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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Nishitani, Mie, JP;
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is aimed to improve the stiffness of a locking lance and prevent the deformation of the locking lance. A connector is provided with a housing () including a terminal accommodation chamber (), a terminal fitting () to be inserted into the terminal accommodation chamber () from behind the housing (), and a locking lance () arranged to face the terminal accommodation chamber () and retain the terminal fitting () in the terminal accommodation chamber (). Both front and rear end parts of the locking lance () are connected to the housing (). A front end supporting portion () for supporting the front end part of the locking lance () is located forward of a foremost end (F) of the locking lance ().