Patent ID: 7053328
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B23K,H01R

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a film-coated wire to a subject member, the film-coated wire including a core wire and a film-coated on the core wire, the method comprising: winding the film-coated wire around the subject member at least one turn; applying a force directly to the film-coated wire and to the subject member with one of first and second electrodes of a resistance welding machine; passing a first current through the one of the first and the second electrodes to produce heat; removing the film on the core wire using the heat; welding the core wire to the subject member by passing a second current between the first and the second electrodes via the core wire and the subject member; wherein the force is applied to the subject member via the first electrode; the second electrode has a dent portion for housing a part of the film-coated wire so that the film-coated wire is not pressed between the second electrode and the subject member; the second electrode has a contact surface that contacts the subject member; and the step of applying a force directly to the film-coated wire and to the subject member includes engaging the film-coated wire with only the one of said first and second electrodes.