Terminal, wire harness, and wire-harness structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9941601-B2
Application number	US-201615088425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2016
Priority date	Oct 15, 2013
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

A transition portion ( 4 ) has a surface ( 14 ) that is formed extending upward. The surface ( 14 ) is a surface formed extending upward so as to face a bottom portion ( 6 a ). Specifically, the transition portion ( 4 ) has a cross-sectional shape in which upper edge portions of side portions ( 8 a ) are bent inward. As the surface ( 14 ) approaches a main terminal body ( 3 ) from a sealing portion ( 22 ), the surface ( 14 ) gradually separates away from the bottom portion ( 6 a ) and the edge portions of the surface ( 14 ) gradually open outward and connect to side portions ( 8 b ) of the main terminal body ( 3 ). The surface ( 14 ) is formed so as to be curved upward, in a cross-section, from the end portion of the sealing portion ( 22 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A terminal that is crimped when connected with a coated conducting wire, the terminal comprising:
a main terminal body and a cylindrical crimp portion integrally formed with a transition portion placed therebetween,
the crimp portion before being crimped to the coated conducting wiring is sealed except for a section thereof into which the coated conducting wire is inserted,
a surface being formed on at least a part of the transition portion, the surface extending continuously from a sealing portion provided on the transition portion side of the crimp portion toward side portions of the main terminal body, and
a bottom portion of the transition portion and the surface separating from each other as the bottom portion of the transition portion and the surface approach the side portions of the main terminal portion from the sealing portion.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the sealing portion is formed of an upper plate and a lower plate that are stacked on each other, and the surface is formed as a result of the upper plate, forming the sealing portion, being formed integrally with and continuously to the side portions of the main terminal body.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the surface is a curved surface curved upward in a cross section.

4. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the sealing portion that is an end portion of the crimp portion and is provided on the transition portion side is sealed over an entire width of the crimp portion, and, in a plan view, an edge portion of the sealing portion on the transition portion side is formed so that a central section of the sealing portion in a width direction protrudes toward the transition portion side with respect to both sides of the sealing portion in the width direction.

5. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the sealing portion is sealed so that side portions thereof are bent inward and the bottom portion of the main terminal body and a plate portion on an upper surface side are overlapped with each other.

6. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
in the side portions of the main terminal body, a notch is formed in at least a part of a section between a connecting portion of the main terminal body with the transition portion and an upper portion of the main terminal body.

7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein
the notch is formed in a section except the upper portion of the main terminal body.

8. A wire harness, comprising:
a coated conducting wire and a terminal connected with each other, the terminal including
a main terminal body and a cylindrical crimp portion integrally formed with a transition portion placed therebetween,
the crimp portion being sealed except for a section thereof into which the coated conducting wire is inserted,
the coated conducting wire being crimped to the crimp portion, and
a curved surface being formed on at least a part of the transition portion, the curved surface extending continuously from a sealing portion provided on the transition portion side of the crimp portion toward side portions of the main terminal body, wherein
in the side portions of the main terminal body, a notch is formed in at least a part of a section between a connecting portion of the main terminal body with the transition portion and an upper portion of the main terminal body,
as the curved surface approaches the main terminal body from the sealing, portion, the curved surface gradually separates away from a bottom portion of the transition portion, and edge portions of the curved surface gradually open outward,
an upper plate of the sealing portion is integrated continuously with a side portion of the main terminal body so as to be connected to the notch, wherein
the sealing portion that is an end portion of the crimp portion and is provided on the transition portion side is sealed over an entire width of the crimp portion, and, in a plan view, an edge portion of the sealing portion on the transition portion side is formed so that a central section of the sealing portion in a width direction protrudes toward the transition portion side with respect to both sides of the sealing portion in the width direction.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc
• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawamura Yukihiro
• TONOIKE Takashi
• Kuwahara Mikio
• TERASHIMA Ryusuke

Classifications

• H01R13/187

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title

• H01R4/183 Primary

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

• H01R4/188

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

• H01R4/18 Primary

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

• H01R13/11

  Resilient sockets (carrying separate resilient parts H01R13/15) · CPC title