Electrical connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP Espana SA
InventorsAntonio Carreras Garcia, Jose Jaime Sanabra Jansa
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Abstract
A cap for an electrical connector comprises a housing and a first cutting member with a first cutting blade. The housing includes an aperture for receiving a cable therethrough. The housing comprises at least a first wire guiding for guiding a first wire of the cable between the aperture and a first recess in a first outside wall of the housing. The first cutting member is arranged in a first slot of the housing and crosses the first wire guiding between the aperture and the first recess. The first cutting member is provided for cutting the first wire.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A cap for an electrical connector, the cap comprising a housing and a first cutting member with a first cutting blade, the housing including an aperture for receiving a cable therethrough, the housing comprising at least a first wire guiding for guiding a first wire of the cable between the aperture and a first recess in a first outside wall of the housing, the first cutting member being arranged in a first slot of the housing and crossing the first wire guiding between the aperture and the first recess, wherein the first cutting member is provided for cutting the first wire.
The cap according to claim 15, wherein the first cutting member comprises at least one opening, wherein the opening is arranged between the first recess in the housing and the first wire guiding, wherein an end of the first wire is arranged in the opening after the first wire has been cut by the first cutting member.
The cap according to claim 15, wherein the first cutting member comprises a height that is lower than the depth of the first wire guiding, wherein the first cutting member is arranged in the first slot such that there is a clearance between the first cutting member and a floor of the first wire guiding.
The cap according to claim 15, wherein the housing includes an electromagnetic shielding component for electrically contacting a shield of the cable.
The cap according to claim 15, wherein the cap comprises a second wire guiding for guiding a second wire of the cable between the aperture and a second recess in a second outside wall of the housing and a second cutting member including a second cutting blade, the second cutting member being arranged in a second slot of the housing and crossing the second wire guiding between the aperture and the second recess.
The cap according to claim 15, wherein the cap comprises a locking member for locking the cable in the aperture.
A termination assembly for an electrical connector, the termination assembly comprising a housing and an insulation displacement contact for contacting a wire, wherein the insulation displacement contact extends upright from an outer surface of the housing, wherein the termination assembly is designed for being mated with a cap according to any of the previous claims.
An electrical connector comprising a cap according to claim 1 and a termination assembly according to claim 8.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.