US5738554A
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Electrical connection element for a heated automobile glazing
Assignee: Saint Gobain Glass France SAS
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Filing: 1993-10-21
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Granted: 1998-04-14
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Expires: 2013-10-21
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connection element to be brazed on a conductive layer placed on a glazing consists of a segment of flexible metal braid, a plug mounted on one of its ends and a connection piece to be brazed mounted on the other end. The connection piece to be brazed is a piece of rigid sheet metal.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Borger
- 👤 Heiner Emonts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0207; H01R4/00; H01R4/02; H01R4/029; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/84; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
Electrical connection element to be brazed on a conductive layer placed on an electrically heated automobile glazing, comprising: a segment of flexible metal braid; a plug mounted on one end of the braid; and a connecting piece to be brazed mounted on another end of the braid; wherein the connection piece comprises a piece of rigid sheet metal connected to the segment of flexible metal braid by ultrasound soldering, and wherein the piece of sheet metal forming the connection piece comprises a middle section and two end sections, and the middle section is bent so as to take the shape of a bridge element so that only the end sections are braze mounted to the conductive layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
Electrical connection element to be brazed on a conductive layer placed on an electrically heated automobile glazing, comprising: a segment of flexible metal braid; a plug mounted on one end of the braid; and a connecting piece to be brazed mounted on another end of the braid; wherein the connection piece comprises a piece of rigid sheet metal connected to the segment of flexible metal braid by ultrasound soldering, and wherein the piece of sheet metal forming the connection piece comprises a middle section and two end sections, and the middle section is bent so as to take the shape of a bridge element so that only the end sections are braze mounted to the conductive layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Electrical connection element according to claim 1, wherein the segment of flexible metal braid is covered with an insulating sheath of contractable material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
111 words
In an automobile glazing having a conductive layer thereon, an electrical connection element comprising: a segment of flexible metal braid; a plug mounted on one end of the braid; and a connection piece formed of piece of rigid sheet metal and connected to another end of the segment of flexible metal braid by ultrasound soldering, said connection piece being brazed to the conductive layer, wherein the piece of sheet metal forming the connection piece comprises a middle section and two end sections, and the middle section is bent so as to take the shape of a bridge element so that only the end sections are braze mounted to the conductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
111 words
In an automobile glazing having a conductive layer thereon, an electrical connection element comprising: a segment of flexible metal braid; a plug mounted on one end of the braid; and a connection piece formed of piece of rigid sheet metal and connected to another end of the segment of flexible metal braid by ultrasound soldering, said connection piece being brazed to the conductive layer, wherein the piece of sheet metal forming the connection piece comprises a middle section and two end sections, and the middle section is bent so as to take the shape of a bridge element so that only the end sections are braze mounted to the conductive layer.
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