US3866293A - Apparatus for electrically terminating insulated conductors in insulation-piercing contact portions of an electrical connector - Google Patents

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US3866293A
US3866293A US402132A US40213273A US3866293A US 3866293 A US3866293 A US 3866293A US 402132 A US402132 A US 402132A US 40213273 A US40213273 A US 40213273A US 3866293 A US3866293 A US 3866293A
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R43/01—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for connecting unstripped conductors to contact members having insulation cutting edges
    • 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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    • Y10T29/5148—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool including severing means
    • Y10T29/515—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool including severing means to trim electric component
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  • the connector may advantageously comprise a notched ridge,
  • the entire terminating apparatus resembles a credit ,HL card impression mechanism with a wheeled carriage supported to transverse a base in opposite directions.
  • a wire cutter supported by the carriage, advances in front of the insertion tool to cut [73] Assignee:
  • the insertion tool performs the insertion operation upon return of the carriage.
  • the insertion tool includes the wire cutter and operates to cut the wires contemporaneously with insertion thereof.
  • a wire cutter is carried 3 MN O mm 2 W W zn 9 3 T 0 D m h 32 OH d 2 e w 3 uh 2 C E c "H n mu e u Y mu .m "mm 8 Mn... R "3 a mu l T l WM .w UmF HUN N 555 5 between a wire pulling and seating member and the UNITED STATES PATENTS insertion tool, whereby the individual wires are 3,393,437 7/1968 Hutchinson etal............ 29/203 DT snugged in each channel, and then cut to a predetermined length before insertion.
  • each Primary Examiner-Thomas H In each Primary Examiner-Thomas H.
  • the insertion tool resembles a gear Attorney, Agen or i m fl LOhff; Fredrick having insertion members as gear teeth.
  • the gear is a cylindrical rotatable member, while in the third embodiment, a
  • sector gear is pivotally mounted for rotation of less than a complete revolution.
  • This invention relates to a apparatus for terminating insulated conductors in respective insulation-piercing contacts of an electrical connector, and electrical connector construction which advantageously facilitates conductor insertion. More specifically, the invention relates to techniques for sequentially inserting insulated conductors in respective insulation-piercing contacts of an electrical connector.
  • Termination of the free ends of a plurality of conductors in respective insulation-piercing contacts of an electrical connector is generally known in the art and ranges from machine insertion of a plurality of conductors simultaneously in respective insulation-piercing contacts to individual manual insertion of conductors.
  • Each of these techniques has its advantages and disadvantages.
  • a machine may be utilized to advantage to quickly insert a large number of conductors.
  • such machines are rather complex and expensive.
  • manual insertion is relatively inexpensive in situations where a few conductors are to be terminated, yet becomes an extremely slow and expensive process when it is necessary to terminate a large number ofconductors, particularly as a continuously repetitive operation.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved manually operated conductor terminating machine.
  • Another object of the invention is to' provide a new and improved manually operated conductor insertion machine which sequentially terminates a plurality of conductors in respective insulation-piercing contacts disposed in respective parallel aligned channels of an electrical connector.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide cutting apparatus operable to sequentially cut a plurality of conductors at a predetermined distance from respective insulation-piercing contacts.
  • a manually operated conductor insertion machine comprises a base for supporting an electrical connector and a cable whose individual conductors are to be terminated in the connector, and a wheeled carriage mounted on the base for movement therealong in opposite directions.
  • the base and carriage are generally constructed along the lines of the well-known credit card impression machines, and it will be readily understood from the following description that such machines may be adapted to great advantage to practice the present invention.
  • the carriage carries a rotatable member in the form of a gear whose teeth are a plurality of conductor inser-" tion tools which sequentially press and force the conductors into the insulation-piercing contacts within respective channels of the connector as the carriage is moved along the base.
  • the gear is a circular gear mounted for rotation about a vertical axis as the carriage moves along the base.
  • the gear performs the insertion function as the carriage moves in one direction, while in the other embodiment, insertion is performed as the carriage moves in the opposite direction.
  • a cutter carried by the carriage moves ahead of the insertion gear, while in the other embodiment, the individual gear teeth include a cutting edge for cutting the conductors as they are being inserted.
  • a sled-like member is advanced by the carriage to snug the conductors into the respective connector channels preparatory for insertion.
  • the sled-like member carries a cutter for subsequently cutting the conductors to a desired length prior to insertion by a following insertion gear.
  • the insertion gear in this embodiment is in the form of a pivotally mounted sector gear.
  • An electrical connector is advantageously provided with at least one ridge along the rear end thereof with a plurality of notches which communicate with respective ones of the connector channels which have the insulation-piercing contacts mounted therein.
  • the individual conductors may be easily positioned with the aid of these notches for subsequent insertion and trimming operations.
  • FIG. 1 is a pictorial representation of a first embodiment of a manually operated conductor terminating machine, shown during a cutting operation and just prior to conductor insertion;
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional, somewhat diagrammatic illustration of the relationship of the cutting apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a pictorial representation of a second embodiment of the invention, showing the utilization of a conductor aligning comb and cutting bar which is cooperable with an insertion gear having cutting edges on the piece thereof;
  • FIG. 4' is a pictorial representation of a portion of the cutting bar illustrated in FIG. 3, shown on a larger scale;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded pictorial representation of a third terminating machine constructed according to the invention, specifically showing conductor snagging sled-like members which carry wire cutting blades in advance of a sector gear insertion tool;
  • FIG. 6 is an elevation of a sled-like member utilized in the apparatus of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the sled-like member illustrated in FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view taken along the line VIIIVIII of FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 9 is a side view of an insertion tool which advantageously may be utilized as the gear teeth for the apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, shown on a greatly enlarged scale.
  • a conductor terminating machine is generally referenced l and illustrated as comprising a base 12, and a carriage 14 rollingly supported by the base 12.
  • the base 12 is provided with a spacing and fastening structure 16 for securing a pair of coplanar spaced plates, or spaced legs of the same plate, 18 and 20 in a vertically spaced relationsship with respect to a similar plate structure (only one being shown) in the form of the plate 32 to form a longitudinal channel 34 on each side of the base 12.
  • a similar plate structure (only one being shown) in the form of the plate 32 to form a longitudinal channel 34 on each side of the base 12.
  • the spaced plates 18 and 20 define a channel 22 for receiving an electrical connector 24.
  • the electrical connector 24 is provided with a groove 26 on each side thereof which receives a cutting bar 28 which is fixed to the base 12.
  • the electrical connector Upon insertion into the slot 22, the electrical connector is moved against a lock stop 30 and is locked into position.
  • Another stop may be affixed to the base 12 at the other end of the connector 24, if necessary.
  • the carriage 14 comprises a pair of downwardly extending side plates 40 and42 which carry a plurality of rollers 36 within the channel 34.
  • the rollers 36 are suitably journalled to the side plates at 38.
  • the carriage l4 also comprises a handle 44 secured between the side plates 40 and 42 for moving the carriage back and forth along the base and carrying the cutting and insertion mechanisms.
  • a pair of forwardly and downwardly extending arms 46 and 48 rotatably carry a shaft 50 and a pair of cutting wheels 52'and 54 therebetween.
  • Each cutting wheel includes a grooved surface 56 .for receiving the. individual conductors therein and a flange 58 having a cutting edge 60 which cooperates with a cutting edge 62 of the cutting bar 28 to cut the individual conductors at a predetermined distance from their respective insulation-piercing contacts, as the carriage is advanced to the left in FIG. 1.
  • the carriage 14 also rotatably supports a cylindrical gear 64 having a plurality of teeth 66 which may advantageously be in the form of the insertion blade illustrated in FIG. 9. g
  • the gear 64 is rotatably mounted at 68 and adapted for movement toward and away from the connector by a mechanism illustrated at 70.
  • This mechanism may take the form of an angularly disposed slot or a lever and stop arrangement wherein the gear 64 does not function to insert the conductors in their respective channels onmovement of the carriage toward the left, but is moved toward the connector forthe insertion operation as the carriage is moved in the opposite direction. This feature permits an operator to clear wire trimmings out of the way before insertion, if necessary.
  • the connector 24 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 72 which receives all of the conductors therein for guided direction into individual contact containing channels 74 by communication through respective notches 75 between the longitudinal groove 72 and the individual channels 74. This feature aids in guiding and aligning the conductors 76 for proper cutting and insertion, and may also be advantageously utilized with the other embodiments of the invention.
  • the connector 24 is slid into the slot 22 to lock stop 30 and the table of 78 of pressed into a cavity 82 of a holder through a narrower passage formed between a pair of projections 84 and 86.
  • the conductors are then dressed into the comb slots or notches 75 in accordance with a desired contact termination schedule.
  • the carriage 14 is then moved toward the left to push down and snug the wires within the notches 75 and to cut the individual conductors to predetermined lengths. During this movement, the gear 64 is laterally displaced away from the connector.
  • a manually operated terminating machine is generally indicated at 88 as comprising, on each side of the machine, a comb 90 having a portion 92 with an elongate adjustment aperture 94 therein which receives a screw 96 for permitting movement of the comb 90 toward and away from the connector 24.
  • the comb 90 includes another portion 98 which extends into the groove 26 in a manner similar to the cutting member 28 of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the portion 98 includes a plurality of notches 100 between the fingers 102 of the comb, and a back edge 104 of each notch which forms a cutting edge for the respective conductor 76.
  • the cutting and insertion operations are performed in a sequential, staggered sequence during a single traverse of the carriage 14 along the connectorv More specifically, the carriage 14 carries a cylindrical gear 106 having gear teeth 108 with a sharp lower edge (edge 182 in FIG. 9) which cooperates with the edge 104 within each notch 100 to cut the conductor immediately prior to insertion into the respective channel. As the gear 106 traverses the connector 24, each conductor is first cut and then inserted before the next conductor is cut and inserted.
  • the connector 24 is slid into the slot 22 in much the same manner as in FIG. 1 to rest against a lock stop (not shown).
  • the comb 90 may be moved laterally to permit ease of entry of the connector 24, or to permit different widths of connectors to be terminated on the same machine.
  • the cable 78 is pressed into the holder 80 and the individual conductors are pressed into the notchees 75 and the notches 100.
  • the carriage 14 is then moved to carry the gear 106 along the connector 24 to sequentially cut and insert the conductors into the slots 74.
  • the carriage 14 is then returned to the left and the terminated cable and conductor are removed from the fixture.
  • FIGS. 5-8 a third embodiment of the invention, the most preferred embodiment, is illustrated as comprising a pair of cooperable sections 112 by which the base may be shaped, or which may be carried on the base of the previously described apparatus.
  • the cooperable members 111 and 113 of the apparatus 112 define a slot 122 for receiving the connector 24 as previously described.
  • the member 113 (and likewise the member 111) comprises a horizontal surface 114 and an integral cutting bar portion 116 having a cutting edge 118 disposed parallel to the connector 24 and partially received within the groove 26 thereof.
  • the member 113 (and the member 111) includes a downwardly and outwardly sloping surface 120 for draping of the conductors 76.
  • a channel for receiving the rollers of the carriage is diagrammatically illustrated at reference 34 as in the previous figures.
  • the carriage 130 is also provided with a plurality of rollers or wheels 36 journalled at 38 to a pair of downwardly and forwardly extending side walls 132 and 134.
  • the side walls 132 and 134 are spaced apart and interconnected by a member 136 which carries a handle 138 connected between a pair of spaced extending arms 140 and 142.
  • the member 136 includes a forwardly facing surface 144 which carries a pair of sled-like members or boots 146 and 148, each of which includes a forwardly and upwardly extending rounded edged surface 150 and a cutting blade 152 mounted with a recess 166.
  • Each boot 146, 148 includes a downwardly projecting wedge-like portion 154 for moving the trimmed conductors outwardly of the connector 24 after the same have been cut from the ends of the conductors 76.
  • Each boot 146, 148 is designed to move along the cutting edge 118 to snug the conductors into their'resspective notches (75 in FIGS. 1 and 3) in such a manner that the cutting blade 152 cooperates with the cutting edge 118 to cut the conductors.
  • the trimmed ends of the conductors 76 are ploughed outwardly by the wedge-like portions 154 to displace the same in a noninterfering relationship with the subsequently received conductor-end insertion apparatus.
  • a sector gear 156 is pivotally mounted to the member 136 for rotation about an axis, here the pin 158.
  • the sector gear includes a plurality of teeth 160, constructed as illustrated inFIG. 9, for inserting the trimmed conductors 76 into the respective channels and insulation-piercing contacts of the connector 24.
  • the individual conductors are sequentially snugged, then cut, and then inserted by the teeth 160 of the sector gear 156.
  • the sector gear 156 is provided with a hook or other means 162 for engaging a pin 164, or the like, to initiate pivotal action about the pin 158.
  • one of the boots 146 is illustrated, particularly from an inside view thereof, wherein a cutting blade 152 is secured within a recess 166 by a screw 164.
  • the cutting blade 152 includes a sharpened cutting edge 162 which is disposed at an angle to create a cutting depth below horizontal, that is, below the cutting edge 118 of, for example,
  • a waste conductor plough 154 is provided to extend downwardly from an angle to urge the trimmed conductors out of the way of the advancing sector gear 156.
  • the surface 168 is adapted to slide over the conductors and snug the same as they are advanced between the surface 150 and the cutting bar 116, severing of the conductors occurring after snugging of the same.
  • an elevational view of an insertion tool 170 is illustrated as comprising a conductor engaging and pressing edge 172 having a pair of spaced projections 174, 176 spaced to span a set of insulationpiercing contacts and insure bottoming of the conduc- 'tor within the contacts.
  • the insertion blade 170 may also include a narrow edge 178 formed by milling one or more faces of the blade, as indicated at 180, to press the conductor into a strain release mechanism formed at the outermost ends of the connector, in the area of the notched ridge having the notches 75 therein, or simply to insure pressing of the conductor within the channels and notches 74 and 75.
  • this particular insertion tool blade construction is illustrated herein, any other suitable tool structure may be employed for the gear teeth of the gears 64, 106, and 156 of FIGS. 1, 3, and 5.
  • support means for supporting the electrical connector in a position to expose the aligned contact portions so that respective conductors may be positioned directly adjacent thereto;
  • insertion means for pressing the individual conductors into respective insulation-piercing contact portions, said insertion means comprising; i
  • a rotatable member including a plurality of conductor insertion members disposed to sequentially enter the contact portions
  • carriage means for moving said rotatable member along the row of contact portions to sequentially terminate the conductors in the contact portions.
  • said rotatable member includes a sector gear member having said insertion membersas sector gear teeth, said sector gear member pivotally mounted on said carriage means.
  • said cutting means includes a fixed cutter mounted on'said support means and a movable cutter mounted for movement relative said support means and cooperable with said first cutter to cut the conductors.
  • said fixed cutter comprises a comb-shaped member having conductor-receiving notches aligned with the contact portions and including a cutting edge at the rear of each notch.
  • said movable cutter comprises a sled-like member including a first portion for engaging and urging the conductors into the grooves, and a cutting blade carried on .said sled-like member space from said first portion.
  • said movable cutter includes a rotatable wheel having a first portion for rolling movement over said fixed cutter and a flange portion overhanging said fixed cutter and having a cutting edge moving along said fixed cutter.
  • said first portion includes a series of axially parallel grooves for receiving the conductors as said portionrolls thereover.
  • a generally horizontal base for supporting the electrical connector to expose the aligned contact portions for receiving respective conductors positioned directly adjacent and parallel thereto;
  • a wheeled carriage mounted formovement along said base in opposite directions;
  • the apparatus of claim 19, comprising cutting means operated by movement of said carriage to cut the conductors at a predetermined distance from the insulation-piercing contact portions.
  • said means including a rotational member having a plurality of conductor insertion members for entering the contacts in a sequential pattern and means for moving said rotational member along said row of contacts to sequentially terminate said conductors in said notches.

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US402132A US3866293A (en) 1973-10-01 1973-10-01 Apparatus for electrically terminating insulated conductors in insulation-piercing contact portions of an electrical connector
GB40892/76A GB1486834A (en) 1973-10-01 1974-09-17 Electrical connector
GB40475/74A GB1486833A (en) 1973-10-01 1974-09-17 Method and apparatus for terminating insulated electrical conductors in an electrical connector
AU73423/74A AU501119B2 (en) 1973-10-01 1974-09-18 Terminating insulated conductors in an electrical connector
DE19742445084 DE2445084A1 (de) 1973-10-01 1974-09-20 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum anschliessen einer vielzahl elektrischer leiter an einem elektrischen verbindungsstueck
SE7411910A SE7411910L (de) 1973-10-01 1974-09-23
CA210,375A CA1036335A (en) 1973-10-01 1974-09-30 Apparatus for installing insulated conductors in insulation-piercing contacts of an electrical connector
JP49112668A JPS5061688A (de) 1973-10-01 1974-09-30
FR7433057A FR2246996B1 (de) 1973-10-01 1974-10-01
CA284,843A CA1075883A (en) 1973-10-01 1977-08-15 Method for installing insulated conductors in insulation-piercing contacts of an electrical connector
CA284,842A CA1063691A (en) 1973-10-01 1977-08-15 Electrical connector having a conductor alignment structure for facilitating conductor installation
AU45552/79A AU4555279A (en) 1973-10-01 1979-03-28 Apparatus for installing insulated conductors in contacts

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