Direct wire terminal assembly
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsEmma L. Workman, Vinayakumar Shettar, John Marsh, David Swartz
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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 crimp crimped to the at least one wire of the conductor. The terminal includes a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface. The outer surface of the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to a mating component.
Claims20
A terminal assembly comprising:
- a cable including a conductor having at least one wire, the conductor having an outer surface;
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- a terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal, the terminal including a wire crimp crimped to the at least one wire of the conductor, the terminal including a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface;
- wherein the outer surface of the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to a mating component, wherein the conductor includes a mating portion, the mating portion defining a flat mating interface for mating with the mating component.
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;
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- a terminal having a main body extending between a front and a rear of the terminal, the terminal including a front wire crimp crimped to the front portion of the conductor, the terminal including a rear wire crimp crimped 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, wherein the conductor includes a mating portion, the mating portion defining a flat mating interface for mating with the mating component.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing having a mating end configured to be mated with a mating component 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 crimp crimped to the at least one wire of the conductor, the terminal including a wire support supporting the at least one wire of the conductor at a mating interface, wherein the conductor is exposed at the mating interface for direct mating to the mating component, wherein the conductor includes a mating portion, the mating portion defining a flat mating interface for mating with the mating component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.