H01R4/182

Connectors for flexible busbar and methods of connecting

A connector for a flexible busbar is provided. The connector includes a jaw and a relief. The jaw has a first member and a second member both depending from a support member and spaced from one another by a distance. The distance is larger than a thickness of the flexible busbar. The relief is defined on first member and/or second member. The jaw is deformably compressible onto the flexible busbar upon application of a deformation force on the first and second members so that the flexible busbar conforms to the at least one relief to form an electrical and mechanical connection.

FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY PACK CONNECTING ASSEMBLY
20200328535 · 2020-10-15 ·

The application relates to a flexible flat cable assembly and a battery pack connecting assembly. The flexible flat cable assembly has a flexible flat cable and an adaptor terminal, wherein the flexible flat cable has an insulation sheath, a conductor body wrapped by the insulation sheath, and a connecting end which is provided to be integrated with the conductor body and comprises a connecting portion and a crimping portion extending continuously from the conductor body; the adaptor terminal has a terminal body and a pair of first crimping wings which are disposed on the terminal body and protrude from the terminal body; the crimping portion is in contact with the terminal body, and the first crimping wings surround the crimping portion to form a crimping region in which the crimping portion has a multilayer structure. The present application can ensure a secure connection during use, and is safe and convenient to use.

Miniaturized cable connector assembly

A cable connector assembly includes: a plug including an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, and a latch, the conductive terminals including a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals, the latch being disposed between the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals; a cable directly electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the plug; a crimping member; and a metal shell set on the outside of the plug, wherein the crimping member includes a crimping ring crimped on the outside of the cable, a reinforcement fixed to a tail of the plug, and a connecting portion connecting the crimping ring and the reinforcement.

Busbar system featuring externally crimped connections for electrical contacts
10615553 · 2020-04-07 · ·

A busbar system comprises an electrically conductive busbar having multiple ridges that project from a first side of the busbar. Each ridge defines a channel having an opening on a second side of the busbar. Interior facing surfaces of each ridge that define the channel are substantially smooth and/or free of protrusions or teeth prior to the ridge being externally crimped. The busbar system further comprises multiple electrically conductive electrical contacts having a substantially broad and thin configuration, wherein one or more of the electrical contacts are secured within each channel of the busbar by the ridge being externally crimped by a tool having surfaces that include one or more protrusions.

Bearing seal with integrated grounding shunt

A rolling bearing assembly has a first ring including a first race, a second ring including a second race, and a plurality of rolling elements in rolling contact with the first and second races. The rolling bearing assembly also has a sealing assembly including a first end in contact with the first ring and a second end in contact with the second ring. The sealing assembly has a shield, a sealing element, and a grounding element. The grounding element and the shield combine to provide an electrically conductive path between the first ring and the second ring. The grounding element and the sealing element combine to seal between the first ring and the second ring.

Tip structure of flat wire and method for manufacturing the tip structure
10601196 · 2020-03-24 · ·

A slit having a predetermined width and a predetermined length is formed in a longitudinal direction from a middle of a distal edge of a tip of a flat wire. Next, one of a left strip and a right strip is brought upward and the other is brought downward, and then the left strip and the right strip vertically separated are laterally brought close to each other. Finally, the left strip and the right strip are vertically pressed to abut against each other.

WIRE HARNESS
20200083695 · 2020-03-12 · ·

A wire harness, in which a connection portion between a shape retaining conductor and a flexible conductor can be protected, includes a flexible conductor that is flexibly bendable, a shape retaining conductor that retains its shape, and a protective member that surrounds a connection portion between the flexible conductor and the shape retaining conductor and linearly holds the connection portion, and one end portion of the protective member is fixed to an end portion of the shape retaining conductor.

BEARING SEAL WITH INTEGRATED GROUNDING SHUNT

A rolling bearing assembly has a first ring including a first race, a second ring including a second race, and a plurality of rolling elements in rolling contact with the first and second races. The rolling bearing assembly also has a sealing assembly including a first end in contact with the first ring and a second end in contact with the second ring. The sealing assembly has a shield, a sealing element, and a grounding element. The grounding element and the shield combine to provide an electrically conductive path between the first ring and the second ring. The grounding element and the sealing element combine to seal between the first ring and the second ring.

CONNECTION STRUCTURE
20200021044 · 2020-01-16 · ·

In a connection structure of the present disclosure, compression of a first connecting part of a first conductor forming a connecting component causes the first connecting part to be directly coupled to a second connecting part of a second conductor forming a body to be connected, to form an electrical connection structure, wherein the first conductor is made of copper or a copper alloy; and the second conductor has a Vickers hardness HV1 of 110 or more as measured at a position of the second connecting part in a state where the electrical connection structure is formed, and a Vickers hardness HV2 of 80% or more of the Vickers hardness HV1, the Vickers hardness HV2 being measured at a position of the second conductor which does not form the electrical connection structure.

Window Assembly
20200001829 · 2020-01-02 · ·

A window assembly includes a polymeric interlayer provided between an inner pane of glass and an outer pane of glass. The inner pane and outer pane each have a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the outer pane and the first major surface of the inner pane face each other. The window assembly also includes a connector assembly. The connector assembly has a wire assembly. The wire assembly has a terminal connector. The terminal connector has a width and a height. The width is greater than the height. The terminal connector is attached to a busbar provided on the second major surface of either the inner pane or the outer pane. A potting layer is provided over the terminal connector. The potting layer separates the terminal connector from an electrically conductive portion of a vehicle adjacent thereto.