Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter – Insulation cutter
Patent
1989-03-21
1990-01-30
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
Insulation cutter
H01R 424
Patent
active
048970417
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector (20) for terminating a multiconductor cable (62) includes a housing (22) having a cable receiving face (28), opposed side walls (30,32) and an end wall (36). The end wall (36) has protrusions (64,66,68) extending outwardly therefrom. The first protrusion (64) is located adjacent the cable receiving face (28), centrally located with respect to the side walls (30,32). The lower surface (70) of the first protrusion (64) defines a latching surface. Second (66) and third (68) protrusions are located adjacent respective side walls (30,32), remote from the cable receiving face (28), with each of the second (66) and third (68) protrusions defining a sloped surface (82,84) angled toward the other protrusion, and a latch shoulder (96,98). A terminating cover (24) has a pair of spaced latch arms (124,126) depending therefrom, and an inner surface (114) for engaging a ribbon cable (62) terminated in the housing (22 ). The latch arms each have first (140,142) and second (168,170) latch means adjacent distal ends. In a first position, the first latch means (140,142) on each latch arm (124,126) engages the latching surface (70) of the first protrusion (64) and the distal end (172,174) engages a respective sloped surface (82,84) on one of the other protrusions (66,68) such that the inner surface (114) of the terminating cover (24) is spaced from the cable receiving face (28) to permit insertion and alignment of the cable (62). The terminating cover (24) is movable from the first position, toward the cable receiving face (28) to terminate cable (62) to the housing (22), to a second position. The terminating cover (24) is secured to the housing (22) in a terminated condition at the second position, with the second latch means (168,170) of each latch arm (124,126) engaging a respective latch shoulder (96,98).
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Japanese Abstract: Flat Cable Connector.
Pps. 10-11 of Ansley Catalog.
Heiney Francis M.
Young Joseph W.
AMP Incorporated
Paumen Gary F.
Smith David L.
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