Terminal fitting
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki Tabata, Yuujirou Imai
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Abstract
A female terminal fitting (20) is provided with a pair of fastening pieces (26) extending from the opposite side edges of a bottom plate (24), and the fastening pieces (26) are bent inward toward each other, thereby wrapping around the outer circumferential surface of a sealing member (30) fitted on a wire (10) to fasten the sealing member (30) together with the wire (10). Sealing-member protecting portions (27) are formed on side edges of the inner surfaces of the fastening pieces (26) and are aligned at obtuse angles to contact surfaces (29). Therefore, the bite in the sealing member (30) can be hindered over a wide range.
Claims14
A terminal fitting, comprising a base (24), at least one fastening piece (26) extending from a side edge of the base (24) and configured to be crimped at least partly around an outer circumferential surface (32) of a seal (30) fit on a wire (10) for fastening the seal (30) together with the wire (10), wherein:
- the fastening piece (26) has a contact surface (29) for contacting the seal (30) and at least one seal protecting portion (27) disposed an intermediate position on the fastening piece (26) and at a corner of the contact surface (29), the seal protecting portion (27) being aligned at an obtuse angle (α) to the contact surface (29) of the fastening piece (26).
A terminal fitting, comprising:
- a base (24) having opposite side edges extending parallel to a longitudinal direction (LD), fastening pieces (26) extending respectively from the side edges of the base (24) and configured to be crimped at least partly around an outer circumferential surface (32) of a seal (30) fit on a wire (10) and positioned on the base (24), each of the fastening pieces (26) having a contact surface (29) extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (LD) for contacting the seal (30), and seal protecting surfaces (27) disposed on the fastening pieces (26) along edges of the contact surfaces (29), the seal protecting surfaces (27) being aligned at an obtuse angle (α) to the contact surface (29) of the fastening piece (26) for avoiding biting contact with the seal (30).
A terminated wire, comprising:
- a wire (10) having a longitudinal direction (LD) and an end, a conductive core (11) extending along the longitudinal direction (LD) from the end and an insulation coating (12) surrounding at least a portion of the core (11);
- a substantially tubular seal (30) mounted over the insulation coating (12) in proximity to the end of the wire (10), the seal (30) having an outer circumferential surface (32);
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- a terminal fitting (20) having base (24) extending along the longitudinal direction (LD) and engaging a portion of the outer circumferential surface (32) of the seal (30), the base (24) having opposite side edges, fastening pieces (26) extending respectively from the side edges of the base (24) and crimped at least partly around the outer circumferential surface (32) of the seal (30), each of the fastening pieces (26) having a contact surface (29) extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (LD) and contacting the outer circumferential surface (32) of the seal (30), and seal protecting surfaces (27) disposed on the fastening pieces (26) along edges of the contact surfaces (29), the seal protecting surfaces (27) being aligned at an obtuse angle (α) to the contact surface (29) of the fastening piece (26) for avoiding biting contact with the seal (30).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.