a socket part 2, which are shown only schematically here.
  • the socket part 2 is connected to the end of a two-wire connection cable 3.
  • the two wires 4, 5 of the cable 3 are connected to contact sockets 6, 7, which are only shown schematically here.
  • the contact sockets 6, 7 are provided with contact pins 8, 9, which contact the contact sockets 6, 7 in the assembled state (not shown).
  • the contact pins 8, 9 are electrical via an optocoupler 10 connected with each other.
  • the optocoupler 10 is a light-emitting diode which emits light when there is a current flow between the contact pins 8, 9 and feeds it into one end 11 of a light guide 12.
  • a focusing device for example a converging lens (not shown), can be provided between the optocoupler 10 and the end 11.
  • Electrical plug connections can be made robust. In the event of a defect in the transmitting or receiving part in the connector, the entire cable harness does not have to be replaced, but the connector can be cut off and a new connector can be hermetically sealed.
  • Fig. 2 shows a multi-pin connector.
  • a total of seven contact pins 14-20 are provided on a connector strip 13 of the connector part 1, each of which is connected to a wire 4 of the cable 3.
  • the contact pins 14-20 are provided on the socket part 2 contact sockets 21-27.
  • the contact sockets 21, 22 are connected to one another via a light-emitting diode 28, as a result of which light is fed into the light guide 12, i.e. optoelectronic signal transmission is made possible.
  • the contact sockets 23, 24, on the other hand, are here connected to one another via a photodiode 29, which converts the light emitted by a light guide 30, which is represented here by arrows 31, into a photo voltage or a photo current.
  • a signal transmission from the plug part 1 to the socket part 2 is thus possible via the contact pins 14, 15, the contact sockets 21, 22 and the light-emitting diode 28.
  • a signal transmission from the socket part 2 to the plug part 1 is possible via the photodiode 29, the contact sockets 23, 24 and the plug pins 16, 17.
  • electrical lines 32-34 are additionally provided on the socket part 2, which are connected to the contact sockets 25-27, which are assigned to the contact pins 18-20 of the plug part.
  • a purely electrical as well as an electro / optical signal transmission is thus possible between the plug part 1 and the socket part 2.
  • Either only the transmitter / receiver diode can be integrated in the connector or additionally a transmitter / receiver amplifier which, for example, supplies a processed signal (TTL signal).
  • TTL signal a processed signal
  • the connector must have the following four pins for transmit and receive operation with signal conditioning:
  • Pin 1 Power supply (+)
  • Pin 2 Power supply (-)
  • Pin 3 Send signal
  • Pin 4 Receive signal.
  • connection of the optoelectronics to the optical fiber can be hermetically sealed and mechanically robust.
  • a combination with a control unit connector, such as has been used up to now, is also advantageous. is used in the commercial vehicle sector, e.g. a 55-pin connector that contains the usual signals as electrical cables (speed sensors, supply voltages, etc.) and additional fiber optic cables with integrated transmit and receive electronics for CAN communication.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a connector that allows coupling of two light guides.
  • the plug part 1 is connected to light guides 35, 36 and the socket part 2 to light guides 37, 38.
  • the light guide 35 is one Associated with photodiode 39, which electrically connects the two contact pins 14, 15 to one another.
  • the associated contact sockets 21, 22 are electrically connected to one another via the light-emitting diode 28, which enables light to be fed into the light guide 37.
  • a photodiode 40 assigned to the light guide 38 is provided on the socket part 2 and is electrically connected to the contact sockets 23, 24.
  • the associated contact pins 16, 17 are electrically connected to a light-emitting diode 41, which enables light to be fed into the light guide 36.
  • three electrical connections must also be provided for a “signal direction”, namely a supply line plus, a minus line and a signal line.
  • a “signal direction” namely a supply line plus, a minus line and a signal line.
  • Four lines are to be provided for a bidirectional “signal transmission”, namely a supply line plus, a minus line, a signal transmission line and a signal reception line.

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  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

Selon l'invention, l'extrémité d'un conducteur optique (12) est intégré, conjointement avec un convertisseur de signaux (10) optoélectronique, dans la partie de connexion (1) ou dans la partie de douille (2) d'un connecteur à fiches électrique.
PCT/EP2001/012109 2000-10-20 2001-10-18 Connecteur a fiches Ceased WO2002033790A1 (fr)

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AU2002220642A AU2002220642A1 (en) 2000-10-20 2001-10-18 Plug-and-socket connector

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DE10052020.0 2000-10-20
DE10052020A DE10052020A1 (de) 2000-10-20 2000-10-20 Steckverbindung

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US3809908A (en) * 1973-06-29 1974-05-07 Itt Electro-optical transmission line
DE3048512A1 (de) * 1980-12-22 1982-07-01 Kabel- und Metallwerke Gutehoffnungshütte AG, 3000 Hannover "verbindungsleitung zur uebertragung von signalen"
US5325453A (en) * 1990-02-17 1994-06-28 Stribel Gmbh Signal transmission line

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DE102017102074A1 (de) 2017-02-02 2018-08-02 Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Schnittstellenelement für ein Fahrzeug
WO2018141724A1 (fr) 2017-02-02 2018-08-09 Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Élément d'interface pour un véhicule
EP4039550A1 (fr) 2017-02-02 2022-08-10 KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Élément d'interface pour un véhicule

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