Patent ID: 6517374
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A system for displacing an insulator from a wire and press connecting the wire, the system comprising:a terminal including a first side plate and second side plate facing the first side plate, the first and second side plates being configured to displace the insulator from the wire to allow the wire and said terminal to electrically connect; a connector housing including a first groove configured to receive the terminal, and an engagement hole positioned at an end portion of said connector housing and spaced from the first groove by a wall and a second groove spaced from the first grove by a partition; and a press connecting device including a pair of guide members and a pressing member positioned between the pair of guide members to move relative to the guide members, the pressing member being configured to press the wire between the first and second side plates of the terminal, where one guide member is positioned proximate the wall for insertion in the engagement hole, the other guide member is positioned proximate the partition for insertion in the second groove, and the pressing member is positioned proximate the terminal residing in the first groove for insertion in the first groove.