US 2014/0370757 A1 · ELECTRIC CONNECTOR

Abstract

The electric connector includes an electrically insulative housing, and a terminal having an engagement section and inserted into a terminal space formed in the housing in a direction from a rear towards a front of the housing, the housing including a lance protruding in the housing towards an axis of the terminal space, and being able to engage to and disengage from the engagement section of the terminal, a resilient support resiliently supporting the lance such that the lance is able to move away from the axis, and a path through which a jig for disengaging the lance from the engagement section is inserted into the housing through a front of the housing towards the lance along the engagement section, the resilient support being formed with a slit communicating with the path and extending towards the lance from an entrance of the path.

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Dependent claims

An electric connector comprising:

an electrically insulative housing;
and
a terminal having an engagement section and inserted into a terminal space formed in said housing in a direction from a rear towards a front of said housing,
said housing including:
a lance protruding in said housing towards an axis of said terminal space, and being able to engage to and disengage from said engagement section of said terminal;
a resilient support resiliently supporting said lance such that said lance is able to move away from said axis;
and
a path through which a jig for disengaging said lance from said engagement section is inserted into said housing through a front of said housing towards said lance along said engagement section,
said resilient support being formed with a slit communicating with said path and extending towards said lance from an entrance of said path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electric connector

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Electric connector

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Abstract

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