TERMINAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FOAMED SEALING MATERIAL ELECTRICAL TERMINAL AND ELECTRICAL WIRE COMPRISING A FOAMABLE SEALING MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR SEALING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AND AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL

摘要

The present invention relates to a terminal assembly (33) having a conductor (7) an electrical terminal (1) that comprises a connection area (13) in which the terminal (1) is connected to the conductor (7) and having a seal (15) that seals the connection area (13) in a fluid tight manner. The present invention further relates to an electrical terminal (1) having a connection area (13) for connecting to a conductor (7) and an electrical wire (9) having a conductor (7) which is arranged in an isolating cover (25) and has a connection section (27) for connecting to an electrical terminal (1). The present invention provides a terminal assembly or electrical terminal and electrical wire for such a terminal which enable a reliable mechanical and electrically conductive and corrosion resistant connection which satisfies the high requirements for use in the automotive sector in that the seal (15) is composed of a foamed sealing material (19) which comprises an activatable blowing agent (21) and a seal (15) which is assigned to the connection area (13) or the connection section (27) and which is made of a foamable sealing material (19) comprising an activatable blowing agent (21).