Joint terminal, a joint connector and a production method therefor

摘要

Joint terminals (20c) and a housing (10) are united by a press-in operation instead of being united by insert molding. Thus, there is no likelihood that an injection pressure will deform the joint terminals (20c). The joint terminal (20c) has a coupling (21) bent so that upper and lower supports (26, 27) are formed at the opposite sides of an intermediate portion (28). A high dimensional precision can be obtained even when an automatic mounting machine is used for pressing the joint terminals (20c) into the housing (10).