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US 2011/0217866 A1Published application
Closed IDC terminal
AssigneeTyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
InventorsJoannes Willem Maria Roosdorp, Henry Charles Canteri
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AssigneeTyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
InventorsJoannes Willem Maria Roosdorp, Henry Charles Canteri
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This present invention refers to a combined terminal and casing for establishing electrical contact between a multi-wire cable and a magnetic wire that uses the insulation displacement connector (IDC) concept, wherein the terminal (11, 25) has holes (12, 26) and closed channels (13, 27) to receive the multi-wire cable (23, 36) and openings (14, 28) to receive the magnetic wire (24, 37) linked to narrow slots (15, 29). The casing (18, 31) has through-holes (20, 21, 32, 34) for inserting the multi-wire cable (23, 36) and the magnetic wire (24, 37), as well as an opening (19, 35) to receive the terminal. Inserting the terminal into the casing causes the pressure exerted on the multi-wire cable and the magnetic wire to force the entry thereof into the narrow channels, causing the isolation layer to be withdrawn, providing electrical contact between the multi-wire cable and the terminal, between the magnetic wire and the terminal and, consequently, between the multi-wire cable and the magnetic wire.
Closed IDC terminal for establishing electrical contact, comprising a contact interface terminal (11) between an isolated multi-wire cable (23) and an isolated magnetic wire (24) and a casing (18) to receive the terminal (11) , the multi-wire cable (23) and the magnetic wire (24), wherein the terminal has a hole (12) for inserting the multi-wire cable, a channel (13) linked to said hole and having a smaller diameter than said hole, an opening (14) to receive the magnetic wire, and a slot (15) linked to said opening, having a smaller diameter than the respective opening, the terminal and casing combination being CHARACTERIZED wherein:
Closed IDC terminal, according to either of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the insertion of the multi-wire cable (23) into its respective channel (13) and magnetic wire (24) into the slot (15) occurs at the same time.
Closed IDC terminal, according to any of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the insertion of the multi-wire cable (23) into its respective channel (13) and magnetic wire (24) into the slot (15) occur simultaneously.
Closed IDC terminal, according to any of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the terminal (11) comprises flaps (17) for insert into said casing (18).
Closed IDC terminal, according to any of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the terminal (11) is made of a metallic material.
Closed IDC terminal, according to any of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the casing (18) is made of thermoplastic material.
Closed IDC terminal, according to any of the prior claims, CHARACTERIZED wherein the terminal (11) comprises projections (16) for fitting by interference in said casing (18).
Closed IDC terminal for establishing electrical contact, comprising a contact interface terminal (25) between an isolated multi-wire cable (38) and an isolated magnetic wire (37) and a casing (31) to receive the terminal (25), the multi-wire cable (36) and the magnetic wire (37), wherein the terminal has at least two parallel holes (26) for inserting the multi-wire cable (36), at least two parallel channels (27) linked to said holes and having a smaller diameter than said holes, at least two parallel openings (28) to receive the magnetic wire (37), and at least two parallel slots (29) linked to said openings, having a smaller diameter than the respective openings;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.