Electrical connectors – Contact terminal
Patent
1995-11-30
1997-09-09
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
Contact terminal
H01R 924
Patent
active
056649746
ABSTRACT:
A male terminal and a method of manufacturing the male terminal is provided to improve a reliability of its connection with a female terminal. The male terminal includes a wire connection part, an electrical contact part having a base plate portion, a joint part for connecting the engagement part with the electrical contact part and an engagement part. In manufacturing, one lateral free marginal portion of the base plate portion is folded back toward the other lateral free marginal portion. A lower plate portion of the joint part extends from the base plate portion till the engagement portion and has a width larger than that of the base plate portion. The upper plate portion extends from the free marginal portion till the engagement portion and has a width larger than that of the free marginal portion. Owing the structure, the strength of the joint part can be maintained. Since the lateral free marginal portion is folded to overlay the other lateral free marginal portion, a contact piece of the female terminal is not brought into contact with a seam of the free marginal portions, so that the reliability in connection with the female terminal can be improved.
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Endo Takayoshi
Sugiyama Osamu
Abrams Neil
Patel T. C.
Yazaki -Corporation
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