Fastening By Deformation Patents (Class 29/751)
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Patent number: 7210327Abstract: A compression assembly hand tool for attaching a connector to a cable by axially compressing the connector has a reduced actuation force to operate the tool. Increased leverage is achieved through the use of a long swing arm link having one end connected via a first pivot directly to the tool body and the other end connected via a second pivot to a handle. The handle is connected to drive a plunger via a third pivot.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Capewell Components Company, LLCInventors: Andrew J Tarpill, Tadeusz Zagula
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Patent number: 7204016Abstract: A ferrule assembly for terminating at least one fiber of a ribbon cable in a ferrule, where the ferrule assembly is disposable in a housing of an optical connector, is provided. The ferrule assembly includes the ferrule having a mating face, at least one groove for receiving the fiber and at least one through-hole. The ferrule assembly also includes an alignment member holder having at least one alignment member and providing a first channel for the ribbon cable, the alignment member being insertable in the through-hole of the ferrule and having a first length such that an end of the alignment member extends beyond the mating face of the ferrule when the ferrule assembly is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Richard F. Roth, Joseph J. George, Sepehr Kiani
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Patent number: 7188507Abstract: A crimping tool for connecting a cable fitting to the end of a cable is made up of an elongated body having a lever arm pivoted at one end of the body to actuate a plunger having a chuck at one end toward and away from axially slidable die portions on the body, and the die portions can be expanded to permit insertion of the connector sleeve and cable into engagement with the end of the chuck and contracted to apply a uniform crimping force to the fitting in response to an axial force applied to the chuck to increase the crimping force causing the die portions to be further contracted into crimping engagement following which the die portions can be expanded to release the fitting and cable from the tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: International Communication Manufacturing Corp.Inventors: Randall A. Holliday, Robert M. Parker
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Patent number: 7165439Abstract: A battery powered hydraulic tool including a frame; a battery connected to the frame; a motor connected to the frame and adapted to be powered by the battery; and a hydraulic pump connected to the motor by a gear reduction transmission. The motor and gear reduction transmission are adapted to output a torque of the least about 160 oz-in with the gear reduction transmission being adapted to provide a gear reduction of between about 8:1 to about 15:1 or less, and the hydraulic pump being adapted to output at least about 6000 psi of pressure or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: John D. Lefavour, Christopher G. Chadbourne, Armand T. Montminy, Gordon L. Steltzer
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Patent number: 7165436Abstract: A compression connector crimp die is disclosed. The crimp die includes a first section and a second section. The first section connects the crimp die to a compression connector tool, and the second section is connected to the first section for crimping the connector. The first section also includes a locator mounted thereon.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Steven R. Bitz
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Patent number: 7162909Abstract: A compound indenter for a wire connector pin, the pin having an axial length and an opening at an end thereof for receiving a wire having an exposed portion and an insulation covered portion, the opening being sized to receive both the exposed portion and a length of the insulation covered portion comprises a first indenter having a plurality of indenting elements for engaging the pin in an axial location overlaying the exposed portion of the wire inserted in the pin and a second indenter having a plurality of indenting elements for engaging the pin in an axial location overlaying the insulation covered portion of the wire inserted in the pin. The apparatus advances the indenting elements of each of the first and second indenters generally concurrently for compressing respective sections of the pin into engagement with the exposed wire portion and the insulation covered portions of the wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Daniels Manufacturing CorporationInventors: William D. Kelly, Amos A. Moo-Young
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Patent number: 7152309Abstract: The pair of press-connecting pliers mainly have a first handle provided with a press-connecting die block, the press-connecting die block at least has two set of press-connecting sections allowing diversion and position changing, while the second handle can drive a press-connecting head to move toward the press-connecting die block to press connect a set of wire and pin in cooperation with the two set of press-connecting sections capable of being opposite to the press-connecting head after diversion; and by the functions of diversion and position changing of the two set of press-connecting sections, the press-connecting pliers at least can do press connecting of pins and wires of two specifications.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Chou Liao
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Patent number: 7134190Abstract: The present invention is an automated wire harness machine (40) capable of manufacturing a wire harness (42) unique in-part due to the automation process. The novel wire harness is generally a plurality of bundled, preferably un-stripped, insulated wires (46). Each un-stripped end portion (180, 182) of each wire is preferably terminated to one of a series of electrical connectors (44) of the wire harness. Each connector has at least one wafer (52) which houses a plurality of terminals (54) preferably crimped and electrically terminated to the ends of the wires. The wire harness machine preferably utilizes a pallet (56) which holds all of the wafers of one wire harness. A conveyor (58) transports the pallet and wafers through a series of stations which perform automated manufacturing steps. The first station is a terminal inserter (64) which inserts and locks the terminals within pre-assigned cavities (114) of the wafers.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Edward M. Bungo, James A. Gourash, Shao Chung Hsieh, John Thomas Kightlinger, Nick M. Loprire, Robert Alan McFall, John C. McLane, Andrew F. Rodondi, Mark J. Vanden Wymelenberg
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Patent number: 7120997Abstract: A connector axial compression tool having a lever end and a cable end, with a body slidably supporting a cradle in a cavity formed in the body. The cradle is slidable via a handle which pivots about the body, linked to the cradle by a lever mechanism. The cradle has a shoulder clamp adapted to mate with a connector body. Operation of the handle moves the cradle towards and away from a cable end of the cavity, against a cable clamp through which the cable may pass but against which a cable clamp sleeve of the connector abuts, axially compressing the connector to couple it to the cable. Because the shoulder clamp holds the connector body rather than pressing against the connector interface, a wide range of different connectors may be used with the same tool, without causing damage to the connector interface of the various connectors.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Andrew CorporationInventors: Nahid Islam, Joon Lee, David John Ball, Rodger Burke
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Patent number: 7111488Abstract: A battery powered hydraulic tool including a frame; a battery connected to the frame; a motor connected to the frame and adapted to be powered by the battery; and a hydraulic pump connected to the motor by a gear reduction transmission. The motor and gear reduction transmission are adapted to output a torque of the least about 160 oz-in with the gear reduction transmission being adapted to provide a gear reduction of between about 8:1 to about 15:1 or less, and the hydraulic pump being adapted to output at least about 6000 psi of pressure or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: John D. Lefavour, Christopher G. Chadbourne, Armand T. Montminy, Gordon L. Steltzer
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Patent number: 7096573Abstract: A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress a portion of the connector into firm crimping engagement with the end of the coaxial cable. To accommodate different lengths of connectors, a receiver is mounted on the plunger for insertion of different length adapter tips to vary the axial spacing between the receiver and the end stop according to the length of connector being terminated; and in still another form the body may include a hinged adapter adjacent to the end stop to vary the effective distance between the end stop and plunger according to the length of fitting being terminated.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Inventor: Randall A. Holliday
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Patent number: 7055361Abstract: A pliers-type handtool is provided for crimping an electrical connector upon one end of an insulated conductor, including a crimping drum that is mounted on a fixed member for rotation between first and second positions, and an actuating lever that is reciprocated by pivotal movement of the handle portions of the handtool to rotate the drum between its first and second positions. The actuating lever is connected with the drum by a lateral slot of divergent width that receives a drum pin that extends axially from one end of the drum, the slot having a width adjacent its bottom that corresponds generally with the diameter of the drum pin.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Detlev Hetland, Gunther Hanning, Hartmut Schmode
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Patent number: 7040007Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for connecting a modular plug connector with a telephone/data cable, and an axial connector with a coaxial cable, including a pair of operating arms pivotally connected intermediate their ends to define on opposite sides of the pivot axis a pair of operating end portions and a pair of crimping end portions, respectively, a pair of crimping dies being connected between the crimping end portions and containing first recesses for defining a first crimping chamber adjacent the end extremities of the crimping end portions, the adjacent surfaces of the crimping dies containing opposed second recesses cooperating to define a second crimping chamber arranged between the first crimping chamber and the pivot axis of the operating arms.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Connectool Inc.Inventors: Leslie B. Shutts, Yin Ho Cheng, Huang De Sei
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Patent number: 7024752Abstract: A crimping press has a tool receptacle arranged at a lower end of a pressing slider provided with a force-sensing device. The forces arising during the crimping operation are transmitted from the supporting surfaces of an upper tool to several points on the force-sensing device. Provided on each side of an upper fork and held by screws are two collars to which are transmitted, the crimping forces on either side of the supporting surface. With their heads, the screws hold the collars, while with their other ends the screws are engaged with the pressing slider. The collars transmit the crimping forces to the sensor elements of the force-sensing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Komax Holding AGInventors: Peter Imgrüt, Claudio Meisser
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Patent number: 7024911Abstract: The object of the invention is a pair of crimping pliers that comprises two arms (10) and (12), a fixed jaw and a movable jaw (34), which is articulated in regard to the two arms, and a hinge link interposed between the two arms. This pair of pliers displays an angular point for forming an arch perpendicular to which is positioned the axis A3. The present pair of pliers also has angular values and ratios of given lengths.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: FCIInventors: Frédéric Delhumeau, Laurent Merle
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Patent number: 7010857Abstract: Disclosed is a two-step method for crimping a contact (1) comprising a sleeve (7), the sleeve being provided with a cylindrical portion (14) and a truncated portion (18), about one end (2) of a cable (3) inserted in this sleeve. In the first step, the cylindrical portion is crimped around bared strands (10) of the cable by means of a first jaw (12). In a second step, while the crimping pressure exerted during the first step is maintained, a second jaw (13) is shifted axially along the sleeve so as to apply stress to outer walls of the tapering portion along the bared strands of the cable and also along a sheath (11) of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: SouriauInventor: Daniel Gloaguen
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Patent number: 7003869Abstract: Crimp tool is for and a method forms a strain relief connector including an optical fiber, a cover enclosing the optical fiber. The cover has an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end and a second end, the first end having a tapered portion that extends radially outwardly. A sleeve surrounds the cover and has a first inner volume and a first interior shoulder, a portion of the outer surface of the tapered portion abuts the first interior shoulder. The sleeve and the cover are simultaneously compressed forming a compressed portion. The cover and the sleeve are deformed such that the cover substantially fills the first inner volume of the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Jon A. Lutzen, Rudolph A. Montgelas, Alan C. Miller
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Patent number: 6997028Abstract: A crimping tool includes a crimping drum that is rotatably supported within a housing for displacement between a plurality of crimping positions, thereby to position a selected one of a plurality of crimping dies opposite a window through which the bare end of an insulated conductor is introduced, characterized by the provision of a first drum locking arrangement that connects the drum to the housing via a die selecting wheel that is non-rotatably connected with the drum. A second retaining arrangement is operable to lock the other end of the crimping drum to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Hartmut Schmode
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Patent number: 6990843Abstract: The invention relates to a pressing tool (8) provided with three or four press mandrels (12, 15) which move towards each other during the pressing process. The press mandrels (12–15) have a roof-shaped transversal profile. The lateral distance (36) between the press mandrels (12–15) is increasingly reduced during the pressing process. An extending element (37) is arranged between two press mandrels, extending from one press mandrel to another press mandrel and being inserted into the other press mandrel during the pressing process. The aim of the invention is to improve said pressing device and to improve pressing. In order to block the above-mentioned distance (36), the extending element (37) is disposed in such a way that both roof edges (38) of the corresponding press mandrels cut across said extending element (37) in an initial position.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2001Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Gustav Klauke GmbHInventor: Egbert Frenken
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Patent number: 6978535Abstract: A pressing device for thin-film circuits and terminals includes the characteristics of a machine base provided with a bottom panel, and a cutting block and a pressing block capable of intermittent up-and-down displacement at an interior thereof; an inner modular base capable of elastic displacement and flexibly disposed in a projecting column on the bottom panel; and an outer modular base fixed at an outer side of the inner modular base. Wherein, the outer modular base presses onto an upper pressing plane using downward displacement of the pressing block, and a cutting-edge portion slides upward along a rear sliding wall of the inner modular base, thereby accurately puncturing, stamping and connecting a plurality of terminals onto silvered wires of a thin-film circuit at a time.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Inventor: David Tien
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Patent number: 6968726Abstract: The pair of press-connecting pliers for pins on electric communication terminals are provided on the front and rear sides of thereof with three kinds of press-connecting grooves. One of the two sides is formed thereon a first press-connecting groove and a second press-connecting groove, while the other side is formed thereon a third press-connecting groove in opposition to the second press-connecting groove; so that the left and right sides of the press-connecting pliers are formed thereon two terminal holding seats respectively from the first press-connecting groove, the second press-connecting groove and the third press-connecting groove, thereby the two terminal holding seats at least can simultaneously do press connecting for pins on electric communication wires and electric communication terminals of three different types, this simplifies the size of the entire press-connecting pliers.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Lang Wang
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Patent number: 6961992Abstract: A crimp press apparatus with first and second crimping stations includes at each station a device platform with device stations and a crimp press. A cable is advanced by a tape drive whereby the leading cable end is supplied to the first crimping station. After the leading cable end is provided with a crimping contact, the tape drive continues to advance the cable until the desired length of a cable section is reached. A separation and a stripping station separates the cable section from the cable and removes the insulation at the cable ends. The lagging cable end of the cable section is supplied to the second crimping station for assembly with a crimping contact. With the device stations located on a rotatable disk, a change of a type of contact to another type of contact is possible with minimum downtime of the crimp press apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Inventio AGInventor: Alois Conte
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Patent number: 6957560Abstract: A battery powered hydraulic tool including a frame; a battery connected to the frame; a motor connected to the frame and adapted to be powered by the battery; and a hydraulic pump connected to the motor by a gear reduction transmission. The motor and gear reduction transmission are adapted to output a torque of the least about 160 oz-in with the gear reduction transmission being adapted to provide a gear reduction of between about 8:1 to about 15:1 or less, and the hydraulic pump being adapted to output at least about 6000 psi of pressure or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: John D. Lefavour, Christopher G. Chadbourne, Armand T. Montminy, Gordon L. Steltzer
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Patent number: 6948351Abstract: Tongs comprising a four link mechanism (12, 20, 22, 30) wherein the links are pivotally connected together by means of parallel pivot joints (23?, 24?, 31?, 32?), wherein the link mechanism includes two mutually connected links (20, 30) which define therebetween an angle that approaches 180° at the closing end position of the tongs, and wherein the length of one (30) of said two links is adjustable and includes two parts that are moveable in the longitudinal direction of the link, wherein the first (36) of said parts includes a slot (51) for guiding a a shaft (31) carried by said second part (70) and belonging to the pivot joint of the adjustable link (30).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Pressmaster ABInventor: Mats Norin
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Patent number: 6948234Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, an end connector compression tool, including: a body; supports to support a cable and uncompressed end connector parts; a compression member axially movable with respect to the body to fixedly attach the end connector parts to the cable by compression of the end connector parts; a handle rotatably attached to the compression member at a first pivot point; and a link rotatably attached to the handle at a second pivot point and to the body at a third pivot point, such that rotation of the handle from an open position to a closed position effects compressive fixed attachment of the end connector parts to the cable. The tool may have an integral coaxial cable stripping function included therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2001Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Rostra Tool CompanyInventor: Richard A. Steiner
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Patent number: 6938329Abstract: A press apparatus presses a wire into a wire connector that is carried on an elongated strip. The connector has an opening at a top thereof, is stored on the strip in a side-ways orientation and is fed into the press on the strip. The press includes a feed path having a reorienting section to reorient the connector to position the opening in an upward orientation. A guide portion defines a conveyance path and direction. The guide portion has opposing walls. A one-way feed assembly feeds the connector into the press and prevents reverse movement of the connector. The feed assembly includes a guide wall and a feed pawl disposed opposite the guide wall. A reciprocating press has a die operably connected thereto and reciprocates to move the die to press the wire into the connector when the wire is positioned above the connector opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventors: James Turek, Richard Sponder
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Patent number: 6910363Abstract: A pliers head (1) for pressing work pieces includes a stationary die (20) and a movable die (19). A first element (15) is designed as a comparatively stiff housing (5). A second element (16) is designed as a lever (7). The lever (7) is subjected to a pretensional force (36). The pretensional force (36) has at least the value of a predetermined maximum pressing force of the pliers head (1). The first and second element (15, 16) are designed as separate parts, and they form a C-shaped mouth (14). The dies (19, 20) are located in the C-shaped mouth (14). A joint (10) is located at the first element (15), and it allows for pivotal movement of the second element (16) with respect to the first element (15). A stop (32) secures a parallel position of the stationary die and the movable die with respect to one another. As a result, the resulting pretensional torque counteracts the pressing torque, and the parallel arrangement of the dies (19, 20) is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: WEZAG GmbH WerkzeugfabrikInventors: Horst Beetz, Kurt Battenfeld
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Patent number: 6901647Abstract: An apparatus for accurately connecting a connector to a cable includes a securing device that secures the cable in place and a stop attached to the securing device. The stop is positioned so that a ferrule on the cable can rest against the stop. A connector installer is spaced from the securing device so that when the connector installer is engaged, the connector is force fitted onto the cable and ferrule pushing the ferrule against the stop.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Monty Jake Foster, Joe Capobianco
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Patent number: 6880240Abstract: Crimp pieces (21) of a metal terminal and a conductor wire placed on an inner side of the crimp pieces are positioned between a crimp indenter (11) and a crimp anvil (18). Then, at least one of the crimp indenter (11) and the crimp anvil (18) is moved toward another one thereof along a direction of a longitudinal center axis (12) to crimp the crimp pieces (21). At least two arch-shaped portions (13) are disposed on an inner surface of the crimp indenter (11), and are adjacent to each other and symmetric with respect to a plane including the longitudinal center axis (12). A sharply pointed portion (14) is defined by curves of the at least two arch-shaped portions (13) intersecting on the longitudinal center axis (12). Curvature of each of the curves is set to be greater toward the sharply pointed portion (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hironori Kitagawa, Naoki Ito, Tsutomu Takayama
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Patent number: 6877218Abstract: A lightweight, portable hand tool is provided for applying an insulation-piercing electrical connector, having insulation displacement conductive elements, to an insulated electrical cable. The tool is made of injection molded, impact resistant plastic and includes a manually grippable frame, with a loading die on the frame for receiving and holding the insulation-piercing electrical connector. A manually actuable, movable portion of the frame moves relative to electrical connector to cause the insulation on the wires to be pierced and thereby electrically connected to the connector. The tool is suitable for use with electrical cable having one or more pairs of wire, such as the typical four pair Ethernet cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Rauland-Borg CorporationInventors: Levi J. Perea, Jr., Steve Grabowski
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Patent number: 6857551Abstract: An auto-feed terminal wire clamping machine and its terminal structure. This invention can automatically sieve and randomly arrange the disordered terminal inner molds and feed them in an ordered direction to the feeding groove of such terminal wire clamper and automatically complete the terminal wire clamping operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Inventor: Min-Chen Chang
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Publication number: 20040253866Abstract: A terminal examination jig 10 includes a jig body 12 having a gauge receiving portion 13 and a terminal holding portion 20, and a limit gauge 28 releasably supported pivotally on a support pin 14 extending through the gauge receiving portion 13 in a bridging manner. The terminal receiving portion 20 has a fixing surface 23a against which a bottom surface of a terminal (an object to be examined) is adapted to abut, and a fixing screw 25 for pressing the terminal against the fixing surface 23a to hold the terminal is provided at the terminal receiving portion 20. The limit gauge 28 has an opening portion 30 which is formed into a shape corresponding to the shape of an electrical contact portion of the terminal. Whether or not the bending of the terminal is within a tolerance is judged by checking whether or not the electrical contact portion can pass through the opening portion 30 without interference when the limit gauge 28 is pivotally moved about the support pin 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Takao Murakami
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Patent number: 6820326Abstract: A compression assembly tool having multiple split bases for attaching connectors of different sizes to corresponding coaxial cables of different dimensions by compressing the connectors axially. The tool uses a light rigid O-frame and at least two pairs of split base supports located at different distances from a compression plunger driven by a lever handle. The handle is spring-loaded to the open position, but is held in the closed position by a wire bail for storage. The pairs of split base supports have annular bearing surfaces of different diameters that support the back of different connectors over a full 360 degrees. The split base supports are pivotally attached to the body, are held closed by a spring and are easily opened by squeezing push surfaces located on the split base supports towards each other to pivot the split base supports to the open position.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Capewell Components Company, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Tarpill, Tadeusz Zagula
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Publication number: 20040226168Abstract: A pressing device for thin-film circuits and terminals includes the characteristics of a machine base provided with a bottom panel, and a cutting block and a pressing block capable of intermittent up-and-down displacement at an interior thereof; an inner modular base capable of elastic displacement and flexibly disposed in a projecting column on the bottom panel; and an outer modular base fixed at an outer side of the inner modular base. Wherein, the outer modular base presses onto an upper pressing plane using downward displacement of the pressing block, and a cutting-edge portion slides upward along a rear sliding wall of the inner modular base, thereby accurately puncturing, stamping and connecting a plurality of terminals onto silvered wires of a thin-film circuit at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventor: David Tien
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Patent number: 6813826Abstract: It is a terminal crimping die system for crimping a terminal to an electric wire by fitting an anvil, in which a terminal receiving groove is provided in a crimping face part, into a recess of a crimper. In this terminal crimping die system, the width of each of receiving surfaces, each of which is provided between a corresponding one of both end parts of the terminal receiving groove and a corresponding one of both end parts of the crimping face part, is not more than ½ of the thickness of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Naoki Ito, Hironori Kitagawa, Tsutomu Takayama
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Patent number: 6807728Abstract: A crimping tool has a handle lever portion and a crimp portion with a press and a base housing. The base housing has a placement location with a recessed surface for engaging a jack and a recessed region for a cable. The base housing also has lateral regions that have frictionally engaging surface portions for clamping to wire ends. The press has a plunger and a housing with terminating blades for shearing excess wire from the cable when the tool engages a twisted pair cable to a jack. The blades cut the wires and the excess wire is discarded. The press and the base housing then disengage and the jack is removed from the tool with the cable in communication with the electrical contacts of the jack.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Inventors: Michelle Griffin, Steve Rohrbach
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Patent number: 6805169Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire termination system for terminating wires in at least one of a plurality of terminal connectors removably affixed to each other in a terminal connector strip that includes a body having a connector positioning cavity therein for receiving the terminal connector strip; a pushing element within the positioning cavity for advancing the terminal connector strip within the positioning cavity; a crimping element for receiving at least one of the plurality of terminal connectors from the pushing element; a support within the positioning cavity for positioning at least one of the plurality of terminal connectors within the crimping element; and a handle moveably attached to the crimping element and the body, wherein the handle and the crimping element are configured to terminate the wires within at least one of the plurality of terminal connectors and to separate the terminal connector from the terminal connector strip.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronic CorporationInventors: Leo V. Schuppert, Jr., David J. Erb
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Publication number: 20040200060Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for connecting a modular plug connector with a telephone/data cable, and an axial connector with a coaxial cable, including a pair of operating arms pivotally connected intermediate their ends to define on opposite sides of the pivot axis a pair of operating end portions and a pair of crimping end portions, respectively, a pair of crimping dies being connected between the crimping end portions and containing first recesses for defining a first crimping chamber adjacent the end extremities of the crimping end portions, the adjacent surfaces of the crimping dies containing opposed second recesses cooperating to define a second crimping chamber arranged between the first crimping chamber and the pivot axis of the operating arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: CONNECTOOL INC.Inventors: Leslie B. Shutts, Yin Ho Cheng, Huang De Sei
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Publication number: 20040200059Abstract: In order to maximally reduce a space necessary for a terminal crimping apparatus to improve operability and maintenance readiness, terminal reels 422 and applicators 421 are arranged in such inclined states that terminals can be fed in a direction oblique to a wire conveyance path PH. A wire is fed to the applicators 421 by wire clamping units. Each wire clamping unit is so constructed as to switch the position thereof between a pressing position in which the end of the wire can be connected with a terminal and a normal position in which the end of the wire can be transferred to and from the remaining units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Ema
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Publication number: 20040187300Abstract: A structure of a press-contacting holding part is not complicated so that press-contacting operation of press-contacting an electric wire to the press-contacting terminal is easily and precisely performed. According to the invention, an apparatus of press-contacting of electric wire includes a case holding part for holding case provided with a press-contacting terminal, an electric wire holding part for holding the electric wire positioned by the positioning part, a press-contacting driving mechanism for driving the electric wire held by the electric wire holding part so that the electric wire is pushed into a slot part of the press-contacting terminal to provide pressure contact therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Ryousuke Shioda
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Patent number: 6792675Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that proactively ensures alignment (parallelism) of the connectors on the circuit board during the solder assembly of the connectors to the circuit board. The apparatus includes an alignment fixture that has been specifically designed to ensure parallelism of straddle-mounted connectors during the solder reflow assembly process. The fixture has connector slots and a circuit board slot. The slots help to detect whether the connectors meet the X- and Y-axis alignment requirements after the insertion process (after the connectors have been placed onto the circuit board). That is, if the X- and Y-axis alignment specifications are met, the circuit board with its attached connectors can be completely fitted into the slots of the alignment fixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventor: Camnhung T. Tran
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Patent number: 6792635Abstract: An improved type of joining pliers, particularly one that presses and joins an object (coating terminal) to a conductive wire and can make correction without being deviated or displaced during a compressing and joining process, comprising a left handle, a right handle that is pivoted to the left handle so the two handles can be opened or folded to each other, an opening mold that is movably pivoted to the left handle, and a slide block that is movably pivoted to the right handle and can be embedded in the opening mold; by the mobility of the opening mold and the slide block that are movably pivoted to each other, the assembling position of the mobile opening mold and the slide block can be automatically corrected when the left and right handles are folded.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Inventor: Chao-Chin Yen
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Patent number: 6782608Abstract: In a mold for pressing an electric-wire clamping portion of a terminal, a lower side-wall mold part and an upper side-wall mold part are provided for pressing side walls connected to the electric-wire clamping portion. A pressure face substantially continuously connected to a pressure face of an upper conductor mold part is provided on one end side of the upper side-wall mold part. A taper face is provided on the other end side of the upper side-wall mold part so as to be enlarged toward the other end. Accordingly, side walls pressed between the lower side-wall mold part and the upper side-wall mold part are deformed so that the quantity of deformation at one end is near the quantity of compressive deformation of the electric-wire clamping portion and so that the quantity of deformation is reduced gradually toward the other end side. Thus, local stress concentration is not caused in the side walls so that cracks are prevented from occurring in the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hideki Ohsumi, Yoshimi Wada
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Patent number: 6769173Abstract: An electrical connector crimping die comprises a first section for removably connecting the die to an electrical connector compression tool. A second section of the die, which is connected to the first section, is provided for crimping a connector. The second section comprises a generally concave crimp projection of a given height which defines a primary crimp surface and at least one concave shaped secondary pre-crimp surface. The secondary pre-crimp surface is recessed relative to the primary crimp surface by the given height. The primary crimp surface and the secondary pre-crimp surface are arranged relative to the first section so that a major portion of a crimping force applied by the compression tool to the crimping die is applied to the primary crimp surface to crimp a first portion of the connector and so that a minor portion of the crimping force is applied to the secondary pre-crimp surface to pre-crimp a second portion of the connector. A hydraulic crimping tool employs such a crimping die.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Christopher G. Chadbourne
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Patent number: 6763574Abstract: A device for the semi- or fully automatic attaching of a contact element (1) to a cable end (2), including a drive unit (3), a storage unit (4) containing a plurality of contact elements (1), a transport device for feeding contact elements (1) to the cable end (2), and a processing unit (5). At least the processing unit (5) and the storage unit (4) are configured as a self-enclosed assembly (6), which, as a self-enclosed unit, can be separated from the drive unit (3).Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2000Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Firma Carl FreudenbergInventor: Matthias Woll
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Patent number: 6763583Abstract: A tool for cutting a live electrical wire and applying a connector thereto in a safe and convenient manner has a housing with a pistol grip and actuating means on a first end and wire preparing and connector application means at the opposite second end. At least the housing is made of electrical insulating material. The wire preparation portion comprises two parallel adjacent sections each having a wire gripping portion, an anvil and opposing cutter. When actuated, the cutter of one section completely severs the live electrical wire and the cutter of the other section, the sections being slightly spaced apart at this time, severs only the insulation of the live electrical wire. Continued movement of the actuation means causes the two sections to spread apart to remove the cut section of insulation from the electrical conductor and allow access of a connector applicator to the exposed end of the electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Inventor: Clyde Wesley Bryan
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Patent number: 6745611Abstract: A battery powered hydraulic tool including a frame; a battery connected to the frame; a motor connected to the frame and adapted to be powered by the battery; and a hydraulic pump connected to the motor by a gear reduction transmission. The motor and gear reduction transmission are adapted to output a torque of the least about 160 oz-in with the gear reduction transmission being adapted to provide a gear reduction of between about 8:1 to about 15:1 or less, and the hydraulic pump being adapted to output at least about 6000 psi of pressure or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: John D. Lefavour, Christopher G. Chadbourne, Armand T. Montminy, Gordon L. Steltzer
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Patent number: 6742251Abstract: An apparatus is provided that crimps an electrical wire having a water-proof plug onto a connector terminal in a given positional relationship and can be applied to an automatic assembling operation. In the vicinity of upper crimping members and lower crimping members of the apparatus which crimp an electrical wire having a water-proof plug onto the connector terminal, there are provided a water-proof plug positioning member which has a positioning protuberance used for placing a water-proof plug in a given position with respect to the front end of the connector terminal and a terminal positioning member which is vertically movable and engages with a positioning groove of the connector terminal. The front end face of a water-proof plus sealing section is brought into contact with the rear surface of a positioning protuberance, thereby placing the water-proof plug in a predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1998Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Yoshihiro Fukase
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Patent number: 6732393Abstract: A pair of pin press-connecting pliers. The pliers include a first handle and a second handle pivot connected via a connecting seat. The first handle is provided on the inner side thereof with a guiding portion. A first press-connecting portion is provided in the guiding portion, and a linking member connects the first press-connecting portion with the second press-connecting portion. A second press-connecting portion is fixedly provided on the tailing end of the guiding portion via a die block. The connecting seat has at least a concave portion at the press connecting area of the first and the second handles for resting a wire thereon, and has a knife provided on a corresponding handle for peeling or cutting wire in cooperation with the concave portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Hanlong Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Chou Liao
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Patent number: 6708396Abstract: A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress a portion of the connector into firm crimping engagement with the end of the coaxial cable. To accommodate different lengths of connectors, a receiver is resiliently mounted on the plunger for insertion of different length adapter tips to vary the axial spacing between the receiver and the end stop according to the length of connector being terminated; and in still another form the body may include a hinged adapter adjacent to the end stop to vary the effective distance between the end stop and plunger according to the length of fitting being terminated.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: International Communication Manufacturing Corp.Inventor: Randall A. Holliday