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US 11,824,296 B2Granted
Terminal, connector and connector assembly
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorShinji Nozaki
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Abstract
A terminal includes a tube portion 33, into which a mating terminal is inserted, and a resiliently deformable resilient piece 34 disposed in the tube portion 33. The resilient piece 34 includes an inner contact point 37 located inside the tube portion 33 to contact the mating terminal, and an outer contact point 40 located outside the tube portion 33 to contact a conductor different from the mating terminal.
Claims7
A terminal, comprising:
- a tube portion, a mating terminal being inserted into the tube portion, and a resiliently deformable resilient piece disposed in the tube portion,
- wherein the resilient piece includes an inner contact point located inside the tube portion to contact the mating terminal, at least one detour portion extending downward from a side edge of the resilient piece, and an outer contact point extending from a lower end of the detour portion, and
- wherein the outer contact point is located outside the tube portion to contact a conductor different from the mating terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.