Electric connector and terminal included in the same

1. A terminal made of a single metal sheet, said terminal comprising a support unit in which a core wire of a cable is sandwiched, said support unit including:

a first portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said core wire;

a second portion spaced apart from said first portion, and extending in the direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said core wire, and

a third portion connecting said first portion and said second portion to each other, said third portion being laterally inclined relative to said longitudinal axis of said core wire,

wherein said first portion and said second portion are connected at an end thereof to each other,

wherein each of said first portion and said second portion has a slit formed therethrough,

wherein a center line of said slit of said first portion and a center line of said slit of said second portion are offset from each other when viewed in a direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire,

wherein a position of said slit in said first portion relative to said first portion and a position of said slit in said second portion relative to said second portion are identical with each other, and said first portion and said second portion are offset from each other when viewed in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

2. An electric connector comprising:

a first terminal made of a single metal sheet and including a support unit in which a core wire of a cable is sandwiched, said support unit including:

a first portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said core wire; and

a second portion spaced apart from said first portion, and extending in the direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said core wire,

wherein said first portion and said second portion are connected at an end thereof to each other,

wherein each of said first portion and said second portion has a slit formed therethrough, and

wherein a center line of said slit of said first portion and a center line of said slit of said second portion are offset from each other when viewed in a direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire; and

a housing including a second support and a third support,

wherein said second support and said third support are spaced apart from each other in a direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire, and

wherein said second support said cable at a first side of said cable and said third support said cable at a second side of said cable in the direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said core wire; an external electrical conductor surrounding an internal insulative cover is exposed in line with the second support.

3. The terminal as set forth in claim 2 , wherein a position of said slit in said first portion relative to said first portion and a position of said slit in said second portion relative to said second portion are identical with each other, and said first portion and said second portion are offset from each other when viewed in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

4. The terminal as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said support unit further includes a third portion connecting said first portion and said second portion to each other, said third portion being laterally inclined relative to said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

5. The terminal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said slit in said first portion and said slit in said second portion are V-shaped or U-shaped at an end whereat said first portion and said second portion are connected to each other.

6. The terminal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each of said slit in said first portion and said slit in said second portion has a width smaller than a width of said core wire.

7. The terminal as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a terminal part in the form of a plate, said terminal plate extending from a free end of one of said first portion or said second portion in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

8. The terminal as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each of said first portion and said second is U-shaped when viewed in the direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

9. The terminal as set forth in claim 2 , wherein a position of said slit in said first portion relative to said first portion and a position of said slit in said second portion relative to said second portion are different from each other such that center lines of said slit of said first portion and said slit of said second portion are offset from each other when viewed in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire.

10. The electric connector as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said cable is comprised of a coaxial cable,

wherein said first terminal supports and makes electrical contact with said core wire of said cable, and

wherein said second support and said third support said cable through the external electrical conductor surrounding the internal insulative cover covering therewith said core wire of said cable.

11. The electric connector as set forth in claim 2 , further including a cable space in which said cable is accommodated, said cable space being located at an opposite side relative to said second support and said third support about said first terminal, said cable space having a center line extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said core wire, and said center line being offset from said longitudinal axis of said core wire.