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US3163485A
US3163485A US157358A US15735861A US3163485A US 3163485 A US3163485 A US 3163485A US 157358 A US157358 A US 157358A US 15735861 A US15735861 A US 15735861A US 3163485 A US3163485 A US 3163485A
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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
    • H01R4/10—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
    • H01R4/20—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 using a crimping sleeve
    • 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
    • H01R4/10—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
    • H01R4/16—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 bending
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T428/12229—Intermediate article [e.g., blank, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12264—Intermediate article [e.g., blank, etc.] having outward flange, gripping means or interlocking feature
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to electrical connectors, of the pin type, having a ferrule for making a permanent attachment (for example, by crimping or soldering) to an electrical conductor, and a connecting means for releasably securing it in a receptacle.
  • the ferrule is adapted to be crimped to an electrical conductor, and the pin is adapted to conform with the curvature of the receptacle while having a portion adapted to receive a set screw for holding it in place.
  • the ferrule and pin are rolled to permit the ferrule to be crimped to an electrical conductor and permit the pin to be inserted into a mating receptacle.
  • FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of an electrical connector crimped to a conductor and embodying the principles of this invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a side view of the connector of FIGURE 1 apart from the wire;
  • FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken through plane 3-3 of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 illustrating the pin in a terminal block with a set screw holding it in place;
  • the sheet metal connector may be stamped out of flat stock (FIGURE 5) with the ferrule-forming portion 10 being wider than the pinforming portion 12.
  • the ferrule-forming portion 10 is rolled into a cylindrical shape so that it is adapted to receive a conductor D.
  • the pin-forming portion 12 is also rolled up and shaped to form a rounded bottom surface 14 and a flat top surface 16.
  • the ferrule-forming portion 1% may be brazed along its seam 18 (FIGURE 1) and may also include serrations 20 on its inner surface. It is noted that the longitudinal axis of the pin is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ferrule-forming portion.
  • the conductor D is stripped of insulation at one end and the uninsulated portion inserted into the ferrule-forming member iii and crimped by suitable indentations 22.
  • the pin portion 12 may be inserted into a terminal block 24 (FIGURE 4) having a cylindrical receptacle 26 therein.
  • a set screw 28 protruding through the terminal block 24 and receptacle 26 bears upon the flat surface 16 on the pin.
  • the arcuate bottom surface of the pin 12 corresponds to the curvature of the receptacle 26.
  • the flat surface 16 which the pin 28 engages is diametrically opposed to the curved portion 14 which engages the receptacle.
  • the device illustrated in FIGURES 6 and 7 has a ferrule-forming portion 10' with pin-forming portions 12 emanating therefrom.
  • the portions and 12' are rolled into a cylindrical form, and the pin-forming portion is shaped to form a flat surface 16.
  • the connector may be employed in the same manner as the connectors illus trated in FIGURES 1-5.
  • a connector pin having a ferrule for making a permanent attachment to an electric conductor and a pin part for making a releasable connection to a receptacle in a terminal block, the pin being integrally formed from a sheet metal blank and the pin part being formed from part of the blank folded into a substantially solid cylindrical form of uniform cross-section and having a diametral seam, the pin part having one side substantially fiat and normal to the seam to receive a screw of the block and the diametrically opposite side rounded to match the curvature of the receptacle.
  • a connector pin according to claim 1 in which the pin part is formed from a double thickness of the sheet metal blank and the diametral seam extends through substantially half of the thickness of the pin part.

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Dec. 29, 1964 R. A. L. KRUITWAGEN ETAL CONNECTOR PINS Filed Dec. 6. 1961 United States Patent 3,163,435 CQNNEQTUR PINS Reinirns A. L. Kruitwagen, Westervoort, and Antonius B. Fasteuning, s Hertngenhosch, Netherlands, assignors to Ali 1F Incorporated, Harrisburg, Pa.
Filed Dec. 6, 1961, Ser. No. 157,358 Ulaims priority, application Germany Dec. 8, 1960 3 Claims. (Cl. 339 272) This invention relates to electrical connectors, of the pin type, having a ferrule for making a permanent attachment (for example, by crimping or soldering) to an electrical conductor, and a connecting means for releasably securing it in a receptacle.
It is an object of this invention to provide a ferruletype connector having a pin emanating therefrom, which is adapted to be secured in a receptacle. The ferrule is adapted to be crimped to an electrical conductor, and the pin is adapted to conform with the curvature of the receptacle while having a portion adapted to receive a set screw for holding it in place.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a sheet metal, electrical connector having a ferrule portion and a pin portion. The ferrule and pin are rolled to permit the ferrule to be crimped to an electrical conductor and permit the pin to be inserted into a mating receptacle.
It is also an object of this invention to provide a sheet metal, electrical connector having a pin which has a curvature mating with the curvature of the receptacle, and also having a fiat portion adapted to receive a means for holding the pin in the receptacle.
Other objects and attainments of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the drawings in which there is shown and described an illustrative embodiment of the invention; it is to be understood, however, that this embodiment is 'not intended to be exhaustive nor limiting of the inventi-on but is given for purposes of illustration in order 1 that others skilled in the art may fully understand the invention and the principles thereof and the manner of applying it in practical use so that they may modify it in various forms, each as may be best suited to the conditions of a particular use.
In the drawings:
FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of an electrical connector crimped to a conductor and embodying the principles of this invention;
FIGURE 2 is a side view of the connector of FIGURE 1 apart from the wire;
FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken through plane 3-3 of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 illustrating the pin in a terminal block with a set screw holding it in place;
portion 12 integral therewith. The sheet metal connector may be stamped out of flat stock (FIGURE 5) with the ferrule-forming portion 10 being wider than the pinforming portion 12. The ferrule-forming portion 10 is rolled into a cylindrical shape so that it is adapted to receive a conductor D. The pin-forming portion 12 is also rolled up and shaped to form a rounded bottom surface 14 and a flat top surface 16. The ferrule-forming portion 1% may be brazed along its seam 18 (FIGURE 1) and may also include serrations 20 on its inner surface. It is noted that the longitudinal axis of the pin is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ferrule-forming portion. The conductor D is stripped of insulation at one end and the uninsulated portion inserted into the ferrule-forming member iii and crimped by suitable indentations 22.
The pin portion 12 may be inserted into a terminal block 24 (FIGURE 4) having a cylindrical receptacle 26 therein. A set screw 28 protruding through the terminal block 24 and receptacle 26 bears upon the flat surface 16 on the pin. As shown in FIGURE 4, the arcuate bottom surface of the pin 12 corresponds to the curvature of the receptacle 26. It is also noted that the flat surface 16 which the pin 28 engages is diametrically opposed to the curved portion 14 which engages the receptacle. Thus the tightening of the set screw 28 forces the electrical conductive surfaces into tight engagement.
The device illustrated in FIGURES 6 and 7 has a ferrule-forming portion 10' with pin-forming portions 12 emanating therefrom. The portions and 12' are rolled into a cylindrical form, and the pin-forming portion is shaped to form a flat surface 16. The connector may be employed in the same manner as the connectors illus trated in FIGURES 1-5.
Changes in construction will occur to those skilled in the art and various apparently different modifications and embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The matter set forth in the foregoing description and accompanying drawings is offered by way of illustration only.
We claim:
1. A connector pin having a ferrule for making a permanent attachment to an electric conductor and a pin part for making a releasable connection to a receptacle in a terminal block, the pin being integrally formed from a sheet metal blank and the pin part being formed from part of the blank folded into a substantially solid cylindrical form of uniform cross-section and having a diametral seam, the pin part having one side substantially fiat and normal to the seam to receive a screw of the block and the diametrically opposite side rounded to match the curvature of the receptacle.
2. A connector pin according to claim 1 in which the pin part is formed from a double thickness of the sheet metal blank and the diametral seam extends through substantially half of the thickness of the pin part.
3. A connector pin according to claim 1 in which the rounded side of the pin part is an extension of part of the outer surface of the ferrule.
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1. A CONNECTOR PIN HAVING A FERRULE FOR MAKING A PERMANENT ATTACHMENT TO AN ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR AND A PIN PART FOR MAKING A RELEASABLE CONNECTION TO A RECEPTACLE IN A TERMINAL BLOCK, THE PIN BEING INTEGRALLY FORMED FROM A SHEET METAL BLANK AND THE PIN PART BEING FORMED FROM PART OF THE BLANK FOLDED INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID CYLINDRICAL FORM OF UNIFORM CROSS-SECTION AND HAVING A DIAMETRAL SEAM, THE PIN PART HAVING ONE SIDE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT AND NORMAL TO THE SEAM TO RECEIVE A SCREW OF THE BLOCK AND THE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SIDE ROUNDED TO MATCH THE CURVATURE OF THE RECEPTACLE.
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US3453715A (en) * 1966-12-12 1969-07-08 Sheller Globe Corp Method of making a temperature sensing bulb
US3480905A (en) * 1967-08-17 1969-11-25 Itt Blackburn Corp Electrical connector manifold
US3577119A (en) * 1969-06-04 1971-05-04 Amp Inc Electrical connectors on a carrier strip
US3634817A (en) * 1970-05-15 1972-01-11 Amp Inc Electrical connector assembly and method of making same
US3686625A (en) * 1969-12-10 1972-08-22 Molex Products Co Solder resist
US3861779A (en) * 1971-09-02 1975-01-21 Heyman Mfg Co Polarized electric contact blade
US4009926A (en) * 1974-04-18 1977-03-01 Tarrant Robert C Solderless terminal
US4253234A (en) * 1978-12-26 1981-03-03 The Bendix Corporation Method of making electrical contact
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US3453715A (en) * 1966-12-12 1969-07-08 Sheller Globe Corp Method of making a temperature sensing bulb
US3480905A (en) * 1967-08-17 1969-11-25 Itt Blackburn Corp Electrical connector manifold
US3577119A (en) * 1969-06-04 1971-05-04 Amp Inc Electrical connectors on a carrier strip
US3686625A (en) * 1969-12-10 1972-08-22 Molex Products Co Solder resist
US3634817A (en) * 1970-05-15 1972-01-11 Amp Inc Electrical connector assembly and method of making same
US3861779A (en) * 1971-09-02 1975-01-21 Heyman Mfg Co Polarized electric contact blade
US4009926A (en) * 1974-04-18 1977-03-01 Tarrant Robert C Solderless terminal
US4253234A (en) * 1978-12-26 1981-03-03 The Bendix Corporation Method of making electrical contact
FR2573198A1 (en) * 1984-11-15 1986-05-16 Electricfil Electromagnetic sensor
US4867714A (en) * 1988-01-27 1989-09-19 Amp Incorporated Pin and socket terminal
US4850905A (en) * 1988-02-01 1989-07-25 Amp Incorporated Strip of electrical contacts
WO1996002960A1 (en) * 1994-07-15 1996-02-01 Berg Technology, Inc. Zif for plastic chip carrier
US20090075528A1 (en) * 2007-09-17 2009-03-19 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. 90-Degree ferrule and pin terminals
US20100105256A1 (en) * 2008-10-28 2010-04-29 Tektronix, Inc. Electrical Contact Assembly and Method of Manufacture
US8640333B2 (en) 2008-10-28 2014-02-04 Tektronix, Inc. Method of manufacturing an electrical contact assembly
US20110302780A1 (en) * 2009-01-20 2011-12-15 Mecal S.R.L. Method for crimping metal terminals onto electric cables, and press for executing this method
US8914972B2 (en) * 2009-01-20 2014-12-23 Mecal S.R.L. Press for crimping metal terminals attached to a carrier strip
US20170125925A1 (en) * 2015-10-29 2017-05-04 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. Coaxial cable connector, carrier-equipped coaxial cable connector, and method for manufacturing coaxial cable connector
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