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Method of connecting a wire to a terminal and an apparatus therefor

  • US 5,739,496 A
  • Filed: 03/26/1996
  • Issued: 04/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of connecting a terminal, having a U-shaped wire connecting portion, and a wire by spot welding, comprising the following steps:

  • forming a concave groove corresponding to a section of said wire in one of a pair of electrodes;

    overlaying said wire onto an inner surface of said U-shaped wire connecting portion;

    positioning said terminal such that said terminal is disposed between said pair of electrodes with said wire being received in said concave groove of said one electrode;

    supplying a current to said electrodes; and

    forming another one of said pair of electrodes into a tapered configuration with a distal end of said electrode being narrower than an opposite end thereof, said distal end having a flat surface on which said wire connecting portion abuts.

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