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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Kazuhiko Nimura, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kazuhiko Nimura, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector has a terminal accommodating space () and a wire accommodating space (). A terminal fitting () is accommodated in the terminal accommodating space () and a wire () is connected with the terminal fitting (). The wire () is bent into the wire accommodating space () to form an L-shape. A bite-in portion () is formed on the inner surface of the wire accommodating space () for engaging the wire () on an inner side of the bend to plastically deform the wire (). The engagement of the wire () by the bite-in portion () reduces the resilient restoring force of the wire (). As a result, the resilient restoring force of the wire () is less likely to incline the terminal fitting () in the terminal accommodating space ().