Crimp for connecting wires

Abstract

The invention relates to a crimp for connecting wires. The crimp comprises a crimp barrel having a base and a pair of opposing side walls extending from the base. Each of the side walls is adapted tobend around a plurality of wires disposed in the crimp barrel and a pair of ends of the side walls engage with one another along a staggered seam.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a crimp with increased robustness and thinner blank material. Background technique [0002] In electronics and electrical engineering, a large number of electromechanical connections are known for transmitting current, voltage and / or electrical signals at the maximum possible current, voltage and frequency ranges and / or data rates. This connection must ensure, where applicable, temporarily or permanently after a relatively long period of time, the correct transmission of mechanical contacts, electrical power, electrical signals and / or data. Accordingly, a large number of specially configured electromechanical contacts, in particular crimp contacts, are known. [0003] Crimp connections are solderless connections. Crimp connections are preferred over normal clamping of the terminal to the end of the wire. The shape of the crimp and the amount of pressure applied must be correct in order to obtain the desired connec...

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Problems solved by technology

Especially for large wire sizes, this minimum barrel stock thickness creates disadvantages because it is difficult to cut, bend or form in the stamping process to manufacture electrical components from sheet metal, and requires high crimping forces and entails high material costs

[0016] On the other hand, when using too thin stock, the crimp starts to fail mechanically and electrically at the seam rolled in

[0017] Measures known in the art for providing form-locking elements or reinforced crimp connection elements do not prevent deflection of the crimp barrel, as well as the relative movement of the individual wires of the electrical conductor and the resulting loss of crimping force

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