EP0001685A1
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An electrical connector in combination with a multi-wire electrical cable and a method of producing such a combination
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1978-09-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 1998-09-29
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector in combination with a multi-wire electrical cable and a method of producing such a combination. The connector comprises first (115) and second (136) insulating housings each provided with slotted plate contacts (105 and 160). First wires (102) of a cable (100) are connected to the contacts (105) of the first housing (115), the housings (115 and 136) are mated and second wires (101) of the cable (100) are connected to the contact (160) of the second housing (136). For selectively grounding signal wires (102) of a flat mufti-wire cable (100), the contacts (160) of the second housing (136) are formed with a common bus-bar (142) from which depend removable contact arms (143) for engaging the contacts (105) of the first housing (115). All the contacts (105 and 160) are spaced so that the cable wires (101 and 102) need not be spread.
Inventors
- 👤 John Henry Huber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H01R12/675; H01R12/594; H01R12/598; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
An electrical connector in combination with a multi-wire electrical cable (100), comprising a first insulating housing (115), having at least two rows (110 and 111) of first electrical contacts (106) extending from a first face (205) of the housing (115) and each having a first wire-receiving slot (107) opening outwardly of the first face (205), the contacts of one row (110) being staggered with respect to those of the other row (111), each of first wires (101) of the cable (100) being received in one of the first slots (107), and a second insulating housing (136) having a second face (206) mated with the first face (205) of the first housing (115) and from which extend at least two rows (140 and 141) of second electrical contacts (160), the contacts (160) of one of these rows (140) being staggered with respect to the contacts (160) of the other of these rows (141), each second contact (160) having a second wire-receiving slot (161) opening outwardly of the second face (206), each of second wires (101) of the cable (100) being received in one of the second slots (161), electrical interconnections (143) being provided between the first and second contacts (106 and 160); characterised in that the cable is a single flat multi-wire insulated cable (lOO), portions (104) of the wires (101 and 102) of which, which portions (104) have been stripped of insulation, are received in the slots (107 and 161), the second contacts (160) being interconnected by a common bus-bar (142), a plurality of readily removable contacts arms (143), depending from the bus-bar (142), each resiliently engaging one of the first contacts (106), electrically to connect the bus-bar (142) to selected ones of the first contacts (106), the spacing between the wire portions (104) received in the slots (107 and 161) being substantially equal to that between the wires (101 and 102) within the insulation of the flat insulated cable (100).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
An electrical connector in combination with a multi-wire electrical cable (100), comprising a first insulating housing (115), having at least two rows (110 and 111) of first electrical contacts (106) extending from a first face (205) of the housing (115) and each having a first wire-receiving slot (107) opening outwardly of the first face (205), the contacts of one row (110) being staggered with respect to those of the other row (111), each of first wires (101) of the cable (100) being received in one of the first slots (107), and a second insulating housing (136) having a second face (206) mated with the first face (205) of the first housing (115) and from which extend at least two rows (140 and 141) of second electrical contacts (160), the contacts (160) of one of these rows (140) being staggered with respect to the contacts (160) of the other of these rows (141), each second contact (160) having a second wire-receiving slot (161) opening outwardly of the second face (206), each of second wires (101) of the cable (100) being received in one of the second slots (161), electrical interconnections (143) being provided between the first and second contacts (106 and 160); characterised in that the cable is a single flat multi-wire insulated cable (lOO), portions (104) of the wires (101 and 102) of which, which portions (104) have been stripped of insulation, are received in the slots (107 and 161), the second contacts (160) being interconnected by a common bus-bar (142), a plurality of readily removable contacts arms (143), depending from the bus-bar (142), each resiliently engaging one of the first contacts (106), electrically to connect the bus-bar (142) to selected ones of the first contacts (106), the spacing between the wire portions (104) received in the slots (107 and 161) being substantially equal to that between the wires (101 and 102) within the insulation of the flat insulated cable (100).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A combination according to Claim 1, characterised in that each slot (161) of each second contact (160) receives two second wires (102) positioned between two of the first wires (101).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A combination according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the cable (100), which has been bent back so as to cover the second contacts (160), is engaged by a cap (265) fitted to the housings (115 and 136).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combination according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterised in that the first wires (102) are connected to signal sources, the second wires (101) being grounded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second face (206) is provided with wire stuffer ribs (200 and 201) for forcing the first wires (102) home into the first slots (107).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
145 words
A method of producing a combination according to Claim 1, characterised by the steps of, stripping the insulation from the portions (104) of the wires (101 and 102); which portions (104) are intermediate the ends of the cable (100), severing the first wires (102) near a first end of the stripped portions (104) of the wires (102 and 104), folding back the second wires (101), in a first sense, near the other end of the stripped portions (104) leaving the severed first wires (102) extending axially from the cable (100), inserting the first wires (102) into the first slots (107), mating the first and second faces (205 and 206), folding the second wires (101) in a second sense, opposite to the first sense, to position the second wires (101) over the second slots (161), and inserting the second wires (101) into the second slots (161).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to Claim 6, characterised in that the selected contact arms (143) are removed from the bus-bar (142) prior to the mating of the first and second faces (205 and 206).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to Claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the cable (100) is finally folded so as to cover the second contacts (160) with an insulated portion of the cable (100), and in that a cap (265) is fitted over such portion of the cable (100) to restrain movement of such portion relative to the second housing (136).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to Claim 8, characterised by the steps of severing the second wires (101), near the first end of the stripped portions (104) during the fitting of the cap (265).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to Claim 6, 7, 8 or 9, characterised in that the second face (206) is employed to force home the first wires (102) into the first slots (107).
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