Patent ID: 9397437
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connection terminal, comprising: a wire comprising a conductor and an insulation sheath covering the conductor, one end side of the conductor exposed from the insulation sheath; a terminal connection portion to be connected with a mating terminal; a wire connection portion comprising a bottom wall connected to the terminal connection portion, a pair of side walls extending from both side edges of the bottom wall, and a pair of crimping pieces further extending from the respective side walls, the crimping pieces crimped to the wire; an anticorrosion material provided to cover a gap between the crimping pieces and the exposed conductor exposed from the insulation sheath; and an anticorrosion material holding portion provided in the wire connection portion towards the terminal connection portion to hold and store the anticorrosion material in a molten state due to the surface tension of the anticorrosion material and to thereby prevent the anticorrosion material in a molten state from flowing towards the terminal connection portion.