Patent ID: 7339114
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B23K,H01L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a round conductive wire of a cable to a flat contact of a connector or substrate, the method comprising: pressing an end portion of a round conductive wire to form a pair of opposing flat surfaces in the end portion; setting the end portion of the round conductive wire on a flat contact of a connector such that one of the flat surfaces of the round conductive wire comes in contact with the flat contact; setting a pair of electrodes on the other of the flat surfaces of the round conductive wire on a side opposite to the flat contact, the pair of electrodes being mutually spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the round conductive wire; and welding the one of the flat surfaces of the round conductive wire to the flat contact by passing an electric current between the pair of electrodes.