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Multiple wire connecting terminal

US9252527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2012
Grant dateFeb 2, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R11/09
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A relay terminal (10) made of copper or copper alloy and configured to join an aluminum wire (20) and a copper wire (30) by being electrically connected to the aluminum wire (20) and the copper wire (30) includes a first barrel portion (11) to be caulked and crimped to an aluminum core (21) of the aluminum wire (20) made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, which is a metal different from copper or copper alloy constituting the relay terminal (10), a second barrel portion (12) to be caulked and crimped to a copper core (31) of the copper wire (30), a bottom plate (13) configured to link the first barrel portion (11) and the second barrel portion (12), and a projecting portion (41) (water drainage portion (40)) provided on the bottom plate (13) and configured to restrict the intrusion of water from the second barrel portion (12) toward the first barrel portion (11).

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