Process for assembling a data cable connector module
A data cable connector module with a fixation element for the positioning and fixation of the cable conductors of a multi core cable, conductor receiving units for bent IDCs, IDC receiving units for fixation of connected IDCs; a centric metallic shield star electrically conductively connected with a fixation element housing; and a contact module with a contact module metal housing, an isolation socket for the reception of bent slide circuit board contacts; at least one circuit board, a front connector face; and a fixation element connector face with at least one end isolator block guided plug-in contacts, the fixation element and the contact module being developed so that they can be brought into contact with the IDCs, causing the cable conductors of the fixation element to be electrically conductively connected with the slide contacts of the contact module; and a process for the assembly of the module to a cable.
1. Process for assembling a data cable connector module comprising the steps of:
manufacturing a fixation element connected to a data cable by:
removing of a cable mantle to expose insulated conductors of a data cable;
insertion of the insulated conductors into conductor sockets with insulation-displacement connector (IDC) openings;
insertion of bent ends of insulation-displacement connectors (IDCs) into the IDC openings of the conductor sockets so that each of the bent ends of the IDCs cuts each of the insulation of the insulated conductors and contacts each of the conductor of the insulated conductors;
pushing IDC sockets over free ends of the IDCs;
providing a shield with outer shield elements between the IDC sockets;
inserting the fixation element assembly formed of IDCs, conductor sockets, IDC sockets, and conductors produced by the preceding steps into a fixation element housing; and
manufacturing of a contact module by:
preparing bent slide contacts with connection ends and slide contact areas;
insertion of the bent slide contacts into an insulation socket;
connection of at least one circuit board to the connection ends of the slide contacts;
connecting module plug-in contacts to the at least one circuit board by establishing an electrically conductive connection between the slide contacts and the module plug-in contacts by the circuit board;
insertion of plugs in at least one end insulation socket and
insertion of the module assembly produced by the preceding steps in a contact module housing.
2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said steps are at least partially performed automatically.