Installation, insulation displacement, and terminating tool having piston-cylinder driving assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsAnatoly Gosis, James A. Turek
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Abstract
An installation, insulation displacement, and terminating power tool, for inserting electrical wires into, and for electrically connecting the electrical wires to electrical contact members disposed within, an electrical connector, comprises a piston-cylinder driving assembly for inserting the electrical wires into the electrical connector. More particularly, the piston-cylinder driving assembly comprises a three-chamber pneumatic piston-cylinder driving assembly for developing an enhanced level of driving force necessary for inserting the electrical wires into the electrical connector.
Claims11
A tool for inserting a plurality of electrical wires into an electrical connector for mating with a plurality of electrical contact members fixedly mounted within the electrical connector, comprising:
- a base fixture upon which an electrical connector is to be installed;
- an insertion die holder upon which a set of insertion dies is mounted for encountering and forcing the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector;
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- a piston-cylinder driving assembly, comprising a piston rod and at least one piston mounted upon said piston rod and disposed within at least one piston chamber, for moving said insertion die holder toward said base fixture so as to cause said set of insertion dies, mounted upon said insertion die holder, to force the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector and mate with the electrical contact members of the electrical connector.
A tool for inserting a plurality of electrical wires into an electrical connector for mating with a plurality of electrical contact members fixedly mounted within the electrical connector, comprising:
- a base fixture upon which an electrical connector is to be installed;
- an insertion die holder upon which a set of insertion dies is mounted for encountering and forcing the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector;
- a piston-cylinder driving assembly, comprising a piston rod and at least one piston mounted upon said piston rod, for moving said insertion die holder toward said base fixture so as to cause said set of insertion dies mounted upon said insertion die holder to force the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector and mate with the electrical contact members of the electrical connector;
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- single quick-release/quick-lock means for releasing and mounting said insertion die holder upon said piston rod of said piston-cylinder driving assembly so as to permit different insertion die holders, having different sets of insertion dies mounted thereon, to be exchanged in a relatively rapid manner.
A tool for inserting a plurality of electrical wires into an electrical connector for mating with a plurality of electrical contact members fixedly mounted within the electrical connector, comprising:
- a base fixture upon which an electrical connector is to be installed;
- an insertion die holder upon which a set of insertion dies is mounted for encountering and forcing the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector;
- a piston-cylinder driving assembly for moving said insertion die holder toward said base fixture so as to cause said set of insertion dies mounted upon said insertion die holder to force the plurality of electrical wires into the electrical connector and mate with the electrical contact members of the electrical connector;
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- means mounted upon said base fixture for engaging the electrical connector so as to precisely locate and laterally immobilize the electrical connector upon said base fixture such that said set of insertion dies can accurately insert the electrical wires into the electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.