Patent ID: 9685745
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector terminal including: a terminal body being insertable into a terminal space formed in a housing; and an elastic contact piece arranged in said terminal body, said connector terminal making contact with an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical terminal while being inserted into said terminal space; said elastic contact piece having a contact portion comprised of an arcuate surface, said elastic contact piece including a plurality of projections formed on an outer surface of said arcuate surface of said contact portion, each of said projections making contact with an inner arcuate surface of said cylindrical terminal, said plurality of projections being arranged in a circumferential direction of said inner arcuate surface of said cylindrical terminal, said terminal body including a first wall, and a second wall spaced away from and facing said first wall, said second wall being formed with an opening, said elastic contact piece including a first end fixed to said first wall, a second end making abutment with said second wall and being a free end, and a substantially U-shaped bent portion located between said first and second ends, said terminal space including a raised portion having a height from said first wall towards said second wall, when said terminal body is inserted into said terminal space, said bent portion running onto said raised portion, and said contact portion projecting out of said opening, and further, said second end making abutment with said first wall.