Electrical connector and electrical wire connection method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11387602-B2
Application number	US-202117198769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2021
Priority date	Mar 12, 2020
Publication date	Jul 12, 2022
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022

Abstract

An electrical connector and an electrical wire connection method for connecting electrical connectors with each other are provided. The electrical connector includes a conductive body, a conductive material, and a cable member. One of two ends of the conductive body includes an insertion portion, the other end of the conductive body includes a wire-connection post, and the wire-connection post has a groove. The conductive material is disposed in the groove. The cable member includes core wires inserted into the groove. The conductive medium is distributed over the space between the core wires and the groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a conductive body, wherein one of two ends of the conductive body comprises an insertion portion, and the other end of the conductive body comprises a wire-connection post, the wire-connection post has a groove;
a conductive medium disposed in the groove; and
a cable member comprising a plurality of core wires inserted into the groove, wherein the conductive medium is distributed over a space between the core wires as well as a space between the core wires and the groove.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive medium is made of metal.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 2 , wherein the conductive medium is copper powder.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive medium is a solid medium, a fluid medium, or a gas medium.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the wire-connection post has a vent hole communicating with the groove.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a geometrical shape is formed on a surface of the wire-connection post through riveting.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein an inner side of the groove has a cone-shaped slot, and the conductive medium is disposed in the cone-shaped slot.

8. An electrical connector, comprising:
a conductive body, wherein one of two ends of the conductive body comprises an insertion portion, and the other end of the conductive body comprises a wire-connection post, the wire-connection post has a groove;
a conductive medium disposed in the groove; and
a cable member comprising a core wire inserted into the groove, wherein the conductive medium is distributed over a space between the core wire and the groove.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the conductive medium is made of metal.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9 , wherein the conductive medium is copper powder.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the conductive medium is a solid medium, a fluid medium, or a gas medium.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein a surface of the wire-connection post has a vent hole communicating with the groove.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein a geometrical shape is formed on a surface of the wire-connection post through riveting.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein an inner side of the groove has a cone-shaped slot, and the conductive medium is disposed in the cone-shaped slot.

15. An electrical wire connection method for connecting electrical connectors with each other, comprising:
providing a conductive medium;
filling the conductive medium into a groove of a wire-connection post of a conductive body;
inserting a plurality of core wires at one end of a cable member into the groove;
twisting and tightening the cable member to fill some of the conductive medium into a space between the core wires; and
exhausting redundant air and rest of the conductive medium from the groove.

16. The wire connection method according to claim 15 , wherein after the step of exhausting redundant air and rest of the conductive medium from the groove, the wire-connection post is riveted to fasten the core wires.

17. The wire connection method according to claim 15 , wherein an air wall is formed between an inner side of the groove and end portions of the core wires, and the conductive medium is filled into the air wall.

Assignees

• Advanced Connectek Inc

Inventors

• Ke Yu-Feng
• Huang Sheng-Hsiang

Classifications

• H01R4/12

  by twisting · CPC title

• H01R4/20 Primary

  using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H01R11/11 Primary

  End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member (H01R11/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/62

  Connections between conductors of different materials; Connections between or with aluminium or steel-core aluminium conductors (H01R4/68 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/187

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title