Abstract:
The invention pertains to a housing suitable for use in an electrical connector, which housing is attachable to a plurality of pins which are part of or inserted into a substrate and comprises a base provided with a plurality of through-holes for receiving the pins, and a plurality of locking elements, which, during attachment of the housing to the pins, slide over the pins and are pushed into the through-holes thus establishing interference between the housing and the pins. The locking elements are an integral part of the housing and connected thereto by means of a connection which fails during the said attachment of the housing to the pins.
Abstract:
A rotation device (100) for an optical shuffle is disclosed. The rotation device includes a housing (102) having a twisted guide channel (104) extending through an interior portion thereof. The twisted guide channel (104) is adapted to receive the ribbon matrix (110) in a first orientation at a receiving end (106) thereof, and to reorient the ribbon matrix (110) as the ribbon matrix is guided through the twisted guide channel into a second orientation at an output end (108) thereof. The rotation device can also include an input potting chamber (122) adjacent to the receiving end (106) of the twisted guide channel (104), for potting the ribbon matrix (110) in the first orientation, and an output potting chamber (124), adjacent to the output end of the twisted guide channel, for potting the ribbon matrix in the second orientation.
Abstract:
A tool (10) having a frame (16), handles (22) pivotably mounted to the frame, a drive system (18) connected to the frame, and a user actuated trigger (26) pivotably connected to a first one (22L) of the handles. The drive system (18) has a longitudinally movably actuator (32). The improvement comprises a linkage (64) between an end (54) of the trigger (26) and the actuator (32) of the drive system.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a connector, particularly for airbag ignition systems, comprising a casing (1, 2, 3) with a holder (4) for a flat conductor strip (10) and means for contacting it with contact ends (7), wherein the contacting means are metal strips (6), with crimp plates (9) formed on their first ends near the cable, an electric component being mounted around their central regions, and their second ends each being electrically connected to a connecting tongue of a contact end (7).
Abstract:
An electrical connector is provided comprising a frame and at least one set screw. The frame comprises a connector head having multiple intersecting conductor receiving passageways capable of receiving an electrical conductor in one of a plurality of directions. The at least one set screw is connected to the connector head to intersect the conductor receiving passageways. The frame is formed from a single piece of flat conductive material.
Abstract:
The following invention concerns a plug and socket connector arrangement with a U-shaped plug and socket mating slider (1) which by means of two parallel arms (3) grips one of the complementary parts (12) of the arrangement in order to draw it to the second complementary part (14) of the connector by means of actuating a guide slot (2) and a sliding block arrangement (13). The plug and socket mating slider (1) is led to a guide groove (10) in the connector arrangement, along which are arranged stopping faces (7) against which push the front faces (6) of the arms (3), provided that one of the complementary parts (12) of the connector is not inserted between the plug and socket connector mating slider (1). The said complementary part (12) of the connector spreads apart the arms (3) in the process of its insertion between the said arms (3) in such a way that the front faces (6) of the arms (3) are able to be moved sideways past the stopping faces (7) into their final position.
Abstract:
A grounding connector (10) includes a frame (20) with upper (22) and lower (24) arms cantilevered from a center section (26) to form a channel (28) adapted to receive a section of a structural steel member (14). The frame has a conductor receiving region in each of the cantilevered arms, each conductor receiving region being a slot (80) extending through the frame having a longitudinal axis aligned substantially parallel to the frame. The conductor receiving slot on one side (90A) of the frame is sized to receive a conductor of a first size and the conductor receiving slot on the other side (90B) is sized to receive a conductor of a different size. The conductor receiving regions are located so that when the upper arm and the lower arm are compressed to grip the section of the structural steel member (14) received in the channel, the conductor is crimped to the frame. In another embodiment, the upper (104A) and lower arms (106A) of the frame have opposed surfaces (130,132) for engaging the flange of the structural member and at least one of the opposed surfaces has an elongated protrusion (134) such that when the frame is caused to clasp the flange of the structural member (14), the protrusion (134) provides a slight interference between the width of the U shaped frame and the thickness of the flange of the structural member. In other instances, opposed elongated protrusions are substantially coplanar and may be aligned substantially parallel to the frame or substantially transverse of the frame.