Metallic Connector Or Contact Also Having Securing Part Adapted To Be Crimped, Deformed, Or Bent Onto Conductor Patents (Class 439/877)
  • Patent number: 9039467
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical contact device and, in particular, a crimp contact device for a cable. The crimp contact device includes a cable conductor connection region and a cable insulation crimp region. The cable insulation crimp region includes a fixing device disposed along an inner surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Seipel, Uwe Bluemmel, Guido Van de Burgt, Wolfgang Mueller
  • Patent number: 9039466
    Abstract: A crimp terminal (10) has a connecting portion (12) that is conductively connected to an electrical connection target, a crimp portion (14) that is fixed by crimping to a core (58) of a coated wire (56), and a link (16) extending between the connecting portion (12) and the crimp portion (14). The crimp portion (14) has a placement portion (36) on which the core (58) of the coated wire (56) is placed, and a core crimping portion (38) protruding from opposite edges of the placement portion (36). Extended portions (48) are provided on ends of the core crimping portions (38) toward the link (16) and at least one engaging corner (52) is formed on an upper end surface (50) of each of the extended portions (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Iio
  • Publication number: 20150140873
    Abstract: A sheath (4) of an aluminum electric wire (1) is peeled, a distal end of an exposed conductor part (2) is tightened and connected after being placed in a conductor crimping part (13) of a crimped terminal (10) while being recessed to be further inside than the distal end of the conductor crimping part (13), and the distal end section of the conductor crimping part (13) of the crimped terminal (10) which forms an empty space where there is not the conductor part is welded and sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Ito
  • Patent number: 9033751
    Abstract: In a connector terminal connected to an electric wire in which a conductor is covered with an outer cover, the terminal includes a barrel portion that is exposed from the outer cover and is to be crimped to the conductor coated with a covering, and an electrical connection portion electrically connected to a mating terminal, wherein a trench or a projection that is provided along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the electric wire are formed in an inner surface of the barrel portion, and a depth of the trench or a projecting dimension of the projection is made smaller than a covering thickness of the covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 9028284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crimping sleeve comprising a base part and at least two deformable crimping blades for producing a crimped connection to a cable, wherein the crimping blades each comprise a first region connected to the base part, a second region, and a middle region disposed between the first and the second regions, and wherein the base part comprises a greater thickness than the middle region of the crimping blades, the first region tapers down from the base part toward the middle region at least on a first side and the second region further tapers down from the middle region, starting at least on a second side opposite the first side, said sleeve thereby being equally suitable for cables having different cross sections for producing a reliable connection between the cables and crimping sleeve. The invention further relates to a connecting element having such a crimping sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Stocko Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claude Lengert, Daniel Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20150126079
    Abstract: In a female crimp terminal having a pressure-bonding section which allows pressure-bonding and connection of a conductor tip in an insulated wire obtained by coating a conductor with an insulating cover and having the conductor tip in which the conductor is exposed by peeling off the insulating cover in a tip side, the pressure-bonding section is constructed by arranging a conductor pressure-bonding section and a cover pressure-bonding section from a tip side to a base end side in a long length direction in this order, the conductor pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding the conductor tip, and the cover pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding a conductor tip portion in the tip side of the insulating cover, the cover pressure-bonding section is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip portion, and the conductor pressure-bonding section is formed to have a smaller diameter than the cover pressure-bonding section, and is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Yasushi Kihara, Hiroshi Orito, Takashi Tonoike
  • Publication number: 20150126080
    Abstract: In a connection structure, electric wire includes an inclined sheath section between an exposed core wire section and a whole circumferential sheath section. In the inclined sheath section, an end surface of the insulating sheath on one end side in a longitudinal direction inclines in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction and thereby a portion of the core wire is exposed. Each of crimping pieces of a terminal has a core wire crimping section that crimps the exposed core wire section, a whole circumferential sheath crimping section that crimps the whole circumferential sheath section, and an inclined sheath crimping section that crimps the inclined sheath section. The terminal is crimped to the electric wire so that the end surface of the inclined sheath section faces a base plate section of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiko SHIMIZU, Tetsuya SEKINO
  • Patent number: 9022818
    Abstract: Disclosed is a crimp terminal (1) provided with a conductor crimp unit (3A) that has a base (4) and a swage unit (5), which extends from the sides of the base (4) and swages in such a manner that a conductor (20) on the base (4) is crimped. Circular serrations (10a, 10b) are multiply provided to the inner surface of the conductor crimp unit (3A). The serrations (10a, 10b) have different sizes according to region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Publication number: 20150118917
    Abstract: A method is provided for attaching a termination arrangement to a shielded cable which includes a conductive core, a core insulation layer, a conductive shield layer, and an outer insulation layer. A length of the outer insulation layer is removed to expose an end portion of the conductive shield layer and a length of the core insulation layer is removed to expose a portion of the conductive core. The termination assembly is provided having a terminal, a core crimp section in electrical communication with the terminal, and an inner ferrule section connected to the core crimp section. The core crimp section is positioned adjacent to the exposed conductive core and crimped around said conductive core in electrical contact therewith. The inner ferrule section is positioned adjacent to the exposed conductive shield layer and crimped around the core insulation layer. The core crimp section is separated from the inner ferrule section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: ERIC B. POMA, KURT PAUL SEIFERT, WILLIAM J. PALM
  • Publication number: 20150118919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element, made of an electrically conductive contact material. In order to provide a contact element which can be passed repeatedly and non-destructively through a housing or a seal of a plug connector in and/or opposite to a direction of insertion (E), a contact element is provided comprising a body extending in the direction of insertion (E) and a position securing element disposed on an upper side of the body, projecting upwards out of an opening in the body transversely to the direction of insertion (E), and that can be deflected elastically, the position securing element having a slope surface that is inclined against the direction of insertion (E), adjoining which, without any kinks or edges, are a curved section and an end section, and the end section ending with a free end within the cubature of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk DUENKEL, Michael SCHALL, Gregor PANITZ, Christian SCHELLHAAS, Volker SEIPEL
  • Publication number: 20150118918
    Abstract: An assembly includes an electrical connector, a cable unit, and adapter terminals. The electrical connector includes an insulator body and conductive terminals disposed at the insulator body. Each conductive terminal includes an insert arm positioned outside the insulator body. The cable unit includes a plug connector and cables connected to the plug connector. Each of the adapter terminals is connected to a core wire of a corresponding cable and is sleeved on the insert arm of a corresponding conductive terminal. Each adapter terminal is electrically connected between the core wire of the corresponding cable and the insert arm of the corresponding conductive terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Liu, Che-Wen Liu, Jui-Lin Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9004958
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a technique that suppresses the decrease of a contact pressure due to creep in a crimping part of a single core electric wire and a terminal. A single core electric wire 10 includes a hollow single core wire 20 and an electric wire coat 40. The hollow single core wire 20 includes a hollow part 30. The hollow part 30 is formed in a circular shape in section in the central part of a section of the hollow single core wire 20 and is formed in an extending direction, that is, a direction of a central axis of the hollow single core wire 20. Namely, the hollow single core wire 20 has a tubular form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Yasunori Nabeta
  • Patent number: 8998641
    Abstract: A terminal structure includes an electrical cable that includes an inner conductor, an insulator provided around the inner conductor, a shield layer made of a metal foil around the insulator, and a sheath layer made of a resin tape around the shield layer, a shielded connector that is connected to a terminal of the electrical cable. The shielded connector includes an inner terminal connected to the inner conductor, an insulating member covering the inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the insulating member, and a pressing member for pressing the outer terminal against the shield layer. The outer terminal includes connecting pieces disposed along an outer circumference of the insulator. The pressing member is crimped around the shield layer so that the connecting pieces are pressed against and connected to the shield layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Hidenori Kanda
  • Patent number: 8998659
    Abstract: A first member including an electric connection portion and a second member including an electric wire connecting portion are joined together. The first member and the second member are made of dissimilar metal materials. Joined portions of the first member and the second member are covered with a resin mold portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Shinji Kodama
  • Publication number: 20150093941
    Abstract: A terminal including a first fixable portion, a second fixable portion, a joining portion, and a first contacting portion. The first fixable portion has a dimension in a second direction, the dimension allowing the first fixable portion to be fixed to a first portion of an accommodation hole of a body. The second fixable portion is spaced from the first fixable portion in a first direction and has a dimension in the second direction allowing the second fixable portion to be fixed to a second portion of the accommodation hole. The joining portion joins the first and second fixable portions and has a dimension in the second direction that is smaller than the respective dimensions in the second direction of the first and second fixable portions. The first contacting portion extends from the first fixable portion toward the second fixable portion and is resiliently deformable in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumitake TAMAKI, Akihiro TANAKA, Toshiharu MIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 8993890
    Abstract: An electric cable includes: a flat electric wire that is hard to bend in a longitudinal direction and easy to bend in a lateral direction; and a terminal that is coupled to a terminal end of the flat electric wire and connected to an inverter. The terminal has a wire connection portion coupled to the terminal end of the flat electric wire and a connecting portion connected to the inverter. The terminal is formed so that, when the terminal is connected to the inverter, a plane that includes a flat surface of the connecting portion is oriented in the direction in which the flat electric wire is easy to bend and intersects with the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Wiring Sytems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Sato, Sho Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20150087176
    Abstract: An embodiment electrical connector includes a body portion having a central aperture extending between a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface including indents and the second surface including corresponding detents and a wire post portion unitarily formed with the body portion, the wire post portion supporting a wire clamping feature and laterally offset relative to the central aperture of the body portion. An embodiment electrical connection system includes a first connector having a first central aperture, a first wire clamping feature laterally offset from the first central aperture, and first indents, and a second connector includes a second central aperture, a second wire clamping feature laterally offset from the second central aperture, and second detents. The second detents are configured to engage the first indents when the first and second connectors are mated to prevent rotation of the first connector relative to the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Arriola, Becky Wallace
  • Publication number: 20150079857
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure-bonding connection structural body and a female connector which can surely prevent the intrusion of moisture from an insulating cover side, and a method of manufacturing the connection structural body. In the connection structural body which is configured by connecting a crimp terminal and an insulated wire to each other, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion which is an integral body formed of; a cover pressure-bonding section which pressure-bonds by caulking the insulating cover; and a core wire pressure-bonding section which pressure-bonds an aluminum core wire by caulking, a water blocking projecting portion which prevents the intrusion of moisture in a longitudinal direction in a pressure-bonding state is formed, at the time of pressure-bonding the barrel portion, on an inner surface of the cover pressure-bonding section of the barrel portion where a cross-sectional shape in a width direction is formed into a closed cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE, Satoshi TAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 8974258
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes barrel pieces respectively on both of two sides in a width direction thereof. The barrel pieces are included in a pressure-bonding section for pressure-bonding an exposed part of an electric wire conductor of an insulated wire. The insulated wire includes the electric wire conductor and an insulating cover for covering an outer circumference of the electric wire conductor, and the exposed part is a part of the electric wire conductor which is exposed from a tip of the cover by a predetermined length. The barrel pieces have a length in a longitudinal direction which is longer than the length of the exposed part of the electric wire conductor. The pressure-bonding section pressure-bonds, by the barrel pieces, a continuous part from a tip of the electric wire conductor to a position rear to the tip of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kengo Mitose, Yasushi Kihara, Yukihiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8951063
    Abstract: A crimp terminal (10) has a connecting portion (12) that is conductively connected to an electrical connection target, a crimp portion (14) that has a core crimping portion (22) that is fixed by crimping to a core (38) of a coated wire (32), and a link (16) that extends between the connecting portion (12) and the crimp portion (14), a positioning protrusion (30) is formed by a pair of slits (26) penetrating through the link (16) and extending in a direction along which the link (16) so as to be separated from each other in a width direction orthogonal to the extension direction. An intermediate region (28) sandwiched between the slits (26) in the width direction is deformed to protrude on a side on which the core crimping portion (22) protrudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Iio
  • Publication number: 20150038008
    Abstract: A high power, single pole male electrical connector with a reduced surface area contact is disclosed. The male connector is configured for insertion into a female connector of standard design. The reduced surface area of the contact region of the male connector results in less surface contact between the male and female connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: CHARLES DAVID GILLIAM
  • Patent number: 8944862
    Abstract: A crimping terminal (10) in which an electric wire connection part (12) is formed in substantially a U shape in cross-section view by having base plate parts (21, 23) and pairs of electric wire crimping pieces (22, 24) is used, and a metallic cap (30) having a tubular peripheral wall in which one end of a longitudinal direction is closed and the other end is opened is attached to a conductor (Wa) exposed by removing a portion of an insulating coating of the distal end of an electric wire W, and an opening end of the cap (30) is inserted into a gap between the conductor (Wa) and an insulating coating (Wb) of the electric wire W and is overlapped with an end of the insulating coating (Wb), and a part (24) of the electric wire crimping pieces is crimped to its overlapped portion (lapped portion) (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 8939803
    Abstract: A conductive terminal includes a connecting portion in which a plurality of wires each having a rectangular cross section are to be arranged in parallel and to which the wires are to be electrically connected. The connecting portion has a structure to cover the wires. The connecting portion includes a position regulation member to regulate positions of the wires in an arrangement direction in which the wires are arranged. The position regulation member is provided to face at least one side surface of a wire located at an end of the wires in the arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140378011
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (20) is crimped to an aluminum wire including a core (12) formed by putting a plurality of strands (11) together. The terminal fitting (20) includes a bottom plate (22) on which the core (12) is placed, and two barrel pieces (25L, 25R) connected to the bottom plate (22) and crimped to the core (12) so as to embrace the core (12) placed on the bottom plate (22). Overlapping portions (24L, 24R) are formed on tip parts of the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) by folding a plate material forming the barrel pieces (25L, 25R) to overlap layers of the plate material. The overlapping portions (24L, 24R) contact each other without intruding between the strands (11) when the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) are crimped to the core (12). The terminal fitting (20) eliminates breakage of the core (12) and is less affected by spring back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 8915761
    Abstract: A connector terminal which can achieve high mechanical connection strength and stabilized low electrical connection resistance when it is crimped to an aluminum electric wire, and in addition, can suppress electrical contact resistance low when it is fitted to a mating connector terminal is provided. In a connector terminal (1A) having an electrical contact section (10) which is brought into contact and conducted with a mating connector terminal by fitting to the mating connector terminal, and a conductor crimping section (12) which is crimped to the conductor of an electric wire, a metal material which constitutes the terminal uses aluminum or an aluminum alloy as a base material (100), a Zn layer (101) having a thickness in the range from 0.1 ?m to 2.0 ?m by electroless plating and a Cu layer (102) having a thickness in the range from 0.5 ?m to 1.0 ?m by electrolytic plating are formed in sequence on the surface of the base material (100), and an Sn layer (105) having a thickness in the range from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kakuta
  • Patent number: 8911269
    Abstract: A conductor connecting structure comprises a flat circuit body having an insulator and a conductor, and a conductive terminal metal fitting having a conductor connecting part including a first conductor holding part and a second conductor holding part. The first conductor holding part has a first plate-like part formed into a plate-like shape, and a projecting part which projects from a surface of the first plate-like part that is faced to the conductor. The second conductor holding part has a second plate-like part formed into a plate-like shape, and a through hole arranged so as to correspond to a position of the projecting part and penetrating the second plate-like part. When the conductor is sandwiched by the first conductor holding part and the second conductor holding part, the conductor is deformed so as to be pushed into the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Takayama
  • Patent number: 8905799
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a press bond terminal capable of easily ensuring compatibility between electrical connection performance and mechanical connection performance in the case of connecting a terminal to an electric wire. In a press bond terminal (10) having a conductor press bond part (13) connected by being pressed and bonded to a distal end of a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire, the conductor press bond part (13) being formed in substantially a U-shaped cross section by a base plate (13A) and a pair of conductor crimp pieces (13B) which is extended upward from both right and left lateral edges of the base plate (13A) and is crimped so as to wrap the conductor (Wa) disposed on an inner surface of the base plate (13A), an inner surface of the base plate (13A) of the conductor press bond part (13) is provided with a projecting bar (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuya Endo
  • Patent number: 8876563
    Abstract: A conductor crimp portion (11) before being crimped to a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire includes, in an inner surface (11R) of the conductor crimp portion (11), circular recesses (20) as serrations of the conductor crimp portion (11) scattered to be spaced from each other. The recesses (20) each has an inner bottom surface (20A) in a form of a hemispherical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Publication number: 20140322993
    Abstract: A portion of a conductor of a flat circuit body is exposed from an insulating layer covering at least one of surfaces of the conductor. A terminal includes a bottom plate on which the exposed portion of the conductor is provided, and crimp claws which are raised at two side edges of the bottom plate so that the exposed portion of the conductor is disposed therebetween. A protective plate is provided on the exposed portion of the conductor, and has a strength so as not to be penetrated by the crimp claws when the crimp claws are crimped onto the protective member. The crimp claws are crimped onto the protective plate so that the terminal is crimped to the conductor in a state where the exposed portion of the conductor is in surface contact with the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 8870611
    Abstract: Provided is a crimping terminal, having a conductor crimping portion of a wire connection portion formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross-section with a bottom plate and a pair of conductor caulking pieces, and a sheath caulking portion formed so as to have a substantially U shaped cross-section with a bottom plate and a pair of sheath caulking pieces. The bottom plate of the conductor crimping portion and the bottom plate of the sheath caulking portion are continuously formed as a common bottom plate, and the wire connection portion, which is provided therein with a pair of covering walls formed continuously between the conductor caulking piece and the sheath caulking piece, is formed on an entire inner surface thereof with serrations, in the direction of intersecting with a longitudinal direction of electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Shinji Kodama
  • Patent number: 8870612
    Abstract: A conductor crimp portion (11) before being crimped to a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire includes, in an inner surface (11R) of the conductor crimp portion (11), circular recesses (20) as serrations of the conductor crimp portion (11) scattered to be spaced from each other. At an inner periphery corner portion where an inner bottom surface (20A) and an inner periphery side surface (20B) of each of the recesses (20) intersect with each other, a roundness portion (20C) for connecting the inner bottom surface (20A) with the inner periphery side surface (20B) by a smooth continuous curved surface are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Patent number: 8858273
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a press bond terminal capable of easily ensuring compatibility between electrical connection performance and mechanical connection performance in the case of connecting a terminal to an electric wire. In a press bond terminal (10) having a conductor press bond part (13) connected by being pressed and bonded to a distal end of a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire, the conductor press bond part (13) being formed in substantially a U-shaped cross section by a base plate (13A) and a pair of conductor crimp pieces (13B) which is extended upward from both right and left lateral edges of the base plate (13A) and is crimped so as to wrap the conductor (Wa) disposed on an inner surface of the base plate (13A), an inner surface of the base plate (13A) of the conductor press bond part (13) is provided with a projecting bar (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuya Endo
  • Patent number: 8858274
    Abstract: An electric terminal 1 comprising a terminal body 2 and a box-shaped hood 3 enclosing at least partially the terminal body 2, said hood 3 being bent from a sheet-metal part into the box-shaped design wherein the sheet-metal part has a first connecting end 20 and a second connecting end 21 both being bent towards each other, wherein said connecting ends 20, 21 of the sheet-metal part are form-fittingly connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivica Jakoplic, Josip Jelak, Raimund Ochs, Uwe Speitmann, David Duncan
  • Patent number: 8858275
    Abstract: A crimp-style terminal (10) which includes a base plate (13); a conductor crimp unit (12) which is formed, to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, from a pair of conductor swage pieces (14) which extend to both sides of the base plate (13) and are swaged to encase conductors (Wa) of a wire (W), the wire being arranged on the inner surface of the base plate (13), and which is crimped and connected to the terminals of the conductors (Wa); and a plurality of serrations (16) which are on the inner surface of the conductor crimp unit (12) and which are formed from cylindrical concave sections having identical radii. The depth of the serrations (16) formed at the rear end-side inner surface of the conductor swage pieces (14) is shallower than that of the serrations (16) formed at the front end-side inner surface of the base plate (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Publication number: 20140302725
    Abstract: In a contact element for direct electrical contacting of a contact surface on a circuit board, a front insertion portion is constituted by a metal sheet having two multiple-ply lateral edges located opposite one another, and having a center portion located therebetween and having fewer plies, in particular one ply, the two lateral edges extending with their outer peripheral edges parallel to one another and each being turned over at least once; and at least one of the two outer lateral edges having a projecting contacting protrusion for direct electrical contacting of a contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Markus Kroeckel
  • Publication number: 20140302726
    Abstract: In a holding portion of a contact fitting, in a state before crimping of core wires, the thickness of a first distal end portion and the thickness of a second distal end portion are both 70% or less of the thickness of the bottom portion. The thicknesses are both smaller than the diameter of core wires of a lead wire to be crimped. The first distal end portion and the second distal end portion are formed by compression processing. Using the holding portion, a first side portion and a second side portion are curved such that they face the bottom portion, and the plurality of core wires are surrounded and crimped with the bottom portion, the first side portion, and the second side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Yosuke ADACHI, Kenji ISAKA, Koichi MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20140302728
    Abstract: A terminal-crimped cable (1) includes: a cable (2) including a core (3) made of a single conductive wire and a jacket for covering an outer periphery of the core (3) having an end portion exposed from the jacket (5); and a terminal (7) having a first crimp portion (15, 17) crimped to the end portion of the core (3) so that the terminal is conductive with the core. In a state that the end portion of the core (3) exposed from the jacket (5) is heated and softened, the first crimp portion (15, 17) is crimped to the end portion of the core (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumie Hino
  • Publication number: 20140302729
    Abstract: A terminal, comprises an electric wire connecting part having a core wire barrel part that crimps a core wire exposed in one end of an electric wire, the core wire being made of a first metal; wherein the electric wire connecting part is made of a second metal whose ionization tendency is lower than that of the first metal, wherein the electric wire connecting part is plated with a third metal whose ionization tendency is between the first metal and the second metal so that a plating layer made of the third metal is formed on the electric wire connecting part, and wherein the core wire barrel part is crimped so as to break down the plating layer formed on a connecting surface of the core wire barrel part on which the core wire is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Kodama, Takashi Muro
  • Publication number: 20140302727
    Abstract: A crimp sleeve for use with small enclosures has a body having an outer diameter and an opening having an inner diameter extending through the body. The sleeve joins a wire formed of stainless steel to a fiber formed of Vectran braid through the opening. The sleeve is formed of a material which has a high coefficient of friction relative to the wire, such as titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: The National Telephone Supply Company
    Inventor: Raymond Disantis
  • Patent number: 8851941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a crimping terminal that suppresses as far as possible an increase in contact resistance with an electrical wire even in a severe thermal impact environment. A crimping terminal is formed into a substantial U-shape section with a bowed bottom plate. Also, a bead is formed whose in inner surface is made convex by punching a concave shape from an outer surface of a wall plate, on the wall plate at any position in a range from at least a bottom plate to a conductor swage piece. A work hardening portion hardened by crushing at a center portion in a width direction of the bottom plate is also formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori Onuma
  • Publication number: 20140295716
    Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal allowing work for attaching the cap to the insertion part to eliminate, and to provide in a short time the cap to the insertion part, and a method of forming the cap of the terminal. In a terminal, at a tip end of a tubular insertion part a resin made cap is provided, the insertion part includes an annular portion with narrower diameter than that the insertion part at a tip end thereof, the cap is disposed at the insertion part by a dipping work covering the annular portion in an inner side away from a tip end of the insertion part past the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Shinichi Saeki
  • Publication number: 20140273667
    Abstract: A terminal includes a tubular crimp portion that crimp connects with an electric wire. The tubular crimp portion is composed of a metal member. The tubular crimp portion includes a non-weld portion and a weld portion, the weld portion being formed by welding. A metal base material constituting the metal member of the non-weld portion includes a normal portion and an annealed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Akira TACHIBANA, Kengo MITOSE, Saburo YAGI
  • Publication number: 20140273666
    Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20140273664
    Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for connection to a bus bar includes a dielectric housing, a conductive insert, and a cable interface. The cable interface may include a cable crimp lug and clinch nut, a combined cable crimp and crimp nut, or an integral cable crimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Russell G. Larsen
  • Patent number: 8814612
    Abstract: A conductor crimp portion (11) before being crimped to a conductor of an electric wire includes, in an inner surface (11R) of the conductor crimp portion (11), circular recesses (20) as serrations of the conductor crimp portion (11) scattered to be spaced from each other. Each of the recesses (20) is formed through a press machining of the conductor crimp portion (11) by using a metal mold (70) with a protruded portion (72) formed, by a discharge machining, in a position corresponding to each of the recesses (20) or by using a metal mold with a protruded portion (85) formed, by press fitting a pin (83) into a press fit hole (82) formed in a block (81), in a position corresponding to each of the recesses (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Patent number: 8814611
    Abstract: A conductor crimp portion (11) includes, in an inner surface (11R) of the conductor crimp portion (11), circular recesses (20) as serrations of the conductor crimp portion (11) scattered to be spaced from each other. Each of the recesses (20) before crimping has an elliptical shape (oval shape) having a minor axis oriented in a front-rear direction and a major axis oriented in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, to take on a shape close to a perfect circle after crimping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Publication number: 20140235117
    Abstract: In a structure of connection of a connector terminal 10 connected to an electric wire whose core wire is covered with a outer cover, the connector terminal has a barrel portion for crimping the end of the electric wire and an electric connection portion electrically connected to a mating terminal. The outer cover of the electric wire is cut and separated in the vicinity of the end portion of the electric wire and displaced to expose the core wire. The separated portion of the outer cover displaced toward the end portion of the electric wire, an exposed portion of the core wire, and a portion of the electric wire covered with the outer cover are crimped to the barrel portion of the connector terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei SATO
  • Publication number: 20140235115
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first single-piece contact bracket, a second single-piece contact bracket and a flat, flexible, electrically conductive strip. The first contact bracket and the second contact bracket are secured to the strip with spacing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Wilhelm GRZYWOK
  • Publication number: 20140235116
    Abstract: Provided are an aluminum-based terminal fitting in which a Sn layer has high peel resistance, and a terminal connecting structure of an electric wire provided with the terminal fitting. The aluminum-based terminal fitting includes a wire barrel portion (110) for connection to a conductor (210) constituted by aluminum or an aluminum alloy and provided in an electric wire (200), and a fitting portion (female fitting portion (130) or male fitting portion (140)) provided to extend from the wire barrel portion (110) and electrically connected to a separate terminal fitting. A Sn layer formed directly on a base material constituting the terminal fitting is provided on the contact region in the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Otsuka, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Kingo Furukawa, Teruyoshi Munekata, Hajime Ota, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Yoshiyuki Takaki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140227916
    Abstract: By forming a bus bar-swaging part at a terminal, forming a bus bar-crimping part at a bus bar, and providing a crimping posture-retaining part that retains the crimping posture of the bus bar-crimping part when crimping the bus bar-swaging part to the bus bar-crimping part, the present invention provides a connection structure capable of preventing defective crimping caused by the change in the posture of the bus bar-crimping part to thereby enhance the reliability on connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Yutaka Wakatsuki