Molex Corporation

Eric P Bleuel

David L Brunker

Arvind Patel

Michael A Bandura

Mark M Data

David E Dunham

Peter Ingwersen

Timothy R Ponn

Frank Keyser

Thomas P Pellegrino

Eric J Stenstrom

Hasmukh Shah

Robert A Suthard

Leonard J Lickus

Ronald Kulakowski

Robert Carlson

Ed Kinsley

Robert Smid

A high power electrical connector is provided for transmitting electrical signals from a pair of cables, such as high current capable cables, to an associated member, such as a dash panel. The high power electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a pair of contact path assemblies therethrough for transmission of the electrical signals. The cables can be rotated relative to the housing and rotated relative to each other via the contact path assemblies. Ground path assemblies are also provided for grounding the cables. The cables can each be rotatable relative to a portion of the respective ground path assembly.

High power electrical connector

A modular application tooling machine includes a base unit with a delivery station for electrical connectors, a intermittently operated connector feed drive system and a continuously operated work station drive system. Feed track modules define a connector feed track along which connectors are fed by pusher modules driven by the feed drive system. Work station modules powered on demand by the work station drive system carry out cycles of operation to perform operations on connectors in the feed track. One work station module terminates conductors into insulation displacement terminals of the electrical connectors and another work station module breaks off a carrier strip connected to the terminals.

Modular application tooling for electrical connectors

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for notching a flat multi-conductor ribbon cable of the type having an encapsulating shielding medium completely surrounding each cable conductor and filling the spaces therebetween, and an outer jacket surrounding the encapsulating medium. According to the method, the outer jacket and the shielding medium are cut along two spaced-apart lines generally transverse to the conductors. Thereafter, the jacket and the shielding medium are cut along spaced-apart lines parallel and immediately adjacent to each conductor, thereby forming a plurality of slugs which are pushed from between adjacent conductors to expose the conductors in the termination region. The above-described method is carried out in an apparatus having blades which cut the jacket and the resilient medium along the transverse spaced-apart lines. Blade-like notching members have a width corresponding to the space between adjacent conductors, and a lower cable engaging surface which includes an extended cutting edge and a recessed surface which pushes the slug from the termination region.

Method and apparatus for preparing flat ribbon cable

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Woodridge, IL, United States of America

Eric P Bleuel