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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Harehide Sasaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Reiki Okamoto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshiaki Kato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masato Minakata, Aichi-ken, JP;
Atsushi Nishida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Harehide Sasaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Reiki Okamoto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshiaki Kato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masato Minakata, Aichi-ken, JP;
Atsushi Nishida, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A connector enables a size reduction while maintaining a function of reliably preventing terminal members from falling out of terminal holes. In this connector, a plate spring piece is provided in a terminal hole of a connector housing, with a length thereof set to an axial direction of the terminal hole, and an engaging pawl protrudes from the plate spring piece. When a female terminal is inserted into the terminal hole, the engaging pawl engages with the female terminal and bends the plate spring piece downward, enabling the insertion. When the female terminal is inserted to a predetermined depth in the terminal hole, the plate spring piece returns and the engaging pawl moves into an engaging hole of the female terminal. The plate spring piece has a structure of which one length direction end portion and one side portion, along the length direction, are fixed to the connector housing.