Patent ID: 6338638
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric connector comprising:a first electric connector having a connector housing in which a terminal accommodating chamber is formed; a second electric connector with a second terminal; a first terminal to be accommodated in said connector housing and to be connected with an electric wire; an electrical contact section provided on said first terminal and having a contact piece to be electrically connected with said second terminal; a wire connection section provided on said first terminal for connecting an electric wire; and a space provided between said electrical contact section and an inner surface of said terminal accommodating chamber for allowing relative movement between said electrical contact section and said connector housing, said space being formed by making a step formed of an elastic curved vibration-absorbing portion extending upwardly above a bottom of said electrical contact section and connecting the bottom of said electrical contact section and a bottom of said wire connection section such that the bottom of said electrical contact section is positioned higher than the bottom of said wire connection section, whereby said electrical contact section can move upwardly and downwardly relative to said wire connection section; and whereby abrasion, caused by vibration, of contact points of said first and second terminals and increase of electrical resistance at said contact points do not arise.