Electric wire apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017194066-A1
Application number	US-201715464110-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Sep 22, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electric wire apparatus includes an electric wire including an aluminum alloy wire rod having an outer periphery portion coated, and a crimp terminal crimped to an end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion crimped with the aluminum alloy wire rod, the barrel portion having a one-end closed tubular shape. The aluminum alloy wire rod has a composition including 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of magnesium (Mg), 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of silicon (Si), 0.01 mass % to 2.50 mass % of iron (Fe), 0.000 mass % to 0.100 mass % of titanium (Ti), 0.000 mass % to 0.030 mass % of boron (B), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of copper (Cu), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of silver (Ag), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of gold (Au), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of manganese (Mn), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of chromium (Cr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of zirconium (Zr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of hafnium (Hf), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of vanadium (V), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of scandium (Sc), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of cobalt (Co), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of nickel (Ni), and the balance including aluminum and inevitable impurities.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electric wire apparatus comprising:
an electric wire including an aluminum alloy wire rod having an outer periphery portion coated; and a crimp terminal that is crimped to an end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion that is crimped with the aluminum alloy wire rod, the barrel portion having a one end closed tubular shape, wherein the aluminum alloy wire rod has a composition comprising 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of magnesium (Mg), 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of silicon (Si), 0.01 mass % to 2.50 mass % of iron (Fe), 0.000 mass % to 0.100 mass % of titanium (Ti), 0.000 mass % to 0.030 mass % of boron (B), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of copper (Cu), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of silver (Ag), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of gold (Au), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of manganese (Mn), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of chromium (Cr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of zirconium (Zr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of hafnium (Hf), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of vanadium (V), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of scandium (Sc), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of cobalt (Co), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of nickel (Ni), and the balance including aluminum and inevitable impurities.

2 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an average crystal grain size at the outer peripheral portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod is 1 μm to 35 μm, and an average crystal grain size at an inner portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod is greater than or equal to 1.1 times the average crystal grain size at the outer peripheral portion.

3 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the composition includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ti: 0.001 mass % to 0.100 mass % and B: 0.001 mass % to 0.030 mass %.

4 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum alloy wire rod includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of Cu: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Mn: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and Ni: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %.

5 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a sum of contents of Fe, Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co, and Ni in the aluminum alloy wire rod is 0.01 mass % to 2.50 mass %.

6 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of cycles to fracture measured in a bending fatigue test is greater than or equal to 100,000 cycles and a conductivity is 45% IACS to 55% IACS.

7 . The electric wire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of a wire of the aluminum alloy wire is 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc

Inventors

• Yoshida Sho
• Tachibana Akira
• Kihara Yasushi
• Sekiya Shigeki
• Mitose Kengo

Classifications

• H01B7/282

  Preventing penetration of fluid {, e.g. water or humidity,} into conductor or cable · 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

• H01R4/18

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

• C22F1/04

  of aluminium or alloys based thereon · CPC title

• C22F1/05

  of alloys of the Al-Si-Mg type, i.e. containing silicon and magnesium in approximately equal proportions · CPC title