Female terminal

A female terminal, comprising:

• a body portion including a connecting portion to be conductively connected to another member on one end side in a length direction and a hollow box-shaped conductive portion on the other end side in the length direction;
• and
• a pair of contact point forming fittings having a smaller plate thickness than the body portion, the pair of contact point forming fittings being conductively fixed and held on a pair of facing inner surfaces of the box-shaped conductive portion,
• the box-shaped conductive portion including a male terminal insertion opening open toward the other end side and a rear opening window open toward the one end side,
• one of the pair of contact point forming fittings including a first fixing portion to be fixed to one of the pair of facing inner surfaces of the box-shaped conductive portion and a first spring piece cantilevered and held on the first fixing portion, the first spring piece projecting toward the rear opening window from the male terminal insertion opening,
• the other of the pair of contact point forming fittings including a second fixing portion to be fixed to the other of the pair of facing inner surfaces of the box-shaped conductive portion and a second spring piece cantilevered and held on the second fixing portion, the second spring piece projecting toward the rear opening window from the male terminal insertion opening,
• the first spring piece including a first contact point on a facing surface facing the second spring piece,
• the second spring piece including a second contact point on a facing surface facing the first spring piece,
• a contact pressure applying spring being arranged on projecting end parts of the respective first and second spring pieces, the contact pressure applying spring being sized to be insertable through the rear opening window, and the projecting end parts being biased in directions toward each other to press the first and second contact points into contact with the male terminal as the male terminal is press-fit between
• the facing surfaces of the first and second spring pieces.