A terminal is formed by bending a plate of electrically conductive metal and is received in a connector housing. The terminal includes a box-shaped body part, a terminal contact part provided on a front side of the body part, and an electrical wire connecting part provided on a rear side of the body part. When the plate before bending is viewed from the thickness direction, a conductor section having a cross-section having constant width and thickness extends from the terminal contact part to the electrical wire connecting part.
1. A terminal formed by bending a plate of conductive metal and housed in a connector housing, comprising:
a body part having a box-shape, comprising a bottom wall, a first side wall raised from one side end of the bottom wall, a second side wall raised from the other side end of the bottom wall, a top wall extended from the first side wall, and an auxiliary wall extended from the second side wall;
a terminal contact part provided on a front side of the body part;
an electric wire connecting part provided on a rear side of the body part;
a first slit which is provided on the top wall and which opens on a side end face of the top wall;
a second slit which is provided on the auxiliary wall and which opens on a side end face of the auxiliary wall;
a stabilizer formed by a separated portion on a front side of the second slit of the auxiliary wall;
a tab-entry-prevention part formed by a portion on a rear side of the second slit of the auxiliary wall;
a stabilizer reinforcing section formed by a separated portion on a front side of the first slit of the top wall; and
an engagement section formed by a portion on a rear side of the first slit of the top wall,
wherein when the plate before bending is viewed from its thickness direction, a conductor section having a cross-section having constant width and thickness extends from the terminal contact part to the electrical wire connecting part.
2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal contact part is provided on a front side of the body part with a tapered coupling part in between, and
a bending angle of a side wall portion of the tapered coupling part with respect to the bottom wall is made to gradually become larger as it goes from the body part toward the terminal contact part.
3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the engagement section is formed by raising a place at a part of the top wall more than the other places of the top wall.