Abstract: A contact element comprises a contact box extending in a longitudinal direction of the contact element and delimiting a receptacle. The contact box includes a first box section, a second box section, a third box section arranged opposite the first box section, and a fourth box section arranged opposite the second box section. The second box section and the fourth box section each connect the first box section to the third box section. The first box section and the third box section are each configured in an elastic manner and the second box section and the fourth box section are each configured in a rigid manner. The second box section and the fourth box section are each inclined with respect to the first box section.

Abstract: A contact element comprises an electrically conductive layer and a masking layer. A contact side of the contact element is at least partly covered by the masking layer and the electrically conductive layer. The electrically conductive layer and the masking layer form a contact surface having alternating regions of the masking layer and the electrically conductive layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical component includes providing an electrically insulating substrate having an outer surface, applying a coated structure on the outer surface and irradiating the coated structure with an electron beam to form an electrical conductor on the substrate. The irradiating may include heating the coating layer to melt the coating layer to form the electrical conductor. The coating layer may have a low binder concentration and a high metal concentration. The irradiating may include vaporizing substantially all the binder leaving a substantially pure metallic layer to form the electrical conductor. The coating layer may be irradiated until non-metallic material of the coating layer is completely removed.

Abstract: A terminal assembly comprises a conductor and an electrical terminal having a connection area connected to the conductor. A seal of the terminal assembly seals the connection area in a fluid-tight manner. The seal is composed of a foamable sealing material which includes an activatable blowing agent.

Abstract: A terminal crimping machine includes crimp tooling defining a crimping zone that receives a terminal and a wire and is actuated during a crimp stroke to form a crimped segment between the terminal and the wire. The terminal crimping machine includes an electrical crimp consolidation circuit electrically connected to the crimped segment and operated during the crimp stroke to provide an electrical pulse to at least one of the wire and the terminal of the crimped segment before completion of the crimp stroke.

Abstract: A method for producing an electrical component is provided. The method includes steps of providing a continuous strip material and separating a section from the continuous strip material using an electron beam.

Abstract: An electrical contact comprises an electrically conductive contact material and a plurality of particles adhered to an area of the contact material. At least some of the particles have a portion penetrating into the contact material.

Abstract: An electrical wire includes a bundle of electrical conductors that has an end segment that extends to an end of the bundle. Each electrical conductor in the bundle engages at least one other electrical conductor. The electrical wire also includes conductive particles disposed between and engaging at least some of the electrical conductors in the bundle along the end segment. The conductive particles are configured to provide an electrical connection between the corresponding electrical conductors engaged by the conductive particles.

Abstract: A crimp contact is disclosed. The crimp contact has a receptacle extending in a longitudinal direction up to a receptacle end, a crimp section extending along the receptacle and beyond the receptacle end to a front end, and a wing extending from the crimp section between the receptacle end and the front end transversely to the longitudinal direction, the wing having a conductor displacing member overlapping the receptacle in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle receives a conductor in the longitudinal direction. The crimp section encloses the conductor subsequent to crimping.

Abstract: An electrical contact element is disclosed. The electrical contact element includes a contact surface of an electrically conductive contact body having a plurality of coated regions with a first coating and a plurality of uncoated regions without the first coating, the coated regions and uncoated regions arranged in an alternating manner in a variation direction along the contact surface.

Abstract: Electronic components and processes of producing electronic components are disclosed. The electronic component includes a substrate and a thermal grain modified layer positioned on the substrate. The thermal grain modified layer includes a modified grain structure. The modified grain structure includes a thermal grain modification additive. A method for forming the electronic component is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric contact element that has at least one crimping strap which is configured and arranged to reach around the outer circumference of an electric conductor, at least in sections, at least in a fully crimped state of the contact element. Furthermore, the invention relates to an electric contact arrangement that has at least one electric conductor and at least one contact element that has at least one crimping strap which is crimped, at least in sections, around an outer circumference of the conductor. Finally, the invention relates to a method of producing an electric contact arrangement, at least one crimping strap of a contact element being crimped, at least in sections, around an electric conductor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coated structure on a substrate includes positioning a substrate in a vapor deposition chamber having a crucible with source material. The method includes evaporating the source material with electron beams from an irradiation source, the evaporated source material being deposited on the substrate as a coating layer. The method includes ablating the coating layer with the electron beams to selectively remove portions of the coating layer leaving a circuit structure on the substrate. The evaporating and ablating are accomplished in situ within the vapor deposition chamber using the same irradiation source.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing at least one functional region on an electrical contact element such as, for example, a switching contact or a plug type contact. In order to prevent the high environmental burden which is disadvantageous in wet-chemical methods and to overcome the restriction to a very small number of materials caused in hot dip methods in physical technical terms, and to substantially improve the spatial possibility for selection and structuring which is insufficient in both techniques, there is provision according to the invention for at least one material coating to be applied mechanically in a highly selective manner to the contact element in the functional region and subsequently highly energetic thermal radiation such as, for example, a particle beam in the form of an ion and/or electron beam, to be directed onto the at least on material coating.

Abstract: A crimp contact is disclosed. The crimp contact has a receptacle extending in a longitudinal direction up to a receptacle end, a crimp section extending along the receptacle and beyond the receptacle end to a front end, and a wing extending from the crimp section between the receptacle end and the front end transversely to the longitudinal direction, the wing having a conductor displacing member overlapping the receptacle in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle receives a conductor in the longitudinal direction. The crimp section encloses the conductor subsequent to crimping.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing at least one functional region (1) on an electrical contact element (30) such as, for example, a switching contact or a plug type contact. The at least one functional region (1), for example, a contact location or a connection region for crimping or soldering connections is limited to a partial area of the contact element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an electrical contact element, in which a multilayer structure is formed by applying a diffusion barrier layer to a base material and at least one metallic layer made of a metal to the diffusion barrier layer, at least one layer formed of tin being applied as the metallic layer.

Abstract: A crimped terminal is provided and includes a conductor, a crimped element, and a plurality of conductive particles: The conductor includes aluminum, and the crimped element is disposed around the conductor. The plurality of conductive particles include a copper alloy and are arranged between the conductor and the crimped element.

Abstract: Electronic components and processes of producing electronic components are disclosed. The electronic component includes a substrate and a thermal grain modified layer positioned on the substrate. The thermal grain modified layer includes a modified grain structure. The modified grain structure includes a thermal grain modification additive. A method for forming the electronic component is also disclosed.

Abstract: In an electrical plug type connector having an electrically conductive contact element having a contact surface, the contact surface has a microstructure.