# US 10,374,334 B2 · Cable connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,334 B2 - Document ID: US10374334B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/878,924 - Filed: 2018-01-24 - Published: 2018-07-26 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-24 - Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. - Inventors: Hua Li; Shu Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374334B2 ## CPC - H01R 9/03: Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable {, e.g. tapping connections} - H01R 4/184: {comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion} - H01R 9/16: Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case - H01R 11/11: End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member (H01R11/01 takes precedence) - H01R 25/142: {Their counterparts} - H01R 13/113: {co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A cable connector comprises a housing having a first receiving portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the cable connector and a first terminal disposed in the first receiving portion. The first terminal has a first cable connection portion at a first end of the first terminal. The first cable connection portion has a hollow cylindrical shape with a center axis extending in a lateral direction of the cable connector. A plurality of first cables electrically connected to the first cable connection portion are inserted into a first end of the first cable connection portion or are inserted into both the first end and an opposite second end of the first cable connection portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable connector, the cable connector is a power connector comprising: a housing having a first receiving portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the cable connector and a second receiving portion extending in the longitudinal direction and a cable exiting passage extending through each of a first side and an opposite second side of the housing; and a first terminal disposed in the first receiving portion and having a first cable connection portion at a first end of the first terminal, the first cable connection portion having a hollow cylindrical shape with a center axis extending in a lateral direction of the cable connector, a plurality of first cables electrically connected to the first cable connection portion and inserted into a first end of the first cable connection portion or inserted into both of the first end and an opposite second end of the first cable connection portion the plurality of first cables extending out of the housing through the cable exiting passage; a second terminal disposed in the second receiving portion and having a second cable connection portion at a first end of the second terminal, the second cable connection portion having a hollow cylindrical shape with a center axis extending in the lateral direction of the cable connector, a plurality of second cables electrically connected to the second cable connection portion and inserted into a first end of the second cable connection portion or inserted into both of the first end and an opposite second end of the second cable connection portion the plurality of second cables extending out of the housing through the cable exiting passage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the housing has a first slot adapted to receive a first bus bar and a second slot adapted to receive a second bus bar. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable connector of claim 2, wherein the first terminal has a first electrical contact portion at a second end of the first terminal opposite the first end of the first terminal, the first electrical contact portion protruding into the first slot and adapted to electrically and elastically contact the first bus bar. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable connector of claim 3, wherein the second terminal has a second electrical contact portion at a second end of the second terminal opposite the first end of the second terminal, the second electrical contact portion protruding into the second slot and adapted to electrically and elastically contact the second bus bar. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cable connector of claim 4, wherein the first terminal is a power terminal, the second terminal is a ground terminal, the first cable is a power cable, the second cable is a ground cable, the first bus bar is a power bus bar, and the second bus bar is a ground bus bar. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cable connector of claim 5, wherein the first terminal has a first intermediate connection portion connecting the first cable connection portion and the first electrical contact portion and the second terminal has a second intermediate connection portion connecting the second cable connection portion and the second electrical contact portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cable connector of claim 6, wherein the first electrical contact portion has a pair of first elastic pieces facing each other, the first bus bar inserted between the pair of first elastic pieces, and the second electrical contact portion has a pair of second elastic pieces facing each other, the second bus bar inserted between the pair of second elastic pieces. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The cable connector of claim 6, wherein the first cable connection portion has a pair of first cylindrical halves facing each other and the second cable connection portion has a pair of second cylindrical halves facing each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cable connector of claim 8, wherein the first intermediate connection portion has a pair of first connection plates connected to each other, one of the pair of first connection plates is connected to the pair of first elastic plates and the other of the pair of first connection plates is connected to the pair of first cylindrical halves. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable connector of claim 9, wherein the second intermediate connection portion has a pair of second connection plates connected to each other, one of the pair of second connection plates is connected to the pair of second elastic plates and the other of the pair of second connection plates is connected to the pair of second cylindrical halves. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal have an identical structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cable connector of claim 11, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are disposed in the housing such that the first cable connection portion and the second cable connection portion are spaced apart by a distance in a height direction of the cable connector and the center axis of the first cable connection portion and the center axis of the second cable connection portion are both parallel to the lateral direction of the cable connector. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the first cable connection portion is crimped to the plurality of first cables and the second cable connection portion is crimped to the plurality of second cables. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the housing has a rear portion with a receiving cavity extending through the housing in the lateral direction of the cable connector, the first cable connection portion and the second cable connection portion are disposed in the receiving cavity and extend out from the receiving cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cable connector of claim 14, further comprising a rear cover adapted to cover an opening of the receiving cavity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The cable connector of claim 15, wherein the rear cover is adapted to be elastically locked to the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cable connector of claim 16, wherein the rear cover has a plurality of elastic legs with a protrusion at an end of each elastic leg, an inner wall of the receiving cavity of the hosing has a plurality of slots with a locking hole disposed at an end of each slot, and the elastic legs are inserted into the slots and the protrusions engage the locking holes to secure the rear cover to the housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cable connector of claim 17, wherein the rear cover has a plurality of positioning holes and a rear end wall of the housing has a plurality of positioning protrusions, the positioning protrusions inserted into the positioning holes.