Direct wire terminal assembly
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsEmma L. Workman, David Patrick Orris
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Abstract
A terminal assembly includes a cable that includes a conductor which has at least one wire. The conductor has an outer surface. The terminal assembly includes a terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal. The terminal includes a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface. The at least one wire is welded to the wire support to fix the at least one wire to the main body of the terminal. The outer surface of the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to a mating component.
Claims20
A terminal assembly for an electrical connector configured to be mated with a mating electrical connector, the terminal assembly comprising:
- a cable including a conductor having at least one wire, the conductor having an outer surface;
- and
- a terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal, the terminal including a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface, the at least one wire being welded to the wire support to fix the at least one wire to the main body of the terminal;
- wherein the outer surface of the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to a mating component of the mating electrical connector.
A terminal assembly comprising:
- a cable including a conductor having at least one wire, the conductor including a front portion, a rear portion, and a mating portion between the front portion and the rear portion;
- and
- a terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal, the terminal including a front weld pad welded to the front portion of the conductor, the terminal including a rear weld pad welded to the rear portion of the conductor, the terminal including a wire support supporting the mating portion of the conductor at a mating interface;
- wherein the mating portion of the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to a mating component.
An electrical connector configured to be mated to a mating electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising:
- a housing having a mating end configured to be mated with a mating component of the mating electrical connector and a cable end, the housing including a contact channel therethrough;
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- a terminal assembly coupled to the housing, the terminal assembly including a cable and a terminal coupled to the cable, the cable including a conductor having at least one wire, the terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal, the terminal including a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface, the at least one wire being welded to the wire support to fix the at least one wire to the main body of the terminal, wherein the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to the mating component of the mating electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.