Terminal fitting with seal protecting features

摘要

A female terminal fitting ( 20 ) is provided with a pair of fastening pieces ( 26 ) extending from the opposite side edges of a bottom plate ( 24 ), and the fastening pieces ( 26 ) are bent inward toward each other, thereby wrapping around the outer circumferential surface of a sealing member ( 30 ) fitted on a wire ( 10 ) to fasten the sealing member ( 30 ) together with the wire ( 10 ). Sealing-member protecting portions ( 27 ) are formed on side edges of the inner surfaces of the fastening pieces ( 26 ) and are aligned at obtuse angles to contact surfaces ( 29 ). Therefore, the bite in the sealing member ( 30 ) can be hindered over a wide range.