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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Kenichi Hanazaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for joining metals is provided, by which a core wire of a coated electric wire can be securely joined to a metal having a plated layer on the surface thereof. The process is to assemble a wiring module . The wiring module has a metal piece , a coated electric wire and so on. A plated layer made of tin is formed on a surface of a matrix of the metal piece . The coated electric wire has a core wire . An ultrasonic welding is carried out after placing a part of the core wire on the plated layer of the metal piece . The plated layer is melted so as to join the part of the core wire to the matrix and the core wire is broken off separating the part therefrom. Another ultrasonic welding is carried out after further placing another core wire on the part joined to the matrix , so that the core wire of the coated electric wire is joined to the metal piece through the part of the core wire