JP2010021016A - Terminal metal fitting and electric cable with terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal fitting and an electric cable with terminal of which the contact resistance is reduced and adhesion force is improved. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal fitting includes a bottom plate 30 on which a core wire 13 exposed at the terminal of an electric cable 11 is arranged, a pair of wire barrels 16, 16 which protrude in the direction to cross the extension direction in which the electric cable 11 extends from both sides of the bottom plate 30 and are crimped to the core wire 13 while compressing the core wire 13 so as to wind around the core wire 13, a connection part 17 which is connected to a male terminal fitting in line with the bottom plate 30, an opposed part 31 which is installed at the position opposed to the end part 28 of the wire barrel 16 through the core wire 13 out of the bottom plate 30 in the state the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the core wire 13. A recessed part 18 is installed at the position different from the opposed part 31 in the arrangement surface 27 where the core wire 13 is arranged, out of the bottom plate 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal fitting and an electric wire with a terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a terminal fitting connected to an end of an electric wire, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. The terminal fitting includes a crimping portion that is caulked from the outside to the core wire exposed from the end of the electric wire, and a connection portion that is connected to the mating terminal connected to the crimping portion. A crimping | compression-bonding part is crimped | bonded to a core wire by pinching | interposing a crimping part up and down with a pair of metal mold | die.

  When an oxide film is formed on the surface of the core wire described above, there is a concern that the contact resistance between the core wire and the crimp portion is increased due to the oxide film being interposed between the core wire and the crimp portion.

  Therefore, in the prior art, a recess (serration) extending continuously in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the electric wire extends is formed on the inner side (core wire side) of the crimping portion.

When the crimping portion is caulked to the core wire of the electric wire, the core wire is pressed by the crimping portion and plastically deformed in the extending direction of the electric wire. Then, the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire is peeled off by being in sliding contact with the opening edge of the recess. Then, the new surface of the core wire comes into contact with the crimping portion. Thereby, the contact resistance between an electric wire and a terminal metal fitting can be made small.
JP-A-10-125362

  By caulking the crimping portion to the core wire, a force is applied to the core wire in the radially inward direction of the core wire. As a reaction of this force, a force directed radially outward of the core wire is applied to the crimping portion.

  As described above, the crimping part is crimped to the core wire by being sandwiched between a pair of molds. For this reason, even if a force is applied to the crimping portion, the change in the size of the crimping portion is restricted by the inner peripheral surface of the die in the region surrounded by the die.

  However, the mold is opened in the direction in which the electric wire extends in order to escape the connecting portion and the electric wire. For this reason, as for the crimping | compression-bonding part, the change of a dimension is not controlled by the metal mold | die about the direction where an electric wire is extended. As a result, when a force is applied to the crimping portion, the crimping portion may be deformed in the extending direction of the electric wire.

  Since the thickness of the portion where the concave portion is formed in the crimping portion is thinner than the portion where the concave portion is not formed, it is relatively easily deformed. For this reason, in the prior art, there is a concern that the length of the terminal fitting in the extending direction of the electric wire may change due to the recess extending in the extending direction of the electric wire. As a result, there is a concern that the dimensional accuracy of the terminal fitting may be reduced.

  This invention is completed based on the above situations, Comprising: It aims at providing the terminal metal fitting and the electric wire with a terminal which improved the dimensional accuracy.

  The present invention is a terminal fitting, which protrudes in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the electric wire from both sides of the bottom plate on which the core wire exposed at the end of the electric wire is placed, and wound around the core wire. A pair of barrels that are crimped to the core wire while compressing the core wire, a connection portion that is connected to the mating terminal fitting connected to the bottom plate, and the barrel of the bottom plate is crimped to the core wire An opposed portion provided at a position opposed to the end of the barrel via the core wire in a state where the core wire is disposed on the arrangement surface of the bottom plate and the barrel on which the core wire is disposed. A recess is provided at a different position.

  Moreover, this invention is an electric wire with a terminal, Comprising: The electric wire containing a core wire and the terminal metal fitting crimped | bonded to the terminal of the said electric wire are provided.

  According to the present invention, the barrel is wound around the core wire and crimped. The barrel compresses the core wire in a state of being crimped to the core wire. A concave portion is formed on the surface of the bottom plate and the barrel where the core wire is disposed. The core wire is inserted into the recess by receiving pressure from the barrel toward the bottom plate. Then, the hole edge of the recess and the surface of the core wire come into sliding contact with each other, and the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire is peeled off. Thereby, the new surface of the core wire is exposed. The core wire and the terminal fitting are electrically connected by contacting the new surface with the bottom plate or the barrel.

  Further, according to the present invention, the recess is formed at a position different from the facing portion. In other words, no recess is formed in the facing portion. Thereby, even if the opposing part receives the pressure from the edge part of a barrel, it is difficult to extend about the extension direction of an electric wire compared with the part in which the recessed part was formed. By this opposing part, it can suppress that a baseplate extends in the extension direction of an electric wire. As a result, the dimensional accuracy of the terminal fitting can be improved in the extending direction of the electric wire.

As embodiments of the present invention, the following embodiments are preferable.
The recess may be formed at a symmetrical position with the facing portion as a center.

  According to said structure, when the recessed part formed in the baseplate or the barrel is extended, a terminal metal fitting deform | transforms symmetrically with respect to an opposing part as a whole. Thereby, it is suppressed that the dimension of a terminal metal fitting deform | transforms asymmetrically about an opposing part.

  A plurality of the recesses may be provided side by side with an interval in the extending direction.

  According to said structure, since the several recessed part is formed in the bottom plate, the area which a core wire and the hole edge of a recessed part contact increases. Thereby, since the area where the oxide film of a core wire peels increases, the area which the new surface of a core wire exposes also increases. As a result, the contact resistance between the electric wire and the terminal fitting can be reduced.

  The recesses may be arranged in a straight line.

  According to said structure, the adhesive force between an electric wire and a terminal metal fitting can be improved about the extension direction of an electric wire compared with the case where a recessed part is distribute | arranged in zigzag form, for example.

  The facing portion may be configured to be positioned near the center of the bottom plate in a direction intersecting with the extending direction before the barrel is pressure-bonded to the core wire.

  According to said structure, the opposing part which is hard to deform | transform compared with the area | region in which the recessed part was formed is located in the vicinity of the center of the direction which cross | intersects the extending direction among bottom plates. Thereby, before and after crimping the barrel to the core wire, the terminal fitting can be prevented from being biased and deformed in the direction intersecting with the extending direction of the electric wire.

  The core wire may be made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

  When the core wire is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, an oxide film is relatively easily formed on the surface of the core wire. The above configuration is effective when an oxide film is easily formed on the surface of the core wire.

  When the compression rate of the core wire crimped by the barrel is a percentage of the cross-sectional area of the core wire after the barrel is crimped to the cross-sectional area of the core wire before the barrel is crimped, the compression rate May be 40% or more and 70% or less.

  In order to break the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire and reduce the contact resistance, it is necessary to caulk the crimping portion to the conductor with a high compression rate. According to said structure, a crimping | compression-bonding part is crimped | bonded to an electric wire with a comparatively high compression rate that a compression rate is 40% or more and 70% or less. Thereby, the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire can be effectively peeled off.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the terminal fitting after the barrel is crimped to the core wire.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment is a terminal-attached electric wire 10 in which a female terminal fitting (corresponding to the terminal fitting of the present invention) 12 is crimped to a core wire 13 exposed from the end of the electric wire 11.

(Wire 11)
As shown in FIG. 1, the electric wire 11 includes a core wire 13 formed by twisting a plurality of fine metal wires, and an insulating coating 14 made of an insulating synthetic resin surrounding the outer periphery of the core wire 13. As the metal thin wire, any metal such as copper, copper alloy, aluminum, or aluminum alloy can be used as necessary. In this embodiment, an aluminum alloy is used. As shown in FIG. 1, the insulation coating 14 is peeled off at the end of the electric wire 11 and the core wire 13 is exposed.

(Female terminal fitting 12)
The female terminal fitting 12 is formed by pressing a metal plate material into a predetermined shape using a mold (not shown). The female terminal fitting 12 includes an insulation barrel that is caulked so as to embrace the outer periphery of the insulation coating 14 of the electric wire 11, a bottom plate 30 on which the core wire 13 is placed continuously to the insulation barrel 15, and both sides of the bottom plate 30. A male barrel (not shown) connected to a wire barrel 16 (corresponding to the barrel of the present invention) that protrudes from the portion and is compressed around the core wire 13 by being compressed around the core wire 13 from the outside, and a bottom plate 30 And a connection portion 17 connected to a metal fitting (corresponding to the mating terminal metal fitting of the present invention). As shown in FIG. 2, the insulation barrel 15 has a pair of plate shapes that protrude in the vertical direction in FIG.

  Although not shown in detail, the connecting portion 17 has a cylindrical shape into which a male tab (not shown) of the male terminal fitting can be inserted. An elastic contact piece 26 is formed inside the connection portion 17, and the elastic contact piece 26 and the male tab of the male terminal fitting are in elastic contact with each other, so that the male terminal fitting and the female terminal fitting 12 are connected to each other. Are electrically connected.

  In the present embodiment, the female terminal fitting 12 is the female terminal fitting 12 having the cylindrical connection portion 17, but is not limited thereto, and may be a male terminal fitting having a male tab, or a through hole in a metal plate material. It is good also as what is called a LA terminal in which is formed, and it can be set as the terminal metal fitting of arbitrary shapes as needed.

(Wire barrel 16)
In FIG. 2, the principal part enlarged plan view of the baseplate 30 in the expansion | deployment state (state before crimping | bonding to an electric wire) and the wire barrel 16 is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the wire barrel 16 is formed so as to protrude from the bottom plate 30 in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and forms a pair of plates. The wire barrel 16 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the direction penetrating the paper surface in FIG. 2 before the electric wire is crimped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the wire barrel 16 is caulked so as to be wound around the core wire 13 from both lateral sides in FIG. 3. The ends 28, 28 of the pair of wire barrels 16, 16 are in contact with each other in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 of the female terminal fitting 12, and face downward in FIG. 3. Both end portions 28 of the wire barrel 16 are in contact with the core wire 13 from above in FIG. Thereby, the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 applies pressure to the core wire 13 toward the bottom plate 30 side.

(Opposing part 31)
As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of wire barrels 16 and 16 are crimped so as to be wound around the outside of the core wire 13. In this state, the wire barrel 16 compresses the core wire 13 from the outside. The end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 is in contact with the core wire 13 from above in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction in FIG. Thereby, the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 applies pressure to the core wire 13 toward the bottom plate 30 side.

  As indicated by a broken line in FIG. 3, a position in the bottom plate 30 where the concave portion 18 faces the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 via the core wire 13 is a facing portion 31. As shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, the facing portion 31 refers to the entire region of the bottom plate 30 where the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 is pressed against the core wire 13 and faces the bottom plate 30. The length dimension in the extending direction of the facing portion 31 (the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 2) is substantially the same as the length dimension in the extending direction of the wire barrel 16 in a state where it is crimped to the core wire 13. Moreover, the length dimension about the direction (direction shown by the arrow B in FIG. 2) which cross | intersects the extension direction of the opposing part 31 is the edge parts 28 and 28 of a pair of wire barrels 16 and 16 in the state crimped | bonded to the core wire 13. FIG. Is substantially the same as the sum of the wall thickness dimensions (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the facing portion 31 is in a direction (left and right in FIG. 3) that intersects the direction in which the electric wire 11 extends (the direction that penetrates the paper surface in FIG. 3) before the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the core wire 13. Direction).

(Concave part 18)
As shown in FIG. 2, the wire barrel 16 has a plurality of arrangement surfaces 27 (surfaces on the front side in the direction penetrating the paper surface in FIG. 2) on which the wires 11 are arranged when the wires 11 are crimped. A recess 18 is formed. The hole edge 20 of each recess 18 has a quadrangular shape (polygonal shape) when viewed from the direction penetrating the paper surface of FIG. Specifically, in the present embodiment, it has a rectangular shape. In FIG. 2, the internal structure of the recess 18 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of recesses 18 are linearly spaced with respect to the extending direction (direction indicated by arrow A in FIG. 2) in which the core wire 13 extends in a state where the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the core wire 13. Are arranged in two rows at intervals with respect to the direction intersecting the extending direction (the direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, seven recesses 18 are formed in each row.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the concave portion 18 is formed in a region different from the facing portion 31 in the bottom plate 30. In other words, the concave portion 18 is not formed in the facing portion 31.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the row of the recesses 18 located on the upper side of the facing portion 31 and the row of the recesses 18 located on the lower side in FIG. It is formed in a symmetrical position. In addition, each concave portion 18 positioned on the upper side of the facing portion 31 and each concave portion 18 positioned on the lower side are also formed at positions symmetrical with respect to the vertical direction in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the compression ratio of the core wire 13 crimped by the wire barrel 16 is set to the cross-sectional area of the core wire 13 before the wire barrel 16 is crimped. The compression ratio is 40% or more and 70 or less. In this embodiment, it is set to 60%.

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. Below, an example of the attachment process of the female terminal metal fitting 12 with respect to the electric wire 11 is shown. First, a metal plate is formed into a predetermined shape by press molding using a mold. At this time, you may form the recessed part 18 simultaneously.

  Then, the connection part 17 is formed by bending the metal plate material formed in the predetermined shape (refer FIG. 2). At this time, the recess 18 may be formed. Moreover, you may form the recessed part 18 in another process.

  Subsequently, the insulation coating 14 of the electric wire 11 is removed to expose the core wire 13. With the core wire 13 placed on the bottom plate 30 and the insulating coating 14 placed on the insulation barrel 15, the barrels 15 and 16 are sandwiched between a pair of molds (not shown) from above and below. Is caulked from the outside to the electric wire 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the wire barrel 16 is caulked to the core wire 13, the core wire 13 is pressed against the wire barrel 16 and compressed. Then, the core wire 13 is fitted into the bottom wall 30. Thereby, the outer peripheral surface of the core wire 13 is in sliding contact with the edge formed on the hole edge 20 of the recess 18. Then, the oxide film formed on the outer peripheral surface of the core wire 13 is peeled off, and the new surface of the core wire 13 is exposed. When the new surface and the wire barrel 16 or the bottom wall 30 are in contact with each other, the core wire 13 and the female terminal fitting 12 are electrically connected. Thereby, the electric wire 10 with a terminal is completed. In addition, in FIG. 3, the cross section of the some core wire 13 is typically described typically as a whole.

  Then, the effect | action and effect of this embodiment are demonstrated. According to this embodiment, the wire barrel 16 is wound around the core wire 13 and crimped. The wire barrel 16 compresses the core wire 13 while being crimped to the core wire 13. The bottom plate 30 is formed with a plurality of recesses 18 arranged at intervals in the extending direction of the electric wires 11. The core wire 13 receives pressure from the wire barrel 16 toward the bottom plate 13 and is fitted into the recess 18. Then, the hole edge 20 of the recess 18 and the surface of the core wire 13 are in sliding contact with each other, and the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire 13 is peeled off. Thereby, the new surface of the core wire 13 is exposed. When the new surface and the bottom plate 30 or the wire barrel 16 are in contact with each other, the core wire 13 and the female terminal fitting 12 are electrically connected.

  As described above, the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the core wire 13 by being sandwiched between a pair of molds. For this reason, even if force is applied to the wire barrel 16 and the bottom plate 30, the dimensions of the wire barrel 16 and the bottom plate 30 are changed by the inner peripheral surface of the mold in the region surrounded by the mold. Be regulated.

  However, the connecting portion 17 and the electric wire 11 are led out from the mold, and in order to allow the connecting portion 17 and the electric wire 11 to escape, the mold extends in the direction in which the electric wire 11 extends (the direction penetrating the paper surface in FIG. 3). Is open about. For this reason, the wire barrel 16 and the bottom plate 30 are not restricted in dimensional change depending on the mold in the direction in which the electric wire 11 extends. As a result, when a force is applied to the wire barrel 16 and the bottom plate 30, the wire barrel 16 and the bottom plate 30 may be deformed in the extending direction of the electric wires 11.

  In the present embodiment, the recess 18 is formed in the bottom plate 30. Since the thickness of the portion of the bottom plate 30 where the concave portion 18 is formed is thinner than the portion where the concave portion 18 is not formed, it is relatively easily deformed. For this reason, there is a concern that the length dimension of the female terminal fitting 12 in the extending direction of the electric wire 11 may change due to the recess 18 extending in the extending direction of the electric wire 11. As a result, there is a concern that the dimensional accuracy of the female terminal fitting 12 is lowered.

  Further, in the bottom plate 30, the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the core wire 13, and the opposing portion 31 facing the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16 through the core wire 13 is connected to the wire barrel 16 from the end portion 28 of the wire barrel 16. A pressure greater than that applied from the other parts of the 16 is applied. For this reason, when the recessed part 18 is formed in the opposing part 31, we are anxious about the female terminal metal fitting 12 extending about the extension direction of the electric wire 11. FIG.

  In view of the above points, in the present embodiment, the arrangement surface 27 of the bottom plate 30 is provided with the concave portion 18 at a position different from the facing portion 31. Thereby, the opposing part 31 becomes difficult to extend about the extension direction of the electric wire 11, compared with the part in which the recessed part 18 was formed. As a result, it is possible to suppress the bottom plate 30 from extending in the direction in which the electric wire 11 extends. As a result, the dimensional accuracy of the female terminal fitting 12 can be improved in the extending direction of the electric wire 11.

  For example, when the recessed part 18 is not formed in the symmetrical position with respect to the opposing part 31, if the recessed part 18 formed in the baseplate 30 is extended, the female terminal metal fitting 12 will be with respect to the opposing part 31 as a whole. There is concern that it will be distorted into an asymmetric shape. Then, depending on the case, there is a concern that the female terminal fitting 12 cannot be accommodated in the connector housing (not shown).

  In view of the above points, in the present embodiment, the recess 18 is formed at a symmetrical position with the facing portion 31 as the center. Thereby, even if it is a case where the recessed part 18 formed in the baseplate 30 is extended, the female terminal metal fitting 12 deform | transforms symmetrically with respect to the opposing part 31 as a whole. Thereby, it is suppressed that the dimension of the female terminal metal fitting 12 deform | transforms asymmetrically about the opposing part 31. FIG.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, relatively large stress concentrates on the core wire 13 in the region between the plurality of recesses 18 in the wire barrel 16. Thereby, in the hole edge 20 of each recessed part 18, the oxide film formed in the surface of the core wire 13 can be peeled reliably, and the new surface of the core wire 13 can be exposed. Thereby, the contact resistance of the core wire 13 and the wire barrel 16 can be reduced.

  Moreover, the side length of the hole edge 20 of the recessed part 18 increases by the several recessed part 18 being formed. Then, the length of the edge formed in the hole edge 20 of the recessed part 18 also increases. Thereby, the area which the core wire 13 and the hole edge 20 of the recessed part 18 slidably contact also increases. As a result, since the new surface of the core wire 13 contacts the bottom wall 30 or the wire barrel 16 in a wider range, the contact resistance between the core wire 13 and the female terminal fitting 12 can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the recesses 18 are arranged in a straight line in the extending direction. Thereby, compared with the case where the recessed part 18 is arrange | positioned in zigzag, for example, the adhering force between the electric wire 11 and the female terminal metal fitting 12 can be improved about the extending direction of the electric wire 11.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in the state before crimping the wire barrel 16 to the core wire 13, it is hard to deform | transform compared with the area | region where the recessed part 18 was formed in the center vicinity of the direction which cross | intersects the extending direction among the baseplates 30. The facing part 31 is located. Thereby, before and after crimping the wire barrel 16 to the core wire 13, it is possible to suppress the female terminal fitting 12 from being biased and deformed in the direction intersecting with the extending direction of the electric wire 11.

  In the present embodiment, the core wire 13 is made of an aluminum alloy. Thus, when the core wire 13 is made of an aluminum alloy, an oxide film is relatively easily formed on the surface of the core wire 13. This embodiment is effective when an oxide film is easily formed on the surface of the core wire 13.

  Furthermore, in order to break the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire 13 and reduce the contact resistance, it is necessary to crimp the wire barrel 16 to the core wire 13 with a high compression rate. According to this embodiment, the wire barrel 16 is crimped to the electric wire 11 at a relatively high compression rate such that the compression rate is 40% or more and 70% or less. Thereby, the oxide film formed on the surface of the core wire 13 can be effectively peeled off. The compression ratio can be appropriately changed within the above range. For example, the compression ratio is 50% or more and 60% or less, or 40% or more and 50% or less when the cross-sectional area of the core wire 13 of the electric wire 11 is large. You can also.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the present embodiment, the hole edge 20 of the recess 18 has a rectangular shape, but the hole edge 20 of the recess 18 has a trapezoidal shape, a parallelogram shape, a rhombus shape, a rectangular shape, a square circular shape, etc. It may be an arbitrary quadrangular shape, may be a polygonal shape such as an oval shape, a triangular shape, or a pentagonal shape, and may have an arbitrary shape such as a star shape or a cross shape as required.
(2) In this embodiment, the seven recesses 18 are formed in each row of the recesses 18 extending in the extending direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recesses 18 are 2 to 6 per row. One or eight or more may be provided. Further, one recess 18 may be formed on the bottom plate 30.
(3) In the present embodiment, the recess 18 is formed on the bottom plate 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recess 18 may be formed on the wire barrel 16, or the bottom plate 30 and the wire barrel. It is good also as a structure formed in both.
(4) In the present embodiment, the recess 18 is formed at a position symmetric with respect to the facing portion 31. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Also good.

The side view which shows the electric wire with a terminal concerning one embodiment of the present invention. Main part enlarged plan view showing the female terminal fitting in the unfolded state Sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Electric wire with terminal 11 ... Electric wire 12 ... Female terminal fitting (terminal fitting)
13 ... Core 16 ... Wire barrel (barrel)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 ... Connection part 18 ... Recessed part 27 ... Installation surface 28 ... End part 30 ... Bottom plate 31 ... Opposing part

Claims (8)

While projecting in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the electric wire from both sides of the bottom plate on which the core wire exposed at the end of the electric wire is placed, and compressing the core wire so as to be wound around the core wire A pair of barrels that are crimped to the core wire, a connection portion that is connected to the mating terminal metal fitting connected to the bottom plate, and the barrel through the core wire in a state where the barrel of the bottom plate is crimped to the core wire A facing portion provided at a position facing the end of the
A terminal fitting in which a concave portion is provided at a position different from the facing portion on an arrangement surface of the bottom plate and the barrel on which the core wire is disposed. The terminal fitting according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is formed at a symmetrical position with the opposing portion as a center. The terminal fitting according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the recesses are provided side by side with a space in the extending direction. The terminal fitting according to claim 3, wherein the recesses are arranged in a straight line. The said opposing part is located in the center vicinity of the direction which cross | intersects the said extension direction among the said bottom plates in the state before the said barrel is crimped | bonded to the said core wire. The terminal fitting described in 1. The electric wire with a terminal provided with the electric wire containing a core wire, and the terminal metal fitting as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 crimped | bonded to the terminal of the said electric wire. The electric wire with a terminal according to claim 6, wherein the core wire is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. When the compression rate of the core wire crimped by the barrel is a percentage of the cross-sectional area of the core wire after the barrel is crimped to the cross-sectional area of the core wire before the barrel is crimped, the compression rate Is 40% or more and 70% or less, and the terminal-attached electric wire according to claim 6 or 7.

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