A connector including: (a) a terminal block; (b) an elongated busbar which is inserted in an insertion hole provided in the terminal block so as to be held by the terminal block in a cantilever manner; (c) a seal member which is disposed between the busbar and a wall surface of the insertion hole and which closes a gap defined between the busbar and the wall surface of the insertion hole; and (d) a protection member which is disposed in the gap defined between the busbar and the wall surface of the insertion hole and which is located between the seal member and an opening of the insertion hole.

A connector including: (a) a terminal block; (b) an elongated busbar which is inserted in an insertion hole provided in the terminal block so as to be held by the terminal block in a cantilever manner; (c) a seal member which is disposed between the busbar and a wall surface of the insertion hole and which closes a gap defined between the busbar and the wall surface of the insertion hole; and (d) a protection member which is disposed in the gap defined between the busbar and the wall surface of the insertion hole and which is located between the seal member and an opening of the insertion hole.

A dry joint for jointing a cable with a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design to a cable with a wet, semi-wet/semi-dry or dry design and a method of manufacturing a cable dry joint are provided. A cable with a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design having an end of cable water barrier is also provided. A dry joint water barrier suitable for rendering a joint dry is also provided, where at least one of the jointed cables is of a wet or semi-wet/semi-dry design.

A molding method of a waterproof member is provided. The waterproof member is molded by molds and is for a coated electric wire. The molds include mold division surfaces including molding portions and electric wire mold clamping portions. The electric wire mold clamping portions are to sandwich the coated electric wire at sides of the molding portions. One of the electric wire mold clamping portions includes a convex portion and a side wall erected on an end of the convex portion. The other of the electric wire mold clamping portions includes a concave portion. One of the molding portions includes a side wall entering groove into which the side wall enters. The method includes molding the waterproof member accommodated in the concave portion with the waterproof member being pressed by the convex portion toward a direction in which one of the mold is attached to the other.

An electrical terminal for coupling to a conductive structure includes a body having a wire receiving portion for receiving a conductor. A cup portion is electrically coupled with the wire receiving portion and a boss portion extends from the cup portion. An overmold structure of insulation material is formed on the cup portion and covers the cup portion sides. An aperture is formed in the body and extends through the cup portion and the boss portion for receiving a post of the conductive structure for securing the terminal to the conductive structure. A fastener is configured for engaging a post and securing the boss portion against the conductive structure. The boss portion is configured to surround the aperture for providing an electrically conductive surface free from insulation material for interfacing with the conductive structure. The fastener and post are contained in the cup portion and an insulative cap is configured for engaging the overmold structure and sealing the cup structure around the fastener and post of a conductive structure.

The invention relates to a cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) having a connection region (9, 9″, 9′″) for connecting the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) to an electrical conductor (4) and having a contact part (11) for establishing contact with a terminal part (40) of an electrical system (42), in particular of an electrical system of a motor vehicle, the contact part (11) comprising a fastening opening (12) for guiding therethrough a fastening element (46) for fastening the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) to a terminal part (4), and wherein the contact part (11) comprises one or more further openings (13). The invention further relates to the use of the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″), a contact element (2) with such a cable log (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) as well as to a method for producing the same.

The invention relates to a cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) having a connection region (9, 9″, 9′″) for connecting the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) to an electrical conductor (4) and having a contact part (11) for establishing contact with a terminal part (40) of an electrical system (42), in particular of an electrical system of a motor vehicle, the contact part (11) comprising a fastening opening (12) for guiding therethrough a fastening element (46) for fastening the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) to a terminal part (4), and wherein the contact part (11) comprises one or more further openings (13). The invention further relates to the use of the cable lug (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″), a contact element (2) with such a cable log (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) as well as to a method for producing the same.

A method for improving the properties of a joint between two cable ends having obtaining two cable ends, having uncovered conductors being joined in a connection zone, each cable end also including an uncovered insulation zone including uncovered insulation formed as a cone adjacent the uncovered conductor, covering the conductors with an additional insulation layer, measuring the additional insulation layer and the cones, determining the geometry of the cones and the additional insulation layer based on the measurements, determining a deviation of the geometry from a desired geometry of the cones and the additional insulation layer, where the desired geometry includes a smooth transition between two zones, determining, based on the deviation determination, material to be removed from the cones and the additional insulation layer achieving the desired geometry, and removing the material from the cones and the additional insulation layer.

A method for improving the properties of a joint between two cable ends having obtaining two cable ends, having uncovered conductors being joined in a connection zone, each cable end also including an uncovered insulation zone including uncovered insulation formed as a cone adjacent the uncovered conductor, covering the conductors with an additional insulation layer, measuring the additional insulation layer and the cones, determining the geometry of the cones and the additional insulation layer based on the measurements, determining a deviation of the geometry from a desired geometry of the cones and the additional insulation layer, where the desired geometry includes a smooth transition between two zones, determining, based on the deviation determination, material to be removed from the cones and the additional insulation layer achieving the desired geometry, and removing the material from the cones and the additional insulation layer.

A cable connection structure is provided with an electronic component including electrodes on an electrode-forming surface, a cable including electric wires connected to the electrodes respectively, and a buried member which is composed of a cured resin and embedded with the electric wires. At least three electric wires are separating wires including separating regions being separated from each other in the normal direction as being distant from the electrode-forming surface. At least three electrodes are arranged side by side on a virtual circle. At least three separating wires are connected to the at least three electrodes. The separating regions of the at least three separating wires are provided to be located eccentric radially outwardly in the virtual circle as being distant from the electrode surface in the normal direction of the electrode-forming surface. An angle between the separating region and the normal direction of the electrode-forming surface is 10 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less.