Securing Part Crimped Or Bent Onto Looped End Of Wire Conductor Patents (Class 439/878)
  • Patent number: 7931510
    Abstract: A crimp contact device includes a crimping member. The crimping member is configured to crimp a wire, and has a first portion and a second portion which is near to an end of the crimping member than the first portion. A pressure applied to the wire by the second portion is decreased according to a direction from the first portion toward the end of the crimping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Fukase
  • Patent number: 7905755
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis D. Martauz
  • Patent number: 7896712
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Tensolite, LLC
    Inventors: David Charles Cecil, Jack Edgar Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20110028054
    Abstract: A crimp terminal whose crimp state can be easily evaluated and to provide a method of manufacturing a terminal-provided wire comprising the crimp terminal. The crimp terminal includes a pair of conductor barrels which are crimped onto a conductor of an electric wire. The conductor barrel has an outer surface provided with a crimp state indicator for evaluating a crimp level thereof. The indicator may be a mark so shaped that a position of an internal end of an outwardly exposed part thereof is varied in a terminal axial direction corresponding to the crimp level, or include a plurality of marks spaced in a direction perpendicular to the terminal axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Takuji Otsuka, Hiroki Shimoda
  • Patent number: 7867027
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes: a pair of first crimp pieces; and a pair of second crimp pieces. Into the pair of first crimp pieces, an insulating inner sheath and at least a part of a braided wire, which are exposed from an insulating outer sheath, are inserted. The pair of second crimp pieces are located on outsides of the pair of first crimp pieces, and are crimped so as to surround the pair of first crimp pieces. Moreover, the pair of first crimp pieces are formed into a shape that is along inner walls of the pair of second crimp pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahisa Sakaguchi, Tsutomu Takayama
  • Publication number: 20100248559
    Abstract: A crimp contact device includes a crimping member. The crimping member is configured to crimp a wire, and has a first portion and a second portion which is near to an end of the crimping member than the first portion. A pressure applied to the wire by the second portion is decreased according to a direction from the first portion toward the end of the crimping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro FUKASE
  • Publication number: 20100120302
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideto KUMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20100081325
    Abstract: A wire with a terminal fitting (10) formed by crimping and cutting a terminal fitting with a carrier in which a terminal fitting (12) projecting forward is coupled to a carrier (C). The wire with the terminal fitting (10) is provided with a crimping portion (30) to be crimped into connection with an end portion of an insulated wire 40 formed by covering a core (42) with a coating (43), a link (13) coupling the crimping portion (30) and the carrier (C), and an escaping portion (35) formed by partly cutting off a rear end part of the crimping portion (30) and enabling a cutting mold (53) for cutting the link portion (13) to be arranged at a position where a front end (53A) of the cutting mold (53) is located before the rear end of the crimping portion (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20090163088
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Hidehisa Yamagami
  • Patent number: 7513792
    Abstract: Providing a chained-terminals body, which can be crimped to a flat circuit body in one process even if a terminal pitch thereof is small, the chained-terminals body is formed by piling a pair of chained-terminals sub-bodies. Each of the pair of chained-terminals sub-bodies includes first terminals or second terminals to be arranged in parallel to each other at even intervals. First cover clamp pieces of the first terminals and second cover clamp pieces of the second terminals are sifted alternately to each other in a direction along length of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Hideto Kumakura
  • Patent number: 7507127
    Abstract: A cable attachment includes a base portion bent such that a first end portion and a second end portion are oriented in the same direction; a plurality of first type of attachment portions that are arranged in spaced relation to each other along a length of the first end portion of the base portion; and a plurality of second type of attachment portions that are arranged in spaced relation to each other along a length of the second end portion of the base portion. The first type of attachment portions and the second type of attachment portions are alternately disposed in the length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Hayato Kondo
  • Patent number: 7497730
    Abstract: An outer conductor terminal by which locking force of its crimping pieces at a braid section of a coaxial wire is improved, preventing the coaxial wire from being pulled out of the terminal. The outer conductor terminal, which is attached to an end of a coaxial wire having an inner conductor, an outer conductor as a braid provided around the inner conductor via insulation, and a sheath covering the braid, has a crimp section having a pair of crimping pieces which are made to overlap on and crimped onto an end of the braid of the coaxial wire, wherein an edge portion of the inside crimping piece of the outer conductor terminal on a terminal top side locks the end of the braid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kobayashi, Ryoya Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090039997
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal terminal that can hold and fix a conductive wire thereto without excessive deformation. In the metal terminal of this invention, a predetermined relationship is set between a length in the lengthwise direction and a width in the widthwise direction of a conductive wire winding portion and a diameter of the conductive wire wound around the conductive wire winding portion to reduce force applied to the conductive wire when holding and fixing the conductive wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Sumida Corporation
    Inventors: Hideoki Nakashima, Koji Niino, Kenji Takano, Norio Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7462081
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connection terminal for holding a plurality of electrical wires ends in place prior to crimping the connection terminal without displacement of the wires ends, and a stator utilizing the connection terminal. The stator includes a distributor unit for supplying electric current to a coil unit through the electrical wires. The distributor unit has the connection terminal to be connected with the wires ends. The connection terminal has a bottom wall with a setting surface of a flat surface prior to crimping the connection terminal. The stator has a guide surface disposed on a brim of a bobbin adjacent to a holder for holding the electrical wires. The guide surface is flush with the flat surface of the connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Hidehiko Kuboshima
  • Publication number: 20080057800
    Abstract: A kind of elastic metal sheet is disclosed. The elastic metal sheet includes a base, a bent portion, an elastic arm, and a contact portion. The base includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first surface is configured for connecting to a circuit substrate by soldering. The bent portion extends from an end of the base and is bent towards another end of the base. The elastic arm extends from an end of the bent portion. The contact portion extends from an end of the elastic arm and includes a contact surface distal from the base. The contact surface defines a dome-shaped bulge thereon. The dome-shaped bulge is configured for contacting an electronic component. The elastic metal sheet contacts the electronic component well even an elastic deformation occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-BO ZHANG, CHIA-TE YU, CHUNG-YUAN CHEN
  • Patent number: 7282679
    Abstract: In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at least partially in a contact region by an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material is harder than the soft material of the conductor. The electrically conductive material is applied with the aid of a thermal spraying process, with the result that there is a pressure-free electrical connection between the soft material and the sprayed-on material. Electrical contact is made with the contact element indirectly via the sprayed-on material. The thermal encapsulation by the spraying in the contact region makes it possible for a reliable electrical contact to be made even in the case of soft materials having a tendency towards cold flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Leoni Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Reichinger
  • Patent number: 7249983
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a crimping section for securing a wire and a flute section for receiving a pin. The flute section includes fixed engagement members and a resilient cantilever member that engages the pin within the flute section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Deutsch Engineered Connecting Devices
    Inventors: David G. Meyer, Brice I. Byford, David L. Marshall, Robin D. Reed
  • Patent number: 7241185
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Tensolite Company
    Inventors: David Charles Cecil, Jack Edgar Sutherland
  • Patent number: 6875063
    Abstract: A terminal socket assembly for interconnecting electrically powered vehicular components with an associated input male input pin and an output cable. The socket assembly includes a spring cage blank having first and second extending edges and a plurality of spaced apart and angled beams extending between the edges. The spring cage is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape, and particularly in an “hourglass shape”, configuration utilizing any of a variety of different forming and bending operations. A substantially tubular sleeve is provided for receiving the configured spring cage in axially inserting fashion. The sleeve is compressingly engageable, such as by forming an axially extending slit along the length of the sleeve with a predetermined incremental amount of spacing established between adjoining surfaces, and in order to create an interference fit with the axially inserted spring cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Alcoa Fujikura Limited
    Inventors: Weiping Zhao, Duane I. Mikkola
  • Patent number: 6656002
    Abstract: A terminal socket assembly including a T-shaped sealed connector for interconnecting electrically powered vehicular components with a male input pin and output cable. A spring cage is formed into a substantially helix “hourglass shape” configuration. A tubular sleeve receives the configured spring cage in axially inserting fashion and includes first and second extending bracket portions which are biased towards each other to create a compressing and interference fit with the inserted spring cage. The assembled sleeve and spring cage is receives and engaging and inserting portion of the male pin. Gripping portions extend from a selected bracket portion and fixedly engage an extending end of a cable to electrically communicate the two cables. A sealed connector housing forms a part of and encases the terminal socket assembly and extending connector cables and includes assembleable male and female housing portions and end seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Alcoa Fujikura Limited
    Inventors: Weiping Zhao, Duane I. Mikkola
  • Patent number: 6558208
    Abstract: An electrical contact for attachment to an insulated wire includes an insulator crimp section (11) having a pair of insulation engaging arms (12a, 12b) which are offset from each in an axial direction of the wire. The insulation engaging arms include facing edges (38a, 38b) which are arranged to contact each other along a spiral track when the insulation engaging arms are press-bonded to the insulation of the wire. Inside beveled surfaces (18a, 18b) and outside beveled surfaces (28a, 28b) serve to guide the insulation engaging arms into position and to facilitate sliding contact between the facing edges (38a, 38b) during the press-bonding. The inside beveled surfaces (18a, 18b) also provide a gap (4B) which serves as a relief area for compressed insulation. As a result of the press-bonding, the insulation engaging arms (12a, 12b) are formed into an integral unit and are strongly fastened to the insulation of the electrical wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp, K.K.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020058447
    Abstract: In a crimp-type terminal, an electrically-conductive member is provided on an inner surface of a conductor clamping portion for press-clamping a conductor portion Wa of a wire W. A production method includes the step in which a narrow, elongated electrically-conductive member is applied to a surface of a terminal parent material (see FIG. 2) before the terminal parent material is blanked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Satoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5561270
    Abstract: In a method for the production of connection carriers, a V-shaped recess (3) is formed in the connection carrier (1) by punching, then a very precise slit (18) is produced in the immediate vicinity of the recess end region (10) by stamping or caulking the carrier cheeks (13) and ( 14) of the connection carrier (1). At least two windings (26) and (27) of a wire (5) are then inserted into the slit (18), whereby the windings cannot slip onto each other because of the dimensions of the slit (18) which resulted from stamping. Finally, hot-forming of the connection carrier (1) occurs, so that the windings (26) and (27) are completely surrounded in the slit (18) and an electrically conductive connection between the connection carrier (1) and the wire (5) is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Baessler, Peter Asslaender
  • Patent number: 5561267
    Abstract: A crimp terminal having a crimp barrel crimped to an end of an electric wire is disclosed. The crimp barrel has a body of semicircular cross section and a couple of crimp wings which integrally extend from ends of the circular arc of the body and are caulked around the end of the electric wire in a mutually overlapped state. The crimp wings are overlapped and locked so they prevent each other from moving in a direction to release the overlap. It is preferred that each of crimp wings has a hook portion mutually locked on a locking surface. Also, a process for producing the crimp terminal is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Fudoo, Masayuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5176544
    Abstract: A pivotal electrical connector for connecting a shape memory alloy element in the form of a coil spring to a fixed member, the connector including a strip of electrically conductive material having a clip or a pair of legs for securing the connector to one of the coils of the element. A pair of holes may be provided in the strip through which the coil is threaded. A rotational connector is provided in the strip for engaging the fixed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Johnson Service Company
    Inventors: David N. AbuJudom, II, Paul E. Thoma, Roger V. Hajny, Steven A. Linstead, Bruce R. Schultz
  • Patent number: 4829668
    Abstract: An electronic connector assembly in which multiple fine gage, closely spaced ground and signal wires of a matched impedance flat cable are gang terminated on centers by an improved crimp design and method. Each of the many wires in the cable is mechanically crimped by an applicator tooling into a contact which is narrow and thin enough to enable all of the wires to be terminated on the same close centers they have in the cable. The wire contacts can be made with great precision from uniform flat metal stock having the necessary narrowness, thinness, hardness and strength to serve also as high performance output spring terminals for the connector. The metal stock does not have to be as thick as the diameter of the wires to be terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Electronic Interconnections Corp.
    Inventor: Edward P. Brandeau