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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Seido Nishijima, Yokkaichi, JP;
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A female terminal, including: a female terminal fitting including a connector to be conductively connected to a male terminal; a facing member held on the female terminal fitting, the facing member being arranged to face the connector across a male terminal insertion gap into which the male terminal is inserted; a spring held on the female terminal fitting, the spring biasing at least one of the facing member and the connector toward the other; and an approach displacement restricting device that maintains the male terminal insertion gap by restricting a displacement in an approaching direction between the facing member and the connector.