Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a sensor assembly and an evaluation unit. The sensor assembly includes a sensor and an electrode arrangement. The sensor generates signals under the action of a pressure profile, and the electrode arrangement transmits the signals to the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit includes an electric circuit board that is connected to the electrode arrangement by material bonding.

Abstract: A communication plug having a plug body and a plurality of contact pairs at least partially within the plug body, the contact pairs including an inherent asymmetric coupling between individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. Second asymmetric coupling elements are connected between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. The second asymmetric coupling elements, when combined with the inherent asymmetric coupling, provide a balanced symmetric coupling between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs.

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable delivered by a connector housing.

Abstract: An electric connector for mating with a complementary connector includes an insulation housing, at least an insulation displacement contact, and at least an insulated wire. The insulation housing includes two rows of contact holding portions which are respectively arranged on an upper and lower side of the insulation housing, and two rows of cable holding portions. The cable holding portions are arranged in correspondence with the contacting holding portions and each connected to its corresponding contacting holding portion for forming a passageway along a mating direction. The insulation displacement contact is holed in one of the contact holding portion. The insulated wire extends along the mating direction. And the wire includes a front portion inserted into one of the insulation displacement contact along a vertical direction and a sub-front portion received in one of the cable holding portions along the vertical direction.

Abstract: A solar grounding connector for capturing a wire. The connector includes a base and a stuffer. The base is made from a conductive metal and includes a base plate. The base plate includes means for assembling the base to a solar panel. A pair of opposed sidewalls extend at an angle from the base plate, each sidewall including a slot of preselected size. The stuffer is pivotably mounted to the base. The stuffer includes a top surface, and a pair of opposed sidewalls extending from the stuffer top surface toward the base plate. Each stuffer sidewall has a slot corresponding to the slot in the base sidewall, each opposed stuffer sidewall being adjacent to a base sidewall when engaged. The slot in the stuffer sidewalls urge a wire against the corresponding slots in the base sidewalls, exerting a force on the wire sufficient to establish electrical contact between the wire and the base. The grounding connector also includes means for fastening the stuffer with respect to the base.

Abstract: A switch accommodating recess (13) capable of accommodating a switch assembly (30) and a wire accommodating recess (15) capable of positioning an FFC (20) which is electrically connected to a room lamp are provided in a vehicle compartment-side surface of an insulating housing 11 in the room lamp which is fitted in a lamp fitting window having an opening in a roof trim covering a vehicle body panel. At the same time as bus bars (21) are mounted on the vehicle compartment-side surface of the insulating housing (11), press-connecting terminals (21b) are subjected topress fitting connection to the FFC (20) positioned in the wire accommodating recess (15).

Abstract: This connecting device has a conducting core (9) surrounded by an insulating sheath (7), of the type having: an interconnecting part (2) provided with at least one stripping and connecting jaw (4) formed by a tubular body (5) that, in one face, has a stripping and holding slot (6) designed to cut insulating sheath (7), for connecting and holding the conducting core of cable (8), down to conducting core (9), and an insulating housing (3) defining at least one connecting chamber (15) which contains the stripping jaw (4) and which has, in a wall located opposite stripping slot (6), a gripping slot (16) designed to pinch the insulating sheath (7) of cable (8). The gripping slot (16) is at least partially offset laterally from the stripping slot (6).

Abstract: A cramping terminal fitting is provided to maintain a satisfactory contact state with a wire without applying plating again after shaping the terminal fitting by a press. The terminal fitting includes insulation displacement contact (IDC) portions (6) into which a wire can be pushed. Each IDC portion (6) is comprised of a contact portion (9) formed by embossing side walls (5) in such a manner as to have a triangular cross section, and cutting blades (8) formed by bending long pieces (18) and short pieces (17) to have a triangular cross section. Further, guide portions (10) for guiding the wire to the IDC portions (6) are provided above the cutting blades (8). Since the contact portions (9) remain plated, a contact state with the wire can be satisfactorily maintained.

Abstract: An electrical contact in which the thickness of the stock material is greater than the width of an insulation displacement slot provided therein. The contact is manufactured utilizing conventional stamping and forming operations to create an insulation displacement slot which could not be previously manufactured using these techniques. The contact has a wire receiving section and a mounting section integrally attached to the wire receiving section. An insulation displacement plate is provided on the wire receiving section, the insulation displacement plate has a first portion and a second portion which are positioned proximate each other to form the insulation displacement plate. A first slot portion stamped from the first portion edge and a second slot portion stamped from the second portion edge are positioned to form an insulation displacement slot, whereby the width of the insulation displacement slot can be dimensioned to receive and terminate the fine wires therein.

Abstract: An insulation-displacement terminal has opposed side walls (12) and a wire-receiving space therebetween. V-shaped insulation-displacement portions (16) are formed by a pair of plates (16F, 16R) that are bent from the side walls (12) and project into the wire-receiving space. A bending angle (&bgr;) between one plate (16R) and the side wall (12) is larger than a bending angle (&agr;) between the other plate (16F) and the side wall (12). A pulling force on the wire (W) does not make a loose movement since the bending angle of the plate (16F) located at the side behind with respect to a pulling direction is a right angle. Further, since the bending angle (&bgr;) between the plate (16R) and the side wall 12 is larger, an angle (&ggr;) between the plates (16F) and (16R) of the insulation-displacement portion (16) is sufficiently large to ensure a wide contact area with a core (Wb) of the wire (W). Thus, a high contact reliability can be secured.

Abstract: A connector is connected to a cable composed of a plurality of electric wires, each of which comprises a metal wire covered with an insulator, and a sheath provided with an opening formed at its terminal end and covering the electric wires with one end portions of the electric wires projecting from the opening. The connector comprises an insulating base member, a plurality of conductive contact elements fixedly supported in the base member, and an insulating cover member removably coupled to the base member and covering terminal portions of the contact elements respectively connected to the metal wires. The cover member comprises an electric wire positioning portion for holding terminal ends of the one end portions of the electric wires so that the terminal ends confront the contact elements corresponding thereto, respectively, and a cable holding portion for holding the cable at an end portion of the sheath adjacent the opening.

Abstract: The invention relates in general to a cutting and clamping sleeve contact for contacting a cable core transversely to the sleeve axis, and in particular for cable cores of the telecommunication technology. The contact is made of a metal sleeve shell and includes a clamping slot for the insulated cable core and a cutting and clamping contact slot within the sleeve for the stripless termination of the cable core. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the cutting and clamping sleeve contact. A portion 13 of a sleeve shell 12 is bent off radially into an interior of the sleeve body 12 and is provided with a cutting/clamping contact slot 2. A clamping slot 3 is opposite to the cutting/clamping contact slot 2 and is cut into the sleeve shell 15. The present invention improves the cutting and clamping sleeve contact, with regard to the independence of the cutting/clamping slot 2 from the movements at the clamping slot 3, and with regard to the observation of accurate tolerances.

Abstract: A conducting terminal of a telephone cord plug, which has two claws with a pair of opposite inclined surfaces capable of closely clamping the inner copper wire of the telephone cord jack for current-conduction with minimum damage to the copper wire when inserted into the telephone cord jack, is disclosed. A middle projecting tang or member is also provided between the above two claws so as to only pierce through the outer cover of the telephone cord for enhancing the association of the conducting terminal with the telephone cord jack. A plurality of projecting detents are also defined upon the conducting terminal so as to engage the guide plates of the jack, thereby preventing seperation of the conducting terminal from the jack.

Abstract: A device for connecting a wire to a terminal of an electric motor comprises a planar portion having means for gripping a terminal. A slot is formed in the planar portion and straddles and grips a core of the wire, thus electrically connecting the wire to the terminal. The wire is held between a support and a clamping portion on the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting and clamping sleeve contact for contacting a cable wire laterally to the sleeve axis. The sleeve contact exhibits at least one clamping through slot at the periphery of the sleeve and a cutting and clamping contact in the interior of the sleeve. Wall pieces are cut free at the wall of a sleeve. They provide a one-piece sleeve contact suitable to contact cable wires having varying diameters and multi-stranded conductors. The wall pieces are also made of a metal material, and are bent into the interior of the sleeve and form contact legs for forming the cutting/clamping contact.

Abstract: A modular connector for field termination of an electrical cable containing a plurality of individually insulated conductors and having a body, a contact carrier in snap-in assembly with the body and a cover assembly for snap-in assembly with the body in the field and including a cover and a cable strain relief member attached to the cover by a living hinge. The cable strain relief member is arranged for snap-in assembly with the body in the field. A stuffing member carried by the cover sets each conductor in an associated contact of IDC type mounted on the contact carrier as the cover is snapped into assembly with the body. A blade mounting on the contact carrier cooperates with a shearing member depending from the cover to trim the free ends of the conductor during cover assembly. Assembly of the cover with the body also applies strain relief to the cable and each of the conductors and also deflects the trimmed conductors away from the shearing blade.

Abstract: Method and apparatus embrace implanting electrical conductor wires (16) into grooves (38) in a structural element (30) of an apparatus unit (10) to form a harness (14) for power and signal distribution in said unit and thereafter terminating the wires by terminals (70) and adding components (82) to the structural element. Wire placement features rolling of the wire into grooves of the structural element with grooves provided in tooling to extend wires along the structural element. Rolling is achieved along paths extending in X and Y directions. The structural element bearing wires, terminals, and connectors and components is then mechanically secured to the apparatus unit to form a structural part thereof.

Abstract: A solderless connection between a wire lead and a terminal of an electric motor is formed by squeezing the lead wire and the terminal together by means a slide member which is affixed in a recess in an end cap of the motor housing. The terminal has a U-shaped portion which receives the wire. A sloping wall of the slide member squeezes the U-shape portion against a side wall of the recess as the slide member is pushed home, causing the terminal to grip the wire, to reduce strain on the electrical connection if the wire is pulled.

Abstract: An armature comprises a winding having a connector portion coated with insulation, an armature termination, such as a commutator segment, and a support on which the termination is mounted. The termination has an integral terminal provided with a slot which straddles and grips the connector portion of the winding. The slot has an open end through which the winding is drawn after the termination has been mounted on the support. During an armature winding operation, two cutting edges cut through the insulation of the connector portion as it is drawn into the slot to establish electrical contact between the connector portion and the terminal.

Abstract: A plug for coaxial cable of the type used for wire broadcasting transmission or multiplex communication system comprising a shielding cap. The shielding cap molded from a conducting material is connected to the cable without stripping the outer insulating material because several sharp-edged sector-shaped projections formed at the end of the shield cap penetrate into the outer insulation of the cable and their tips stick in the shielding net of the cable. A socket or other contact elements of other electrical circuits may or may not have a thread for engaging the assembled plug since the shielding cap itself is made of an elastic material which allows sliding fit instead of thread engagement.

Abstract: The contact member comprising knife-edge pinch contact is based on a sheet metal blank bent U-shaped wherein a wall containing the contacting slot is formed by a portion of one of the U-legs of the sheet metal blank which is angled off door-like into the region of the U-contour. Tabs are cut free from the limiting walls of the U-contour and are bent out such with their free ends that the free ends of the tabs press into the insulating layer of a conductor which is pressed into the contacting slot. Points provided at the free ends of the tabs thereby dig into the insulating layer of the conductor and thus, effect a mechanical relief of the actual knife-edge pinch contact location given a simple format of the contact member.

Abstract: A connector for connecting sheathed electric wire (19) to a metal connector part (1) having a wire-stripping slot (2) and held fixedly in a housing in a body of insulating material (11) having a wire-passing opening running along the slot (2). The connector part includes a transverse cavity (10) disposed inside the housing, behind the slot (2) and facing the slot in such a manner as to serve as a fixed bearing point for an end piece (20) on the blade of a tool (17) which is used as a lever for inserting a wire into the slot and into the wire-passing opening by applying force thereto. The invention may be used to provide wire-stripping connections in the housings of electrical appliances.