Connector with piercing contact

摘要

The invention relates to a connector 1; 1' for contacting the conductors 8a - 8d; 9a - 9d of a cable 6; 7, in particular the stranded conductors 8a - 8d; 9a - 9d of a ribbon cable 6; 7, which connector consists of a receptacle 5; 5' for receiving the cable 6; 7 and of a contacting device 4; 4' which may be placed on the receptacle 5; 5' and which comprises at least one piercing contact 21a - 21d for contacting a conductor 8a - 8d; 9a - 9d of the cable 6; 7. The connector 1; 1' is characterised in that the contacting device 4; 4' may be placed on the receptacle 5; 5' in such a way that the piercing contact 21a - 21d comes to lie in a freely selectable position in the receptacle 5; 5', in order to contact the conductor 8a - 8d; 9a - 9d of the cable 6; 7 located in the receptacle 5; 5'. <IMAGE>