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Electrical connector

US5224876A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1992
Grant dateJul 6, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/4361
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector in which terminals with wires having a diameter larger than another wire can be accommodated in the cavities of the connector without changing the size of the connector and without using a butt joint. The electrical connector according to the present invention includes a connector housing, a first terminal for connecting a first wire, the first terminal having an electrical contact portion at one end thereof, a conductor clamping portion at another end thereof, and intermediate portion, a second terminal for connecting a second wire having a diameter larger than that of the first wire, the second terminal having an electrical contact portion at one end thereof, a conductor clamping portion at another end thereof, and intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the second terminal being formed to be longer than that of the first terminal, and a plurality of terminal accommodating cavities disposed in the connector housing for accommodating the first and second terminals, wherein each of the second terminals is accommodated so as to protrude form a rear end of the plurality of terminal accommodating cavit…

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