TERMINAL FITTING

• US 20190199013A1
• Filed: 12/24/2018
• Published: 06/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanemura, Keisuke, Nakanishi, Yuichi, Hirano, Ai, Mitsui, Shohei
• Granted Patent: US 10,594,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/568 Twisted pair cables
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/184 comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/185 combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0518 Connection to outer conductor by crimping or by crimping ferrule

Abstract

A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11), an outer conductor (12) and a dielectric (13) interposed between these conductors. The inner conductor (11) is connected to a core (51) of a shielded cable (W). The outer conductor (12) includes two shield crimping pieces (45) deformable along an outer periphery of a braided wire (53) of the shielded cable (W). Further, the terminal fitting (T) includes a cover (14) including a shield-side surrounding portion (84) for surrounding the shield crimping pieces (45) along outer peripheries thereof.

Claims

1. A terminal fitting, comprising:

an outer conductor (12) including two shield crimping pieces (45) deformable along an outer periphery of a shield layer of a shielded cable (W); and

a cover (14) including a surrounding portion (84) for surrounding the shield crimping pieces (45) along outer peripheries thereof.

2. The terminal fitting of claim 1, wherein the shield crimping pieces (45) rise from a body of the outer conductor (12), the surrounding portion (84) includes two strips (94) rising from a body part of the cover (14) and deformable along the outer peripheries of the shield crimping pieces (45), and the body part of the cover (14) is arranged to cover tips of the shield crimping pieces (45).

3. The terminal fitting of claim 2, wherein the body part of the outer conductor includes a locking hole (47), and tips of the strips (94) enter the locking hole (47) to be locked to the outer conductor (12).

4. The terminal fitting of claim 1, further comprising an inner conductor (11) including a center conductor crimping portion (18) to be crimped to a center conductor of the shielded cable (W), wherein:

the outer conductor includes a coupling (35), the center conductor crimping portion (18) being disposed inside the coupling (35), and an opening open in the coupling (35), and the cover (14) closes the opening and electrically contacts the outer conductor (12).