Terminal connecting method

A terminal connecting method for connecting a crimp terminal to an end portion of a covered electric wire having an aluminum core wire at which the aluminum core wire is exposed, the crimp terminal including a barrel portion configured to be wound around and crimped to the end portion, and a terminal portion configured to be connected to a connection object, the barrel portion and the terminal portion being arranged in a predetermined axial direction, the barrel portion including a bottom plate which extends in the axial direction and on which the end portion of the covered electric wire is to be placed, and an inner barrel piece and an outer barrel piece which extend from the bottom plate on both sides in an intersecting direction intersecting with the axial direction in a plan view with respect to the bottom plate, an inner surface of the barrel portion being provided with a plurality of recesses arranged dispersedly, and a seal member formed from adhesive gel being attached across a first region traversing the outer barrel piece in the axial direction, a second region traversing the inner surface in the intersecting direction at a location close to the terminal portion and a third region traversing the inner surface in the intersecting direction so as to intersect with a covered portion of the end portion,

• the method comprising:
• a placing step placing the end portion on the inner surface of the barrel portion along the axial direction such that a tip of the aluminum core wire at the end portion overlaps a portion of the seal member attached to the second region;
• and
• a crimping step winding and crimping the barrel portion to the end portion with the inner barrel piece arranged inside, thereby fixing the crimp terminal to the end portion and sealing, with the seal member, a space between the inner barrel piece and the outer barrel piece, an opening of the barrel portion formed cylindrical located on a side of the terminal portion, and a space between the covered portion and the barrel portion,
• wherein a portion of the seal member attached to the third region is arranged distant from an edge of the barrel portion intersecting the covered portion, and
• wherein the placing step includes placing the end portion such that the covered portion directly contacts with the inner surface of the barrel portion between the seal member and the edge.