RECEPTACLE TERMINAL AND BOARD CONNECTOR

To achieve reduction in height while securing a sufficient floating amount in a receptacle terminal.SOLUTION: A receptacle terminal 3 includes a pair of fixing plate parts 31 extending in a first direction Y1 in a view in an insertion/extraction direction X and disposed oppositely in a second direction Y2. The fixing plate part 31 includes a press-fitting portion 31a and a non-press-fitting portion 31b. A board connecting part 32 extends from the non-press-fitting portion 31b. A cross-linking plate part 33 extending in the second direction Y2 connects the non-press-fitting portions 31b of the pair of fixing plate parts 31 in a groove shape. The cross-linking plate part 33 includes a central area CA and a pair of end areas EA in the second direction Y2. An elastic plate part 34 extends in the insertion/extraction direction X from the central area CA of the cross-linking plate part 33 in a cantilevered state. A holding part 70 which is in surface-contact with both surfaces of a plug terminal is connected with an extending end 34b of the elastic plate part 34 via a U-shaped part 35. When the holding part 70 is displaced in the first direction Y1, the pair of end areas EA of the cross-linking plate part 33 are twisted and deformed with a bending deformation of the elastic plate part 34.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11 【課題】リセプタクル端子において、十分なフローティング量を確保しつつ低背化を達成する。【解決手段】リセプタクル端子３は、挿抜方向Ｘから見て、第１方向Ｙ１に延在し、第２方向Ｙ２に対向して配置される一対の固定板部３１を含む。固定板部３１は、圧入部３１ａと非圧入部３１ｂとを含む。非圧入部３１ｂから基板接続部３２が延設される。第２方向Ｙ２に延在する架橋板部３３が、一対の固定板部３１の非圧入部３１ｂ間を溝形状に接続する。架橋板部３３は、第２方向Ｙ２の中央領域ＣＡと一対の端部領域ＥＡとを含む。弾性板部３４が、架橋板部３３の中央領域ＣＡから挿抜方向Ｘに片持ち状に延設される。プラグ端子の両面に面接触する抱持部７０が、弾性板部３４の延設端部３４ｂとＵ字状部３５を介して接続される。抱持部７０が第１方向Ｙ１に変位するときに、弾性板部３４の曲げ変形に伴って架橋板部３３の一対の端部領域ＥＡがねじり変形される。【選択図】図１１