Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a tubular connecting portion (11) and a resilient contact (14) in the form of a plate that is deflectably arranged in the connecting portion (11) and that resiliently contacts a male tab (90) inserted into the connecting portion (11). A contact (35) is provided in a range from a contact start position (37) with the male tab (90) to a contact end position (38) inside the resilient contact (14) in a plate width direction. Curved portions (31) recessed toward a center in the plate width direction are provided on outer edges of the resilient contact (14) in the plate width direction. Parts of the curved portions (31) most recessed toward the center in the plate width direction are arranged to face the contact start position (37) of the contact (35) in the plate width direction.

Abstract: A receptacle contact includes a resilient contact arm having at least one contact area for contacting a mating contact. A support arm is stamped and formed from an area of a wall of the receptacle contact. The support arm cooperates with the resilient contact arm to support the resilient contact arm. An overstress member is provided on the wall of the receptacle contact. The overstress member is formed to extend into the area of the wall from which the support arm was formed. The overstress member cooperates with the support arm to prevent the support arm from being moved beyond the overstress member and beyond the area of the wall from which the support arm was formed, thereby ensuring that the resilient contact arm and the support arm will provide sufficient normal force to maintain a mechanical and electrical engagement with a mating contact.

Abstract: A connector terminal includes a main body, a support leg, and a resilient portion. The main body includes a contact portion making contact with a first side of a male connector terminal of a male electric connector, a spring portion facing the contact portion and making contact with the second side of the male connector terminal, a support portion supporting the spring portion, and a space-limiter (joint portion) restricting a space between the contact portion and the support portion from spreading. The support leg is adapted to be fixed at one of the ends thereof. The resilient portion connects the other end of the support leg and the contact portion to each other and is resiliently deformable in accordance with deflection of the main body.

Abstract: A connector includes one contact terminal including a contact portion to be in contact with an other contact terminal and a connecting portion to be connected to an electric wire, and a housing including a housing hole formed therein to house the contact portion of the one contact terminal. The one contact terminal contacts with the other contact terminal by inserting the other contact terminal into the housing hole, and the contact portion of the one contact terminal is housed in the housing hole so as to be movable in a direction of intersecting with the insertion direction of the other contact terminal into the housing hole.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical terminal element comprising a base element with at least one terminal section and at least one socket section which has at least one contact arm for contacting a plug-in contact which can be introduced into the socket section. In a contact region in which contacting of the inserted plug-in contact takes place, the contact arm is divided into at least two partial contacts. Also, the electrical terminal element comprises an additional spring which surrounds the base element in the region of the socket section and which has at least one additional spring arm which at least in the contact region cooperates with the contact arm, so that the latter can be deflected against a return force of the additional spring arm.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes a rectangular tube (2) into which a mating terminal (M) is to be inserted. A tongue (11) is cantilevered backward in the tube (2). A support (35) struck from the bottom plate (3) to project into the rectangular tube (2) from the bottom plate (3). An auxiliary spring (15) cantilevers forward from the support (35). Opposite widthwise sides of this support (35) are continuous with the bottom plate (3). The base end part of the auxiliary spring (15) is lifted up from the bottom plate (3) by forming the support (35). Thus, the base end part does not project from the bottom plate (3) even if the auxiliary spring (15) is resiliently deformed.

Abstract: A male terminal (90) is inserted into a tubular main body (11) and a resilient contact piece (13) separate from the main body (11) is deflectably arranged in the main body (11). The main body (11) includes crimping pieces (27) to be crimped and fixed to crimping regions (33) of the resilient contact piece (13). Protrusions (28, 36) which bite into mating sides at the time of crimping are provided on crimping surfaces (38, 39) along which the crimping pieces (27) and the crimping regions (33) are crimped to each other.

Abstract: A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube (12) with first and second side plates (16, 17) extending from a receiving plate (15). A supporting plate (18) extends from a front of the first side plate (16) and is connected to a resilient contact (23). An outer plate (20) extends from a front of the second side plate (17) and is placed on the outer surface of the supporting plate (18). A first ceiling plate (25) extends from a rear of the first side plate (16) and is at an inner side of the supporting plate (18). A second ceiling plate (27) extends from a rear area of the second side plate (17), at an inner side of the supporting plate (18) and is placed on the first ceiling plate (25). A retainer (21) is formed on the rear of the outer plate (20).

Abstract: A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube (2) with a ceiling plate (8). A struck portion (19) is formed by striking an extending end edge of the ceiling plate (8) inwardly of the rectangular tube (2) while maintaining a plate thickness. The inner surface of this struck portion (19) is at the same height as the projecting end of a ceiling plate side contact portion (18) and the outer surface of the struck portion (19) is at the same height as the inner surface of the ceiling plate (8) around the contact portion. A pressing portion (9) is bent from the upper end edge of a second side plate (5) to extend substantially parallel to a bottom plate (3) and contacts the outer surface of the struck portion (19). The pressing portion (9) does not project in a height direction from the ceiling plate (8).

Abstract: An electrical female terminal, manufactured from a single metal sheet, comprising a crimping portion and a contact portion adapted to mate with a corresponding male terminal to be inserted therein, the contact portion comprising an outer frame having a top wall, a bottom wall parallel and opposed to the top wall, and two side walls, an inner frame encased in the outer frame, a first elastic contact member extending from the inner frame, and bearing on an inner portion of the bottom wall, a second elastic contact member extending from the inner frame and bearing on an inner portion of the top wall. The first and second elastic contact members have a convex shape oriented toward one another.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a tubular connecting portion (11) and a resilient contact (14) in the form of a plate that is deflectably arranged in the connecting portion (11) and that resiliently contacts a male tab (90) inserted into the connecting portion (11). A contact (35) is provided in a range from a contact start position (37) with the male tab (90) to a contact end position (38) inside the resilient contact (14) in a plate width direction. Curved portions (31) recessed toward a center in the plate width direction are provided on outer edges of the resilient contact (14) in the plate width direction. Parts of the curved portions (31) most recessed toward the center in the plate width direction are arranged to face the contact start position (37) of the contact (35) in the plate width direction.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a tubular connecting portion (11) into which a male tab (90) is to be inserted. A plate-shaped resiliently deflectable contact (14) is formed separately from the connecting portion (11) and extends in a front-back direction in the connecting portion (11) for contacting the male tab (90) inserted into the connecting portion (11). The connecting portion (11) includes locks (24) for locking the resilient contact (14) to the connecting portion (11). A support (42) as a deflection supporting point of the resilient contact (14) is provided on a rear end of the resilient contact portion (14). The support (42) is located behind the front ends of receiving portions (41) of the resilient contact (14) to be locked by the locks (24).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a contact terminal for the reception of contact pins. The terminal includes a pin reception member having a box-shape made from a single piece of sheet metal, wherein two opposite walls include each at least one cut-out contact tongue being inwardly bent into the interior of the box-shape. Two other opposite walls include each a contact front portion which is inwardly bent such that the respective wall has essentially a hook-shaped cross-section to clampingly receive a contact pin.

Abstract: In a fuse terminal in which a frame is formed by a bottom wall part, a pair of sidewall parts and a top wall part, a pair of contact terminals are respectively arranged at right and left positions within the frame, and the tab terminal of a fuse advanced into the frame is inserted between the pair of contact terminals and closely made in contact therebetween by contact loads due to elastic restoring forces of the pair of contact terminals, one of the contact terminals is a wound spring type contact terminal which is formed by being extended from the frame and folded for a plurality of times along the one sidewall part, and the other contact terminal is a leaf-spring type contact terminal which is extended from the frame through a flexible rod part and arranged almost in parallel to the other sidewall part via a gap.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing to be inserted into a receiving chamber of an initiator, a plurality of terminal receiving chambers which are opened to a distal end face of the housing in parallel with each other in a row, and terminals respectively provided with pin inserting parts into which pins in the receiving chamber are inserted, and respectively received in the terminal receiving chambers. Each of the pin inserting parts has an elastic contact piece which is elastically contacted with the pin which has been inserted into the pin inserting part thereby to hold the pin in the pin inserting part. The terminals are received in the terminal receiving chambers so that the elastic contact pieces push the pins in a direction which is the same as a direction to which the terminal receiving chambers are arranged.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a terminal main body (11) and a shell (12), which is a component separate from the terminal main body (11). The terminal main body (11) has a fitting portion (18) and resilient contact pieces (14). The shell (12) is a rectangular tube engaged with the fitting portion (18) of the terminal main body (11) and surrounding the resilient contact pieces (14). Even though being relatively expensive, an electrically conductive material such as copper alloy needs to be used as the material of the terminal main body (11) formed with the resilient contact pieces (14). However, an inexpensive material can be used for the shell (12) since electrical conductivity is not required. Therefore, cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a terminal fitting is made entirely of an expensive electrically conductive material.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrical receptacle terminal, comprising a contact portion being in electrical connection with a male terminal and a connecting portion being in electrical connection with an electrical cable, wherein the contact portion comprises: an housing having a bottom wall, a right wall, a left wall and a top wall; and an elastic contact member located in the housing and connected to the top wall of the housing through a suspension member. According to the present invention, the elastic contact member is suspended on the top wall of the housing through a suspension member. Since the suspension member that is connected to the elastic contact member itself exhibits certain flexibility, the elastic contact member and the male terminal inserted into the elastic contact member can do slight motion along with the suspension member in the front-rear direction.

Abstract: A rectangular tube (10) of a terminal fitting (T) includes a lid plate (16) extending substantially at a right angle from the extending end of a right side plate (15) and formed with a locking hole (20) extending over the entire width. A front plate (19F) is cantilevered from the right side plate (15) and arranged before the locking hole (20). A rear plate (19R) is cantilevered from the right side plate independently of the front plate (19F) and is behind and adjacent to the locking hole (20). A retracted portion (21) is formed over the entire width at the rear plate (19R), retracted inwardly of the rectangular tube (10) from the front plate (19F) to provide a height difference within the range of an engagement margin with a locking projection (34) and capable of facing a rear end of the locking projection (34).

Abstract: Provided is a technique for improving connection reliability. A contact part that contacts with a detecting male contact is formed in a detecting collision spring piece. The detecting male contact includes a contact surface that contacts with the contact part. The detecting collision spring piece is elastically deformed in advance so that a gap is formed between the contact part and the contact surface when the contact part is opposed to the contact surface in a height direction. When an elastic deformation force that elastically deforms the detecting collision spring piece is released, the contact part contacts with the contact surface with collision against the contact surface due to a spring restoring force of the detecting collision spring piece. A locus of the contact part just before the contact part collides with the contact surface is oblique with respect to the contact surface when seen from a mate direction.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a tubular main portion (11) into which a mating male tab (91) is insertable from the front. A resilient contact piece (22) which is to be resiliently held in contact with the male tab (91) is resiliently deformably formed in the main portion (11), and a contact portion (32) which receives the male tab (91) is fixedly formed at a position facing the resilient contact piece (22). The contact portion (32) includes a folded part formed by folding a backward extending part of an outer wall of the main portion (11) inwardly and forwardly. A curved R surface (41) is formed on the outer surface of the folded part of the contact portion (32).

Abstract: An electrical connection terminal provides secure clamping of an electrical conductor and at the same time has a simple structure. Simple and effective conductor guidance is achieved on account of a funnel-like conductor insertion region being composed of an insulating material housing and a contact frame. The contact frame can be of very simple, compact and material-saving design.

Abstract: A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube (2) with a ceiling plate (8). A struck portion (19) is formed by striking an extending end edge of the ceiling plate (8) inwardly of the rectangular tube (2) while maintaining a plate thickness. The inner surface of this struck portion (19) is at the same height as the projecting end of a ceiling plate side contact portion (18) and the outer surface of the struck portion (19) is at the same height as the inner surface of the ceiling plate (8) around the contact portion. A pressing portion (9) is bent from the upper end edge of a second side plate (5) to extend substantially parallel to a bottom plate (3) and contacts the outer surface of the struck portion (19). The pressing portion (9) does not project in a height direction from the ceiling plate (8).

Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes a rectangular tube (2) into which a mating terminal (M) is to be inserted. A tongue (11) is cantilevered backward in the tube (2). A support (35) struck from the bottom plate (3) to project into the rectangular tube (2) from the bottom plate (3). An auxiliary spring (15) cantilevers forward from the support (35). Opposite widthwise sides of this support (35) are continuous with the bottom plate (3). The base end part of the auxiliary spring (15) is lifted up from the bottom plate (3) by forming the support (35). Thus, the base end part does not project from the bottom plate (3) even if the auxiliary spring (15) is resiliently deformed.

Abstract: A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube (12) with first and second side plates (16, 17) extending from a receiving plate (15). A supporting plate (18) extends from a front of the first side plate (16) and is connected to a resilient contact (23). An outer plate (20) extends from a front of the second side plate (17) and is placed on the outer surface of the supporting plate (18). A first ceiling plate (25) extends from a rear of the first side plate (16) and is at an inner side of the supporting plate (18). A second ceiling plate (27) extends from a rear area of the second side plate (17), at an inner side of the supporting plate (18) and is placed on the first ceiling plate (25). A retainer (21) is formed on the rear of the outer plate (20).

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) is provided with a box-shaped main portion (11) capable of receiving a tab (61) of a mating terminal fitting (60) and a resiliently deformable resilient contact piece (12) arranged in the main portion (11) to be connected to the tab (61) inserted into the main portion (11). The resilient contact piece (12) includes a supporting portion (40) for resilient deformation in the main portion (11). The main portion (11) includes a base portion (18) facing the resilient contact piece (12) in a resilient deforming direction of the resilient contact piece (12). The base portion (18) includes a recess (46) formed within the thickness range thereof the base portion (18), and the supporting portion (40) is in contact with the bottom surface of the recess (46).

Abstract: A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.

Abstract: A terminal fitting is mounted on a terminal accommodation chamber formed in a connector housing by being engaged with an elastically deformable lance provided in the terminal accommodation chamber. The terminal fitting includes a bite resistance increasing part that is formed only at an upper portion of a hole edge engagement end face of an engaging hole to be engaged with the lance and increases a bite resistance to the lance. An lower portion of the hole edge engagement end face is flat. The bite resistance increasing part has a wave-shaped part that is formed by partially pressing the hole edge engagement end face.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (A) has a rectangular tubular terminal connecting portion (10) into which a tab (T) is to be inserted. A resilient contact piece (15) is folded to cantilever back from an end edge of a supporting plate (11) of the terminal connecting portion (10). A contact (20) is formed on the resilient contact piece (15). An auxiliary resilient piece (21) is formed by cutting a part of the resilient contact piece (15) and bending the cut part into resilient contact with the supporting plate (11) to increase a contact pressure between the contact (20) and the tab (T). The auxiliary resilient piece (21) is at a position before the contact (20) in an inserting direction of the tab (T) and closer to the supporting plate (11) than the contact (20) in a direction crossing the inserting direction of the tab.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for mating with a mating connector includes a housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (10), a rear insulator (32), a central pin (7), a front insulator (31) and a contact member (5) received in the receiving cavity. The contact member includes a first through fourth side walls (513a-513d) surrounding an inserting slot (514), a pair of resilient beams (515) respectively bent from the second and the fourth side walls toward the inserting slot for clasping the mating connector. The first side wall includes a first edge portion (511) having a first protrusion (519) and a first cutout (518) in front of the first protrusion, and a second edge portion (512) having a second protrusion (516) engaged with the first cutout and a second cutout (517) behind the second protrusion and engaged with the first protrusion.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) includes a terminal main body (11) and a shell (12), which is a component separate from the terminal main body (11). The terminal main body (11) has a fitting portion (18) and resilient contact pieces (14). The shell (12) is a rectangular tube engaged with the fitting portion (18) of the terminal main body (11) and surrounding the resilient contact pieces (14). Even though being relatively expensive, an electrically conductive material such as copper alloy needs to be used as the material of the terminal main body (11) formed with the resilient contact pieces (14). However, an inexpensive material can be used for the shell (12) since electrical conductivity is not required. Therefore, cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a terminal fitting is made entirely of an expensive electrically conductive material.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes a locking plate (19) extending from a first side plate (17) and a stabilizer (22) projecting from a second side plate (18). A cutout (35) is formed at the extending end edge of the locking plate (19) and engages the stabilizer (22) to restrict relative displacements of the locking plate (19) and the second side plate (18) to define a first linking portion (27) that links the base plate (16) and a first contact piece (23). A second linking portion (28) links the second side plate (18) and a second contact piece (24). A restricting portion (36) is formed on the locking plate (19) and restricts displacement of the second contact piece (24) away from the first plate-like contact piece (23).

Abstract: A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.

Abstract: A first connector has a housing holding a female contact. A second connector has a housing holding a male contact. The connectors are connected to each other by inserting the male contact into the female contact along an insertion direction. The female contact has a support portion and a spring portion having a contact point. The spring portion is located above the support portion in the vertical direction. The male contact is insertable between the spring portion and the support portion. The male contact has a contact portion, a tip, an upper slope and a lower slope. The contact portion contacts the contact point when the male contact is inserted into the female contact. The upper slope extends from the tip to the contact portion, sloping over a first tapering range. The lower slope extends from the tip to the contact portion, sloping over a shorter second tapering range.

Abstract: A terminal is used in an electrical connector and receives a matable contact member. The terminal has a receptacle contact section has a bottom wall, an upper wall, and a primary and a secondary spring beam, or member. The primary member extends from a bottom wall and is bent back into the receptacle contact section. The primary member has an upper surface facing the upper wall and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The primary member includes a free end that is spaced from the upper wall a distance less than a thickness of the matable contact member. The secondary member is formed from the bottom wall that extends into the contact section and includes a free end disposed beneath the lower surface of the primary member in an overlapping, spaced relationship thereto remote from the free end of the primary member.

Abstract: This approach generally pertains to a miniature terminal receptacle (10) with a connection section (12) and a mating section (14). The mating section has a pseudo- two-beam component that includes a contact spring (20) having a stationary beam, a resilient contact beam (24) and a beam overlapping section (26). The resilient contact beam has a contact bump (40) and a stiffening section (30) with a pivotal point (38). The shape of the contact spring increases the contact engagement or holding force on a male pin during mating. Overstress protection of the contact spring is provided and the terminal is economical to produce.

Abstract: The contact clip according to the invention comprises a contact portion (11) comprising two elastic blades (15) capable of pressing a male contact portion (2) against an interior cylindrical portion (110) of the said contact portion. In view of the elongate shape of this contact portion, electrical contact between the contact clip and the male contact piece portion is had over a large surface area, thus reducing the contact resistance and the heating when high currents are passed. The contact clip further comprises an attachment portion (10) and possibly an end portion (12) and is intended to be fitted inside a hollow housing of a female contact piece (3).

Abstract: A central conductor of coaxial cable connector includes a barrel, at least one first spring plate group, and at least one second spring plate group. The barrel has two ends forming connection bores, opposite side surfaces respectively forming a first slit and a second slit, and top and bottom walls respectively forming a wall opening and a bottom wall opening. The first spring plate group and the second spring plate group are arranged opposite in direction to each other and each includes spring plates that are arranged to engage each other from upper and lower sides. Each of the spring plates has an end connected to the top or bottom wall of the barrel and an opposite end extending inward of the top wall opening or the bottom wall opening. As such, clamping force is enhanced, contact area is increased, and resiliency limit is improved, so as to provide excellent engagement between conductors.

Abstract: A terminal fitting includes: a body portion having a space for inserting a tab of a mating terminal therein; an elastic contact piece provided to face the space, having a configuration as to be extended like a cantilever in a direction of an insertion and pull-out of the tab with respect to the space through a wall-shaped portion constituting the body portion, and having a contact portion to come in contact with the tab; and an elastic reinforcing piece provided on an opposite side to the space with the elastic contact piece interposed therebetween, having a configuration as to be extended like a cantilever in the direction of the insertion and pull-out of the tab from the wall-shaped portion constituting the body portion, and causing an extended end to correspond to a displaced region in an elastic flexure in the elastic contact piece.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting (10) has a tubular main portion (11) with first and second opposed resilient pieces (21, 24) formed therein. The second resilient piece (24) has an extending piece (25), a support (26) and a pressing piece (27). The support (26) contacts the inner surface of the main portion (11) and the pressing piece (27) extends from the support (26) to hold the first resilient piece (21) in a pre-loaded state. A tab (60) is inserted between the extending piece (25) and the first resilient piece (21) to incline the pressing piece (27) about the support (26) and to release the pre-loaded state. The extending piece (25) resiliently deforms about the support (26) and toward the tab (60) as the pressing piece (27) is inclined. Thus, the tab (60) is held resiliently between the extending piece (25) and the first resilient piece (21). With this arrangement, the tab (60) may be inserted at low frictional force but at complete insertion is held tightly be increased frictional force.

Abstract: A tab (51) of a male terminal (50) is inserted into a main portion (11) of a female terminal (10). The tab (51) contacts a contact portion (16) of a resilient contact piece (15) to connect the female and male terminals (10, 50) electrically. A guiding portion (18) is formed on an inner surface of the main portion (11) for guiding the tab (51) inserted into the main portion (11) to a position where the tab (51) contacts the contact portion (16). The guiding portion (18) extends from a position before a contact position of the tab (51) with the contact portion (16) to the contact position while being inclined with respect to an inserting direction of the tab (51).

Abstract: A terminal is used in an electrical connector and receives a matable contact member. The terminal has a receptacle contact section has a bottom wall, an upper wall, and a primary and a secondary spring beam, or member. The primary member extends from a bottom wall and is bent back into the receptacle contact section. The primary member has an upper surface facing the upper wall and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The primary member includes a free end that is spaced from the upper wall a distance less than a thickness of the matable contact member. The secondary member is formed from the bottom wall that extends into the contact section and includes a free end disposed beneath the lower surface of the primary member in an overlapping, spaced relationship thereto remote from the free end of the primary member.

Abstract: A tab (51) of a male terminal (50) is inserted into a main portion (11) of a female terminal (10). The tab (51) contacts a contact portion (16) of a resilient contact piece (15) to connect the female and male terminals (10, 50) electrically. A guiding portion (18) is formed on an inner surface of the main portion (11) for guiding the tab (51) inserted into the main portion (11) to a position where the tab (51) contacts the contact portion (16). The guiding portion (18) extends from a position before a contact position of the tab (51) with the contact portion (16) to the contact position while being inclined with respect to an inserting direction of the tab (51).

Abstract: A terminal crimping method and a crimping tool are provided, thereby suppressing the generation of friction at an anvil and a crimper and also suppressing the generation of an upthrust portion at the upper part of a wire barrel to which a conductor of a covered electrical wire is crimped. The crimping tool includes an anvil having a placement groove on which a female-type terminal is mounted, and a crimper that crimps a conductor barrel of the female-type terminal mounted on the anvil. The placement groove includes a first pressing portion that presses the effective crimping portion and a second pressing portion that presses the extension, and the bottom surface of the second pressing portion is formed as an inclined surface expanding and opening toward a receptacle side.

Abstract: A tab (51) of a male terminal (50) is inserted into a main portion (11) of a female terminal (10). The tab (51) contacts a contact portion (16) of a resilient contact piece (15) to connect the female and male terminals (10, 50) electrically. A guiding portion (18) is formed on an inner surface of the main portion (11) for guiding the tab (51) inserted into the main portion (11) to a position where the tab (51) contacts the contact portion (16). The guiding portion (18) extends from a position before a contact position of the tab (51) with the contact portion (16) to the contact position while being inclined with respect to an inserting direction of the tab (51).

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a terminal connection portion, a wire connection portion and a neck portion. The terminal connection portion has a tubular part surrounded by a first wall, a second wall opposing the first wall and side walls connecting the first wall and second wall. The tubular part accommodates and is electrically connected to a mating terminal. The wire connection portion engages a wire. The neck portion is disposed between the terminal connection portion and the wire connection portion and has a third wall extended from the first wall and standing walls standing on the third wall. The standing walls are extended from the side walls respectively and oppose each other. A distance between the standing walls is decreased according to an extending direction in which the third wall is extended from the first wall. The neck portion is electrically connected to the wire connection portion.

Abstract: An electric connection device for connecting a conductor having at least one contact bush of a conductive material with a clearing for a contact spring and a contact spring disposed thereat which clamps a conductor plugged into the contact bush from a plug-in side against the inner wall of the contact bush wherein the contact spring is pivotable outwardly through the clearing.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (A) has a rectangular tubular terminal connecting portion (10) into which a tab (T) is to be inserted. A resilient contact piece (15) is folded to cantilever back from an end edge of a supporting plate (11) of the terminal connecting portion (10). A contact (20) is formed on the resilient contact piece (15). An auxiliary resilient piece (21) is formed by cutting a part of the resilient contact piece (15) and bending the cut part into resilient contact with the supporting plate (11) to increase a contact pressure between the contact (20) and the tab (T). The auxiliary resilient piece (21) is at a position before the contact (20) in an inserting direction of the tab (T) and closer to the supporting plate (11) than the contact (20) in a direction crossing the inserting direction of the tab.

Abstract: A terminal fitting includes: a body portion having a space for inserting a tab of a mating terminal therein; an elastic contact piece provided to face the space, having a configuration as to be extended like a cantilever in a direction of an insertion and pull-out of the tab with respect to the space through a wall-shaped portion constituting the body portion, and having a contact portion to come in contact with the tab; and an elastic reinforcing piece provided on an opposite side to the space with the elastic contact piece interposed therebetween, having a configuration as to be extended like a cantilever in the direction of the insertion and pull-out of the tab from the wall-shaped portion constituting the body portion, and causing an extended end to correspond to a displaced region in an elastic flexure in the elastic contact piece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal for an electrical connector. The terminal includes, an outer body, a connector section, a crimping section, a contact retention section, a contact receiving area, and at least one main contact spring. The connector section is positioned to receive an pin that is insertable into the terminal. An electrical conductor is attachable in an electrically conductive manner to the crimping section. The outer body is retained in the contact retention section and fitted as a separate component. The at least one main contact spring includes a free end and at least one support area, and projects into the contact receiving area for the pin. Furthermore, the at least one main contact spring provides a contact force on the pin along a main spring path extending substantially transversely to the insertion direction of the connector section. The at least one main contact spring extends substantially in the insertion direction.

Abstract: The socket contact (1) for receiving a plug contact (10), the socket contact (1) having a contact casing (4) mounted on one end of a cable (2), the contact casing being contacted to an electrical conductor (3) of the cable (2), wherein according to the invention a biasing spring (5) is provided, wherein according to the invention the biasing spring (5) is designed such that it acts on the contact casing (4) and acts through at least one section of the contact casing (4) on the plug contact (10), and is attached at a first joint (6) to the contact casing (4), wherein furthermore the electrical conductor (3) is attached to the contact casing (4) at another joint (7) spaced from the first joint (6).