Production method for terminal, and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016254633-A1
Application number	US-201615152626-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 12, 2013
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A production method for a terminal includes: a first pressing step for pressing a parent material plate made of a conductive metal and punching out a prescribed shape; a second pressing step following the first pressing step, for bending the plate of prescribed shape, and forming a terminal provided with a box part onto the front surface of which opens a terminal insertion port into which a partner terminal is inserted, and a spring contact part arranged inside the box part; and a plating step following the second pressing step, for plating at least the spring contact part with a conductive metal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A production method for a terminal, comprising:
a first pressing step for pressing a parent material plate made of a conductive metal and punching out a prescribed shape; a second pressing step following the first pressing step, for bending the plate punched in the prescribed shape, and forming the terminal provided with a box part onto the front surface of which opens a terminal insertion port into which a partner terminal is inserted, and a spring contact part arranged inside the box part, the spring contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part by flexural returning force; and a plating step following the second pressing step, for plating at least the spring contact part with a conductive metal by jetting plating liquid inside the box part using a nozzle.

2 . The production method for the terminal of claim 1 , wherein the plating step is to allow the nozzle to enter the box part through the terminal insertion port and allow the entered nozzle to jet the plating liquid, thereby plating at least the spring contact part.

3 . The production method for the terminal of claim 1 , wherein the plating step is to allow the nozzle to jet the plating liquid through the use of a plating-utility opening provided in a face of the box part, the face facing the spring contact part, thereby plating at least the spring contact part.

4 . The production method for the terminal of claim 3 , wherein
the plating-utility opening is arranged in a portion of a terminal contact part provided on the face of the box part, the terminal contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part, the portion facing the spring contact part, and the plating step is to allow the nozzle to face the spring contact part through the plating-utility opening and allow the nozzle to jet the plating liquid to at least the spring contact part.

5 . The production method for the terminal of claim 3 , wherein
the plating-utility opening is arranged in a portion on the face of the box part, the portion being different from a terminal contact part provided on the face of the box part, the terminal contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part, and the plating step is to allow the nozzle to enter through the plating-utility opening and allow the nozzle to jet the plating liquid to at least the spring contact part.

6 . A terminal to be formed by pressing a parent material plate made of a conductive metal to punch out a prescribed shape and bending the plate of prescribed shape, the terminal comprising:
a box part onto the front surface of which opens a terminal insertion port into which a partner terminal is inserted; and a spring contact part arranged inside the box part, the spring contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part by flexural returning force, wherein at least the spring contact part inside the box part is plated with a conductive metal by jetting plating liquid inside the box part using a nozzle.

7 . The terminal of claim 6 , wherein at least the spring contact part is plated by allowing the nozzle to enter the box part through the terminal insertion port and allowing the entered nozzle to jet the plating liquid.

8 . The terminal of claim 6 , wherein
a face of the box part is provided with a plating-utility opening, the face facing the spring contact part, and at least the spring contact part is plated by allowing the nozzle to jet the plating liquid with use of the plating-utility opening.

9 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the plating-utility opening is arranged in a portion of a terminal contact part provided on the face of the box part, the terminal contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part, the portion facing the spring contact part.

10 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the plating-utility opening is arranged in a portion on the face of the box part, the portion being different from a terminal contact part provided on the face of the box part, the terminal contact part to be contacted to the partner terminal which is inserted from the terminal insertion port into the box part.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Miyakawa Daisuke

Classifications

• H01R43/16 Primary

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title

• H01R43/04

  for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool · CPC title

• H01R4/183

  for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/187

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title

• H01R4/185

  combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion · CPC title