Terminal

Inventors: Nungna Wi (Mie, JP); Teruo Hara (Mie, JP); Hiroki Kobayashi (Mie, JP); Takae Imayoshi (Mie, JP)

Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.

H01R13/113

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12695230
App. No.: 18/567,003
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A rectangular tube portion includes a first wall provided with the resilient contact piece, a second wall provided with the receiving portion and a pair of side walls connecting both side edges of the first wall and both side edges of the second wall. A facing direction of the pair of side walls is a first direction. At least one of the pair of side walls includes a resilient piece for suppressing a movement of the tab in the first direction by pressing a side edge of the tab inwardly of the rectangular tube portion 11 in the first direction. The rectangular tube portion includes a stopper portion for suppressing a movement of a tip part of the resilient piece inwardly of the rectangular tube portion in the first direction. The resilient piece includes a contact portion disposed to face the stopper portion in the first direction.

Claims (23)

1 . A terminal, comprising:

a rectangular tube portion, a tab of a mating terminal being inserted into the rectangular tube portion from front;

a resilient contact piece provided in the rectangular tube portion; and

a receiving portion provided in the rectangular tube portion, the receiving portion sandwiching the tab together with the resilient contact piece,

the rectangular tube portion including a first wall provided with the resilient contact piece, a second wall provided with the receiving portion and a pair of side walls connecting both side edges of the first wall and both side edges of the second wall,

a facing direction of the pair of side walls being a first direction,

at least one of the pair of side walls including a resilient piece for suppressing a movement of the tab in the first direction by pressing a side edge of the tab inwardly of the rectangular tube portion in the first direction,

the rectangular tube portion including a stopper portion for suppressing a movement of a tip part of the resilient piece inwardly of the rectangular tube portion in the first direction,

the resilient piece including a contact portion disposed to face the stopper portion in the first direction,

the stopper portion being disposed between the resilient contact piece and the resilient piece in the first direction, and

the tip part of the resilient piece being suppressed from contacting the resilient contact piece by the contact of the contact portion and the stopper portion.

2 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein either one of the first and second walls includes the stopper portion.

3 . The terminal of claim 2 , wherein the second wall includes the stopper portion.

4 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein:

the resilient piece includes a body portion long in a front-rear direction and an extending portion extending from a tip part of the body portion in a direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the front-rear direction, and

the extending portion includes the contact portion.

5 . The terminal of claim 4 , wherein:

the rectangular tube portion includes a recess recessed in the first direction,

the recess includes the stopper portion, and

the extending portion is disposed inside the recess.

6 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein:

only one of the pair of side walls includes the resilient piece, and

the other of the pair of side walls includes a pushing portion for sandwiching the tab in the first direction together with the resilient piece.