Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Tyco Electronics Amp Korea Co., Ltd.

Kun Sung Song

Se Hoon Park

Sung Kwan Choo

Kun Teak Lim

Kyu Taek Jung

Hye Ji Youn

Yeung Moo Bae

A female terminal into which a male terminal is inserted and electrically connected is provided. The female terminal includes a housing having an internal cavity into which the male terminal is inserted and a clip that is bent from an end portion of the housing toward the internal cavity and extended in a length direction in which the male terminal is inserted. The clip has a region electrically connected to the male terminal. A plurality of cut apertures are formed in the length direction in a region of the clip at least in contact with the male terminal to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction. Accordingly, the clip and the male terminal are in contact with each other in a plurality of positions.

Female terminal capable of minimizing resistance and preventing deterioration of performance due to friction

A joint connector is provided. The joint connector includes a housing, receptacle terminals configured to be inserted into the housing and a retainer configured to be slidably inserted into the housing and displace the receptacle terminals in an insertion direction to fix the position of the receptacle terminals. Accordingly, defects that include an insertion of the terminals during fastening of the retainer to the housing are detected and the receptacle terminals are compressed by the retainer. The shapes of a top surface and a bottom surface of the retainer are formed in an asymmetrical structure to prevent an inverse insertion of the retainer. Simultaneously, a quality problem due to delamination of the retainer is prevented.

Joint connector with contact retainer

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Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

Kun Sung Song