Patent ID: 7513806
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A female terminal fitting, comprising: a substantially tubular main portion with a rear end and an open front end for receiving a mating male tab along an axial center; a resilient contact piece extending back in the main portion and being deformable by insertion of the male tab into the main portion, the resilient contact piece having a free end that slides on an inner surface of the main portion; a first slide surface extending along the inner surface of the main portion from a slide start position to a slide intermediate position for permitting sliding displacement of the free end of the resilient contact piece while keeping a distance between the free end and the axial center of the main portion substantially constant or shortening the distance; and a second slide surface extending from the slide intermediate position to a slide end position for permitting sliding displacement of the free end of the resilient contact piece while extending the distance between the free end and the axial center of the main portion, wherein the first and second slide surfaces are formed by inwardly embossing a peripheral wall of the main portion, and wherein the resilient contact piece includes a projection projecting toward and slidably engaging at least one of the first and second slide surfaces.