JP5914943B2 - Aluminum wire with crimp terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal in which a crimp terminal is crimped to a conductor portion made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

Conventionally, an electric wire with a terminal used for a wire harness or the like routed in a vehicle uses an electric wire with a crimp terminal in which a crimp terminal is crimped to a conductor portion.
By the way, in recent years, in the automobile industry, in consideration of the environment, it has become an important issue to improve fuel consumption by reducing the weight of the vehicle. For this reason, an aluminum electric wire with a crimping terminal using a conductor portion made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy that is lighter than copper attracts attention.
However, since aluminum is easily corroded in the presence of water and copper ions, there is a problem that when water enters a connecting portion between a conductor portion made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a crimp terminal made of copper, it is easily corroded.
Therefore, in order to prevent corrosion of the conductor portion by preventing water from adhering to the conductor portion, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose aluminum with a crimp terminal that covers the exposed conductor portion with a metal cap. Electric wires are listed.

JP 2007-31369 A WO 2011/115005 A1

However, in the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal described in Patent Document 1, a resin mixed with metal powder must be filled in the cap in order to seal the open end of the cap in a waterproof manner. There is a concern that the electrical resistance may increase due to the presence of the resin between the conductor portion.
On the other hand, in the aluminum electric wire with a crimping terminal described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to close the opening end of the cap with a sealing body, and this sealing body increases the size of the aluminum electric wire with the crimping terminal in the radial direction of the electric wire. Therefore, it is necessary to make the dimension of the terminal accommodating portion of the connector housing that accommodates the aluminum wire with the crimp terminal correspond to the size increased by the sealing body, and there is a problem that the versatility is inferior.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an aluminum electric wire with a crimping terminal that can be waterproofed and sealed in a crimping terminal without increasing electrical resistance and is versatile. With the goal.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a conductor portion made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an insulating covering portion surrounding an outer periphery of the conductor portion. An aluminum wire including a crimp terminal, and a crimp terminal crimped to the conductor portion exposed by removing the insulating coating portion of the terminal portion of the aluminum wire, The exposed conductor portion has a length from the end of the crimp terminal to being surrounded by the insulating coating portion, and the portion surrounded by the insulating coating portion is in a state where the crimp terminal is set in the terminal accommodating portion. The outer periphery of the end portion of the insulating coating portion on the exposed conductor portion side and the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion around the end portion are set to be located outside the terminal accommodating portion. siege and, and, The cylindrical elastic sealing member being in close contact with the outer periphery of the serial exposed conductor portion and said insulating the exposed due to the difference in width of the to produce a step as part surrounded the coating unit the conductor portion and the insulating cover portion The crimp terminal comprises an exposed conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the exposed conductor portion, and an end portion of the crimp terminal connected to the aluminum electric wire, and the cylindrical elastic member An elastic seal crimping portion that is crimped to a portion surrounding the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion of the seal member, and the gap between the crimp terminals crimped to the aluminum electric wire is sealed with a sealing material. It is characterized by being stopped.

Moreover, the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 2 of the present invention is the above invention, wherein the cylindrical elastic seal member has a mountain-shaped cross section from the cylinder inner surface along the cylinder inner peripheral surface so as to reduce the cylinder inner diameter. A protruding lip portion is formed.

Furthermore, the aluminum electric wire with crimp terminal according to claim 4 of the present invention, in the above invention, the sealing material, wherein in the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire, provided at an interval between the insulating coating part and said that you are.

Moreover, the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 4 of the present invention is the above invention, wherein the sealing material is applied so as to be spaced from the insulating coating portion in the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire. It is characterized by that.

Moreover, the aluminum electric wire with a crimping terminal according to claim 5 of the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein the elastic seal crimping portion is an extension of the aluminum electric wire without forming a gap with the exposed conductor crimping portion. It is characterized by being integrally connected to the exposed conductor crimping portion along the existing direction.

In the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 1 of the present invention, the exposed conductor portion around the end portion including the end portion of the insulating coating portion is covered and covered with the cylindrical elastic seal member. In addition, the gap between the crimp terminals is sealed by the sealing material, and the exposed conductor crimp part is crimped to the exposed conductor part without increasing the electric resistance. A crimp terminal is connected to the conductor portion, and the crimp terminal is not a portion of the cylindrical elastic seal member that covers the insulating coating portion, but a portion of the cylindrical elastic seal member that directly covers the exposed conductor portion. By crimping, the increase in the width of the aluminum wire with the crimp terminal in the radially outward direction is suppressed, so the terminal of the connector housing in which the aluminum wire with the crimp terminal is accommodated It is not necessary to set a large size of the volume portion, resulting in sealing possible waterproof the conductor portion in the crimp terminal without increasing the electrical resistance, and there is versatility.
Moreover, the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 1 of the present invention can suppress the radial width as small as possible by accommodating the portion from which the insulating coating portion is removed in the connector housing. The necessity to set the dimension of the accommodating part larger is further reduced, and as a result, versatility can be further enhanced.

Since the said lip | rip part is formed in the cylinder inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical elastic seal member, the aluminum electric wire with a crimping terminal concerning Claim 2 of this invention infiltrates the water into the cylinder of the said cylindrical elastic seal member It is possible to improve the waterproof performance by reliably preventing this.

In the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 3 of the present invention, when the elastic seal crimping portion is crimped to the cylindrical elastic seal member, the cylindrical elastic seal member is elastically deformed and is not easily inserted into the groove portion. Thus, the aluminum electric wire can be prevented from being pulled out of the crimp terminal by a pulling force in the extending direction.

In the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 4 of the present invention, when the sealing material is applied, the insulating coating portion is applied so that the sealing material is spaced apart from the insulating coating portion. It is possible to reduce the influence of heat on the surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal, the elastic seal crimping portion is formed along the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire without forming a gap between the elastic conductor crimping portion and the exposed conductor crimping portion. Since it is integrally connected to the crimp part, the waterproof performance of the crimp terminal can be improved.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the wire connecting portion of the crimp terminal of the aluminum wire with the crimp terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire with crimp terminals shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the side, and is a view additionally showing a cross-sectional view of a connector housing in which the aluminum wires with crimp terminals are accommodated. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire with crimp terminal shown in FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire with a crimp terminal shown in FIG. 2 taken along the line BB. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the crimp terminal to the aluminum wire of the aluminum wire with the crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8: is sectional drawing which looked at the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal of the modification 1 of the Example of this invention from the side. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal having a lip portion formed on the cylindrical elastic seal member shown in FIG. FIG. 10: is a principal part perspective view of the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal of the modification 2 of the Example of this invention. FIG. 11: is a principal part perspective view of the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal of the modification 3 of the Example of this invention. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of an aluminum electric wire with crimp terminals according to a fourth modification of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side, and additionally shows a cross-sectional view of a connector housing in which the aluminum electric wires with crimp terminals are accommodated. FIG. FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, the suitable Example of the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal which concerns on this invention is described in detail.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the joint 37 of the crimp terminal 30 crimped to the aluminum electric wire 10 and the sealing material 40 applied to the opening 38 are omitted.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the wire connecting portion 32 of the crimp terminal 30 of the aluminum wire 1 with the crimp terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire 1 with crimp terminal shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the side, and is a view additionally showing a cross-sectional view of the connector housing 100 in which the aluminum wire 1 with crimp terminal is accommodated. is there. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal 30 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal shown in FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire 1 with a crimp terminal shown in FIG.
In the embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of explanation, front and rear and up and down directions are defined as shown in the figure.
An aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an aluminum electric wire 10 including a conductor portion 11 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an insulating covering portion 12 surrounding the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11, and an insulating covering portion 12. A cylindrical elastic sealing member 20 made of a cylindrical elastic member surrounding the outer periphery of the exposed end portion 12a on the conductor portion 11 side and the exposed outer periphery of the conductive portion 11 around the end portion; A crimping terminal 30 that is crimped to the conductor part 11 exposed by removing the insulating coating part 12 of the part 10a, and a joint 37 of the crimping terminal 30 that is crimped to the aluminum electric wire 10, and The opening 38 is sealed with a sealing material 40.

First, the aluminum electric wire 10 will be described.
The conductor portion 11 is formed by twisting a plurality of strands 11a made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
The insulation coating portion 12 is made of an insulating synthetic resin, and is formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11, thereby protecting the conductor portion 11 from the outside.
In addition, although the conductor part illustrated what formed several strands 11a twisted together, it may not be this but the single core wire which consists of aluminum or aluminum alloy.

Next, the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 will be described.
The cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is made of an elastic material such as silicone rubber, and has a cylindrical inner diameter set slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the conductor portion 11. For this reason, the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is in close contact with the outer periphery of the insulating coating portion 12 and the exposed outer periphery of the conductor portion 11.
The cylindrical elastic seal member 20 can be set to a size slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the insulating covering portion 12 of the aluminum electric wire 10 by using, for example, a heat-shrinkable elastic material. In this case, after the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is disposed at a predetermined position of the aluminum electric wire 10, the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is heated so that the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is in close contact with the aluminum electric wire. .

Next, the crimp terminal 30 will be described.
The crimp terminal 30 is a terminal fitting in which a flat plate made of a metal such as copper or a copper alloy is formed by die pressing or the like. The crimp terminal 30 includes a mating terminal connecting portion 31 that is a connecting portion with a connecting mating terminal (not shown), a wire connecting portion 32 that is a connecting portion with the aluminum electric wire 10, and a mating terminal connecting portion 31 and a wire connecting portion 32. And an intermediate portion 36 which is a portion connecting the mating terminal connection portion 31 and the wire connection portion 32 to each other.

  The mating terminal connection portion 31 is configured such that a mating terminal (not shown) is brought into contact with an elastic contact piece (not shown) provided in a cylinder of the connection main body 31 a having a rectangular tube shape.

  The wire connection portion 32 forms an exposed conductor crimping portion 33 to be crimped to the exposed conductor portion 11 and an end portion of the crimp terminal 30 on the side connected to the aluminum wire 10, and the cylindrical elastic seal member 20. The elastic seal crimping portion 34 to be crimped to a portion 13 (hereinafter referred to as “seal portion”) surrounding the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion 11, the exposed conductor crimping portion 33 and the elastic seal crimping portion 34 are integrated. And an integral connecting portion 35 connected to the.

  The exposed conductor crimping portion 33 is erected from the conductor crimping bottom wall portion 33a on which the conductor portion 11 is placed, and both side edges of the conductor crimping bottom wall portion 33a, and the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11 extends from both sides of the conductor portion 11 to the top. And a pair of conductor crimping rising wall portions 33b that are crimped so as to surround them. As shown in FIG. 5, the width of each conductor crimping rising wall portion 33b in the height direction is such that the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11 is formed by a pair of upper end edge portions of the pair of conductor crimping standing wall portions 33b serving as joints. It is set to the enclosed dimension. That is, the width in the height direction of each conductor crimping rising wall portion 33 b is set according to the diameter of the conductor portion 11.

  The elastic seal crimping part 34 is integrally connected to the exposed conductor crimping part 33 along the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire 10 without forming a gap with the exposed conductor crimping part 33, thereby making the aluminum of the crimping terminal 30 aluminum. This is a portion that forms an end portion on the side connected to the electric wire 10.

More specifically, the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is erected from the seal crimping bottom wall portion 34a on which the seal portion 13 is placed, and both side edges of the seal crimping bottom wall portion 34a, and is upper from both sides of the seal portion 13 And a pair of seal crimping rising wall portions 34b that are crimped so as to surround the outer periphery of the seal portion 13. The width in the height direction of each seal crimping rising wall portion 34b is set to a dimension in which the outer periphery of the seal portion 13 is surrounded by a pair of upper end edges that form a pair of the seal crimping standing wall portions 34b. ing.
That is, the width in the height direction of each seal crimping rising wall portion 34 b is set according to the diameter of the seal portion 13. Since the diameter of the seal portion 13 is larger than the diameter of the conductor portion 11 by the thickness of the cylindrical elastic seal member 20, the width in the height direction of the seal crimp rising wall portion 34b is set to be the conductor crimp standing wall portion 33b. It is set larger than the width in the height direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is crimped to the seal portion 13 so that the deformation amount due to the crimping is smaller than that of the exposed conductor crimping portion 33. This is because the elastic force of the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is effectively used to obtain a waterproof sealing effect, so that an excessive compression force is not applied to the cylindrical elastic seal member 20.

  The elastic seal crimping portion 34 has a groove 34 c formed on the inner surface of the elastic seal crimping portion 34 along a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire 10. When the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is crimped to the seal portion 13, the groove 34 c is elastically deformed by the cylindrical elastic seal member 20, so that the aluminum electric wire 10 is pulled into the groove 34 c by the tensile force in the extending direction. It functions so as to be prevented from being pulled out from the crimp terminal 30 together with the elastic seal crimp part 34.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the inner surface of the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is a surface inclined so that the thickness of the crimping terminal 30 becomes slightly thinner from the inner side toward the rear end edge surface 34d from the rear end edge surface 34d. The taper surface part 34e which consists of is formed. The cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is elastically deformed so as to follow the tapered surface portion 34e, so that the space between the crimp terminal 30 and the conductor portion 11 on the rear end edge surface 34d side of the elastic seal crimp portion 34 is cylindrical. The elastic seal member 20 is surely sealed so as to be waterproof.

  Furthermore, the length in the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire 1 is set so that the seal portion 13 can be accommodated in the terminal accommodating portion 110 of the connector housing 100 in which the aluminum electric wire 1 with crimp terminal is accommodated. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the length L <b> 1 from the end of the crimp terminal 30 of the seal portion 13 until it is surrounded by the insulating coating portion 12 is set by the dimensions of the terminal accommodating portion 110. That is, by suppressing the radial width T1 of the crimped terminal-equipped aluminum electric wire 1 in the section of the length L1 as small as possible as compared to the radial width T2 in the portion surrounded by the insulating coating portion 12, The necessity to set the dimension of the terminal accommodating part 110 large is reduced, and the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal can be accommodated also in the terminal accommodating part 110 of the connector housing 100 of various dimensions.

  The integral connecting portion 35 has a front end integrally connected to the conductor crimping bottom wall portion 33a, a rear end integrally connected to the seal crimping bottom wall portion 34a, and a connecting bottom wall portion 35a that forms the bottom wall of the integral connecting portion 35. And a pair of connecting side wall portions 35b whose front ends are integrally connected to each of the pair of conductor crimping standing wall portions 33b and whose rear ends are integrally connected to each of the pair of seal crimping standing wall portions 34b. . Each connecting side wall portion 35b is connected to the conductor crimping standing wall portion 33b and the seal crimping standing wall portion 34b having different front-end and rear-end widths. For this reason, the upper end edge surface of each connection side wall part 35b is formed in an upward inclined surface shape from the front end toward the rear end.

When such a crimp terminal 30 is crimped to the aluminum electric wire 10, the joint 37 as the gap 90 and the opening 38 of the crimp terminal 30 are sealed with a sealing material 40 such as solder. The sealing material 40 is applied so as to be spaced from the insulating coating portion 12. Thus, when the sealing material 40 is applied so as to be spaced from the insulating coating portion 12, the influence of heat applied to the insulating coating portion 12 when the sealing material 40 is applied is reduced. Yes.
The sealing material 40 is not limited to solder, and synthetic resin such as ultraviolet curable resin may be used. However, it is preferable to use a conductive material in consideration of not increasing the electrical resistance as much as possible.

  Further, the crimp terminal 30 is a conventional crimp terminal having the same shape as the crimp terminal 30, and a part in which a portion corresponding to the elastic seal crimp part 34 is crimped to the insulating coating part 12 can be used. In this case, the aluminum wire 10 is exposed in the extending direction of the conductor portion 11 in the terminal portion 10a as compared with the aluminum wire to which the conventional crimp terminal is crimped so that the crimp terminal 30 is not crimped to the insulating coating portion 12. The insulating coating 12 is removed so as to increase the width.

  Here, the procedure of assembling the crimp terminal to the aluminum wire of the aluminum wire with crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the crimp terminal 30 to the aluminum wire 10 of the aluminum wire 1 with crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the operator inserts the aluminum electric wire 10 through the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 and removes the insulating covering portion 12 of the terminal portion 10a of the aluminum electric wire 10 (see FIG. 7A).

  Thereafter, the operator surrounds the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 around the outer periphery of the end portion 12a on the conductor portion 11 side where the insulating coating portion 12 is exposed and the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion 11 around the end portion 12a. (See FIG. 7B).

  Thereafter, the operator crimps the crimp terminal 30 onto the aluminum electric wire 10 (see FIGS. 7C and 7D). Here, the crimp terminal 30 is crimped to the aluminum electric wire 10 using a mold or the like (not shown). As a result, the exposed conductor crimping portion 33 is crimped to the exposed conductor portion 11, and the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is crimped to the seal portion 13. Further, since the exposed conductor crimping portion 33 and the elastic seal crimping portion 34 are integrally connected without any gap along the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire 10 with the integral connecting portion 35 therebetween, the crimping terminal 30 is connected to the aluminum electric wire 10. The seam 37 extending along the extending direction is joined and crimped.

  Finally, the operator completes the work of assembling the crimp terminal to the aluminum wire by sealing the joint 37 and the opening 38 of the crimp terminal 30 crimped to the aluminum wire 10 with the sealing material 40 ( (Refer FIG.7 (e)). Here, the sealing material 40 is applied so as to be spaced from the insulating coating portion 12.

  In the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the exposed conductor portion 11 around the end portion 12a including the end portion 12a of the insulating coating portion 12 is covered and covered with the cylindrical elastic seal member 20. Further, the seam 37 as the gap 90 of the crimp terminal 30 and the opening 38 are sealed by the sealing material 40 to be waterproof, and the exposed conductor crimp part 33 is crimped to the conductor part 11 exposed. Thus, the crimp terminal 30 is connected to the conductor portion 11 without increasing the electrical resistance, and the exposed conductor portion is not the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 that covers the insulating coating portion 12 but the crimp terminal 30. 11 is directly crimped to the cylindrical elastic sealing member 20 that directly covers 11, so that an increase in the width in the radially outward direction of the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal is suppressed. It is not necessary to set the dimension of the terminal accommodating portion 110 of the connector housing 100 in which the aluminum cable 1 with a child is accommodated, and as a result, the conductor portion 11 can be sealed in the crimp terminal 30 without increasing the electric resistance. It stops and is versatile.

  Moreover, the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention can keep the radial width as small as possible by accommodating the removed portion of the insulating coating 12 in the connector housing 100. The necessity to set the dimension of the terminal accommodating part 110 large is reduced more, and versatility can be improved more as a result.

  Further, in the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the elastic seal crimping portion 34 is crimped to the cylindrical elastic seal member 20, the cylindrical elastic seal member 20 is elastically deformed, and the groove 34c It is possible to prevent the aluminum electric wire 10 from being pulled out from the crimp terminal 30 by the pulling force in the extending direction by being inserted.

  In addition, the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is coated so that the sealing material 40 is spaced apart from the insulating coating portion 12, so that the insulating coating is applied when the sealing material 40 is applied. The influence of heat applied to the portion 12 can be reduced.

  Moreover, the aluminum wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is exposed along the extending direction of the aluminum wire 10 without forming a gap between the elastic seal crimping portion 34 and the exposed conductor crimping portion 33. Since it is integrally connected to the conductor crimping portion 33, the waterproof performance of the crimp terminal 30 can be improved.

(Modification 1)
Next, Modification 1 of the aluminum electric wire 1 with the crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8: is sectional drawing which looked at the aluminum electric wire 2 with a crimp terminal of the modification 1 of the Example of this invention from the side. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum electric wire 2 with a crimp terminal in which the lip portion 51 formed on the cylindrical elastic seal member 50 shown in FIG.
The aluminum electric wire 2 with a crimp terminal according to the first modification is different from the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment in that a tubular elastic seal member 50 is provided instead of the cylindrical elastic seal member 20.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The cylindrical elastic seal member 50 is formed with a plurality of lip portions 51 that are projected from the inner surface of the cylinder into a mountain-shaped cross section along the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder so as to reduce the inner diameter of the cylinder. By forming such a lip portion 51, water intrusion into the cylinder from the rear end side of the cylindrical elastic seal member 50 is surely prevented.

The aluminum wire 2 with a crimp terminal according to the modified example 1 has the same effect as the aluminum wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, and ensures that water enters the cylinder of the cylindrical elastic seal member 50. By preventing this, waterproof performance can be improved.
The lip portion 51 is further provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical elastic seal member 50 to be crimped to the elastic seal crimping portion 34 as shown in FIG. Can be prevented more reliably.

(Modification 2)
Next, the modification 2 of the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal which concerns on the Example of this invention using FIG. 10 is demonstrated. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of an aluminum electric wire 3 with crimp terminals according to a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
The aluminum electric wire 3 with a crimp terminal of the second modified example is different from the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal of the embodiment in that a crimp terminal 60 is provided instead of the crimp terminal 30.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The crimp terminal 60 is a so-called closed barrel type crimp terminal. For this reason, the crimping terminal 60 is configured such that the sealing material 40 is applied only to the opening 38.

  The aluminum wire 3 with a crimp terminal according to the second modified example has the same effect as the aluminum wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, and suppresses a portion where the conductor portion 11 is exposed from the crimp terminal 60. Therefore, the waterproof performance by the crimp terminal 60 can be further enhanced.

(Modification 3)
Next, Modification 3 of the aluminum electric wire 1 with the crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11: is a principal part perspective view of the aluminum electric wire 4 with a crimp terminal of the modification 3 of the Example of this invention. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal 70 shown in FIG.
The aluminum wire 4 with a crimp terminal of the modification 3 is different from the aluminum wire 1 with a crimp terminal of the embodiment in that a crimp terminal 70 is provided instead of the crimp terminal 30.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 12, the crimp terminal 70 is formed by forming a pair of cut portions 73 formed by cutting downward from the upper edge surface between the exposed conductor crimp portion 71 and the elastic seal crimp portion 72. The width in the height direction of the pair of conductor crimping standing wall portions 71b and the width in the height direction of the pair of seal crimping standing wall portions 72b are changed. That is, the crimp terminal 70 is configured not to include the integral connecting portion 35 of the aluminum wire 1 with the crimp terminal of the embodiment.
When such a crimp terminal 70 is used, the opening 73 as the gap 90 formed by the pair of cut portions 73 is sealed by the sealing material 40.
Note that the crimp terminal 70 is a conventional crimp terminal having the same shape as the crimp terminal 70, and a part in which a portion corresponding to the elastic seal crimp part 72 is crimped to the insulating coating part 12 can be used. In this case, the aluminum wire 10 is exposed in the extending direction of the conductor portion 11 in the terminal portion 10a as compared with the aluminum wire to which the conventional crimp terminal is crimped so that the crimp terminal 70 is not crimped to the insulating coating portion 12. The insulating coating 12 is removed so as to increase the width.

  The aluminum electric wire 4 with a crimp terminal according to the third modification has the same effects as the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Modification 4)
Next, Modification 4 of the aluminum wire 1 with the crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the aluminum wire 5 with crimp terminal according to the fourth modification of the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side, and a cross-sectional view of the connector housing 100 in which the aluminum wire 5 with crimp terminal is accommodated is added. FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of the crimp terminal 80 shown in FIG.
The aluminum wire 5 with crimp terminal of the fourth modification is different from the aluminum wire 1 with crimp terminal of the embodiment in that a crimp terminal 80 is provided instead of the crimp terminal 30.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The crimp terminal 80 includes a pair of seal member holding pieces 84 that hold the cylindrical elastic seal member 20. As shown in FIG. 12, each seal member holding piece 84 is formed in a cantilever shape by forming a cut portion 83 cut downward from the upper end edge surface of the elastic seal crimping portion 82. It becomes.

  The aluminum electric wire 5 with a crimp terminal according to the modified example 4 has the same effects as the aluminum electric wire 1 with a crimp terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The aluminum wires 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with crimp terminals according to the embodiments of the present invention are connectors whose lengths that surround the exposed conductor portion 11 of the cylindrical elastic seal members 20 and 50 are connectors. Although what was set according to the magnitude | size of the terminal accommodating part 110 of the housing 100 was illustrated, it is not restricted to this, The length of the part surrounding the exposed conductor part 11 among the cylindrical elastic seal members 20 and 50 May be set to such a length as to be crimped to the elastic seal crimping portions 34, 72, and 82. In the case where the aluminum wires with crimp terminals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are accommodated in the terminal accommodating portion 110 including the insulation covering portion 12, the crimp terminals 30, 60, 70, In the aluminum wires 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with crimp terminals in which the 80 is not crimped, even if the insulating cover 12 surrounds the cylindrical elastic seal members 20 and 50, the crimp terminals This is because the radial width can be reduced by the thickness of 30, 60, 70, 80. For this reason, depending on the structure of the connector housing, the aluminum wires with crimp terminals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are included in the terminal accommodating portion 110 including the portion surrounding the insulating coating portion 12 of the cylindrical elastic seal members 20, 50. Can be accommodated.

  The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the above-described embodiments of the invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments of the invention and does not depart from the gist thereof. Various changes can be made.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Aluminum wire with crimp terminal 10 Aluminum wire 10a Terminal portion 11 Conductor portion 11a Wire 12 Insulation coating portion 12a End portion 13 Part surrounded by cylindrical elastic seal member 20, 50 Cylindrical elasticity Seal member 30, 60, 70, 80 Crimp terminal 31 Mating terminal connection portion 31a Connection main body portion 32 Electric wire connection portion 33, 71, 81 Exposed conductor crimp portion 33a, 71a Conductor crimp bottom wall portion 33b, 71b Conductor crimp standing wall portion 34 , 72, 82 Elastic seal crimping portion 34a, 72a Seal crimping bottom wall portion 34b, 72b Seal crimping rising wall portion 34c Groove portion 34d Rear end surface 34e Tapered surface portion 35 Integrated connecting portion 35a Connecting bottom wall portion 35b Connecting sidewall portion 36 Intermediate portion 37 Eyes 38, 73 Opening 40 Sealing material 51 Lip part 73, 83 Cut part 84 Seal member holding piece part 9 0 Clearance 100 Connector housing 110 Terminal housing

Claims (5)

An aluminum electric wire including a conductor portion made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an insulating covering portion surrounding the outer periphery of the conductor portion, and the conductor exposed by removing the insulating covering portion of the end portion of the aluminum electric wire In an aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal having a crimp terminal crimped to a part,
The exposed conductor portion is:
The length from the end of the crimp terminal to being surrounded by the insulation coating portion is such that the portion surrounded by the insulation coating portion is located outside the terminal accommodation portion with the crimp terminal set in the terminal accommodation portion. Is set to be
Surrounding the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion side end of the insulating coating portion and the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion around the end portion, and in the exposed conductor portion and the insulating coating portion It has a cylindrical elastic seal member that is in close contact with the exposed conductor portion and the outer periphery of the insulating coating portion so as to produce a step due to the difference in width from the surrounded portion,
The crimp terminal is
An exposed conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the exposed conductor portion;
Forming an end portion of the crimp terminal connected to the aluminum electric wire, and an elastic seal crimp portion to be crimped to a portion surrounding the outer periphery of the exposed conductor portion of the cylindrical elastic seal member;
Having
A gap between the crimp terminals crimped to the aluminum electric wire is sealed with a sealing material. The cylindrical elastic seal member is
2. The aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 1, wherein a lip portion is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder so as to reduce the inner diameter of the cylinder. The elastic seal crimping part is
The aluminum wire with a crimp terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a groove is formed on an inner surface along a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the aluminum wire. The sealing material is
Wherein in the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire, crimp terminal aluminum electric wire according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it is provided with a gap between the insulating coating portion. The elastic seal crimping part is
4. The exposed conductor crimping portion is integrally connected to the exposed conductor crimping portion along the extending direction of the aluminum electric wire without forming a gap between the exposed conductor crimping portion and the exposed conductor crimping portion. Or the aluminum electric wire with a crimp terminal of 4.

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