Device for connecting a wire to a motor terminal

In an electric motor having a terminal for electrical connection to a wire of a power supply for the motor, the terminal projecting from a generally planar surface of an end cap of the motor, the improvement comprising a support on the motor, the support being spaced from and separate to the terminal for supporting said wire above said surface so that said wire is spaced from said surface;

• a connecting device formed separately to the terminal and wire support, the connecting device including means for slidably connecting the connecting device to the motor terminal to make an electrical connection therewith and including means in the form of a slot for straddling and gripping said wire supported by the wire support to make an electrical connection with the wire as the connecting device is slidably connected with the terminal;
• and a clamping portion provided on said connecting device and said clamping portion bearing on said wire in a region of said wire, said region of said wire being supported by said wire support to clamp said wire against said support.

An electric motor comprising an end cap, a terminal projecting from said end cap for connection to a wire of a power supply for said motor, a wire support formed on said end cap adjacent to and separate from said terminal for supporting said wire in a position spaced from said end cap, said wire of said power supply being supported on said wire support, and a connecting device slidingly connected to said terminal to make electrical connection therewith, said connecting device including a slot which straddles and grips said wire in a first region near said support to make electrical contact with said wire and a clamping portion which bears on said wire in a second region which is supported by said support to clamp said wire against said support.

An electric motor having a terminal projecting from an end cap of the motor for electrical connection to a wire of a power supply for the motor, a wire support on the end cap for supporting said wire of said power supply in a position spaced from the end cap, and a connecting device electrically connecting the terminal with the wire and securing the wire on the end cap, wherein the connecting device comprises a first planar portion which is slidably connected to the terminal, a second planar portion generally parallel to and spaced from the first portion and including a slot which straddles and grips the wire to make an electrical connection therewith, and a clamping portion for clamping the wire against the wire support.

An electric motor comprising a terminal for electrical connection to a power supply, a wire support adjacent to the terminal, and a device for electrically connecting a wire to the terminal, the device comprising a first part adapted to slidably connect with the terminal and a second part defining a slot for straddling and gripping a wire, supported by the wire support, as the device is connected to the terminal to make electrical contact with the wire, the first and second parts being connected by an electrically insulating support and each having an exposed portion, said exposed portions being arranged to be electrically joined.

An electric motor having a terminal for electrical connection to a wire of a power supply for the motor, a support separate from the terminal for supporting said wire, and a connecting device formed separately from the wire support and the terminal, the connecting device including a first generally planar portion having means for connecting the device to the terminal, the planar portion laying against the terminal, and a second generally planar portion which is generally perpendicular to said first planar portion and which defines a slot for straddling and gripping said wire, said wire support comprising two spaced apart adjacent portions and said second planar terminal portion straddling and gripping said wire in a region between said wire support portions.