Female terminal
US6527601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/114
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A female terminal includes: a tubular body; a leaf spring inside the body having a first bent part bent upward and rearward from the front end of the bottom wall of the body, an intermediate part extending rearward from the first bent part, a second bent part bent downward and forward from the rear end of the intermediate part, and a top end part extending forward from the second bent part and spaced away from the intermediate part; a first fitting means for fitting the front end of the top end part onto the side walls; a second fitting means, which allows the intermediate part to be displaced downward to contact the top end part of the leaf spring, and a part ahead thereof to be displaced downward until the intermediate part fits onto the side walls at the bottom dead point; and a flexible-piece-receiving hole in the bottom wall ahead of a part at which the leaf spring will contact the bottom wall.
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