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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2015
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Shigeru Ogihara, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A female terminal () includes a tubular portion () configured to receive a male terminal () therein. Resilient pieces () extend in from a bottom wall () and a ceiling wall () of the tubular portion () and contact the male terminal (). Each resilient piece () includes a line-contact portion () that slides in line or surface contact with the male terminal (), a contact portion () to contact the male terminal (), and a gradually changing portion () formed from an end (B,B) of the line-contact portion () to a top (A,A) of the contact portion () and not protruding from a plane flush with a contact surface (A,A) of the line-contact portion (). Thus, a contact area with the male terminal () is reduced gradually toward the contact portion ().