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Press-connecting terminal

US6296512A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 2000
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/245
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A press-connecting terminal (1) includes a plurality of press-connecting blades (9, 10). A gap between the pair of press-connecting blades (9) is smaller than the diameter of the electric wire (7), and a gap between the pair of press-connecting blades (10) is smaller than a diameter of a conductor (7b) of the electric wire (7). When the electric wire (7) is press-fitted relative to the press-connecting blades (9, 10), an end portion of the electric wire (7) is held by the pair of press-connecting blades (9) while the conductor (7b) is press-connected to the pairs of press-connecting blades (10) in electrically-contacted relation thereof. In so far as a variation in diameter of the electric wire (7) is within a predetermined range, the good press-connecting operation is effected, and the press-connecting terminal (1) has enhanced versatility.

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