US3838489A - Hand operable compressing tools - Google Patents
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- US3838489A US3838489A US00374677A US37467773A US3838489A US 3838489 A US3838489 A US 3838489A US 00374677 A US00374677 A US 00374677A US 37467773 A US37467773 A US 37467773A US 3838489 A US3838489 A US 3838489A
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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
- H01R43/04—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
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- 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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- Y10T29/00—Metal working
- Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
- Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
- Y10T29/532—Conductor
- Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector
- Y10T29/53213—Assembled to wire-type conductor
- Y10T29/53217—Means to simultaneously assemble multiple, independent conductors to terminal
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- 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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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T29/00—Metal working
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- Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
- Y10T29/532—Conductor
- Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector
- Y10T29/53213—Assembled to wire-type conductor
- Y10T29/53222—Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
- Y10T29/53226—Fastening by deformation
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- the tool includes a jig having a supporting foot and a seat for the tool operator, the tool housing, [56] References Cit d the seat and the supporting foot being so arranged that UNITED STATES PATENTS the tool housing and the supporting foot are independently vertically adjustable relative to the seat being 3,143,790 8/1964 Over et al. 29/203 H horizontally movable relative to the seat and foot combination.
- This invention relates to manually operable tools for compressing small articles, such as connectors for joining electrical conductors, and is particularly useful for compressing connectors of the tubular type, generally closed at one end.
- B-wire connector which comprises a plastics sheath encasing a brass shell and a phosphor-bronze metal lining having wire engaging means including tangs projecting inwardly of the lining. Wires to be joined have their end portions inserted into the sheath which is then compressed to make an electrical and mechanical connection. It is imperative that the correct pressure be applied to the connector since insufficient pressure will not enable the tangs to pierce the insulation of the wires or grip the wires, while too much pressure will crush the wires and destroy the gripping and piercing action of the tangs.
- Hand tools are known for compressing electrical connectors of the B-wire type between a set of jaws having a conventional crossed levers construction and action. To produce the desired pressure on the connector sheath with this type of tool it is necessary for the operator to apply appreciable force to the tool handles. This large force requirement and the weight of the hand tool produces operator fatigue after very few compressing operations.
- this type of tool is often fitted with a pawl device to ensure application of a compressive force greater than a predetermined minimum force, the position of the jaws in applying such predetermined minimum force is usually appreciably different from the position of the jaws when applying a predetermined maximum force for the tool thus giving rise to non-reproducability of compressive forces.
- jointer When jointing conductors such as telephone cables laid in ducts in the ground, a variety of conditions may be faced by the jointer. For example, if conductors lead into a jointing box, the jointer will be required to crouch at the edge of the box while effecting jointing operations. Alternatively, if conductors lead into a manhole, the jointer must descend into the stand in the manhole while making the joints. Both of these operations can result in appreciable discomfort to the jointer should he be required to maintain his position for any length of time.
- the present invention enables the design of a tool to meet the following objectives:
- a manually operable tool for electrically and mechanically coupling a plurality of electrical conductors with the aid of compressible connector, said tool comprising a housing containing a slidable ram and rotatable cam formed with lobes adapted to engage the ram as the cam is rotated to drive the ram to compress said connector between a thrust face of said ram and a reaction face of a connector receiving cavity in said housing.
- the lobes have apices distant from the centre of rotation of the cam by mutually unequal amounts; for example, the cam has a regular polygonal profile and is mounted off-centre.
- a predetermined angular rotation thereof drives the ram through a predetermined travel to provide the desired compression of a thick connector.
- a predetermined angular rotation thereof drives the ram through an increased travel to provide the desired compression of a thin connector.
- the cam profile is a regular polygon, for example, a triangle, and the cam is mounted at its geometric centre.
- the cam is unidirectionally rotatable; this could be achieved, for example, by a pawl and ratchet mechanism, the pawl being mounted on the cam and the co-operating ratchet being mounted on the housmg.
- the tool includes a jig comprising a seat, a supporting foot and three interlockable intermovable members, wherein movement of a first of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to the housing, movement of a second of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to said supporting foot, and movement of a third of the members relative to the other members alters the horizontal disposition of said supporting foot and said housing relative to said seat.
- a jig comprising a seat, a supporting foot and three interlockable intermovable members, wherein movement of a first of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to the housing, movement of a second of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to said supporting foot, and movement of a third of the members relative to the other members alters the horizontal disposition of said supporting foot and said housing relative to said seat.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compressing tool and jig according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a view from one side of part of the compressing tool of FIG. 1 with a retaining washer removed;
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line III III of FIG. 2 showing the retaining washer in position
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the tool head preparatory to a compressing operation and taken along the line IVIV; of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 4 but shown at a different stage of a compressing operation DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
- the jig comprises a seat 1 of foamed polyurethene composition which is suitably dimensioned to be disposed at the edge of a joint box with rear faces of a pair of feet 2 adjacent the side of the joint box.
- the seat 1 can be placed on a support (not shown) of suitable height and shape.
- a pair of legs 3 integral with the seat 1 ensure that the seat is spaced from the supporting surface.
- a spacing rod 4 is supported from the undersurface of seat 1 by a'bracket 5 fixed to the seat.
- the spacing rod may be slid longitudinally away from or towards the seat 1 in order to alter the relative disposition of the seat 1 and a crimping head 6.
- the rod 4 may be clamped in position by a clamp 7 associated with bracket 5.
- spacing rod 4 has a bore extending therethrough, in which bore is fixedly located a rod 8 which supports the crimping head 6.
- a portion of rod 8 is located within a hollow cylindrical member 9, which member is integrally attached to a hollow support column 10.
- the rod is slidable within cylindrical member 9 so as to alter the relative disposition of the seat assembly to the support column 10, which disposition may be fixed by a clamp 11 associated with member 9.
- An angle-iron cross-member 12 is fixed to support column to provide a foot rest for the tool operator.
- An extendible foot member 13 is slidable within the lower portion of support column 10 to ensure that the jig rests on the floor of the joint box. The footmember 13 may be clamped in position by a clamp 14.
- a support member 15 pivotable in a horizontal plane has one end hinged to the bracket. The other end of support member 15 is attached to the lower surface of a tray in which connectors (not shown) are stored until required for a crimping operation.
- the upper end of rod 8 supports a generally inverted U-shaped member 16 whose front end is integral with a plate 17.
- a pair of flanges 18 extending forwardly of the plate 17 provide a bay 19 into which a cable (not shown) having conductors therein to be connected may be placed.
- the cable is heid in position by a length of flexible cord 20 having one end (not shown) suitably clamped to the head.
- To clamp and cable in position the card 20 is led around the edges of flanges 18 to pressthe cable into bay 19 and is then fed through a cut-out 21 in plate 17 to a channel-shaped internally ridged plastics moulding 22 in which the other end of card 20 is held in a friction fit.
- the compressing tool head 6 Rigidly mounted on U-shaped mounting member 16 is the compressing tool head 6. To joint a pair of wires, the wires, the wires are firstly inserted into the open end of a B-wire connector (not shown) and the connector is deposited, with its sealed end downwards, into a slot 23 in the crimping head. Compression of a connector is obtained by pivotal movement of a lever 24 from position A to position 8 (FIG. 2). The movement of the lever 24 is governed by stops 61 projecting from the crimping tool head 6, which stops prevent a further compressing operation from occurring prior to the lever 24 being returned to position A. The return motion of lever 24 is aided by a return spring 25 connecting the pivotted end of the lever to the crimping head and located in a recess 26 in an annular disc 27 integral with the lever end.
- the annular disc 27 has a generally radially extending recess 28 cut partially through its lateral thickness.
- a pawl 29 of generally trapezoidal section is mounted for limited pivotal movement about a peg 30 upstanding from the floor of the recess 28.
- Extending outwardly of a wall of the recess 28 is a cylindrical bore, in which is mounted a compression spring 31 which bears on the larger parallel face 32 of the trapezoidal section pawl 29..
- a part of pawl face 32 successively engages cooperating faces 33 of a series of three grooves 34 formed in the end portion of a rotatable shaft 35', which grooves taper away from the end of the shaft.
- the shaft 35 is located in a cylindrical bore 37 in a ram housing 38, (FIG. 3).
- the shaft 35 has an end portion 39 of greater diameter than the diameter of bore 37 located externally of the ram housing 38 with an annular surface thereof bearing on an outer surface of the ram housing.
- the distal end 40 of the shaft 35 has a threaded bore 41 extending longitudinally into the shaft for engagement by a set screw 42 to clamp a retaining washer 43 for securing the shaft 35 in the ram housing 38.
- flats 44 are formed along a central portion of shaft 35 to provide a generally triangular section cam 45 havingcurved lobes 46 formed at the vertices of the triangle.
- the lobes 46 bear successively against an inner surface 47 of an inverted U-section ram 48.
- the ram 48 is spring biassed by a compression spring 49 located in a longitudinal recess 50 in the top surface of the ram.
- One end of the spring 49 is permanently in compressive engagement with a peg 51 projecting from a lower surface of a top plate 52 of ram housing 38.
- the other end of the spring 49 acts against an end wall 53 of the recess 56 thereby forcing the ram 48 to the left as seen in FIGS.
- Rotary motion of the cam in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 causes movement of the ram 48 to the position shown in FIG. 5, thereby compressing a connector (not shown) located between a surface 54 of a back plate 55 and the leading surface 56 of the ram 48.
- Surface 56 is inclined relative to back plate surface 54 so that operation of the tool compresses a uniformly sectioned connector more at its lower end than at its upper end.
- This feature is desirable to attain a gradually increasing gripping force along the length of the connector and to lessen any risk of subsequent fracture of the jointed wires at the upper end of the connector.
- the dimensions of the triangular cam 45 are such that the distances of the centre of rotation of the cam 45 from the mid-points of the curved lobes 46 and the cam faces 43, respectively, must differ by a distance equal to the reduction in spacing of the ram 48 from the back plate 55 required for the correct compressive force to be applied to a connector. Further rotation of the cam by means of lever 24 causes the ram to ride back under the action of spring 49 to the left as shown in FIG. 4 until the position is reached in which the ram abuts another face 43 of the cam.
- a manually operable tool for electricaly and mechanically coupling a plurality of electrical conductors with the aid of a compressible connector comprising a housing containing a slidable ram and-a rotatable cam formed with lobes adapted to engage the ram as the cam is rotated to drive the ram to compress said connector between a thrust face of said ram and a reaction face of a connector receiving cavity in said housing.
- a manually operable tool as claimed in claim 1, said tool including a jig comprising a seat, a supporting foot and three interlockable intermoveable members, wherein movement of a first of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to said housing, movement of a second of the members relative to the other members alters the vertical disposition of said seat relative to said supporting foot, and movement of a third of the members relative to the other members alters the horizontal disposition of said supporting foot and said housing relative to said seat.
- a manually operable moi aeezirdi'n taaanfi cam is unidirectionally rotatable.
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Owner name: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Free format text: THE BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1984. (1984 CHAPTER 12);ASSIGNOR:BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS;REEL/FRAME:004976/0291 Effective date: 19871028 Owner name: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Free format text: THE BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION ACT 1984. (APPOINTED DAY (NO.2) ORDER 1984.;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS;REEL/FRAME:004976/0259 Effective date: 19871028 Owner name: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Free format text: THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1984 (NOMINATED COMPANY) ORDER 1984;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS;REEL/FRAME:004976/0276 Effective date: 19871028 Owner name: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS Free format text: THE BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1981 (APPOINTED DAY) ORDER 1981;ASSIGNOR:POST OFFICE;REEL/FRAME:004976/0307 Effective date: 19871028 Owner name: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS Free format text: THE BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1981 (APPOINTED DAY) ORDER 1981;ASSIGNOR:POST OFFICE;REEL/FRAME:004976/0248 Effective date: 19871028 |