Provided is a method for bonding an insulated coating wire, which is capable of stably bonding a metal wire in an insulated coating wire and an electrode. One aspect of the present invention provides a method for bonding an insulated coating wire for electrically connecting a first electrode 12 and a second electrode to each other by an insulated coating wire 11 in which a metal wire is coated with an organic substance, the method including: a step (a) for placing the insulated coating wire 11 onto the first electrode 12; a step (b) for exposing a metal wire from the insulated coating wire; and a step (c) for forming a first bump over the exposed metal wire and the first electrode to electrically connect the metal wire to the first electrode.

A curtain airbag device mounting structure includes: a first pillar forming a part of a front pillar and extends substantially along a vehicle height direction; a second pillar forming another part of the front pillar, the second pillar being disposed on a rear side of a vehicle relative to the first pillar at a predetermined distance from the first pillar and extending substantially along the vehicle height direction; a transparent member bridged between the first pillar and the second pillar; and a curtain airbag device including a curtain airbag stored along a roof side rail and the second pillar, the curtain airbag being configured to inflate and deploy in a curtain-like fashion over a side portion of a cabin of the vehicle in case of a collision of the vehicle.

A wire bonding tool for bonding a micro-coaxial wire to a bonding surface includes an electrical-energy application mechanism configured to apply electrical-energy to remove a portion of an electrically conductive shield layer of the micro-coaxial wire to expose a portion of an insulating layer of the micro-coaxial wire, a thermal-energy application mechanism configured to apply thermal-energy to the micro-coaxial wire to remove the exposed portion of the insulating layer of the micro-coaxial wire to expose a portion of a core wire of the micro-coaxial wire, and a bonding head configured to bond the exposed portion of the core wire of the micro-coaxial wire to the bonding surface.

One aspect relates to a method that includes bonding an electrically conductive element to a bonding surface of a bonding partner by increasing a temperature of a bonding section of the electrically conductive element from an initial temperature to an increased temperature by passing an electric heating current through the bonding section, and pressing the bonding section with a pressing force against the bonding surface using a sonotrode and introducing an ultrasonic vibration into the bonding section via the sonotrode such that the increased temperature of the bonding section, the ultrasonic signal in the bonding section and the pressing force are simultaneously present and cause the formation of a tight and direct bond between the bonding section and the bonding surface.

A curtain airbag device mounting structure includes: a first pillar forming a part of a front pillar and extends substantially along a vehicle height direction; a second pillar forming another part of the front pillar, the second pillar being disposed on a rear side of a vehicle relative to the first pillar at a predetermined distance from the first pillar and extending substantially along the vehicle height direction; a transparent member bridged between the first pillar and the second pillar; and a curtain airbag device including a curtain airbag stored along a roof side rail and the second pillar, the curtain airbag being configured to inflate and deploy in a curtain-like fashion over a side portion of a cabin of the vehicle in case of a collision of the vehicle.