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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Yukihiro Fukatsu, Mie, JP;
Toshikazu Sakurai, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A joint connector includes a plurality of target terminals (), a joint terminal () connected to the respective target terminals () for short-circuiting the respective target terminals (), and a housing () for accommodating the respective target terminals (). The target terminal () includes a coupling portion () located between a body portion () and a crimping portion () to couple the both and having a concave cross-section. The joint terminal () includes a base portion () and a plurality of contact pieces () projecting from the base portion () and moves to an entrance position where the respective contact pieces () are inserted into the coupling portions () of the respective target terminals () after the respective target terminalsare accommodated into the housing (). Each contact piece () resiliently contacts an inner surface of the corresponding coupling portionat the entrance position.