Conductive path and connector

• US 20060003610A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Toshiaki, Watanabe, Kunihiko, Konda, Kazumoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,186,125 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/76.200
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2101/00 One pole
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/00 Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/10 effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/02 for soldered or welded connections

Abstract

A conductive path includes a terminal metal piece; and a bus bar overlapped with the terminal metal piece. The terminal piece and the bus bar are bonded while the terminal piece and the bus bar are deformed to form a recess portion on a surface where the terminal metal piece is overlapped with the bus bar by pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar with a die in a direction of intersecting with an overlapped face between the terminal metal piece and the bus bar.

Claims

1. A conductive path comprising:

a terminal metal piece; and

a bus bar overlapped with the terminal metal piece, wherein the terminal piece and the bus bar are bonded while the terminal piece and the bus bar are deformed to form a recess portion on a surface side by pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar with a die in a direction of intersecting with an overlapped face between the terminal metal piece and the bus bar.

2. The conductive path according to claim 1, wherein the terminal metal piece and the bus bar are bonded by being pressed with the die in a state of setting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar to a jig, and

wherein the jig include a restricting portion restricting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar from being deformed to enlarge a projected shape when viewed in a direction of pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar by the die.

3. The conductive path according to claim 1, wherein the terminal metal piece and the bus bar are bonded by being pressed with the die in a state of setting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar to a jig, and

wherein the jig has a restricting portion restricting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar from being deformed to warp back to a side opposed to a direction of pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar by the die at a surrounding of the recess portion.

4. A connector comprising:

a conductive path formed by overlapping and bonding a terminal metal piece and a bus bar; and

a housing capable of accommodating the conductive path, wherein

the terminal piece and the bus bar are bonded while the terminal piece and the bus bar are deformed to form a recess portion on a surface side by pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar with a die in a direction of intersecting with an overlapped face between the terminal metal piece and the bus bar.

5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the terminal metal piece and the bus bar are bonded by being pressed with the die in a state of setting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar to a jig, and

wherein the jig include a restricting portion restricting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar from being deformed to enlarge a projected shape when viewed in a direction of pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar by the die.

6. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the terminal metal piece and the bus bar are bonded by being pressed with the die in a state of setting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar to a jig, and

wherein the jig has a restricting portion restricting the terminal metal piece and the bus bar from being deformed to warp back to a side opposed to a direction of pressing the terminal metal piece and the bus bar by the die at a surrounding of the recess portion.