Female terminal fitting and method of assembling such terminal fitting
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorNaoya Kurimoto
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Abstract
A female terminal fitting (F) has a terminal main body (10) with an inserting portion (11) that has two opposed resilient contacts (17) for receiving a male terminal fitting (M). A mounting member (30) is mountable sideways onto the inserting portion (11). The mounting member (30) has a base (31) and two supports (32) that extend in a widthwise direction from opposite ends of the base (31). The supports (32) are located to support the outer surfaces of the resilient contacts (17) opposite from contact surfaces (17a) with the male terminal fitting (M).
Claims11
A female terminal fitting (F) extending along a longitudinal direction (LD), comprising:
- at least one resilient contact (17) having a contact surface (17a) for contacting a mating male terminal fitting (M);
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- at least one support (32) for supporting a surface of the resilient contact piece (17) substantially opposite the contact surface (17a), the support (32) extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction (LD) of the female terminal fitting (F).
A method of assembling a female terminal fitting (F), comprising the following steps:
- providing a female terminal fitting (F) extending along a longitudinal direction (LD) and having at least one resilient contact (17) with a contact surface (17a) for contacting a mating male terminal fitting (M), and
- moving at least one support (32) in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction (LD) of the female terminal fitting (F) and into a position opposed to a surface of the resilient contact (17) substantially opposite from the contact surface (17a).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.