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CA1074413A - Electrical connector having a moulded insulating housing - Google Patents

Electrical connector having a moulded insulating housing

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Publication number
CA1074413A
CA1074413A CA267,808A CA267808A CA1074413A CA 1074413 A CA1074413 A CA 1074413A CA 267808 A CA267808 A CA 267808A CA 1074413 A CA1074413 A CA 1074413A
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Prior art keywords
wire
cavity
terminal
web
plate
Prior art date
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Application number
CA267,808A
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Stephan D. Kautz
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TE Connectivity Corp
Original Assignee
AMP Inc
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Classifications

    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/2445Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives
    • H01R4/2462Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives the contact members being in a slotted bent configuration, e.g. slotted bight
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/70Insulation of connections

Landscapes

  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

A B S T R A C T - CANADA

The connector comprises a plastics housing having an open-topped cavity into which a terminal can be forced to terminate a wire inserted in the cavity through an aperture in the cavity wall. The terminal has spaced opposed plates joined at one end by a transverse web. A
wire receiving slot extends through the web into each plate.
A contact portion of the terminal extends through another aperture in another cavity wall. A lid closes the cavity to completely enclose the connection.

Description

~7~4~3 g757 The invention relates to an electrical connector and to a terminal for the connector.
According to the invention an electrical connector compris~s an electrical connector S comprising an insulating houslng body moulded of plastics material with a terminal receiving cavity open at a top, an aperture extending throu~h a side wall of the cavity through which aperture a wire can be pushed into the cavity and a cover integrally .
hinged to the body and engageable with the housing body in a snap fit to close the top opening; an .
electrical terminal stamped and formed from a single piece of sheet metal stock and hàving a contact portioIi extending from a wire connecting portion, the wire connecting portion comprising two plates located in opposed spaced relation by a transverse web integral with one end of each plate a wire .
receiving slot extendi.ng through the web into each .
plate to provide aligned wire core engaging slot - 20 portions in each plate, a flange extending from an edge of one plate parallel with the slot and between the plates at a location spaced from the web to prevent the free ends of the plates collapsing towards ~. :
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each other during wire termination, the wire :~
25 connecting portion being insertable into the cavity ~ .
web irst to engage and terminate the wire and being : :
substantially completely enclosed in the housing when the cover is engaged with the body.

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~07~3 Examples of the invention will now be described with re~erence to the accompanying dra~ings in which:-Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a firstexample of connec~or according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the connector after termination of an insulated wire;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional vie~ of the connector during termination of the wire;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector la ater termination of the wire;
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 - 5 of Figure 3~ :
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6 - 6 of Figure 4; :
Figure 7 is a perspective vlew of an alternative example of terminal;
Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of another ~ '.
alternative example of connector;
Figure 9 is a fragmentar~ view of another example ~:
2Q~ : of term~nal; and ~ -Figure 10 is a perspective view of a further example of terminal. -.
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The connector comprises a terminal ll receivable in ~ -an insulating housing 12. The housing is moulded in one piece of suitable plastics material and comprises a body 13 connected by an integral hinge to a cover or lid 14. The :~

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body includes a base wall 15 from which upstand opposed side wa~Js 16 and front aIld rear walls 17 ancl 18 respectively, the walls defining between them a cavity 19 open at a top . The rear wall is thicker than the front wall and a w~re receiving aperture 20 extends throu~7n the rear wall to communicate with the cavity lg. A projection or slu~fer 21 upstands fr~m the base wall ~nto the cavity and has a wire ~ng~ging ~urface 22 o arcuate cross-section (Fiyure ~).
Upper and rorward portions of the side walls are rebated and provided with latching shoulders for engagement as a snap ~i~ with latches 24 formed on opposed side walls 25 of the cover 14 when the cover is applied to the body. The rebated portions also permit the cover to be flush with the body. The front wall is of lower height than the -other walls to provide a lead out opening for the terminal when received in the body cavityO
The terminal ll is stamped and $ormed ~rom a sinyle piece of sheet metal stock with a wire receiving portion 30 and a contact portion optionally formed as a ring~
tongue terminal. The wire receiviny portion co~prises opposed plates 27 connected 2t one end b~ a web 28. A slot extends through the web and into each plate tapering from a wide mouth to core contacting portions 2g. To terminate an ~insulated wlre 31 in the connector, ~he wire is po}ce~ thxough -~
the aperture 20 into the body cavity to seat against wall 17.
The wire receivLng portion of the terminal is located in the cavity, web ir~t, ~lth th~ wire partly inser~ed in the slot as sho~m in E'igure 3 and the assembly is squeezed in th~ ja~Js 32 of a suitabIe tool (such as pliars3 to drive the ~ire receiving portion of the terminal comp~2tely into tbe .
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~3t~ 3 8757/88~0 cavity the stuf~er forcing the wire further into the slots so that the edge~ of the slots penetrate the insulation to contac-t the wir~ core. The cover can then be applied to the body to ensure that the sontact is retained in the cavltyO
The covèr and stuffer assist in keeping the wire securely in the. slots to improve the reliability of the electrical _on~ection particularly to stranded wire and .
which is sealed from the environment to a substantial degree. The comlector is relatively economical to manu- :
facture and easy to use as the two parts are manipulated ~.
relatively easily during wire termination. :
In an alternati.ve exxmple shown in Figure 7, the sheet metal stock is reversely bent to provide a plate 33 overlying a shank 34 of the termi.nal so that the jaws of a pli.er type assembly tool will act on a COntiDUOUS .::
surfaceO The terminal can be used in the housing arter the first example. In another example sho~n in Figure 8, the cover 3S is hinged to a side wall 36 of the housing ;:
bodv. The terminal can be the same as that o~ the ~irst . :
example. In fuxther al~erna~ives sho~m in Fi~ures 9 and 10 flanges 39r40 extend fxom or as both edges of one plate to abut a lateral extension 41 or 42 respectively of ~.he o~ller plat2. This asslsts in preventing the free standing plate :
from collapsing towaras the other plate while the terminal is be1ng forced lnto the cavity.

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Claims (2)

The embodiments of the invention for which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are as follows:-
1. An electrical connector comprising an insulating housing body moulded of plastics material with a terminal receiving cavity open at a top, an aperture extending through a side wall of the cavity through which aperture a wire can be pushed into the cavity and a cover integrally hinged to the body and engageable with the housing body in a snap fit to close the top opening; an electrical terminal stamped and formed from a single piece of sheet metal stock and having a contact portion extending from a wire connecting portion, the wire connecting portion comprising two plates located inoopposed spaced relation by a transverse web integral with one end of each plate a wire receiving slot extending through the web into each plate to provide aligned wire core engaging slot portions in each plate, a flange extending from an edge of one plate parallel with the slot and between the plates at a location spaced from the web to prevent the free ends of the plates collapsing towards each other during wire termination, the wire connecting portion being insertable into the cavity web first to engage and terminate the wire and being substantially completely enclosed in the housing when the cover is engaged with the body.
2. An electrical connector according to Claim 1, in which a projection or stuffer upstands from the cavity floor and is receivable between the plates to stuff the wire into the slot portions on insertion of the wire connecting portion of the terminal into the cavity.
CA267,808A 1976-01-02 1976-12-14 Electrical connector having a moulded insulating housing Expired CA1074413A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US64610076A 1976-01-02 1976-01-02
US72016176A 1976-09-02 1976-09-02

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CA1074413A true CA1074413A (en) 1980-03-25

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JP (1) JPS6013269B2 (en)
AR (1) AR210526A1 (en)
AU (1) AU506367B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7608751A (en)
CA (1) CA1074413A (en)
DE (2) DE7640054U1 (en)
DK (1) DK588776A (en)
ES (1) ES454729A1 (en)
FI (1) FI763702A (en)
FR (1) FR2337443A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1516481A (en)
GR (1) GR62433B (en)
IL (1) IL51107A (en)
IT (1) IT1065591B (en)
NL (1) NL7614261A (en)
NO (1) NO764398L (en)
NZ (1) NZ182873A (en)
PT (1) PT66023B (en)
SE (1) SE426533B (en)
YU (1) YU314476A (en)

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AR210526A1 (en) 1977-08-15
FR2337443A1 (en) 1977-07-29
DK588776A (en) 1977-07-03
FI763702A (en) 1977-07-03
JPS6013269B2 (en) 1985-04-05
ES454729A1 (en) 1978-03-16
SE7614523L (en) 1977-07-03
DE7640054U1 (en) 1977-12-29
DE2658030A1 (en) 1977-07-14
NL7614261A (en) 1977-07-05
PT66023A (en) 1977-01-01
YU314476A (en) 1982-10-31
FR2337443B1 (en) 1983-02-04
IT1065591B (en) 1985-02-25
SE426533B (en) 1983-01-24
NO764398L (en) 1977-07-05
GB1516481A (en) 1978-07-05
NZ182873A (en) 1980-11-28
AU506367B2 (en) 1979-12-20
AU2064976A (en) 1978-06-22
GR62433B (en) 1979-04-12
PT66023B (en) 1978-06-19
JPS5285388A (en) 1977-07-15
BR7608751A (en) 1977-10-25
IL51107A (en) 1978-09-29
IL51107A0 (en) 1977-02-28

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