Electrical connectors – Contact terminal
Patent
1998-10-29
2000-06-20
Vu, Hien
Electrical connectors
Contact terminal
H01R 1304
Patent
active
060771313
ABSTRACT:
A male terminal in which a connection portion can be easily shaped, and deformation of the connection portion is prevented so as to ensure an electrical connection of the connection portion to a female terminal. The connection portion is formed at a front end of the male terminal, and is adapted to be electrically connected to a female terminal. The connection portion includes a bottom base portion and a contact portion, and the connection portion is bent and folded, with the contact portion superposed on the bottom base portion. A curved recess (reinforcement portion) is formed by bending at a generally central portion of the contact portion, and the reinforcement portion projects into an internal space of the connection portion, and is held in contact with the bottom base portion. By thus forming the curved reinforcement portion at the contact portion, and by holding the reinforcement portion in contact with the bottom base portion, the strength of the contact portion is increased. Therefore, when an external force acts on the contact portion or the bottom base portion, the contact portion and the bottom base portion are positively prevented from being deformed or crushed into the space.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5591054 (1997-01-01), Okada et al.
Fukuda Kiyohito
Kashiyama Motohisa
Tsuji Masanori
Vu Hien
Yazaki -Corporation
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