Wire end portion-press fastening structure
View Patent ↗A wire end portion-press fastening structure for press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto. The press-clamping terminal has conductor press-fastening piece portions, and the conductor of the wire is bent back to provide a double portion. The double portion is press-fastened to the conductor press-clamping portion by the conductor press-fastening piece portions through an electrically-conductive press-clamping member.
1. A wire end portion-press fastening structure comprising:
a wire that includes a conductor, wherein an end portion of the conductor is bent back so as to provide a double portion;
a press-clamping terminal, the press-clamping terminal comprising:
a conductive press-clamping terminal body;
an electrical connecting portion that is disposed at an end portion of the press-clamping terminal body, and is connected to a mating terminal;
a conductor press-clamping portion that is deposed at a portion corresponding to the double portion; and
conductor press-fastening piece portions that are extended from opposite sides of the conductor press-clamping portion in an axial direction; and
a conductive press-clamping member that is held in contact with the conductor,
wherein the conductor press-fastening piece portions are press-fastened to the press-clamping member, so that the double portion is electrically connected to the conductor press-clamping portion through the press-clamping member.
2. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 1 , wherein the press-clamping member has a hole and a pipe shape.
3. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 1 , wherein the press-clamping member includes a top plate that has a generally semi-cylindrical shape, and a bottom plate that is integrally connected to opposite side edges of the top plate.
4. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 1 , wherein an axial length of the press-clamping member is substantially equal to an axial length of the conductor press-fastening piece portion.
5. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein the wire includes a sheath that covers the conductor, and the press-clamping terminal includes sheath press-fastening piece portions that are extended from opposite sides of a portion opposed to the electrical connecting portion of the press-clamping terminal body in the axial direction, and
wherein the sheath press-fastening piece portions are press-fastened to the sheath.
6. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 2 ,
wherein the double portion includes a first conductor disposed at a side of the end portion, and a second conductor superposed with the first conductor, and
wherein the first conductor is inserted into the hole of the press-clamping member, and the second conductor disposed between the press-clamping member and the conductor press-clamping portion.
7. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 2 ,
wherein the double portion is inserted into the hole of the press-clamping member.
8. The wire end portion-press fastening structure according to claim 6 ,
wherein the press-clamping member includes an opening portion, so that the first conductor is directly held in contact with the second conductor.