Connector terminal
AssigneeDai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakayoshi Endo, Sakai Yagi, Shuji Touno, Hiroyuki Kurita
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Abstract
A connector terminal includes: a terminal body operable to be inserted into a terminal space formed in a housing; and an elastic contact piece arranged in the terminal body. The terminal body includes: a bottom wall possessing an opening; and a top wall facing the bottom wall away therefrom. The elastic contact piece includes: a first end fixed to the bottom wall; a second end abutting on the top wall; and a U-shaped folded portion. When the terminal body is inserted into the terminal space, the folded portion runs onto a raised portion, a part of the elastic contact piece moves out of the opening, and the second end abuts on the bottom wall.
Claims10
A connector terminal, comprising:
- a terminal body operable to be inserted into a terminal space formed in a housing;
- and
- an elastic contact piece arranged in the terminal body,
- the terminal body including:
- a bottom wall possessing a first opening;
- and
- a top wall facing the bottom wall away therefrom,
- wherein:
- the elastic contact piece includes:
- a first end fixed to the bottom wall;
- a second end abutting on the top wall and being a free end;
- and
- a substantially U-shaped folded portion located between the first and the second end;
- the terminal space includes a raised portion having a height from the bottom wall towards the top wall;
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- when the terminal body is inserted into the terminal space, the folded portion runs onto the raised portion, a part of the elastic contact piece moves out of the first opening, and the second end abuts on the bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.