US20070144231A1 - Cable crimp tool - Google Patents

Cable crimp tool Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20070144231A1
US20070144231A1 US11/322,181 US32218105A US2007144231A1 US 20070144231 A1 US20070144231 A1 US 20070144231A1 US 32218105 A US32218105 A US 32218105A US 2007144231 A1 US2007144231 A1 US 2007144231A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
crimp tool
insert
crimp
head
cap
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US11/322,181
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Kenneth Skluzacek
Jeffrey Peters
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Commscope Technologies LLC
Commscope Connectivity LLC
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US11/322,181 priority Critical patent/US20070144231A1/en
Assigned to ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. reassignment ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: PETERS, JEFFREY L., SKLUZACEK, KENNETH ALLEN
Priority to PCT/US2006/048545 priority patent/WO2007078954A2/en
Priority to TW095149544A priority patent/TW200733504A/zh
Publication of US20070144231A1 publication Critical patent/US20070144231A1/en
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC reassignment COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: COMMSCOPE EMEA LIMITED
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • H01R43/04—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
    • H01R43/042—Hand tools for crimping
    • 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
    • H01R43/04—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
    • H01R43/042—Hand tools for crimping
    • H01R43/0424—Hand tools for crimping with more than two radially actuated mandrels

Definitions

  • an insert may be shaped a certain way to control the depth of the center conductive pin within the insert, thus the location of the crimp, and/or may be shaped to only accept a certain type of a center conductive pin or a certain manufacturer's center conductive pin.
  • the present invention relates to a crimp tool assembly for crimping a center conductor of a cable to a conductive pin.
  • a crimp tool assembly includes a crimp tool insert that can be used to crimp two different types of center conductive pins to a center conductor of a cable.
  • the crimp tool assembly includes a crimp tool insert that may include certain visual indicia, such as color coding, for visual indication of certain types of information about the insert such as the manufacturer of the insert, the manufacturer of the center conductive pin being crimped, the manufacturer of the cable, etc.
  • certain visual indicia such as color coding
  • the crimp tool assembly includes a crimp tool kit including a crimp tool, a crimp tool cap that is adapted for removably mounting on a head portion of the crimp tool, and a plurality of crimp tool inserts, wherein each insert is configured to be selectively and removably inserted within the head of the crimp tool for crimping the center conductor of a cable to a center conductive pin.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a crimp tool assembly having features that are examples of inventive aspects in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 1 shown in an assembled configuration
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6 - 6 of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a crimp tool insert of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a side view of the crimp tool insert of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the crimp tool insert of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a BNC type center conductive pin
  • FIG. 12 shows the BNC type center conductive pin of FIG. 111 placed over a center conductor of a coaxial cable, the BNC type center conductive pin shown inserted within the crimp tool insert of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a LCC type center conductive pin
  • FIG. 14 shows the LCC type center conductive pin of FIG. 13 placed over a center conductor of a coaxial cable, the LCC type center conductive pin shown inserted within the crimp tool insert of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an F type center conductive pin
  • FIG. 16 shows the F type center conductive pin of FIG. 15 placed over a center conductor of a coaxial cable, the F type center conductive pin shown inserted within a second embodiment of the crimp tool insert;
  • FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a crimp tool cap of the crimp tool assembly of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 18 is a side view of the crimp tool cap of FIG. 17 ;
  • FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the crimp tool cap of FIG. 17 ;
  • FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 20 - 20 of FIG. 18 .
  • FIGS. 1-6 show a crimp tool assembly 100 having features that are examples of inventive aspects in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure.
  • Crimp tool assembly 100 includes a crimp tool 102 and a crimp tool insert assembly 104 that includes a crimp tool insert 106 and a crimp tool cap 108 .
  • Crimp tool assembly 100 is shown in an exploded configuration in FIG. 1 .
  • Crimp tool assembly 100 is shown in an assembled configuration in FIGS. 2-6 .
  • crimp tool 102 may be an indent type crimp tool known in the art.
  • An indent type crimp tool includes radially arranged crimping indents 110 (e.g., teeth) (see FIGS. 4 and 6 ) that are designed to come together when the handles 112 of the tool are squeezed.
  • indents 110 are shown only diagrammatically in the cross-sectional view in FIG. 6 , it being understood that those skilled in the art understand the nature of such an indent type crimp tool and how the indents operate.
  • An indent type crimp tool may have 4, 8, or 12 indents.
  • Indents 110 are radially arranged around an opening 114 at a head portion 116 of crimp tool 102 .
  • a center conductor 118 of a cable 120 and a center conductive pin 122 are inserted into opening 114 for crimping.
  • Head portion 116 of crimp tool 102 is generally cylindrical in shape and includes a top side 124 and a bottom side 126 .
  • Crimp tool 102 includes an insert nest 128 protruding from top side 124 of head 116 .
  • Insert nest 128 includes a throughhole 130 that communicates with opening 114 at bottom side 126 of head 116 .
  • Insert nest 128 receives insert 106 through hole 130 from top side 124 of head 116 (see FIGS. 1 and 6 ).
  • Opening 114 at bottom side 126 of head 116 receives the components that are to be crimped together.
  • center conductive pin 122 is placed over center conductor 118 of cable 120 , they are inserted into opening 114 from bottom side 126 of head 116 , and crimped by indents 110 .
  • Indents 110 are activated by manually squeezing together handles 112 .
  • Handles 112 are biased apart by a spring 132 .
  • indent type crimp tool Since the configuration and the operation of such an indent type crimp tool is known in the art, further details thereof will not be provided herein, it being understood that those skilled in the art understand the nature of such a tool and how it operates. As mentioned previously, an example of an indent type crimp tool is available from Platinum Tools Inc., and is sold under part #13010.
  • Crimp tool insert 106 of the crimp tool insert assembly 104 having features that are examples of inventive aspects in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure is shown in FIGS. 7-10 .
  • Crimp tool insert 106 includes a generally cylindrical body 134 with a first open end 136 and a second closed end 138 . In other embodiments, both the first and the second ends may be open ends. An insert with two open ends may be used, for example, to crimp the center conductor 118 of cable 120 to a longer center conductive pin that extends all the way through the insert.
  • Crimp tool insert body 134 includes a first section 140 and an integrally formed second section 142 .
  • First section 140 includes an outer diameter D O 1 that is smaller than the outer diameter D O 2 of second section 142 .
  • Crimp tool insert 106 is inserted into nest 128 on tool 102 with the first section 140 going in first. Once inserted, insert 106 is held in place by the crimp tool cap 108 that is mounted on nest 128 .
  • the inner surface 144 of the crimp tool cap 108 and the outer surface 146 of the nest 128 may have intermating threads 148 , 150 , respectively, for threadingly fastening cap 108 to nest 128 .
  • crimp tool insert 106 includes an inner cavity 152 with two different sections.
  • a first cavity section 154 includes a diameter D I 1 and a length L I 1 and extends from first end 136 of body 134 .
  • a second cavity section 156 includes a diameter D I 2 and a length L I 2 and extends from the end of the first cavity section 154 toward closed second end 138 of insert 106 .
  • Diameter D I 1 of first cavity section 154 is greater than diameter D I 2 of second cavity section 156 .
  • Diameters D I 1 and D I 2 and lengths L I 1 and L I 2 of first and second cavity sections 154 , 156 , respectively, of insert 106 are such that crimp tool insert 106 can accept two different types of center conductive pins 122 for crimping.
  • the center conductive pin 122 is depicted as a BNC type center conductive pin.
  • the BNC type center conductive pin 122 is configured to be placed over the center conductor 118 of cable 120 .
  • cable 120 is depicted as a coaxial cable, it being understood that the crimp tool assembly 100 of the present invention may be used to crimp other types of cables.
  • Coaxial cable 120 includes a center conductor 118 surrounded by an insulative cladding portion 160 , which is surrounded by a conductive braided shield 162 , which is surrounded by an insulative outer jacket 164 .
  • insert 106 is shaped such that the BNC type center conductive pin 122 , placed over the center conductor 118 of cable 120 , can only fit within the first cavity section 154 of insert 106 and not fit within second cavity section 156 . In this manner, the depth of the BNC pin 122 within insert 106 , and thus the crimp location, can be controlled. Diameter D I 1 of first cavity section 154 is slightly larger than the diameter D B of the BNC type center conductive pin 122 , providing a snug fit.
  • the center conductive pin 122 is depicted as an LCC type center conductive pin.
  • insert 106 is shaped such that the LCC type center conductive pin 122 , which has a longer length than the BNC type pin 122 , extends all the way through the inner cavity 152 of insert 106 .
  • Diameter D I 2 of second cavity section 156 is slightly larger than diameter D L 1 of the LCC type center conductive pin to provide a snug fit.
  • the same insert 106 can, thus, be used to crimp at least two different types of center conductive pins to a cable conductor by controlling the depth of the center conductive pins, and thus the crimp locations, within the insert 106 .
  • the approximate location of indents 110 of crimp tool 102 with respect to insert 106 can be seen in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 .
  • Insert 206 may be designed to be able to receive more or fewer than two types of center conductive pins.
  • Inner cavity 152 of the insert can be sized and shaped such that it can accept combinations of center conductive pins other than BNC and LCC.
  • FIGS. 15-16 a second embodiment of an insert 206 is illustrated. Insert 206 is similar to insert 106 shown in FIGS. 11-14 except that, whereas insert 106 is configured to be used with a BNC type pin ( FIGS. 11-12 ) and an LCC type ( FIGS. 13-14 ) pin, insert 206 is configured to be used with a BNC type and an F type center conductive pin.
  • the crimp tool insert 106 of the crimp tool insert assembly 104 may include certain visual indicia for indicating certain types of information about the insert to a technician such as the manufacturer of the insert, the manufacturer of the center conductive pin being crimped, the manufacturer of the cable, etc.
  • crimp tool insert 106 may be color-coded. By using a particular color for the insert 106 that is associated with certain types of information such as the manufacturer of the insert, etc., the crimp tool insert 106 provides visual indication of the information to a technician. For example, in one particular embodiment, insert 106 may be colored red, wherein the color red is associated with ADC Telecommunications, Inc. A technician using a red insert would then know that the insert within the tool is for crimping center conductive pins manufactured by ADC Telecommunications, Inc. In other embodiments, other colors that are used to designate other types of information may be used.
  • a plurality of inserts may be sold as part of a kit that includes crimp tool 102 and crimp tool cap 108 .
  • the colors of the insert sold as a part of a kit may include red, black, yellow, blue, green, etc.
  • the different colors or the different visual indicia of the inserts may represent different types of information. For example, inserts that can be used to crimp a BNC type pin may be a different color than the inserts that can be used to crimp an LCC type pin.
  • the inserts may be manufactured from different materials including metal. There are many applications that can be used in order to color the inserts including painting, powder coating, anodizing and various plating processes. The material of the insert will often determine what application is preferred for coloring.
  • the insert may be made out of aluminum, wherein the aluminum inserts may then be anodized to create a protective oxide layer on the outer surface. In this process, color dyes can be added (any color) to form a protective surface that meets the desired color.
  • Insert 106 provides visual identification even when insert 106 is within the insert nest 128 and cap the 108 has been threaded on the nest, as will be discussed below in more detail.
  • the crimp tool cap 108 of the crimp tool insert assembly 104 having features that are examples of inventive aspects in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure is shown in FIGS. 17-20 .
  • Crimp tool cap 108 includes a generally cylindrical body 170 with a first end 172 and a second end 174 . As shown in FIG. 20 , crimp tool cap 108 includes an inner cavity 176 that is sized to fit around the insert nest 128 of tool 102 . Crimp tool cap 108 has an inner surface 144 that includes threads 148 that mate with threads 150 on outer surface 146 of insert nest 128 . Crimp tool cap 108 has an outer surface 176 that includes flats 178 . Flats 178 may assist in the fastening and unfastening of the cap 108 to and from insert nest 128 . As depicted, in one embodiment, crimp tool cap 108 may have a hexagonal outer surface.
  • First end 172 of cap 108 includes an opening 180 .
  • Opening 180 is sized to receive the insert nest 128 .
  • Second end 174 of end cap 108 includes a smaller opening 182 .
  • Opening 182 is provided for crimping the center conductor 118 of cable 120 to a longer center conductive pin that extends all the way through cap 108 .
  • Opening 182 also serves another purpose. Opening 182 allows insert 106 to be visible from within the nest 128 when the cap 108 has been placed on the nest 128 (see FIGS. 2, 3 , and 6 ). In this manner, the color of insert 106 or other indicia on insert 106 can be seen through opening 182 and insert 106 can provide visual identification even when it has been inserted within insert nest 128 and cap 108 has been threaded on.
  • the color of cap 108 should be a color different than the color of the insert to provide visual differentiation.
  • different materials including different metals may be used.
  • the cap may be made out of cold rolled steel (CRS). When the cap is made from CRS, a plating process using a zinc electroplate and yellow chromate passivation may be used which leaves the cap an iridescent yellow color.
  • CRS cold rolled steel
  • other metals such as brass may be used for the cap. If brass is used, the cap may be plated with a Nickel finish.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
US11/322,181 2005-12-28 2005-12-28 Cable crimp tool Abandoned US20070144231A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/322,181 US20070144231A1 (en) 2005-12-28 2005-12-28 Cable crimp tool
PCT/US2006/048545 WO2007078954A2 (en) 2005-12-28 2006-12-18 Cable crimp tool
TW095149544A TW200733504A (en) 2005-12-28 2006-12-28 Cable crimp tool

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/322,181 US20070144231A1 (en) 2005-12-28 2005-12-28 Cable crimp tool

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20070144231A1 true US20070144231A1 (en) 2007-06-28

Family

ID=38066672

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US11/322,181 Abandoned US20070144231A1 (en) 2005-12-28 2005-12-28 Cable crimp tool

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US20070144231A1 (zh)
TW (1) TW200733504A (zh)
WO (1) WO2007078954A2 (zh)

Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3049951A (en) * 1960-10-25 1962-08-21 Amphenol Borg Electronics Corp Portable crimping tool
US3063313A (en) * 1959-09-29 1962-11-13 Buchanan Electrical Prod Corp Locator controlled crimping tool
US3354692A (en) * 1964-12-31 1967-11-28 Gen Dynamics Corp Electrical connector contact crimping tool
US3720611A (en) * 1971-03-23 1973-03-13 Us Navy Gelation inhibited silicone fluids
US3738150A (en) * 1971-05-20 1973-06-12 Daniels Mfg Corp Turret head assembly
US4703643A (en) * 1985-01-28 1987-11-03 Dayco Products, Inc. Automatic crimper and crimping die
US4974314A (en) * 1989-09-29 1990-12-04 Thomas & Betts Corporation Crimping tool having spring loaded contact locator
US5553478A (en) * 1994-04-08 1996-09-10 Burndy Corporation Hand-held compression tool
US5584200A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-12-17 Grumman Aerospace Corporation Universal crimping tool locator
US5647119A (en) * 1995-07-25 1997-07-15 Ben Hughes Communication Products Company Cable terminating tool
US20050026497A1 (en) * 2002-12-06 2005-02-03 Holliday Randall A. Termination assembly for mini-coaxial cable having color-coded insulator
US20050257592A1 (en) * 2004-05-21 2005-11-24 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Rotational crimp die
US20060032048A1 (en) * 2004-08-12 2006-02-16 Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd. Press-connecting head of press-connecting pliers for coaxial terminal

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB367221A (en) * 1931-03-31 1932-02-18 Carl Rolfes Improvements in or relating to means for attaching detonators to fuses
FR1268289A (fr) * 1959-09-29 1961-07-28 Buchanan Electrical Prod Corp Outil de sertissage contrôlé par une pièce de repérage
FR1393178A (fr) * 1963-05-23 1965-03-19 Dispositif pour le sertissage d'éléments de connexion tels que cosses

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3063313A (en) * 1959-09-29 1962-11-13 Buchanan Electrical Prod Corp Locator controlled crimping tool
US3049951A (en) * 1960-10-25 1962-08-21 Amphenol Borg Electronics Corp Portable crimping tool
US3354692A (en) * 1964-12-31 1967-11-28 Gen Dynamics Corp Electrical connector contact crimping tool
US3720611A (en) * 1971-03-23 1973-03-13 Us Navy Gelation inhibited silicone fluids
US3738150A (en) * 1971-05-20 1973-06-12 Daniels Mfg Corp Turret head assembly
US4703643A (en) * 1985-01-28 1987-11-03 Dayco Products, Inc. Automatic crimper and crimping die
US4974314A (en) * 1989-09-29 1990-12-04 Thomas & Betts Corporation Crimping tool having spring loaded contact locator
US5553478A (en) * 1994-04-08 1996-09-10 Burndy Corporation Hand-held compression tool
US5584200A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-12-17 Grumman Aerospace Corporation Universal crimping tool locator
US5647119A (en) * 1995-07-25 1997-07-15 Ben Hughes Communication Products Company Cable terminating tool
US20050026497A1 (en) * 2002-12-06 2005-02-03 Holliday Randall A. Termination assembly for mini-coaxial cable having color-coded insulator
US20050257592A1 (en) * 2004-05-21 2005-11-24 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Rotational crimp die
US20060032048A1 (en) * 2004-08-12 2006-02-16 Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd. Press-connecting head of press-connecting pliers for coaxial terminal

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
TW200733504A (en) 2007-09-01
WO2007078954A3 (en) 2009-09-24
WO2007078954A2 (en) 2007-07-12

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE69916140T2 (de) Reparabler Stecker
DE2538894C2 (de) Taschenleuchte mit Druckknopfschalter
DE60006019T2 (de) Erdungsverbinder für die Kabelabschirmung
EP1644749A1 (de) Fahrzeugbordnetzsensorvorrichtung und verfahren zur herstellung einer sensorvorrichtung
DE102011121016B4 (de) Zündkerze
DE112017001665T5 (de) Zündkerze für eine Verbrennungskraftmaschine
US20070144231A1 (en) Cable crimp tool
DE60003279T2 (de) Abgeschirmter Verbinder
US7452228B1 (en) BNC plug connector with rotational position indication and associated method
DE4120527A1 (de) Verschleiss-sensor fuer bremskloetze von fahrzeugen
US20070232136A1 (en) Coaxial Connector and Method for Connecting Cable to Same
DE10062938A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Verbinden von Kabeln mit einem Geräteanschluß
DE10254849B3 (de) Anschlußleitung für einen Meßfühler
DE102017008367B4 (de) Abschirmverbinder und Verfahren zum Zusammenbauen desselben
DE19941896B4 (de) Hermetische Verbindungseinheit
EP0841723B1 (de) Kabelstecker und daraus bestehende zweiteilige Kupplung
CH666355A5 (de) Thermoelement.
US5037317A (en) Grounding element for fastening an aluminum component
EP0319633A1 (de) Cinch-Stecker
EP1283564A1 (de) Kupplungselement zur Anbringung an einer geschirmten elektrischen Leitung und Verfahren zu seiner Anbringung an einer Leitung
WO2021079277A1 (de) Kabelprüfvorrichtung
US4160804A (en) Device for assaying gold and other metals
DE102005021596B4 (de) Lampensockel mit Farbcodierung und Lampe mit einem Lampensockel
DE29719217U1 (de) Mehrpoliger Steckverbinder
US6089591A (en) Ball assembly for a trailer hitch

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., MINNESOTA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SKLUZACEK, KENNETH ALLEN;PETERS, JEFFREY L.;REEL/FRAME:017659/0719

Effective date: 20060125

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION

AS Assignment

Owner name: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, NORTH CAROLINA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:COMMSCOPE EMEA LIMITED;REEL/FRAME:037012/0001

Effective date: 20150828