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EP0002113A1
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Electrical connectors and the combination of a series of these connectors and a wire-connecting apparatus
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1978-10-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 1998-10-27
Abstract
Abstract First and second housing parts (11 and 12) are fixed together in spaced relation with a disc-like contact member (14) having wire gripping slots (54) rotatably mounted between them. The slots have mouths (53) aligned with wire receiving passageways (23, 33) in the first and second housing parts. Tabs (51) on the contact member (14) are locked in recesses (44) in a third housing part (13) rotatably mounted on the first housing part (11) by cooperating ribs (42) and groove (16) and defining a cavity enclosing the second housing part (12) and contact member in a reservoir of sealant. The connector is adapted for operation by a hand tool which rotates the third housing part (13) relative to the first housing part (11) to drive wires inserted in the passageways (23, 33) into the slots.
Inventors
- 👤 Lincoln Edward Roberts
- 👤 Walter Martin Young
- 👤 Charles Dale Steiner
- 👤 Matthew Michael Sucheski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/242; H01R4/2425; H01R4/2429; H01R43/00; H01R43/01; H01R43/015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A connector assembly comprising first and second insulating housing parts having wire receiving openings and being fixed adjacent one another in spaced apart relation with the wire receiving openings in alignment and a contact member having a plurality of slots extending from wire receiving mouths, the contact member being mounted between the first and second housing parts for movement between a first position in which the slot mouths are aligned with the wire receiving openings and a second position in which wires received in the openings and slot mouths when in the first position are forced into the slots so that the slot edges effect electrical contact with the wire cores characterised by a third housing part (13) rotatable relative to the first and second housing parts (11 and 12) and defining with them a sealant reservoir, the contact member (14) being of substantially circular profile, having arcuate slots (54) and mounted in the reservoir for axial rotation relative to the first and second housing parts (11 and 12) between the first and second positions by rotation of the third housing part (13).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A connector assembly comprising first and second insulating housing parts having wire receiving openings and being fixed adjacent one another in spaced apart relation with the wire receiving openings in alignment and a contact member having a plurality of slots extending from wire receiving mouths, the contact member being mounted between the first and second housing parts for movement between a first position in which the slot mouths are aligned with the wire receiving openings and a second position in which wires received in the openings and slot mouths when in the first position are forced into the slots so that the slot edges effect electrical contact with the wire cores characterised by a third housing part (13) rotatable relative to the first and second housing parts (11 and 12) and defining with them a sealant reservoir, the contact member (14) being of substantially circular profile, having arcuate slots (54) and mounted in the reservoir for axial rotation relative to the first and second housing parts (11 and 12) between the first and second positions by rotation of the third housing part (13).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
An environmentally sealed connector assembly according to claim 1 characterised in that, the contact member (14) is an annular disc and is fixed in the third housing part (13) by a radially extending tab (51) engaged in a complementary recess (44) in the third housing part (13), the first and second housing parts (11 and 12) comprising separate members fixed together by a post (25) extending through the annular disc (14).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An environmentally sealed connector assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that, the third housing part (13) defines a cavity containing the second housing part (12) and is mounted for rotation on the first housing part (11).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An environmentally scaled connector assembly according to claim 2 or claim 3 characterised in that, arms (26,49) extend radially outwardly from the first and third housing parts (ll and 13), respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
142 words
The combination of a series of environmentally sealed connector assemblies according to any one of the preceding claims and an apparatus for connecting wires in the connector comprising frame means defining a connector feed path extending to an operating station, means to feed a series of connectors in tandem relation sequentially along the path to the terminating station, guide means on the franc means adapted to engage complementary guide means on one housing part to maintain the one housing part in a predetermined rotational position at the operating station and a force applying member at the operating station operable to move the other housing part relative to the one housing part thereby to effect connection to the wires characterised in that, the force applying member (74,73) is arranged to rotate the other housing part (13) relative to the one housing part (12).
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3980380A
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FR2338592A1
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