Abstract: A single piece electrical receptacle terminal is provided with a box-shaped contact section having resilient outwardly biased locking lances. The side walls and locking lances are provided with guide members at the lance free end in order to assist insertion and extraction through a family seal without damage to the seal or the contact.

Abstract: A modular plug comprises an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts that have a mating portion and an insulation piercing portion similar to that of conventional modular plugs where the terminals are further provided with capacitor plate portions that are connected to the mating portions via linking portions which cross-over that of an adjacent contact, for at least some of the terminals, in order to provide capacitive coupling between certain contacts to reduce cross-talk.

Abstract: An electrical contact for an electrical connector assembly having a detached is specified latching tongue for latching in a chamber, the latching tongue originating from a base of the contact, a supporting tongue being provided on it, in order to provide additional kinking protection for the latching tongue, the free end of the supporting tongue resting on the base and running against a stop.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a connector housing (2) having a plurality of terminal receiving passageways (12, 14) therethrough for receiving terminals therein and a secondary lock member (26, 28) having a first position where the terminals can be received within the passageway (12, 14) and a second position where the terminals would be prevented from being withdrawn therefrom, the electrical connector being characterized in that the secondary lock member (26, 28) includes a first stage (26) operatively coupled to a second stage (28) and the first stage (26) has a stroke between the first and second positions that is greater than the stroke associated with the second stage (28).

Abstract: An electrical contact element which is suitable for attaching and contacting in metallized bores, for example of a printed-circuit board, is specified; the contact element having a pressing-in region and a connection region, which adjoins the pressing-region via a transitional region; the pressing-in region comprising two layers of a metal sheet; the layers being arranged on each other symmetrically with respect to a plane between the layers, each of the layers having a slot formed between two contact limbs, the layers being curved away from each other, at least in the region of the slot, with the outer sides of the contact limbs diverging.

Abstract: A contact for engaging a magnet wire in an insulation displacement manner having a magnet wire insulation displacement contact section for engaging the magnet wire, a conductor engaging portion for engaging an electrical conductor that is be interconnected with the magnet wire, and a body portion therebetween where the conductor engaging portion extends from the body portion as a spring member having a contact surface thereupon remote from the body for forming a wiping interconnection with the conductor.

Abstract: An electronics module coaxial connection assembly comprises a plurality of coaxial connectors (10) mounted in a die cast housing (4) that receives printed circuit boards (PCBs) (6,8) therein. The PCBs are interconnected and mounted within the housing (4) of compliant pins that allow assembly in the axial direction (A). Contacts (51,50) mounted along the edge (60) of the PCB (6) have fork-shaped contact arms (56) that plug onto the coaxial centre conductors (32) that project into the cavity area (34) of the housing. This enables connection of the PCB to the coaxial conductors by merely plugging the PCBs into the housing in the axial direction during assembly. Cost-effective manufacture of components and assembly is thus provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing having a terminal receiving passageway extending therethrough, where the passageway includes an insertion portion having a longitudinal axis and a contact retaining portion having a longitudinal axis, the connector characterized in that the housing includes a first part having the insertion portion therein and a second part having the contact retaining portion therein, where the second part is displaceable between a first position where the longitudinal axes are offset from each other to a second position where the longitudinal axis coincide and where the terminals are insertable in the first position and retained in the second position. A position assurance feature for contact retaining members is also provided by cooperating camming features that assure assembly of the two parts is always in the first position.

Abstract: Stackable connector modules comprise adjacent interleaving wall portions. The interleaving wall portions enable the modules to be stacked together at a small pitch, because only one wall thickness separates the modules. The wall portions are necessary for providing mechanical rigidity and electrical separation of rows of contacts in the cavities.

Abstract: An electrical contact portion having a box portion about a central axis and joined together along a seam by a mechanical interlocking portion, the contact being characterized in that a port is formed in a wall of the box to provide access by a support member to the interior of the box in order to support the seam at the interlocking portion during forming. An electrical contact having a contact portion with a contact arm between forwardly extending walls for receiving and engaging a mating terminal (not shown), where the contact portion includes a retention shoulder disposed over a contact arm that is engageable to retain the contact within a connector housing, characterized in that the retention shoulder is a rear edge of a tab formed integrally and folded over from one of the sides, a portion of which is partially separated therefrom along a slit and pressed inward so that the tab is moved closer to the opposing wall.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing at least one contact in a contact housing, consists of a contact-securing plate which is arranged such that it can be displaced perpendicularly with respect to the plug-in direction and interacts with carry-along elements of an attachment aid, which is displaced from a first position into a second position by virtue of the rotary movement of a lever arm and, as a result, the contact-securing plate is displaced from a first unlatched position into a second latched position, and secures the contacts, even when the attachment aid is displaced from the second position back into the first position.

Abstract: A single piece electrical receptacle terminal is provided with a compact rigidified transition section that interconnects the connection section to the contact section. A side wall of the transition section is provided with flaps that are crimped over the opposite side wall. Extensions of the contact arms are sandwiched between the transition section side walls. A particularly rigid and compact transition section is thus provided. The latter also enables greater access to the connection end of the box-shaped outer body for secondary locking thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector, for example for automotive airbag applications, comprises a locking device that has locking extensions insertable behind resilient latches of the connector to securely lock them when the connectors are coupled. A pivotly mounted catch prevents precocious insertion of the push button locking member by engaging a shoulder thereof. Upon full mating of the connectors, a camming protrusion of the catch abuts the mating connector causing rotation of the catch which releases the push button. The push button can then be fully depressed into the fully locked position. The catch has a spring member that ensures rotation of the catch into its initial position, when the locking device is pulled up to uncouple the connectors.

Abstract: A spring clamp terminal for clamping connection to a conductor, comprises an anti-overstress member for preventing overstressing of the spring section of the terminal. Integral stamping and forming of the anti-overstress member from the spring clip provides a robust, cost-effective and reliable terminal.

Abstract: An electrical terminal (2) comprises a pin receiving contact section (8) and a pin mounting section (4). The receptacle terminal (2) is for mounting to pins stamped from pressed screens of automobile fuse and relay boxes, to adapt pin terminals thereof into receptacle terminals for certain connections. The pin mounting section (4) comprises a bottom wall (40), side walls (42, 44) and top half-walls (46, 48) that are bent into a U-shape and have free edges (56) directed towards the bottom wall (40). This U-shape provides for very stiff top walls with respect to outward forces on the side walls. The corners between adjacent walls are provided with slots (64, 62, 68, 66) to allow formation of inwardly bent contact and mounting arms (72, 74) that form a pin receiving contact cavity therebetween.

Abstract: Electrical connectors having actuating slides, for connection to a second complementary connector, the actuating slide being attachable to an outer housing part of the first connector and the actuating slide interacting with the second connector, are known. The actuating slides often have a U-shaped design and are fastened to the outer housing part of the first connector. In order to ensure correct functioning of the actuating slide with the first connector, it is necessary for the actuating slide to be pushed onto the housing of the first connector from a specific direction. In order to achieve this, the outer housing part has guide means for guiding the actuating slide and the actuating slide has corresponding complementary means. The guide means and/or the actuating slide are/is configured in such a way that the actuating slide and the outer housing part can be joined together only from one side of the housing part.

Abstract: A wire connector (2) comprising a cover (8) and a body (4) for carrying a wires (84) therebetween. A U-shaped connection element (6) includes a first leg (48) for engaging a wire (84) positioned within the body (4) and a second leg (52) sharpened to sever the end of the wire (84), wherein the body (4) and the cover (8) include co-operating latch structure (30,32), to define an open position, where the wire (84) may be inserted into the connector (2) and a crimped closed position where the body (4) and the cover (8) are fully telescoped together whereby the excess end of the wire (84) is severed and the connector element (6) engages at the wire at the end connection slots (50). In the closed position, the connection element (6) is accessible in a manner that enables a test probe (78) to engage the connection element (6) through cover means (72) which is provided in a normally biased closed position and that is retained in the closed position without the need for latch means.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine for preparing or making electrical harnesses. The machine includes a plurality of crimping stations situated along a horizontal linear conveyor (5) that moves clamps (6) holding lengths of wire (28). Each crimping device includes a tool (1) that is fed with terminals (50) from a reel (3). The tool (1) includes a fixed matrix (9, 10) and a moving punch (12, 13). The machine includes a press (4) that is movable in translation relative to the crimping tool in a direction parallel to the conveyor. The crimping tool includes means for holding the punch in a high position and the machine includes a servo-controlled actuator for driving the moving press. The technical field of the invention is that of manufacturing electrical harnesses.

Abstract: An electrical harness for a device having a housing with multiple access ports that provide cable access to an electrical device therein, where the device has at least two connection points, the harness comprising at least two cables having one end of each terminated with a connector that is complementary to a respective one of the connection points on the electrical device characterized in that the cables are encapsulated within a seal member in their relative positions with respect to the points and seal member may be seated within the housing such that the respective connectors and connection points correspond.