Terminal fitting and connector provided therewith

摘要

An object of the present invention is to prevent a locking lance from being pulled into a main body of a terminal fitting while being undesirably deformed. A terminal fitting 30 includes a main portion 31 substantially in the form of a rectangular tube formed with a locking hole 42 open in an outer surface. The terminal fitting 30 is inserted into a cavity 12 formed in a housing 10 made of synthetic resin and retained by engaging the locking hole 42 with a locking lance 13 in the form of a cantilever extending along an inner wall of the cavity 12. Restricting portions 44 to be brought into contact with the locking lance 13 to prevent any further entering movement of the locking lance 13 when the locking lance 13 enters the main portion 31 in an undesirable manner is formed in the main portion 31.