Crimp terminal with mechanical locking to secure a wire
AssigneesTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
InventorsXavier Rouillard, Joseph Daher, Sundareshan M D
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Abstract
A crimp terminal includes a crimping segment having a base, a first side wall extending from the base, and a second side wall extending from the base opposite the first side wall. The crimping segment has a first surface adapted for arranging a wire thereon along a longitudinal axis and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first side wall has a first serration on the second surface. The second side wall has a pair of second serrations on the second surface. The first serration is displaced from the second serrations along the longitudinal axis and, in a crimped state, a portion of the first serration is positioned between a pair of portions of the second serrations along the longitudinal axis.
Claims15
A crimp terminal, comprising:
- a crimping segment having a base, a first side wall extending from the base, and a second side wall extending from the base opposite the first side wall, the crimping segment has a first surface adapted for arranging a wire thereon along a longitudinal axis and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first side wall has a first serration protruding from the second surface, the second side wall has a pair of second serrations protruding from the second surface, the first serration is displaced from the second serrations along the longitudinal axis and, in a crimped state, a portion of the first serration is positioned between a pair of portions of the second serrations along the longitudinal axis, the first serration and the second serrations mechanically interlock to realize a form-fit connection.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a crimp terminal including a crimping segment having a base, a first side wall extending from the base, and a second side wall extending from the base opposite the first side wall, the crimping segment has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first side wall has a first serration protruding from the second surface, the second side wall has a pair of second serrations protruding from the second surface, the first serration is displaced from the second serrations along a longitudinal axis and, in a crimped state, a portion of the first serration is positioned between a pair of portions of the second serrations along the longitudinal axis, the first serration and the second serrations mechanically interlock to realize a form-fit connection.
A method for preparing an electrical connector, comprising:
- providing a crimp terminal including a crimping segment having a base, a first side wall extending from the base, and a second side wall extending from the base opposite the first side wall, the crimping segment has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first side wall has a first serration protruding from the second surface, the second side wall has a pair of second serrations protruding from the second surface;
- arranging a wire on the first surface along a longitudinal axis of the crimping segment;
- folding the first side wall and the second side wall toward the longitudinal axis of the crimping segment;
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- positioning a portion of the first serration between a pair of portions of the second serrations along the longitudinal axis, the first serration and the second serrations mechanically interlock and realize a form-fit connection between the first serration and the second serrations along the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.