Terminal connector and wire harness
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1. A terminal connector comprising:
- a crimping portion constructed from a metal plate and to be crimped onto an end of an electric wire, wherein;
the crimping portion has a surface on a side to face the electric wire, the surface having a plurality of recesses extending in a direction that is to cross an axial direction of the electric wire and separated from each other in the direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire;
the recesses are each formed in a rectangular shape;
the crimping portion has a thickness in a range from 0.15 mm to 1 mm before being crimped onto the electric wire;
each of the recesses has a depth in a rage from 30% to 60% of the thickness of the crimping portion before the crimping portion is crimped onto the electric wire; and
the recesses adjacent to each other in a direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire are shifted from each other in the direction that is to cross the direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire.
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Abstract
A wire barrel to be crimped onto an end of an electric wire has a surface on a side to face the electric wire. The surface has a plurality of recesses that extend in a direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire and are separated from each other in the direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire. The wire barrel has a thickness in a range from 0.15 mm to 1 mm before being crimped to the electric wire. Each recess has a depth in a range from 30% to 60% of the thickness of the wire barrel before the wire barrel is crimped onto the electric wire.
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16 Claims
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1. A terminal connector comprising:
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a crimping portion constructed from a metal plate and to be crimped onto an end of an electric wire, wherein; the crimping portion has a surface on a side to face the electric wire, the surface having a plurality of recesses extending in a direction that is to cross an axial direction of the electric wire and separated from each other in the direction that is to cross the axial direction of the electric wire; the recesses are each formed in a rectangular shape; the crimping portion has a thickness in a range from 0.15 mm to 1 mm before being crimped onto the electric wire; each of the recesses has a depth in a rage from 30% to 60% of the thickness of the crimping portion before the crimping portion is crimped onto the electric wire; and the recesses adjacent to each other in a direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire are shifted from each other in the direction that is to cross the direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wire harness comprising:
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an electric wire including a conductor; and a terminal connector connected to a bare portion of the conductor, wherein; the terminal connector has a surface facing the electric wire and having a plurality of recesses extending in a direction that crosses an axial direction of the electric wire and separated from each other in the direction that crosses the axial direction of the electric wire; the recesses are each formed in a rectangular shape; the crimping portion has a thickness in a range from 0.15 mm to 1 mm before being crimped onto the electric wire; and each of the recesses has a depth in a rage from 30% to 60% of the thickness of the crimping portion before the crimping portion is crimped onto the electric wire; and the recesses adjacent to each other in a direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire are shifted from each other in the direction that is to cross the direction corresponding to the axial direction of the electric wire. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Current AssigneeAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
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Original AssigneeAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
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InventorsHirai, Hiroki, Ono, Junichi, Tanaka, Tetsuji, Shimoda, Hiroki, Ootsuka, Takuji
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Primary Examiner(s)Abrams, Neil
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Application NumberUS12/863,533Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,363 DaysField of Search439/877, 439/880, 439/882, 174/84.CUS Class Current439/877CPC Class CodesH01R 4/185 combined with a U-shaped in...H01R 4/188 having an uneven wire-recei...
