US 12,334,667 B2
Terminal unit and connector
Masato Kamemura, Mie (JP); and Ryota Sakai, Mie (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Appl. No. 17/800,398
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 10, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/004938
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 17, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/166759, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-027843 (JP), filed on Feb. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0128184 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/44 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/44 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal unit for electrical connection to a mating terminal, the terminal unit comprising:
a terminal fitting having a plate-like shape and including a connection region for electrical connection to the mating terminal; and
an insulating member to be mounted on the terminal fitting,
wherein:
the terminal fitting includes
a tip provided at a distal end of the terminal fitting,
a side surface extending along a plate thickness direction of the terminal fitting, and
a connection surface on which the connection region is located, the connection surface extending along a width direction of the terminal fitting to intersect the plate thickness direction,
the insulating member includes
an extending portion provided at one end of the insulating member to cover the tip of the terminal fitting, the extending portion extending in a longitudinal direction intersecting the width direction and the plate thickness direction, and
a surrounding portion provided at an end of the insulating member opposite to the one end with respect to the connection region in the longitudinal direction, the surrounding portion extending in the width direction to cover a part of the connection surface, and
the extending portion extends from the surrounding portion toward the tip to cover a part of the side surface and to cover a part of the connection surface.