Terminal fitting and production method therefor

US8974256B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8974256-B2
Application numberUS-201313863450-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 16, 2013
Priority dateApr 26, 2012
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube ( 12 ) with first and second side plates ( 16, 17 ) extending from a receiving plate ( 15 ). A supporting plate ( 18 ) extends from a front of the first side plate ( 16 ) and is connected to a resilient contact ( 23 ). An outer plate ( 20 ) extends from a front of the second side plate ( 17 ) and is placed on the outer surface of the supporting plate ( 18 ). A first ceiling plate ( 25 ) extends from a rear of the first side plate ( 16 ) and is at an inner side of the supporting plate ( 18 ). A second ceiling plate ( 27 ) extends from a rear area of the second side plate ( 17 ), at an inner side of the supporting plate ( 18 ) and is placed on the first ceiling plate ( 25 ). A retainer ( 21 ) is formed on the rear of the outer plate ( 20 ).

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What is claimed is: 1. A terminal fitting, comprising: a tube; a resilient contact piece provided on the tube; a receiving plate configured to resiliently sandwich a tab of a mating terminal inserted into the tube between the receiving plate and the resilient contact piece; first and second side plates extending from the receiving plate; a supporting plate extending at an right angle from a front end area of an extending end of the first side plate and connected to a base…

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What does patent US8974256B2 cover?
A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube ( 12 ) with first and second side plates ( 16, 17 ) extending from a receiving plate ( 15 ). A supporting plate ( 18 ) extends from a front of the first side plate ( 16 ) and is connected to a resilient contact ( 23 ). An outer plate ( 20 ) extends from a front of the second side plate ( 17 ) and is placed on the outer surface of the supporting plate ( …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sumitomo Wiring Systems
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/11. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).