Patent ID: 6743042
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact clip for an insulated, multi-strand electric cable, the contact clip comprising:a first clip part (24) and a second clip part (14) engaging one another, wherein the first clip part (24) has a receptacle (20) for a position-correct placement of an electric cable (3, 3a, 3b) and the second clip part (14) has contact pins (15, 15a) assigned to a strand (5, 6) of the electric cable (3), respectively; wherein the contact pins (15, 15a) in a mounted state of the first and second clip parts (14, 24) pierce an insulation of the electric cable and are positioned electrically contacting within the strand of the cable (3), respectively; wherein the contact pins (15, 15a) are positioned transversely to a longitudinal direction (18) of the cable (3) adjacent to and at a spacing (z) from one another which spacing (z) corresponds approximately to a spacing (a) of the strands (5, 6), wherein the receptacle (20) is configured to be wider than the cable (3) in a direction transversely to the longitudinal direction (18) of the cable (3); a fitting member (25) configured to be inserted into the receptacle (20) for determining a lateral position of the cable (3) in the receptacle (20); wherein a first one of the contact pins (15), depending on the lateral position of the cable (3) within the receptacle (20), either engages one of the strands (5, 6) of the cable (3) or engages the fitting member (25).