Method For Manufacturing A Female Electrical Terminal, And Female Electrical Terminal

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a female electrical terminal (1) comprising the steps of providing a sheet metal blank, and forming the sheet metal blank (200) to comprise a wiring portion (5) for the attaching of an electrical wire, and a receiving portion (3) for the receiving of a male electrical terminal (100) in a receiving direction (R), the receiving portion (3) comprising a base portion (13) and two lateral portions (15a, 15b), each lateral portion (15a, 15b) comprising, respectively an end portion (17a, 17b) configured to form a top surface (19a, 19b) of the receiving hollow (7), at least one link beam (21a, 21b, 23a, 23b) linking the end portion (17a, 17b) to the base portion (13), and a support beam (27a, 27b) also linking the end portion (17a, 17b) to the base portion (13). The method comprises a further step of bending the lateral portions (15a, 15b) to form the receiving hollow (7) and an additional step d) of modifying, in particular, reducing, at least one dimension (T, W, L) of the support beam (27a, 27b). The invention further relates to a female electrical terminal (1), and to an electrical terminal assembly comprising a female electrical terminal (1)

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