A terminal fitting, a connector and a forming method

• Main Author: SHIMIZU, TOORU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.01.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRICITY; LINE CONNECTORS

An object of the present invention is to prevent an opening deformation of an outer wall while miniaturizing a flat stamped-out piece. A terminal fitting 11 includes a substantially box-shaped main portion 21. The main portion 21 includes a bottom wall 24, a pair of side walls 25, 26 standing up from the opposite ends of the bottom wall 24, a ceiling wall 27 projecting from the leading end of one 25 of the side walls 25, 26 toward the other side wall 26 while facing the bottom wall 24 and an outer wall 28 projecting from the leading end of the other side wall 26 toward the one side wall 25 and placed on the outer side of the ceiling wall 27. The outer wall 28 has a latching portion 42 arranged between the two side walls 25, 26 and projecting toward the bottom wall 24. The ceiling wall 27 has an escaping portion 43 for receiving the latching portion 42 and is engaged with the peripheral edge of the escaping portion 43.