Electric connector and terminal included in the same

Abstract

There is provided a terminal made of a single metal sheet, the terminal including a support unit in which a core wire of a cable is sandwiched, the support unit including a first portion extensive in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which an axis of the core wire extends, and a second portion spaced away from the first portion, and extensive in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the axis of the core wire extends, the first and second portions being connected at an end thereof to each other, the first and second portions being formed with a slit thereover, a center line of the slit existing in the first portion and a center line of the slit existing in the second portion deviating from each other when viewed in a direction in which the axis of the core wire extends.

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