EP1028486A2 - Electrical connector terminal - Google Patents
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
- H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
- H01R4/183—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
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- the present invention relates to terminals for electronics connectors.
- a variety of types of terminals having at an end a connection section to which a core wire of a cable is crimped for connection and at the other end a contact section plugged with the contact element of a mating connector are well known.
- a housing 51 is provided with a terminal aperture 52 and a threaded hole 54 in the upper wall for a fixing screw 53.
- a terminal 55 is made by bending a springy metal and has a fixing section 56 provided in the terminal aperture 52 and fixed therein by the fixing screw 53 and a mating section 57 with a contact portion 57A.
- the fixing section 56 extends from the lop edge of The mating section 57 while the mating section 57 is made up of a pair of side walls having a reduced throat portion, forming a contact portion 57A.
- a predetermined length of sheath is removed from an end portion of a cable C to expose core wires C1, which are inserted into the aperture 52 below the fixing section 56 and pressed between the fixing section 56 and the bottom of the aperture 52 by tightening the fixing screw 53. Then, the contact element A of a mating connector is inserted into the contact portion 57A of the terminal 55, thereby electrically connecting the cable C to the mating connector.
- crimping member 60 which is made from a metal sheet which is relatively thick and sufficiently soft to readily undergo plastic deformation.
- the crimping member 60 has at an end a cylindrical connection section 61 (as shown by phantom line) and a fixing section 62 which is crashed to form a solid rod with a diameter smaller than that of the connection section 61.
- the housing 51, the fixing screw 53, and the terminal 55 are identical with those of Fig. 6.
- the core wires C1 of a cable C are put into the cylindrical connection section 61, which is then crimped to connect the connection section 61 and the core wires C1. Then, the fixing section 62 of the crimping member 60 is connected to the fixing section 56 of the terminal 55 by tightening the fixing screw 53 in the same manner as in Fig. 6.
- a terminal 70 is made from an identical material in an indentical manner with those of Fig. 6.
- a mating section 72 is similar to the mating section 57 of Fig. 6. Consequently, the mating section 71 is made by bending a relatively thin springy metal into a cylindrical form.
- the core wires C1 of a cable C are put into the connection section 71, which is then deformed with a special tool to connect the core wires C1.
- the terminal 70 is then put into the aperture of a housing for connection with the contact element A of a mating connector.
- the holding power decreases with the passage of time, resulting in the unstable electrical connections.
- the core wires C1 are a large number of thin wires, this problem grows worse.
- the terminal of Fig. 7 solves the above problem with the terminal of Fig. 6; however, it requires not only a fixing operation with the fixing screw but also a crimping operation for the crimping member.
- the terminal of Fig. 8 solves the above problem with the terminal of Fig. 7; however, it presents a new problem. It is made from a material for leaf springs for providing high performance of the mating section so that it is difficult to make plastic deformation of the connection section. Consequently, it is necessary to use a special crimping tool which is stronger than a simple and cheap crimping tool which is commercially available for the crimping operation such as in Fig. 7. This special crimping tool is so expensive that it puts a heavy financial burden on terminal users.
- an object of the invention to provide an electrical connector terminal which keeps stable electric connections and is inexpensive and easy to make electric connections.
- an electrical connector terminal 1 has a connection member 10, a plugging member 20, and a linking member 30 for integrating them as a unit. Also, see Fig. 2(B). A predetermined length of sheath is removed from an end portion of a cable C to expose core wires C1.
- connection member 10 is made from a metal sheet which is softer and easier to apply plastic work than the metal sheet of plugging member 20.
- the connection member 10 has a cylindrical Connection section 11 and a bar-like work section 12, both of which are made by plasticaliy bonding a sheet.
- the connection section 11 is made by bending a sheet into a cylindrical form, with opposite edges abutted, which has an inside diameter sufficiently large to receive the core wires C1.
- the work section 12 is made by crashing the sheet so as to form a solid bar and has an outside diameter smaller than that of the connection section 11.
- the boundary between the solid work section 12 and the hollow connection section 11 works as a stopper to position the core wires C1 within the connection section 11. It is noted that the solid work section 12 may have some hollow spaces after crashing.
- the thickness of the soft sheet for the connection member 10 should be sufficiently large to withstand connection operation after plastic work.
- the plugging member 20 is made by forming a relatively thin spring sheet So as to provide a pair of bent side walls or work section 21 and a rectangular tube or plugging section 22. See also Fig. 4.
- the work section 21 has a U-shaped section in which the work section 12 of the connection member 10 is placed. As shown in Fig. 4, these work sections 12 and 21 are crashed by a tool T to form a linking member 30. See Fig. 2(B).
- the tool T has a pair of semi-circular grooves in the lower face so that the respective work sections 12 and 21 of the connection and plugging members 10 and 20 are crashed to form the linking member with the top face having a pair of semi-circular surfaces.
- the top surface of the linking member may take other shapes.
- the mating section 22 of the mating member 20 has at an end a rectangular opening for receiving a male contact element (not shown) of a mating connector and a spring tongue 23 on the upper face.
- the spring tongue 23 makes spring contact with the contact element of a mating connector upon plugging and presses down the contact element within the mating section 22.
- the electrical connector is used as follows.
- connection member is made from a material which is easy to work plastically while the mating member is made from a spring material, and both the members are integrated by a linking member as a unit.
- connection and mating members 10 and 20 are made into the form of a plate and welded to each other.
- the plates may be formed into other shapes except for flat plates before welding.
- a terminal is made by integrating a connection member which is easy to work and a mating member which is strong and springy, the user is able to crimp it with a commercially available, cheap crimping tool, reducing the manufacturing costs.
- the mating member is able to make spring contact with thee contact element of a mating connector in the same way as the conventional manner.
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Description
- The present invention relates to terminals for electronics connectors.
- A variety of types of terminals having at an end a connection section to which a core wire of a cable is crimped for connection and at the other end a contact section plugged with the contact element of a mating connector are well known.
- As Fig. 6 shows, a
housing 51 is provided with aterminal aperture 52 and a threaded hole 54 in the upper wall for afixing screw 53. Aterminal 55 is made by bending a springy metal and has afixing section 56 provided in theterminal aperture 52 and fixed therein by thefixing screw 53 and amating section 57 with acontact portion 57A. Thefixing section 56 extends from the lop edge of Themating section 57 while themating section 57 is made up of a pair of side walls having a reduced throat portion, forming acontact portion 57A. - In use, a predetermined length of sheath is removed from an end portion of a cable C to expose core wires C1, which are inserted into the
aperture 52 below thefixing section 56 and pressed between thefixing section 56 and the bottom of theaperture 52 by tightening thefixing screw 53. Then, the contact element A of a mating connector is inserted into thecontact portion 57A of theterminal 55, thereby electrically connecting the cable C to the mating connector. - In Fig. 7, the core wires C1 of a cable C are crimped to a crimping
member 60 which is made from a metal sheet which is relatively thick and sufficiently soft to readily undergo plastic deformation. The crimpingmember 60 has at an end a cylindrical connection section 61 (as shown by phantom line) and afixing section 62 which is crashed to form a solid rod with a diameter smaller than that of theconnection section 61. Thehousing 51, thefixing screw 53, and theterminal 55 are identical with those of Fig. 6. - In use, the core wires C1 of a cable C are put into the
cylindrical connection section 61, which is then crimped to connect theconnection section 61 and the core wires C1. Then, thefixing section 62 of the crimpingmember 60 is connected to thefixing section 56 of theterminal 55 by tightening thefixing screw 53 in the same manner as in Fig. 6. - In Fig. 8, a
terminal 70 is made from an identical material in an indentical manner with those of Fig. 6. Amating section 72 is similar to themating section 57 of Fig. 6. Consequently, themating section 71 is made by bending a relatively thin springy metal into a cylindrical form. - In use, the core wires C1 of a cable C are put into the
connection section 71, which is then deformed with a special tool to connect the core wires C1. Theterminal 70 is then put into the aperture of a housing for connection with the contact element A of a mating connector. - However, where the core wires are held by the fixing screw as shown in Fig. 6, the holding power decreases with the passage of time, resulting in the unstable electrical connections. Especially, when the core wires C1 are a large number of thin wires, this problem grows worse.
- The terminal of Fig. 7 solves the above problem with the terminal of Fig. 6; however, it requires not only a fixing operation with the fixing screw but also a crimping operation for the crimping member.
- The terminal of Fig. 8 solves the above problem with the terminal of Fig. 7; however, it presents a new problem. It is made from a material for leaf springs for providing high performance of the mating section so that it is difficult to make plastic deformation of the connection section. Consequently, it is necessary to use a special crimping tool which is stronger than a simple and cheap crimping tool which is commercially available for the crimping operation such as in Fig. 7. This special crimping tool is so expensive that it puts a heavy financial burden on terminal users.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an electrical connector terminal which keeps stable electric connections and is inexpensive and easy to make electric connections.
- The above object of the invention is achieved by the invention as claimed in
claim 1. - Embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector terminal according to an embodiment of the invention;
- Figs. 2(A) and (B) are sectional views taken along lines A-A and B-B, respectively, of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a connection member prior to integration with a mating member of the terminal;
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the connection and mating members prior to the integration;
- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an electrical connector terminal according to another embodiment of the invention;
- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional terminal;
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another conventional terminal; and
- Fig. 8 is a perspective view of still another conventional terminal.
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- An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to Figs. 1-3.
- In Fig. 1, an
electrical connector terminal 1 has aconnection member 10, aplugging member 20, and a linkingmember 30 for integrating them as a unit. Also, see Fig. 2(B). A predetermined length of sheath is removed from an end portion of a cable C to expose core wires C1. - The
connection member 10 is made from a metal sheet which is softer and easier to apply plastic work than the metal sheet ofplugging member 20. As shown in Fig. 3, theconnection member 10 has acylindrical Connection section 11 and a bar-like work section 12, both of which are made by plasticaliy bonding a sheet. Also, see Fig. 2(A). Theconnection section 11 is made by bending a sheet into a cylindrical form, with opposite edges abutted, which has an inside diameter sufficiently large to receive the core wires C1. Thework section 12 is made by crashing the sheet so as to form a solid bar and has an outside diameter smaller than that of theconnection section 11. The boundary between thesolid work section 12 and thehollow connection section 11 works as a stopper to position the core wires C1 within theconnection section 11. It is noted that thesolid work section 12 may have some hollow spaces after crashing. The thickness of the soft sheet for theconnection member 10 should be sufficiently large to withstand connection operation after plastic work. - The plugging
member 20 is made by forming a relatively thin spring sheet So as to provide a pair of bent side walls orwork section 21 and a rectangular tube orplugging section 22. See also Fig. 4. Thework section 21 has a U-shaped section in which thework section 12 of theconnection member 10 is placed. As shown in Fig. 4, thesework sections member 30. See Fig. 2(B). the tool T has a pair of semi-circular grooves in the lower face so that therespective work sections members - AS shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the
mating section 22 of themating member 20 has at an end a rectangular opening for receiving a male contact element (not shown) of a mating connector and aspring tongue 23 on the upper face. Thespring tongue 23 makes spring contact with the contact element of a mating connector upon plugging and presses down the contact element within themating section 22. - The electrical connector is used as follows.
- (1) The exposed core wires C1 of a cable C are put into the
connection section 11 of theconnection member 10. - (2) The
connection section 11 is then crashed with a commercially available tool for connection with the core wires C1. Since theconnection section 11 is made from a soft material, crashing is made readily by a commercially available tool having a semi-circular groove and a lightload crimping machine. - (3) The
terminal 1 is then put into a corresponding aperture of a housing (not shown) and held therein to complete an electrical connector. Simultaneously, themating member 20 engages an engaging projection of the housing to prevent separation of theterminal 1. - (4) When a mating connector is plugged into the electrical
connector, the contact element of the mating connector is
put into the
mating member 20 making spring contact with thespring tongue 23 so that it Is pressed against themating section 22, making electric connections. -
- According to the invention, the connection member is made from a material which is easy to work plastically while the mating member is made from a spring material, and both the members are integrated by a linking member as a unit.
- In Fig. 5,
respective work sections 15 of the connection and matingmembers - Since a terminal is made by integrating a connection member which is easy to work and a mating member which is strong and springy, the user is able to crimp it with a commercially available, cheap crimping tool, reducing the manufacturing costs. The mating member is able to make spring contact with thee contact element of a mating connector in the same way as the conventional manner.
Claims (7)
- An electrical connector terminal comprising:a connection member having a connection section to be connected by crimping to a core wire of a cable;a mating member made from a springy material and having a mating section to be mated with a contact element of a mating connector;linking means for integrating said connection and mating members as a unit; and
said connection member being made from a material which is softer than said springy material and easy to make plastic deformation. - An electrical connector terminal according to claim 1, wherein said connection section has a hollow cylindrical section which is able to receive said core wire therein and deformable by crimping after insertion of said core wire.
- An electrical connector terminal according to claim 2, wherein said hollow cylindrical section has a circular cross section.
- An electrical connector terminal according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said connection member is made by plastic deformation of said material.
- An electrical connector terminal according to claim 1, wherein said Linking means is made by one of crimping and welded operations.
- An electrical Connector terminal according to claim 5, wherein said linking means comprises a solid or hollow bar-like tubular section of said connection member and a crimping section of said mating member which is crimped over said bar-like tubular section.
- An electrical connector terminal according to claim 5, wherein said linking means comprises respective plate-like sections of said connection and mating members which are welded to each other.
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JP11032128A JP2000231951A (en) | 1999-02-10 | 1999-02-10 | Terminal for electric connector |
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