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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Takuji Otsuka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroki Hirai, Yokkaichi, JP;
Junichi Ono, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kingo Furukawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Teruyoshi Munekata, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hajime Ota, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakai, Osaka, JP;
Taichiro Nishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwabara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Takaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Takuji Otsuka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroki Hirai, Yokkaichi, JP;
Junichi Ono, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kingo Furukawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Teruyoshi Munekata, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hajime Ota, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakai, Osaka, JP;
Taichiro Nishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwabara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Takaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object is to obtain a stable electric connection resistance under a mild crimping condition. The present invention is a terminal connectorthat includes a crimp portionto be crimped to an electric wire. The crimp portionincludes a base material, an aluminum layer or an aluminum alloy layer a surface on the base material, and a hard layer on a surface of the aluminum layer or the aluminum alloy layer. The hard layer is harder than the base material. The present invention may be an electric wire with a terminal connectorthat includes the above terminal connectorand a covered electric wirethat includes a core wiremade of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The crimp portionof the terminal connectoris crimped to the core wire