Patent ID: 6123574
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a female terminal fitting with a connecting member connectable to a male tab of a corresponding terminal fitting, and a protruding member protruding in a lateral direction away from the connecting member; anda connector housing having an anterior face and a terminal housing chamber for housing the female terminal fitting, said anterior face including a tab through hole with a peripheral edge for allowing the male tab to be passed therethrough and couple to the connecting member, and a detecting hole in communication with the terminal housing chamber for allowing the insertion of a detecting pin for detecting the correct attachment of the female terminal fitting within the terminal housing chamber by making direct contact with the protruding member, the detecting hole being spaced along the anterior face from the peripheral edge of the tab through hole such that a partition is formed between the tab through hole and the detecting hole, and wherein a plane extending through said detecting hole is aligned with a side edge of said tab through hole along said anterior face.