Patent ID: 9022816
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector terminal comprising: a pair of terminal contacts sandwiching a male terminal therebetween to make electric contact with said male terminal; and a terminal body supporting said pair of terminal contacts; wherein said terminal contacts are formed by bending a metal plate punched into a designed shape; wherein said terminal contacts each include a contact surface formed by bending a respective contact part not facing a contact part of the other of said terminal contacts and extending towards a central axis of said terminal body so that contact surfaces of said pair of terminal contacts face each other at a determined position after bending; wherein a first one of said pair of terminal contacts is formed by bending a first portion including a first part extending in a first direction in which said male terminal is pulled out of said connector terminal, said first portion further including a first contact part extending from said first part; wherein a second one of said pair of terminal contacts is formed by bending a second portion including a second part turning back in a second direction in which said male terminal is inserted into said connector terminal, said second portion further including a second contact part extending from said second part; wherein a first one of said first contact part and said second contact part is bent in a direction intersecting said first direction so that a contact surface of said first one of said first contact part and said second contact part faces said central axis of said terminal body, and said first part is folded; and wherein a second one of said first contact part and said second contact part is bent in a direction intersecting with said second direction so that a contact surface of said second one of said first contact part and said second contact part faces said central axis of said terminal body, and said second part is folded.