Direct Wire Contact
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsJohn MARSH, Vinayakumar SHETTAR
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Abstract
A terminal and method for terminating a wire. The terminal incudes a wire support member having a wire securing portion and a wire contacting portion. The terminal also includes a wire positioned in the wire support member has a contact section which is positioned in the wire contacting portion of the wire support member. The contact section of the wire makes an electrical and mechanical connection with a mating wire, a mating terminal or a mating contact surface.
Claims20
A terminal for terminating a wire, the terminal comprising:
- a wire support member having a wire securing portion and a wire contacting portion;
- the wire positioned in the wire support member, the wire having a contact section positioned in the wire contacting portion of the wire support member;
- wherein the contact section of the wire makes an electrical and mechanical connection with a mating wire, a mating terminal or a mating contact surface.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing with a terminal receiving cavity;
- a terminal positioned in the terminal receiving cavity, the terminal comprising:
- a wire support member having a wire securing portion and a wire contacting portion;
- the wire positioned in the wire support member, the wire having a contact section positioned in the wire contacting portion of the wire support member;
- wherein the contact section of the wire makes an electrical and mechanical connection with a mating wire, mating terminal or mating contact surface, the wire support member provides only mechanical support to the wire.
A method of terminating a wire, the method comprising:
- exposing one or more conductive members of the wire;
- positioning the exposed one or more conductive members of the wire in a wire support member;
- positioning the exposed one or more conductive members of the wire in a wire contacting portion of the wire support member;
- conforming the exposed one or more conductive members to the shape of the wire contacting portion to form a contact section in the one or more conductive members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.