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(11) | EP 2 608 319 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | An electrical connector with insulation displacement contacts |
| (57) An electrical connector (10) has insulation displacement contacts adapted to make
electrical connection with respective insulated conductors in a cable (26). The connector
(10) includes a passageway (16) for receiving the cable (26) and three cutting edges
(28, 30, 32) of respective insulation displacement contacts for cutting into the insulated
conductors of the cable to make separate electrical connections thereto when received
in the passageway. The cutting edges are aligned longitudinally with the passageway.
The electrical connector (10) also includes a movable press (14) located adjacent
to the passageway (16) and movable between a first position where it allows access
of the cable (26) into the passageway and a second position where it presses against
the cable (26) and forces it against the cutting edges (28, 30, 32). This causes the
cutting edges to cut through the cable (26) and make separate electrical connections
to the conductors in the cable substantially simultaneously and longitudinally with
reference to the direction of the cable in the passageway.
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