Patent ID: 9184526
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A terminal having electrical connection with a component by pinching and holding the component, the terminal comprising: a pair of pinching parts; a pair of arms provided with the pinching parts respectively; and a linking section linking the pair of arms, wherein the pinching parts include a gap adjustment part configured to adjust the gap between the pair of pinching parts, wherein the gap adjustment part is a thinner part formed to be thinner than the other parts by partially crushing the pinching parts, wherein each of the pinching parts further includes an abutting part that abuts onto a component when the pinching parts pinch and hold the component, and wherein the thinner part is formed to not include the abutting part, wherein the pair of pinching parts, the pair of arms, and the linking section are formed of an integrated member of a flat plate shape with opposed flat outer surfaces that fully surround the gap adjustment part.