Pressure-contact terminal structure
US5380218A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/18
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The terminal lug consists of an electrical contact portion and a wire connecting portion. In the wire connecting portion, the side plate portions on both sides of the base portion are bent upright. Between the side plate portions, plate-like pressing pieces each formed with a conductor contact slot are cut from the base portion and bent upright. The pressing pieces are each formed integrally with locking ears projecting from both sides of the rising base part thereof. The locking ears increase the width of the pressing piece and therefore strengthen the rising base part of the pressing piece where stresses concentrate. The locking ears are engaged in notches formed in the side plate portions to hold the pressing pieces reliably in their upright conditions.
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