Patent ID: 6206721
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A pressure contact terminal, comprising:a bottom plate;a pair of side plates rising from both sides of the bottom plate in same direction; anda plurality of pressure contact cutting edges, the pressure contact cutting edges formed in a manner such that a pair of pressure contact plates are projected from the pair of the side plates so as to face each other, the pressure contact cutting edges formed with a plurality of pressure contact slots into which a covered electric wire is press-fitted so that the covered electric wire is press-fitted between the pressure contact plates;wherein the plurality of pressure contact cutting edges contains at least two wide pressure contact cutting edges having the pressure contact slots with wide width and a narrow pressure contact cutting edge having the pressure contact slot with narrower width than that of the pressure contact slots of the wide pressure contact cutting edges;wherein the wide pressure contact cutting edges are arranged along an axial direction of the covered electric wire; andwherein the narrow pressure contact cutting edge is arranged between the wide pressure contact cutting edges.