Electronic Component And Method For Holding Conducting Wire End

A method for holding a conducting wire end, the method comprising:

• preparing an electronic component that includes a conducting wire having conductivity, and a conductive member having a bent terminal that holds an end of the conducting wire,
• the bent terminal including:
• a base portion that supports the conducting wire;
• a folding portion that is continuous from one end side of the base portion, that is bent and folded back;
• and
• a bending portion that is continuous from the folding portion and that is provided to a distal end side which is an opposite side to the base portion, and that is bent toward a side closer to the base portion than a tangential direction of the folding portion,
• disposing the conducting wire between the base portion and the folding portion or the bending portion by passing the conducting wire between the distal end and the base portion in the bent terminal;
• and
• crimping the bent terminal to crush the conducting wire between the folding portion or the bending portion and the base portion after the disposing,
• wherein a gap between the bending portion and the base portion at the time of the disposing is greater than a width of the conducting wire, and
• wherein a gap between the bending portion and the base portion after the crimping is smaller than a width of the conducting wire.