US 12,438,290 B2
Dual connector with spring and insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminals
Stanislas Di Maggio, Turin (IT); Marcello Farinola, Turin (IT); Alessandro Genta, Collegno (IT); and Dominik Heiss, Bensheim (DE)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE); and TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Filed by TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE); and TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,826.
Claims priority of application No. 102022000000272 (IT), filed on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0223711 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 4/247 (2018.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/247 (2013.01) [H01R 43/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector for grounding a multicore cable having a shield, comprising:
an insulating case having a first opening and a second opening adjacent the first opening;
a spring terminal engaging the shield, the spring terminal is accommodated in the first opening; and
an insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal terminating a ground wire, the IDC terminal is accommodated in the second opening, the shield is grounded through the electrical connector, the spring terminal engages the shield at the same time the IDC terminal terminates the ground wire.