Patent ID: 6538203
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connection (V) of an electrical insulated aluminum cable (1) to a connection piece (4), comprising the connection piece (4) being made of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, a copper alloy, brass, and similar metals, the aluminum cable (1) being made of a plurality of individual aluminum wires (2) or flexible leads having a bare region adjacent to one end face (12) of the cable (1) and having insulation (3) which terminates at a distance from a contact point of the cable with the connection piece (4), and a metal support sleeve (13) comprising aluminum which embraces at least the bare region of the aluminum cable (1) and reaches beyond a transition between the base region of the aluminum cable (1) and the insulation (3) so as to surround a part of the insulation (3), the support sleeve (13) being crimped and/or shrunk on the one end of the aluminum cable (1) so that the wires (2) or flexible leads of the aluminum cable (1) are crimped together at least adjacent to the one end face (12), wherein the connection piece (4) is connected by a direct intermetallic weld with the end face (12) formed by the individual wires (2) or flexible leads of the aluminum cable (1).