WO2023243325A1 - 端子装置 - Google Patents

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WO2023243325A1
WO2023243325A1 PCT/JP2023/019055 JP2023019055W WO2023243325A1 WO 2023243325 A1 WO2023243325 A1 WO 2023243325A1 JP 2023019055 W JP2023019055 W JP 2023019055W WO 2023243325 A1 WO2023243325 A1 WO 2023243325A1
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興珂 楊
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Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/50—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
    • H01R4/5066—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw mounted in an insulating housing having a cover providing clamping force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/03—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations
    • H01R11/05—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations the connecting locations having different types of direct connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4361—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion

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  • the present disclosure relates to a terminal device.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a connector as a terminal device including a housing, a board, and a spring member. The substrate and the spring member are housed in the housing. An electric wire is inserted between the board and the spring member. The wire is connected to the board. The spring member presses the electric wire toward the substrate, and uses its own biasing force to ensure contact between the electric wire and the substrate.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a connector as a terminal device including a connector terminal and a housing.
  • the connector terminal includes a wire connection portion that is connected to the wire, and a cover portion that is attached to the wire connection portion.
  • the cover part has a pressing part that sandwiches the electric wire between the electric wire connection part and the electric wire connection part in a state where the cover part is locked to the electric wire connection part.
  • Patent Document 1 since the contact load between the electric wire and the board depends on the biasing force of the spring member, there is a problem that it is difficult to stably maintain the connection state between the electric wire and the board.
  • Patent Document 2 there is an advantage that a crimping process is not required when connecting a connector terminal and an electric wire, and the connection work can be simplified.
  • the connector terminal since the connector terminal has a wire connection part and a cover part separated, there is a concern that the number of processing steps will increase, and there is still room for further improvement.
  • an object of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal device that can simplify the wire connection work and connection structure.
  • the terminal device of the present disclosure includes a first piece and a second piece that are formed of a conductive plate material and are integrally connected to each other via a folded portion so as to be openable and closable, and the first piece that is closed with an electric wire therebetween.
  • a holding part that maintains the closed state of the first piece and the second piece is provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a connector as a terminal device in Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the cover and the housing body.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the terminal fitting.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the terminal fitting and the electric wire in an open state.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a terminal fitting in Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the terminal fitting from a different angle from that shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a connector as a terminal device.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a terminal fitting in Embodiment 3 of permanent locking.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the terminal fitting from a different angle from that shown in FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a connector as a terminal device.
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the contact state of the contact portion and the tab.
  • the terminal device of the present disclosure includes: (1) A first piece and a second piece formed of a conductive plate material and connected integrally through a folded part so as to be openable and closable, and the first piece and the second piece closed with an electric wire in between; and a holding part that maintains the second piece in a closed state.
  • connection work can be simplified.
  • the connection structure with the electric wire can also be simplified.
  • the first piece has a first bent part that is bent in a concave shape when viewed from a direction intersecting the length direction of the electric wire with respect to the second piece, and the second piece has The first piece has a second bending part that is bent in a convex shape when viewed from a direction intersecting the length direction of the electric wire, and the first bending part and the second bending part are configured to bend the electric wire. Preferably, they are formed so that they fit into each other while being sandwiched between them.
  • the electric wire can be bent and arranged in an uneven shape between the first bending part and the second bending part. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately prevent the electric wire from slipping out from between the first bent portion and the second bent portion.
  • the folded portion, the first piece, and the second piece are included in a terminal fitting, and the terminal fitting has a shape extending from the front end to the rear end in the longitudinal direction of the electric wire. None, the folded portion is formed at the front end of the terminal fitting, and the terminal fitting has an elastically deformable contact portion that contacts a mating terminal fitting at a front end portion including the front end; It is preferable that the rear end portion including the rear end includes an electric wire fixing portion for sandwiching the electric wire at the rear end portions of each of the first piece portion and the second piece portion.
  • the entire shape of the terminal fitting can be easily formed by folding back the first piece and the second piece through the folding part.
  • the wire since the rear of the wire fixing section is open, the wire can be easily placed inside the wire fixing section.
  • the folded portion, the first piece, and the second piece are included in a terminal fitting, and the terminal fitting has a shape extending from the front end to the rear end in the longitudinal direction of the electric wire. None, the folded portion is formed at the rear end of the terminal fitting, and the terminal fitting has an elastically deformable contact portion that contacts a mating terminal fitting at a front end portion including the front end;
  • the rear end portion including the rear end includes an electric wire fixing portion that sandwiches the electric wire at the rear end portion of each of the first piece portion and the second piece portion, and the electric wire fixing portion passes through the folded portion. It is preferable that the electric wire insertion hole has an electric wire insertion hole through which the electric wire is inserted.
  • the entire shape of the terminal fitting can be easily formed by folding back the first piece and the second piece through the folding part.
  • the electric wire can be placed inside the electric wire fixing part through the electric wire insertion hole.
  • the above configuration can increase the degree of freedom in the shape of the contact portion.
  • the "front end” refers to the part in front of the wire fixing part
  • the "rear end part” refers to the part behind the contact part. .
  • the folded portion, the first piece, and the second piece further include a housing that is included in the terminal fitting and accommodates the terminal fitting, and the housing has a support surface that supports the terminal fitting.
  • the holding portion may be formed at a position facing the support surface in the housing and have a shape that sandwiches the first piece and the second piece between the support surface and the support surface.
  • the holding portion shaped to sandwich the first piece and the second piece at a position facing the support surface, it is possible to maintain the closed state of the first piece and the second piece. Therefore, the structure of the holding section can be simplified.
  • the folded portion, the first piece, and the second piece further include a housing that is included in the terminal fitting and accommodates the terminal fitting, and the housing has a support surface that supports the terminal fitting.
  • the holding portion is configured to hold the first piece and the second piece at a position facing the support surface in the housing so as to sandwich the first piece and the second piece between the support surface and the support surface. It is preferable that it is formed in a convex shape disposed inside the second bent part.
  • the bent shape of the second bent portion can be held by the convex holding portion disposed inside the second bent portion.
  • the folded portion, the first piece, and the second piece further include a housing that is included in the terminal fitting and accommodates the terminal fitting, and the housing has a support surface that supports the terminal fitting.
  • the holding portion is formed at a position facing the support surface in the housing and has a shape that sandwiches the first piece and the second piece between the support surface, and the support surface includes: It is preferable that the first piece has a recess into which the first bent portion of the first piece is fitted.
  • the above configuration can restrict displacement of the terminal fitting with respect to the housing by the first bent portion fitting into the recessed portion of the support surface.
  • Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure exemplifies a connector 10 as a terminal device.
  • the connector 10 includes a housing 20 and a terminal fitting 40.
  • the terminal fitting 40 is electrically and mechanically connected to the end portion of the electric wire 90.
  • the left side in FIG. 1 is referred to as the front side
  • the right side in FIG. 1 is referred to as the rear side.
  • the front side of the terminal portion of the electric wire 90 is the front side.
  • the vertical direction is based on the vertical direction in FIG.
  • the left-right direction is based on the thickness direction of the paper surface of FIG.
  • the front-rear direction is indicated by X
  • the left-right direction is indicated by Y
  • the up-down direction is indicated by Z, respectively.
  • the vertical direction is not necessarily limited to the direction of gravity when the connector 10 is mounted.
  • the housing 20 is made of synthetic resin, has a rectangular shape in plan view, and has a flat external shape with small vertical dimensions. As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 20 includes a housing body 21 and a cover 22.
  • the housing body 21 has a plurality of cavities 23 arranged in the left-right direction. Each cavity 23 has a groove shape extending in the front-rear direction in the housing body 21 and is open upward.
  • the bottom surface of each cavity 23 of the housing body 21 is configured as a support surface 24 that supports the terminal fitting 40.
  • the support surface 24 of each cavity 23 has a depressed recess 25 in the middle in the front-rear direction.
  • the recess 25 has a concave shape when viewed in side cross section, and is formed over the entire width of the cavity 23.
  • the cover 22 is placed over the housing body 21 from above and closes the upper part of each cavity 23.
  • the cover 22 and the housing body 21 are locked to each other by a locking portion (not shown).
  • the cover 22 has a lock portion 26 protruding from its upper surface.
  • the lock portion 26 locks a mating housing (not shown) and holds the housing 20 and the mating housing in a fitted state.
  • the cover 22 has a plurality of holding portions 27 protruding from its lower surface.
  • Each holding portion 27 is individually formed in each cavity 23.
  • Each holding portion 27 has a prismatic shape and is arranged to face each recess 25 .
  • Each holding portion 27 has a chamfered slope portion 28 at the lower front corner where the front end surface and the lower end surface intersect.
  • the terminal fitting 40 is formed by punching out a single conductive metal plate and then bending the punched sheet.
  • the terminal fitting 40 has a plate shape extending from the front end to the rear end and having a constant width in the left-right direction.
  • the terminal fitting 40 includes a bent-shaped folded part 41 located at the front end, a first piece part 42 extending rearward from the lower end of the folded part 41, and an upper end of the folded part 41. and a second piece portion 43 extending rearward from the top.
  • the first piece 42 and the second piece 43 are integrally connected so that they can be opened and closed using the folded portion 41 as a fulcrum so that they approach and separate from each other.
  • the following structural description of the terminal fitting 40 is based on the case where the first piece 42 and the second piece 43 are in the closed state (the case shown in FIGS. 1 and 3), unless otherwise specified.
  • the first piece 42 includes a first front piece 44 that is arranged along the front-rear direction at the front end including the folded part 41, and a first front piece 44 that is arranged along the front-rear direction at the rear end including the free end that is the rear end. and a first bent portion 46 that is bent downward between the first front piece 44 and the first rear piece 45 and has a concave shape in side view.
  • the first rear piece 45 has a groove 47 on the upper surface facing the second piece 43. As shown in FIG. The groove portion 47 extends over the entire length of the first rear piece 45 in the front-rear direction at the left and right center portions of the upper surface of the first rear piece 45, and has a curved cross section.
  • the first bent portion 46 includes a bottom portion disposed along the front-rear direction, a front portion that slopes diagonally forward and upward from the front end of the bottom portion to the rear end of the first front piece 44, and and a rear surface portion extending vertically toward the front end of the first rear piece portion 45 .
  • the concave portion 25 of the housing 20 is also formed with a bottom portion, a front portion, and a rear portion having a shape corresponding to the first bent portion 46 .
  • the second piece part 43 has a second front piece part 48 that bulges out in a mountain shape when viewed from the side at the front end part including the folded part 41, and is arranged along the front-rear direction at the rear end part including the free end that is the rear end. and a second bent portion 51 that is bent downward between the second front piece 48 and the second rear piece 49 and has a concave shape in side view.
  • the second bent portion 51 has a shape corresponding to the first bent portion 46.
  • the second bent portion 51 is bent in a convex shape relative to the first piece 42 so as to approach the first piece 42 in a side view.
  • the first bent portion 46 is bent in a concave shape away from the second piece 43 in a side view. As shown in FIG. 1, the first bent portion 46 and the second bent portion 51 fit into each other with the conductor 91 of the electric wire 90 sandwiched therebetween.
  • the electric wire 90 is a covered electric wire in which the outer periphery of a single core wire as a conductor 91 is surrounded by an insulating coating 92.
  • the conductor 91 is exposed at the terminal portion (tip portion, front end portion) of the electric wire 90 by removing the covering 92.
  • the second bent portion 51 and the second rear piece 49 hold the end portion of the electric wire 90 between the first bent portion 46 and the first rear piece 45, respectively.
  • the first bending portion 46 and the second rear piece 49 are arranged parallel to each other and facing each other with a clearance therebetween.
  • the first rear piece 45, the first bent part 46, the second rear piece 49, and the second bent part 51 are connected to a wire fixing part 53 that fixes the electric wire 90 by receiving the holding force of the holding part 27.
  • the electric wire fixing part 53 has a conductor 91 (hereinafter simply referred to as "conductor 91 of the electric wire 90") exposed at the end of the electric wire 90 between the first bent part 46 and the second bent part 51.
  • the sheathing 92 at the end of the electric wire 90 (hereinafter simply referred to as "sheathing 92 of the electric wire 90") is held between the first rear piece 45 and the second rear piece 49.
  • the second front piece 48 has an apex 54 on the rear end side, and includes a portion that slopes gently in a curved manner from the folded portion 41 to the apex 54, a portion that slopes steeply downward from the apex 54, and a portion that slopes steeply downward from the apex 54. 1 and a part facing parallel to the front piece part 44.
  • the front end portion of the terminal fitting 40 is configured as an elastically deformable contact portion 52.
  • the contact portion 52 has a bending space 55 that is open in the left-right direction between the folded portion 41, the first front piece 44, and the second front piece 48.
  • the bending space 55 is a space that allows the second front piece 48 to bend.
  • the housing body 21 is first chucked and positioned.
  • the terminal fitting 40 is inserted into the cavity 23 of the housing body 21 from above.
  • the first front piece 44 and the first rear piece 45 are arranged along the support surface 24 of the housing body 21, and the terminal fitting 40 is placed on the support surface 24.
  • the first bent portion 46 fits inside the recess 25 of the housing body 21, and the terminal fitting 40 is positioned with respect to the housing body 21.
  • the terminal fitting 40 is set in the housing body 21 in an open state, and the rear ends of the first piece 42 and the second piece 43 are expanded rearward (see FIG. 4).
  • the electric wire 90 is inserted from the rear between the first piece 42 and the second piece 43, passing between their respective rear ends.
  • the electric wire 90 is positioned between the first piece 42 and the second piece 43 while being positioned along the groove 47 of the first rear piece 45 .
  • the conductor 91 of the electric wire 90 is arranged from between the first bent portion 46 and the second bent portion 51 to between the first front piece 44 and the second rear piece 49.
  • the covering 92 of the electric wire 90 is disposed between the first rear piece 45 and the second rear piece 49 while being supported by the groove 47 .
  • the insertion work of the electric wire 90 can be performed by an automatic machine.
  • each holding portion 27 is fitted into the inside of the second bent portion 51 of each terminal fitting 40 all at once. Then, the bottom surface portion of the second bent portion 51 of the terminal fitting 40 is pressed by the holding portion 27, and the second piece portion 43 tilts toward the first piece portion 42 using the folded portion 41 as a fulcrum. In other words, the terminal fitting 40 is displaced toward the closed state.
  • the terminal fitting 40 When the cover 22 is locked onto the housing main body 21 and properly attached, the terminal fitting 40 reaches the closed state, as shown in FIG. 1, and the pressing state of the holding part 27 against the second bent part 51 is maintained. .
  • the conductor 91 of the electric wire 90 is buckled along the bent shape between the first bent part 46 and the second bent part 51, and has an uneven shape between the first piece 42 and the second piece 43. It can be bent and held firmly.
  • the first piece 42 and the second piece 43 are held between the bottom portion of the recess 25 of the housing body 21 and the holding portion 27 of the cover 22 . Thereby, the closed state of the terminal fitting 40 is also maintained.
  • the holding part 27 is arranged inside the second bent part 51 and faces the front part of the second bent part 51, and further, the first bent part 46 is arranged inside the recessed part 25 and faces the front part of the recessed part 25.
  • the terminal fitting 40 is reliably prevented from coming out from the cavity 23. Note that if the terminal fitting 40 is not inserted into the cavity 23 at the correct position, the slope part 28 of the holding part 27 presses the front part of the second bending part 51 to advance the terminal fitting 40 to the normal position. be able to.
  • a mating housing (not shown) is fitted into the housing 20, and the tab 70 of the mating terminal fitting is inserted into the cavity 23 of the housing 20 from the front.
  • the contact portion 52 can be elastically displaced toward the deflection space 55.
  • the closed state of the terminal fitting 40 is maintained with the electric wire 90 being sandwiched between the first piece 42 and the second piece 43.
  • a crimping process is not required, and the connection work can be simplified.
  • the first piece part 42 and the second piece part 43 are integrated via the folded part 41, the connection structure with the electric wire 90 can also be simplified.
  • the electric wire 90 is bent and held in an uneven manner between the first bending part 46 and the second bending part 51. It is possible to appropriately avoid slipping out from between the second bent portion 51 and the second bent portion 51.
  • the overall shape of the terminal fitting 40 can be easily formed.
  • the electric wire 90 is inserted inside the wire fixing section 53. Can be easily placed.
  • each holding portion 27 presses the first piece 42 of each terminal fitting 40 all at once, and each terminal fitting 40 is maintained in a closed state.
  • the structure of each holding portion 27 can be simplified.
  • the first bent portion 46 fits into the recess 25, so that displacement of the terminal fitting 40 with respect to the housing 20 can be restricted.
  • the holding part 27 fits inside the second bent part 51, so that displacement of the terminal fitting 40 with respect to the housing 20 can be more reliably controlled. Further, the bent shape of the second bent portion 51 is reinforced by the holding portion 27 .
  • the terminal fitting 40A of the second embodiment of the present disclosure is integrally formed by bending a single conductive metal plate material, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. , has a folded portion 41A, and a first piece portion 42A and a second piece portion 43A that are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable via the folded portion 41A. Further, like the terminal fitting 40 of Embodiment 1, the terminal fitting 40A has a contact portion 52A at the front end including the front end, a wire fixing portion 53A at the rear end including the rear end, and a wire fixing portion 53A. It has a first bent part 46A and a second bent part 51A at the front part.
  • the terminal fitting 40A has a folded part 41A at the rear end of the wire fixing part 53A, and has an elastic part 56A and a guide part 57A in the contact part 52A. Different from 40.
  • the housing 20A is similar to the housing 20 of the first embodiment.
  • the folded portion 41A has a curved shape.
  • the first rear piece 45A and the second rear piece 49A extend rearward from the lower end and the upper end of the folded portion 41A, respectively, and are arranged parallel to each other.
  • the first rear piece 45A has a groove 47A on the upper surface.
  • the folded portion 41A has a wire insertion hole 58A that penetrates in the front-rear direction.
  • the wire insertion hole 58A has a rectangular opening in the folded portion 41A when viewed from the rear.
  • the opening width of the wire insertion hole 58A in the left-right direction corresponds to the outer diameter of the wire 90.
  • the contact portion 52A has a first front piece portion 44A extending along the front-rear direction.
  • the elastic portion 56A is folded back from the front end of the first front piece portion 44A and bulges out in a mountain shape when viewed from the side.
  • the elastic portion 56A has an apex 54A on the rear end side, extends obliquely downward and rearward from the apex 54A, and has a free portion that contacts the lower end in the extending direction along the first front piece portion 44A. It has an end portion 59A.
  • the elastic portion 56A has the same shape as the second front piece portion 48 of the first embodiment, except for the free end portion 59A.
  • the first bent portion 46A is formed in the same shape as the first bent portion 46 of the first embodiment between the rear end of the first front piece 44A and the front end of the first rear piece 45A.
  • the guide portion 57A has a band shape extending in the front-rear direction, and is disposed above the elastic portion 56A and facing the elastic portion 56A.
  • the guide portion 57A has a receiving portion 61A that is lowered one step in the middle in the front-rear direction.
  • the receiving portion 61A is arranged to extend along the front-rear direction.
  • the second bent portion 51A is formed in the same shape as the second bent portion 51 of the first embodiment between the rear end of the guide portion 57A and the front end of the second rear piece portion 49A.
  • the electric wire 90 When assembling the electric wire 90, the electric wire 90 is inserted into the inside of the electric wire fixing part 53A from behind through the electric wire insertion hole 58A with the first piece part 42A and the second piece part 43A opened through the folded part 41A.
  • the electric wire 90 is inserted into the electric wire insertion hole 58A in a positioned state.
  • the conductor 91 of the electric wire 90 can extend from the first rear piece 45A to the first front piece 44A via the first bent portion 46A.
  • the terminal fitting 40A reaches the closed state, so that the conductor 91 of the electric wire 90 is held in a bent state between the first bent part 46A and the second bent part 51A.
  • the closed state of the terminal fitting 40A is maintained, and the electric wire 90 is reliably held on the electric wire fixing portion 53A. This point is similar to the first embodiment.
  • the tab 70 of the mating terminal fitting is inserted between the guide portion 57A and the elastic portion 56A.
  • the elastic portion 56A elastically deforms while retracting the free end portion 59A along the first front piece portion 44A, and brings the tab 70 into contact with the apex 54A.
  • the tab 70 can maintain its inserted posture along the front-rear direction by applying the elastic restoring force received from the elastic portion 56A to the receiving portion 61A.
  • the tab 70 of the mating terminal is guided by the guide portion 57A, so that it is smoothly inserted into the contact portion 52A, and is stably held between the receiving portion 61A and the elastic portion 56A. be done. As a result, the connection reliability between the terminal fitting 40A and the mating terminal fitting can be improved.
  • the terminal fitting 40B of Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure is integrally formed by bending a single conductive metal plate material, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. , it has a folded part 41B, and a first piece part 42B and a second piece part 43B which are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable via the folded part 41B.
  • the terminal fitting 40B has a contact portion 52B at the front end including the front end, a wire fixing portion 53B at the rear end including the rear end, and a wire fixing portion 53B. It has a first bent part 46B and a second bent part 51B at the front part.
  • the terminal fitting 40B has a curved folded portion 41B at the rear end of the wire fixing portion 53B.
  • the folded portion 41B has a larger radius of curvature than the folded portion 41A of the second embodiment.
  • the wire insertion hole 58B is wide open extending from the folded portion 41B to the first rear piece 45B and the second rear piece 49B.
  • the terminal fitting 40B of the third embodiment has a contact portion 52B formed by the first front piece 44B, the side portion 62B and the guide portion 57B, and in this point, the terminal fitting 40B of the first and second embodiments , 40A.
  • the housing 20B is similar to the housing 20 of Embodiment 1, and includes a holding portion 27B that presses the second bent portion 51B.
  • the first front piece portion 44B has a strip shape extending in the front-rear direction.
  • the rear end of the first front piece 44B is connected to the front end of the first bent part 46B.
  • the guide portion 57B also has a strip shape extending in the front-rear direction, and is disposed above the first front piece 44B and facing the first front piece 44B.
  • the first front piece 44B and the guide portion 57B have a pair of bead portions 63B extending in the front-rear direction on opposing surfaces thereof. Each bead portion 63B is formed by press working at the center portion of each of the first front piece portion 44B and the guide portion 57B in the left-right direction.
  • the side portion 62B is constructed between one end of the first front piece 44B in the left-right direction and one end of the guide portion 57B in the left-right direction.
  • the side portion 62B has a wall shape extending in the vertical direction, and has the same front-to-back length as each of the first front piece portion 44B and the guide portion 57B.
  • the other end side in the left-right direction opposite to the side portion 62B is open as an open portion 64B.
  • the tab 70 of the mating terminal fitting is inserted between the guide portion 57B and the first front piece 44B.
  • the open portion 64B expands in the vertical direction, and the side portion 62B and the guide portion 57B are elastically deformed outward.
  • the tab 70 receives the elastic reaction force of the side portion 62B and the guide portion 57B, it is possible to contact the bead portion 63B with an appropriate contact load.
  • the wire fixing portion may have a locking shape such as a biting protrusion or a textured surface for locking the sheath on a surface facing the sheath of the wire. According to this, the electric wire is more reliably prevented from coming off from the electric wire fixing part.
  • the electric wire may have a mode in which only the conductor is arranged inside the electric wire fixing part. In this case, in the second and third embodiments, only the conductor of the wire needs to be inserted into the wire insertion hole, and the opening width of the wire insertion hole in the left-right direction can be reduced.
  • the housing may not have a cover and the retainer may be attached to the housing body.
  • the holding portion is preferably formed on the retainer.
  • the holding portion may not be formed in the housing, but may be configured as a binding member such as a tie band, tape, or shrink tube.
  • the holding part may not be formed in the housing, but may be provided in the terminal fitting by a locking part formed in the first piece and a locked part formed in the second piece. In this case, the first piece and the second piece are maintained in a closed state by the locking part being locked with the locked part.
  • the conductor of the electric wire may be a twisted wire made by twisting a plurality of wires together.
  • the bead portion of Embodiment 3 may be formed only on either the first front piece or the guide portion.

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