Electrical terminal with an inner ferrule having enhanced retention features
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJohn MORELLO, James RAINEY, Ryan KIRKPATRICK, Michael BARTON
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Abstract
An electrical terminal includes a cylindrical inner ferrule having a first portion and a second portion separated by at least one seam therebetween. An inner surface of the first portion and/or second portion defines a gripping feature that is configured to deform a cylindrical dielectric layer surrounding an electrical conductor of an electrical cable. The electrical terminal also includes a cylindrical outer ferrule surrounding the inner ferrule. A method of assembling an electrical cable is also presented.
Claims20
An electrical terminal, comprising:
- a cylindrical inner ferrule having a first portion and a second portion separated by at least one seam therebetween, wherein an inner surface of the first portion and/or the second portion defines a gripping feature configured to deform a cylindrical dielectric layer surrounding an electrical conductor of an electrical cable;
- and
- a cylindrical outer ferrule surrounding the inner ferrule.
A method of assembling an electrical cable, comprising:
- forming gripping features in a surface of a sheet metal preform;
- forming a cylindrical inner ferrule having a first portion and a second portion separated by a seam from the sheet metal preform such that gripping features are defined by an inner surface of the inner ferrule;
- placing the inner ferrule over a cylindrical dielectric layer surrounding an electrical conductor of an electrical cable;
- closing the seam such that portions of the seam are less than or equal to 0.1 millimeters wide, thereby forming two seams between the first and second portions;
- deforming the cylindrical dielectric layer using the gripping features as the seam is closed;
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- placing a cylindrical outer ferrule around the inner ferrule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.