US 10,476,181 B2 · Quick connect terminal connector

Abstract

A quick connect terminal connector is provided which includes first and second terminals and a casing. The first terminal and the second terminal are mutually and electrically separated. The casing covers at least part of the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal respectively include an attachment part, a resilient connection part and a contact part. The attachment part is attached to the casing. The resilient connection part extends in the insertion direction of the wire from the attachment part. The contact part is located at the tip of the resilient connection part capable of contacting a conductive wire of a wire inserted between the first terminal and the second terminal.

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Dependent claims

A quick connect terminal connector configured to connect a wire thereto, the quick connect terminal connector comprising:

a first terminal and a second terminal electrically separated from each other;
and
a casing that covers at least part of the first and second terminals,
wherein the first and second terminals each comprise a base part, an attachment part, a resilient connection part and a contact part, each base part extends in an insertion direction of the wire, each attachment part extends from the respective base part in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the wire, each attachment part is attached to the casing, each resilient connection part extends in the insertion direction of the wire from the respective attachment part, and each contact part is located at a tip of the respective resilient connection part, each contact part being configured to contact a conductive wire of the wire when the wire is inserted between the first and second terminals.

1 more element

A quick connect terminal connector configured to connect a wire thereto, wherein the wire has a conductive wire having a defined diameter, the quick connect terminal connector comprising:

a first terminal having a first base part and a first resilient connection part, the first resilient connection part having a first contact part, the first resilient connection part extending over the first base part in an insertion direction of the wire;
a second terminal having a second base part and a second resilient connection part, the second resilient connection part having a second contact part, the second resilient connection part extending over the second base part in the insertion direction of the wire;
and
a casing, the casing configured to cover at least a portion of each of the first and second terminals, the casing being attached to each of the first and second terminals,
wherein each of the first and second contact parts is configured to contact the conductive wire of the wire when the wire is inserted between the first and second terminals, and wherein, in an initial state prior to the insertion of the wire, the first and second contact parts are separated from each other by an interval smaller than the defined diameter of the conductive wire.

2 more elements

A quick connect terminal connector configured to connect a wire thereto, wherein the wire has a conductive wire, the quick connect terminal connector comprising:

a first terminal having a first base part and a first resilient connection part, the first resilient connection part having a first contact part, the first resilient connection part extending over the first base part in an insertion direction of the wire;
a second terminal having a second base part and a second resilient connection part, the second resilient connection part having a second contact part, the second resilient connection part extending over the second base part in the insertion direction of the wire;
and
a casing, the casing configured to cover at least a portion of each of the first and second terminals, the casing being attached to each of the first and second terminals,
wherein the first contact part and the second contact part are configured to clamp the conductive wire of the wire from opposite sides when the wire is inserted between the first and second terminals, thereby causing the first and second terminals to become mutually conductive to each other.

2 more elements

A quick connect terminal connector configured to connect a wire thereto, the quick connect terminal connector comprising:

a first terminal and a second terminal electrically separated from each other;
and
a casing that covers at least part of the first and second terminals,
wherein the first and second terminals each comprise an attachment part, a resilient connection part and a contact part, each attachment part is attached to the casing, each resilient connection part extends in an insertion direction of the wire from the respective attachment part, and each contact part is located at a tip of the respective resilient connection part, each contact part being configured to contact a conductive wire of the wire when the wire is inserted between the first and second terminals,
wherein, in an initial state prior to the insertion of the wire, the contact part of the first terminal and the contact part of the second terminal are separated from each other, and
wherein the contact part of the first terminal is positioned forward of the contact part of the second terminal in the insertion direction of the wire.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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