Patent ID: 9601840
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A terminal connection strip comprising: a carrier formed in a strip shape; and a plurality of terminal fittings which project from at least one edge side of the carrier in a width direction, wherein each of the terminal fittings includes a crimping section which connects by crimping at least a conductor tip of an insulated wire provided with the conductor tip where a conductor is exposed by peeling off an insulating cover on a distal end side of the insulated wire to the terminal fitting, the crimping section includes a wire crimping section and a sealing portion, and the wire crimping section is formed into a hollow shape which allows the insertion of at least the conductor tip from a proximal end side of the crimping section and allows the wire crimping section to surround the conductor tip, the proximal end side of the crimping section and the carrier are connected to each other by way of a connection portion and have bottom surfaces thereof formed in common, the crimping section is formed such that a crimping base material which corresponds to the crimping section of the terminal fitting is bent around an axis of the terminal fitting, a first welded portion which is formed by welding opposedly-facing edge portions which face each other in an opposed manner along a terminal long length direction, at least a proximal end side of the first welded portion in the terminal long length direction is formed at a place which is not disposed on the same plane as a carrier surface of the carrier in a circumferential direction of the crimping section, and the sealing portion of the crimping section is formed by depressing an end portion of the crimping section in front of the wire crimping section such that predetermined portions of the terminal fitting overlap with each other in the circumferential direction, and by welding the end portion of the crimping section in the width direction such that a second welded portion is formed in the end portion of the crimping section.