A terminal fitting, a connector provided therewith and a method of forming a terminal fitting

摘要

An object of the present invention is to prevent the plastic deformation of a resilient contact piece by being pushed by an external matter having intruded through a locking hole. Displacement restricting portions 15F, 15R, 18F, 18R for restricting a displacement of a resilient contact piece 25 toward a tab entrance space 32 by being brought into contact with the lateral edges of the resilient contact piece 25 are provided at two positions before and behind a locking hole 19 in a rectangular tube portion 10. Even if an external matter having intruded through the locking hole 19 pushes the resilient contact piece 25, there is no likelihood of the resilient contact piece being inclined forward or backward upon receiving a pushing force from the external matter since the displacement of the resilient contact piece 25 toward the tab entrance space 32 is restricted by the displacement restricting portions 15F, 15R, 18F, 18R and the displacement restricting portions 15F, 15R, 18F, 18R are arranged at the two positions before and behind the locking hole 19. Therefore, the plastic deformation of a supporting point of resilient deformation 26 of the resilient contact piece 25 can be prevented.