GB2058485A - Electrical terminals - Google Patents

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GB2058485A
GB2058485A GB7930605A GB7930605A GB2058485A GB 2058485 A GB2058485 A GB 2058485A GB 7930605 A GB7930605 A GB 7930605A GB 7930605 A GB7930605 A GB 7930605A GB 2058485 A GB2058485 A GB 2058485A
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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
    • 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
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
    • H01R4/2429—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base
    • H01R4/2433—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot

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An electrical terminal (1) comprises a pair of contacts (2) of metal or metal alloy each having bifurcated arms (3, 4), and a housing (8 or 9) adapted to make a sliding fit axially over the arms of said contact and having an aperture (10 or 11) through which an electric conductor can pass, the aperture being so positioned in the housing that when the housing is slid axially on to the arms of the contact the conductor will be forced between the arms to make an electrical connection with the contact. The terminal may include a base plate (15) and a pressure plate (14) between which a wire may be clamped (Fig. 4, not shown). <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Electrical terminals This invention relates to electrical terminals which are especially, but not exclusively, suitable for attaching electric conductors to printed circuit boards.
According to the present invention, an electrical terminal comprises a contact of metal or metal alloy having bifurcated arms, and a housing adapted to make a sliding fit axially over the arms of said contact and having an aperture through which an electric conductor can pass, the aperture being so positioned in the housing that when the housing is slid axially on to the arms of the contact the conductor will be forced between the arms to make an electrical connection with the contact.
The terminal has especial application where the conductor has a covering of insulating material because when the housing, with an insulated conductor positioned in the aperture, is slid axially on to the bifurcated arms of the contact, the edges of the arms bounding the slot between the arms may be so shaped as to form a cutting edge so that they pierce the conductor insulation and make an electrical connection with the conductor.
The housing is preferably made of insulating material, for example polyester, and the contact is preferably made from phosphor bronze which is plated with a tin alloy.
Preferably, the terminal comprises two or more contacts as hereinbefore described which are integral with one another, the bifurcated arms of the contacts preferably extending substantially parallel to one another. Each contact may have its own housing which is a sliding fit on its bifurcated arms or two or more contacts may have a single housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms of those contacts and which has the same number of apertures as there are contacts, each aperture being aligned with the slot between the bifurcated arms of a contact.
The terminal preferably includes a pressure plate and a base plate between which a drop wire may be clamped to connect the drop wire to the contact.
The invention also includes-a method of making an electrical connection using the terminal hereinbefore described.
The invention is further illustrated by a description, by way of example, of two forms of electrical terminal with reference to the accompanying informal drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a side view of one form of electrical terminal; Figure 2 is a side view of the contact of the electrical terminal shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is an end view of the housing of the electrical terminal shown in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a side view of an alternative electrical terminal, and Figure 5 is an end view of the terminal shown in Figure 4.
The terminal 1 shown in Figure 1 is attached to a printed circuit board 12 and comprises two contacts 2, each having bifurcated arms 3, 4 (see Figure 2), the edges 5, 6 of the arms bounding the slot 7 between the arms being shaped to form cutting edges, and two insulating housings 8, 9.
Each of the housings 8, 9 is a sliding fit over one of the contacts 2 and has an aperture 10, 11 (see Figure 3) through which an insulated conductor (not shown) can pass. An electrical connection can be made between a contact 2 and an insulated conductor by inserting the insulated conductor through the aperture 10, 11 in one of the housings 9 and then sliding the housing 9 down onto the contact so that the edges 5, 6 of the bifurcated arms 3, 4 of the contact pierce the conductor insulation and make an electrical connection with the conductor.
The terminal 13 shown in Figures 4 and 5 is similar to the terminal 1 shown in Figure 1 except that the terminal also includes a pressure plate 14 and a base plate 1 5 between which a drop wire (not shown) may be clamped to connect the drop wire to the contacts 1 6. In this case, the terminal 1 3 is attached to a printed circuit board 1 7 by a screw fitting 1 8 which also clamps the drop wire between the pressure plate 14 and the base plate 15.
Terminals in accordance with the invention can be reused several times and have the important advantage-that a conductor can be removed from a contact simply by sliding the housing off the bifurcated arms. Another advantage is that special tooling is not required to connect conductors to the contacts.
1. An electrical terminal comprising a contact of metal or metal alloy having bifurcated arms, and a housing adapted to make a sliding fit axially over the arms of said contact and having an aperture through which an electric conductor can pass, the aperture being so positioned in the housing that when the housing is slid axially on to the arms of the contact the conductor will be forced between the arms to make an electrical connection with the contact.
2. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the edges of the arms of the contact bounding the slot between the arms are so shaped as to form cutting edges.
3. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claims 1 or 2, wherein the terminal comprises two or more contacts integral with one another, each contact having bifurcated arms and having an associated housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms.
4. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal comprises two or more contacts integral with one another, each contact having bifurcated arms, and a housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms of at least two contacts and which has the same number of apertures as contacts with which the housing is associated, each aperture being aligned with the slot between the bifurcated arms of a contact.
5. An electrical terminal as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the terminal
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  1. **WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **.
    SPECIFICATION Electrical terminals This invention relates to electrical terminals which are especially, but not exclusively, suitable for attaching electric conductors to printed circuit boards.
    According to the present invention, an electrical terminal comprises a contact of metal or metal alloy having bifurcated arms, and a housing adapted to make a sliding fit axially over the arms of said contact and having an aperture through which an electric conductor can pass, the aperture being so positioned in the housing that when the housing is slid axially on to the arms of the contact the conductor will be forced between the arms to make an electrical connection with the contact.
    The terminal has especial application where the conductor has a covering of insulating material because when the housing, with an insulated conductor positioned in the aperture, is slid axially on to the bifurcated arms of the contact, the edges of the arms bounding the slot between the arms may be so shaped as to form a cutting edge so that they pierce the conductor insulation and make an electrical connection with the conductor.
    The housing is preferably made of insulating material, for example polyester, and the contact is preferably made from phosphor bronze which is plated with a tin alloy.
    Preferably, the terminal comprises two or more contacts as hereinbefore described which are integral with one another, the bifurcated arms of the contacts preferably extending substantially parallel to one another. Each contact may have its own housing which is a sliding fit on its bifurcated arms or two or more contacts may have a single housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms of those contacts and which has the same number of apertures as there are contacts, each aperture being aligned with the slot between the bifurcated arms of a contact.
    The terminal preferably includes a pressure plate and a base plate between which a drop wire may be clamped to connect the drop wire to the contact.
    The invention also includes-a method of making an electrical connection using the terminal hereinbefore described.
    The invention is further illustrated by a description, by way of example, of two forms of electrical terminal with reference to the accompanying informal drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a side view of one form of electrical terminal; Figure 2 is a side view of the contact of the electrical terminal shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is an end view of the housing of the electrical terminal shown in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a side view of an alternative electrical terminal, and Figure 5 is an end view of the terminal shown in Figure 4.
    The terminal 1 shown in Figure 1 is attached to a printed circuit board 12 and comprises two contacts 2, each having bifurcated arms 3, 4 (see Figure 2), the edges 5, 6 of the arms bounding the slot 7 between the arms being shaped to form cutting edges, and two insulating housings 8, 9.
    Each of the housings 8, 9 is a sliding fit over one of the contacts 2 and has an aperture 10, 11 (see Figure 3) through which an insulated conductor (not shown) can pass. An electrical connection can be made between a contact 2 and an insulated conductor by inserting the insulated conductor through the aperture 10, 11 in one of the housings
    9 and then sliding the housing 9 down onto the contact so that the edges 5, 6 of the bifurcated arms 3, 4 of the contact pierce the conductor insulation and make an electrical connection with the conductor.
    The terminal 13 shown in Figures 4 and 5 is similar to the terminal 1 shown in Figure 1 except that the terminal also includes a pressure plate 14 and a base plate 1 5 between which a drop wire (not shown) may be clamped to connect the drop wire to the contacts 1 6. In this case, the terminal 1 3 is attached to a printed circuit board 1 7 by a screw fitting 1 8 which also clamps the drop wire between the pressure plate 14 and the base plate 15.
    Terminals in accordance with the invention can be reused several times and have the important advantage-that a conductor can be removed from a contact simply by sliding the housing off the bifurcated arms. Another advantage is that special tooling is not required to connect conductors to the contacts.
    1. An electrical terminal comprising a contact of metal or metal alloy having bifurcated arms, and a housing adapted to make a sliding fit axially over the arms of said contact and having an aperture through which an electric conductor can pass, the aperture being so positioned in the housing that when the housing is slid axially on to the arms of the contact the conductor will be forced between the arms to make an electrical connection with the contact.
    2. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the edges of the arms of the contact bounding the slot between the arms are so shaped as to form cutting edges.
    3. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claims 1 or 2, wherein the terminal comprises two or more contacts integral with one another, each contact having bifurcated arms and having an associated housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms.
    4. An electrical terminal as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal comprises two or more contacts integral with one another, each contact having bifurcated arms, and a housing which is a sliding fit axially over the arms of at least two contacts and which has the same number of apertures as contacts with which the housing is associated, each aperture being aligned with the slot between the bifurcated arms of a contact.
    5. An electrical terminal as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the terminal includes a pressure plate and a base plate between which a drop wire may be clamped to connect the drop wire to the contact.
    6. A method of making an electrical connection using an electrical terminal as claimed in anyone of the preceding Claims, said method comprising inserting an electric conductor through the aperture in the housing and sliding the housing axially onto the arms of the contact to force the conductor between the bifurcated arms of the contact to make an electrical connection with the contact.
    7. A method of making an electrical connection as claimed in Claim 6, wherein the electric conductor has a covering of insulation and the edges of the arms of the contact bounding the slot between the arms are so shaped as to form cutting edges so that when the housing is slid axially onto the arms of the contact the edges of the arms bounding the slot between the arms pierce the insulation and make an electrical connection with the conductor.
    8. An electrical terminal as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figures 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings.
    9. An electrical terminal as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
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GB2129628A (en) * 1982-11-04 1984-05-16 Egerton A C Ltd Terminal block
FR2575609A1 (en) * 1985-01-03 1986-07-04 Nozick Jacques Connection terminal for metal cables
US4645285A (en) * 1985-08-26 1987-02-24 Amp Incorporated Sealed insulation displacement connector
FR2626124A1 (en) * 1988-01-14 1989-07-21 Arnould App Electr Connection device and applications, especially to plugs for telephone jacks
EP0308635A3 (en) * 1987-09-10 1989-12-13 Krone Aktiengesellschaft Connecting device for telecommunication technique
US4907987A (en) * 1988-11-04 1990-03-13 Amp Incorporated Connector with barbed boardlock
US5074807A (en) * 1990-12-03 1991-12-24 Amp Incorporated Component holding device
FR2666933A1 (en) * 1990-09-19 1992-03-20 Labinal ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENT OF TWO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND BYPASS CONNECTOR USING SUCH AN ELEMENT.
GB2248528A (en) * 1990-08-08 1992-04-08 Amp Inc Wire-to-wire shielded electrical connecting means
US5393247A (en) * 1994-03-23 1995-02-28 The Whitaker Corporation Component mounting device
US5489219A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-02-06 The Whitaker Corporation Self-retaining board lock
USRE35735E (en) * 1988-11-04 1998-02-17 The Whitaker Corporation Connector with barbed boardlock
US8758041B2 (en) 2010-06-30 2014-06-24 Avx Corporation Insulation displacement connector (IDC)
CN106276769A (en) * 2016-08-11 2017-01-04 太仓市凯福士机械有限公司 A kind of high-strength micro conductive composition mechanism
DE102019116257A1 (en) * 2019-06-14 2020-12-17 Nidec Gpm Gmbh Connection element for a winding of a stator on a printed circuit board with at least two insulation displacement contacts

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2129628A (en) * 1982-11-04 1984-05-16 Egerton A C Ltd Terminal block
FR2575609A1 (en) * 1985-01-03 1986-07-04 Nozick Jacques Connection terminal for metal cables
US4645285A (en) * 1985-08-26 1987-02-24 Amp Incorporated Sealed insulation displacement connector
EP0308635A3 (en) * 1987-09-10 1989-12-13 Krone Aktiengesellschaft Connecting device for telecommunication technique
FR2626124A1 (en) * 1988-01-14 1989-07-21 Arnould App Electr Connection device and applications, especially to plugs for telephone jacks
US4907987A (en) * 1988-11-04 1990-03-13 Amp Incorporated Connector with barbed boardlock
USRE35735E (en) * 1988-11-04 1998-02-17 The Whitaker Corporation Connector with barbed boardlock
GB2248528A (en) * 1990-08-08 1992-04-08 Amp Inc Wire-to-wire shielded electrical connecting means
GB2248528B (en) * 1990-08-08 1994-06-01 Amp Inc Wire-to-wire electrical connecting means
EP0478400A1 (en) * 1990-09-19 1992-04-01 Société anonyme dite: LABINAL Electrical connection element for two electric conductors and shunt connector employing such an element
US5199899A (en) * 1990-09-19 1993-04-06 Societe Labinal Branch connector for electrically connecting two electrical conductors
FR2666933A1 (en) * 1990-09-19 1992-03-20 Labinal ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENT OF TWO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND BYPASS CONNECTOR USING SUCH AN ELEMENT.
US5074807A (en) * 1990-12-03 1991-12-24 Amp Incorporated Component holding device
US5393247A (en) * 1994-03-23 1995-02-28 The Whitaker Corporation Component mounting device
US5489219A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-02-06 The Whitaker Corporation Self-retaining board lock
US8758041B2 (en) 2010-06-30 2014-06-24 Avx Corporation Insulation displacement connector (IDC)
CN106276769A (en) * 2016-08-11 2017-01-04 太仓市凯福士机械有限公司 A kind of high-strength micro conductive composition mechanism
DE102019116257A1 (en) * 2019-06-14 2020-12-17 Nidec Gpm Gmbh Connection element for a winding of a stator on a printed circuit board with at least two insulation displacement contacts

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