Terminal fitting and waterproof connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsYasuo Matsushita, Mitsuhiro Fujitani
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Abstract
Electrically conductive sheet metal is bent to form a terminal fitting 1. A pair of stabilizers or fins 6 protrude, and almost the entire face of the side faces of the stabilizers 6 is formed by a drawing process, the circumference edges thus being rounded, and forming bent areas 6B and 6C. As a result, even if the terminal fitting 1 is pulled out of a terminal housing chamber, the wall faces of the terminal housing chamber are not damaged by sharp edges, as is the case with a flat prior art stabilizer. Several embodiments are disclosed.
Claims6
A metal terminal for insertion in a chamber of a connector housing, the terminal fitting including a joining member for connecting with a complementary terminal fitting, an attachment member for connecting with a wire, and at least one upstanding fin to prevent upside-down insertion of the fitting into a chamber of a housing, wherein the fin is a plate member with an upstanding portion and a bent-over portion extending transversely inward from the upstanding portion, said bent-over portion having a flat outer surface and a posterior edge which is blunt to engage the wall of the chamber and avoid cutting the chamber wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.