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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Naotoshi Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaya Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrical contact portion (,) of an electrical contact includes a bottom wall (,), a pair of opposite side walls (,) extending upright from the bottom wall (,), a top wall (,) extending from one of the side walls (,) and disposed in opposed relation to the bottom wall (,), and a reinforcing wall (,) formed integrally with the other one of the side walls (,) and partially covering the top wall (,). A vibration-absorbing plate (,) of a curved shape, which is formed at that end of the top wall (,) remote from a mating contact inserting-side, and has a resilient force set to a value smaller than a force of insertion of the mating contact into the interior of the electrical contact portion (,), so that the vibration-absorbing plate (,) can follow the mating contact during the insertion of the mating contact. A bifurcated-resilient contact piece (,) extends from the vibration-absorbing plate (,) into the interior of the electrical contact portion (,), and can be electrically connected to the mating contact. A stopper wall (,) which extends downwardly from that end of the reinforcing wall (,), remote from the mating contact inserting-side, toward the bottom wall (,) so as to prevent excessive displacement of the vibration-absorbing plate (,).