Title:
FEMALE TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, ELECTRIC CABLE WITH TERMINAL, ELECTRIC CABLE WITH CONNECTOR, AND WIRE HARNESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/063283
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a female terminal, a female connector, an electric cable with a terminal, an electric cable with a connector, and a wire harness with which damage to a welded portion can be prevented even if a conductor of the electric cable is connected by ultrasonic welding to an electric cable connecting portion of the female terminal, which is obtained by welding a base portion and a spring member in advance. A female terminal 10 is provided with an electric cable connecting portion 11 to which a conductor 6 of an electric cable 5 is connected by ultrasonic welding, and a terminal connecting portion 12 to which a male terminal is connected, wherein: the terminal connecting portion 12 is provided with a base portion 20 having a pair of side walls 21 arranged spaced apart by a predetermined gap into which a connecting blade 3 of the male terminal can be inserted, and a spring member 30 attached to the base portion 20; the spring member 30 includes extended plates 31 which follow outside surfaces of the side walls 21, and arm springs 322 which extend toward the opposing side wall 21; the extended plates 31 are provided alongside the outside surfaces of the side walls 21; and the side walls 21 and the extended plates 31 are welded together at endless welded portions 40 that are endless.
Inventors:
YAMADA TAKURO (JP)
WATANABE TAKESHI (JP)
TANIGAWA TOMOAKI (JP)
ADACHI MITSUKO (JP)
NISHII RYOSUKE (JP)
WATANABE TAKESHI (JP)
TANIGAWA TOMOAKI (JP)
ADACHI MITSUKO (JP)
NISHII RYOSUKE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/037766
Publication Date:
April 20, 2023
Filing Date:
October 11, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD (JP)
FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC (JP)
FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC (JP)
International Classes:
B23K20/10; H01R4/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2014208108A1 | 2014-12-31 |
Foreign References:
| JP2013546151A | 2013-12-26 | |||
| JP2014238940A | 2014-12-18 | |||
| JP2019527460A | 2019-09-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAGATA Motoaki et al. (JP)
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