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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2000
Nobuyuki Akeda, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A press-connecting terminal (,) includes a plurality of press-connecting blades (,). A gap between the pair of press-connecting blades (,) is smaller than the diameter of the electric wire (,), and a gap between the pair of press-connecting blades (,) is smaller than a diameter of a conductor (,) of the electric wire (,). When the electric wire (,) is press-fitted relative to the press-connecting blades (,), an end portion of the electric wire (,) is held by the pair of press-connecting blades (,) while the conductor (,) is press-connected to the pairs of press-connecting blades (,) in electrically-contacted relation thereof. In so far as a variation in diameter of the electric wire (,) is within a predetermined range, the good press-connecting operation is effected, and the press-connecting terminal (,) has enhanced versatility.