Connection structure of the electric-wire and the terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10637162-B2
Application number	US-201916460370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Jul 6, 2018
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A connection structure of an electric wire and a terminal includes a terminal formed by folding back a base plate to form a body part and an elastic connection piece, and an electric wire having a core wire exposed from an insulation sheath. The elastic connection piece includes a first elastic connection part adjacent to a folded-back portion of the base plate and a second elastic connection part continuing to the first elastic connection part in the longitudinal direction of the base plate. An electric wire insertion hole is formed on each of the elastic connection parts. The core wire is sandwiched and connected by the elastic connection piece and the body part at a position between the first elastic connection part and the second elastic connection part at a state where the core wire is inserted through the wire insertion holes in the longitudinal direction of the base plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection structure of an electric-wire and a terminal comprising:
a terminal with a base plate, the base plate including a body part and an elastic connection piece formed by folding back the base plate in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, and
an electric-wire having a core wire exposed from an insulation sheath,
wherein the elastic connection piece of the terminal includes
a first elastic connection part adjacent to a folded-back portion of the base plate at one end and inclined toward the other end with respect to the body part of the base plate, and
a second elastic connection part continuing to the first elastic connection part at one end and inclined toward the other end so as to face the first elastic connection part in the longitudinal direction of the base plate,

wherein a first wire insertion hole is formed on the first elastic connection part and a second wire insertion hole is formed on the second elastic connection part,
wherein the core wire exposed from the insulation sheath is sandwiched by the elastic connection piece and the body part and connected to the terminal at a position between the first elastic connection part and the second elastic connection part at a state where the core wire exposed from the insulation sheath is inserted through the first wire insertion hole and the second wire insertion hole in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, and
the connection structure being formed by pressing the first elastic connection part and the second elastic connection part in a direction reducing the inclination of both the first elastic connection part and the second elastic connection part with respect to the base plate.

2. The connection structure of the electric-wire and the terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the elastic connection piece of the terminal before being pressed further comprises a third elastic connection part continuing to the other end of the second elastic connection part at one end and inclined toward the other end with respect to the body part of the base plate at an inclination angle same as that of the first elastic connection part,
wherein a third wire insertion hole is formed on the third elastic connection part,
wherein the core wire exposed from the insulation sheath of the electric wire is further held and connected at a tip part by the third elastic connection part and the body part of the base plate at a state where the core wire exposed from the insulation sheath of the electric wire is inserted through the first wire insertion hole, the second wire insertion hole, and the third insertion hole in the longitudinal direction of the base plate and, the state being achieved by pressing the first elastic connection part, the second elastic connection part, and the third elastic connection part in a direction to reduce the inclination of the first elastic connection part, the second elastic connection part, and the third connection part with respect to the body part of the base plate.

3. The connection structure of the electric wire and the terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the first wire insertion hole and the second wire insertion hole have an oblong shape opened in the width direction of the base plate and penetrated.

4. The connection structure of the electric wire and the terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of a recess or a protrusion is formed at a part on the base plate where the core wire exposed from the insulation sheath of the electric wire contacts with the base plate.

5. The connection structure of the electric wire and the terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal further comprises a straight part formed between the folded-back portion of the base plate and the elastic connection piece, the elastic connection piece being inclined with respect to the body part of the base plate.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Nabeta Yasunori

Classifications

• H01R4/16 Primary

  by bending · CPC title