Connecting Terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024145942-A1
Application number	US-202318494903-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 26, 2023
Priority date	Oct 26, 2022
Publication date	May 2, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connecting terminal includes a bottom plate having a plurality of bumps and/or a plurality of recesses arranged on a surface of the bottom plate, a first arm extending from a first end of the first arm to a second end of the first arm, and a second arm extending from a first end of the second arm to a second end of the second arm. The first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm are respectively coupled to a pair of sides of the bottom plate, and the first arm, the bottom plate, and the second arm form a space for accommodating a wire. The bumps and/or the recesses scrape an insulated layer of a wire and form an electrical connection with the wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connecting terminal, comprising:
a bottom plate having a plurality of bumps and/or a plurality of recesses arranged on a surface of the bottom plate, the bumps and/or the recesses scrape an insulated layer of a wire and form an electrical connection with the wire; a first arm extending from a first end of the first arm to a second end of the first arm; and a second arm extending from a first end of the second arm to a second end of the second arm, the first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm are respectively coupled to a pair of sides of the bottom plate, and the first arm, the bottom plate, and the second arm form a space for accommodating the wire.

2 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting terminal forms the electrical connection with the wire by ultrasonic welding, and the bumps and/or the recesses scrape the insulated layer of the wire during ultrasonic welding.

3 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first arm includes a first bend portion arranged thereon, and the second arm includes a second bend portion arranged thereon.

4 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein each of the bumps or each of the recesses is circular or polygonal.

5 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the bumps or the recesses are formed by a stamping or etching process.

6 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the first arm is coupled to the second end of the second arm, such that the first arm, the bottom plate, and the second arm form the space.

7 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the bumps or the surface of the bottom plate is processed by a treatment process that increases a roughness.

8 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the recesses or the surface of the bottom plate is processed by a treatment process that increases a roughness.

9 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of inner walls of the first arm and the second arm have the bumps or the recesses arranged thereon.

10 . The connecting terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the treatment process is knurling or sand blast.

11 . The connecting terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the first arm includes a dovetail joint arranged on the second end of the first arm, and the second arm includes a dovetail groove arranged on the second end of the second arm.

12 . The connecting terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the dovetail joint is inserted into the dovetail groove and fixedly mates to the dovetail groove.

13 . The connecting terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the first arm includes a first tenon and a first groove that are disposed on the second end of the first arm, the first tenon and the first groove are stacked adjacently, and the second arm has a second groove and a second tenon that are disposed on the second end of the second arm, the second groove and the second tenon are stacked adjacently.

14 . The connecting terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the first tenon is matable with the second groove and the first groove is matable with the second tenon.

15 . The connecting terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the first tenon and the second groove are connected by ultrasonic welding, and the first groove and the second tenon are connected by ultrasonic welding.

16 . The connecting terminal according to claim 6 , wherein a height of the space for accommodating the wire is greater than or equal to an outer diameter of the wire.

17 . The connecting terminal according to claim 6 , wherein a height of the space for accommodating the wire is less than or equal to twice an outer diameter of the wire.

18 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the space for accommodating the wire is greater than or equal to an outer diameter of the wire multiplied by a number of wires.

19 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the bumps or a depth of the recesses is greater than or equal to a thickness of the insulated layer of the wire.

20 . The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the bump or a depth of the recess is less than or equal to one fifth of an outer diameter of the wire.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Zhimin
• Huang Yongjian (Justin)
• Hu Chunjie
• Zhang Wenfang (Felix)
• Ding Tongbao (Tim)
• Zhang Jinyu

Classifications

• H01R4/2495

  Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member, e.g. crimping · CPC title

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title

• H01R4/029

  Welded connections (H01R4/021 - H01R4/028 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/023 Primary

  between cables or wires and terminals · CPC title

• H01R4/026

  comprising means for eliminating an insulative layer prior to soldering or welding · CPC title