Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.

Abstract: A wire connector includes a main body, an upper cover, an upper cutter, a lower cover, and a lower cutter. Thus, the oblique jaw portions of the pliers are closely urged on the oblique faces of the action portions of the upper cover and the lower cover, so that the upper cover and the lower cover are pressed by the pair of pliers to move into the receiving chamber of the main body smoothly and conveniently without incurring deflection.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3), a number of wires (4), and a cover (5) mounted to the housing. The insulative housing has a number of passageways (24) in a front portion (20) and a number of posts (27) on a rear portion (22). Every two neighboring posts define a contact-receiving tunnel (26) therebetween. Each contact includes a three-beam mating portion (30) received in the passageways, and an insulation displacement portion (32) received in a corresponding contact-receiving tunnel. The insulation displacement portion includes a first wall (320), a second wall (322), and an intermediate section (324) connecting the first and the second walls. The first and the second walls each define a slot (328), and the slots align with each other. Each wire is received in the slots of a corresponding contact and electrically connected with the contact in the contact-receiving tunnel.

Abstract: A pressure welding terminal for a plate connector is provided, wherein electrically contacting portions mounted at the same position on respective tabular insulative bodies stacked up are securely electrically connected to each other. A JB-applied pressure welding terminal 50 as the pressure welding terminal for the plate connector is mounted on a pressure welding plate as the tabular insulative body. The pressure welding plates are stacked up to form the plate connector. The JB-applied pressure welding terminal 50 has a wire connecting portion 51 to which an electric wire 4 is pressure-welded, an electrically contacting portion 52, and a slit portion 59. The wire connecting portion 51 has a placing wall 55 and a pair of sidewalls 56a, 56b. The electrically contacting portion 52 is formed tubularly, and a conductive connection bar is inserted therein.

Abstract: A connector for connecting with cables and mate with a plug connector includes a first housing and a second housing assembled together, and a plurality of conductive terminals received in the first housing. The first housing has a first insulator and a first shell shielding the first insulator. The second housing has a second insulator and a second shell shielding the second insulator. Each conductive terminal has a contact end and a pierce end. When the first housing and the second housing are assembled together, the pierce ends of the conductive terminals pierce ends of the cables for electrically connecting with the cables. A plurality of U-shaped anchors is longitudinally arranged on the first shell for sandwiching the pierced ends of the cables therebetween. A plurality of biasing projections is longitudinally formed along a front of the second insulator and cooperates, with the anchors to press the cables.

Abstract: A safety Serial ATA IDC power cable plug connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of IDC power contacts (3) retained in the housing, a number of wires (4) connected to the power contacts, and a cover (5) mounted onto the insulative housing with the wires securely retained therebetween. The insulative housing comprises an engaging portion (20) providing a number of protrusions (26) and an opposite terminating portion (21). The engaging portion has an upper wall (202), a lower wall (204) and a pair of lateral walls (206) cooperatively defining a receiving space (22) therebetween for receiving a complementary Serial ATA power receptacle connector (6). An L-shaped tongue (24) extends into the receiving space. The cover comprises a number of latching arms (57) latching onto corresponding protrusions of the housing.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3), a number of wires (4), and a cover (5). The housing has a number of passageways (24) in a front portion (20), and a number of posts (27) and blocks (28) on a rear portion (22). Every two neighboring posts define a contact-receiving tunnel (26) therebetween. Each contact includes an insulation displacement portion (32) received in a corresponding contact-receiving tunnel. The insulation displacement portion includes a first wall (320), a second wall (322), and an intermediate section (324) connecting the opposite walls. The first and the second walls each define a slot (328), and the slots align with each other. Each wire is received in the slots of a corresponding contact in the contact-receiving tunnel. The cover includes a plurality of latching arms (57) respectively engaging with the blocks of the housing.

Abstract: The electrical connector has a pair of first and second terminal fittings each connected to each of a pair of first and second electrical cables and a connector housing holding the terminal fittings. The electrical connector comprises a cable distinction device for electrically connecting the first electrical cable to the first electrical cable and the second electrical cable to the second electrical cable. The cable distinction device has a cutout with a shoulder, the cutout allowing insertion of the electrical cables into the connector housing, the shoulder positioned at a middle of an inner edge of the cutout, and the shoulder allows insertion of the first electrical cable but prevents insertion of the second electrical cable into the connector housing. The first and second electrical cables have an outer diameter equal to each other, and the first electrical cable has a protrusion projecting from an outer surface of a sheath to abut against the shoulder of the cutout when inserted in to the cutout.

Abstract: A wiring block and cover shell arrangement for electric connector in which the wiring block has two smoothly arched bearing walls perpendicularly extended from the front surface of the base thereof and equally spaced from the center of the base at two sides, two sets of parallel crevices symmetrically formed in the bearing walls and respectively cut through the height of the bearing walls to the base, and two sets of slots respectively cut through the height of the bearing walls and front and back sides of the base across the crevices for accommodating a respective wire clamp to fasten the insulated wires of the twisted pairs of a cable, maintaining an equal delay skew at each twisted pair of the cable.

Abstract: A thin connector for connecting with cables and mate with a plug connector includes a first housing and a second housing assembled together, and a plurality of conductive terminals received in the second housing. The first housing has a first insulator, a first shell for shielding the first insulator and a longitudinal biasing plate. The second housing has a second insulator and a second shell shielding the second insulator. The conductive terminals have contact ends and pins. When the first housing and the second housing are assembled together, the pins of the conductive terminals pierce the cables for electrically connecting the conductive terminals and the cables. The biasing plate presses against the cables to avoid the cables disengaging from the thin connector, thereby achieving reliable communication and lengthened life-span.

Abstract: A system for electrically connecting electrical components. The system comprises a first ribbon cable; a connector cap including a track area adapted to operably engage the ribbon cable, and a connector base having a first ribbon cable receptacle area adapted to electrically engage the first ribbon cable. The connector cap includes a first pair of posts spaced a first distance apart and a second pair of posts spaced a second distance apart, the second distance differing from the first distance. The connector base includes a second receptacle area adapted to electrically engage a second ribbon cable, electrical interconnection wiring electrically interconnecting the first and second receptacles, and a receptacle operably positioned and sized to receive the first pair of posts and sized to interfere with the second pair of posts.

Abstract: A press-contacting connector includes a connector housing, a wire holder and an assisting plate. The connector housing has a plurality of press-contacting terminals and a holder fitting portion in which a plurality of press-contacting blades of the press-contacting terminals are provided. The wire holder is fitted into the holder fitting portion of the connector housing, and holding a plurality of wires. The assisting plate is attached to the wire holder so as to press-hold press-contacting portions of the wires to the wire holder. The assisting plate has a plurality of guide portions which guides the press-contacting blades to the press-contacting portions of the wires respectively. When the wire holder is fitted into the connector housing, the press-contacting blades press-contact the press-contacting portions of the wires respectively.

Abstract: An electrical wiring harness assembly including a flex cable comprising electrical conductors; and a plurality of insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminals connected to the conductors of the flex cable. The IDC terminals each include a base section, wire insulation displacement sections connected to the base section and having insulation displacement slots, and sets of teeth extending from the base section which extend through the conductors and are outwardly deformed on an opposite side of the flex cable from the base section. The IDC terminals are adapted to connect electrical wires directly to the conductors of the flex cable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening device for fastening a component (4; 15) to a brush carrier (1) for an electrical machine. The fastening device is integral with the brush carrier (1) and has at least one tapered region (7; 25, 26). When installed, the component (4; 15) is located in the tapered region (7; 25, 26).

Abstract: There are provided a circuit member-overlapping step of overlapping a plurality of flexible flat circuit members 20A and 20B in intersecting relation to each other (each of the flat circuit members comprising a plurality of conductors 21 which are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals, and are covered with a covering member 22 in an insulating manner), an internal equipment portion-assembling step of connecting electric parts 30, such as a connector block 31, a fuse block 32 and an electronic board 33, respectively to arbitrary portions of the overlapped flat circuit members 20A and 20B, and an internal equipment portion-inserting step of curling the flat circuit members 20A and 20B and inserting them into a casing 13 while positioning the electric parts 30 relative to the casing 13.

Abstract: The electrical connector has a pair of first and second terminal fittings each connected to each of a pair of first and second electrical cables and a connector housing holding the terminal fittings. The electrical connector comprises a cable distinction device for electrically connecting the first electrical cable to the first electrical cable and the second electrical cable to the second electrical cable. The cable distinction device has a cutout with a shoulder, the cutout allowing insertion of the electrical cables into the connector housing, the shoulder being positioned at a middle of an inner edge of the cutout, and the shoulder allows insertion of the first electrical cable but prevents insertion of the second electrical cable into the connector housing. The first and second electrical cables have an outer diameter equal to each other, and the first electrical cable has a protrusion projecting from an outer surface of a sheath to abut against the shoulder of the cutout when inserted in to the cutout.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector for electromechanically connecting an electrosurgical cable to a flexible circuit board of a surgical instrument. The connector includes a fixed portion having a cavity defined therein which includes a wire guide block. A series of wire slots are defined within the wire guide block wherein each wire slot is dimensioned to receive a respective conductive wire disposed within the electrosurgical cable. The connector also includes a cap portion designed for selective, friction-fit engagement with the cavity of the fixed portion. The cap portion includes a series of detents which define a corresponding series of slots therebetween for wedging the conductive wires of the cable against a series of corresponding terminal contacts disposed on the flexible circuit board.

Abstract: The device is used for electrically connecting at least one contact point on a first circuit board to at least one contact point on a second circuit board positioned neighboring the first circuit board using at least one conductor provided with an insulating sheath. In order to be able to construct and handle such a device simply, cutting contacts are positioned fixed on a relevant circuit board at contact points and have cutters implemented at contact points for contacting the conductor without stripping. A housing receives the conductor and tightly encloses it and has a conductor insertion opening on a long side thereof which extends over a respective conductor length. Guide contours on both sides on inner sides adjoining the conductor insertion opening run transversely to a housing lengthwise direction and are recessed relative to lateral conductor bearing surfaces on the inner sides and are tailored to a recess of the contact legs which are provided with the cutters of the cutting contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a body with a plurality of contact cavities therein with an open end, and a plurality of insulation penetrating beam contacts received within the cavities. Each contact has a first end portion to engage a wire and a second portion with a protrusion. The connector also includes a plurality of spring arms and stops positioned adjacent to the contact cavities. Each arm has a resiliently movable free end portion positioned to releasably engage the protrusion when the contact is in the contact cavity at which the spring arm is positioned. The end portion of each arm and the stop for each contact cavity are spaced apart to receive the contact protrusion therebetween. The arm is resiliently movable to permit insertion and removal of the contact through the open end.

Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3), a number of wires (4), and a cover (5). The housing has a number of passageways (24) in a front portion (20), and a number of posts (27) and blocks (28) on a rear portion (22). Every two neighboring posts define a contact-receiving tunnel (26) therebetween. Each contact includes an insulation displacement portion (32) received in a corresponding contact-receiving tunnel. The insulation displacement portion includes a first wall (320), a second wall (322), and an intermediate section (324) connecting the opposite walls. The first and the second walls each define a slot (328), and the slots align with each other. Each wire is received in the slots of a corresponding contact in the contact-receiving tunnel. The cover includes a plurality of latching arms (57) respectively engaging with the blocks of the housing.

Abstract: A press contact terminal has a press contact blade portion pressed on an electric wire, a pair of tab portions arranged mutually in opposite directions with the press contact blade portion as a middle position, and a middle connection portion that connects the pair of tab portions to the press contact blade portion.

Abstract: A wiring interconnection device includes an insulation displacement connector (IDC) and a slot, formed in the device, leading to the IDC. The slot may include at least one retaining edge to hold a wire within the slot prior to encountering the IDC, e.g. a “parking” feature. Further, the slot may include at least one retaining edge to hold the wire in an electrical connection to the IDC, e.g. a “retaining” feature. In a preferred embodiment, the slot includes both the parking and retaining features.

Abstract: A connector mounting structure includes a connector housing having terminal accommodating chambers, and wire connecting terminals accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers. The terminals accommodated in the rightmost and leftmost ones of the terminal accommodating chambers are employed as dummy fixing terminals when the connector housing mounted on a printed circuit board. Fixing portions of the dummy fixing terminals are inserted into terminal insertion holes formed in the printed circuit board so that the fixing portions protrude from a rear surface of the printed circuit board. The fixing portions are secured to contacts of the printed circuit board by soldering.

Abstract: A splice connector assembly for mechanically and selectively electrically connecting first and second conductor members includes a connector body adapted to receive the first and second conductor members. The connector body includes a first body member and a second body member adapted to engage the first body member. First and second electrically conductive terminals in the connector body are adapted to electrically engage the first and second conductor members, respectively. An electrically conductive bridge member is mounted in the connector body such that the bridge member is movable between a closed position, wherein the bridge member electrically connects the first and second terminals and thereby the first and second conductor members, and an open position, wherein the bridge member does not electrically connect the first and second terminals so that the first and second conductor members are not electrically connected by the splice connector assembly.

Abstract: A connector, connecting an electric wire of a newly added electronic device with a provided electric wire easily, has a first connector housing 11, a terminal 12, a second connector hosing 13 and a pressure contact terminal. The first connector housing 11 has a terminal receiving portion 16 and a wire holding portion 17. The wire holding portion 17 holds a provided electric wire 7. The terminal 12 is connected with a first electric wire 3 of the newly added electronic device. The second connector housing 13 is supported slidably along a direction B intersecting with the first electric wire 3. The second connector hosing 13 holds the pressure contact terminal contacted with pressure to the second electric wire 7.

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact (IDC) connector (1) includes a housing (10) receiving a plurality of contacts (11), a cover (12) and a locking member (13). The cover has two latches (121) at opposite ends thereof, and the locking member has two arms (131) at opposite ends thereof. The housing has two receptacles (101) at opposite ends thereof. Each receptacle includes an inner wall, two parallel sidewalls (1011) extending from the inner wall, and an outer wall (1012) interconnecting the two sidewalls. Each outer wall has two gaps (1013) respectively adjacent the sidewalls and spanning from a bottom edge thereof to a middle section thereof, for providing the outer wall with better elasticity. The latches and the arms insert into the receptacles with the outer walls elastically deforming, thereby establishing electrical connection between tails of the contacts and a determined section of a flat cable, while not damage the outer wall.

Abstract: A jack plug for a cable having a center conductor and at least one shielding conductor surrounding the center conductor comprises a plug shaft having the electric plug contact elements at the front side of the jack plug, a receiving space which opens toward the rear of the jack plug and in which the cable can be inserted and in which the inserted cable can be fixed, electric cable contact elements which communicate with the plug contact elements for making electrical contact with the conductors of the cable, at least one of which electric cable contact elements has a knife edge or tip by which a conductor ending at the front end of the inserted cable can make contact, wherein at least one electric cable contact element having a knife edge or tip is mounted so as to be displaceable and a spring is provided for pushing the cable contact element against the conductor of the inserted cable.

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact (IDC) connector (1) includes a housing (10) receiving a plurality of contacts (11), a cover (12) and a locking member (13). The cover has two latches (121) at opposite ends thereof, and the locking member has two arms (131) at opposite ends thereof. The housing has two receptacles (101) at opposite ends thereof. Each receptacle includes an inner wall, two parallel sidewalls (1011) extending from the inner wall, and an outer wall (1012) interconnecting the two sidewalls. Each outer wall has two gaps (1013) respectively adjacent the sidewalls and spanning from a bottom edge thereof to a middle section thereof, for providing the outer wall with better elasticity. The latches and the arms insert into the receptacles with the outer walls elastically deforming, thereby establishing electrical connection between tails of the contacts and a determined section of a flat cable, while not damage the outer wall.

Abstract: A wiring block and cover shell arrangement for electric connector in which the wiring block has two smoothly arched bearing walls perpendicularly extended from the front surface of the base thereof and equally spaced from the center of the base at two sides, two sets of parallel crevices symmetrically formed in the bearing walls and respectively cut through the height of the bearing walls to the base, and two sets of slots respectively cut through the height of the bearing walls and front and back sides of the base across the crevices for accommodating a respective wire clamp to fasten the insulated wires of the twisted pairs of a cable, maintaining an equal delay skew at each twisted pair of the cable.

Abstract: A commoning electrical connector 2 includes multiple insulation displacement terminals 30 mounted in a molded electrical connector housing 10. The connector 2 can be used to common wires 4 in automotive wiring harnesses and provides a low profile package for mounting wires in a confined space, such as in an automobile headliner. The terminated connector 2 can be adhesively bonded to a substructure, such as an automobile headliner. The molded housing 10 also includes wire retention members 14 on exterior faces of side walls so that the housing 10 can be molded without side pulls. Wires are laced in a termination fixture 60, and the connector 2 aligned by fixture posts 70 and alignment holes 22 on the connector, which is then pushed onto the termination fixture 60 to terminate wires 4 in insulation displacement slots 32.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) mounted to a PCB (3) comprises a bottom housing (4), an upper housing (5) assembled to the bottom housing, a cable (2), a plurality of signal terminals (6) and grounding terminals (7, 8) therein. The bottom housing has a first groove (42) and a plurality of recesses (402). The upper housing has a second groove (52) and a plurality of depressing blocks (500) being respectively aligned with the first groove and the recesses. The cable extends through a cable-receiving groove defined by the first groove and the second groove and has a plurality of wires (20) extended into corresponding recesses at which the depressing blocks apply pressure to the wires for securing the wires in corresponding recesses. Each signal terminal comprises a retention portion (64) disposed in a corresponding recess of the bottom housing and electrically engaging a corresponding wire by insulation displacement connection (IDC), and a tail portion (62) surface mounted to the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having at least one wire insertion channel for electrical wires to be inserted therein. An upper terminal in the channel has a sharp edge for piercing into the insulation of each wire and electrically contacting the conductive element of the wire. At least one lower terminal in the channel has a blunt edged element for supporting the insulated wire as the upper terminal pierces the insulation of the insulated wire. An actuator is operable for inserting into the connector and actuating a hinged plane causing the upper terminal to piercingly engage the insulated wire and make electrical contact with the conductive element of the wire.

Abstract: A terminal housing for a communication jack assembly is disclosed. A representative embodiment of a terminal housing body for receiving a wire pair, the terminal housing body having a front end and a rear end, includes a base wall having a top portion. The terminal housing body also includes a channel formed in the top portion of the base wall for receiving the wire pair. The channel is adapted to guide the direction of the wire pair. The body further includes a plurality of wire guide posts extending from the top portion and joined by the base wall and running along opposing sides of the top portion of the base wall of the terminal housing body. Grooves separated by adjacent ones of the wire guide posts have openings into the channel for receiving the wires of the wire pair are also included in the body.

Abstract: An electrical wiring harness assembly including a flex cable comprising electrical conductors; and a plurality of insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminals connected to the conductors of the flex cable. The IDC terminals each include a base section, wire insulation displacement sections connected to the base section and having insulation displacement slots, and sets of teeth extending from the base section which extend through the conductors and are outwardly deformed on an opposite side of the flex cable from the base section. The IDC terminals are adapted to connect electrical wires directly to the conductors of the flex cable.

Abstract: A device including: a board for supporting electronic components and supporting an electric circuit for mutual connection of the electronic components; and at least one terminal for electrically connecting the circuit and a respective insulated electric wire having an inner conductor covered with a coated and/or applied insulating sheath; the terminal being defined by a metal blade forming part of the circuit and which is carried integrally by the board and projects from a first face of the board. The blade is so formed as to define means for mechanically retaining and electrically connecting the electric wire, and which act on an end portion of the inner conductor.

Abstract: The connector of the present invention has at least one contact plate or a plurality of contact plates, wherein one end of each contact plate has a plurality of terminals or pins and another end has a connection section. Because the pins carry the same voltage and are connected together, the total voltage or current capacity of the contact plate increased. Since the terminals or pins are connected to form a contact plate, only one single wire is required to be connected to a contact plate that distributes the signal or voltage of the wire to a plurality of pins instead of a wire or jumper connecting to each of the desired pins as in the conventional method.

Abstract: A telecommunication connector includes a housing, a circuit board mounted in the housing and holding a set of communication terminals and a set of connection terminals, the connection terminals being obliquely aligned at the circuit board in a staggered manner, reducing cross-talk, a wire block mounted on the circuit board to a communication line in connection to the connection terminals, the wire block having a guide plate in the wire hole thereof and connected between two locating walls and sloping forwardly downwards form a guide space for guiding the bare wires of the communication line into respective terminal grooves at an equal distance to ensure stable communication quality, and two movable covers pivoted to the housing and adapted to hold down the wire block and to protect the circuit board and the connection terminals against external dust.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an insulation displacement connector is provided. The method includes steps of providing an injection molding device, providing a first and a second terminals, putting the first and the second terminals into the injection molding device, and injecting a molding material into the injection molding device for forming a first and a second terminal seats and a middle connecting portion, so that the first and the second terminals are simultaneously encapsulated and assembled by the first and the second terminal seats for completing the insulation displacement connector.

Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.

Abstract: The connector of the present invention comprises at least one contact plate or a plurality of contact plates, wherein one end of each contact plate has a plurality of terminals or pins and another end has a connection section. Because the pins carry the same voltage and are connected together, the total voltage or current capacity of the contact plate is increased. Since the terminals or pins are connected to form a contact plate, only one single wire is required to be connected to a contact plate that distributes the signal or voltage of the wire to a plurality of pins instead of a wire or jumper connecting to each of the desired pins as in the conventional method.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an insulation displacement contact (“IDC”) device that transfers electrical contact between two telecommunication cables to complete a media connection. The IDC includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) which utilizes the positional relationship of a plurality of conductors in communication with the two telecommunication cables to form a capacitance, such that the Near-end Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far End Crosstalk (FEXT) are reduced without compromising impedance.

Abstract: A wire connector has a housing with a conductive clip therein. First and second retaining fingers are formed in the clip. Each finger engages a wire inserted into the housing to hold the wire in the housing. The fingers can be arranged for either a push-in or insulation displacement type connection. A conductive extension is electrically connected to the clip and extends out of the housing for connection to the terminus of an external electrical apparatus.

Abstract: A connector plug is provided including a plug body formed along a longitudinal axis and holding multiple contacts arranged in differential pairs. The channels extend along a vertical axis of the plug body and are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The channels are grouped in first differential pairs located on a common side of the longitudinal axis adjacent second differential pairs of channels being located on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The connector plug also includes a wire guide having a first end configured to join an end of the plug body. The wire guide has a second end configured to receive a cable containing twisted differential pairs of wires. The wire guide has guide slots that carry corresponding twisted differential pairs of wires. The second end has wire dress grooves extending from the guide slots to the channels. Each of the wire dress grooves receives a wire.

Abstract: Insulation displacement contact (20) having a conductive element (22) with an aperture (24). Contact portions (32) defined by parts of the edge of the aperture (24) converge towards each other and have opposed contact edges (32c) between which is defined a channel (42). Wires (48) introduced into an enlarged portion (24a) of the aperture (24) can be laterally moved into the channel (42) to cut insulation of the wire (48) and make electrical connection between a conductor (52) of the wire and the contact edges (32c). To improve stability, the contact element (22) has, at opposite edges, oppositely directed flanges (46, 48).

Abstract: For bonding magnet valves, inserted into a hydraulic block, to an electronic control circuit for wheel slip control, the invention proposes that wire ends of coils of the magnet valve be fixed to one face end of a winding carrier and bonded by means of slit terminals, which are integral with a stamped grid that carries the electrical and electronic components that form the control circuit.

Abstract: Insulation displacement type contacts (3) each having a receptacle portion (9) are individually held in compartments (4) that are formed in an insulated housing (2). A stationary die (21) temporarily holds an electric connector (1) having such contacts (3). A punch (22) facing and cooperating with this die (21) will reciprocate vertically to press wire ends (15) into the receptacle portions (9) so as to establish electric connection between each wire end (15) and each portion (9). In order to protect these portions (9) from being forcibly widened when an insulation displacement operation is done, a pair of upright guards (31,32) formed integral with a supporting plate (33) are disposed in the die (21). These guards (31,32) are spaced from one another a distance equal to the sideways width of the insulated housing (2), so that its end walls (6,6) are propped up by these guards from the outside.

Abstract: A press contact terminal 10 has a press contact blade portion 11 pressed on an electric wire, a pair of tab portions 12, 13 arranged mutually in opposite directions with the press contact blade portion 11 as a middle position, and a middle connection portion 14 that connects the pair of tab portions 12, 13 to the press contact blade portion 11.

Abstract: An IDC connector (10) is used for connecting a flat cable (40) to a header connector (60) mounted on a PCB (70). The IDC connector has a cover (30) forming at each end thereof an outer U-shaped locker (34) and an inner latch (36), and a base (52) receiving a plurality of terminals (550) therein for terminating the cable. The cover is enagagable with the base at an initial position and a final position. At the initial position, the lockers of the cover engage with projections (530) of the base with a space between a scalloped bottom face (32) of the cover and a terminating face (522) of the base so that the flat cable is movable on the terminating face. At the final position, the inner latches engage with steps (534) formed by the base and the scalloped bottom face fittingly depresses the flat cable against the terminating face, in which the terminals electrically engage with conductors (402) in the cable, respectively. The base further has deflectable hooks (540) at lateral side ends thereof.

Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.