127 results about "Electrical termination" patented technology

A receptacle assembly includes a contact module that includes a conductive holder and a frame assembly received in the conductive holder. The frame assembly includes a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame supporting the contacts and disposed between the conductive holder and the contacts. The contacts extend from the conductive holder for electrical termination. A front housing receives the contact module therein. The front housing has a plurality of clip supports at a rear of the front housing. A rib clip is held by the clip supports. The rib clip has a plurality of grounding fingers that extend therefrom that are configured to engage corresponding header shields of a header assembly. The rib clip includes a plurality of mounting tabs that extend therefrom for engaging the conductive holder to electrically connect the rib clip to the conductive holder.

The application describes an electrical terminal comprising a pair of longitudinally disposed contact members, each having a pair of insulation displacement connectors connectors, one at either end thereof, thereby to link two wire pairs, wherein. each contact member comprises a contact arm each extending in a defined direction, the contact arms leading to a pair of arrestor contacts spaced so as to accept a surge arrestor. The defined direction is preferably substantially transverse to the contact members. This enables the surge arrestor to be placed to one side of the electrical terminal, avoiding interference with ingoing and outgoing wires and avoiding inhibiting access to test points. The contact members are preferably parallel within the electrical terminal. The arrestor contacts are preferably spring contacts, thereby to enable replacement of the arrestor. The contact arms more preferably end at the spring contacts. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the contact arms are non-contiguous with the contact members but are joined thereto. This join can be by way of a lug extending from the edge of one of the two members and engaging within a slot of the other. This provides a particularly simple but effective electrical contact. The lug is preferably on the contact members, thereby placing the slot on the contact arms. This also avoids the need to bend a single-piece blank, thereby risking damage to or distribution of the IDC connector. The terminal will ideally be enclosed within a plastic housing, and this will preferably comprise a recess for receiving the surge arrestor, the arrestor contacts extending into the recess.

An electrical termination module including a side wall having an upper end attachable to a flange, the flange having a central opening. A cover is pivotally supported on the flange and a base plate is removably securable to a lower end of the sidewall. A first connection module is removably attached to the base plate. The first connection module housing a plurality of first electrical connectors.

Methods and systems for electrical distribution submetering are provided. The electrical distribution submetering system includes a modular load sensing assembly including a plurality of load sensors. The load sensing assembly further includes a first cable having a first cable termination connector, an interface board including a plurality of electrical terminations, at least some of the terminations electrically coupled to a second cable having a second cable termination connector coupled to at least one conductor of the second cable, the second cable termination connector being complementary to the first cable termination connector such that the first cable termination connector and the second cable termination connector are configured to be electrically coupled. The submetering system also includes a modular sub metering electronics communicatively coupled to the interface board, the modular sub metering electronics configured to determine a branch circuit load in the electrical distribution system using the detected electrical load.

Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a node to couple to a serial bus, and a controller to provide a control signal to one of a first circuit path and a second circuit path in order to change electrical termination of a signal at the node between a first electrical termination through the first circuit path during a first mode of the controller and a second electrical termination through the second circuit path during a second mode of the controller. The controller can be arranged to provide the control signal to the first and second circuit paths during the first and second modes without providing another control signal from the controller to the first and second circuit paths during the first and second modes.

A lever is attached to a power distribution module by a bracket. The lever has cam elements positioned over a conductor connected to the power distribution system within the module. The cam elements each have a rounded surface and an adjacent flat surface. The conductor is bowed away from a nonconductive supporting surface of the module. A locating pin extends from the nonconductive surface near the conductor. An eyelet terminal on the end of a power supply cable from a battery or alternator is placed over the locating pin to properly position the terminal between the cam elements and the bowed conductor. The lever is operated to rotate the cam elements. The rounded surfaces press the terminal down upon the bowed conductor, deflecting the conductor until the flat surfaces of the cam elements move into contact with the terminal and hold the lever in position. A secondary, releasable latch on the module secures the lever in a position fully connecting the terminal to the conductor.

A receptacle assembly includes a contact module including a holder having a first side and an opposite second side. The holder holds a plurality of contacts. The contacts extend from the holder for electrical termination. A first ground shield is coupled to the first side. The first ground shield has grounding beams extending forward of the holder for electrical connection to a header assembly. The first ground shield has ground skewers extending into the holder. A second ground shield is coupled to the second side. The second ground shield has grounding beams extending forward of the holder for electrical connection to the header assembly. The second ground shield has ground skewers extending into the holder and the frame assembly. The ground skewers of the second ground shield engage and electrically connect to corresponding ground skewers of the first ground shield.

A two piece electrical terminal is shown where one part is comprised of a contact member having a contact section in the form of a pin and retention section. A conductor connecting member is comprised of a conductor connecting section and a retaining member. The contact member has a lug extending along one side thereof and the retaining member has a complementary opening which retains the contact member and conductor connecting member together.

An electrical terminal with a housing having a terminal chamber formed in it, and two conductor inlets which lead into the terminal chamber for electrical conductors to be connected with a respective conductor connection arrangement formed of a current bar and a clamping leg of a clamping spring, the clamping leg and the current bar forming a spring force clamping terminal for an electrical conductor to be connected, and the two clamping legs each being connected to a contact leg. The electrical terminal can have especially small dimensions by there being only one clamping spring in the housing, the two contact legs being connected to one another and adjoining the housing wall on the edge of the terminal chamber, and by the current bar and the clamping springs being made and arranged such that the current bar is located between the two clamping legs.

Remote enclosure systems have now been designed and are described herein that meet the following goals: a) consolidate electrical terminations in one system; b) pre-terminate AC and DC equipment loads before site installation; c) provide multiple access points for facilitating equipment repair and installation; d) are easily configurable and expanded through the use of a modular frame design that accommodates a variety of customized side panels or the attachment of a variety of expansion cabinets; e) are aesthetically functional given the cable entry and routing structure; f) provide exceptional thermal management and g) reduce problems inherent in conventional electronic setups. Remote enclosure systems contemplated generally include: a) a frame system further comprising at least two side panels; b) at least one door coupled to the frame system; c) a cable management top assembly coupled to the frame system; d) at least one removable radio frequency (RF) management system, such as at least one RF port plate, at least one RF port, at least one RF cable or any other suitable system for managing RF signals and a combination thereof, coupled to at least one of the side panels, coupled to and/or located within the cable management top assembly and/or coupled to and/or located within the frame system or a combination thereof and e) a bottom panel coupled to the frame system. The remote enclosure system may also comprise any number of components suitable for electronics, wireless and cable-based data and telecommunications applications, including air conditioner exhaust member, an air conditioner unit, a battery pack, a meter base, a power receptacle box, an alarm system or alarm device, an expansion cabinet, a coupling device or system, a pre-wiring system and/or a demarcation component.

An ink jet printer is characterised in that a connection part (1) of an umbilical connected to a connection part of a print head of the printer, comprises:

• • first (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20-23, 25) and second means (12, 14, 15, 16, 25) for positioning the umbilical electrical terminations (13, 19) and hydraulic terminations (24) mechanically fixed to the connection part (1) of the umbilical;
  • third (12, 28) positioning means mechanically connected to the umbilical, and fourth positioning means (31, 48) mechanically connected to the connection part (3) of the print head,
  • the third (12, 28) positioning means and the fourth positioning means (31, 48) cooperating to position the connection part (1) of the umbilical with respect to the connection part (3) of the print head. A translation movement alone is necessary to connect the umbilical onto the print head.