Terminal connection module and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025226598-A1
Application number	US-202318850565-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 17, 2023
Priority date	Mar 30, 2022
Publication date	Jul 10, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A terminal connection module includes: a first terminal including a first terminal connection portion; a second terminal including a second terminal connection portion; and a clamping member configured to clamp the first terminal connection portion and the second terminal connection portion placed in an overlapping state. The first terminal connection portion includes a first terminal contact surface and a first receiving surface, and the second terminal connection portion includes a second terminal contact surface and a second receiving surface. The clamping member includes a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. A maximum coefficient of friction between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface is smaller than at least one out of a maximum coefficient of friction between the first receiving surface and the first clamping surface and a maximum coefficient of friction between the second receiving surface and the second clamping surface.

First claim

1 . A terminal connection module comprising:
a first terminal including a first terminal connection portion; a second terminal including a second terminal connection portion; and a clamping member configured to clamp the first terminal connection portion and the second terminal connection portion which have been placed in an overlapping state, wherein the first terminal connection portion includes a first terminal contact surface, which contacts the second terminal connection portion, and a first receiving surface, which is positioned on an opposite side to the first terminal contact surface and contacts the clamping member, the second terminal connection portion includes a second terminal contact surface, which contacts the first terminal connection portion, and a second receiving surface, which is positioned on an opposite side to the second terminal contact surface and contacts the clamping member, the clamping member includes a first clamping surface that contacts the first receiving surface and a second clamping surface that contacts the second receiving surface, and a maximum coefficient of friction between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface is smaller than at least one out of a maximum coefficient of friction between the first receiving surface and the first clamping surface and a maximum coefficient of friction between the second receiving surface and the second clamping surface.

2 . The terminal connection module according to claim 1 ,
wherein a maximum coefficient of friction between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface is smaller than both maximum coefficients of friction out of the maximum coefficient of friction between the first receiving surface and the first clamping surface and the maximum coefficient of friction between the second receiving surface and the second clamping surface.

3 . The terminal connection module according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one surface out of the first receiving surface and the second receiving surface includes a high-friction-coefficient plating layer, and the high-friction-coefficient plating layer is a plating layer that increases a maximum coefficient of friction with respect to the first clamping surface or the second clamping surface compared to when no high-friction-coefficient plating layer is present.

4 . The terminal connection module according to claim 3 ,
wherein the clamping member is a clip formed of stainless steel, at least one of the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface is a surface at which the stainless steel is exposed, the high-friction-coefficient plating layer is a tin plating layer, and the stainless steel and the tin plating layer make direct contact at at least one of between the first receiving surface and the first clamping surface and between the second receiving surface and the second clamping surface.

5 . The terminal connection module according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface includes a low-friction-coefficient plating layer, the low-friction coefficient plating layers are plating layers that reduce a maximum coefficient of friction between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface compared to a configuration where the low-friction coefficient plating layers are not present, and the low-friction-coefficient plating layers are in direct contact with each other between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface.

6 . The terminal connection module according to claim 5 ,
wherein the low-friction coefficient plating layer is a silver plating layer with a purity of at least 95.0 percent by mass but less than 99.0 percent by mass.

7 . The terminal connection module according to claim 1 ,
wherein oil is provided between the first terminal contact surface and the second terminal contact surface.

8 . A terminal comprising a terminal connection portion,
wherein the terminal connection portion includes a terminal contact surface, which contacts a mating terminal, and a receiving surface, which is positioned on an opposite side to the terminal contact surface and receives a force that presses the terminal contact surface onto the mating terminal, and plating layers of respectively different materials are provided on the terminal contact surface and the receiving surface.

9 . The terminal according to claim 8 ,
wherein the terminal contact surface includes a silver plating layer with purity of at least 95.0 percent by mass but less than 99.0 percent by mass, and the receiving surface includes a tin plating layer.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Takagi Ryoma
• Sakai Toshiro
• NONOGAWA Masaki
• TSUKAMOTO Yuya
• NISHIO Shuya
• Kimura Akio

Classifications

• H01R4/58

  characterised by the form or material of the contacting members (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/15

  Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure · CPC title

• H01R13/03

  characterised by the material, e.g. plating, or coating materials · CPC title

• H01R4/48 Primary

  utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/113 Primary

  co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section · CPC title