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US 12,438,290 B2Granted
Dual connector with spring and insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminals
AssigneesTE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l.
InventorsStanislas Di Maggio, Marcello Farinola, Alessandro Genta, Dominik Heiss
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Abstract
An electrical connector for grounding a multicore cable having a shield includes a spring terminal engaging the shield and an insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal terminating a ground wire. The shield is grounded through the electrical connector.
Claims20
An electrical connector for grounding a multicore cable having a shield, comprising:
- an insulating case having a first opening and a second opening adjacent the first opening;
- a spring terminal engaging the shield, the spring terminal is accommodated in the first opening;
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- an insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal terminating a ground wire, the IDC terminal is accommodated in the second opening, the shield is grounded through the electrical connector, the spring terminal engages the shield at the same time the IDC terminal terminates the ground wire.
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A connection system, comprising:
- an electrical connector for grounding a multicore cable having a shield, the electrical connector including an insulating case having a first opening and a second opening adjacent the first opening, a spring terminal engaging the shield and an insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal terminating a ground wire, the spring terminal is accommodated in the first opening and the IDC terminal is accommodated in the second opening, the shield is grounded through the electrical connector, the spring terminal engages the shield at the same time the IDC terminal terminates the ground wire;
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- a support element accommodating the multicore cable and the ground wire, the insulating case connects to the support element and the electrical connector mates with the support element to electrically connect the shield and the ground wire.
A method for assembling a connection system, comprising:
- providing the connection system including an electrical connector and a support element, the electrical connector including a spring terminal and an insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal;
- accommodating a multicore cable having a shield and a ground wire in the support element;
- pre-assembling the electrical connector and the support element;
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- mating the electrical connector and the support element to electrically connect the shield and the ground wire through the electrical connector, the pre-assembling step is carried out so that the spring terminal engages the shield and the IDC terminal simultaneously terminates the ground wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.