Method of measuring metal terminal and apparatus for measuring the same

An apparatus for measuring a metal terminal including a base plate portion for placing a sheathed electric wire thereon, a pair of core wire crimping piece portions extending upwardly respectively from opposite side edges of the base plate portion, and a pair of sheath crimping piece portions extending upwardly respectively from the opposite side edges of the base plate portion;

• the apparatus comprising:
• a crimping unit which crimps the core wire crimping piece portions to a core wire of a sheathed electric wire to form a core wire crimping portion and crimps the sheath crimping piece portions to a sheath portion of the sheathed electric wire to form a sheath crimping portion;
• a gripping member which grips the core wire crimping portion in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the base plate portion;
• and
• a measuring unit which measures a dimension of the core wire crimping portion and a dimension of the sheath crimping portion,
• wherein a height of the sheath crimping portion is measured in a direction intersecting with or parallel to the direction of gripping of the core wire crimping portion in a state that the core wire crimping portion is gripped in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the base plate portion.