Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Daisuke Hirasawa

Yoshihiro Mizutani

Yutaka Noro

Michiaki Okamoto

Osamu Hirabayashi

Keishi Kitamura

Kazuki Mizutani

A female terminal disclosed by this specification is a female terminal () to which a male terminal () is connected from front, and includes a bottom plate () long in a front-rear direction, a ceiling plate () disposed to face the bottom plate (), a pair of side plates () linking both side edges of the bottom plate () and both side edges of the ceiling plate (), a step portion () provided on a front end edge of the bottom plate () in a stepwise manner to be slightly higher than the bottom plate () and extending forward to be disposed between the pair of side plates (), and a resilient contact piece () resiliently displaceably provided by being folded rearwardly from a front end edge of the step portion (), the male terminal () being capable of resiliently contacting the resilient contact piece () from front.

Female terminal having a resiliently displaceable contact piece folded rearward from a front end of a step

A rectangular tube () of a terminal fitting (T) includes a lid plate () extending substantially at a right angle from the extending end of a right side plate () and formed with a locking hole () extending over the entire width. A front plate (F) is cantilevered from the right side plate () and arranged before the locking hole (). A rear plate (R) is cantilevered from the right side plate independently of the front plate (F) and is behind and adjacent to the locking hole (). A retracted portion () is formed over the entire width at the rear plate (R), retracted inwardly of the rectangular tube () from the front plate (F) to provide a height difference within the range of an engagement margin with a locking projection () and capable of facing a rear end of the locking projection ().

Terminal fitting having a retracted portion extending from one side plate to another side plate

A terminal fitting (T) includes a locking plate () extending from a first side plate () and a stabilizer () projecting from a second side plate (). A cutout () is formed at the extending end edge of the locking plate () and engages the stabilizer () to restrict relative displacements of the locking plate () and the second side plate () to define a first linking portion () that links the base plate () and a first contact piece (). A second linking portion () links the second side plate () and a second contact piece (). A restricting portion () is formed on the locking plate () and restricts displacement of the second contact piece () away from the first plate-like contact piece ().

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Yokkaichi, Japan

Daisuke Hirasawa