Crimping tool and method for crimping a crimp sleeve
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsUwe BLUEMMEL, Erik GLOMBITZA, Michael HASPEL
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Abstract
A crimping tool, in particular for a crimp applicator or a crimping machine, for crimping a crimp sleeve, in particular a crimp sleeve of an electrical crimping terminal, includes a plurality of sub-tools movable against each other, wherein an individual sub-tool has a mechanically effective sub-crimp surface global to it for partial crimping of the crimp sleeve, and at least one sub-tool, in particular exactly or at least two sub-tools, has a local measuring location insertion device within the relevant global sub-crimp surface, by means of which a measuring location can be incorporated into the crimp sleeve.
Claims20
Crimping tool for crimping a crimp sleeve of an electrical crimping terminal, the crimp tool comprising:
- a plurality of sub-tools movable against each other during crimping, wherein an individual sub-tool has a mechanically effective sub-crimp surface global to it for partial crimping of the crimp sleeve,
- wherein at least one of the sub-tools has a local measuring location insertion device within the relevant global sub-crimp surface, the local measuring location insertion device configured to form a measuring location into the crimp sleeve during crimping.
Assembled electrical cable comprising:
- an electrical line and an electrical crimp terminal, the crimp terminal having a crimp sleeve crimped onto an electrical conductor of the line, the crimp sleeve including at least one local measuring location for determining a crimping dimension of the crimp sleeve.
Crimping method for connecting a crimp sleeve of an electrical crimp terminal to an electrical conductor of an electrical cable, the crimping method comprising:
- crimping the crimp sleeve, extending in axial direction, onto the conductor using a crimping tool having at least two sub-tools to form a pressing portion into the crimp sleeve by the at least two sub-tools;
- forming a local measuring location into the crimp sleeve in the pressing portion by the at least two sub-tools.
Crimp applicator for establishing at least one crimp connection between an electrical crimp terminal and an electrical conductor, the crimp applicator comprising:
- a crimping tool including a plurality of sub-tools movable against each other during crimping, wherein an individual sub-tool has a mechanically effective sub-crimp surface global to it for partial crimping of the crimp sleeve, wherein at least one of the sub-tools has a local measuring location insertion device within the relevant global sub-crimp surface, the local measuring location insertion device configured to form a measuring location into the crimp sleeve during crimping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.