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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is an exposed-spring female terminal comprising a tubular body having two lateral walls and two vertical walls and extending in a depth direction; a connecting part being arranged with the body on a rear side in the depth direction, being provided integrally with the body and being structured to connect to an electric wire, etc.; and a leaf spring being arranged inside the body, with the plate width direction being substantially aligned with the width direction, and having a restrained part restrained by the body and a resilient deformation part extending from the restrained part in the depth direction when seen in the height direction and being capable of resilient deformation in the height direction; and the leaf spring being provided with a wider-width part extending from the restrained part to the resilient deformation part, of which plate width being larger than the dimension between the inner faces of the two vertical walls; and the two vertical walls being provided with openings for receiving the wider-width part.