Patent ID: 6848179

Claim:
A terminal mounting method for mounting press-fit terminals ( 30 ) in a plurality of terminal insertion channels ( 41 ) parallel defined in an insulating housing ( 40 ), the method comprising: a first step for adjusting spaces between adjacent ones of the terminals ( 30 ) such that each of the terminals can enter one of the terminal insertion channels ( 41 ), a second step for holding a required number of the terminals ( 30 ) for the insulating housing ( 40 ), a third step for inserting the terminals ( 30 ) all at once into the plurality of terminal insertion channels ( 41 ), wherein the terminal ( 30 ) has a connection portion ( 31 ) that can move into a connection state and an isolation state, the connection state connecting the terminal ( 30 ) to a second press-fit terminal ( 30 ) disposed in a second insulating housing ( 40 ) when the insulating housing having the terminal is layered on the second insulating housing, the isolation state isolating the terminal from the second press-fit terminal, and the method comprises a further step for moving the connection portion ( 31 ) to connect the terminal received in the insulating housing to the second press-fit terminal received on the second insulating housing and for keeping the connection portion to isolate the terminal received in the insulating housing from the second press-fit terminal when the insulating housings are layered.