Patent ID: 6540544
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A press-connecting connector, comprising:a connector housing including a terminal receiving chamber defined between opposed side walls; and a press-connecting terminal insertable into the terminal receiving chamber, the press-connecting terminal including: a connection portion, to which a terminal of a mating connector is electrically connectable, and a press-connecting portion, to which a conductor of an electric wire is electrically connectable, the press-connecting portion including a pair of press-connecting blades which have: a pair of bladed, tapering guide surfaces which slant inwardly downwardly, and a pair of opposed inner surfaces, between which a gap smaller than a diameter of the conductor of the electric wire is formed, and which downwardly extend respectively from the pair of tapering guide surfaces; wherein when the electric wire is press-fitted into the gap, the conductor of the electric wire is electrically connected to and held by the pair of press-connecting blades, wherein a receiving width between the opposed side walls of the terminal receiving chamber receiving the press-connecting portion is larger than a width of the press-connecting portion, wherein the pair of press-connecting blades are tilted respectively toward the opposed side walls when the electric wire is press-fitted into the gap, so that the opposed inner surfaces of the press-connecting blades are outwardly expanded into a generally V-shape, and such that the corresponding side walls of the terminal receiving chamber remain rigid.