Female electrical terminal having overstress members
US6039615A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/113
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The female terminal of the present invention is equipped with a bottom plate (11) which extends in the forward-rearward direction, side plates (12a, 12b) which rise vertically from both side edges of the bottom plates (11), two upper contact parts (14a, 14b) which are formed by bending the respective free ends of the side plates (12a, 12b) inward so that the free ends face the bottom plate (11), and a lower contact part (15) which extends rearward from the vicinity of the front end portion (11c) of the bottom plate (11) on the side where a mating tab terminal is inserted, and which has a projection (16) on its upper surface. A mating tab terminal is inserted so that a home in the tab terminal engages with the projection (16), the female terminal is further equipped with arm parts (20a, 20b) which rise vertically from both side edges of the bottom plate (11) and part of the side plates (12a, 12b), with the free ends (21a, 21b) of the arm parts being bent back over the upper contact parts (14a, 14b).
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