Sealed corrosion-proof crimped terminal of splice
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsWilliam Joseph Vockroth, James Donald Engle, Ralph Richard Goss, Richard Dean Heim, Ronald Joseph Maley, David Keith Schrum
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Abstract
A crimped terminal (or splice) has a housing (10) including a barrel (11) receiving an insert sleeve (13). The barrel (11) has a lug (12) received in a complementary notch (14) formed in the insert sleeve (13), thereby circumferentially keying the insert sleeve (13) to the barrel (11), preventing relative rotation therebetween, and reinforcing the housing (10) during the crimping process. This eliminates cracking of the housing (10) during crimping while improving heat dissipation.
Claims11
A crimped assembly for terminating an end of a wire, the assembly having a housing, the housing having a hollow barrel provided with an insert sleeve which is received within the barrel and abuts against an interior wall thereon, wherein the wire is received through the open end of the barrel and within the insert sleeve, and wherein the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire, thereby retaining the wire;
- a protruding lug on the barrel, the protruding lug extends axially from the interior wall, radially inwardly of the barrel, and in the direction toward the open end thereof, and the insert sleeve having a notch receiving the protruding lug on the barrel, thereby circumferentially keying the insert sleeve to the barrel and preventing relative rotation therebetween, improving heat dissipation, and reinforcing the housing and the insert sleeve when the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire.
A crimped assembly for terminating an end of a wire, the assembly having a housing comprising a hollow barrel provided with an open end, wherein an insert sleeve is received within the barrel, wherein the wire is received through the open end of the barrel and within the insert sleeve, and wherein the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire, thereby retaining the wire, a tapered insertion ring is provided within the barrel for guiding the wire therein, the barrel having an internal annular indentation rearwardly of the tapered insertion ring and substantially adjacent thereto, thereby retaining the tapered insertion ring, a protruding lug is provided on the barrel, the insert sleeve having a notch receiving the protruding lug on the barrel, the cooperation of the protruding lug on the notch circumferentially keying the insert sleeve to the barrel and preventing relative rotation therebetween, improving heat dissipation, and reinforcing the housing and the insert sleeve when the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire.
A crimped assembly for terminating an end of a wire having a plurality of strands, the assembly having a housing comprising a hollow barrel provided with an open end, wherein an insert sleeve is received within the barrel, wherein the wire is received through the open end of the barrel and within the insert sleeve, and wherein the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire, thereby retaining the wire, a removable funnel is inserted through the open end of the barrel, to facilitate insertion of the wire strands into the barrel, a protruding lug is provided on the barrel, the insert sleeve having a notch receiving the protruding lug on the barrel, thereby circumferentially keying the insert sleeve to the barrel and preventing relative rotation therebetween, improving heat dissipation, and reinforcing the housing and the insert sleeve when the housing is crimped over the insert sleeve and the wire.
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