Coaxial electrical terminal with crimped outer ferrule
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsNicole LIPTAK, Michael MESSURI
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Abstract
A coaxial electrical cable assembly includes a coaxial electrical terminal having an inner ferrule disposed between an insulator surrounding a central conductor of a coaxial cable and a shield conductor of the coaxial cable and an outer ferrule crimped to the shield conductor and in compressive contact therewith. The outer ferrule defines a pair of crimp wings extending from a first side of a base portion of the outer ferrule and a single crimp wing extending from a second side of the base portion opposite the first side. The single crimp wing is disposed within a gap between the pair of crimp wings.
Claims20
An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
- an electrical terminal having an inner ferrule disposed between an insulator surrounding a central conductor of an electrical cable and a shield conductor of the electrical cable;
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- an outer ferrule crimped to the shield conductor and in compressive contact therewith, wherein the outer ferrule defines a pair of crimp wings extending from a first side of a base portion of the outer ferrule and a single crimp wing extending from a second side of the base portion opposite the first side, wherein the single crimp wing is disposed within a gap between the pair of crimp wings.
A method of forming an outer ferrule configured to secure an electrical terminal to an electrical cable, the method comprising:
- forming an outer ferrule preform from sheet metal of generally uniform thickness, wherein the outer ferrule preform has a central base portion, a pair of crimp wings extending from a first side of the base portion and a single crimp wing extending from a second side of the base portion opposite the first side;
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- forming the base portion to have an arcuate shape.
An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
- an electrical terminal having an attachment portion having a pair of crimp wings extending from a first side of a base portion of the attachment portion and a single crimp wing extending from a second side of the attachment portion opposite the first side, wherein the single crimp wing is disposed within a gap between the pair of crimp wings and wherein mesial edges of the pair of crimp wings are in compressive contact with distal edges of the single crimp wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.