Terminal, structure of connecting terminal and wire together, and method of producing terminal

摘要

A pin is formed on a bottom wall of a terminal, and pierces the wire, thereby connecting the terminal and the wire together. Further, a piercing terminal is connected to a wire including a conductor, including a plurality of wire elements twisted together into a bundle, and an insulating covering material covering an outer periphery of the conductor. Piercing portions, which pierces the insulating covering material of the wire to contact the conductor within the wire, is formed upright on a bottom plate of a wire connection portion of a generally U-shaped cross-section for receiving an end portion of the wire. Each of the piercing portions is formed by stamping a relevant portion out of a side plate of the wire connection portion and by raising this stamped-out portion.