Patent ID: 7726985
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shielded electric cable assembly comprising a shielded electric cable and a shield terminal, the shielded electric cable having a conductive core, an inner insulation jacket surrounding the conductive core, an intermediate conductive layer surrounding the inner insulation jacket, and an outer insulation jacket surrounding the conductive layer, the shield terminal comprising a ferrule of one-piece construction comprising an inner ferrule portion and an outer ferrule portion both the inner ferrule portion and outer ferrule portion being contiguous and uniform about its entire circumference; and free of seams, the outer ferrule portion being radially spaced from the intermediate conductive layer and the inner ferrule portion to form an annular space to receive said intermediate conductive layer before crimping and said outer ferrule portion being integrally attached to the inner ferrule portion by an annular end wall to define an annular chamber having an annular closed end and an open end opposite the closed end to receive said intermediate conductive layer, the inner ferrule portion being disposed between the inner insulation jacket and the exposed end portion of the intermediate conductive layer extending into the chamber through the open end, the outer ferrule portion being crimped about the exposed end portion of the intermediate conductive layer so that the inner ferrule portion is crimped tightly around the outer insulation jacket and the exposed end portion of the intermediate conductive layer is clamped between the inner ferrule portion and the outer ferrule portion, and wherein the outer ferrule portion of the one piece ferrule has a ring-like part adjacent the end wall, an outwardly radially curved extending wall section extending from the ring-like part and an open end at an end opposite the end wall that is larger than the ring-like part.