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EP0382482A2
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Multi conductor electrical cable connector
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1990-02-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-02-06
Abstract
Abstract An electrical conductor cable connector (10) includes a housing made from an electrical insulating material having side walls (16, 18 and 20) which between them define an enclosure, a floor (24) which extends between the side walls (16, 18 and 20) to define an open topped compartment (22) in the housing (10) on one side of the floor (24), a plurality of suitably spaced conductor engaging elements (32) in and extending from the floor (24) into the compartment (22) with each element (32) including a formation (34) in the floor (24) of the housing (10) for electrically connecting an electrical conductor in a cable (14) in the floor (24) to the conductor engaging element (32), a press member (44) which is made from an electrical insulating material, for pressing a conductor ribbon tape cable (12) into the compartment (22) and the conductors which are carried by the tape (12) into electrical engagement with the conductor engaging elements (32), means (40) for clamping the ribbon tape (12) in the compartment (22) between the conductor engaging elements (32) and the/or each tape exit from the housing (10) and a catch arrangement (62) for locking the press member (44) in the compartment (22) to hold the tape (12) clamped in the housing (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Lindsay Rishworth
- 👤 Daniel Allen Dixon
- 👤 Denis Leslie Rishworth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:31
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/61; H01R12/613; H01R12/616; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/242; H01R4/2425; H01R4/2429; H01R4/2433
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
An electrical conductor cable connector characterized in that it includes a housing (10) made from an electrical insulating material, having side walls (16, 18 and 20) which between them define an enclosure, a floor (24) which extends between the side walls (16, 18 and 20) to define an open topped component (22) in the housing (10) on one side of the floor (24), a plurality of suitably spaced conductor engaging elements (32) in and extending from the floor (24) into the compartment (22) with each element (32) including a formation (34) in the floor (24) of the housing (10) for electrically connecting an electrical conductor in a cable (14) in the floor (24) to the conductor engaging element (32), a press member (44) which is made from an electrical insulating material, for pressing a conductor ribbon tape cable (12) into the compartment (22) and the conductors which are carried by the tape (12) into electrical engagement with the conductor engaging elements (32), means (40) for clamping the ribbon tape (12) in the compartment (22) between the conductor engaging elements (32) and the/or each tape exit from the housing (10) and a catch arrangement (52) for locking the press member (44) in the compartment (22) to hold the tape (12) clamped in the housing (10).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
An electrical conductor cable connector characterized in that it includes a housing (10) made from an electrical insulating material, having side walls (16, 18 and 20) which between them define an enclosure, a floor (24) which extends between the side walls (16, 18 and 20) to define an open topped component (22) in the housing (10) on one side of the floor (24), a plurality of suitably spaced conductor engaging elements (32) in and extending from the floor (24) into the compartment (22) with each element (32) including a formation (34) in the floor (24) of the housing (10) for electrically connecting an electrical conductor in a cable (14) in the floor (24) to the conductor engaging element (32), a press member (44) which is made from an electrical insulating material, for pressing a conductor ribbon tape cable (12) into the compartment (22) and the conductors which are carried by the tape (12) into electrical engagement with the conductor engaging elements (32), means (40) for clamping the ribbon tape (12) in the compartment (22) between the conductor engaging elements (32) and the/or each tape exit from the housing (10) and a catch arrangement (52) for locking the press member (44) in the compartment (22) to hold the tape (12) clamped in the housing (10).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
140 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that each conductor engaging element (32) includes a first blade (34) which extends perpendicularly from the housing floor (24) into the compartment (22) with the connecting formation on each conductor element (32) being a second oppositely directed blade (34) which is located in the floor (24) with each blade (34) including a cutting edge for cutting the ribbon tape (12) insulation on a conductor when pressed onto the blade (34) and a slot (36) for electrically engaging a conductor in the insulation when cut by the blade (34) with the press member (44) including slots (56) for receiving the blades (34) which project from the housing floor (24) when the ribbon tape (12) is pressed by the press member (44) into the compartment (22) over the blades (34).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
108 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in claim 2 characterized in that the housing floor (28) includes, on its face opposite to that in the compartment (22), a recess defining a second compartment (26) into which the second blades (34) of the conductor engaging elements (32) project with the connector including a second press member (66), having blade slots, for pressing a second conductor ribbon tape (14) into the second compartment (26) and the tape conductors, through the cut tape insulation, into electrical engagement with the blade slots (36) and a catch arrangement (68, 70) for locking the second press member (66) in the second compartment (26).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that the housing floor (28) includes slots in which the conductor engaging elements (32) are located with each slot including in its length through the floor a catch formation (86) and each conductor engaging element a tang (90) which is located on one of its blades (34) for engaging the catch formation in the slot to lock the element (32) in the slot with its blades (34) projecting from opposite faces of the housing floor (28).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in claim 4 characterized in that it includes clamping means (42) between the housing in the second compartment (26) and the second press member (66) for clamping the ribbon tape (14) in the floor (24) between the conductor element (32) blades (34) in the second compartment (26) and the/or each tape exit from the compartment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in any one of the above claims characterized in that the ribbon tape (12, 14) clamping means are tape direction changing formations (40, 42) between the housing (10) in the/or each compartment (22, 26) and the/or each press member (44, 66) between which the/or each ribbon tape (12, 14) is clamped in use.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in any one of the above claims characterized in that the catch arrangement (66, 64 and 68, 70) for holding the/or each press member (44, 66) in the/or each compartment (22, 26) is a resiliently deformable male formation (62, 68) on one of the components (44, 66) and a recess (64, 70) in the other into which the male formation (62, 68) is pressed to lock the components (44, 10, 66) together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
126 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in any one of the above claims characterized in that the housing (10) includes a ribbon tape entry slot (30) which extends from one side (18) of the housing through the walls (20) of the compartment (22) above the conductor engaging elements (32), and the cable connector (10), in the compartment (22), includes a second catch arrangement (60) for holding the press member (44) in the compartment (22) for movement between a first position in which it is clear of the tape entry slot (30) and a second position in which the press member (44) is locked by the first catch arrangement (62) in the compartment in clamping contact with the tape (12) on the housing floor (24, 28).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in any one of the above claims characterized in that the/or each housing compartment (22, 26) is filled with a flowable liquid sealant.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in any one of the above claims characterized in that it includes a cutting blade (78) which extends from the floor (28) into the/or each compartment (22, 26) for cutting and so open circuiting a pre-selected cable conductor when pressed by the press member (44, 66) into the compartment (22, 26) with a conductor engaging element (32) on at least one side of the cutting blade (78) in the path of the cut conductor through the housing (10) for electrically engaging the conductor on one side of the blade (34).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
An electrical conductor cable connector as claimed in claim 10 characterized in that the base of the press member (44, 66) and the floor (28) in the/or each compartment (22, 26) which carries a cutting blade (78) include mating formations (80, 82) in the cut conductor path through the housing (10) on one side of the cutting blade (78) for deforming the cut conductor to shorten it out of electrical contact with the cutting blade (78) in use.
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