Terminal unit with improved protection

A terminal unit, comprising:

• a plate-like terminal having a tip side extending in a first direction;
• and
• a protecting member to be fixed to the tip side of the terminal,
• a direction orthogonal to the first direction and a plate thickness direction of the terminal being a width direction,
• the terminal including a first tip portion, the first tip portion being an end portion on a first direction side, and claw engaging portions recessed from both sides in the width direction,
• the protecting portion including a protecting body portion formed with an insertion recess, the first tip portion being inserted into the insertion recess, arm portions extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the both sides in the width direction of the protecting body portion and claw portions projecting toward each other from second tip portions to be fit into the claw engaging portions, the second tip portions being end portions of a pair of the arm portions on a second direction side,
• the protecting portion being fixed to the terminal by fitting the claw portions into the claw engaging portions with the first tip portion inserted in the insertion recess,
• wherein each of the arm portions includes:
• an outward extending portion extending outwardly in the width direction from the protecting body portion;
• and
• an arm body portion extending in the second direction from the outward extending portion, and
• a gap is defined, in the width direction, between the protecting body portion and each of the arm body portions.