Crimp terminal, connecting structure, manufacturing method of the crimp terminal, and laser welding method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10122095-B2
Application number	US-201715433875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Aug 22, 2014
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A crimp terminal includes a crimp portion formed in a tubular shape with an electrically conductive the substrate and configured to crimp join with an electric wire, and a sealing portion formed at one end of the crimp portion and seals against an electric wire to be crimp joined to the crimp portion. At the sealing portion, the substrate is bent and lapped and continuously joined from one end portion to another end portion of this overlapped portion. One end of a joining trajectory is at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A crimp terminal comprising:
a crimp portion formed in a tubular shape with an electrically conductive substrate and configured to crimp join with an electric wire; and
a sealing portion formed at one end of the crimp portion and seals against the electric wire to be crimp joined to the crimp portion,
at the sealing portion, the substrate is bent and overlapped and continuously joined from one end portion to another end portion to form an overlapped portion in which an end portion of the crimp portion formed in the tubular shape is squeezed,
a joining trajectory is formed at the sealing portion from a position at or adjacent to one side portion of the crimp terminal to a position at or adjacent to another side portion of the crimp terminal in a widthwise direction of the crimp terminal,
the joining trajectory joins a top part of the overlapped portion to a bottom part of the overlapped portion, and
one end of the joining trajectory is at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion.

2. The crimp terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the joining trajectory of the sealing portion includes two joining trajectories,
a first joining trajectory is formed continuously from the one end portion of the overlapped portion to a position between the one end portion and the other end portion, one end thereof being at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion,
a second joining trajectory overlying the first joining trajectory continuously from the other end portion of the overlapped portion, one end thereof being at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion.

3. The crimp terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the joining trajectory of the sealing portion includes two joining trajectories,
a first joining trajectory is formed continuously from the one end portion of the overlapped portion to a position between the one end portion and the other end portion,
a second joining trajectory overlying the first joining trajectory continuously from the other end portion of the overlapped portion, one end thereof being at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion.

4. The crimp terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the joining trajectory is formed from the position at the one side portion of the crimp terminal to the position at the other side portion of the crimp terminal in the widthwise direction of the crimp terminal, and the joining trajectory is bent back to the one side portion continuously from the other side portion.

5. The crimp terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a joining width of one end portion of the joining trajectory is smaller than a joining width of the joining trajectory at the sealing portion.

6. The crimp terminal according to claim 5 , wherein a part of the joining trajectory at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion is smaller than a joining width of another part of the joining trajectory.

7. A connecting structure wherein the crimp terminal and the electric wire are connected at a crimp portion of the crimp terminal according claim 1 .

8. A crimp terminal comprising:
a crimp portion formed in a tubular shape with an electrically conductive substrate and configured to crimp join with an electric wire; and
a sealing portion formed at one end of the crimp portion and seals against the electric wire to be crimp joined to the crimp portion,
at the sealing portion, an overlapped portion at which the substrate is bent and overlapped and joined, and in the overlapped portion, an end portion of the crimp portion formed in the tubular shape is squeezed,
a joining trajectory is formed at the sealing portion from a position adjacent to one side portion of the crimp terminal to a position adjacent to another side portion of the crimp terminal in a widthwise direction of the crimp terminal, and a distance from each of the adjacent positions to the respective side portion of the crimp terminal is less than a sheet thickness of the substrate,
the joining trajectory joins a top part of the overlapped portion to a bottom part of the overlapped portion, and
one end of the joining trajectory is at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion.

9. The crimp terminal according to claim 8 , wherein a joining width of one end portion of the joining trajectory is smaller than a joining width of the joining trajectory at the sealing portion.

10. The crimp terminal according to claim 9 , wherein a part of the joining trajectory at a position that is deviated on a side opposite of the crimp portion with respect to the sealing portion is smaller than a joining width of another part of the joining trajectory.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc

Inventors

• Kojima Shinya
• Yagi Saburo
• Shigematsu Takashi

Classifications

• H01R4/183 Primary

  for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R43/16

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title

• H01R4/18 Primary

  by crimping {(H01R4/01, H01R4/2495 take precedence; for coaxial cables H01R9/0518)} · CPC title

• H01R4/625

  Soldered or welded connections · CPC title