Method for connecting a cable to an electrical connector

Claim 1

A method of connecting a cable constituted by a plurality of conductor elements to aligned electrical contacts of a connector, each conductor element comprising a conductor core, shielding separated from the core by a dielectric material, and an outer sheath, the method comprising the steps of: removing the sheath and the shielding from the end of each conductor element over a given length; using a first tool to position the ends of said conductor elements relative to one another to match the relative positioning of the conductor tracks; using a first insulating strip to fix the positioned conductor elements, said strip being fixed at least in part on portions of the conductor elements still provided with sheath; stripping the conductor cores at the ends of the conductor elements and forming at least one window through the sheath of each conductor element to lay bare the shielding; forming a conductive surface on a second insulating strip, said surface comprising a conductive strip that extends substantially along a first edge of said second insulating strip and two conductive extensions disposed in the vicinity of the side edges of said second insulating strip and extending to a second edge of said strip, thereby obtaining a connection support; using a second tool to position the stripped ends of the conductor cores relative to one another as a function of the relative positioning of the conductor tracks; and fixing the stripped and positioned ends of the conductor elements on said insulating strip of the connection support between said conductive extensions, and electrically connecting the bared portions of shielding of the conductor elements to the conductive strip of said connection support in such a manner that the stripped end portions of the conductor elements are substantially in alignment along said second edge of the connection support.

Claim 2

A method of connecting a cable constituted by a plurality of conductor elements to aligned electrical contacts of a connector, each conductor element comprising a conductor core, shielding separated from the core by a dielectric material, and an outer sheath, the method comprising the steps of: removing the sheath and the shielding from the end of each conductor element over a given length; using a first tool to position the ends of said conductor elements relative to one another to match the relative positioning of the conductor tracks; using a first insulating strip to fix the positioned conductor elements, said strip being fixed at least in part on portions of the conductor elements still provided with sheath; stripping the conductor cores at the ends of the conductor elements and forming at least one window through the sheath of each conductor element to lay bare the shielding; forming a conductive surface on a second insulating strip, said surface comprising a conductive strip that extends substantially along a first edge of said second insulating strip and two conductive extensions disposed in the vicinity of the side edges of said second insulating strip and extending to a second edge of said strip, thereby obtaining a connection support; using a second tool to position the stripped ends of the conductor cores relative to one another as a function of the relative positioning of the conductor tracks; and fixing the stripped and positioned ends of the conductor elements on said insulating strip of the connection support between said conductive extensions, and electrically connecting the bared portions of shielding of the conductor elements to the conductive strip of said connection support in such a manner that the stripped end portions of the conductor elements are substantially in alignment along said second edge of the connection support.