Ferrule for a coaxial cable terminal having overlapping crimp wings
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJames P. Schuster, Luke Bucey
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Abstract
A coaxial cable assembly includes a coaxial cable having a shield conductor surrounding a central conductor, a shield terminal in contact with an inner surface of the shield conductor, and a ferrule configured to secure the shield terminal to the coaxial cable. The ferrule defines first and second crimping wings. The first and second crimping wings each having an arcuate shape and are compressively connected to an outer surface of the shield conductor. A distal end of the first crimping wing overlies a distal end of the second crimping wing. A method for forming the coaxial cable assembly and a crimping tool for attaching the ferrule to the coaxial cable is also provided.
Claims18
A coaxial cable assembly, comprising:
- a coaxial cable having a shield conductor surrounding a central conductor;
- a shield terminal in contact with an inner surface of the shield conductor;
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- a ferrule configured to secure the shield terminal to the coaxial cable, the ferrule defining first and second crimping wings each having an arcuate shape and compressively connected to an outer surface of the shield conductor, wherein a first distal end of the first crimping wing overlies a second distal end of the second crimping wing, wherein side edges of the first distal end are congruent with side edges of the second distal end of the second crimping wing, and wherein there is no gap between the first crimping wing and the second distal end.
A method of attaching a ferrule to a shield conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising:
- providing the ferrule having a pair of crimping wings;
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- compressively attaching the ferrule to the shield conductor by forming the pair of crimping wings into arcuate shapes such that a first distal end of a first crimping wing in the pair of crimping wings overlies a distal end of a second crimping wing in the pair of crimping wings, side edges of the first distal end are congruent with side edges of the second distal end of the second crimping wing, and there is no gap between the first crimping wing and the second distal end.
A crimping tool configured to compressively attach ferrule having first and second crimping wings to a shield of a coaxial cable by forming pair of crimping wings into arcuate shapes such that a first distal end of the first crimping wing overlies a second distal end of the second crimping wing side edges of the first distal end are congruent with side edges of the second distal end of the second crimping wing, and there is no gap between the first crimping wing and the second distal end, the crimping tool comprising:
- a crimping plate having a pair of asymmetrical lobes, wherein a first radius of a first lobe of the pair of asymmetrical lobes is less than a second radius of a second lobe of the pair of asymmetrical lobes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.