H01R4/183

SWAGE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE TERMINAL
20170338573 · 2017-11-23 ·

A terminal has a barrel with a cavity; a pad, wherein the pad includes a substantially flat part; and a connecting part between the barrel and the pad, wherein the terminal is a single component, and the pad and the connecting part are forged. A method for fabricating a terminal involves forging wherein the terminal is a single component.

WIRING HARNESS
20170338005 · 2017-11-23 ·

A wiring harness capable of reliably blocking a leak path after an endurance test and exhibiting a good waterproof performance over a long period of time. The wiring harness has a waterproof structure in which a spliced portion is formed by joining conductors that are exposed by partially removing coating materials, and a conductor exposed portion composed of a bundle of the exposed conductors. An outer peripheral surface of each coating material end part of each insulated wire adjacent to the conductor exposed portion are continuously covered with a waterproofing agent to seal the conductor exposed portion and is configured using a reactive adhesive having a gel fraction in a range of 20 to 70% as the waterproofing agent.

Adapter assemblies for interconnecting surgical loading units and handle assemblies

An adapter assembly includes an elongated body, a switch, a sensor link, and an annular member. The elongated body includes a proximal portion configured to couple to a handle assembly and a distal portion configured to couple to a surgical loading unit. The switch is configured to be toggled in response to the surgical loading unit being coupled to the distal portion of the adapter assembly. The sensor link is disposed within the distal portion of the adapter assembly and biased toward a distal position. The sensor link is longitudinally movable between a proximal position and the distal position. The annular member is disposed within the distal portion and is rotatable between a first orientation, in which the annular member prevents distal movement of the sensor link, and a second orientation, in which the sensor link moves distally to toggle the switch.

Mounting clip
09825378 · 2017-11-21 · ·

A mounting clip for connecting a cable terminal of an electrical cable to an electrical unit comprising a receiving portion for one element of a two-element connection system and a groove for receiving at least a part of a cable terminal and/or part of a cable. A nut can be fixedly held in the receiving portion of the clip. A terminal with an opening can be placed between the nut and an electrical unit. A screw can be threaded into the nut to press the terminal against a surface of the electrical unit.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
20170318660 · 2017-11-02 ·

An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrically conductive contact member and a second electrically conductive contact member. Both contact members have non-planar interface surfaces. The second interface surface is complimentary to the first interface surface. Magnetic field concentrators are spaced apart to concentrate a magnetic field in a zone. The magnetic field is associated with electric current carried by the electrical connector assembly. A flexible circuit carrier has openings to receive the magnetic field concentrators. The flexible circuit carrier comprises a flexible dielectric layer and a conductive traces. A magnetic field sensor is mounted on the flexible circuit carrier in the zone.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
20170317429 · 2017-11-02 ·

An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrically conductive contact member and a second electrically conductive contact member. Both contact members have non-planar interface surfaces. The second interface surface is complimentary to the first interface surface. The first interface surface may include a plurality of elongated first ridges and a plurality of elongated first valleys, and the second interface surface may include a plurality of elongated second ridges and a plurality of elongated second valleys. A first ridge is received by a second valley and a second ridge is received by a first valley.

Crimp terminal and electric wire with crimp terminal

A crimp terminal includes an F-type crimp portion and a C-type crimp portion. The F-type crimp portion has first and second barrel tabs, preferably with an identical length, for crimping a tip end of a complex stranded wire. The F-type crimp portion is adapted to have distal ends of the first and second barrel tabs put together and pushed into the tip end of the complex stranded wire to be crimped. The C-type crimp portion has a third barrel tab for crimping the complex stranded wire. The third barrel tab is wound in a C-form on an outer periphery of the complex stranded wire to be crimped. The arrangement provides a crimp terminal and an electric wire with crimp terminal, that prevents or reduces increases in retained resistance at a crimp portion, and can also prevent an electric wire from slipping out of a crimp terminal.

Terminal fitting with resilient pieces having thin plating region and thick plating region

It is aimed to provide a terminal fitting (1) in which thick plating films can be formed on necessary parts without requiring particularly complicated plating. The terminal fitting (10) includes a tubular connecting portion (11) into which a mating male terminal (60) is insertable. The connecting portion (11) includes a plurality of resilient pieces (14) circumferentially divided via expanding slots (13) extending from a tip. Thick film portions (22) with a thicker plating film than in other parts are provided on inner surfaces of the plurality of resilient pieces (14) and contact areas (17) capable of contacting the male terminal (60) are provided on these thick film portions (22). The thick film portions (22) and the contact areas (17) are arranged continuously in a circumferential direction except at the positions of the expanding slots (13) on an inner surface of the connecting portion (11) near a tip.

ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH TERMINAL, AND WIRE HARNESS STRUCTURE

A covered conductive wire is configured by covering a conductive wire with an insulating cover portion. The conductive wire is formed of an aluminum-based material, for example. A crimping portion includes a cover crimping portion for crimping the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a conductor crimping portion for crimping a portion of the conductive wire that is exposed when the cover portion is removed at the tip portion of the covered conductive wire. It is possible to use polyvinyl chloride and/or a non-halogen member, for example, for the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a plasticizer, filler, stabilizer, or the like is compounded as needed. A material that shrinks by a factor of 7% or less after being allowed to stand for 120 hours at a high temperature of 120° C. is used for this cover portion.

CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD
20170273737 · 2017-09-28 · ·

Provided is a connection structure for connecting a treatment component to an operating wire using a coupling member. The treatment component has a rod-shaped proximal end. The coupling member includes a first hole portion into which the proximal end is configured to be inserted on one end, and a second hole portion into which the operating wire is configured to be inserted on the other end. With the proximal end inserted into the first hole portion, the proximal end and the coupling member are joined by swaging and plastically deforming part of the first hole portion. With the operating wire inserted into the second hole portion, the operating wire and the coupling member are joined by swaging and plastically deforming part of the second hole portion. Joint strength between the proximal end and the coupling member is higher than joint strength between the operating wire and the coupling member.