Terminating apparatus for terminating wires to a communication module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10439352-B2
Application number	US-201415030337-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2014
Priority date	Oct 18, 2013
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A terminating apparatus for terminating a plurality of wires of a cable to a plurality of connection terminations of a communication module, the communication module comprises at least one upright walls each provided with at least one receiving slots for receiving the connection terminations each of which is electrically connected with one wire. The terminating apparatus comprises: at least one terminating portion into which the upright walls of the communication module are able to be inserted, each terminating portion separately holding the plurality of wires of the cable; and at least one cutting apparatus mounted in the terminating portions outside the receiving slot of the communication module and constructed to cut off parts of the wires which extend out the receiving slots after the wires are terminated to the connection terminations of the communication module. The wires may be easily and quickly terminated to the communication module. External protection layers of the wires are pierced and conductors of the wires are electrically connected to the communication module during terminating the wires. It does not need to peel off the external protection layers of the wires before terminating the wires.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminating apparatus for respectively terminating a plurality of wires of a cable to a plurality of connection terminations of a communication module, the communication module comprising a pair of upright walls, the pair of upright walls respectively defining receiving slots, the plurality of connection terminations being respectively mounted in the receiving slots, the plurality of connection terminations being electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of wires, the terminating apparatus comprising:
a pair of terminating portions into which the pair of upright walls of the communication module are adapted to be inserted, the pair of terminating portions being constructed to separately hold the plurality of wires of the cable, the pair of upright walls being arranged parallel to each other in a first direction, the receiving slots being formed in the pair of upright walls in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the pair of terminating portions being arranged parallel to each other in the first direction, and the plurality of wires extending parallel to each other in the second direction, the pair of terminating portions each having first and second support walls;
at least one cutting apparatus mounted in the pair of terminating portions outside the receiving slots of the communication module and constructed to cut off parts of the plurality of wires which extend out the receiving slots after the plurality of wires are respectively terminated to the plurality of connection terminations of the communication module; and
a connection portion connected to the first and second support walls of the pair of terminating portions such that the connection portion is positioned between the pair of terminating portions, the connection portion including an integrally formed arc portion, the arc portion having a main body length that extends in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions for holding the cable extended in the third direction.

2. The terminating apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the pair of terminating portions comprises:
a plurality of separation walls provided between the first support wall and the second support wall, the second support wall being parallel to the first support wall;

wherein the cable is adapted to be held between opposite first support walls;
wherein each of the plurality of separation walls is adapted to be inserted into the respective receiving slot of the pair of upright walls,
wherein the at least one cutting apparatus is provided between the second support wall and the plurality of separation walls.

3. The terminating apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein a plurality of first holding slots are formed in a first edge of the first support wall, and each of the first holding slots is aligned with a respective separation wall in the second direction.

4. The terminating apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein a plurality of second holding slots are formed in a first edge of the second support wall, and each of the second holding slots is aligned with a respective separation wall in the second direction.

5. The terminating apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein each of the plurality of separation walls is provided with a notch between the at least one cutting apparatus and the first support wall.

6. The terminating apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one cutting apparatus comprises a blade extending in the first direction, and
wherein the blade of the at least one cutting apparatus exceeds the plurality of separation walls in the third direction by a height no less than a diameter of a respective one of the plurality of wires.

7. The terminating apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the pair of terminating portions further comprise a base for supporting the first support wall, the second support wall and the plurality of separation walls.

8. A terminating apparatus for respectively terminating a plurality of wires of a cable to a plurality of connection terminations of a communication module, the communication module comprising a pair of upright walls, the pair of upright walls respectively defining receiving slots, the plurality of connection terminations being respectively mounted in the receiving slots, the plurality of connection terminations being electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of wires, the terminating apparatus comprising:
a pair of terminating portions into which the pair of upright walls of the communication module are adapted to be inserted, the pair of terminating portions being constructed to separately hold the plurality of wires of the cable, the pair of upright walls being arranged parallel to each other in a first direction, the receiving slots being formed in the pair of upright walls in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the pair of terminating portions being arranged parallel to each other in the first direction, and the plurality of wires extending parallel to each other in the second direction, the pair of terminating portions each having first and second support walls;
at least one cutting apparatus mounted in the pair of terminating portions outside the receiving slots of the communication module and constructed to cut off parts of the plurality of wires which extend out the receiving slots after the plurality of wires are respectively terminated to the plurality of connection terminations of the communication module; and
a connection portion connected to the first and second support walls of the pair of terminating portions such that the connection portion is positioned between the pair of terminating portions, the connection portion including an integrally formed arc portion, the arc portion having a main body length that extends in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions for holding the cable extended in the third direction;
wherein each of the pair of terminating portions includes a plurality of separation walls provided between the first support wall and the second support wall, the second support wall being parallel to the first support wall;
wherein the cable is adapted to be held between opposite first support walls;
wherein each of the plurality of separation walls is adapted to be inserted into the respective receiving slot of the pair of upright walls;
wherein the at least one cutting apparatus is provided between the second support wall and the plurality of separation walls;
wherein the at least one cutting apparatus comprises a blade extending in the first direction;
wherein the blade of the at least one cutting apparatus exceeds the plurality of separation walls in the third direction by a height no less than a diameter of a respective one of the plurality of wires; and
wherein the pair of terminating portions further comprise a base for supporting the first support wall, the second support wall and the plurality of separation walls.

9. The terminating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of second holding slots are formed in a first edge of the second support wall, and each of the second holding slots is aligned with a respective separation wall in the second direction.

10. The terminating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of separation walls is provided with a notch between the at least one cutting apparatus and the first support wall.

Assignees

• Commscope Telecommunications Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Jun
• Zhang Yuanzhe
• Zhu Xindong
• Qian Dongdong
• Chen Lei

Classifications

• H01R4/2433 Primary

  one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot · CPC title

• H01R43/0425 Primary

  with mandrels actuated in axial direction to the wire · CPC title

• H01R43/0424

  with more than two radially actuated mandrels · CPC title

• H01R24/64

  for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 · CPC title

• H01R43/015

  Handtools · CPC title