Patent ID: 8210856
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A board terminal configured to be press-fitted and assembled to a terminal holding hole of a synthetic resin terminal holding fixture, the board terminal comprising: a predetermined length of metal wire material having a cross-sectional shape slightly larger than the terminal holding hole; a press-fit portion configured to be press-fitted to the terminal holding hole, the press-fit portion being pressure-forged in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the metal wire material; tapered portions and stepped edge portions provided on side surfaces of the press-fit portion, the tapered portions tapering toward a press-fit direction and the stepped edge portions being provided at end portions of the tapered portions; and externally projected portions provided on sides of the press-fit portion in the direction orthogonal to the axis which is orthogonal to the pressure-forging direction, wherein the externally projected portions are provided on side surfaces of the press-fit portion which are different from the side surfaces of the press-fit portion that provide the tapered portions.