Japan Solderless Terminal Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Ping Chen

Takashi Iida

A female terminal for a connector wherein a leaf spring is provided inside the terminal proper. The front half of the terminal proper is provided with a bottom wall, side walls rising from both ends, in the direction of width, of the bottom wall, an outer upper wall and an inner upper wall extending from the upper edges of side walls to the upper edges of the opposing side walls. A leaf spring is formed by separating said rear inner upper wall from said side walls, with the rear end of said rear inner upper wall being left intact. A bead with a curved section is formed on the leaf spring to increase the flexural rigidity. The female terminal can be compactified, and a sufficient contacting force can be provided reliably. The contacting part of the leaf spring can be shifted forward. The developed shape can be made smaller. The bending steps can be reduced.

Female terminal for a connector and a housing therefor

An FPC crimp terminal comprising a bottom plate being formed from a flat plate and a fixing part rising from an edge of the bottom plate, said FPC crimp terminal being formed in such a way that when a core or a lead wire is brought into direct contact with a conductor of an FPC, the fixing part is made to pierce the FPC from its back or front and the top end of the fixing part coming out of the FPC is bent towards the bottom plate, the core or the lead wire and the FPC will be pinched between the top end of the fixing part and the bottom plate. As the fixing part is used to effect the piercing process and the connecting process at the same time, the FPC crimp terminal can be compactified and the work efficiency can be enhanced through reduction in the number of processes.

Flexible printed circuit board crimp terminal and crimping structure for core therewith

A female terminal for a connector comprising a terminal body that is fixed by a retainer of a housing, a leaf spring that extends forward in the terminal body, and a stabilizer that is fixed by a lance of the housing. At the root end of the leaf spring, a round part that bends lengthwise into an approximately circular arc is formed. A bead having a curved section to increase flexural rigidity of the leaf spring is formed ahead of the round part on the top end side. A stabilizer having a face directed in the width direction is erected in the height direction from the top end of the terminal body.

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Ping Chen