| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention is directed generally to an electrical connector including a contact for forming a crimped, insulation-piercing electrical connection. Prior art insulationpiercing type connectors have proven unacceptable when used with stranded wire core conductors, because tensile forces applied to the conductors, as well as the cold flow of the insulation surrounding the core, causes the individual strands of the wire core to move and reposition within the insulation-piercing contacts causing changes in contact resistance. The present invention overcomes these deficiencies of the prior art by providing an improved connector including a dielectric insert, a plurality of electrical contacts and means providing access to the contacts for effecting the crimped, insulation-piercing termination. The contacts each include a terminal portion with opposed sidewalls mounted within a cavity of the insert, and the access means comprises a passageway in the insert which accommodates a crimp tool used to deform the sidewalls of the contact terminal and secure the conductors in termination position within the contacts.</p> |
