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US 5,666,723 AGranted
Method of producing connector terminal
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsKazuto Ohtaka, Masakuni Samejima
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AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsKazuto Ohtaka, Masakuni Samejima
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The invention relates to a connector terminal and a method of producing the same. The terminal, even if small in size, has a large allowable maximum deflection, and is excellent in durability, and the terminal of a one-part type can be produced from a relatively inexpensive thin metal sheet, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. More specifically, the terminal is formed from a single thin metal sheet, and has a receptive portion and a spring portion formed at a front portion of a base plate for engaging with a mating terminal, and a wire connecting portion formed at a rear portion of the base plate. The thickness of the spring portion is smaller than that of the remainder of the terminal. In a shaping step of a process including blanking and pressing, only the spring portion is rolled into a thickness smaller than that of the remainder.
A method of producing a connector terminal having an enclosed receptive portion and a spring portion formed at a front portion of a base plate for engaging with a mating terminal, comprising the steps of:
A method of producing a connector terminal having a receptive portion into which a mating terminal is insertable, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.