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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Masataka Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Ashiya, Shizuoka, JP;
Nobuyuki Tsujino, Shizuoka, JP;
Hidehiro Ichikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A joint section is provided which connects a flat cable having a plurality of conductive lines with a plurality of lead wires to a plurality of joint terminals. A first end of each of the joint terminals is formed in compliance with a pitch between the two adjacent conductive lines and the second end of the joint terminals is formed in compliance with a pitch between two adjacent lead wires. Each conductive line is held between the first end of the corresponding one of the joint terminals and an auxiliary terminal placed on the conductive line and connected by a welding operation. The second end of the joint terminal is connected with a conductor of the corresponding one of the lead wires.