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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Yasumichi Kuwayama, Makinohara, JP;
Yasumichi Kuwayama, Makinohara, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An aluminum wire press-clamping terminal is press-clamped to an aluminum wire having a conductor portion in which a plurality of aluminum- or aluminum alloy-made strands are twisted. The aluminum wire press-clamping terminal includes: a bottom plate portion for placing the conductor portion thereon; a pair of caulking piece portions which are extended from the bottom plate portion and adapted to be caulked to the conductor portion on the bottom plate portion to hold the conductor portion therebetween; and at least one groove and at least one convex portion which are formed on contact surfaces of the bottom plate portion and the pair of caulking piece portions, the contact surfaces being adapted to contact the conductor portion. The convex portion extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the conductor portion.