An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board includes a body, having a plurality of accommodating slots penetrating the body, where a slot wall of at least one of the accommodating slots protrudes inward to form a boss, and the boss has a stopping corner; and a plurality of conductive terminals, correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating slots. At least one of the conductive terminals has an inclined portion, formed by tapering one side of the conductive terminal, wherein the inclined portion is adjacent to the stopping corner, the inclined portion is not parallel to a top surface of the boss, and the inclined portion is at least partially located above the stopping corner and configured to limit the conductive terminal from moving downward.

An apparatus for segmenting and feeding a fiber includes at least one capillary having a lumen therethrough configured to deliver a fiber segment. An advancing advances a fiber through the capillary. Tensioning means applies tension to the fiber to induce it to break. Damaging means locally damages the fiber.

A method for manufacturing an electrical connection assembly includes a connector preparing step of preparing a connector (CN), in which each of plural terminals (20) has a conductor connection surface (27a) exposed outside an insulating housing (30). A connecting step of connects parts of conductors and the conductor connection surfaces (27a) corresponding thereto while tension is applied to a wiring material (10) by holding the wiring material (10) including the conductors arrayed at intervals from each other in an array direction at holding positions separated from each other in a longitudinal direction of the wiring material. A cutting step sandwiches and cuts the wiring material (10) by two cutting tools (62, 65) at a cutting position between one of the holding positions and the parts to be connected with the wiring material (10) kept held after the completion of the connecting step.

An electrical connector assembly method, including the steps of: step 1: providing a terminal having a soldering portion; step 2: heating the soldering portion to a melting temperature of a solder; step 3: providing the solder, and press-fitting the solder to the soldering portion by a jig, so that the solder is fused and fixed to the soldering portion; and step 4: inserting the terminal fixed with the solder into an insulating body. Because only the soldering portion of the terminal is heated, less thermal energy is needed, thereby saving energy and reducing the production cost of the electrical connector. Moreover, the insulating body does not need to be heated, thus preventing the insulating body from being warped and deformed due to heat.

An electrical connection assembly and a connection method enable conductors of first and second wires (10A, 10B) to be connected by a simple structure. The electrical connection assembly has first and second wires (10A, 10B) and first and second terminals (20A, 20B) corresponding to the first and second wires (10A, 10B). First and second connecting members (70A, 70B) made of solder are fixed to wire connection surfaces (27a) of the first and second terminals (20A, 20B), and an insulating housing holds the terminals. The first connecting member (70A) includes a bulging portion (72A) bulging from the wire connection surface (27a) of the first terminal (20A) and to be connected electrically to the conductor of the second wire (10B).

A connector of an electrical connection assembly includes terminals (20) corresponding respectively to wires (10) arranged in a wire arrangement direction, an insulating housing and connecting members (70) applied to the terminals (20). Each terminal (20) has a wire connection surface (27a). The connecting member (70) is made of solder and is fixed to the wire connection surface (27a) to electrically connect a conductor (12) of the wire (10) and the wire connection surface (27a). A surface of the connecting member (70) has a convex-concave shape including restricting portions (73, 74) for restricting displacement of the wire (10) with respect to the wire connection surface (27a) in the wire arrangement direction, thereby ensuring high connection reliability by stabilizing relative positions of the wires and terminals in the connector.

The invention relates to a solderable electric connection element including a crimping portion for receiving a connection cable and a soldering portion for bonding to the surface of an electrically conductive structure. The soldering portion directly adjoins the crimping portion or is offset therefrom by means of a transition portion, and a solder deposit is provided or can be placed on the solder region. According to the invention, an angled section is formed in the section between the crimping and soldering region or in the transition region such that the crimping and soldering region are arranged in a back-to-back position, wherein the free face of the soldering region receives the solder deposit.

An electrical contact forms opposite top surface and bottom surface. A guiding groove is formed in the top surface. A mounting section is formed at an end of the contact. In the mounting section, a securing hole extends downwardly from the guiding groove and through the bottom surface. A solder unit is received within the securing hole and reaches a conductive pad, under the contact, to which the contact is soldered by reflowing the solder unit. The guiding groove extends from an oblique section of the contact so as to assure the socket unit can be smoothly dropped into the securing hole. The solder unit can be temporarily retained within the securing hole before reflowing.

A wire termination system includes a heat applicator device to apply resistive heating to a specific connector pin of an electrical connector for the soldering of a wire to the connector pin. In operation, a wire of a cable is inserted into an interior cavity of the connector pin and resistive heating is applied to the connector pin resulting in the melting of solder contained within the interior cavity. Upon stoppage of the resistive heating by the heat applicator device, the solder within the interior cavity of the connector pin solidifies about the wire to form an electrical connection between the wire and the connector pin. The heat applicator device may then be repositioned to apply resistive heating to each additional connector pin of the electrical connector until all wires of the cable are soldered to their corresponding connector pins on the electrical connector.

A board mounting terminal of a type inserted into a through-hole of a circuit board and capable of being reliably reflow-soldered. The board mounting terminal has a recessed groove extending in a direction of extension of the board mounting terminal. This recessed groove has an area of a recess of the recessed groove in a cross-section extending in a direction transverse to the direction of extension of the board mounting terminal that decreases as the distance from a tip portion of the board mounting terminal, oriented in a direction of insertion of the board mounting terminal, increases.