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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Satomi Seko, Yokkaichi, JP;
Masamitsu Chishima, Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring System, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A male terminal fitting 20 is formed by bending, for example, copper alloy metal plate, and comprises, in a unified manner, a barrel member 30, a contact protrusion 40 for insertion into a female terminal fitting, and a tubular member 50 located between these. The terminal fitting comprises an overlapping plate 53 that overlaps with a roof wall 52 of the tubular member 50, a strengthening plate 54 extending in a unified manner from the anterior end of the overlapping plate 53 entering into the root portion of the contact protrusion 40. As a result, the strength of the contact protrusion 40 is increased and change of shape thereof due to an external force is prevented.