Patent ID: 6312283
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal fitting connected to a flat conductor, the flat conductor having a conductive path embedded in an insulation layer, the terminal fitting comprising:a base plate;a contact blade erected from the base plate and pierced through said conductive path, such that a surface of said flat conductor is in contact with the base plate on which said contact blade is erected, said contact blade having oppositely facing surface areas spaced apart by a distance that defines a thickness for the contact blade and oppositely facing edges spaced apart by a distance that defines a width for the contact blade, the thickness being less than the width;a pressing plate pressing said flat conductor toward said base plate with said flat conductor being sandwiched between said base plate and said pressing plate, said pressing plate comprising an insertion hole through which a projected end of said contact blade is inserted, said insertion hole fitting on said contact blade tightly in a thickness direction of the contact blade and fitting with a clearance adjacent the edges of the contact blade and in a widthwise direction thereof, whereby the insulation layer of the flat conductor is displaced into the clearance and not into regions between the insertion hole of the pressing plate and the oppositely facing surface areas of the contact blade.