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AssigneeAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsKenji Okamura, Hiroki Hirai, Yoshito Sakai
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A connector terminal is provided with a press-in portion extending in forward and backward directions; a trunk portion (joining portion) extending downward from the press-in portion; a base portion extending forward and backward from the bottom end (leading end) of the trunk portion; a pair of deflectable pieces for connection (contact portions) which are vertically resiliently displaceable, extend forward and backward from the base portion at the front and rear sides of the trunk portion and have contacts at their sides opposite from the press-in portions; and a leg portion extending upward from the rear end of the press-in portion. The connector terminal is inserted into a corresponding cavity from behind the housing with a leading end of the press-in portion faced forward, and is accommodated and held in the cavity by pressing the leading end into a fixing hole formed in the housing and engaging a hook provided at the leading end with the housing. Contact portions can be effectively prevented from undergoing a deformation (plastic deformation) during the insertion of the connector terminal into the connector housing.
A connector terminal to be accommodated in a connector housing of a flat wire member connector of two-direction connection type having insertion openings for flat wire members provided at its front and rear sides, comprising:
A method for producing a connector terminal including a press-in portion extending in forward and backward directions and be pressed into a fixing hole formed in a connector housing from the front end side thereof, and a pair of front and rear contact portions provided at positions vertically displaced from the press-in portion to be brought into contact with the flat wire members, the contact portions being joined to the press-in portion via a portion between the contact portions, comprising the step of:
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