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US 8,342,880 B2Granted
Electrical connector with elastically held terminals
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsHajime Kato, Tsuyoshi Mizushima, Yoshiaki Ozaki
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Abstract
A connector includes a terminal electrically connected to an end of an electric wire, and a connector housing which accommodates the terminal and the electric wire. The terminal is capable of being fastened to an opposite member by means of a fastening member so that the terminal is electrically connected to the opposite member. The connector housing includes a housing arm which supports the terminal so as to be displaceable in a direction in which the fastening member is fastened to the opposite member.
Claims3
A connector comprising:
- a terminal electrically connected to an end of an electric wire;
- and
- a connector housing which accommodates the terminal and the electric wire,
- wherein the terminal is configured to being fastened to an opposite member by means of a fastening member so that the terminal is electrically connected to the opposite member;
- and
- wherein the connector housing includes at least one resilient housing arm which supports the terminal so as to be displaceable in a direction in which the fastening member is fastened to the opposite member,
- the connector housing further includes a housing lance which locks the terminal so as to prevent he terminal from coming off from the connector housing,
- and the housing lance is different from the at least one housing arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.