IP Library Granted Patent US 9,033,751
Granted Patent B2
US 9,033,751 · App. 14/107,141 · Granted May 19, 2015

Connector terminal

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,033,751
App. No.
14/107,141
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a connector terminal connected to an electric wire in which a conductor is covered with an outer cover, the terminal includes a barrel portion that is exposed from the outer cover and is to be crimped to the conductor coated with a covering, and an electrical connection portion electrically connected to a mating terminal, wherein a trench or a projection that is provided along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the electric wire are formed in an inner surface of the barrel portion, and a depth of the trench or a projecting dimension of the projection is made smaller than a covering thickness of the covering.

Claims (8)

1. A connector terminal connected to an electric wire in which a conductor is covered with an outer cover, the terminal comprising:

a barrel portion that is exposed from the outer cover and is to be crimped to the conductor coated with a covering; and

an electrical connection portion electrically connected to a mating terminal,

wherein a trench or a projection that is provided along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the electric wire are formed in an inner surface of the barrel portion; and

a depth of the trench or a projecting dimension of the projection is made smaller than a covering thickness of the covering.

2. The connector terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel portion includes a sealing piece that seals a forefront of the conductor when the conductor is crimped.

3. The connector terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel portion is divided into a core wire crimping portion crimping the conductor and an outer cover crimping portion crimping the outer cover.

4. The connector terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the barrel portion is divided into a core wire crimping portion crimping the conductor and an outer cover crimping portion crimping the outer cover.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2013
From: SATO, KEI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031789/0685 →