Press-fit fixing terminal, and electronic component having the same terminal

An electronic component including a press-fit fixing terminal which is mountable to a wiring board by being inserted into a through-hole of the wiring board, the press-fit fixing terminal comprising:

• a flat plate section made of metal thin plate and constituting a double-backed section such that an end of the plate is placed on a root side and a bent point works as an insertion tip when the terminal is inserted into the through-hole;
• and
• resilient contacting sections forming a V-shape including an obtuse angle and sandwiching the flat plate section such that the resilient contacting sections are placed symmetrically with respect to the flat plate section and ridges of the resilient contacting sections face outward respectively viewed from the flat plate section;
• wherein the resilient contacting sections are each cut out at a center portion along a longitudinal direction to form a long and narrow shape held between narrow portions on both sides which are borders of the flat plate section in a width direction, and a first end of the long and narrow shape connects to the flat plate section, and a second end of the long and narrow shape forms a free end.