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US 6,604,958 B2Granted
Terminal and electrical connector with the terminal
AssigneeHirose Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorSatoshi Watanabe
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Abstract
A terminal (11) comprises a contact section (16) for penetrating the insulation (C2) of a cable (C) to come to contact with the core wires (C1). The contact section (16) has a central crest portion (16B) and a pair of pressure faces (16A) extending outwardly from the crest portion (16B).
Claims6
A terminal comprising:
- an elongated piece of metal extending in an insertion direction of a cable and having a front portion;
- a contact section provided on an upper edge of said front portion and extending in said insertion direction, said contact section having
- a central crest portion for penetrating an insulation of said cable to contact with a plurality of core wires of said cable;
- and
- a pair of pressure faces extending outwardly from said crest portion for compressing and contacting with said core wires.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal having a contact section for penetrating an insulation of a cable to come to contact with a core wire of said cable;
- a pressure member having a cable-receiving groove for receiving and pressing said cable against said contact section;
- said cable-receiving groove having
- a primary receiving groove for receiving said cable before said contact section penetrates said insulation;
- a secondary receiving groove in which said cable is pushed by said contact section and having side walls for restricting lateral expansion of said cable when said contact section penetrates said cable;
- and
- a neck section for communicating said primary and secondary receiving grooves and having a width that is smaller than a diameter of said cable but sufficiently large to allow said cable to pass through by deformation under pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.