Female crimp terminal

• US 20020077001A1
• Filed: 12/13/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Ping
• Granted Patent: US 6,524,143 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/852
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/114 co-operating with pins or blades having a square transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/187 with spring member in the socket

Abstract

While securing the strength of the neck and securing the function of the leaf spring, bending of the upper parts of the side walls and expansion of the upper walls are prevented, and in turn, smooth insertion of the female crimp terminal into a cell of the housing is assured. As this allows shortening of the longitudinal length of the neck, the female crimp terminal can be compactified.

The female crimp terminal comprising a tubular body, a leaf spring being located inside the body and being integrally formed on the front part of the body, a neck being formed approximately into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction and being integrally formed on the lower parts of both side walls and the bottom wall at the rear end of the body, and a barrel being formed integrally into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction, being integrally formed on the neck and having retainers extending upward high above the neck, and a notch is made in each side wall from the rear end of the body so as to divide the side wall into an upper part and a lower part.

Claims

1. A female crimp terminal comprising

a tubular body that has a bottom wall, side walls rising from both ends, in the width direction, of the bottom wall, and an upper wall extending sidewise from the upper end of the side wall, into which a male terminal is to be inserted through a front opening thereof,

a leaf spring being located inside the body and being integrally formed on the front part of the body,

a neck being formed approximately into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction and being integrally formed on the lower parts of the side walls and the bottom wall at the rear end of the body, and

a barrel being formed approximately into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction, being integrally formed on the neck and having retainers extending upward high above the neck, and

a notch is made in each side wall from the rear end of the body so as to divide the side wall into an upper part and a lower part.

2. A female crimp terminal as recited in claim 1 wherein

the lower edge of each notch is made continuous to the upper edge of the neck so that there is no difference in level.