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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Akira Shinchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Terminals are inserted into groove portions of a first member and a covered wire is mounted on each of the terminals. Protrusions of a second member are engaged with the groove portions of the first member. The second member is pressed so that the covered wires are pressed against press-fit blades of the terminal so as to attain electric conductivity. By ultrasonic vibration in the pressing condition, the first member and second member are fused with each other. At the same time, by ultrasonic vibration, the cores of the covered wires are fused with each other and the core and the press-fit blades are fused with each other. By the fusing of the cores mutually and the core and press-fit blades, the contact area is increased thereby decreasing contact resistance.