ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR USE ON ALUMINUM WIRES
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Abstract
A connection mechanism includes a metal segment in mechanical and electrical communication with the remainder of the connection mechanism on at least one side. The segment includes at least one tab protruding from the segment on a first side and a central area of the segment with a plurality of metal deformations. When the metal deformations are pressed into aluminum, they are capable of piercing through corrosion on the surface of the aluminum in order to make electrical contact with the aluminum.
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Citations
23 Claims
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10. A wire harness comprising:
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a wire having an exposed terminal end section; a connector on said one wire, the connector comprising; a segment; wherein the segment includes a plurality of integrally formed tabs with notches between the tabs, the tabs being crimped around an exposed terminal end of said wire; wherein the segment is in mechanical and/or electrical communication with the remainder of the connection mechanism on at least one side; at least one of said plurality of tabs including a plurality of integrally formed metal knurls and being crimped with a force to have said knurls pierce through corrosion on the surface of the exposed terminal end section of the wire in order to make electrical contact with the wire; and at least one other tab being crimped about said exposed terminal end of said exposed wire with less force than said at least one tab with said knurls. - View Dependent Claims (16, 23)
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17. A method for crimping a connector around an aluminum wire, comprising:
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preparing an aluminum wire and a metal segment of the connector to be crimped together, wherein the segment includes an area with metal deformations capable of piercing through corrosion on the wire; using a first tool to wrap at least two tabs of the segment around the wire; using the first or a second tool to press at least a first of the at least two tabs of the segment onto the wire with enough force to make an electrical connection between the segment and the wire. ensuring that the metal deformations on the segment pierce any corrosion on the wire. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A crimp terminal connection mechanism comprising:
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a plurality of integrally formed tab sections axially spaced that extend laterally from a first side of said terminal connector with notches therebetween, said tab section being crimped onto exposed aluminum wire; at least one of said plurality of integrally formed tab sections having a plurality of knurls integrally formed thereon; at least one of said tabs with said knurls being crimped with a force about said exposed aluminum wire to pierce through corrosion on the surface of the aluminum wire in order to make electrical contact with said aluminum wire; and at least one other of said tabs being crimped with a lesser force about said exposed aluminum wire to provide a mechanical connection with said aluminum wire. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8, 22)
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Specification