Terminal assembly for shielded cable
First Claim
1. A terminal assembly configured to terminate a shielded cable having an inner conductor,an inner insulator surrounding the inner conductor,an outer conductor surrounding the inner insulator,and an outer insulator surrounding the outer conductor,said terminal assembly comprising:
- an outer ferrule formed of a conductive metallic material; and
an inner ferrule formed of an elastomeric material having a Shore A durometer hardness between 50 and 80 and having an outer surface with a first diameter,wherein the inner ferrule has a plurality of circumferential grooves having a second diameter less than the first diameter defined in the outer surface,wherein the inner ferrule has a plurality of circumferential ribs having a third diameter greater than the first diameter projecting from said outer surface,wherein the at least a portion of the inner ferrule is disposed within the outer ferrule,wherein a portion of the outer conductor is disposed intermediate the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule and is in intimate contact therewith,and wherein the plurality of circumferential ribs define a convex rounded surface that is semicircular in cross section.
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Abstract
A terminal assembly is configured to terminate a shielded cable having an inner conductor, an inner insulator surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the inner insulator, and an outer insulator surrounding the outer conductor. This terminal assembly includes a generally cylindrical outer ferrule formed of a plastic conductive material, i.e. a material that is deformed after stress is removed, and a generally cylindrical inner ferrule formed of an elastic dielectric material i.e. a material that recovers after stress is removed, having a plurality of circumferential grooves defined in an outer surface thereof. At least a portion of the inner ferrule is disposed within the outer ferrule. A portion of the outer conductor is disposed intermediate the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule and is in intimate contact therewith.
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1. A terminal assembly configured to terminate a shielded cable having an inner conductor,
an inner insulator surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the inner insulator, and an outer insulator surrounding the outer conductor, said terminal assembly comprising: -
an outer ferrule formed of a conductive metallic material; and an inner ferrule formed of an elastomeric material having a Shore A durometer hardness between 50 and 80 and having an outer surface with a first diameter, wherein the inner ferrule has a plurality of circumferential grooves having a second diameter less than the first diameter defined in the outer surface, wherein the inner ferrule has a plurality of circumferential ribs having a third diameter greater than the first diameter projecting from said outer surface, wherein the at least a portion of the inner ferrule is disposed within the outer ferrule, wherein a portion of the outer conductor is disposed intermediate the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule and is in intimate contact therewith, and wherein the plurality of circumferential ribs define a convex rounded surface that is semicircular in cross section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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Current AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
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Original AssigneeAptiv Technologies Limited (BorgWarner Incorporated)
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InventorsDurse, Nicholas A., Huda, Thomas S., Poma, Eric B., Taylor, Bruce D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Tso, Stanley
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Application NumberUS15/985,833Publication NumberTime in Patent Office749 DaysField of Search174 74 RUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesH01R 9/0518 Connection to outer conduct...H01R 9/0527 Connection to outer conduct...
