A compressor for compressing a refrigerant is described. The compressor comprises a case having at least one curved portion and at least one opening, wherein the opening is located in the at least one curved portion, an electrical terminal arranged within the at least one opening and fixed to the case, wherein the at least one opening is an elliptical opening. Also, an electrical terminal for use with a compressor is described.

A connector device includes a connector housing including a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, a plurality of terminals accommodated in the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, and a plurality of electric wires configured to be welded to the respective one of the plurality of terminals. A laser radiation through hole is formed in side walls, each forming the terminal accommodating chambers, the laser radiation through hole being configured to allow the plurality of terminals and the plurality of electric wires to be welded with each other inside the terminal accommodating chambers, and the laser radiation through hole is configured to allow laser light emitted from a laser welding machine disposed outside the connector housing to enter one of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers.

A connection of a connection wire and a connection element are disclosed. In an embodiment a connection includes a connection wire having an insulation and a stud-shaped metallic connection element, wherein the connection wire is wound in a plurality of turns around the connection element, and wherein the turns include a first wire section, in which the connection wire is insulation-stripped, and a second wire section, in which the insulation is present.

A terminal-wire bonding method includes: arranging a first core at a second end of a first terminal-wire having a first terminal connected with the first core exposed from an insulating sheath at a first end, onto a side of an anvil and a second core at a second end of a second terminal-wire having a second terminal connected with the second core exposed, at a first end, from an insulating sheath longer than the insulating sheath of the first terminal-wire, onto a side of a horn; and bonding the first core at the second end and the second core at the second end together by ultrasonic bonding between the horn and the anvil.

A splice connector assembly configured to conduct more than 1 kilowatt of electricity includes a terminal having a connection portion configured to interconnect with a corresponding mating terminal. The terminal also has an attachment portion. The attachment portion has a planar shape. The attachment portion is attached to a first wire electrical cable and is also attached to a second wire electrical cable. The first cable has a different cross-sectional area than the second cable. The splice connector assembly also includes a dielectric housing defining a cavity in which the terminal is disposed.

A biocompatible electrical connection includes: a substrate; a ferrule having a concentric flange at a first end of the ferrule; a first adhesive; and a second adhesive. The substrate includes a hole having a diameter that is a specified amount larger than an outside diameter of the ferrule forming an annular space between the hole and the ferrule, the first adhesive adheres a first surface of the concentric flange of the ferrule to a first surface of the substrate, and the second adhesive fills the annular space between the hole and the ferrule.

A contact assembly for an electronic component includes a wiring substrate having an upper face, a lower face and at least one contact connection surface on the upper face. At least one bonding strip is provided for connection to the at least one contact connection surface. The at least one contact connection surface is disposed on at least one metal-filled recess in the volume of the wiring substrate. A semiconductor component, an electronic component and a method for producing an electronic component are also provided.

Plug and receptacle connectors for improving crosstalk are provided. The plug connector includes a first set of plug terminals, a second set of plug terminals, a first plate-shaped shielding member, and a second plate-shaped shielding member. The first set of plug terminals include first ground terminals and first signal terminals, where the first plate-shaped shielding member is provided below the first set of plug terminals. The first plate-shaped shielding member is welded to the first ground terminals and transversely crosses and covers the first signal terminals without contacting the first signal terminals. The second set of plug terminals include second ground terminals and second signal terminals, where the second plate-shaped shielding member is provided above the second set of plug terminals. The second plate-shaped shielding member is welded to the second ground terminals and transversely crosses and covers the second signal terminals without contacting the second signal terminals.

A biocompatible electrical connection includes a substrate; a ferrule having a concentric flange at a first end of the ferrule; a first adhesive; and a second adhesive. The first adhesive adheres a first surface of the concentric flange of the ferrule to a surface of the substrate. The second adhesive fills an annular space between a hole in the substrate and the ferrule. The first adhesive or the second adhesive forms a conductive path on the surface of the substrate between the ferrule and a circuit pattern on the substrate.

The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a wire harness that make it possible to suppress reductions in the reliability of connection to a mating terminal. A wire harness 10 that includes an electric wire 20 that has a core wire 21 and an insulating coating 22 that coats the outer circumference of the core wire 21, a connection terminal 30 that is electrically connected to the core wire 21 as exposed from the insulating coating 22, and a cylindrical shrink tube 70 that covers the connection 60 between the core wire 21 and the connection terminal 30. The connection terminal 30 includes an electric wire connection part 31 that is electrically connected to the core wire 21 of the electrical wire 20, a terminal connection part 50 that is to be connected to a mating terminal, and an intermediate linking part 40 that is between the electric wire connection part 31 and the terminal connection part 50 and links the electric wire connection part 31 and the terminal connection part 50. The shrink tube 70 includes a heat-shrink tube 71 and an adhesive 72 that is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the heat-shrink tube 71. The intermediate linking part 40 has grooves 42 that are formed in upper and lower surfaces of a portion that is exposed from the heatshrink tube 71.