Clamping Terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022209438-A1
Application number	US-202117561231-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2021
Priority date	Dec 24, 2020
Publication date	Jun 30, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A clamping terminal comprises a first elastic arm disposed at one end thereof and includes a first elastic beam and a first upper sub-arm coupled to the first elastic beam. A second elastic arm is disposed at the other end of the clamping terminal and includes a second elastic beam and a second upper sub-arm coupled to the second elastic beam. A shared elastic arm assembly is disposed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm and includes at least one shared elastic beam. Two sides of the shared elastic beam are coupled to shared sub-arms respectively, such that the first elastic arm is disposed opposite to one side of the shared elastic arm assembly to form a first sub-clamping terminal. The second elastic arm is disposed opposite to the other side of the shared elastic arm assembly to form a second sub-clamping terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A clamping terminal comprising:
a first elastic arm disposed at one end of the clamping terminal, including a first elastic beam and a first upper sub-arm coupled to the first elastic beam; a second elastic arm disposed at the other end of the clamping terminal, including a second elastic beam and a second upper sub-arm coupled to the second elastic beam; and a shared elastic arm assembly disposed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm and including at least one shared elastic beam, two sides of the shared elastic beam are coupled to shared sub-arms respectively such that the first elastic arm is disposed opposite to one side of the shared elastic arm assembly to form a first sub-clamping terminal, the second elastic arm is disposed opposite to the other side of the shared elastic arm assembly to form a second sub-clamping terminal.

2 . The clamping terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first elastic arm further includes a first lower sub-arm coupled with the first upper sub-arm via the first elastic beam, and the second elastic arm further includes a second lower sub-arm coupled with the second upper sub-arm via the first elastic beam.

3 . The clamping terminal according to claim 2 , wherein:
the shared elastic arm assembly includes at least one shared elastic arm, one side of the shared elastic arm includes at least a first upper shared sub-arm, the other side of the sharing elastic arm includes at least a second upper shared sub-arm, the first upper shared sub-arm is coupled with the second upper shared sub-arm via the shared elastic beam; and one side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to at least one of the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm, or another shared elastic arm to form the first sub-clamping terminal, the other side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to at least one of another of the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm, or another shared elastic arm to form the second sub-clamping terminal.

4 . The clamping terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the shape of the first upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the first upper sub-arm, one side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to the first elastic arm for clamping a wire with the first sub-clamping terminal via the first upper sub-arm and the first upper shared sub-arm.

5 . The clamping terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the shape of the second upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the second upper sub-arm, the other side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to the second elastic arm for clamping a wire with the second sub-clamping terminal via the second upper sub-arm and the second upper shared sub-arm.

6 . The clamping terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the shape of a first upper shared arm of a first shared elastic arm corresponds to the shape of a second upper shared sub-arm of a second shared elastic arm to form a third sub-clamping terminal having one side of the first shared elastic arm disposed opposite to the other side of the second shared elastic arm for clamping a wire.

7 . The clamping terminal according to claim 3 , wherein one side of the shared elastic arm further includes a first lower shared sub-arm, and the other side of the shared elastic arm further includes a second lower shared sub-arm, the first lower shared sub-arm is coupled with the second lower shared sub-arm via the shared elastic beam.

8 . The clamping terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the shape of the first upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the first upper sub-arm, and the shape of the first lower shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the first lower sub-arm with one side of the shared elastic arm disposed opposite to the first elastic arm.

9 . The clamping terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the shape of the second upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the second upper sub-arm, the shape of the second lower shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the second lower sub-arm, with the other side of the shared elastic arm disposed opposite to the second elastic arm, the second sub-clamping terminal is capable of clamping a wire via the second upper sub-arm and the second upper shared sub-arm, and clamping a wire via the second lower sub-arm and the second lower shared sub-arm.

10 . The clamping terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the shape of a first upper shared sub-arm of a first shared elastic arm corresponds to the shape of a second upper shared sub-arm of a second shared elastic arm, and the shape of a first lower shared sub-arm of the first shared elastic arm corresponds to the shape of a second lower shared sub-arm of the second shared elastic arm.

11 . The clamping terminal according to claim 4 , wherein an arm length of a corresponding sub-arm is determined based on the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the wire to be clamped.

12 . The clamping terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the clamping terminal is a piercing terminal for punching one or more types of lacquered wire, lead wire and/or diode wire.

13 . A clamping terminal, comprising:
a first elastic arm; a second elastic arm; and a shared elastic arm assembly disposed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, having:
at least one shared elastic arm including a shared elastic beam, both sides of the shared elastic beam are respectively coupled to shared sub-arms, and one side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to at least one of the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm or another shared elastic arm to form a corresponding sub-clamping terminal, and the other side of the shared elastic arm is disposed opposite to at least one of another of the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm or another shared elastic arm to form a corresponding sub-clamping terminal.

14 . The clamping terminal according to claim 13 , wherein one side of the shared elastic arm includes a first upper shared sub-arm and a first lower shared sub-arm, and the other side of the shared elastic arm includes a second upper shared sub-arm and a second lower shared sub-arm, the first upper shared sub-arm is coupled with the second upper shared sub-arm via the shared elastic beam, and the first lower shared sub-arm is coupled with the second lower shared sub-arm via the shared elastic beam.

15 . The clamping terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the first elastic arm is disposed at one end of the clamping terminal and has a first upper sub-arm, a first elastic beam, and a first lower sub-arm coupled with the first upper sub-arm via the first elastic beam, and the second elastic arm is disposed at the other end of the clamping terminal and has a second upper sub-arm, a second elastic beam, and a second lower sub-arm coupled with the second upper sub-arm via the second elastic beam.

16 . The clamping terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the shape of the first upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the first upper sub-arm, and the shape of the first lower shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the first lower sub-arm to form a first sub-clamping terminal.

17 . The clamping terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the shape of the second upper shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the second upper sub-arm, and the shape of the second lower shared sub-arm corresponds to the shape of the second lower sub-arm to form a second sub-clamping terminal.

18 . The clamping terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the shape of a

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Yongjian (Justin)
• Ding Tongbao (Tim)
• Li Sheng (Andy)

Classifications

• H01R13/02 Primary

  Contact members · CPC title

• H01R4/24

  Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands · CPC title

• H01R4/2425 Primary

  Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates · CPC title

• H01R11/09 Primary

  the connecting locations being identical · CPC title