Terminal fitting and a connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTooru Shimizu
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Abstract
A terminal fitting (11) includes a substantially box-shaped main portion (21). The main portion (21) includes a bottom wall (24), a pair of side walls (25, 26) standing up from the opposite ends of the bottom wall (24), a ceiling wall (27) projecting from the leading end of one (25) of the side walls (25, 26) toward the other side wall (26) while facing the bottom wall (24) and an outer wall (28) projecting from the leading end of the other side wall (26) toward the one side wall (25) and placed on the outer side of the ceiling wall (27). The outer wall (28) has a latch (42) arranged between the two side walls (25, 26) and projecting towards the bottom wall (24). The ceiling wall (27) has an escaping portion (43) for receiving the latch (42) and is engaged with the peripheral edge of the escaping portion (43).
Claims19
A terminal fitting comprising a substantially box-shaped main portion including:
- a first wall;
- second and third walls projecting from the first wall;
- a fourth wall projecting from the second wall towards the third wall and substantially facing the first wall;
- an outer wall projecting from third wall towards the second wall and placed at least partly on an outer surface of the fourth wall;
- at least one latch projecting from the outer wall towards the first wall and arranged between the second and third walls;
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- at least one escaping portion formed in the fourth wall and receiving at least part of the latch, the latch engaging at least part of a peripheral edge of the escaping portion.
A terminal fitting comprising a substantially box-shaped main portion including:
- a base wall;
- left and right side walls projecting from the base wall;
- a ceiling wall projecting from the left side wall towards the right side wall and substantially facing the base wall;
- an outer wall projecting from right side wall towards the left side wall and placed at least partly on an outer surface of the ceiling wall;
- a latch projecting from a lateral edge of the outer wall towards the base wall and arranged substantially on a surface of the left side wall facing the right side wall;
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- an escaping portion cut in the ceiling wall and receiving at least part of the latch so that the latch engages at least part of a peripheral edge of the escaping portion.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing having at least one cavity;
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- a terminal fitting accommodated in the cavity, the terminal fitting having a substantially box-shaped main portion including a first wall, second and third walls projecting from the first wall, a fourth wall projecting from the second wall towards the third wall and substantially facing the first wall, an outer wall projecting from third wall toward the second wall and placed at least partly on an outer side of the fourth wall, at least one latch projecting from the outer wall towards the first wall and arranged between the second and third walls, 26, and at least one escaping portion formed in the fourth wall and receiving at least part of the latch, the latch engaging at least part of a peripheral edge of the escaping portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.