Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Autonetworks Technologies, Limited

Kiyotaka Itsuki

Tomokazu Kashiwada

Masafumi Uno

Hiroyuki Matsuoka

Sho Miyazaki

Kensaku Takata

Katsuhiko Aizawa

Yoshitomo Tsujii

A female terminal () to be connected to a male terminal () includes a tubular portion () configured by a plurality of peripheral walls. Resilient pieces () extend in a front-back direction while facing the peripheral walls in the tubular portion (). Excessive deflection preventing portions () are provided on the peripheral walls, including a front abutting portion () and a rear abutting portion () arranged behind the front abutting portion (), and configured to prevent the resilient pieces () from being deflected excessively by contacting the resilient pieces () at both the front and rear abutting portions ().

Female terminal

A waterproof connector () to be mounted on a case () of a device includes a housing () which includes a fitting () fittable into an opening () provided on the case (), an annular seal ring () that provides watertightness between the inner peripheral surface of the opening () of the case () and the fitting () and a mounting recess () into which the seal ring () is to be fit. The mounting recess () is formed by mounting a separate front member () having a larger cross-section than a cross-sectionally small portion () provided at a front end part of the fitting () on the cross-sectionally small portion ().

Waterproof connector

A connector () to be mounted on end portions of wires () includes first terminals () connected to the end portions of the wires (), second terminals () electrically connected to the first terminals () via flexible conductive members () and connected to terminals of a mating connector (CN), and a housing () for accommodating the first terminals () and the second terminals ().

Connector with flexible conductive member to isolate terminal from vibrations in a wire

A service cover () to be mounted to close a rear end opening () provided on a housing main body () of a waterproof connector () includes a fitting () which is fittable into the rear end opening (), an annular seal ring () that provides watertightness between the rear end opening () and the fitting () and a fitting recess () that is recessed on an outer periphery surface of the fitting () and into which the seal ring () is to be fit. The fitting recess () is formed by mounting a front member () with a larger cross-section than a cross-sectionally small portion () constituting a front end part of the fitting () on the cross-sectionally small portion ().

Service cover

A shield connector () includes a housing () and first and second terminals () accommodated in the housing (). The housing () includes first recesses () for positioning first connecting portions () in a rotation stop state by having first protrusions () fitted therein, second recesses () for positioning second connecting portions () in a rotation stop state by having second protrusions () fitted therein and terminal connecting portions () to which the first and second connecting portions () are to be connected by coaxially arranging first bolt holes () and second bolt holes () as the first and second connecting portions are positioned.

Connector

A shield connector () to be connected to a device-side connector () provided on a device includes female terminals () to be connected to device-side terminals () provided in the device-side connector (), a housing main body () including a wire pull-out hole () from which outer wires () connected to the female terminals () are pulled out, a shield shell () to be connected to a shield case () of the device while covering the housing main body (), and a resin molded body () held in close contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the outer wires (). The resin molded body () is vertically sandwiched by an opening edge portion (A) of the wire pull-out hole () in the housing main body () and a shell-side holding portion () provided on the shield shell ().

Shield connector

A connector () includes a housing () connectable to a mating housing of the mating connector. A female terminal () is held in the housing () and includes a terminal connecting portion (A) to be connected to a mating terminal provided in the mating connector and a barrel (B) connected to the terminal connecting portion (A). A flexible outer wire () is pulled out to outside from the interior of the housing (). An inner conductive member () connects the barrel (B) and the outer wire () in the housing () and includes an intermediate portion (C) formed by bending a metal plate material substantially at a right angle. The intermediate portion (C) is fixed to the housing ().

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Yokkaichi, Japan

Kiyotaka Itsuki