Terminal, tool for connecting an electric conductor to the terminal, and method for connecting an electric conductor to the terminal

A tool for producing a connection between an electrical conductor with a sheath to a terminal with at least one retaining element and at least one groove-shaped cutout in an end face on which the electrical conductor is guided to a terminal slot of the terminal for connection to the terminal, the tool comprising:

• a guide frame configured and formed at least sectionally to contact the terminal;
• and
• a slide unit, which is movably mounted on the guide frame for guiding the electrical conductor into the terminal,
• wherein the guide frame has at least one locking element which is pivotally mounted, and the slide unit for actuating the at least one locking element is displaceably coupled to the at least one locking element to bring the at least one locking element into engagement with the at least one retaining element of the terminal at least sectionally during guidance of the electrical conductor into the terminal.

A method for producing a connection between an electrical conductor with a sheath to a terminal with at least one terminal slot, at least one retaining element, and at least one groove-shaped cutout in an end face on which the electrical conductor is guided to the at least one terminal slot of the terminal for connection to the terminal, the method comprising:

• placing or applying a tool on the terminal;
• at least sectionally forming a form-fitting connection between the at least one groove-shaped cutout and the tool;
• inserting the electrical conductor into the tool;
• attaching at least one pivotably mounted locking element of the tool to the terminal by the slide unit and holding the terminal;
• guiding the electrical conductor to and/or at least sectionally into a region of the at least one terminal slot by a slide unit of the tool;
• and
• guiding the electrical conductor into a region of a connection section of the at least one terminal slot and establishing the connection between the electrical conductor and the terminal.

An assembly, comprising:

• a terminal for connecting an electrical conductor with a sheath, the terminal comprising:
• a first side wall section and a second side wall section, which are arranged opposite one another and/or spaced apart from one another, and
• at least one retaining element,
• wherein the first side wall section has a first terminal element and the second side wall section has a second terminal element which are assigned to one another to form a terminal slot and are arranged at least sectionally at a distance from one another, and
• wherein the first side wall section has a cutout in its end face, at which the electrical conductor is guided on the terminal slot for connection to the terminal, which cutout is groove-shaped to at least sectionally receive in the cutout a tool placed on the terminal in a form-fitting manner;
• the tool for producing a connection between the electrical conductor with the sheath to the terminal, the tool comprising:
• a guide frame configured and formed at least sectionally to contact the terminal, and a slide unit, which is movably mounted on the guide frame for guiding the electrical conductor into the terminal,
• wherein the guide frame has at least one locking element which is pivotally mounted, and
• wherein the slide unit for actuating the at least one locking element is displaceably coupled to the at least one locking element to bring the at least one locking element into engagement with the at least one retaining element of the terminal at least sectionally during guidance of the electrical conductor into the terminal.