EP0694223B1 - Tool for the contemporary crimping of a plurality of insulated wires in an electrical connector - Google Patents
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- EP0694223B1 EP0694223B1 EP94912311A EP94912311A EP0694223B1 EP 0694223 B1 EP0694223 B1 EP 0694223B1 EP 94912311 A EP94912311 A EP 94912311A EP 94912311 A EP94912311 A EP 94912311A EP 0694223 B1 EP0694223 B1 EP 0694223B1
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
- H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/01—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for connecting unstripped conductors to contact members having insulation cutting edges
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Abstract
Description
- The invention refers to a tool for the contemporary crimping of a plurality of insulated wires in an electrical connector.
- Particularly in the telecommunication industry, electrical connectors have become known which are adapted to receive a multiplicity of insulated wires in order to terminate a plurality of electrical contacts. It is further known to establish the connection in that the connectors are provided with U-shaped insulation displacement contacts into which the wires are pressed. The insulation displacement contacts are located in a retaining body into which the individual wires are inserted. A pressing member or cover cooperates with the retaining body in order to press the individual wires contemporaneously into the U-shaped insulation displacement contacts.
- Such connectors are for example disclosed by the German patent DE-C-39 20 367.
- It is further known to accommodate such connectors in a splice head provided to facilitate the insertion of the wires into the connectors. Only when all wires are inserted and fixed, a pressing into the contact elements of the retaining body is carried out by means of the pressing member. Usually, this operation makes use of a corresponding pliers-like tool as for instance known from the German patent DE-C-25 15 171. The known tool includes legs which embrace the splice head on opposite sides and are attached thereto. A pressing member is located between the arms and can be moved by means of a manually operable lever and transmission means in order to press a plurality of wires into the retaining body which wires are also contemporarily cut. In this tool, the pressing force is built up and transmitted mechanically. From the European Patent Application EP-A-0 179 112 it is also known to exert the pressing force through hydraulic transmission means.
- It is also known to provide the known connectors with plug contacts and plug contact strips. It is further known to stack two or more connectors one above the other. For this reason, the different combinations of connectors have different height. It is therefore necessary to consider the height of the different connectors when the wires are pressed and crimped. In case of hydraulically actuatable tools, this can be realized by a corresponding hydraulic control. Such tools, however, are relatively heavy and relatively difficult to handle. If manually operable, tools of less weight are desired, and usually each height of a connector necessitates another tool.
- The invention provides for a tool wherein insulated wires can be pressed into connectors of different height.
- In the tool according to the invention, the pressing member is adapted to be displaced by predetermined steps relative to the splice head independent from the transmission means. The actuation of the manual lever leads to a displacement of the pressing member relative to the splice head. This displacement, however, cannot be used for an adaptation to the height of the connector because a predetermined stroke is necessary in order to press the inserted wires fully into the contacts. At the end of such stroke, a locking means or other means are applied to avoid a further displacement of the pressing member. With a tool according to the invention, such a limitation of the stroke is also provided. By an adjustment of the position of the pressing member beforehand the stroke commences from different initial positions adapted to the actual height of the connector used at any one time.
- Various structures can be conceived in order to realize a displacement of the pressing member step by step. One embodiment of the invention provides that at least an intermediate member is linked to the rear side of the pressing member rotatable about an axis. In different positions, the intermediate member coacts with a transmission lever actuated by the manual lever, with the pressing member having a different distance from the transmission lever in the individual rotational positions of the intermediate member. The intermediate member can for example be mounted on an eccentric member. The eccentric member can be actuated externally by a lever and for example effect two positions of the pressing member. According to another embodiment of the invention, the intermediate member has a plurality of recesses at the circumference thereof which may be engaged by a trunnion attached to the transmission lever, with the recesses having a different spacing from the rotation axis of the intermediate member. The number of displacement steps of the pressing member corresponds to the number of recesses. The latter embodiment is particularly suited for tools which attain an unambiguous fixed position relative to the splice head, i.e. cannot be displaced relative to the splice head.
- According to another embodiment of the invention, the splice head has teeth at opposite sides, and the tool has pivotally supported levers including also a tooth which coacts with the teeth of the splice head. The pitch of the teeth can be selected such that the spacing between two adjacent teeth corresponds to the difference in the height of the two different connectors. For connector combinations between these height values, an adaptation can be carried out by a displacement of the pressing member, e.g. by the described eccentric member.
- The invention will be subsequently described by means of embodiment examples in connection with the accompanied drawings, wherein:
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of a tool according to the invention wherein the housing is partially removed, and Fig. 1A is a fragmentary detail view;
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of a second embodiment of a tool according to the invention wherein also a part of the housing is removed;
- Fig.3 is a cross section through the tool of Fig. 2 taken along line 3-3;
- Fig. 4 is a cross section through the tool of Fig. 2 taken along line 4-4;
- Fig. 5 is a side view of the tool of Fig. 2 and of a connector with a first height;
- Fig. 6 is an illustration similar to Fig. 5, however, with a connector having a second height;
- Fig. 7 is an illustration similar to Fig. 5, however, with a connector having a third height; and
- Fig. 8 is an illustration similar to Fig. 5, however, with a connector having a fourth height.
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tool 10 shown in Fig. 1 includes ahousing 12 which is depicted partially opened. Afirst lever 14 is fixedly attached to the housing while asecond actuation lever 16 is linked tohousing 12 at 18. At the opposite end of the housing, two parallel spacedextensions accommodation plate 26, or retaining member, ofsplice head 24 is shown onto which an electrical connector (not shown) can be placed.Plate 26 hasrecesses lower arms levers pins tool 10 to splicehead 24. As separately shown in Fig.lA, at the right side of Fig. 1,recesses plate 26; thepins lever arms levers housing 12 and can be tilted clockwise and counter-clockwise, respectively, as indicated on the right side of Fig. 1 in order to engage and disengage withrecesses levers springs - An elongated pressing
member 50 which extends approximately parallel toaccommodation plate 26 is linked to two sector-likeintermediate members intermediate member square neck 60, 62, for example by a suitable wrench so thatvarious recesses 64, 68 at the circumference of theintermediate members trunnions links links rack 82, at 78, 80 displaceably supported inhousing 12 parallel to pressingmember 50. Thelevers lever 84 which is coupled to pressingmember 50 through a spring 86. - The
rack 82 is moved parallel to the pressing member by aratchet lever 88 having a toothed end linked toactuation lever 16. A spring-biasedlocking lever 90 also having teeth meshing with the teeth on therack 82 in each position. By means of the described mechanism, the pressing member can be moved towards theaccommodation plate 26 about a predetermined stroke length so that a connector on theaccommodation plate 26 is pressed a predetermined amount in order to crimp the wires in the manner described above. - As can be seen, the
individual recesses 64, 68 designated with a,b,c and d on the sector-like intermediate member, have a different spacing fromrotation axis intermediate member member 50 has a different initial position when carrying out the described stroke in dependence of therecesses 64, 68 engaged by thetrunnion lever - In the crimping operation described the
pressing member 50 makes a predetermined stroke while a limitation of the stroke for example can be achieved by stop means cooperating withrack 82. If the crimping operation is finished, stoplever 90 is actuated so thatrack 82 is moved back by the spring bias in the position shown in Fig. 1. In order to remove the connector, levers 36, 38 are tilted so that thetool 10 can be released fromsplice head 24. Thereafter, the connector can be removed fromsplice head 24. - The
tool 100 shown in Fig. 2 includes ahousing 102, anactuation lever 104 fixedly attached tohousing 102 while afurther actuation lever 106 is linked tohousing 102 at 108. Thehousing 102 is depicted partially opened in order to more clearly show the transmission mechanism. - A
splice head 110 has a retaining member in the form of anaccommodation plate 112 for the accommodation of a connector not shown. On opposite sides ofsplice head 110 is a rack each havingparallel teeth Levers housing 102 at 118, 120. One arm of thelevers handle other arm teeth splice head 110. In accordance with the pitch ofteeth pressing member 134 from the upper side ofaccommodation plate 112 can be adjusted. - As can be seen in Figs. 3 and 4, the pressing
member 134 is U-shaped in cross section and linked tohousing 102 by means of aneccentric bolt 136. By the way, the housing includes twoopposite plates eccentric bolt 136 is connected with ahand lever 142 so that spacing "h" can be changed by a tilting oflever 142. Theeccentric bolt 136 has anextension 144 linked to agear segment 148 at 146 (see Fig. 2), with thegear segment 148 rotatably supported byhousing 102 at 150. It includes apinion 152 cooperating with aslot 154 ofhousing 102 indicated by dashed lines. - The transmission means for pressing the
member 134 against theplate 112 includes aratchet lever 156 which is linked toactuation lever 106 so that an actuation oflever 106 leads to a rotation ofgear segment 148 counter-clockwise. A spring-biasedlocking lever 158 secures the position of thegear segment 148. Upon rotation ofgear segment 148, pressingmember 134 is moved downwardly in order to exert a force on a connector onaccommodation plate 112. The stroke length of pressingmember 134 is limited by the length of the arc of thegear segment 148. - In Figs. 5 to 8, a
tool 100 is shown in connection with connectors v1 to v4 of different height accommodated by asplice head 110. The connectors v1 and v2 of Figs. 6 and 7 have a difference in height of for example 6 mm. The difference in height between the connectors v3 and v4 of Figs. 7 and 8 amount for example to 1,3 mm. As can be seen in Figs. 5 and 6 or 7 and 8, respectively, a tilting ofhand lever 142 and thus a rotation of theeccentric bolt 136 about 180° results in a displacement of thepressing member 134 about 1,3 mm. The spacings between pressingmember 134 andplate 112 in Figs. 5 and 6 are 10,1 and 11,4 mm, respectively, and regarding Figs. 7 and 8 16,1 and 17,4 mm. In the embodiment of figs. 5 and 6, the toothing oflevers toothing splice head 110. In the embodiment of Figs. 7 and 8, the engagement is offset about one tooth pitch. This corresponds to a change in the spacing between pressingmember 134 andplate 112 in the amount of 6 mm. Iflever 142 in Fig. 7 is tilted about 180° according to Fig. 8, pressingmember 134 is lowered about 1,3 mm. The lowering of pressing member starts, however from a changed position which is about 6 mm higher that of Figs. 5 and 6. - In the manner described, connectors of four different heights can be handled by
tool 100. If thetoothing levers splice head 110 further upwardly, connectors with larger heights can be dealt with also. - It should be mentioned that pressing
member 134 is biased bysprings eccentric bolt 136 in order to give the pressing member 134 a defined vibration-free position.
Claims (9)
- A tool for the termination of a plurality of insulated wires in an electrical connector, comprising a retaining body (24,112) and a pressing member (50,134) and accommodated by a splice head (12,102), said tool including attachment means (36,38 122,124) for releasably attaching said tool to said splice head, said pressing member (50,134) cooperating with a said connector within said splice head, a pivotally supported, manually operable lever (16,106) which acts on said pressing member (50,134) through transmission means to effect a predetermined stroke of said pressing member, characterized in that independent from said transmission means, said pressing member is adapted to be displaced by means (56,58 114,116) affording displacement in predetermined steps relative to said splice head.
- The tool according to claim 1, wherein at least one intermediate member (56,58 136) is linked to the rear side of said pressing member, in different rotational positions said intermediate member coacting with a transmission lever (74,76 144) actuated by said actuation lever (16,106), with said pressing member (50,134) having a different spacing from said transmission lever (74,76 144) in said individual rotational positions of said intermediate member.
- The tool of claim 2, wherein said intermediate member is defined by an eccentric member (134).
- The tool of claim 2, wherein said intermediate member (56,58) has a plurality of recesses (64,68) at the circumference thereof which are engaged by a trunnion attached (74,78) to said transmission lever, with said recesses having a different spacing from said rotation axis of said intermediate member.
- The tool of claim 1, wherein on opposite sides said splice head (110) has a rack (114,116) and levers (122,124) pivotally supported by said tool have teeth cooperating with said rack of said splice head.
- The tool of claim 5, wherein said levers (122,124) are two-armed, with the other arm provided with a handle (126,128).
- The tool of claim 2, wherein the extent or spacing between said displacement steps of said intermediate member is smaller that the steps of said displacement means on said splice head.
- The tool of claim 3, wherein the extent or spacing between said displacement steps of said intermediate member is smaller that the pitch of said displacement means on said splice head.
- The tool of claim 5, wherein the extent or spacing between said displacement steps of said intermediate member is smaller that the pitch of said teeth of said rack on said splice head.
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PCT/US1994/003268 WO1994024733A1 (en) | 1993-04-14 | 1994-03-24 | Tool for the contemporary crimping of a plurality of insulated wires in an electrical connector |
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EP0694223A1 EP0694223A1 (en) | 1996-01-31 |
EP0694223B1 true EP0694223B1 (en) | 1996-12-27 |
EP0694223B2 EP0694223B2 (en) | 2003-03-26 |
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