Termination tool
AssigneeKrone Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRobert Arnfield
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Abstract
A termination tool for connecting incoming and outgoing conductors to contact elements in termination modules for a large range of wire diameters. The tool including a housing handle and a pressing and cutting device. The housing handle has a front opening. The combined cutting and pressing device includes a pressure rod with springs a knife carrier with knives sliding in a cam housing and a cover of the cutting and pressing device. The cover sliding during actuation of the cutting and pressing device on the housing handle.
Claims8
A termination tool for connecting a conductor to a contact element in a termination module, the tool comprising:
- a housing handle defining an opening;
- a pressure rod with springs extending into and out of said opening, said pressure rod forming a pressing means for pressing the conductor into the contact elements;
- a cam housing extending into and out of said opening;
- a knife carrier extending into and out of said opening;
- a plurality of knives provided on said knife carrier and slidable against said cam housing to cut the conductor;
- a cover covering said pressure rod, said cam housing, said plurality of knives and said housing handle, said cover being slidable on said housing handle during activation of said pressing means and said plurality of knives.
A termination tool for connecting a wire to a contact element, the tool comprising:
- a housing handle defining an opening;
- a pressure rod with springs slidable in said housing handle and extending out of said opening, said pressure rod having an end comprising a pressing means for pressing the wire into the contact elements;
- a cam housing mounted on said handle housing;
- a knife carrier slidable in said housing handle and extending out of said opening;
- a plurality of knives provided on said knife carrier and slidable against said cam housing to cut the wire;
- a cover covering said pressure rod, said cam housing, said plurality of knives and said housing handle, said cover being slidable on said housing handle during activation of said pressing means and said plurality of knives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.