Abstract: An implantable medical lead comprising a conductor extending along the lead and a crimp connector secured to the conductor comprising a body with an outer surface, an inner surface, proximal and distal ends, and first and second lateral edges, the lateral edges having edge features extending there from, the edge features adapted to opposingly interleave with one another. Methods of assembling a crimp connector with a cable conductor including parallel and cross-wise assembly are also encompassed.

Abstract: The invention is a lead attachment suitable for implantation in living tissue that enables connection of a wire that is comprised of stainless steel to a tack that in turn is bonded to a titanium swage cup, preferably Ti-6Al-4V. The wire is attached by crimping inside a crimping tube, to assure electrical continuity from the wire to the crimping tube. The tack is bonded by swaging a thinned swage ring and is further sealed by welding to swage cup, which is bonded by brazing to ceramic case.

Abstract: A terminal (20) has a terminal main body (51) with a projection (55) to be engaged with a retainer (40). A wire barrel (21) to be crimped to a core (11) of a wire (10), an insulation barrel (23) to be crimped to an insulating coating (12) and a rubber plug barrel (24) to be crimped to a rubber plug (15) are successively arranged behind the main body (51). Bottom parts of the wire barrel (21) and the insulation barrel (23) are at low positions having substantially the same height. A front end of the wire barrel (23) is crimped flat to suppress bend-up of the core (11). The front end of the crimped wire barrel (21) is insertable to a position facing a projecting end of the retainer (40) when the terminal (20) is inserted to a proper position in a cavity (31) of a housing (30).

Abstract: A mounting component has a conductive member. The conductive member includes a press-fitting unit that is linearly extended and press-fitted in a housing, two electrode portions that are arrayed in a direction in which the press-fitting unit is press-fitted and soldered onto pads, and a connection portion that is extended in parallel with the press-fitting unit to connect the two electrode portions.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10, 40, 110) has an open-barrel shaped electric wire crimping section (12, 42) for connecting a conductor (31, 192) of an electric wire (30, 190) thereto by crimping, a fixing portion (20, 43, and 119) formed by displacing a part of the electric wire crimping section (12, 42) to the conductor (31, 192), and a locking portion (21, 44, and 118) having a form of coupling the fixing portion (20, 43, and 119) and the electric wire crimping section (12, 42) to each other in a step-like way. A thickness of the locking portion (21, 44, and 118) in a direction in which the electric wire crimping section (12, 42) is displaced to the conductor (31, 192) is set larger than that of the electric wire crimping section (12, 42) and that of the fixing portion (20, 43, and 119).

Abstract: A contact for connecting a wire to a terminal has a contact part engageable with the terminal and defining a main plane, and a wire part formed unitarily with the contact part and forming in an open position a seat offset from the plane and adapted to receive the wire and lying in a closed position coplanar with the contact part.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a terminal connection part (11) formed at a front part thereof and connected to a mating terminal; and a crimping part (12) formed at a rear part of the terminal fitting (10) and composed of a lower plate part (21) continuous with the terminal connection part (11) and a pair of crimping pieces (22) raised from left and right side edges of the lower plate part (21). The crimping part (12) is crimped with an end portion of an electric wire (30) being surrounded with the lower plate part (21) and a pair of the crimping pieces (22) to crimp the terminal fitting (10) to the end portion of the electric wire (30). Each of the crimping pieces (22) has a thin portion (24) formed thinner than the lower plate part (21) and contacting the end portion of the electric wire (30) when the crimping pieces (22) are crimped.

Abstract: A terminal crimping method and terminal crimping device in which friction between an anvil and a crimper is suppressed and a projection is prevented from being formed above a wire barrel where core wires of an electric cable are crimped. The terminal crimping device (40) has the anvil (41) having a placement groove (43) in which a terminal (10) is placed and also has the crimper (42) for pressing the wire barrel (31) of the terminal (10) placed on the anvil (41). The placement groove (43) has a first pressing section (43a) for pressing an effective crimping section (31a) and also has a second pressing section (43bg) for pressing an extension section (31b). The bottom surface of the second pressing section (43b) is formed as a slope surface expanding toward the receptacle (20).

Abstract: An surface mount technology (“SMT”) crimp terminal for mounting on printed circuit boards is in the form of a seamless circular tube or cylinder. The method of use includes depositing the SMT crimp terminal on a copper pad or land on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) coated with solder paste to render the pad or land tacky. The solder is reflowed by application of heat and the crimp terminal is soldered to the PCB. A bare wire to be retained is inserted through one end of the tube and the tube is subjected to sufficiently high stress, intermediate its axial ends, to induce plastic flow on the surface of the material. The force plastically deforms the central region of the tube as well as the bare wire received therein. Any form of mechanical hydraulic press can be used for this purpose and resulting deformation of the crimp terminal and the wire contained therein provides a retention force on the wire which is greater than wire breaking strength.

Abstract: A terminal fitting 10 includes a main body 20 to be coupled to a mating conductor, and a crimp contact section 30 rearward from the main body 20. The crimp contact section 30 is crimped on an end of a core wire 42 in a covered electrical cable 40 so as to surround the end. The core wire 42 includes a plurality of metallic strands 41 and is covered with a sheath 43 to form the covered electrical cable 40. Serrations 34 are provided on a contact surface of the crimp contact section 30 for surrounding the core wire 42. Each serration 34 is a polygonal shaped recess with which the core wire 42 engages upon crimping. Both diagonal corner portions 34C of each serration 34 are rounded. Thus, the whole periphery of an opening edge around the recess penetrates an oxide layer on a core wire.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) is inserted into a housing (60) from behind and includes a tubular connecting portion (11), with which a mating terminal (90) is connectable from front. A bent piece (27) including both front and rear edges (28, 29) is formed at a position of a peripheral wall of the connecting portion (11) behind the front end of the connecting portion (11). The bent piece (27) is formed with a locking projection (32) to be retained and locked in the connector housing (60) by being bent toward an outer side over the entire length in forward and backward directions. The front end surface of the locking projection (32) is a curved surface receding toward the back.

Abstract: A connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire and a shielding wire includes a contact having a terminal portion to be connected to the core wire, an outer conductor having a shield connecting portion to be connected to the shielding wire, and a housing holding the contact and the outer conductor. The shield connecting portion is separated from the housing in an axial direction. The outer conductor has an opening portion formed between the shield connecting portion and the housing and opening in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The terminal portion is exposed inside the outer conductor and faced to the opening portion in the radial direction.

Abstract: A contact which makes it possible to make a connection unit compact in size. A pair of supporting portions opposed to each other in a predetermined direction are provided on opposite side edges of a plate-shaped base portion with which an associated one of electrodes of a photovoltaic unit is brought into contact, such that the supporting portions rise from the opposite side edges, respectively. The pair of supporting portions are each formed with a slit for supporting a terminal portion of a diode.

Abstract: A method of waterproofing a crimping part of a crimp terminal where a wire is crimped includes a step of forming a waterproof structure. The waterproofing structure seals a crimping region containing the crimping part with an adhesive tape. The adhesive tape has waterproofing performance and has a thickness no more than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A crimp contact that includes an elongated contact body having loading and mating ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The contact body includes a contact wall that extends around the central axis and that defines a conductor-receiving passage of the contact body proximate to the loading end. The contact wall has an outer surface. The crimp contact also includes a sleeve wall that extends around the central axis and the outer surface of the contact wall proximate to the loading end of the contact body. The sleeve wall is sized to engage a crimping tool and the contact wall is configured to grip a conductor within the conductor-receiving passage when the sleeve and contact walls are deformed by the crimping tool.

Abstract: An electrical terminal including a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor; and a second connection section connected to the first connection section. The second connection section is adapted to removably connect to a mating electrical terminal. The second connection section includes a first lateral side with a first bent section forming an inward facing slot. The second connection section includes an opposite second lateral side with a second bent section which is bent in a direction generally opposite a bend of the first bent section. An angle of the bend of the first bent section is greater than an angle of a bend of the second bent section.

Abstract: A crimping terminal joined with an aluminum electric wire, in which when the crimping terminal is crimped to the wire, a conduct-purpose crimping portion and a wire-hold crimping portion are formed at a crimping portion of a wire barrel of the crimping terminal. The crimping portion of the wire barrel is formed so as a curvature thereof is projected upwardly in a direction of moving a crimping die and so as a crimp height increases and a compression ratio decreases towards an insulation barrel of the crimping terminal. The curvature is shaped to have a constant degree of curvature, and is shaped to form a quadratic curve as a result of strictly adjusting a crimping force.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant electrical connection structure has an electrically conductive cable with a core made from a first electrically conductive material and an insulative outer cover. A terminal is electrically connected to the core at a lead extending beyond the insulative outer cover. A conformal coating covers and seals the lead of the core not in direct contact with the terminal.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10, 130, 510) has a connecting portion (11, 131, 511) to be connected with a mating connecting portion, and a crimping portion (12, 140) continuous with the rear end of the connecting portion (11, 131, 511) and including a bottom plate (21, 148, 515) and crimping pieces (22, 147, 516) standing up from the bottom plate (21, 148, 515). The crimping portion (12, 140) is crimped into connection with a wire (30, 120, 590) while surrounding an end portion of the wire (30, 120, 590) by the bottom plate (21, 148, 515) and the crimping pieces (22, 147, 516). The bottom plate (21, 148, 515) is formed with a reinforcing rib (24, 150, 250, 350, 450, 525) extending in forward and backward directions.

Abstract: A crimping terminal includes a pair of core wire crimping pieces raised up from a bottom plate. A contact strip is provided with gaps formed between the core wire crimping pieces and the contact strip for inserting core wires of an aluminum electric wire. The contact strip has a sloped wall or a curved wall for guiding the core wires from the gaps toward the bottom plate. The contact strip is formed in a flat plate shape, and has sloped walls at both left and right sides thereof. The contact strip is formed in an arc sectional shape, and has curved walls at both left and right sides thereof. The contact strip is formed in an inverted V sectional shape, and has sloped walls at both left and right sides thereof. The contact strips are arranged two-tiered. A serration is formed on the contact strip.

Abstract: An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure.

Abstract: Provided is a crimp terminal designed to be crimped onto an end portion of an electric wire to form a terminal-equipped electric wire, achieving both of ensuring mechanical strength of the terminal-equipped electric wire and reducing a contact resistance between the electric wire and the crimp terminal. The crimp terminal comprises an electric contact section and an electric-wire crimp section to be crimped onto a conductor in the end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal being formed of a metal plate which has a copper-containing plate body and a tin-plating layer covering a surface of the plate body. In the crimp terminal, the tin-plating layer has a smaller thickness in a crimp surface region where the electric-wire crimp section is to make contact with the end portion of the electric wire is less than that in an electrical contact surface region where the electric contact section is to make contact with a counterpart terminal.

Abstract: A crimped electric wire with a terminal, includes: an electric wire having a core wire made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and a terminal fitting having an electric wire crimping section for crimping the core wire partly exposed from the electric wire, wherein: a value obtained by dividing the height of the electric wire crimping section by the width of the electric wire crimping section after the crimping of the electric wire crimping section is set to 0.5 or more and 0.6 or less; and the value obtained by dividing the gross cross-sectional area of the core wire after the crimping of the electric wire crimping section by the gross cross-sectional area of the core wire before the crimping of the electric wire crimping section is set to 55% or more and 65% or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic part-mounted and insulator-integrated inner conductor terminal which can enhance the productivity and can reduce the cost and also to provide a coaxial connector provided with this inner conductor terminal.

Abstract: A crimping terminal fitting has a wire barrel (21) to be crimped and connected to core strands (31) of a wire (30). The wire barrel (21) has a base plate (23) continuously extending from a ground terminal (11) in a longitudinal direction. Two core crimping pieces (25) extend from the opposite sides of the base plate (23). A thinned portion (27) is formed at least at a leading end of each core crimping piece (25) and is thinner than the base plate (23).

Abstract: An improved full tension connector for electrical conductors has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a stepped series of substantially cylindrical inner surfaces with progressively smaller inside diameters. The design of the connector allows for improved control of the compression of the cable inside the fitting. A series of swages, progressing successively from a light compression to a heavier compression, ensures that the connector will sustain the required tensile load.

Abstract: An electrical terminal has a copper-based body and a coating disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the body. The coating is a metal selected from a group consisting of zinc, magnesium, a zinc alloy, magnesium alloy or other metal that is more electronegative than aluminum and its alloys.

Abstract: A plurality of recesses are formed on a surface of a wire barrel where an electric wire is provided. In a state before the electric wire is crimped onto the wire barrel, at least one of sides comprising rims of an opening of each recess of a quadrangular shape is a crossing side crossing at an angle of from 85 degrees to 95 degrees to an extending direction. In a state before the electric wire is crimped onto the wire barrel 16, the crossing sides of a plurality of recesses positioned adjacent to each other in the extending direction are so arranged as to overlap with each other in the extending direction.

Abstract: Rims of an opening of each recess form a parallelogram, and comprise two first opening rims that that are parallel to a first direction and two second opening rims that are parallel to a second direction. The first opening rims of each of the recesses that are aligned along the first direction are arranged on a straight line along the first direction. The second opening rims of each of the recesses that are aligned along the second direction are arranged on a straight line along the second direction. The recesses are formed by pressing a wire barrel with a die where a plurality of protruding parts are formed so as to correspond to recesses.

Abstract: A power connector structure is provided. The power connector includes a cable, an inner ring structure, an inner case, a strain relief structure, and an external cover. The inner case has a main body and an out-extending protrusion. The out-extending protrusion is set on the first opening proximate to the inner ring structure and elongates from an edge of the opening. The strain relief structure is set on the first opening proximate to the inner ring structure, substantially fills a gap within the opening, and covers the out-extending protrusion and a portion of the cable. The out-extending protrusion is utilized to enhance the bonding force between the inner case and the strain relief structure to improve the product reliability.

Abstract: A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed.

Abstract: A wire barrel to be crimped onto an end of an electric wire has a surface on a side to face the electric wire. The surface has a plurality of recesses that extend in a direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire and are separated from each other in the direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire. The wire barrel has a thickness in a range from 0.15 mm to 1 mm before being crimped to the electric wire. Each recess has a depth in a range from 30% to 60% of the thickness of the wire barrel before the wire barrel is crimped onto the electric wire.

Abstract: A crimping apparatus includes an anvil for supporting a metal terminal including a base plate portion for mounting an electric wire thereon and a pair of crimping piece portions extending upwardly respectively from opposite side edges of the base plate portion and a crimper which includes a groove portion being opposed to a supporting portion of the anvil. An inner surface of the groove portion of the anvil and a terminal support face of the supporting portion of the crimper cooperate to press the crimping piece portions for crimping the crimping piece portions to the electric wire mounted on the metal terminal. A width of the groove portion of the crimper is not more than 1.0 mm. The terminal support surface of the anvil is formed into a concavely curved surface in which a depth of the concavely curved surface is not smaller than 0.06 mm and is not larger than 0.17 mm in a cross-section of the anvil perpendicular to an axis direction of the electric wire.

Abstract: A terminal for electrical resistive elements of molybdenum silicide or alloys of this material, which terminal is arranged to pass through a furnace wall or a furnace ceiling or corresponding insulated wall, where the terminal located at each end of the hot zone of the element has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the element in the hot zone. The invention is characterised in that a terminal connector is connected to each terminal, in that the terminal connector is made from aluminium, in that the terminal connector has a length that fully or partially constitutes the length of the combined terminal length, where the combined terminal length is the length of the relevant terminal of the element and the terminal connector.

Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a sheath mounting portion for mounting a sheath portion of a wire thereon, at least two sheath fixing portions that press-fastens to the sheath portion of the wire, wherein each of the sheath fixing portions has a pair of sheath press-fastening pieces extended respectively from opposite side edges of the sheath mounting portion, and a crimping connection portion that electrically connects to the conductor portion of the wire exposed at a distal end of the sheath portion. Extending directions and lengths of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of each of the sheath fixing portions are set so that distal end portions of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of each of the sheath fixing portions are superposed to each other when the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces are press-fastened on the sheath portion.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (20A) to (20D, 110, 220, 320) is provided with a connecting portion (21, 121, 211, 311) to be connected with a mating terminal, a wire barrel (27, 126, 232, 312) to be crimped into connection with an end portion of a conductor (11, 111, 222, 322) exposed by removing an insulation coating (12, 112, 223, 323) of a wire (10, 110, 220, 320) in which the conductor (11, 111, 222, 322) made up of twisted strands is covered by the insulation coating (12, 112, 223, 323), and a restriction (30, 32, 35, 133, 218, 318) capable of restricting the widening of a leading end side of the conductor (11, 111, 222, 322) by projecting from a wire barrel (27, 126, 232, 312) side toward the connecting portion (21, 121, 211, 311).

Abstract: A connecting terminal developed speedily while limiting a temperature rise when a current flows, comprising male and female terminals each having a wire crimp portion to which a wire is crimped, and a joint portion where the male and female terminals are joined to each other, wherein a contact resistance value of the whole connecting terminal is a sum of contact resistance values in the wire crimp portions and the joint portion, and a length of a contact portion is a sum of lengths of the wire crimp portions and the joint portion, wherein a normalized contact resistance value Rter is derived by dividing the contact resistance value by the length, and a relationship of a wire resistance value Rwire of the wire, a current value I and a permissive increase in temperature ?T to the normalized contact resistance value Rter is expressed by Rter<?T/(752×I2)?3.7×Rwire.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) is inserted into a housing (60) from behind and includes a tubular connecting portion (11), with which a mating terminal (90) is connectable from front. A bent piece (27) including both front and rear edges (28, 29) is formed at a position of a peripheral wall of the connecting portion (11) behind the front end of the connecting portion (11). The bent piece (27) is formed with a locking projection (32) to be retained and locked in the connector housing (60) by being bent toward an outer side over the entire length in forward and backward directions. The front end surface of the locking projection (32) is a curved surface receding toward the back.

Abstract: A contact for the solar-power feed cable having a conductive core surrounded by an insulating sheath has a conductive contact part adapted to be connected in a solar-power connection box to a conductor and engaging the conductive core of the cable. An outer contact ring is crimped to the sheath longitudinally of the cable inward from the contact part and is unitary with the contact part. An inner contact ring spaced longitudinally inward of the cable from the outer contact ring is crimped to the sheath and formed with a strain-relief flange.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of ensuring mechanical strength in a terminal-provided wire and lowering contact resistance between the wire and the crimp terminal, without greatly varying a crimp height of a crimp terminal onto the wire in an axial direction. A crimp terminal according to the invention includes a conductor barrel which is crimped to a conductor of a wire. The conductor barrel has an inner surface which closely contacts the conductor by bending. The inner surface has such a shape a surface thereof which closely contacts a tip end side part of the conductor inwardly projects beyond a surface thereof which closely contacts a base side part of the conductor, thus performing a higher compression of the tip end side part of the conductor than that of the base side part thereof by the bending.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10, 120, 210, 230) has a connecting portion (11, 121, 211) to be connected with a mating terminal and a wire barrel (12, 126, 212) to be crimped into connection with an end portion of a wire (20, 110, 220). A restriction (18, 152, 218A, 231) is between the connecting portion (11, 121, 211) than the wire barrel (12, 126, 212) and faces a placing surface of a bottom plate (16, 123, 216) where the end portion of the wire (20, 110, 220) is to be placed for restricting an upward movement of the end portion of the wire (20, 110, 220).

Abstract: A wind turbine and a flexible electric power cable for transferring electric power in a moving environment are provided. The power cable includes a conductor with a plurality of cores for conducting an electric current and an isolator for protecting the conductor and a connector piece for surrounding and connecting an end of the conductor with one or more apparatuses. The connector piece includes at least two encircling connection areas including one or more electrical connection areas establishing electrical connection between the connector piece and the plurality of cores, the electrical connection areas including one or more through-going connection holes for connecting the connector piece to the one or more apparatuses, and one or more mechanical connection areas establishing mechanical connection between the connector piece and the conductor. The areas are positioned in continuation of each other, separated and connected by one or more adapting sections.

Abstract: A terminal (20) has a terminal main body (51) with a projection (55) to be engaged with a retainer (40). A wire barrel (21) to be crimped to a core (11) of a wire (10), an insulation barrel (23) to be crimped to an insulating coating (12) and a rubber plug barrel (24) to be crimped to a rubber plug (15) are successively arranged behind the main body (51). Bottom parts of the wire barrel (21) and the insulation barrel (23) are at low positions having substantially the same height. A front end of the wire barrel (23) is crimped flat to suppress bend-up of the core (11). The front end of the crimped wire barrel (21) is insertable to a position facing a projecting end of the retainer (40) when the terminal (20) is inserted to a proper position in a cavity (31) of a housing (30).

Abstract: A press-clamping structure includes: a wire; and a press-clamping terminal which includes a conductor press-clamping portion having a generally U-shaped cross-section. The conductor press-clamping portion includes a bottom plate and a pair of conductor caulking pieces which are bent inwardly to embrace the conductor of the wire and caulk the conductor. Distal end portions of the conductor caulking pieces are bent outwardly in a opposite direction to each other. When P1 represents a point closest to the bottom plate on an area in which the outer surfaces of the conductor caulking pieces are contacted with each other, and P2 represents a point closest to the bottom plate on the distal end portion of each of the conductor caulking piece, a formula Lh<Lw is established where Lh represents a height from the point P2 to the point P1, and Lw represents a distance between the respective points P2.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of enabling high-compression crimping without breaking a crimp terminal while forming a recessed portion promoting a wire crimp portion of the crimp terminal to cut into a conductor in the wire crimp portion. The crimp terminal according to the invention includes a wire crimp portion, which is crimped to a conductor of a wire and includes a first crimp portion crimped to a base side of the conductor and a second crimp portion crimped to a tip end side. A recessed portion for promoting a cutting-in effect is formed in an inner surface of the wire crimp portion. A recessed portion formed in the second crimp portion is divided in a terminal width direction or is shallower than a recessed portion formed in the first crimp portion. Alternatively, the recessed portion is omitted and a recessed portion is formed only in the first crimp portion.

Abstract: A terminal crimping apparatus includes an anvil for supporting a metal terminal including a base plate portion for placing an electric wire thereon and a pair of crimping piece portions extending upwardly respectively from opposite side edges of the base plate portion and a crimper which includes a press-deforming portion having a generally arch-shape formed of two arc-shaped surfaces which are opposed to the anvil. The anvil and the crimper cooperate to press the crimping piece portions for crimping the crimping piece portions to the electric wire placed on the metal terminal. The shape of the crimper satisfies a formula, Index a=c·cos ?, where c represents a length of the arc-shaped surface of the crimper, and ? represents an angle formed by a tangential line to the arc-shaped surface at a central portion of the crimper and a vertical line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal for connection with an electrical mating connector, and having a catch spring projecting therefrom for latching the terminal in a housing. The terminal includes a catch spring projecting from the terminal and having a cross-section having a first and second area, the catch spring is assembled with regard to its cross-section over substantially its entire extent in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the terminal. The first and second area are arranged bent relative to one another by a transitional area or are connected together in such a manner that they merge continuously.

Abstract: A device and a method for connecting at least two electric terminals, particularly an electrode terminal and an electric measuring element, the two terminals being connected to each other by clinching.

Abstract: A crimping structure for a conductor utilizes a crimp barrel, wherein the crimp barrel has a plurality of crimping parts that are provided continuously along an axial direction of the conductor. The crimp barrel is formed such that the widths of the plurality of crimping parts are different from each other in the expanded state, and the plurality of crimping parts are compressed to a uniform height along the axial direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ground terminal fitting capable of being fixed to a ground member through a simple operation while permitting production cost to be reduced, and a ground device having the ground terminal fitting. The ground terminal fitting comprises a terminal body surrounding a through-hole, a clamping piece having a rising portion rising from an outer peripheral edge of the terminal body and a distal end portion extending inwardly from the rising portion along the terminal body, and a clampable piece located adjacent to the clamping piece in a circumferential direction of the terminal body. The clamping piece is adapted to clamp, when the ground terminal fitting is superimposed on a second ground terminal fitting, a clampable piece of the second ground terminal fitting to prevent a relative displacement between the ground terminal fittings.