[0001] The present invention, improved plug tap terminal for side insertion connector, consists
of an improvement in the cable terminals currently used for these type of connectors
with special features, important advantages or benefits being derived from its special
structure which enable easily and quickly carrying out said type of electric connections,
a very important question in determined sectors, such as that of electric assemblies
in the automobile industry.
[0002] As a result, the present invention will be of special interest for the manufacturing
and supply sector of electric installation equipment, especially that which is dedicated
to the auxiliary automobile industry.
[0003] The plug tap terminals currently used in said type of side insertion connectors fundamentally
differ because both the plug tap terminals and the socket terminals were traditionally
introduced into the connector body on the upper part, as well as on the lower part
thereof, at the openings corresponding to said cavities, both being electrically and
mechanically connected inside, in turn being retained in said cavities by the normally
used corresponding mechanical means.
[0004] Said side insertion connectors have evolved in the Art such that the cavities regularly
arranged inside thereof are provided with terminal retention means, such that once
these are placed in their functional position, they can neither shift nor move as
a result of having a single side base.
[0005] As a result, precisely for being applied in said type of connectors, its is necessary
to propose terminals with a special structure, specifically designed to be inserted
in the improved side insertion connector, protected by Utility Model 9900772, in a
mechanism enabling the connection of the connector in its housing by means of a reduction
of the necessary efforts for carrying out said operation.
[0006] As a result of this, the present invention, improved plug tap terminal for side insertion
connector, consists of a cable terminal structure constituted of a holding base from
which a connection plug and a cable guiding small channel protrude from each one of
its two ends. Furthermore, said holding base is formed by a prismatic structure provided
with side and horizontal windows for holding by means of flaps provided in the fixing
mechanism in the connector, susceptible to withstanding forces in both directions
that are transversal to the longitudinal axis of the terminal.
[0007] Likewise, the shape of the connection plug of said terminal also adopts a prismatic
profile with straight walls that are parallel to the longitudinal axis. In this manner,
the shape of said connection plug also contributes to securing the terminal inside
of said side insertion connector.
[0008] On the other hand, said small channel is constituted of one or several curve steps
joined together for channeling the cable towards said horizontal window through which
it enters to the inside of said terminal holding base, inside of which the electric
connection with a plug or connection element occurs.
[0009] A detailed description of the improved anchoring device for terminal boxes in services
boxes, object of the present invention, will be made below with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which a preferred embodiment form is shown as a non-limiting example,
susceptible to all those variations in detail which imply no fundamental alteration
of the essential features of said improvements.
[0010] Said drawings show:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the improved plug tap terminal for side insertion
connector.
Figure 2 shows side and plan views of the improved plug tap terminal for side insertion
connector.
[0011] According to the presented embodiment example, the improved plug tap terminal for
side insertion connector shown in this preferred embodiment form, is fundamentally
constituted of a cable terminal structure constituted of a holding base (1) from which
a connection plug (2) and a cable guiding small channel (3) protrude from each one
of its two ends. Furthermore, said holding base (1) is formed by a prismatic structure
provided with side windows (4) and horizontal windows (5) for holding by means of
flaps provided in the fixing mechanism in the connector, susceptible to withstanding
forces in both directions that are transversal to the longitudinal axis of the terminal.
[0012] Likewise, the shape of the connection plug (2) of said terminal also adopts a prismatic
profile with straight walls that are parallel to the longitudinal axis. In this manner,
the shape of said connection plug (2) also contributes to securing the terminal inside
of said side insertion connector.
[0013] On the other hand, said small channel (3) is constituted of one or several curve
steps joined together for channeling the cable towards said horizontal window (5)
through which it enters to the inside of said terminal holding base (1), inside of
which the electric connection with the plug (2) or connection element occurs.
[0014] Finally, the shape, materials and dimensions can vary, and, generally, all that is
accessory and secondary, as long as it does not alter, change or modify the essential
improvements that have been disclosed.
1. Improved plug tap terminal for side insertion terminal, constituted of a cable terminal
structure constituted of a holding base (1) from which a connection plug (2) and a
cable guiding small channel (3) protrude from each one of its two ends, characterized in that said holding base (1) is formed by a prismatic structure provided with side windows
(4) and horizontal windows (5) for holding by means of flaps that have been foreseen
in the fixing mechanism in the connector, susceptible to withstanding the forces in
both directions that are transversal to the longitudinal axis of the terminal.
2. Improved plug tap terminal for side insertion terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the shape of the connection plug (2) of said terminal also adopts a prismatic profile
with straight walls that are parallel to the longitudinal axis.
3. Improved plug tap terminal for side insertion terminal according to any of the previous
claims, characterized in that said small channel (3) is constituted of one or several curve steps joined together
for channeling the cable towards said horizontal window (5) through which it enters
to the inside of said terminal holding base (1), inside of which the electric connection
with the plug (2) or connection element occurs.
