Patent ID: 6625884
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of determining whether a metal terminal including a conductor clamping section for clamping a wire is satisfactorily connected to the wire, the method comprising steps of:providing a first metal terminal including a first conductor clamping section for clamping a first wire; determining in a first determining step one of a dimensional variation and a ratio of a dimensional change of the first conductor clamping section in an axial direction of the first metal terminal caused by clamping the first conductor clamping section; preparing compressibility comparison data by calculating, from a section of the first conductor clamping section after clamping the first conductor clamping section, compressibility of the first wire with respect to the first conductor clamping section based on the one of the dimensional variation and the ratio of the dimensional change; providing a second metal terminal including a second conductor clamping section for clamping a second wire; and determining in a second determining step whether in the second metal terminal is satisfactorily connected to the second wire by comparing one of a dimensional variation and a ratio of a dimensional change of the second conductor clamping section with the compressibility comparison data.