IP Library Granted Patent US 11,133,607
Granted Patent B2
US 11,133,607 · App. 16/863,448 · Granted Sep 28, 2021

Electrical connection assembly, method of electrically connecting a conductor of a cable with a metallic textile

Inventors: Christopher Muth (Langen, DE); Jens Nickel (Weinheim, DE); Jan Van Cauwenberge (Aalter, DE); Vinayakumar Shettar (Bagalakot, IN); John Marsh (London, GB); John Mark Myer (Millersville, PA)
Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH; Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA; Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.; TE Connectivity India Private Limited; TE Connectivity Corporation
H01R4/184H01R43/048
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Patent No.
US 11,133,607
App. No.
16/863,448
Granted
Sep 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical connection assembly includes a cable having a conductor, a metallic textile in electrical contact with the conductor, and a crimp element creating a pressure between the conductor and the metallic textile.

Claims (22)

1. An electrical connection assembly, comprising:

a cable having a conductor;

a metallic textile in electrical contact with the conductor;

a crimp element creating a pressure between the conductor and the metallic textile; and

an insulating textile located between the crimp element and the metallic textile, a plurality of conductors and a plurality of heating threads are woven into the insulating textile and connected to the metallic textile.

2. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the metallic textile and the insulating textile are part of an electrical element.

3. The electrical connection assembly of claim 2 , wherein the metallic textile and the insulating textile are part of a contact section of the electrical element.

4. The electrical connection assembly of claim 3 , wherein the contact section includes a pair of contact areas, one contact area for a ground connector and one contact area for a voltage connection.

5. The electrical connection assembly of claim 2 , wherein the electrical element is an electrical heating element and includes a heating section electrically connected to the metallic textile.

6. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulating textile is mechanically interconnected with the metallic textile.

7. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the crimp element surrounds the conductor and/or the metallic textile.

8. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the crimp element has a crimp section with a pair of crimp flanks attached to a base, the crimp section defines a volume in which the electrical conductor, the metallic textile, and the insulating textile are disposed.

9. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the metallic textile, the insulating textile, and the cable all protrude to a same side away from the crimp element.

10. A method of electrically connecting a conductor of a cable with a metallic textile, comprising:

providing a crimp element;

providing an insulating textile between the crimp element and the metallic textile, the metallic textile is located on and mechanically interconnected with the insulating textile;

cutting a plurality of slits into the insulating textile to form an end part of the metallic textile that is movable; and

crimping the crimp element to press the conductor and the metallic textile into electrical contact.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising inserting the metallic textile and the conductor into a receptacle of the crimp element prior to crimping.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising joining the conductor with the metallic textile prior to inserting the metallic textile and the conductor into the receptacle.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising bending the end part into a cylindrical shape and inserting the conductor into the cylindrical shape prior to crimping.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the insulating textile forms an outer side of the cylindrical shape of the end part.

Assignments (7)
MERGER Recorded Apr 28, 2022
From: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH
To: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 060885/0482 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
To: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH
Reel/Frame 057197/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: SHETTAR, VINAYAKUMAR
To: TE CONNECTIVITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052612/0173 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: MYER, JOHN MARK
To: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052618/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: MARSH, JOHN
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS UK LTD.
Reel/Frame 052618/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: VAN CAUWENBERGE, JAN
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC BVBA
Reel/Frame 052612/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: MUTH, CHRISTOPHER; NICKEL, JENS
To: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 052612/0015 →