A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, comprising the steps of: providing a cable having at least one inner conductor; connecting an elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor; surrounding the elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element; placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction; placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction; and joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element.

A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, comprising the steps of: providing a cable having at least one inner conductor; connecting an elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor; surrounding the elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element; placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction; placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction; and joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element.

A method for producing an electrical contact assembly includes. Providing a contact carrier of a first conductive material, the contact carrier having at least one depression or an aperture. Furthermore, a contact material support of a second conductive material is provided. This contact material support is pressed in the depression or the aperture while at the same time applying an electrical welding voltage to the contact material support and the contact carrier, a pressing-force/welding-current/time profile being chosen such that the contact carrier and the contact material support form a connection including interlocking and/or frictional engagement and a connection including material bonding in one working step.

A method for producing an electrical contact assembly includes. Providing a contact carrier of a first conductive material, the contact carrier having at least one depression or an aperture. Furthermore, a contact material support of a second conductive material is provided. This contact material support is pressed in the depression or the aperture while at the same time applying an electrical welding voltage to the contact material support and the contact carrier, a pressing-force/welding-current/time profile being chosen such that the contact carrier and the contact material support form a connection including interlocking and/or frictional engagement and a connection including material bonding in one working step.

The invention relates to an outer-conductor contact element (2) for a right-angle plug connector (1). The right-angle plug connector (1) has a crimping portion (9) for pressing the outer-conductor contact element (2) onto an electric cable (4), said crimping portion (9) having a free end (10), which is open at the end side, for receiving the cable (4). The right-angle plug connector (1) further has a sleeve-like contact portion (12) having a free end (13), which is open at the end side, for establishing a connection with a corresponding mating plug connector, wherein an exit angle (α) is formed between a first longitudinal axis (L.sub.1) of the contact portion (12) and a second longitudinal axis (L.sub.2) of the crimping portion (9). The right-angle plug connector (1) also has a tub-shaped transition region (14) which, starting from the crimping portion (9), extends along the second longitudinal axis (L.sub.2) of the crimping portion (9) as far as the contact portion (12). The crimping portion (9), the contact portion (12) and the transition region (14) are formed in one piece from a deep-drawn sheet-metal part.

The invention relates to an outer-conductor contact element (2) for a right-angle plug connector (1). The right-angle plug connector (1) has a crimping portion (9) for pressing the outer-conductor contact element (2) onto an electric cable (4), said crimping portion (9) having a free end (10), which is open at the end side, for receiving the cable (4). The right-angle plug connector (1) further has a sleeve-like contact portion (12) having a free end (13), which is open at the end side, for establishing a connection with a corresponding mating plug connector, wherein an exit angle (α) is formed between a first longitudinal axis (L.sub.1) of the contact portion (12) and a second longitudinal axis (L.sub.2) of the crimping portion (9). The right-angle plug connector (1) also has a tub-shaped transition region (14) which, starting from the crimping portion (9), extends along the second longitudinal axis (L.sub.2) of the crimping portion (9) as far as the contact portion (12). The crimping portion (9), the contact portion (12) and the transition region (14) are formed in one piece from a deep-drawn sheet-metal part.

Described are cable joints and related structures and techniques for coupling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. A cable joint includes a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint and having first and second mounting regions shaped to accept first and second HTS cable with an interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surfaces of the first and second mounting regions and surfaces of the first and second HTS cables.

Described are cable joints and related structures and techniques for coupling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. A cable joint includes a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint and having first and second mounting regions shaped to accept first and second HTS cable with an interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surfaces of the first and second mounting regions and surfaces of the first and second HTS cables.

A fastener for use in joining dissimilar materials manufactured by the process of producing the fastener with an external surface that forms an electrically insulating oxide layer when subjected to oxidation and, after manufacture and prior to use, subjecting the fastener to a pre-oxidation process to grow the desired oxide layer in situ on the external surface of the fastener. The present invention also provides a dissimilar material joint in which the pre-oxidized fastener is used to mechanically join dissimilar materials with the oxide layer electrically insulating the fastener from at least one of the dissimilar materials. The fastener may be a rivet used in friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR). The fastener may be fabricated from an alloy capable of forming Al.sub.2O.sub.3 or Cr.sub.2O.sub.3 by thermal oxidation. The fastener may be pre-coated with Al or Cr that functions as a seed layer to form Al.sub.2O.sub.3 or Cr.sub.2O.sub.3.

A cable assembly includes coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels. The outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel. The cable assembly further includes a cable that has at least one wire surrounded by an inner insulator that is covered in a metallic shield. The metallic shield is arranged in between the inner and outer barrels. The inner barrel includes a retention feature that is arranged beneath the metallic shield. The retention feature protrudes radially outward from the inner barrel to an outermost diameter. The outer barrel includes a crimped portion that is arranged adjacent to the retention feature and has an innermost diameter that is less than the outermost diameter to capture the metallic shield therebetween and prevent the outer barrel from axial movement relative to the inner barrel.