Patent ID: 6296512
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A press-connecting terminal, comprising:an electrically-conductive plate including a connection portion electrically connectable to another terminal, and a press-connecting portion to which an electric wire including a conductor and a sheath circumscribing the conductor is electrically connectable;a first pair of press-connecting blades disposed in the press-connecting portion, the first pair of press-connecting blades having straight inner surfaces being opposed to each other to form therebetween a first gap into which the electric wire is insertable so that an outer surface of the sheath of the electric wire is gripped and deformed between the straight inner surfaces of the first pair of press-connecting blades;a second pair of press-connecting blades disposed in the press-connecting portion, the second pair of press-connecting blades being opposed to each other to form therebetween a second gap into which the electric wire is insertable so that the sheath of the electric wire is pierced by the second pair of press-connecting blades, and the conductor of the electric wire is electrically connected to the second pair of press-connecting blades; anda third pair of press-connecting blades formed in the press-connecting portion, the third pair of press-connecting blades being opposed to each other to form therebetween a third gap into which the electric wire is insertable so that the sheath of the electric wire is pieced by the third pair of press-connecting blades, and the conductor of the electric wire is electrically connected to the third pair of press-connecting blades.