Connector Terminal
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsTakashi NATSUME, Kingo FURUKAWA, Mikio SATOU
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Abstract
A connector terminal capable of improving corrosion resistance even if a metal base material is made of Fe or Fe-based alloy. The connector terminal is made of a terminal material including a plating film on a surface of the metal base material. The metal base material is made of Fe or Fe-based alloy. The connector terminal includes a base material exposed part formed by exposing the metal base material and a coating film made of anti-rust oil and covering a surface of the base material exposed part. The base material exposed part can be present at a punched fracture surface formed by punching the terminal material and/or at a bent portion formed by bending the terminal material.
Claims4
A connector terminal made of a terminal material including a plating film on a surface of a metal base material, wherein:
- the metal base material is made of a Fe-based alloy containing 90 mass % or more of Fe;
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- the connector terminal includes a base material exposed part formed by exposing the metal base material and a coating film made of anti-rust oil and covering a surface of the base material exposed part with the plating film exposed on a terminal outer surface.
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