Patent ID: 6049039
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H01C,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A terminal mountable to a base member, the terminal comprisinga terminal body;a fixing portion for fixing the terminal body to the base member;a flange to be connected to said base member by solder;said flange, having a surface adjacent a side of the fixing portion and another surface adjacent a side of the terminal body;a soldering surface formed on the surface of the fixing portion side of the flange and tapered down in a direction from the terminal body to the fixing portion;a solder adhesion restraining portion formed on the surface of the terminal body side of the flange, said solder adhesion restraining portion restraining an adhering region of solder to be adhered to the soldering surface;whereby soldering between a connecting surface of the base member and the soldering surface of the flange is optimized by restraining the adhering region of the solder by the solder adhesion restraining portion;wherein said flange has a concave portion formed on a generally annular outward section of the surface adjacent a side of said terminal body.