# US 8,771,026 B2 · Conductive assembly having a clamp structure

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- Number: US 8,771,026 B2
- Document ID: US8771026B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/867,700
- Filed: 2013-04-22
- Published: 2013-09-12
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2011-02-23
- Assignees: K.S. Terminals, Inc.
- Applicants: K.S. Terminals Inc.
- Inventors: Chih-Hsin Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771026B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/62: Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- F16B 2/245: {external, i.e. with contracting action}
- H01R 12/774: {Retainers}
- H02S 40/34: comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
- H10F 77/939: {Output lead wires or elements}
- H01R 12/777: {Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts (H01R12/78, H01R12/79 take precedence)}
- Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y10T 24/44017: with specific mounting means for attaching to rigid or semirigid supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
- H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A conductive assembly having a conductive terminal, a conductive ribbon, and a clamp structure is disclosed. The clamp structure includes a base plate and a pair of jaws. The jaws extend respectively from two transverse sides of the base plate and form a V-shape opening being opposite to the base plate. An aperture is formed longitudinally in the center of the base plate, wherein the transverse width of the aperture is wider than the opening. The clamp structure stably and firmly holding the conductive terminal and the conductive ribbon.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A conductive assembly, comprising:
a conductive terminal (25) having a body and an end portion (251) extending perpendicular from the body and formed with at least one bent protrusion portion (252);
an elongated conductive ribbon (26) having one end bent part covering the end (251) of the conductive terminal (25); and
a clamp structure (100) including:
a base plate (1) longitudinally formed with an aperture (11) in a center of the base plate (1); and
a pair of jaws (2) extending respectively from two longitudinal sides of the base plate (1), each of the jaws (2) having an end portion (22) extending outwardly to form a V-shape opening (21) with an included angle between the end portions (22), the opening (21) being opposite to the base plate (1), each of the jaws (2) having a flat plate holding portion (23) near the end portion (22) with at least one engaging hole (24) formed in one of the flat plate holding portions (23);
wherein a transverse width of the aperture (11) is wider than the opening (21) and the end (251) of the conductive terminal (25), and the conductive ribbon (26) being received inside of the clamp structure (100) through the opening (21) with the one end bent part of the conductive ribbon (26) covering the end (251) of the conductive terminal (251) being pulled out from the inside of the clamp structure (100) through the aperture (11), the at least one engaging hole (24) correspondingly allow the at least one bent protrusion portion (252) of the conductive terminal (25) to fit therein, and the flat holding portions (23) stably and firmly holding the end (251) of the conductive terminal (25) and the conductive ribbon (26), whereby a position of the clamp structure (100) and the conductive terminal (25) is fixed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The conductive assembly of claim 1, wherein the clamp structure further including a concave area (12) formed in the center of the base plate (1), and the aperture (11) is formed in the concave area (12).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The conductive assembly of claim 1, wherein the end (251) is formed with two protrusion portions (252) and one the flat plate holding portions (23) is formed with two engaging holes (24) and the two engaging holes (24) correspondingly allow the two protrusion portions (252) of the conductive terminal (25) to pass.