Patent ID: 6206709
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01R,H01T

Abstract:
A high voltage terminal for an ignition cable which is fixable to an end of the ignition cable and electrically connectable to a generally columnar terminal, comprising:a terminal body including a connecting part having a press-fit clamping portion configured to be press-fitted onto an end of the ignition cable and a tubular terminal configured to receive and engage the generally columnar terminal, said tubular terminal including a contact piece projecting inwardly of said connecting part, and a pair of stopping holes, each stopping hole formed on an opposite side of said tubular terminal at a position adjacent said connecting part;a spring member having at least at one end provided with a large diameter portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of an intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, said spring member configured to be positioned within said tubular terminal; andan elastic C-ring member having a pair of projections on an inner peripheral surface thereof, said projections being engageable with said stopping holes respectively on opposite sides of said tubular terminal, so that when said projections are engaged within said stopping holes, respectively, said projections engage only said large diameter portion of said spring to retain said large diameter portion in position within said tubular terminal and between said contact piece and said projections.