Method of, and apparatus for, terminating a conductor of a flat

Details Method of, and apparatus for, terminating a conductor of a flat Method of, and apparatus for, terminating a conductor of a flat

1983-06-29

1985-05-28

McQuade, John

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

339 75MP, 339176MF, H01R 416

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045191336

ABSTRACT:
In a method of, and apparatus for, terminating a conductor of a flat flexible cable, a flat flexible cable is inserted into a U-shaped terminal having a resiliently deflectable arm. A camming element is then inserted into the terminal to urge the cable against a contact surface of the deflectable arm, the cable having been previously stripped of insulation on its side adjacent to the contact surface. The deflectable arm is first elastically deflected by the action of the camming element and is thereafter plastically deflected thereby. The camming element is so dimensioned, and the resistance of the flexible arm to its plastic deflection in relation to its resistance to its elastic deflection are such that, the final contact force exerted against the cable conductor is independent, for practical purposes, of the stripped thickness of the cable, such thickness not exceeding 0.4 mm.

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