Patent ID: 6716073
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrically connecting terminal structure made of a metal sheet of uniform thickness, the connecting terminal comprising a first terminal section at one longitudinal end thereof, a second terminal section at an opposing longitudinal end of the connecting terminal, and a stop shoulder at an adjoining section disposed between the first and second terminal sections, the second terminal section being bent from a lateral side of a distal end of the first terminal section and extending longitudinally therefrom to define a terminal pin, a longitudinal direction of the connecting terminal being defined as an X axis, a direction coplanar with the X axis and normal to the X axis being defined as a Y axis, a direction normal to an X-Y plane being defined as a Z axis, a thickness of the first terminal section parallel to a X-Z plane being equal to a width of the second terminal section parallel to the X-Y plane, a thickness of the second terminal section parallel to the X-Z plane being larger than the width of the second terminal section parallel to the X-Y plane, whereby the thickness of the second terminal section meets a connector standard specification using a thinner sheet material than the standard specification, the second terminal section having a plurality of engaging teeth respectively formed on upper and lower edges thereof for engagement with an internal surface of a connector terminal cavity into which the second terminal section is installed.