Patent ID: 7828612
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A crimp terminal, comprising: a sheath mounting portion for mounting a sheath portion of a wire thereon, wherein the wire has a conductor portion and the sheath portion covering the conductor portion; at least two sheath fixing portions that press-fastens to the sheath portion of the wire, wherein each of the sheath fixing portions has a pair of sheath press-fastening pieces extended respectively from opposite side edges of the sheath mounting portion; and a crimping connection portion that electrically connects to the conductor portion of the wire exposed at a distal end of the sheath portion, wherein the at least two sheath fixing portions are arranged along in a longitudinal direction of the wire; wherein extending directions and lengths of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of each of the sheath fixing portions are set so that distal end portions of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of each of the sheath fixing portions are superposed to each other when the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces are press-fastened on the sheath portion; and wherein the order of superposing of the distal end portions of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of one of the two adjacent sheath fixing portions is reverse to the order of superposing of the distal end portions of the pair of sheath press-fastening pieces of the other of the two adjacent sheath fixing portions.