Patent ID: 6018127
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A wire connecting structure comprising:a connector housing body;a terminal holding portion provided on said connector housing body;a cover body for clogging said terminal holding portion;terminals disposed in said terminal holding portion; andcovered wires containing core elements and cover portion, wherein each of said covered wires is placed in each of said terminals and each of said covered wires is pressed by said cover body toward each of said terminals while ultrasonic vibration is applied so as to melt each of said cover portions thereby making each of said core elements and each of said terminals into conductive contact with each other,said wire connecting structure further comprising relief concave portions which are provided on at least one of said cover body and connector housing body, for accommodating said melted cover portion,wherein said terminal holding portion contains groove portions for containing said terminals, and said cover body has protrusions which engage each of said groove portions and each of said relief concave portions is formed by cutting out each of said protrusions.