Knowledge Sharing

Session On
Connecting Electrical
Devices

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Back shell acts as a guiding support

Gives an accurate geometry.

A back shell is usually connected to a

connector through a back shell connection
point and to a bundle segment through a
bundle connection point.
 Straight andAngled StrainReliefs

 Light, Medium andHeavy-DutySaddle Bars

 Conical Ring Style Backshells

 Water-Tight Backshells
 When connecting Backshells and connectors, the backshell must
be selected first and then the connector to prevent the connector
from moving in the design.
Connecting Single Insert Connectors
 Step
1. To connect two devices, click Connect Electrical
Devices.

Connect Electrical Devices Disconnect Electrical Devices

2. Select a bundle connector plug in the geometry as the first
device. In this example, the connection points of both the
bundle connector and the equipment connector are displayed
in green, indicating that they can be connected.

BacP- Backshell connection point

3. Select an equipment connector as the second device.
If the equipment connector had already been used—or if no connection
point had been defined—the connection points would be displayed as red.

4. The harness connector is now aligned properly to the

equipment connector.
This is the same process used to place connectors into equipment or
disconnect panels.
Connecting Rectangular Connectors

Rectangular backshell or Strain Relief : Designed to

allow the cables to move without cracking and/or
breaking away from the plug or connector that
connects to an electrical outlet or a hardware
device.

A rectangular connector or receptacle

consists of the following parts:
 A connector shell,

 One or many inserts,

 Rectangular
Connector

Strain relief/ Back shell

Shell

Inserts
 Dual Insert Rectangular Connector
Connecting Dual Insert Connectors
Switch to Electrical Assembly Design .
Click Connect Electrical Devices
Connect the first insert. Select the insert
and then select the connector shell (select
the CAV electrification).

Cav-- Cavity
 Connect the second insert. Select the insert and
then select the connector shell (select the CAV
electrification).

Shell

Insert

Selectthe backshell, and then select the

connector.

Back shell
The dual insert rectangular connector and
backshell are now electrically connected

Electrically Linked

 Shell DA6235PT
 Backshell / Strainrelief DA6235PU
 Disconnecting Electrical Devices
1. To disconnect electrical devices, click Disconnect
Electrical Devices .
2. Select the first device to be disconnected.
3. Select the second device—or more specifically, the device
you wish to disconnect from the first device.
4. The devices will disconnect, the electrical connection will
be deleted, and all assembly constraints will be eliminated
from the geometry and the specification tree.
Apply Clocking Values to Backshells

 The method of applying clocking to the backshells is by using

BOEBE5BSC (Backshell Clocker) to create angle constraints
between the backshell and connector. This section describes
using Backshell clocker for creating the clocking angles
constraints on the backshells
 When electrically connecting the backshell to the connector
the backshell must be selected first so that the Backshell
Clocker tool will calculate the clocking angle correctly.
 BSC- backshell Clocker (VER 2.4.0)
 Every 1 hr is equal to 30º angle of clocking
 Using Backshell Clocker
 BOEBE5BSC (Backshell Clocker) is an application that must be run in CATIA.
 BSC is used to record the clocking orientation of backshells to mating
connectors.
 BSC creates angle constraints between the backshell and connector and records the clocking
data into the in the properties window’s description field of a backshell.

Steps To Use Backshell Clocker

1. Activate the GBN in the specification tree.
2. Select the Backshell clocker function.
3. Select a Back Shell to be clocked in BSC dialog.
 Select Allowable Clocking Values for selected backshell

 Select the “Apply” button to clock the backshell

 Verify the values in the backshells properties window are set correctly

 Update the model& verify the backshell is correctly clocked in the

geometry
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