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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2007
Michael Paul Osterhart, Milford, MI (US);
Michael Paul Osterhart, Milford, MI (US);
Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical terminal has a frame with an inner spring element for making electrical contact. The spring element has a base section near a wire connect portion of the terminal and an elevated section extending from the base section toward a mating end of the terminal. A raised projection is formed between the base and elevated sections to strengthen the spring element where it bends. The projection is made by punching an indentation in adjacent lower surfaces of the base and elevated sections. The elevated section has an apex with a center contact strip bordered on each side by a recess in the elevated section to avoid a sudden increase in a mating terminal insertion force. A guide member on the frame blocks a mating terminal from being inserted under the elevated section. A support member on the frame underneath the elevated section prevents excessive deflection of the spring element.