Patent ID: 8529273
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B60L,H01R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A female terminal into which a male terminal is fittable for achieving an electrically conductive connection, the female terminal comprising: a main portion; a contact member forward of the main portion, the contact member having a plurality of circumferentially arranged contact pieces extending substantially in a connecting direction with the male terminal, intermediate parts of the contact pieces in an extending direction defining curved parts that curve radially inwardly and configured for resiliently contacting and holding a male terminal; a contact-member accommodating portion including a side wall extending forward from the main portion and surrounding the contact member and a front wall forward of the contact member, an entrance hole in the front wall for allowing entry of the male terminal into the contact-member accommodating portion, and at least one first discharge hole formed in the side wall for allowing areas inside and outside of the contact-member accommodating portion to communicate.