US 12,407,143 B2
Tool for a connector assembly
Chadwick Alan Kerstetter, Middletown, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,047.
Prior Publication US 2024/0178627 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 4/00 (2006.01); H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 12/53 (2011.01); H01R 43/042 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/042 (2013.01) [H01R 4/183 (2013.01); H01R 12/53 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for a connector assembly, comprising:
a crimp head having a tool housing and a ram assembly disposed within the tool housing, the ram assembly has a connector ram and a shield ram disposed within the connector ram; and
a driving portion driving movement of the ram assembly with respect to the tool housing from a retracted position to a terminated position along a longitudinal direction, the connector ram and the shield ram are movable together with respect to the tool housing from the retracted position to an intermediate position between the retracted position and the terminated position, the shield ram is movable with respect to the connector ram from the intermediate position to the terminated position of the ram assembly.