Joint terminal

Abstract

Abstract A joint terminal comprising: a fixed contact plate having side plates at both sides thereof; a first resilient contact plate integrally formed with the fixed contact plate and formed by folding the fixed contact plate from one end thereof to the other end via a stiff bent portion; an enclosing plate integrally formed with the fixed contact plate and extending from said side plates of the fixed contact plate over the first resilient contact plate to enclose the first resilient contact plate; and a second resilient contact plate integrally formed with the enclosing plate and formed by folding the enclosing plate at one end thereof on the stiff bent portion side via a bent portion, the second resilient contact plate being opposed to the first resilient contact plate, wherein one of two male terminals are inserted between the fixed contact plate and the first resilient contact plate, and the other male terminal is inserted between the first and second resilient contact plates in the opposite direction that the one male terminal is inserted. The joint terminal is useful for connecting tabs of bus bars constituting internal circuit and male terminals of electric parts for automobiles.

Inventors

• 👤 Yoshihisa Natsume

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