Terminal fitting and connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorShinji Iihoshi
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Abstract
A terminal fitting (T) includes a terminal main body (10) with a tab (11) at a front end part and a wire connecting portion (13) at a rear end part, and a shell (30) provided on the terminal main body (10) to be relatively displaceable between a protecting position for surrounding the tab (11) and an exposing position located behind the protecting position for exposing the tab (11). If the shell (30) is displaced to the protecting position, the tab (11) is protected from the interference of an external matter and the like, wherefore deformation, breakage and the like of the tab (11) can be prevented. Further, if the shell (30) is displaced to the exposing position to expose the tab (11), a mating terminal and the tab (11) can be connected.
Claims10
A terminal fitting, comprising:
- a terminal main body including a tab on a front side and a wire connecting portion on a rear side, at least one resiliently deformable locking lance cantilevered obliquely back from the terminal main body;
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- a shell provided on the terminal main body to be relatively displaceable between a protecting position for at least partly surrounding the tab and an exposing position located behind the protecting position for at least partly exposing the tab, an escaping hole being formed in the shell for allowing the locking lance to project out from the shell when the shell is in the protecting position.
A terminal fitting, comprising:
- a terminal main body including a tab on a front side and a wire connecting portion on a rear side;
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- a shell provided on the terminal main body to be relatively displaceable between a protecting position for at least partly surrounding the tab and an exposing position located behind the protecting position for at least partly exposing the tab, wherein the terminal main body and the shell include displacement restricting portions for restricting a displacement of the shell from the protecting position to the exposing position by being engaged with each other.
A connector, comprising;
- a terminal main body including a tab on a front side and a wire connecting portion on a rear side;
- a shell provided on the terminal main body to be relatively displaceable between a protecting position for at least partly surrounding the tab and an exposing position located behind the protecting position for at least partly exposing the tab;
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- a housing into which the terminal fitting is inserted, wherein the housing (H) includes:
- a front stop for restricting a forward movement of the shell while the terminal fitting is being inserted into the housing, and
- a displacement restriction releasing portion for permitting a forward movement of the terminal main body relative to the shell by disengaging the displacement restricting portions from each other in a state where the forward movement of the shell is restricted by the front stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.