Abstract: A terminal clamp for a battery terminal post including first and second relatively movable jaws defining between them a passage for receiving a battery terminal post, and a screw-operated clamping arrangement for closing the first and second jaws about the terminal post, in use, to grip the post against the action of a resilient restoring force urging the jaws apart, the screw-operated clamping arrangement including first and second components in screw-threaded arrangement with one another, the first component being held against rotation relative to the jaws, the second component having a frusto-conical cam surface cooperable with corresponding part frusto-conical cam surfaces of the jaws, whereby rotation of the second component relative to the first component and the jaws causes rotational and axial movement of the frusto-conical cam surface of the second component relative to the part frusto-conical surfaces of the jaws either to close the jaws or to release the jaws.

Abstract: An electrical junction box provided for wiring up an automobile. In the electrical junction box, a plurality of bus bars and a wiring board are accommodated in a main cover and an under cover, and tabs raised from the bus bars are inserted into connector mounting frames formed on the main cover and the under cover. One of the tabs is long, and the connector mounting frame of the under cover has a length which makes constant a depth of a recess formed by the connector mounting frame when the bus bar having the long tab is mounted.

Abstract: An electrical connection unit which includes a main box, a connector mounted from one side of the main box, and a junction block mounted in the main box from the opposite side. The junction block carries electrical parts such as relays, fuses, etc. There is a connector cavity in the main box into which the connector is placed. There is also a support in the connector cavity upon which the connector rests in its preliminary position. Tightening elements on the junction block and the connector serve to affix these two elements together in their assembled position. There are also cavity grooves on the inner surface of the connector cavity and complementary projections which enter the grooves as the elements are assembled. The Invention provides a means whereby the connection unit can be readily assembled without the necessity of turning it over and without the use of any tools. The tightening means are simple and easy to operate, thus minimizing the cost of the finished product.

Abstract: A plug-and-socket connector having a conductor track structure provided with electrical components, and a method of producing the same.Known plug-and-socket connectors in which a conductor track structure is formed from a metal band can only be embodied with a space-saving design at high cost, and nevertheless have a large structural height. It is very costly to provide such a plug-and-socket connector with components for realizing electrical functions. A design that saves more space, and a smaller structural height, are possible with a plug-and-socket connector having a conductor track structure that is planar and has a window-shaped opening, which is adjoined perpendicularly in one direction by a plug region that receives both the first plug and the second plug inserted from the opposite direction through the window-shaped opening of the conductor track structure.

Abstract: A bussed electrical center (BEC) assembly includes a BEC having a BEC connector on its lower surface, and a lower housing adapted to be secured in position within an automobile engine compartment. Flexible retaining arms extend upwardly from the housing and engage a connector and secure it in a pre-set position in the housing. When the BEC is later mounted to the housing, the connector is automatically aligned with the BEC connector and a shroud extending downwardly from the BEC contacts the retaining arms and deflects them outwardly so that the connector is released from the pre-set position and is free to slide upwardly toward the BEC connector. A bolt passes through the BEC connector and engages a captive nut in the connector so that rotation of the bolt draws the connector upwardly into engagement with the BEC connector.

Abstract: A routed wire electrical center adapter for coupling electrical components having varying terminal footprints with standard electrical center components having a standard terminal footprint through an adapter element within the electrical center including application specific electrical elements for receiving, on a first element end, electrical terminals of a first footprint, and for receiving, on a second element end opposing the first element end, electrical terminals of a second footprint. The first footprint is selected from a wide range of footprints as specified in an application. The second footprint is a standard footprint across a broad range of electrical center applications.

Abstract: A busbar 24 and a printed circuit board 23 having electronic devices mounted thereon are provided as internal circuits in a casing of an electrical connection box. Terminals 24a provided in the busbar 24 are inserted through the printed circuit board 23 to be secured to a conductive portion by solder 30 for a direct electrical connection.

Abstract: A molded electrical interconnection system includes a three-dimensional molded dielectric substrate including at least one open socket. Stamped and formed electrical circuitry is embedded in the molded substrate and includes a contact blade projecting into the socket. An interface module is positioned in the socket to define a receptacle for receiving a male terminal of a complementary connecting device.

Abstract: An electrical distribution center assembly and a method of constructing the same which eliminates the need to flip an electrical distribution center over in order to couple a wire harness connector to the electrical distribution center. The electrical distribution center assembly includes an electrical distribution center, a wire harness connector, and a connector retainer carried by a vehicle for temporarily holding the wire harness connector in position while the wire harness connector is coupled to the electrical distribution center.

Abstract: An Electrical Connection Apparatus for automotive batteries having, in its preferred embodiments a multi-purpose screw threaded bolt with an enlarged head which can be inserted into the side terminal aperture of a battery to form a terminal post for connection of standard top post cable connector, may be provided with perforations allowing it to be tightened/loosened by any linear object, may be utilized as a tightening bolt for a C clamp type cable connector, and may be utilized in conjunction with branching cables for simultaneous connection to the top and side terminals of dual terminal automotive type batteries.

Abstract: An electrical connection box for an automotive vehicle is provided which reduces costs for parts by allowing only printed circuit boards with necessary electronic control circuits to be selectively mounted. The electrical connection box has a plurality of partition members 3 integrally and projectingly formed on a side surface of a casing 1, i.e. an inner surface of an accommodation space 2 at specified intervals. The respective partition members 3 extend from the upper surface to the lower surface of the casing 1 and the leading ends thereof project sideways. Printed circuit boards 4a, 4b, 4c are inserted into spaces between neighboring partition members 4a, 4b, 4c. On each of the printed circuit boards 4a, 4b, 4c are mounted a variety of electronic devices such as a relay, a diode and a capacitor constituting an electronic control circuit.

Abstract: A terminal clamp and electrical wire mounting arrangement includes a metal clamp, the clamp having a smoothly arched clamping head attached to a connector at a storage battery, and first and second clamping arms extended from two opposite ends of the clamping head, a metal holding down plate coupled to one clamping arm of the clamp to hold down an electrical wire, and a screw bolt inserted through a through hole at the holding down plate and a through hole at the first clamping arm of the clamp and threaded into the screw hole at the second clamping arm of the clamp to fix the holding down plate to the first clamping arm, and close the first and second clamping arms together, enabling the clamp to be firmly secured to the connector at the storage battery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a waterproof electrical connector assembly which is molded in two separate processes. Pluralities of respective projections 42, 48 protrude from surfaces 45, 46 of an inner housing 44 which has contacts 20, 30 so that a contact assembly 40 is formed. Contact assembly 40 is placed in a mold and positioned so that the tip ends of the projections 42, 48 substantially engage inside surfaces of the mold; afterward, an outer housing is molded to a thickness which is substantially the same as the height of the projections 42, 48.

Abstract: An electric wiring block composed of a block main body and various cassette blocks. The block main body includes a plurality of cassette receiving chambers which are identical in shape with each other and into which the cassette blocks are received, and, on the respective inner peripheral walls of the cassette receiving chambers, securing ribs are respectively provided. Also, on the outer peripheral wall of the block main body, external securing ribs for option cassettes are provided, while the external securing ribs are identical in shape with the securing ribs. Further, on the outside portions of the cassette blocks, which are identical in shape with each other and are used in common with different kinds of electric parts, lock claws are provided for inserting the cassette blocks into the cassette receiving chambers, and option lock claws are provided for fixing the cassette blocks to the outside portion of the block main body.

Abstract: A Power Distribution Center (PDC) for a motor vehicle distributes power through relays and fuses to connectors for distribution of power throughout the motor vehicle. The PDC includes a housing/connector plate, a printed circuit board, a leadframe assembly, an insulator, a B+ buss bar, an alignment plate and a cover. The PDC utilizes the B+ Buss bar assembly for receiving power into the PDC. The leadframe assembly is utilized to distribute power within the PDC to particular circuits. The printed circuit board is employed to distribute power and signals within the PDC. Terminal clips are used to interconnect between the PDC and associated relays and fuses. The PDC is configured to allow simple addition of electronic modules by providing an interface as part of the PDC, thereby allowing modules to be added to the network without requiring a separate wiring harness for each module.

Abstract: An automotive circuit package combines electronic control functions and power function on a single circuit board substrate. Electronic components including signal level terminals are in one section of the substrate and an array of power terminals are in a second section of the substrate but sharing some common circuit paths carrying control signals. Supplemental conductors in the second section are selectively connected to power terminals to carry high current levels. Each terminal is a through access terminal for directly connecting conductors on the substrate, wiring harness connectors on one side of the substrate and fuses and relays on the other side of the substrate. In one embodiment the terminals have a male portion extending from one side of the substrate and a female portion on the other side. In another embodiment male and female portions are on the same side of the substrate and apertures in the substrate allow plugging into the female portions from the other side.

Abstract: An electrical connection unit having a junction block and a plurality of connectors mounted thereon. The junction block carries a plurality of electrical elements, also mounted thereon and in electrical contact with the elements. There is a plurality of wire harnesses extending from the connectors and the side walls of either the junction block or a main box are extended beyond the connectors in a direction away from the elements. The remote edges of the side walls bear against the vehicle body and provide a space between the edges and the connectors. This construction provides a space through which the wire harnesses can be passed and a simple means of waterproofing without the necessity of a bottom cover. In addition, the pull-out section is composed of two semi-cylinders, which are hinged to each other so that the wire harnesses can be placed therein and one of the semi-cylinders rotated about the hinge, closed, and latched.

Abstract: A junction box is provided to make any desired part mountable on a part mount portion of the junction box without specializing it for a particular part. There are provided parts, such as an integrated fuse 10, having tabs projecting at equal intervals from a casing 11, a wire connecting connector 30, a diode, and a short-circuiting pin assembly 40. A common mount portion for the part is provided on a casing of an electrical connection box and is formed with tab insertion openings at the same intervals as the tabs of the part. The part is selectively mounted on the common mount portion to connect the tabs inserted through the tab insertion openings with internal circuits of the electrical connection box.

Abstract: A low profile electrical distribution center comprises a plurality of thin bus assemblies that are stacked one upon another. Each bus assembly comprises stamped metal circuit components having planar bus portions sandwiched between thin flexible upper and lower sheets of insulation material that are bonded together. The stamped metal circuit components have male blade terminals that extend up or down from the bus portions. The thin flexible sheets of insulation material are die cut to facilitate manufacture and assembly of the stamped metal circuit components from a one piece stamped metal blank.

Abstract: A connector socket uses a small number of connector pin types and prevents short circuits from occurring between external connection ends of the connector pins. A plurality of plug insertion openings are formed in molded block of insulating resin. A plurality of connector pins are disposed with connection ends projecting inside the plug insertion openings. External connection ends at the other end of connector pins are connected to a conductive body of a printed circuit substrate. The connector pins are fitted into pin slots at the back of the plug insertion openings. A portion of the connector pins, oriented along the direction in which the plug insertion openings are arranged, serves as shared connector pins.

Abstract: A bussplate for an electronic device includes a plate having a plurality of integral electrical ground interfaces for commonizing electrical ground current within the electronic device. The plate grounds filter inserts that filter the electronic device from electronic noise and shields the electronic device from electromagnetic interference.

Abstract: An integrated BEDC and PCB provided through a low cost, highly reliable interconnect system. The upper and/or lower half of the main insulation assembly of a BEDC is provided with a recess for accommodating at least an edge portion of the substrate of a PCB. The PCB is provided with apertures such as holes for receiving therethrough a buss wire and/or terminal slots through which terminals having wire slots are fixedly staked. The apertures on the PCB are arranged in a predetermined pattern so as to align with corresponding respective apertures in the form of corresponding holes and/or terminal slots on the BEDC at the recess thereof. Accordingly, with the PCB seated in the recess, as the buss wires are laid, they will pass through the holes in the PCB and/or pass through the wire slot of the terminals and thereby provide interconnection therebetween when the two halves of the main insulation assembly are united and the PCB is sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical junction box has a first insulating polymeric portion and a second polymeric portion defining multiple electrically conductive circuits. The circuits are at least partially separated by the first insulating polymeric portion and at least some of the circuits electrically connect together wire harness connector portions. A further aspect of the present invention junction box causes a section of the first insulating polymeric portion to concurrently act as a segment of an outer protective cover for the junction box.

Abstract: An electrical connection box particularly for a vehicle includes an electrically insulating plate dividing the interior space of the casing into first and second space regions, and bus bars and insulation layers arranged alternatingly in a stack in the first space region. The bus bars form first internal electrical circuits of the box. Wires are accommodated in the second space region, and electrical terminal members each having a tab portion connected by pressure grip connections to the wires. The wires and terminal members form second internal electrical circuits. In order to make a compact box and reduce the number of contact points, the stack of bus bars is supported by the plate. The electrical terminal members comprise first members whose tab portions project out through the casing on one side of the plate, and second terminal members whose tab portions project through the casing on an opposite side of the plate.

Abstract: An electrical connection system for interconnecting an electrical element of a mount with an electrical element of a subassembly has a foil secured to a face of the mount and provided with a plurality of conductive strips connected to the respective electrical element and a plurality of contacts fixed on a face of the subassembly and engageable with the strips of the foil. The two faces are pressed together as the subassembly is secured to the mount to press the two faces together and thereby engage the contacts against the strips. The contacts project from the face of the subassembly.

Abstract: The invention includes a product and process involving a routed wire plate subassembly designed to utilize conventional routing of wire onto the subassembly and thereafter allows for bending of the subassembly to accommodate packaging needs. The end product can be formed by providing first and second wire route plate sets pivotally connected together. Each plate set has at least a top surface with wire receiving channels and passages formed therein. Wire is deposited into the wire receiving channels and passages and at least one wire extends across a portion of the top surface of both sets of plates. Terminals are stitched into terminal slots formed through either or both of the plates so that the terminal makes connection to a selected wire as desired. Thereafter, one of the plates is pivoted with respect to the other to a final location that meets the packaging needs for the wire routed plate subassembly.

Abstract: A battery terminal 10 is provided with a substantially circular electrode supporting member 11, which fits onto a frusto-conical electrode P of a battery, and a pair of mutually facing foot members 14,15 extending outwards from both ends of the electrode supporting member 11. Strengthening members 22,30 extend along the foot members 14,15 and along one quarter circle of the electrode supporting member 11 from the foot members 14,15. These cause the second moment of inertia of the foot members 14,15 and of the electrode supporting member 11 to be different. As a result, the diameter of the electrode supporting member 11 can be reduced without the foot members 14,15 changing shape. If a bolt 18 passing through the foot members 14,15 is tightened to a specific extent with a torque wrench, the battery terminal 10 can be attached to the electrode P with a desired tightening force.

Abstract: A collective connector unit includes a case having a plurality of connector housings, a plurality of connector terminals accommodated in the connector housings, and a ground terminal fixture mounted on the case. For its earthing, the ground terminal fixture is electrically connected with the connector terminals through an earth circuit. With the arrangement where the connector terminals for earthing has been previously conducted with the ground terminal fixture through the earth circuit, the ground connecting of the unit can be effected with the fixing of the ground terminal fixture on the instrument, automatically.

Abstract: A battery connector includes a conductive base having two receiving portions separated by a longitudinal split for receiving electrical cables in holes thereon and a smoothly arched mounting portion connected between the receiving portions at one end, and a screw bolt inserted through a transverse through hole on one receiving portion and threaded into a transverse screw hole on the other receiving portion to fasten up the receiving portion, so as to secure the smoothly arched mounting portion to a terminal of a battery.

Abstract: To downsize a large electrical connection box such as a junction block and to enable the mounting of a compact integrated fuse therein. Internal circuits are accommodated in a casing comprised of a lower casing 10 and an upper casing 11, and are divided into large current circuits, medium current circuits and small current circuits. The large current circuits are constructed by a busbar 18, the medium circuits by wires 16 and cramping terminals 17, and the small current circuits by a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 19. A fuse box 13 into which a compact integrated fuse 14 is fitted is arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 19, and upstream and downstream contact surfaces of narrowly and parallelly arranged fusible elements 34 of the fuse 14 are connected with the wires 16 and the FPC 19, respectively.

Abstract: A device with components arranged on a p.c. board and attached by connector contact pads, fasteners for additionally fixing the components in place, and at least one connector strip positioned above the p.c. board surface and attached to the p.c. board, with the fasteners being structural elements molded on the connector strip, and at least one component being arranged and fixed in place between the structural elements and the p.c. board.

Abstract: An upper casing and a lower casing together form a casing of an electrical connection box. An insulating plate is provided within the casing. A first space is thereby defined within the casing between the insulating plate and the one of the upper and lower casings, and a second space defined within the casing between the insulating plate and the remaining one of the upper and lower casings. A first circuit, formed by bus bars, is disposed in the first space. A second circuit is formed by wires and pressing contact terminals in pressing contact with the wires. Wires of a portion of the second circuit are shifted to the first space, and wires of the remaining portion of the second circuit are disposed within the second space.

Abstract: A junction box whose total size is reduced without reducing the areas necessary for accommodating fuse receptacles and relay receptacles. The body of the junction box is preferably a flat rectangular parallelepiped. On the first face thereof, there are integral relay receptacles, preferably adjacent one side in a single vertical row. On the opposite face, there is a plurality of fuse receptacles located adjacent the opposite side of the junction box and thereby spaced apart laterally from the relay receptacles. Those fuses which are relatively near to the relay receptacles are for apparatus which is not operated continuously, such as a rear windshield wiper, cigarette lighter, etc. On the four sides of the body are provided the locking members with which the junction box is fixed to the base, usually the chassis of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A conductive bridge receivable between confronting surfaces of electrical contacts to be electrically joined with one another provides a low-resistance union and resistance to mechanical and conductive deterioration when used in accordance with the disclosed method. The bridge includes electrically conductive component portions dispersed along the lateral expanse between the confronting surfaces, presenting conduction regions on each of two opposed sides of the bridge, positioned to provide a plurality of contact points which face each of the confronting contacts. The conduction regions on one of the sides are electrically communicative across the bridge to ones on the opposed side thereof, thereby providing a plurality of spaced-apart, discrete conductive conduits through which electricity may be conducted between the confronting contacts.

Abstract: The male connector used in an electrical junction box employs a guide rib which is disposed perpendicular to the long side of an enclosing rib which encircles the male tab opening. The guide rib, positioned on both long sides of the enclosing rib, guides the tab into the male tab opening in order to prevent damage which occurs when there is misalignment of the tab with the male tab opening. In order to further assist in the realignment of the tab with the male tab opening, the surfaces of the enclosing rib and the guiding rib are sloped towards the male tab opening to allow the tab to be guided into the male tab opening during assembly of the junction box.

Abstract: A structure for altering bus bar circuits includes plural bus bars, a plurality of bus bar boards having plural terminal slots into which are to be inserted respectively and being stacked, a first and second supplemented tab being in the same projecting direction as that of a first and second tab separated from one of the bus bars for altering a circuit, and a supplemented bus bar having the first and second supplemented tab mounted on the same place as the first and second tab of the bus bars.

Abstract: A branch junction box containing a flexible printed circuit sheet includes circuit terminals and other parts which are easily mounted. A first insulation plate is provided on one of its faces, with a plurality of printed circuit terminals vertically fixed therethrough. On its other face, the first insulation plate carries a flexible printed circuit sheet, the printed circuit of which is electrically connected to the circuit terminals. The surface of the insulating plate facing the circuit terminals may be provided with bus bar wiring patterns and corresponding bus bar terminals. These circuit terminals and bus bar terminals are branch-connected to wiring harnesses in a proper and reliable way through connectors formed in the casing of the box.

Abstract: An electrical connection box for use in a vehicle, e.g. a car, has a junction box and a circuit addition box removably mounted on the junction box and having a connector engaging portion for engagement in use by a connector of an external circuit. The circuit addition box has bus bars connecting circuit components of the junction box to the connector engaging portion to provide electrical connection to the external circuit. To achieve a compact arrangement, avoiding the need to adapt the junction box, the circuit addition box is removably mounted on a relay housing of the junction box adapted to receive a relay, the relay housing having electrical terminals engaged by the bus bars of the circuit addition box.

Abstract: To provide an electrical connection box which can easily respond to a change in the circuit construction among different types of vehicles and among different grades of the same type of vehicles, and can be generally used, an internal circuitry of an electrical connection box is divided into a common circuitry 1 and a special circuitry 2. A conductive layer on which the common circuitry 1 is formed and another conductive layer on which the special circuitry 2 is formed are arranged one over the other at different levels in a casing of the electrical connection box. The common circuitry 1 comprises flat busbars 10, whereas the special circuitry 2 preferably comprises a wire, longitudinal busbars 20, or a flat circuit 25 such as a flexible printed circuit (FPC) or a printed circuit board (PCB). The common circuitry 1 and the special circuitry 2 may alternatively be formed of the same types of conductors or circuit members.

Abstract: A fastening member 30 of a battery terminal 10 has a core wire covering member 32 formed by bending a pair of protecting members 32a which extend from the root portion of a wire barrel 31. The core wire covering member 32 is between the connecting portion 20 and the usual wire barrel portion 31, and is approximately rectangular when seen in cross-section. A clamp bolt 50 and nut 51 are tightened by means of a spanner or the like, thereby attaching the battery terminal 10 to a battery post P. The covering member 32 ensures that the end of the core wire or loose strands of the core wire do not interfere with the tightening operation or become caught on the operator's hand or on a tool. The wire covering members 33, 34 may include inspection apertures 33c, 34b.

Abstract: Opposed inner surfaces of lower and upper casings making up a connection box are flat, and wire arrangement grooves are formed in the inner surfaces. Insertion holes communicate with the wire arrangement grooves in specified positions and are open to the outer surfaces of the casings. A wire is laid into the wire arrangement grooves and is pressed into the slots of the cramping terminals mounted in the insertion holes. The tabs on the cramping terminals project from the outer surfaces of the casings. The casings are held together by nuts and bolts or other devices after the flat inner surfaces are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A junction box has a housing mounted directly to a battery. The junction box includes a terminal that mounts to the post of the battery and secures the housing to the battery. Enclosed within the housing is a printed circuit board for receiving outputs from the terminal and distributing electrical power to a second set of outputs, which can communicate with a wiring harness for further distribution of the electrical power.

Abstract: A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post, particularly useful in automotive application. The connector includes a plate having an aperture which is shaped and sized to fit about the battery post. A slot extends from the aperture to one end of the plate so as to form two spines in the plate which are separated by the slot. With the plate positioned in a horizontal orientation, one spine has an extender element, such as a bolt, extending upwardly from the spine. The other spine has a receiving element such as an upwardly extending clasp. A camming band seats about the bolt and about the clasp, and extends across the slot. A nut is rotatable on the bolt and can be moved downwardly to forcibly contact the camming band. The nut and camming band have cooperating surfaces such that downward movement of the nut on the bolt forces the camming band to move laterally relative to the bolt. This lateral motion of the camming band pulls the clasp so that the bolt and clasp move toward each other.

Abstract: An internal circuit, which is constituted by one of a printed circuit board and an FPC, and has small-current conductive paths arranged at a small pitch, is provided within a casing and of the electric connection box, and a small integrated fuse is mounted on the printed circuit board or the FPC, and fuses of the small integrated fuse are connected respectively to the small-current conductive paths, and electronic devices are mounted on the printed circuit board or the FPC.

Abstract: In a connector fixing construction, connectors are mounted on a printed circuit board, and wall portions, covering peripheral surfaces of the connectors, respectively, are formed on a cover covering the printed circuit board. Therefore, even if a lateral external force acts on the connector when a mating connector is inserted into and removed from the connector, the connector is prevented from being moved laterally, thereby certainly preventing damage, such as a crack, to solder portions by which terminals of the connector are connected to a circuit pattern.

Abstract: An electrical connection box includes an upper casing which has a peripheral wall and a locking portion provided on the peripheral wall; a lower casing which has a peripheral wall and a mating locking portion provided on the peripheral wall; wherein the peripheral wall of one of the upper and lower casings is fitted into the peripheral wall of the other of the upper and lower casings such that the electrical connection box is assembled through engagement of the locking portion of the upper casing with the mating locking portion of the lower casing; a bracket engageable portion which is projected from the peripheral wall of the one of the upper and lower casings such that the electrical connection box is mounted on a vehicle body through engagement of the bracket engageable portion with a bracket secured to the vehicle body; and a rib which is provided on the peripheral wall of the other of the upper and lower casings and is inserted into a groove formed on the peripheral wall of the one of the upper and lower

Abstract: A terminal main body 3 has a supporting member 2 that clamps the periphery of a battery post P, and a pair of clamp arms 7. Each arm 7 has two angled bolt through holes 6. When a bolt 4 is attached, the attachment axis L and the attachment axis M of the post P are inclined at an angle thus increasing access possibilities for a wrench 15.

Abstract: In order to make contact from heavy-current connecting elements of a component, in particular a relay, to connecting conductors of an insulating mount (1), the blade terminals of the component, in the form of connecting tongues (10) are welded to bent connecting tabs (12) of the connecting conductors (13), which are embedded in a mount, for example a printed circuit board. In order to protect the plastic located in the vicinity against damage from the welding energy, the end sections of the connecting tabs (12) and of the connecting tongues (10) are provided with a tooth contour, such that the individual teeth (16, 17) are welded successively. Having a reduced area with which to conduct the current, the teeth reach a high thermal load. In consequence, the teeth rapidly reach the melted phase, without the adjacent plastic being caused to melt via the heat conduction in the short welding time.

Abstract: An electrical distribution center comprises a main bus plate assembly that is sandwiched between upper and lower auxiliary bus plate assemblies of a known type. The main bus plate assembly comprises stamped metal circuit components having bus strips sandwiched between upper and lower insulation plates that are permanently secured together. The stamped metal circuit components have male blade terminals that protrude through slots of the upper and lower insulation plates. The slots have laterally flexible side wall portions that are spread apart by embossments of the stamped metal circuit components to retain these components during the assembly process.

Abstract: An electric center for motor vehicles has an electric part by which different electric power levels are connected to each other. The electric center is arranged on an insulating part holder, and connectors of the electric part engage into the insulating part holder. In order to assure a compact electric center for motor vehicles which is insensitive to disturbance, at least one connector of the electric part which is acted on with a higher power is contacted by a current feed on the side of the part holder facing away from the part holder. At least one low-load connector of the electronic component is connected with a holder member bearing electronic components, the holder member being physically separated from the insulating part holder.