# US 10,320,130 B2 · Barrel terminal

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- Number: US 10,320,130 B2
- Document ID: US10320130B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/681,665
- Filed: 2017-08-21
- Published: 2018-07-26
- Granted: 2019-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-20
- Assignees: Lotes Co., Ltd
- Applicants: Lotes Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Lu Xu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320130B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/7033: {making use of elastic extensions of the terminals}
- H01R 13/111: {co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section}
- H01R 13/665: {with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence)}
- H01R 24/58: Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
- H01R 4/023: {between cables or wires and terminals}
- H01R 4/183: {for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section (H01R4/01 takes precedence)}
- H01R 43/16: for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A barrel terminal has one end for inserting a mating member and the other end for connecting a cable. The barrel terminal includes a contact portion, a connecting portion, and a buffer portion connecting the contact portion and the connecting portion. The contact portion has multiple contact elastic pieces, and the contact elastic pieces are used for electrically contacting the mating member. The connecting portion is used for connecting the cable. The buffer portion has multiple absorption portions. The absorption portions absorb the deformation stress of the connecting portion to prevent the stress from being transferred to the contact portion, to avoid the deformation of the contact elastic pieces, so as not to cause the reduction of the contact area between the contact elastic pieces and the abutment terminal, and to prevent reduction of a clamping force of the barrel terminal to the mating member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A barrel terminal, having one end for an mating member to be inserted therein and the other end for electrically connecting a cable, and the barrel terminal comprising:
a contact portion having a plurality of contact elastic pieces, wherein the contact elastic pieces have elasticity and are used for electrically contacting the mating member;
a connecting portion for connecting the cable; and
a buffer portion connecting the contact portion and the connecting portion,
wherein the buffer portion has a plurality of absorption portions, each of the absorption portions is not in contact with the mating member, and the absorption portions are configured to absorb a deformation stress of the connecting portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The barrel terminal of claim 1, wherein the absorption portions are longitudinally arranged at intervals and uniformly distributed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The barrel terminal of claim 1, wherein the absorption portions are of elastic piece structures.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The barrel terminal of claim 1, wherein the absorption portions are encircled to form a buffer cavity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The barrel terminal of claim 4, wherein the buffer cavity has a central axis, and a distance from each of the absorption portions to the central axis is equal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The barrel terminal of claim 4, wherein the buffer cavity has a central axis, and a distance from each of the absorption portions to the central axis is reduced along an insertion direction of the mating member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The barrel terminal of claim 4, wherein the contact elastic pieces are encircled to form a contact cavity, the contact cavity is communicated with the buffer cavity, and the contact cavity is used for the mating member to be inserted therein.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The barrel terminal of claim 7, wherein the connecting portion has a connection cavity, the connection cavity is used for the cable to enter, and the connection cavity, the buffer cavity and the contact cavity are communicated with one another.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The barrel terminal of claim 8, wherein the connection cavity has a first cavity and a second cavity communicated with each other, the first cavity is disposed between the buffer cavity and the second cavity, and the buffer cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity are communicated with one another.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The barrel terminal of claim 9, wherein a diameter of the first cavity is identical to a minimum diameter of the buffer cavity, and the diameter of the first cavity is smaller than a diameter of the second cavity.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The barrel terminal of claim 1, wherein the cable is fixedly connected with the connecting portion in a riveting manner or in a soldering manner.