Method of producing a female terminal
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTooru Shimizu
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Abstract
A female terminal (30) has a main portion (31) and contact pieces (32) that project from that main portion (31) in a facing state. A male terminal (80) is accommodated into an accommodation space (35) surrounded by the contact pieces (32). The accommodation space (35) is mainly formed by horizontal holes (38) that open laterally. Cross-sectional shapes of surfaces (S) of the contact pieces (32) forming the horizontal holes (38) cut along a cutting plane crossing an axial center of the main portion (31) are straight lines.
Claims7
A method for producing a female terminal from a bar material extending in forward and backward directions, comprising:
- forming elongate holes that open in lateral portions of the bar material,
- forming slits radially arranged about an axial center of the bar material to divide the bar material into the plurality of contact pieces, and
- setting a jig to substantially face outer surfaces of the contact pieces with a clearance defined between the jig and the outer surfaces of the contact pieces;
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- forming a terminal connection hole communicating with the elongate holes from a front end portion of the bar material in a state where the contact pieces are deformed resiliently into the clearance and held in contact with the jig.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.