Patent ID: 9525229
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A terminal having a dissimilar material different from a contact base material, the dissimilar material arranged on a surface of a sliding contact portion on which a mating terminal slides, the terminal comprising, a plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves provided in the sliding contact portion in a direction different from a sliding direction of the mating terminal, wherein the plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves is provided on a whole circumference and on an entire sliding range of the sliding contact portion on which the mating terminal slides, the plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves is provided at approximately equal intervals along the sliding direction of the mating terminal, the plurality of the adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves catches an abrasion powder generated from repeated sliding between the mating terminal and the surface of the sliding contact portion, the direction of the plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the mating terminal, the plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves is arranged at predetermined intervals, and a width of each of the plurality of adhesion abrasion powder catching grooves is smaller than the predetermined intervals.