Terminal-fitted wire, terminal-fitted wire manufacturing method and corrosion resistant member

A terminal-fitted wire, comprising:

• a wire in which a core is covered by a coating and which includes a core exposed portion at an end;
• a terminal including a core crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion of the wire;
• and
• a corrosion-resistant member including a close-contact portion to be fitted on and held in close contact with the terminal or the coating of the wire at a position either closer to the leading end of the terminal or closer to the coating of the wire than a contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and a corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion to cover the contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and capable of being rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion,
• wherein:
• the terminal includes a coating crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the coating of the wire;
• the close-contact portion of the corrosion-resistant member includes a positioning portion extending toward the leading end of the corrosion-resistant coating at an inner peripheral side of the corrosion-resistant coating;
• and
• the coating crimping portion is crimped and connected to the coating with the positioning portion sandwiched therebetween.

A terminal-fitted wire, comprising:

• a wire in which a core is covered by a coating and which includes a core exposed portion at an end;
• a terminal including a core crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion of the wire;
• and
• a corrosion-resistant member including a close-contact portion to be fitted on and held in close contact with the terminal or the coating of the wire at a position either closer to the leading end of the terminal or closer to the coating of the wire than a contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and a corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion to cover the contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and capable of being rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion,
• wherein a reforming recess extending in a circumferential direction is formed at a base end part of the corrosion-resistant coating in an inner peripheral portion of the corrosion-resistant member.

A method for manufacturing a terminal-fitted wire in which a contact part of a core exposed portion exposed from a coating at a wire end portion and a core crimping portion of a terminal to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion is covered by a corrosion-resistant member, comprising:

• (a) fitting the tubular corrosion-resistant member rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward a base end part on the coating of the wire;
• (b) crimping and connecting the core crimping portion to the core exposed portion;
• (c) unfolding the rolled or folded-back part of the corrosion-resistant member to cover the contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion,
• wherein:
• the terminal includes a coating crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the coating of the wire;
• the close-contact portion of the corrosion-resistant member includes a positioning portion extending toward the leading end of the corrosion-resistant coating at an inner peripheral side of the corrosion-resistant coating;
• and
• the coating crimping portion is crimped and connected to the coating with the positioning portion sandwiched therebetween in the step (b).

A corrosion-resistant member for covering a contact part of a core exposed portion exposed from a coating at a wire end portion and a core crimping portion of a terminal to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion, comprising:

• a tubular close-contact portion capable of being held in close contact with an outer peripheral portion of the terminal or the coating of the wire;
• and
• a tubular corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion and rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion;
• wherein the close-contact portion includes a positioning portion extending from a base end part of the corrosion-resistant coating to a position closer to the leading end than the corrosion-resistant coating.

A corrosion-resistant member for covering a contact part of a core exposed portion exposed from a coating at a wire end portion and a core crimping portion of a terminal to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion, comprising:

• a tubular close-contact portion capable of being held in close contact with an outer peripheral portion of the terminal or the coating of the wire;
• and
• a tubular corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion and rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion;
• wherein a reforming recess extending in a circumferential direction is formed at a base end part of the corrosion-resistant coating in an inner peripheral portion of the corrosion-resistant member.