Female terminal and production method of female terminal

摘要

An object of the present invention is to improve machining accuracy of a contact portion by forming a female terminal only by a cutting process. The present invention concerns a female terminal 30 into which a male terminal 80 is to be fitted while being held by a plurality of contact pieces 32. The plurality of contact pieces 32 project from a main portion 31 in a facing state. The male terminal 80 is accommodated into an accommodation space 35 surrounded by the plurality of contact pieces 32. The accommodation space 35 is mainly formed by a plurality of horizontal holes 38 which are open laterally. Cross-sectional shapes of surfaces S of the contact pieces 32 forming the horizontal holes 38 cut along a cutting plate crossing an axial center of the main portion 31 are straight lines.