Shield terminal and manufacturing method thereof

A shield terminal assembly consisting of a plurality of shield terminals juxtaposed and connected with each other through a chain body, each of the shield terminals being provided for connection with a shield wire consisting of a conductive core, an insulating inner rind covering the core, a conductive braided wire covering the insulating inner rind and an insulating outer rind covering the braided wire, the shield terminal comprising:

• a terminal body made of conductive material, the terminal body consisting of an end portion, an intermediate portion and the other end portion, all of which are successively formed in the longitudinal direction of the terminal body;
• a pair of first press-fitting pieces to be press-fitted to the braided wire of the shield wire, the pair of press-fitting pieces being integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other;
• a pair of second press-fitting pieces to be press-fitted to the insulating outer rind of the shield wire, the pair of second press-fitting pieces being integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other, adjacent to the first press-fitting pieces;
• a pair of connecting parts integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the other end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other, the pair of connecting parts being configured so as to dig into the braided wire and also positioned so as to lie down on the first press-fitting pieces when the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion;
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• a pair of hooking parts integrally formed so as to project laterally from both sides of the other end portion of the terminal body, adjacent to the connecting parts first press-fitting pieces, the pair of hooking parts being positioned so as to lie down on the second press-fitting pieces when the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion;
• wherein the second press-fitting pieces are provided with engagement parts for engagement with the pair of hooking parts under condition that the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion.

A method of manufacturing a shield terminal to be connected with a braided wire of a shield wire, comprising the steps of:

• preparing a shield terminal assembly consisting of a plurality of shield terminals juxtaposed and connected with each other through a chain body, each of the shield terminals including:
• a terminal body made of conductive material, the terminal body consisting of an end portion, an intermediate portion and the other end portion, all of which are successively formed in the longitudinal direction of the terminal body;
• a pair of first press-fitting pieces integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other;
• a pair of second press-fitting pieces integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other, adjacent to the first press-fitting pieces;
• a pair of connecting parts integrally formed so as to stand on both sides of the other end portion of the terminal body and oppose each other, the pair of connecting parts being positioned so as to lie down on the first press-fitting pieces when the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion;
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• a pair of hooking parts integrally formed so as to project laterally from both sides of the other end portion of the terminal body, adjacent to the connecting parts first press-fitting pieces, the pair of hooking parts being positioned so as to lie down on the second press-fitting pieces when the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion;
• wherein the second press-fitting pieces are provided with engagement parts for engagement with the pair of hooking parts under condition that the other end portion is folded back to the end portion on the boundary of the intermediate portion;
• folding back the other end portion to the side of the end portion thereby to arrange the connecting parts between the first press-fitting pieces;
• engaging the hooking parts with the engagement parts respectively;
• and, previous to connecting the shield wire to the shield terminal,
• cutting off the chain body of the shield terminal assembly thereby to obtain at least one shield terminal.