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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Junya Matsuura, Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
Abstract
It is aimed to detect whether or not a shorting terminal fitting is properly mounted. A female connector (F) is provided with a terminal mounting portion () formed in a female housing (), a shorting terminal fitting () mounted in the terminal mounting portion (), a lock arm () formed in the female housing () and resiliently displaceable toward the terminal mounting portion () due to interference with a male housing () in an incompletely connected state, and assembly detecting portions () for detecting an improperly assembled state of the shorting terminal fitting () by interfering with the shorting terminal fitting () in a connection process of the female housing () and the male housing () when the shorting terminal fitting () is improperly mounted in the terminal mounting portion ().