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EP0203365A2
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Electrical connector assembly and method for terminating cable
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Two pairs of a first cover (52, 53) mounted over respective second covers (62, 63) captivate and strain relieve respective flat wire cables (74) upon the wires being passed around and between the respective cover pairs with the respective cover pairs being latched to a connector housing. Respective terminals (22) in the housing are secured in the connector housing by respective fingers (38) extending from a comb (34) interference fitting against a protuberance (32) extending lat- erallyfrom the terminal medial portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger John Lang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H01R12/675; H01R13/00; H01R13/58; H01R13/5804; H01R13/5812; H01R12/594
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A connector (10) for terminating a multi-conductor ribbon cable (74) comprising an elongated base member (12) having a mating-face (14), a wire terminating face (16), and a plurality of terminal receiving passages (18) extending between the faces, a terminal (22) disposed in each respective passage each said terminal including a medial portion (24) within its passage and a slotted conductor engaging portion (28) at one end extending beyond the terminating face, retention means for retaining the terminals in said base member, and means for strain relieving the termination, characterized by a first cover (52), a second cover (62), and latch means (48) for latching the covers about the terminating face, each said cover being elongated and terminating at its opposite ends in a pair of inwardly turned lips (58, 68) each respective lip defining a groove (60, 70), the latch means including a pair of latch plates one and the other extending upwardly from an opposite end of the base member, each plate being sized to be received in the the .spaced grooves at the end of each cover whereby the covers may be driven downwardly towards the terminating face, the cable having a first portion parallel to the housing, a second portion perpendicular to the housing, and a third portion sandwiched between the covers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A connector (10) for terminating a multi-conductor ribbon cable (74) comprising an elongated base member (12) having a mating-face (14), a wire terminating face (16), and a plurality of terminal receiving passages (18) extending between the faces, a terminal (22) disposed in each respective passage each said terminal including a medial portion (24) within its passage and a slotted conductor engaging portion (28) at one end extending beyond the terminating face, retention means for retaining the terminals in said base member, and means for strain relieving the termination, characterized by a first cover (52), a second cover (62), and latch means (48) for latching the covers about the terminating face, each said cover being elongated and terminating at its opposite ends in a pair of inwardly turned lips (58, 68) each respective lip defining a groove (60, 70), the latch means including a pair of latch plates one and the other extending upwardly from an opposite end of the base member, each plate being sized to be received in the the .spaced grooves at the end of each cover whereby the covers may be driven downwardly towards the terminating face, the cable having a first portion parallel to the housing, a second portion perpendicular to the housing, and a third portion sandwiched between the covers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
The connector as recited in Claim 1 and the assembly is for terminating two ribbon cables, the connector including another like set of a first and a second cover (53, 63) and a second cable with the first covers (52, 53), respectively, being adapted to seat in side-by-side relation against their respective first and second cables, and the second covers (62, 63), respectively, defining a lateral slot (72) for passing a fourth portion of each said cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
The connector as recited in Claim 1 and said retention means being characterized in that each said passage includes a retention ledge (20) extending a first distance from one passagewall and terminating a second distance from the passagewall opposite thereto, each said medial portion includes a cutout (30) sized to fit snugly about its retention ledge, and a dielectric passage stuffer (34) is mounted onto the base member, said stuffer seating a rail (36) thereof on one said face and including a plurality of elongated fingers (38) each extending from the rail and into respective of the passages, each said finger having a width substantially the same as said second distance so as to fill the space between the retention ledge and the opposite passagewall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The connector as recited in Claim 3 and each said terminal being L-shaped in cross-section and including a medial transverse protuberance (32), said stuffer is integrally formed and comb-like for simultaneous insertion of the fingers (38) into respective of the passages (18) whereby to force the respective protuberances and associated medial portion (24) laterally against the passagewall whereby to form an interference fit in the passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The connector assembly as recited in Claim 4 and further characterized by bias means for laterally biasing the medial portion of said terminal, the bias means comprising said terminal cross-section being acutely angled relative to its opposite end portions (26, 28) whereby to laterally deform the medial portion (24) of the terminal upon its being inserted into its respective passage.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for terminating ribbon cable (74), comprising the steps of: providing an elongated housing (12) having a planar terminating face (16) and a plurality of terminals (22) the insulation piercing portions (28) of which extend upwardly from the terminating face, pressing the cable downwardly onto the piercing portions whereby each piercing portion makes electrical connection with a respective conductor in the cable, securing a latch plate (48) to each end face (42, 44) of the housing, each plate extending above the terminating face and including a plurality of retention tangs (49), pressing an elongated first cover (52) having a face (54a) profiled to receive the piercing portions and a shoulder (43) at each end downwardly onto the cable whereby to have each shoulder engaged by one of the tangs and the cover and cable secured to the housing, wrapping the cable at a point rearwardly from its termination upwardly and inwardly towards its termination, and pressing an elongated second cover (62) having a shoulder (43) at each end downwardly onto the cable whereby the tangs (49) engage the shoulders of said second cover.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for terminating ribbon cable (74), comprising the steps of: providing an elongated housing (12) having a planar terminating face (16) and a plurality of terminals (22) the insulation piercing portions (28) of which extend upwardly from the terminating face, pressing the cable downwardly onto the piercing portions whereby each piercing portion makes electrical connection with a respective conductor in the cable, securing a latch plate (48) to each end face (42, 44) of the housing, each plate extending above the terminating face and including a plurality of retention tangs (49), pressing an elongated first cover (52) having a face (54a) profiled to receive the piercing portions and a shoulder (43) at each end downwardly onto the cable whereby to have each shoulder engaged by one of the tangs and the cover and cable secured to the housing, wrapping the cable at a point rearwardly from its termination upwardly and inwardly towards its termination, and pressing an elongated second cover (62) having a shoulder (43) at each end downwardly onto the cable whereby the tangs (49) engage the shoulders of said second cover.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
120 words
The method as recited in Claim 6 and further comprising the steps of pressing a second cable downwardly onto a second set of terminals each having piercing portions, pressing an elongated third cover (53) having a face profiled to receive the second set of piercing portions downwardly onto the cable, the third cover having at each end a shoulder (43) which is engaged by one of the tangs on the latch plate, wrapping the second cable rearwardly from its termination and upwardly and inwardly towards it termination, and pressing an elongated forth cover (63) downwardly upon the cable, said third and fourth covers (53, 63) defining a slot (72) therebetween for receiving the first and second cables passed upwardly therethrough.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of retaining a plurality of electrical terminals (22) in a dielectric connector housing (12), said housing including a top face (16), a bottom face (14), and an array of axial passages (18) extending between the faces, the steps of the method comprising forming on one passagewall of each passage a retention ledge (20) the end face of which is spaced a predetermined distance from the passagewall opposite thereto, forming from a dielectric material a comb-like stuffer member (34) comprising an elongated rail (36) including a plurality of laterally spaced elongated fingers (38), each finger having a thickness about the same as said predetermined distance and each being . .laterally spaced by an amount defined by the distance between adjacent passages, forming a cutout (30) at a medial portion (24) of each terminal, the cutout having a configuration sized to fit about its retention ledge, inserting each terminal into its respective passage and seating the cutout about the retention ledge, and mounting the stuffer member onto one face of the housing and causing each finger to be received in its respective passage, the fingers interference fitting in their passage relative to the medial portion and the retention ledge.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of retaining a plurality of electrical terminals (22) in a dielectric connector housing (12), said housing including a top face (16), a bottom face (14), and an array of axial passages (18) extending between the faces, the steps of the method comprising forming on one passagewall of each passage a retention ledge (20) the end face of which is spaced a predetermined distance from the passagewall opposite thereto, forming from a dielectric material a comb-like stuffer member (34) comprising an elongated rail (36) including a plurality of laterally spaced elongated fingers (38), each finger having a thickness about the same as said predetermined distance and each being . .laterally spaced by an amount defined by the distance between adjacent passages, forming a cutout (30) at a medial portion (24) of each terminal, the cutout having a configuration sized to fit about its retention ledge, inserting each terminal into its respective passage and seating the cutout about the retention ledge, and mounting the stuffer member onto one face of the housing and causing each finger to be received in its respective passage, the fingers interference fitting in their passage relative to the medial portion and the retention ledge.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method as recited in Claim 8 and further including the step of forming a transverse protuberance (32) on the medial portion of each said terminal, said mounting step causing each said finger to engage the protuberance associated with the terminal whereby an interference fit is formed between opposite passagewalls, the finger (38), and the terminal (22).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
197 words
A multi-contact connector (80) having means for strain relieving a plurality of coaxial cables (77), the connector comprising a dielectric housing (82) having a mating face, a terminating face, and an array of passages extending between the faces, and a conductive contact (22) disposed in each respective passage each having an end portion extending above said terminating face, each said cable having an insulative outer jacket, a center conductor (78), and a drain conductor (79) with one and the other conductor thereof being terminated to the end portion of one respective contact, the strain relief means characterized by a pair of L-shaped sidewalls (90, 92), and an elongated cover member (86) ..having along each of a pair of lateral faces comb means for snugly engaging the respective insulator jackets whereby to captivate between a pair of one and the other said sidewall and a lateral face an axial portion of each respective cable (88) that extends generally perpendicularly from the terminating face, one and the other said cover member and said terminating face being provided with a groove (84) for snugly interfitting in a rib (85) whereby to captivatingly position said cover member above the terminating face.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
197 words
A multi-contact connector (80) having means for strain relieving a plurality of coaxial cables (77), the connector comprising a dielectric housing (82) having a mating face, a terminating face, and an array of passages extending between the faces, and a conductive contact (22) disposed in each respective passage each having an end portion extending above said terminating face, each said cable having an insulative outer jacket, a center conductor (78), and a drain conductor (79) with one and the other conductor thereof being terminated to the end portion of one respective contact, the strain relief means characterized by a pair of L-shaped sidewalls (90, 92), and an elongated cover member (86) ..having along each of a pair of lateral faces comb means for snugly engaging the respective insulator jackets whereby to captivate between a pair of one and the other said sidewall and a lateral face an axial portion of each respective cable (88) that extends generally perpendicularly from the terminating face, one and the other said cover member and said terminating face being provided with a groove (84) for snugly interfitting in a rib (85) whereby to captivatingly position said cover member above the terminating face.
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