WO2014203760A1

WO2014203760A1 - Terminal fitting

Info

Publication number: WO2014203760A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/065277
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吉剛大森; 威印南
Original assignee: 矢崎総業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-06-20
Filing date: 2014-06-09
Publication date: 2014-12-24
Also published as: JP2015005406A

Abstract

This terminal fitting (13) is provided with the following: a contact plate (27) on which a flat piece of electrically conductive rubber (29) sits; a pair of retaining pieces (33) that are formed by bending parts of the contact plate (27) so as to sandwich the electrically conductive rubber (29) from sides thereof and have tip sections (35) that face each other and partially cover the top surface (23) of the electrically conductive rubber (29); and a pair of movement-constraining pieces (39) that are shorter than the electrically conductive rubber (29) is thick and are formed by bending parts of the contact plate (27) so as to sandwich the electrically conductive rubber (29) from sides thereof in a direction that intersects the direction in which the retaining pieces (33) face each other.

Description

Terminal fitting

The present invention relates to a terminal fitting.

For example, as a connector structure for connecting devices such as a motor and an inverter such as a hybrid car (automobile) to each other, a device direct-attached connector structure shown in FIG. 7 is known (see Patent Document 1).
As shown in FIG. 7A, this device direct-attached connector structure includes one connector 503 provided in the case 501 of one device and the other connector 507 provided in the case 505 of the other device. .
One connector 503 contacts an insulating housing 511 having a plurality of receiving recesses 509 in parallel, a terminal (terminal fitting) 515 having a contact plate portion 513 received in the receiving recess 509, and the contact plate portion 513. And a conductive rubber 517 accommodated in the accommodating recess 509. The other connector 507 includes the other terminal 521 having a contact plate portion 519 that presses against the conductive rubber 517 when both

cases

501 and 505 are fixed, and the other insulating housing 523 that accommodates the other terminal. .

As shown in FIG. 7B, the housing 511 is fastened and fixed to a nut (not shown) provided inside the base 529 by inserting bolts 527 into the brackets 525 on both the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction. Is done. In the housing 523, as shown in FIG. 7A, a pair of brackets 533 are integrally formed on both the left and right sides of the upper wall 531, and bolts 535 are inserted into the bracket 533 from above and screwed into the lower wall 537 of the case 505. Tightened and fixed. The motor case 501 and the inverter case 505 are fixed to each other by screwing a bracket (not shown).
According to such a device direct attachment connector structure, the terminal 515 and the terminal 521 in the

connectors

503 and 507 of each device can be satisfactorily connected using the conductive rubber 517.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-94263

However, in the above-described device direct-attached connector structure, since there is no mechanism for holding the conductive rubber 517 on the terminal 515 side, there is a concern that the conductive rubber 517 may come off from the contact plate portion 513 of the terminal 515 when the connector is assembled. The Further, since the conductive rubber 517 is positioned by using the standing wall of the housing recess 509, man-hours for fitting the conductive rubber 517 into the housing recess 509 of the housing 511 are generated during the connector assembly work. There was a problem that workability was not good.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the number of steps for assembling the conductive member to the terminal fitting during connector assembly work, and to prevent the conductive member from falling off. Is to provide.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following configuration.
(1) A conductive member formed in a flat plate shape, a contact plate portion on which the conductive member is placed, and a bent shape formed on the contact plate portion so as to sandwich the conductive member from the side. A pair of holding pieces partially covering the upper surface of the conductive member, and the contact plate portion and the holding portion so as to sandwich the conductive member from the side intersecting the opposing direction of the pair of holding pieces. A terminal fitting comprising: a pair of movement restricting pieces formed by bending at least one of the pieces.

According to the terminal fitting having the configuration of (1) above, when the electrical contact portion of the mating terminal fitting is pressed against the upper surface of the conductive member, the contact plate portion of the terminal fitting is conductively connected via the conductive member. . At this time, the conductive member placed on the contact plate portion is held in advance on the terminal fitting by the pair of holding pieces and the pair of movement restricting pieces. That is, when the terminal fitting is pressed, the conductive member is placed on the contact plate before the tip of the holding piece is bent, and the upper surface of the conductive member placed on the contact plate is partially The conductive member can be held on the terminal fitting by bending the tip of the holding piece so as to cover it. For this reason, unlike the conventional structure, the number of steps for fitting the conductive member into the housing recess is not generated during the connector assembly operation. Further, even when the connector assembly is released, the conductive member remains held by the terminal fitting and does not fall off.

(2) The terminal fitting having the above-described configuration (1), wherein a conductor connection portion is continuously provided on one side of the contact plate portion formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and one movement restriction adjacent to the conductor connection portion is provided. A terminal fitting in which a piece is formed by cutting and raising a part of the contact plate portion, and the other movement restricting piece is formed by bending an end portion of the contact plate portion.

According to the terminal fitting having the configuration of (2) above, one of the pair of movement restricting pieces is cut and raised to be formed on a part of the contact plate portion, so that one side of the contact plate portion formed in a rectangular flat plate shape is formed. Conductor connection portions can be provided continuously. Accordingly, the pair of holding pieces and the pair of movement restricting pieces can be bent and formed in directions orthogonal to each other on the four sides of the rectangular flat plate-like contact plate portion, and the bent formation when the terminal fitting is pressed is formed. It becomes easy.

(3) The terminal fitting having the configuration of (2) above, wherein a connection portion between the conductor connection portion and the contact plate portion is formed in an L shape.

According to the terminal metal fitting of the above configuration (3), the electrical contact portion of the mating terminal metal fitting pressed against the upper surface of the conductive member placed on the contact plate portion is not likely to interfere with the conductor connection portion, The degree of freedom in designing the shape is increased.

(4) A terminal fitting having any one of the constitutions (1) to (3), wherein the conductive member is made of conductive rubber.

According to the terminal metal fitting of the above configuration (4), even when a plurality of mating terminal metal fittings are collectively connected corresponding to the plurality of terminal metal fittings, the displacement in the vertical direction with respect to the contact plate portion is a conductive rubber plate. Absorbed by the deflection in the thickness direction, the terminals are reliably connected to each other.

According to the terminal fitting according to the present invention, the number of steps for assembling the conductive member to the terminal fitting can be reduced, and the conductive member can be prevented from falling off.

The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through a mode for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a connection state between a terminal fitting and a mating terminal fitting according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view of the terminal fitting shown in FIG. 1 (a), FIG. 2 (b) is a front view of FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. FIG. 2B is a side view of FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the terminal fitting main body shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 3B is a front view of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3C is FIG. FIG. 3B is a side view of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3D is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 3B. 4 (a1) and (a2) are a plan view and a perspective view of a metal plate pressed into a developed shape of a terminal metal fitting body, and (b1) and (b2) in FIG. FIGS. 4 (c1) and 4 (c2) are a plan view and a perspective view of the metal plate in which the holding piece is further bent. 5 (d1) and 5 (d2) are a plan view and a perspective view of a metal plate in which the tip of the holding piece is further bent, and FIGS. 5 (e1) and 5 (e2) are conductor connection portions bent. It is the top view and perspective view of a metal plate. 6 (a) is a perspective view of a terminal fitting body according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 (b) is a front view of FIG. 6 (a), and FIG. 6 (c) is FIG. FIG. 6D is a side view of FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6D is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view of a conventional device connector structure, FIG. 7B is an exploded perspective view of a motor-side connector, and FIG. 7C is a motor-side and inverter-side connector. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to (A)-(A) in FIG.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The terminal fitting 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal that is attached to, for example, a motor case (not shown) and is crimped to the conductor of the motor-side electric wire 49. The mating terminal fitting 11 connected to the terminal fitting 13 is a terminal attached to, for example, an inverter case (not shown) and crimped to the conductor of the inverter side electric wire 17. The mating terminal fitting 11 and the terminal fitting 13 are fixed at a constant distance by attaching the inverter case and the motor case to a bracket (not shown) or the like. In addition, in this specification, each terminal metal fitting demonstrates the connection side with an other party terminal as "front", and the connection side with an electric wire as "rear".

The mating terminal fitting 11 according to the present embodiment is formed by pressing a conductive metal plate. The mating terminal fitting 11 has a rectangular plate-shaped electrical contact portion 15. A conductor crimping portion 19 that is crimped to the conductor of the inverter-side electric wire 17 is provided behind the electrical contact portion 15.

The terminal fitting 13 of the present embodiment is a terminal fitting body formed by pressing a conductive rubber 29 which is a conductive member and a conductive metal plate 31 (see (a1) and (a2) in FIG. 4). 21.
The conductive rubber 29 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 11 contacts the upper surface 23 (see FIG. 2A). The lower surface 25 of the conductive rubber 29 (see FIG. 2D) is in contact with the contact plate portion 27 of the terminal metal fitting body 21. The conductive member according to the present embodiment is not limited to the conductive rubber 29, but is conductive depending on the connection conditions such as wear resistance and conductivity required between the electrical contact portion 15 and the contact plate portion 27. Resins, metal members, and the like can be used as appropriate.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, the terminal fitting main body 21 includes a contact plate portion 27, a pair of holding pieces 33, a tip portion 35, a pair of movement restricting pieces 39, and a connecting portion 41. And an electric wire crimping part (conductor connecting part) 51.
The contact plate portion 27 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape having substantially the same outer shape as the conductive rubber 29, and the conductive rubber 29 is placed on the upper surface. That is, the contact plate portion 27 of the terminal metal fitting body 21 is conductively connected to the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal metal fitting 11 via the conductive rubber 29.

The pair of holding pieces 33 are vertically bent from the pair of parallel first side portions 43 of the rectangular flat plate-like contact plate portion 27 to the same side as the upper side of FIG. That is, the pair of holding pieces 33 are formed by bending the pair of first side portions 43 of the contact plate portion 27 so as to sandwich the conductive rubber 29 from the side.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the tip portions 35 facing each other are provided on the top surface of the conductive rubber 29 on the tip sides of the pair of holding pieces 33 that are suspended from the conductive rubber 29. 23 is formed to be partially covered. The tip portion 35 is parallel to the contact plate portion 27. The tip portion 35 is in partial contact with the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 and sandwiches the conductive rubber 29 with the contact plate portion 27 in the plate thickness direction. Since the pair of tip portions 35 are spaced apart from each other, the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 is exposed between the pair of tip portions 35 as shown in FIG.

Between the pair of tip portions 35 where the conductive rubber 29 is exposed, a contact surface opening portion 37 is formed. With this contact surface opening portion 37, the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 11 can be brought into contact with the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 between the pair of tip portions 35 as shown in FIG. it can. In the present embodiment, the contact surface opening portion 37 is open in the terminal front-rear direction along the longitudinal direction of the electrical contact portion 15, and the electrical contact portion 15 has a pair of terminal side edges 45 in the longitudinal direction at the distal end portions. 35 to guide. In addition, a clearance is secured between the terminal side edges 45 of the electrical contact portion 15 and the tip portion 35. By this clearance, it is possible to absorb a positional shift due to an attachment error between the inverter case and the motor case.

As shown in FIGS. 3B and 3D, the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 is formed from a pair of second side portions 47 sandwiched between a pair of first side portions 43 of the rectangular plate-like contact plate portion 27. It is formed by being bent vertically on the same side that is the upper side of FIG. In other words, the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 are bent and formed on the pair of second side portions 47 of the contact plate portion 27 so as to sandwich the conductive rubber 29 from the side intersecting the opposing direction of the pair of holding pieces 33. The movement restricting piece 39 rises at a height lower than the plate thickness of the conductive rubber 29 and sandwiches the conductive rubber 29 from the front-rear direction of the terminal. Therefore, when the mating terminal fitting 11 is connected to the terminal fitting 13, even if the conductive rubber 29 is bent (compressed) in the thickness direction, interference between the electrical contact portion 15 and the movement restricting piece 39 is avoided. It is comprised so that.

In addition, in the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 11 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the length in the longitudinal direction of the terminal (L) is the terminal of the contact plate portion 27 in the terminal fitting 13. It is formed longer than the length (L1) in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the height of the movement restricting piece 39 is set lower than the plate thickness of the conductive rubber 29 so as to avoid interference between the electric contact portion 15 and the movement restricting piece 39, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. That is, when the electrical contact portion of the mating terminal metal fitting is formed so that the tip end portion bent in an L shape is brought into surface contact with the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 (the contact plate portion in FIG. 7C). 519), the electrical contact portion of the mating terminal fitting and the movement restricting piece 39 of the terminal fitting 13 do not interfere with each other, so that the height of the movement restricting piece 39 is higher than the plate thickness of the conductive rubber 29. can do.

Further, an electric wire crimping portion 51 to be crimped to the conductor of the motor side electric wire 49 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is connected to one side of the contact plate portion 27 of the terminal metal fitting body 21. Therefore, one movement restricting piece 39 adjacent to the wire crimping portion 51 (the movement restricting piece 39 located on the right side in FIG. 1B) is bent and raised. That is, one of the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 is formed by bending the tip (end) of the contact plate portion 27 vertically, and the other is formed by bending a portion of the contact plate portion 27 vertically. ing.

Further, in the terminal metal fitting body 21 of the present embodiment, the connecting portion 41 between the wire crimping portion 51 and the contact plate portion 27 is formed in an L-shape, and the motor side electric wire crimped to the wire crimping portion 51 is formed. 49 extends downward in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the length (L) of the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 11 in the longitudinal direction of the terminal is the length of the contact plate portion 27 of the terminal fitting 13 in the longitudinal direction of the terminal ( It is formed longer than L1). As a result, the electrical contact portion 15 that has contacted the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 at the contact surface opening portion 37 has the extra length portion (C) disposed in the front-rear direction of the terminal of the conductive rubber 29. Therefore, even if the electrical contact portion 15 slides in the front-rear direction of the terminal with respect to the conductive rubber 29, the contact area with the conductive rubber 29 is kept constant by this extra length portion (C).

Next, the bending process of the terminal fitting 13 of the present embodiment will be described based on (a1) in FIG. 4 to (e2) in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4A1 and 4A2, the terminal fitting 13 of the present embodiment is manufactured by bending a metal plate 31 that has been pressed into a developed shape. The metal plate 31 includes a strip-shaped main body portion 55, a front wing portion 57, a rear wing portion 59, a front convex portion 61, and a U-shaped cut portion 63. The U-shaped cut portion 63 forms a convex piece portion 65 cut into a U shape from the strip-shaped main body portion 55.

As shown in (b1) and (b2) of FIG. 4, first, the metal plate 31 is formed by bending the front convex portion 61 and the convex piece portion 65 vertically to form a pair of movement restricting pieces 39.
Next, as shown in (c1) and (c2) of FIG. 4, the metal plate 31 has the front wing portion 57 bent vertically to form a pair of holding pieces 33.
Next, as shown in (d1) and (d2) of FIG. 5, the metal plate 31 is bent in a direction in which the front ends of the respective holding pieces 33 are directed toward each other to form a front end portion 35.
Finally, as shown in (e1) and (e2) of FIG. 5, the metal plate 31 has a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped main body portion 55 bent vertically downward. At this time, the metal plate 31 is bent at the same time or before and after the downward bending process, and the rear wing portion 59 is bent vertically to form the wire crimping portion 51. Thereby, the bending process of the terminal metal fitting 13 is complete | finished.

When the terminal fitting 13 is bent, the conductive rubber 29 is incorporated at the same time. That is, the conductive rubber 29 is placed on the contact plate portion 27 immediately after the formation of the holding piece 33 shown in (c1) and (c2) of FIG. Since the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 and the pair of holding pieces 33 are erected on the contact plate portion 27, the conductive rubber 29 placed on the contact plate portion 27 is shown in FIG. Positioned in the ZYX direction. The conductive rubber 29 can be placed on the contact plate portion 27 not only manually but also by automation.
Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 5 (d 1) and (d 2), the front end side of the holding piece 33 is bent so that the conductive rubber 29 is sandwiched between the front end portion 35 and the contact plate portion 27. Will be held.

Next, the operation of the terminal fitting 13 having the above configuration will be described.
According to the terminal fitting 13 according to the present embodiment, when the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 11 is pressed and brought into contact with the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29, the contact plate portion 27 of the terminal fitting 13 causes the conductive rubber 29 to move. Through a conductive connection.
At this time, the conductive rubber 29 placed on the contact plate portion 27 is held in advance on the terminal fitting 13 by the pair of holding pieces 33 and the pair of movement restricting pieces 39.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5D1 and 5D2, when the terminal fitting 13 is pressed, the conductive rubber 29 is applied to the contact plate 27 before the tip 35 of the holding piece 33 is bent. Is placed, and the tip 35 of the holding piece 33 is bent so as to partially cover the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 placed on the contact plate portion 27, so that the conductive metal is applied to the terminal fitting 13. 29 can be held. For this reason, unlike the conventional structure, the number of steps for fitting the conductive rubber 29 into the housing recess of the housing does not occur during the connector assembly work when the inverter case and the motor case are attached. Further, even when the connector assembly is released when the inverter case and the motor case are disassembled, the conductive rubber 29 remains held by the terminal fitting 13 and does not fall off.

Further, in the terminal fitting 13 of the present embodiment, the wire crimping portion 51 is continuously provided on one side of the contact plate portion 27 formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and one movement regulating piece 39 adjacent to the wire crimping portion 51 is connected to the contact plate. The other movement restricting piece 39 is formed at the tip of the contact plate portion 27 by bending.
Therefore, one of the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 is cut and raised to form a part of the contact plate portion 27, so that the wire crimping portion 51 is continuously provided on one side of the contact plate portion 27 formed in a rectangular flat plate shape. be able to. As a result, the pair of holding pieces 33 and the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 can be bent and formed in directions orthogonal to each other on the four sides of the rectangular flat plate-like contact plate portion 27, and the terminal fitting 13 is pressed. Is easily formed.

Furthermore, in the terminal fitting 13 of this embodiment, the connection part 41 between the electric wire crimping part 51 and the contact plate part 27 is bent and formed in an L shape.
Therefore, the electrical contact portion 15 of the mating terminal fitting 22 that is pressed against the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29 placed on the contact plate portion 27 is not likely to interfere with the wire crimping portion 51, and the degree of freedom in designing the shape. Becomes higher. For example, by setting the length (L) in the longitudinal direction of the terminal of the wire crimping portion 51 between the mating terminal fitting 11 and the terminal fitting 13 due to the mounting tolerance, error, vibration, etc. of the inverter case and the motor case. Even when a positional shift occurs in the front-rear direction of the terminal, it is possible to secure the contact area by making it difficult for the wire crimping portion 51 to be detached from the upper surface 23 of the conductive rubber 29.

Furthermore, in the terminal fitting 13 of this embodiment, the conductive rubber 29 is placed on the contact plate portion 27.
Therefore, a plurality of terminal fittings 13 are attached to the motor case, and correspondingly, a plurality of mating terminal fittings 11 are attached to the inverter case, and these terminal fittings 13 are attached during connector assembly work when the inverter case and the motor case are attached. Even when the mating terminal fitting 11 and the mating terminal fitting 11 are collectively connected, the displacement in the vertical direction with respect to the contact plate portion 27 is absorbed by the bending of the conductive rubber 29 in the plate thickness direction, so that the terminals are reliably connected to each other. be able to.

Therefore, according to the terminal fitting 13 according to the present embodiment, the number of steps for assembling the conductive rubber 29 to the terminal fitting 13 during the connector assembling work can be reduced, and the dropping of the conductive rubber 29 can be prevented.
In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

For example, in the above embodiment, one movement restricting piece 39 adjacent to the wire crimping portion 51 is formed by cutting and raising a part of the contact plate portion 27, and the other movement restricting piece 39 is the tip of the contact plate portion 27. The pair of movement restricting pieces according to the present invention is not limited to this, and the conductive rubber 29 is sandwiched from the side intersecting the opposing direction of the pair of holding pieces 33. Various configurations can be adopted as long as the contact plate portion 27 and the holding piece 33 are bent and formed.

A terminal metal fitting body 21A according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (d) is the above terminal except that a pair of movement restricting pieces 39A is formed instead of the pair of movement restricting pieces 39. The configuration is substantially the same as the configuration of the metal fitting main body 21, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The pair of movement restricting pieces 39A are a pair of holding pieces that are vertically bent from the pair of parallel first side portions 43 of the rectangular flat plate-like contact plate portion 27 to the same side that is the upper side of FIG. Each of 33 is formed by being bent perpendicularly to the front side edge and the rear side edge. That is, the pair of movement restricting pieces 39 </ b> A are bent at the front and rear edges of the pair of holding pieces 33 so as to sandwich the conductive rubber 29 from the sides intersecting the opposing direction of the pair of holding pieces 33. Yes.

Further, in the pair of movement restricting pieces according to the present invention, one movement restricting piece 39 </ b> A is bent at the rear edge of one holding piece 33, and the other movement restricting piece 39 is bent at the front end of the contact plate portion 27. One movement restricting piece 39 is formed by cutting and raising a part of the contact plate portion 27, and the other movement restricting piece 39A is bent at the front edge of one holding piece 33. But you can.

Here, the features of the embodiment of the terminal fitting according to the present invention described above are briefly summarized and listed in the following [1] to [4], respectively.
[1] A conductive member (conductive rubber 29) formed in a flat plate shape, a contact plate portion (27) on which the conductive member (conductive rubber 29) is placed, and the conductive member (conductive) A pair of a pair of end portions (35) which are formed to be bent on the contact plate portion (27) so as to sandwich the rubber 29) from the side and partially cover the upper surface of the conductive member (conductive rubber 29). The contact plate portion (27) and the holding piece (33) so as to sandwich the conductive member (conductive rubber 29) from the side intersecting the opposing direction of the holding piece (33) and the pair of holding pieces (33). 33) a terminal fitting (13) comprising a pair of movement restricting pieces (39, 39A) formed by bending at least one of the above.
[2] The terminal fitting (13) configured as described in [1] above, wherein a conductor connecting portion (wire crimping portion 51) is continuously provided on one side of the contact plate portion (27) formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, One movement restricting piece (39) adjacent to the conductor connecting portion (wire crimping portion 51) is formed by cutting and raising a part of the contact plate portion (27), and the other movement restricting piece (39). Is a terminal fitting (13) formed by bending at the end of the contact plate (27).
[3] The terminal fitting (13) configured as described in [2] above, wherein a connection portion (41) between the conductor connection portion (wire crimping portion 51) and the contact plate portion (27) is L-shaped. A terminal fitting (13) bent into a shape.
[4] A terminal fitting (13) having the structure according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the conductive member is made of conductive rubber (29).

This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-129914) filed on June 20, 2013, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

According to the terminal metal fitting according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for assembling the conductive member to the terminal metal fitting and to provide a good terminal metal fitting capable of preventing the conductive member from falling off.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Mating terminal metal fitting 13 ... Terminal metal fitting 15 ... Electric contact part 23 ... Upper surface 27 ... Contact board part 29 ... Conductive rubber (conductive member)
33 ... Holding piece 35 ... Tip portion 37 ... Contact surface opening portion 39 ... Movement restricting piece 41 ... Connection portion 43 ... First side portion 47 ... Second side portion 51 ... Electric wire crimping portion (conductor connection portion)

Claims

A conductive member formed in a flat plate shape;
A contact plate portion on which the conductive member is placed;
A pair of holding pieces which are formed to be bent in the contact plate portion so as to sandwich the conductive member from the side, and the tip portions facing each other partially cover the upper surface of the conductive member;
A terminal fitting comprising: a pair of movement restricting pieces that are bent and formed on at least one of the contact plate portion and the holding piece so as to sandwich the conductive member from a side that intersects the opposing direction of the pair of holding pieces.
A conductor connecting portion is continuously provided on one side of the contact plate portion formed in a rectangular flat plate shape,
2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the movement restricting pieces adjacent to the conductor connecting portion is formed by cutting and raising the contact plate portion, and the other movement restricting piece is formed by bending the contact plate portion. Hardware.
The terminal fitting according to claim 2, wherein a connection portion between the conductor connection portion and the contact plate portion is bent in an L shape.
The terminal fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive member is made of conductive rubber.