Title:
可撓側壁と平坦な傾斜接点を備えた雌型端子
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4663636
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A female terminal with a mating end suited for receiving a male pin with flat surfaces and a circuit-connecting end for connection to a wire. A terminal-receiving passageway at the mating end has two spaced apart sidewalls, which may be in the form of U-shaped channels, extending lengthwise along the passageway with one or more slots separating the U-shaped channels. Enlarged flat contacting surfaces are formed in the opposing sidewalls and are disposed at an angle to the sidewalls. The sidewalls resiliently flex apart from each other as the male pin is inserted into the passageway such that the angled contacting surfaces become coplanar with the flat surfaces of the male pin and electrically contact the male pin over a greater area than that provided by dimples. One or more notches may be disposed at selected points in the sidewalls of the female terminal to better define and control the flexing characteristics of the spaced apart sidewalls.
Inventors:
Irbin Patel
Mark M Data
Mark M Data
Application Number:
JP2006520227A
Publication Date:
April 06, 2011
Filing Date:
July 09, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOLEX INCORPORATED
International Classes:
H01R13/11; H01R13/115; H01R4/18; H01R13/432
Domestic Patent References:
| JP9259961A | ||||
| JP8185916A | ||||
| JP6299176U | ||||
| JP864283A | ||||
| JP200168172A | ||||
| JP62123074U |
Foreign References:
| US3083345 | ||||
| US3178674 | ||||
| US20010034167 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshiaki Aoki