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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
An (Joshua) Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Bellevue, WA (US);
TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A pin wheel includes an outer wheel having an inner cavity extending through the outer wheel along an axial direction and a plurality of radial through-holes communicated with the inner cavity, an inner wheel assembled in the inner cavity to rotate together with the outer wheel, a plurality of pins respectively and movably installed in the radial through-holes, and a plurality of springs making the pins floatable in the radial through-holes. A first end of each of the pins extends out of one of the radial through-holes to engage with a positioning hole of a terminal material strip. A plurality of grooves are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner wheel. The grooves of the inner wheel respectively correspond to a second end of each of the pins to allow the second ends of the pins to each enter one of the grooves.