| 摘要 |
When producing connector terminals that are of a multi-stage connector and that have different overall lengths, the terminals having differing lengths of every stage are formed at once using a single die while minimizing material loss as much as possible. When forming 2N (where N = 1, 2, 3,...) rod-shaped terminals (21-26), which have overall lengths that vary in sequence, out of a single band-shaped metal plate (W) by means of press punching, a first carrier (11) and second carrier (12) are disposed on the metal plate along both side edges thereof, and a plurality of rod bodies (A1-A3) that bridge therebetween are arrayed in a manner so that the lengthwise direction of the rod bodies (A1-A3) is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (X) of the metal plate. The 2N terminals are divided such that the first N in descending order of length are in a first group, and the remaining N are in a second group. The n-th (where n = 1, 2, 3,...; and n = N) shortest terminal (24-26) and the n-th longest terminal (21-23) are selected from among the terminals of the respective groups, the terminals of both groups are combined one by one, and each combined pair of terminals is disposed in series over one rod body. |
