Patent ID: 11862882
Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A tubular high current female terminal for mating with an elongated male terminal, comprising:
an outer terminal extending along a longitudinal axis thereof and entirely made of a substantially seamless one-piece pre-formed tube having an elongated mating portion and a termination portion, said elongated mating portion having an elongated opening that extends substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
at least one core terminal having a plurality of spring contacts and contiguously extending, in its entirety, between longitudinal sides of said elongated opening of said outer terminal for mating with said elongated male terminal,
wherein said elongated mating portion accommodates therein through said elongated opening thereof an elongated blade type male terminal,
wherein said contiguously extending spring contacts include at least a spring beam, which acts as a contact point between said core terminal and said elongated blade type male terminal, and
wherein said termination portion receives on a side thereof at least one of an electric cable and an electric component.