Electrical connector

A method for electrically connecting a wire, the method comprising:

• providing an electrical connector in an open configuration, and a wire with a wire end, wherein an uninsulated wire segment extending from the wire end and an insulated wire segment adjoining the uninsulated wire segment together form a lead-in section, and wherein the connector includes:
• a connector body with a proximal connector body side and a distal connector body side, a connector body top side, and a connector body underside,
• wherein the connector body has a channel,
• wherein the channel extends in the connector body along a channel axis from a proximal channel end in a distal direction, wherein the proximal channel end opens out into the proximal connector body side, wherein the channel has a channel top side open toward the connector body top side, and a channel bottom, and
• wherein the connector body is formed from electrically insulating material;
• an electrical connection element, wherein the electrical connection element has a wire contact surface arranged in the channel for the purpose of contacting the uninsulated wire segment and an electrical connection surface arranged on an outside of the connector body underside of the connector body, wherein the electrical connection element is formed by metallization of the connector body such that the electrical connection element is provided in the form of a metallic layer or coating on the connector body;
• and
• a cover element, wherein the cover element has a clamping structure, wherein the clamping structure does not project into the channel in the open configuration and projects into the channel from the open channel top side in a closed configuration, and is configured to clamp the lead-in section between the channel bottom and the clamping structure in the closed configuration and to hold the uninsulated wire segment in contact with the wire contact surface;
• and
• transferring the electrical connector from the open configuration into the closed configuration, as a result of which the lead-in section is inserted into the channel and clamped between the clamping structure and the channel bottom and the uninsulated wire segment is brought into contact with the wire contact surface.