Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Autonetworks Technologies, Limited

Takuya Utsunomiya

Shiro Nishida

Daichi Kawaguchi

Nobuyuki Akiba

Satoshi Kakuda

Fumitaka Maekawa

The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a connector capable of suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. A vehicle-side terminalincludes a terminal connecting portionto be electrically connected to a charger-side terminal, a wire connecting portionto be electrically connected to a wire, and an intermediate portionprovided between the terminal connecting portionand the wire connecting portion. The terminal connecting portionhas a hollow cylindrical shape. The terminal connecting portionincludes a first slitX,X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the terminal connecting portion. The intermediate portionhas a rectangular tube shape. The intermediate portionincludes a second slitX extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the intermediate portion

Connection terminal and connector

It is aimed to provide a terminal fitting () in which thick plating films can be formed on necessary parts without requiring particularly complicated plating. The terminal fitting () includes a tubular connecting portion () into which a mating male terminal () is insertable. The connecting portion () includes a plurality of resilient pieces () circumferentially divided via expanding slots () extending from a tip. Thick film portions () with a thicker plating film than in other parts are provided on inner surfaces of the plurality of resilient pieces () and contact areas () capable of contacting the male terminal () are provided on these thick film portions (). The thick film portions () and the contact areas () are arranged continuously in a circumferential direction except at the positions of the expanding slots () on an inner surface of the connecting portion () near a tip.

Terminal fitting with resilient pieces having thin plating region and thick plating region

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Mie, Japan

Takuya Utsunomiya