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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Takayoshi Endo, Shizuoka, JP;
Naotoshi Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A terminal metal fitting has a wire connecting portion to which an electric wire is connected and an electrically contacting portion to which a mating terminal metal fitting is connected. The electrically contacting portion is formed in a hollow quadrilateral cylinder. The mating terminal metal fitting has an insertion to be inserted into the electrically contacting portion. The electrically contacting portion has a flat bottom wall, a ceiling wall facing the bottom wall, and a pair of elastic pieces . The elastic pieces are arranged in an insertion direction of the insertion. One end portions of the respective elastic pieces integrally continue from the bottom wall. The elastic pieces each are formed obliquely from the one end portions toward the other end portions , respectively, with respect to the bottom wall from the bottom wall toward the ceiling wall. End faces of the other end portions of the elastic pieces face the insertion direction of the insertion into the electrically contacting portion.