JP5907293B2 - Conductive terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a conductive terminal used in a waterproof connector provided with a waterproof mat seal used as an electrical connection means for various devices mounted on an automobile or the like.

  Various technologies have conventionally been developed for waterproof connectors having a waterproof mat seal and conductive terminals used therefor, but as a technology related to the present invention, for example, “Terminals” described in Patent Document 1 Brackets and connectors ".

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the terminal fitting 70 described in Patent Document 1 is formed by pressing a metal plate, and is crimped to a substantially box-shaped main body 71 and a terminal portion of the electric wire W. And a connected barrel portion 72. The main body 71 is formed with an open end, and a male terminal fitting (not shown) as a connection partner is inserted into the main body 71 from the front to enable conductive connection. A pair of stabilizers 73a and 73b are provided on the side edge of the lower surface side of the main body 71 downward at a predetermined interval.

  The stabilizers 73a and 73b are formed in a flat plate shape having a thickness corresponding to two of the plate thicknesses by bending a metal plate. The base end side of the front end edge of the front stabilizer 73a coincides with the front end of the main body portion 71, and a tapered portion 75a that is tapered toward the protruding end side is formed. The rear stabilizer 73b is provided in the vicinity of the center of the main body 71 in the front-rear direction, and a tapered portion 75b that tapers toward the protruding end is formed at the rear end edge.

  A concave portion formed between the stabilizers 73a and 73b is a lance engagement recess 77, and a locking portion 92 of the lance 95 of the housing 80 enters the lance engagement recess 77 as will be described later. Engageable. The pair of stabilizers 73 a and 73 b are adapted to guide the insertion operation by being fitted into the guide grooves 82 and 85 when the terminal fitting 70 is inserted into the cavity 81 of the housing 80.

  A cavity 81 for inserting the terminal fitting 70 from the rear is provided in the housing 80 made of synthetic resin. A guide groove 82 into which the stabilizers 73a and 73b of the terminal fitting 70 can enter is formed in the side edge on the lower surface side of the cavity 81 so as to be recessed. A lattice-like partition wall 83 is provided between the cavities 81, and the adjacent cavities 81 are partitioned by the partition wall 83. A front wall 84 is formed at the front end of the cavity 81, and the front wall 84 is provided with an opening 90 through which a male terminal fitting (not shown) as a connection partner can enter.

  A rubber plug mounting hole 87 that communicates with all the cavities 81 is provided in the rear portion of the housing 80, and a batch type rubber plug 88 is fitted on the back side thereof. The rubber plug 88 has a predetermined thickness and is formed so as to have a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape of a size that can be tightly fitted into the rubber plug mounting hole 87.

  An outer lip 89 is provided around the outer peripheral surface of the rubber plug 88, and electric wire insertion holes 91 are opened in the rubber plug 88 at positions corresponding to the cavities 81 of the housing 80. On the inner peripheral surface of each electric wire mounting hole 91, an inner lip 91 a that can be brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire W while being elastic is provided.

  The rubber plug retainer 93 mounted on the rear side of the rubber plug 88 is made of synthetic resin and has a shape that is fitted almost tightly to the front end portion of the rubber plug insertion hole 87, and each cavity 81. A window hole 94 through which the terminal fitting 70 can be inserted is formed in a lattice shape at a position corresponding to. A guide groove 85 corresponding to the guide groove 82 of the cavity 81 is recessed in the inner surface of each window hole 94 at the side edge on the lower surface side, and the stabilizers 73a and 73b of the terminal fitting 70 can enter.

  A pair of arms 96 project forward from the upper and lower ends of the rubber plug retainer 93, and a lock projection 86 formed on the outer surface of the housing 80 is fitted into a lock hole 96a provided in the arm 96. A rubber stopper 93 is attached in front of the rubber stopper 88, thereby preventing the rubber stopper 88 from coming off.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when the terminal fitting 70 is inserted in the cavity 81 of the housing 80 in the front-rear direction, the locking portion 92 protruding from the lance 95 provided in the cavity 81 is elastically applied to the lance engagement recess 77. To prevent it from coming off. The stabilizers 73a and 73b of the terminal fitting 70 are projected in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, and can be guided in the insertion operation of the terminal fitting 70 by fitting into the guide groove 82 formed on the inner wall of the cavity 81. is there.

JP 2002-198118 A

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, in the terminal fitting 70 described in Patent Document 1, the side plates of the terminals are bent from the outside to the inside to form the stabilizers 73a and 73b. The stabilizers 73a and 73b are It also functions as a locking means for receiving the lance 95 of the housing 80, but when the terminal fitting 70 is inserted into or removed from the cavity 81 of the housing 80, the stabilizers 73a and 73b of the terminal fitting 70 are concerned. Is likely to be caught on the inner peripheral surface of the wire insertion hole 91 of the mat seal (rubber plug 88) and damage the mat seal (rubber plug 88). In addition, the said torn surface is a cut surface at the time of punching an electroconductive metal material to arbitrary shapes according to a conductive terminal shape.

  Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a conductive terminal that is easy to insert into a housing of a waterproof connector, hardly damages the mat seal at the time of insertion, and hardly generates deformation due to external force in the insertion / removal direction. is there.

The conductive terminal of the present invention is formed by bending a plate material, and is inserted into a cylindrical terminal accommodating space formed in an insulating housing from the back side of the housing toward the front side. A terminal,
A tubular sheath portion located on the distal end side of the insertion direction, wherein the sheath portion located at one said distal side is an end side of the both ends of, for engaging the lance is located in the terminal accommodating space A convex lance engaging portion,
The lance engaging portion is
It consists of a part of the plate material that forms the sheath part, and the protruding piece part of the shape extending in parallel with the insertion direction is bent with a fold as the direction intersecting the axis of the sheath part,
An inclined portion having an axial center away direction of the gradient of the sheath portion as from the leading end side of the sheath portion towards the the other end is a base end side of the sheath portion,
A contact portion that extends from the open end of the inclined portion in a direction approaching the axial center of the sheath portion and abuts perpendicularly to the ceiling wall of the sheath portion , and
The sheath section is
First reinforcing means disposed on the ceiling wall on the base end side with respect to the contact portion;
The lance engagement portion is prevented from being deformed by an external force parallel to the insertion direction by being disposed on the ceiling wall on the tip side of the contact portion and holding the contact portion together with the first reinforcing means. And a second reinforcing means . Here, the distal end side refers to the front side in the insertion direction of the conductive terminal, and the proximal end side refers to the rear side in the insertion direction of the conductive terminal (hereinafter the same).

In the conductive terminals of the present invention, one convex lance engagement portion located on the distal side is an end side of both ends of the sheath portion, the other end of the sheath portion from said distal end of said sheath portion By providing an inclined portion having a gradient in a direction away from the shaft center of the sheath portion toward the proximal end side, the rear side of the housing with respect to the cylindrical terminal accommodating space inside the housing of the waterproof connector When the conductive terminal is inserted from the front side toward the front side, the inclined portion exhibits a wedge function, so that the insertion into the housing is easy and the mat seal is hardly damaged during the insertion.

Further, the lance engaging portion is provided with the inclined portion, and a abutment portion abutting the ceiling wall of the sheath portion extending toward the axis of the sheath portion from the open end of the inclined portion, the lance engaging portion, the result from a portion of the plate material forming the sheath portion, the protruding portions of the insertion direction and shape of parallel extending the songs wanted as folds a direction intersecting the axis As a result, the shear portion and the lance engaging portion are integrated and rigidity is increased, so that an external force in the insertion / removal direction is applied to the conductive terminal after being inserted into the terminal accommodating space inside the housing. The deformation of the lance engaging portion is difficult to occur.

Here, the conductive terminals of the present invention, the sheath portion, said contact portion than disposed on the ceiling wall of the proximal-side, deformation of the lance engaging portion by the insertion direction and parallel to the external force that comprise a first reinforcing means for preventing.

Further, in the conductive terminal of the present invention, the sheath portion is disposed on the ceiling wall on the distal end side with respect to the contact portion, and sandwiches the contact portion together with the first reinforcing means, whereby the insertion direction and it has a second reinforcing means for preventing deformation of the lance engaging portion by parallel external force.

Furthermore, for contacting a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating space, the proximal side of the sheath portion than the lance engaging portion, provided with a convex engaging portion,
The locking portion is
It consists of a part of the plate material that forms the sheath part, and the protruding piece part of the shape extending in parallel with the insertion direction is bent with the direction intersecting the axis as a crease,
An inclined portion having an axial center away direction of the gradient of the sheath portion as from the proximal side of the sheath portion towards the distal end side of the sheath portion,
It is desirable to provide a contact portion that extends from the open end of the inclined portion in a direction approaching the axial center of the sheath portion and contacts the ceiling wall of the sheath portion.

Meanwhile, the first reinforcing means and the second reinforcement means comprises a portion of the plate material forming the sheath portion, a plurality of protruding portions is the shape and extending in a direction intersecting the insertion direction it can be made wanted song direction parallel to the axis of the sheath portion and the fold.

In this case, it is desirable that the first reinforcing means and the second reinforcing means have a flat plate shape in surface contact with the ceiling wall of the sheath portion.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a conductive terminal that is easy to insert into a housing of a waterproof connector, hardly damages the mat seal at the time of insertion, and hardly deforms when an external force in the insertion / removal direction is applied after the insertion.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserts the conductive terminal which is embodiment of this invention in a housing. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which inserts the conductive terminal which is embodiment of this invention in a housing. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which inserted the conductive terminal which is embodiment of this invention in the housing. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conductive terminal shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conductive terminal shown in FIG. 1. It is the side view of the electroconductive terminal seen from the arrow A direction in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the BB line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the bending process process of the electrically conductive terminal shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the bending process process of the electrically conductive terminal shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the bending process process of the electrically conductive terminal shown in FIG. It is a front view of the housing shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the housing shown in FIG. It is the side view of the housing seen from the arrow C direction in FIG. It is a side view which shows the waterproof connector formed by inserting the conductive terminal which is embodiment of this invention in a housing. FIG. 14 is a side view showing a state immediately before the conductive terminal shown in FIG. 1 is inserted into the mat seal cover of the housing shown in FIG. 13. FIG. 16 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 15. It is an enlarged view of the area | region shown by the arrow E in FIG. It is an exploded sectional view showing the conventional terminal metal fitting and connector housing. It is a front view of the terminal metal fitting shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, based on FIGS. 1-17, the conductive terminal 100 which is embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the conductive terminal 100 is made of a plate material 99 (see FIGS. 8 to 10) formed by punching a conductive metal material into an arbitrary shape according to the shape of the conductive terminal 100. Inserted into the cylindrical terminal housing space 51 formed by bending and formed inside the insulating housing 50 from the back side of the housing 50 toward the front side (in the direction of the arrow X) It is a conductive member. The waterproof connector 200 as shown in FIG. 14 is formed by inserting the conductive terminals 100 into all of the plurality of terminal accommodating spaces 51 in the housing 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, the housing 50 has two stages in the height direction H so that a plurality of terminal accommodating spaces 51 are symmetric with respect to the partition wall 53. The other side connected to the waterproof connector 200 between the peripheral wall portion 54 and the outer wall portion 55 of the housing 50 which are arranged in 12 rows in the width direction W and are formed so as to surround the terminal accommodating spaces 51. A gap 56 is formed to accommodate a part of the connector housing (not shown). Note that the number and arrangement of the terminal accommodating spaces 51 are not limited to this.

  A front seal 57 is mounted around the base end side of the peripheral wall portion 54, and a front holder 58 is mounted on the peripheral wall portion 54 on the front side of the housing 50. The front holder 58 is slidable in the front-rear direction L of the housing 50, and a plurality of openings 58 b are opened on the front wall 58 a so as to be in phase with the plurality of terminal accommodating spaces 51. On the back side of the front wall 58a, a protrusion 58c is formed toward the back side of the housing 50. As the front holder 58 slides in the front-rear direction L, the protrusion 58 c enters and leaves the engagement hole 59 formed in the front of the partition wall 53.

  Further, the retainer 60 is disposed so as to cross both surfaces of the partition wall 53 on the proximal end side of the lance 52 and a part of the terminal accommodating space 51 in the width direction W. As will be described later, the retainer 60 can be inserted and removed in the width direction W from one side surface (right side surface) of the housing 50 toward the other side surface (left side surface).

  Further, a waterproof mat seal 61 and a mat seal cover 62 are mounted on the back side of the housing 50. The waterproof mat seal 61 and the mat seal cover 62 are each provided with a plurality of through holes 61 a and 62 a so as to be in phase with the plurality of terminal accommodating spaces 51.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the conductive terminal 100 includes a rectangular tubular sheath 10 provided on the distal end side in the insertion direction (arrow X direction) of the conductive terminal 100 and a housing 50 shown in FIG. 2. A convex lance engaging portion 11 provided on the distal end side of the sheath portion 10 for engaging with a lance 52 provided in the terminal accommodating space 51 inside the terminal, and a part of the inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating space 51 And a convex locking portion 12 provided on the proximal end side of the sheath portion 10.

  The lance engaging portion 11 includes a planar inclined portion 11a having a gradient in a direction away from the shaft center 10c of the sheath portion 10 from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the sheath portion 10, and a proximal end side of the inclined portion 11a. A flat plate-like contact portion 11b extending in a direction approaching the axial center 10c of the sheath portion 10 and perpendicularly contacting the ceiling wall 10a of the sheath portion 10 is provided.

  The locking portion 12 includes a planar inclined portion 12a having a gradient in a direction away from the shaft center 10c of the sheath portion 10 from the proximal end side of the sheath portion 10 toward the distal end side, and a shear portion from the distal end side of the inclined portion 12a. An abutting portion 12b extending in a direction approaching the axis 10c of the portion 10 and abutting against the ceiling wall 10a of the sheath portion 10 is provided.

  On the proximal end side of the contact portion 11b of the lance engagement portion 11 in the sheath portion 10, movement and deformation of the lance engagement portion 11 due to an external force parallel to the insertion direction (arrow X direction) of the conductive terminal 100 are prevented. First reinforcing means 21 is provided. Further, on the distal end side of the sheath portion 10, a second reinforcing means 22 that prevents the lance engagement portion 11 from moving and deforming due to an external force parallel to the insertion direction (arrow X direction) is the lance engagement portion 11 and the sheath portion. 10 ceiling walls 10a. Specifically, the second reinforcing means 22 is arranged at a position where the contact portion 11 b of the lance engaging portion 11 can be sandwiched between the first reinforcing means 21 and the second reinforcing means 22.

  Further, on the proximal end side of the sheath portion 10, a third reinforcing means 23 that prevents movement and deformation of the latching portion 12 due to an external force parallel to the insertion direction (arrow X direction) is the latching portion 12 and the sheath portion 10. It is provided between the ceiling wall 10a. Specifically, the third reinforcing means 23 is disposed at a position where the contact portion 12 b of the locking portion 12 can be sandwiched between the first reinforcing means 21 and the third reinforcing means 23. The 1st reinforcement means 21, the 2nd reinforcement means 22, and the 3rd reinforcement means 23 have comprised the flat plate shape which surface-contacts to the outer surface (outer surface of the ceiling wall 10a) of the sheath part 10. FIG.

  A core wire crimping portion 13 is provided on the proximal end side of the conductive terminal 100, and a core wire (not shown) exposed from the insulation coating of the cable 14 for passing an electric signal is crimped and fixed by the core wire crimping portion 13. The cable 14 and the conductive terminal 100 are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 9, the lance engaging portion 11 of the conductive terminal 100 is provided with a protruding piece portion 11 x in which a part of the plate material 99 forming the sheath portion 10 is extended in parallel with the insertion direction X. It is formed by performing a bending process in which the direction intersecting the axis 10c of the portion 10 is a crease.

  Further, the engaging portion 12 of the conductive terminal 100 has a fold line in a direction intersecting the axis 10c with a protruding piece portion 12x obtained by extending a part of the plate material 99 forming the sheath portion 10 in parallel with the insertion direction X. It is formed by bending.

  Further, the first reinforcing means 21, the second reinforcing means 22, and the third reinforcing means 23 include a plurality of projecting piece portions in which a part of the plate material 99 that forms the sheath portion 10 is extended in a direction intersecting the insertion direction X. It is formed by subjecting 21x, 22x, and 23x to bending processing in which the direction parallel to the insertion direction X is a crease.

  Here, based on FIGS. 1-3 and FIGS. 12-17, the assembly process of the waterproof connector 200 is demonstrated. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the conductive terminal 100 is inserted from the back side to the front side of the housing 50 in a state where the front holder 58 is pulled out to the front side. Specifically, when the leading end side of the conductive terminal 100 is inserted into the through hole 62a provided in the mat seal cover 62 on the back side of the housing 50 and pushed in the insertion direction X as it is, the sheath portion of the conductive terminal 100 is obtained. 10 passes through the through hole 62 a of the mat seal cover 62 and the through hole 61 a of the waterproof mat seal 61 and is accommodated in the terminal accommodating space 51 of the housing 50. At this time, the lance 52 in the housing 50 is fitted between the lance engaging portion 11 and the locking portion 12.

  Since the rectangular lance engaging portion 11 of the conductive terminal 100 is provided with a convex lance engaging portion 11, the shape of the conductive terminal 100 seen from the front is convex as shown in FIGS. There is no. Further, the opening end shape of the through hole 62a of the mat seal cover 62 is similar to the shape of the conductive terminal 100 in a front view, and is formed in a slightly larger convex shape. Therefore, like the three conductive terminals 100 except for the leftmost conductive terminal 100 of the four conductive terminals 100 described in FIGS. 16 and 17, the conductive property to the through hole 62 a of the mat seal cover 62 is determined. When the insertion posture of the terminal 100 is shifted in the direction of rotation around the axis 10c of the sheath portion 10, the conductive terminal 100 cannot be inserted into the through hole 62a. For this reason, the poor insertion posture of the conductive terminal 100 can be prevented in advance.

  After the conductive terminal 100 is accommodated in the entire terminal accommodating space 51 of the housing 50 by the above-described insertion operation, when the front holder 58 is pushed toward the back side of the housing 50, the protruding portion 58c of the front holder 58 becomes the partition wall portion. 53, the lance 52 is held so as not to be separated from the sheath portion 10 of the conductive terminal 100. In this case, if any of the conductive terminals 100 is in the midway insertion state, the lance 52 remains displaced toward the engagement hole 59 by the lance engagement portion 11, and the front holder 58 cannot be pushed into a predetermined position. Therefore, mid-insertion (insertion failure) can be detected.

  After the front holder 58 is pushed to a predetermined position, as shown in FIG. 13, when the retainer 60 is inserted from the right side surface of the housing 50 toward the left side surface, the plurality of conductive terminals 100 are locked as shown in FIG. Thus, the waterproof connector 200 shown in FIG. 14 is completed. If any one of the conductive terminals 100 is in the halfway insertion state, the tip of the retainer 60 comes into contact with the sheath portion 10 or the locking portion 12, and the retainer 60 cannot be inserted to a predetermined position. Insertion failure) can be detected.

  In the conductive terminal 100 of the present embodiment, the convex lance engaging portion 11 provided on the distal end side of the sheath portion 10 is moved away from the axial center 10c of the sheath portion 10 from the distal end side toward the proximal end side. An inclined portion 11a having a gradient is provided. For this reason, the rectangular cylindrical terminal accommodating space 51 in the housing 50 of the waterproof connector 200 passes through the through hole 61a of the mat seal cover 62 on the back side of the housing 50 and the through hole 61a of the waterproof mat seal 61. When the conductive terminal 100 is inserted, the inclined portion 11a exhibits a wedge function, so that the insertion into the housing is easy, and the waterproof mat seal 61 can be prevented from being damaged during the insertion.

  Further, the lance engaging part 11 is provided with an inclined part 11a and an abutting part 11b that extends from the inclined part 11a in a direction approaching the axis 10c of the sheath part 10 and comes into contact with the ceiling wall 10a of the sheath part 10. A lance engagement portion 11 is formed by bending a protruding piece portion 11x, in which a part of the plate material 99 forming the sheath portion 10 is extended in parallel with the insertion direction X, with a fold in the direction intersecting the axis 10c. As a result, the sheath portion 10 and the lance engaging portion 11 are integrated and the rigidity is increased, so that an external force parallel to the insertion direction X is applied to the conductive terminal 100 after being inserted into the terminal accommodating space 51 in the housing 50. It is possible to prevent the lance engaging portion 11 from being deformed when is added.

  Similarly, the locking portion 12 is provided with an inclined portion 12a and an abutting portion 12b that extends from the inclined portion 12a in a direction approaching the axis 10c of the sheath portion 10 and contacts the ceiling wall 10a of the sheath portion 10. The protruding portion 12x obtained by extending a part of the plate material 99 forming the sheath portion 10 in parallel with the insertion direction X was subjected to a bending process in which the direction intersecting the axis 10c was folded to form the locking portion 12. As a result, the sheath portion 10 and the locking portion 12 are integrated and the rigidity is increased, so that an external force parallel to the insertion direction X is applied to the conductive terminal 100 after being inserted into the terminal accommodating space 51 in the housing 50. It is possible to prevent the locking portion 12 from being deformed. Further, by the above configuration, it is possible to prevent the conductive terminal 100 from rattling in the vertical direction (direction intersecting the insertion direction X).

  Further, in the conductive terminal 100, the contact portion 11b of the lance engagement portion 11 is sandwiched between the first reinforcement means 21 and the second reinforcement means 22, and the contact portion 12b of the locking portion 12 is Since it is sandwiched between the reinforcing means 22 and the third reinforcing means 23, the movement and deformation of the lance engaging portion 11 and the locking portion 12 due to an external force parallel to the insertion direction X of the conductive terminal 100 are effectively prevented. be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first reinforcing means 21, the second reinforcing means 22, and the third reinforcing means 23 extend a part of the plate material 99 forming the sheath portion 10 in a direction crossing the insertion direction. Further, since the plurality of projecting piece portions 21x, 22x, and 23x can be formed by bending the fold in the direction parallel to the insertion direction X, it is possible to avoid complication of the manufacturing process.

  Moreover, since the 1st reinforcement means 21, the 2nd reinforcement means 22, and the 3rd reinforcement means 23 are flat plate shape which contacts the outer surface (outer surface of the ceiling wall 10a) of the sheath part 10, the enlargement of the conductive terminal 100 is avoided. However, it exhibits an excellent reinforcing effect.

  In addition, the conductive terminal 100 demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-17 shows an example of this invention, and the conductive terminal of this invention is not limited to the conductive terminal 100 mentioned above.

  The conductive terminal of the present invention can be widely used in various industrial fields such as the electronic / electrical equipment industry and the automobile industry as a constituent member such as a waterproof connector used for electrical connection of various equipments.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Saya part 10a Ceiling wall 10c Axis center 11 Lance engagement part 11a, 12a Inclination part 11b, 12b Contact part 11x, 12x, 21x, 22x, 23x Projection part 12 Locking part 13 Core wire crimping part 14 Cable 21 1st Reinforcing means 22 Second reinforcing means 23 Third reinforcing means 50 Housing 51 Terminal receiving space 52 Lance 53 Partition part 54 Peripheral wall part 55 Outer wall part 56 Gap part 57 Front seal 58 Front holder 58a Front wall 58b Opening part 58c Protruding part 59 Engagement Hole 60 Retainer 61 Waterproof mat seal 61a, 62a Through hole 62 Mat seal cover 99 Plate material 100 Conductive terminal 200 Waterproof connector

Claims (4)

A conductive terminal that is formed by bending a plate material and is inserted from the back side of the housing toward the front side with respect to a cylindrical terminal accommodating space formed inside the insulating housing,
A tubular sheath portion located on the distal end side of the insertion direction, wherein the sheath portion located at one said distal side is an end side of the both ends of, for engaging the lance is located in the terminal accommodating space A convex lance engaging portion,
The lance engaging portion is
It consists of a part of the plate material that forms the sheath part, and the protruding piece part of the shape extending in parallel with the insertion direction is bent with a fold as the direction intersecting the axis of the sheath part,
An inclined portion having an axial center away direction of the gradient of the sheath portion as from the leading end side of the sheath portion towards the the other end is a base end side of the sheath portion,
A contact portion that extends from the open end of the inclined portion in a direction approaching the axial center of the sheath portion and abuts perpendicularly to the ceiling wall of the sheath portion , and
The sheath section is
First reinforcing means disposed on the ceiling wall on the base end side with respect to the contact portion;
The lance engagement portion is prevented from being deformed by an external force parallel to the insertion direction by being disposed on the ceiling wall on the tip side of the contact portion and holding the contact portion together with the first reinforcing means. Second reinforcing means for
A conductive terminal characterized by that. For contacting a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating space, the proximal side of the sheath portion than the lance engaging portion, provided with a convex engaging portion,
The locking portion is
It consists of a part of the plate material that forms the sheath part, and the protruding piece part of the shape extending in parallel with the insertion direction is bent with the direction intersecting the axis as a crease,
An inclined portion having an axial center away direction of the gradient of the sheath portion as from the proximal side of the sheath portion towards the distal end side of the sheath portion,
A contact portion that extends from the open end of the inclined portion in a direction approaching the axial center of the sheath portion and contacts the ceiling wall of the sheath portion ,
The conductive terminal according to claim 1. Said first reinforcing means and the second reinforcement means, said sheath portion made from a part of the plate forming a plurality of protruding portions having a shape extending in a direction intersecting the insertion direction the sheath portion the axis and those wanted song and a direction parallel to the folds claim 1, wherein the conductive terminal. The conductive terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first reinforcing means and the second reinforcing means have a flat plate shape in surface contact with the ceiling wall of the sheath portion.

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