Termination and checking hand tool
View Patent ↗A hand tool for terminating and checking comprising a body which defines a means of storage of a connector to be terminated; an electrical checking module may be housed in the body, and is configured to electrically check the terminated connector when a connector pusher element is inserted in the terminated connector in the close or final position.
1. A termination and checking hand tool for terminating an electrical cable having a plurality of wires with connector terminals of a connector and checking the electrical connections made within the connector, the tool comprising:
a body which defines a receiving slot configured to receive the connector;
a handle that is movable from an open to a closed working position in which a connector pusher is displaced to make electrical contact with the connector as the wires of the electrical cable are inserted into the connector terminals; and
an electrical checking module configured to electrically check electrical connections inside the connector.
2. Tool according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical checking module is configured to electrically check each termination of each wire with its corresponding connector terminal.
3. Tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool has a movement from open to close position and vice versa, with a finger pull, an actuation member and the connector pusher making a straight movement.
4. Tool according to claim 1 , wherein the checking module comprises an electrical circuit configured to make regular electrical checks, while the connector pusher remains in close or final position, permitting indication of the presence and/or absence of electrical defects of the short circuit type.
5. Tool according to claim 1 , wherein the checking module comprises an electrical circuit configured to make regular electrical checks, while the connector pusher remains in close or final position, permitting indication of the presence and/or absence of electrical continuity between each wire with its corresponding connector terminal.
6. Tool according to claim 4 , wherein the checking module comprises at least one indicator configured to indicate the presence and/or absence of electrical defects.
7. Tool according to claim 4 , wherein the checking module comprises at least one indicator configured to indicate the presence and/or absence of electrical defects.
8. Tool according to claim 6 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one LED which, based on a different coloured code determines whether the terminated connector has an electrical defect and/or is free from electrical defects.
9. Tool according to claim 6 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one acoustic sound which, based on an acoustic tone code determines whether the terminated connector has an electrical defect and/or is free from electrical defects.
10. An electrical checking module connectable to a termination and checking hand tool for terminating an electrical cable having a plurality of wires with connector terminals of a connector and checking the electrical connections made within the connector; wherein the tool comprises:
a body which defines a receiving slot configured to receive the connector;
a handle that is movable from an open to a closed working position in which a connector pusher is displaced to make electrical contact with the connector as the wires of the electrical cable are inserted into the connector terminals; and
an electrical checking module configured to electrically check electrical connections inside the connector.
11. Electrical checking module according to claim 10 , wherein the electrical checking module is configured to electrically check each termination of each wire with its corresponding connector terminal.
12. Electrical checking module according to claim 10 , wherein the checking module comprises an electrical circuit configured to make regular electrical checks, while the connector pusher remains in close or final position, permitting indication of the presence and/or absence of electrical defects of the short circuit type.
13. Electrical checking module according to claim 10 , wherein the checking module comprises an electrical circuit configured to make regular electrical checks, while the connector pusher remains in close or final position, permitting indication of the presence and/or absence of electrical continuity between each wire with its corresponding connector terminal.
14. Electrical checking module according to claim 12 , wherein the checking module comprises at least one indicator configured to indicate the presence and/or absence of electrical defects.
15. Electrical checking module according to claim 12 , wherein the checking module comprises at least one indicator configured to indicate the presence and/or absence of electrical defects.
16. Electrical checking module according to claim 14 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one LED which, based on a different coloured code determines whether the terminated connector has an electrical defect and/or is free from electrical defects.
17. Electrical checking module according to claim 14 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one acoustic sound which, based on an acoustic tone code determines whether the terminated connector has an electrical defect and/or is free from electrical defects.