Patent ID: 9231312
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A terminal-wire assembly, comprising: a copper wire including a conductor made of copper; an aluminum wire including a conductor made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and a crimping terminal connectable to ends of the respective copper wire and aluminum wire; wherein: the crimping terminal includes a first wire-side terminal portion shaped to be connectable to the end of the copper wire, a second wire-side terminal portion shaped to be connectable to the end of the aluminum wire and an electrical connecting portion bonded to the first and second wire-side terminal portions and shaped to be electrically connectable to at least one mating section; the first wire-side terminal portion includes a first crimping portion shaped to be crimpable to the conductor exposed at the end of the copper wire; the second wire-side terminal portion includes a second crimping portion shaped to be crimpable to the conductor exposed at the end of the aluminum wire; the first crimping portion is crimped to the conductor of the copper wire to have such a first crimping height that the first crimping portion is capable of coming into contact with a surface of the conductor of the copper wire; and the second crimping portion is crimped to the conductor of the aluminum wire to have such a second crimping height that the second crimping portion is capable of coming into contact with the conductor of the aluminum wire through an oxide film covering a surface of the conductor.