Connection structure of terminal fitting and connection method of terminal fitting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017201051-A1
Application number	US-201615392114-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 7, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A terminal fitting includes a terminal body and terminal connection parts extended from the terminal body. Connection terminals each has a pair of caulking pieces, and each of the connection terminals configured to be connected to an end part of an electric wire. In each of the terminal connection parts, the connection terminal is caulked to the terminal connection part so that the pair of caulking pieces enfold outsides of a pair of caulked pieces provided on the terminal connection part in a state that a bottom face between the pair of caulking pieces faces an opening between ends portions of the pair of caulked pieces. The terminal fitting is connected to the electric wires through the connection terminals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connection structure of a terminal fitting, comprising:
a terminal fitting comprising:
a terminal body; and
a plurality of terminal connection parts extended from the terminal body; and
connection terminals each having a pair of caulking pieces, and each of the connection terminals configured to be connected to an end part of an electric wire, wherein in each of the plurality of terminal connection parts of the terminal fitting,
the connection terminal is caulked to the terminal connection part so that the pair of caulking pieces of the connection terminal enfold outsides of a pair of caulked pieces provided on the terminal connection part in a state that a bottom face between the pair of caulking pieces faces an opening between ends portions of the pair of caulked pieces: or
the connection terminal is caulked to the terminal connection part so that the pair of caulking pieces of the connection terminal enfold outsides of both side sections of the terminal connection part and end portions of the pair of caulking pieces are folded back inward and made contact with each other; and
wherein the terminal fitting is connected to the electric wires through the connection terminals.

2 . The connection structure of the terminal fitting according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal connection parts are extended radially in the same plane.

3 . The connection structure of the terminal fitting according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal connection parts are extended in the same plane and are extended at intervals in lead-out directions of the electric wires connected to the connection terminals.

4 . A connection method of a terminal fitting having a terminal body and a plurality of terminal connection parts extended from the terminal body, for performing connection by caulking a pair of caulking pieces of a connection terminal connected to an end part of an electric wire to a pair of caulked pieces provided on the terminal connection part, in each of the plurality of terminal connection parts of the terminal fitting, the connection method comprising:
forming a holding space into which the pair of caulked pieces of the terminal connection part can be inserted in the connection terminal by the caulking pieces; holding the terminal connection part in the connection terminal by inserting the terminal connection part into the holding space so that end portions of the pair of caulked pieces are directed in an opposite direction with respect to end portions of the pair of caulking pieces; and caulking the pair of caulked pieces in the holding space by crushing the pair of caulking pieces.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Yamamoto Takatatsu
• Naganishi Yukinari

Classifications

• H01R4/188

  having an uneven wire-receiving surface to improve the contact · CPC title

• H01R4/185

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

• H01R43/048

  Crimping apparatus or processes (H01R43/042 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/748 Primary

  using one or more screws (H01R13/746 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/18

  by crimping {(H01R4/01, H01R4/2495 take precedence; for coaxial cables H01R9/0518)} · CPC title