FEMALE TERMINAL

摘要

A female terminal (10) includes a tubular portion (14) configured to receive a male terminal (11) therein. Resilient pieces (23, 26) extend in from a bottom wall (15) and a ceiling wall (17) of the tubular portion (14) and contact the male terminal (11). Each resilient piece (23, 26) includes a line-contact portion (29, 31) that slides in line or surface contact with the male terminal (11), a contact portion (25, 28) to contact the male terminal (11), and a gradually changing portion (30, 32) formed from an end (29B, 31B) of the line-contact portion (29, 31) to a top (25A, 28A) of the contact portion (25, 28) and not protruding from a plane flush with a contact surface (29A, 31A) of the line-contact portion (29, 31). Thus, a contact area with the male terminal (11) is reduced gradually toward the contact portion (25, 28).

主权项

1. A female terminal, comprising:
a tubular portion formed into a tubular shape by a plurality of peripheral walls and configured such that a male terminal is to be inserted; and a resilient piece formed to extend inwardly of the tubular portion from the peripheral wall and configured to resiliently come into contact with the male terminal, the resilient piece including: a slide-contact portion capable of sliding in line or surface contact with the male terminal; a contact portion configured to come into point contact with the male terminal; and a gradually changing portion formed in an area from an end of the slide-contact portion to a top of the contact portion and not protruding from a plane flush with a contact surface of the slide-contact portion with the male terminal and configured such that a contact area with the male terminal is gradually reduced toward the contact portion.