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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Seido Nishijima, Mie, JP;
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A male terminal of a novel structure is disclosed which can reduce manufacturing cost while suppressing an increase of conductor resistance. A male terminalis provided with a plurality of plate portionsmade of metal, a plurality of recessed portionsrespectively provided in the plurality of plate portionsand each extending from a tip part toward a base end part of the corresponding plate portionwhile having an arcuate cross-sectional shape, a tubular contact portionprovided by combining the plurality of recessed portions, and a conductive connecting portionprovided by combining the base end parts of the plurality of plate portions