Abstract: Flexible printed circuit connector including: an insulating base seat each end of which is formed with an insertion hole; multiple conductive members inlaid in the insulating base seat for electrically contacting with the flexible printed circuit; two metal pivot members respectively inlaid in two ends of the insulating base seat; and a metal press board two ends of which are pivotally connected with the metal pivot members.

Abstract: A connector in which a slider 30 is pushed into a housing 20 in a state in which a terminal of a flexible wiring member 40 has been inserted in the housing 20, thereby holding the terminal of the flexible wiring material 40 at a position where its conductors are brought into contact with terminals 10. A guiding mechanism for the slider 30, including a guide portion 36 and the like, is provided. At the time of the pushing of the slider, the slider 30 is guided such that after being slid in a first direction which is inclined in the direction of approaching conductors of the wiring member 40 with respect to an inserting direction of the wiring member, the slider 30 is slid in a second direction parallel to the inserting direction of the wiring member.

Abstract: A connector includes a cover adapted to openably close an opening of a housing, and a locking mechanism for locking the cover in a closed position. The cover is provided with first metallic reinforcement means which is partially embedded in the cover during the molding thereof. Second metallic reinforcement means is fixed to the housing. The cover is locked in the closed position by bringing an engagement portion of the first reinforcement means into engagement with an engagement portion of the second reinforcement means.

Abstract: A flat circuit member (12) has a through hole portion (14) therethrough. A conductor portion (13) is disposed on a surface of the flat circuit member (12), and has a portion penetrated by the through hole portion (14) in a thickness direction of the conductor portion (13). The flat circuit member (12) is electrically connected to a terminal (30) so that an inserting portion (34) of the terminal (30) is inserted in the through hole portion (14), a guide portion (32) of the terminal (30) extends along a rear surface of the flat circuit member (12), and a pressing piece (35) extends toward the conductor portion (13) and presses the flat circuit member (12) toward the guide portion (32).

Abstract: A flexible printed wiring board connectable with a connect or includes a cover coating and a base film. A patterned line array of plural lines are covered between the cover coating and the base film. The plural lines are arranged crosswise to a line longitudinal direction thereof. A terminal section is defined by extending the first insulator layer and the patterned line array from the second insulator layer in the line longitudinal direction, for partially uncovering the patterned line array for external connection. A white line-shaped indicia is disposed on a reinforcer plate at the base film and close to the terminal section, and adapted to positioning the terminal section in the connector.

Abstract: A housing (1) supports a plurality of contact elements (21) with contact sections (27) making contact with core wires (C2) of cables. A press member (14) is rotatable between the open and closed positions with the housing (1). The press member (11) is provided with a receiving section (13) which has a guiding section (13A) opposed to the contact section at the open position and a retention section (13C) opposed to the contact section (27) at the closed position.

Abstract: An electrical cable connector comprises a plurality of female contacts 20 and a plurality of cables 50. The female contacts 20 are aligned and retained in a row extending in a right and left direction in an insulative housing 10, and one end of each cable is connected to a corresponding female contact in the insulative housing 10. Each of the female contacts comprises a base portion 21, which is fixed in the insulative housing 10 and to which the core wire of a corresponding cable 50 is connected, and a resilient arm portion 25, which is continuous from the base portion 21 and extends along the base portion 21 with a predetermined distance therebetween. When this connector is engaged with a matable connector, each female contact receives and holds a corresponding male contact of the matable connector in a space between the base portion 21 and the resilient arm portion 25, thus establishing the electrical connection of the female and male contacts.

Abstract: A connector has a plastic base part forming a transversely elongated slot open in a longitudinal insertion direction and formed with a plurality of seats spaced along and opening into the slot. Respective contact elements fixed in the seats each have a deflectable contact arm with a contact point exposed in the slot at the respective seat to one side of the slot and a rigid pivot arm to an opposite side of the slot having an outer end spaced longitudinally outward from the respective contact point. A pivotal clamp part having a pusher bar extending along the slot inward of the arm outer ends is pivoted on the arm outer ends between an open position extending upward away from the base part and with the pusher bar spaced widely from the contact points and a closed position closely juxtaposed down on the base part and pressing a cable down on the points for contact of cable conductors therewith.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (102), a number of contacts (104) received in the housing and an actuator (106) pivotably engaging with the housing for driving a flexible printed circuit (FPC) received in a mating port (116) of the connector to electrically contact the contacts. The housing has a top wall (108), a bottom wall (110) and two opposite side walls (112) and defines a chamber (114) between the top, the bottom and the side walls. The side walls each define a guiding slot(120) near the mating port for slidably receiving pivots (130) of the actuator therein. The guiding slot has an upper segment (123) and a lower segment (125) separated by a rib (117) therebetween. When the pivots of the actuator slide along the guiding slot from the upper segment to the lower segment, the actuator downwardly moves to securely press conductive trails of the FPC to contact the electrical contacts of the housing, thereby establishing electrical connection therebetween.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit connector (1) includes a substantially rectangular housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the housing, an actuator (40) preliminarily mounted on the housing and a pair of solder pads (30). The housing has a rear wall (106) and a pair of sidewalls (103) opposite to each other. Each sidewall forms a pair of bosses (109, 110) on the sidewall and defines a cutout (111) between the bosses. The actuator has a pair of locking arms (406). Each locking arm has an upper protrusion (410) formed on a top face thereof for retaining the actuator to the housing at an initial position, and a lateral protrusion (409) projecting from an inner side of a distal end thereof for engaging in a corresponding cutout of the housing at the initial position.

Abstract: A Z-axis electrical interconnect includes a flexible printed circuit folded into a U-shape. The Z-axis electrical interconnect also includes a plurality of raised interconnection members arranged on the flexible printed circuit in a predetermined pattern and a circuit trace interconnecting the pair of raised interconnection members. The Z-axis electrical interconnect further includes a spring fixedly positioned on the flexible printed circuit to maintain the U-shape.

Abstract: An electrical connector for flat cable which removably connects a flat cable at its end. A housing defines an insertion space for insertion of the end of the flat cable in a predetermined direction. A retainer is connected to the housing as allowed to slide substantially along the predetermined direction. A reinforcement member made of metal is fixed to the housing. The reinforcement member inhibits the removal of the retainer from the housing.

Abstract: A retainer for an electrical connector presses an end of a flat cable into contact with a plurality of contacts in an insertion space, the flat cable inserted in the insertion space of a housing of the electrical connector. The retainer includes a main body formed of a synthetic resin, a pair of connection arms made of metal and fixed to the main body. The connection arms are connected to the housing as allowed to slide in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: An improved connector establishes an electrical connection between an external conductor and a planar conductor of an insulated flexible circuit board, utilizing an automatically deployed cutting mechanism for removing insulative material overlying the flexible circuit conductor when the electrical connection is established. The connector includes an insulative housing having a slot for receiving an interconnect stub of the flexible circuit, and a compliantly mounted cutting mechanism electrically coupled to the external conductor. The cutting mechanism extends partially into the slot, and is compliantly displaced away from the slot as the interconnect stub is inserted into the slot. When the interconnect stub is partially extracted from the slot, the cutting mechanism forcibly engages the stub, removing a portion of the overlying insulative material, and electrically contacting the flexible circuit conductor to establish the electrical connection between it and the external conductor.

Abstract: A plurality of terminals 22 are fixedly press-connected to an end portion of the flat circuitry 21 in electrically connected relation respectively to conductors 21a, and the terminals 22 are inserted respectively into terminal receiving chambers 24 in a connector housing 23. Slits 26 are formed through the end portion of the flat circuitry 21 in such a manner that the slit is arranged between any two adjacent conductors 21a, and extends from the distal end of the flat circuitry to a position beyond press-connecting portions 25 of the terminals.

Abstract: A connection-retaining unit 1 comprises a connection-retaining body 5, which includes a through-hole 3, a plate-like memory card 7, which is inserted into and extracted from the connection-retaining body 5, and a flexible printed board 9, which is also attached to and detached from the connection-retaining body 5. A plurality of connection terminals 23 are provided in the through-hole 3, each connection terminal 23 having a print side terminal portion 23b and a memory side terminal portion 23c. The print side terminal portions 23b of the connection terminals 23 are connected with the electrically conductive pathways 13 of the flexible printed board 9, which are exposed at an end thereof, while the memory side terminal portions 23c are connected with the terminals of the memory card 7, which are provided at a front end thereof.

Abstract: A first group comprising a plurality of terminals 2a arranged to align the distal ends and a second group comprising a plurality of terminals similarly arranged to align the distal ends such that the distal ends of each of the terminals 2b of the second group are disposed so as to alternate with the distal ends of each terminal 2a of the first group and to have their proximal ends anchored in a housing 3, and in this housing 3 an insertion hole 8 is formed in which the end of a flat cable C abuts the distal ends of each terminal 2a and 2b of the first group and second group, a plate 4 is interposed between the end of the flat cable C inserted into the insertion hole 8 and the terminals 2a and 2b of the first group and second group, and furthermore, in the housing 3a long hole 11 is formed so that by displacing the plate 4, each terminal 2a and 2b of the first and second groups is flexibly deformed to separate from the flat cable C.

Abstract: An electrical connector for joining a flexible printed circuit to a rigid printed circuit board comprises a connector housing adapted to be mounted within an opening in the printed circuit board and including a circuit connecting portion for receiving the flexible printed circuit, a plurality of connection terminals mounted within the housing and terminating in surface mount portions wherein upper surfaces of the surface mount portions are adapted to make contact with corresponding circuit traces on a lower surface of the printed circuit board, a ground terminal extending outwardly from each side of the connector housing wherein the upper surface of the ground terminals are coplanar with the upper surfaces of the surface mount portions of the connection terminals, and a circuit fastener rotatably mounted for up and down movement on the connector housing adapted to secure the flexible printed circuit within the circuit connecting portion of the housing, whereby when the electrical connector is placed in the op

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an elongate housing, a number of terminals, and an actuator. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of supporting walls projecting from lateral ends of the bottom wall and a slot for receiving a flexible printed circuit board. The bottom wall forms a pair of ribs at opposite ends thereof. Each supporting wall forms a projection at an upper side thereof and defines a recess rearwardly extending from a forward side thereof. An aperture is defined at an inner side of the recess. The actuator includes a handle with a pair of arms formed at opposite ends thereof, a cylindrical peg extending inwardly from each arm to pivotably engage with the apertures. A pressing plate extends from the handle for pressing the flexible printed circuit board against contacting portions of the terminals. A pair of latches extends from opposite junctures of the handle and the arms and each latch forms an inwardly projecting embossment for latching with the bottom wall.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a female connector holding two sets of terminals connected to a circuit substrate, and a male connector holding a ribbon cable and a set of terminals for connection to the terminals of the female connector, the female connector having a middle hollow and a protruding locating frame disposed in the hollow, the terminals of the female connector each having a contact portion inserted into the hollow and suspended in the protruding locating frame at one side for contacting one terminal of the male connector, the male connector having a bottom hole adapted to receive the protruding locating frame of the female connector, the terminals of the male connector each having inverted U-shaped bottom contact portion suspended in the bottom hole of the male connector and adapted to contact the terminals of the female connector, and a U-shaped top retaining portion electrically connected to the ribbon cable.

Abstract: A ZIF connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing, an insulative cover plate curvedly slidably mounted on the housing having a pressing plate for pressing an FPC against the terminals, an actuation mechanism for curvedly slidably connecting the cover plate and the housing and two locking mechanisms for securely locking the cover plate to the housing. The housing comprises a pair of standing walls at both ends thereof. The cover plate comprises a pair of arms formed at opposite ends thereof. The actuation mechanism comprises a pair of arcuate channels defined in the two standing walls and a pair of corresponding arcuate ribs formed on opposite arms of the cover plate and slidingly moveable in the arcuate channels when the cover plate is curvedly slidably moved relative to the housing.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit connector (1) includes a substantially rectangular housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the housing, a slider (40) and a pair of solder pads (30). The slider has a pair of ribs (404) at each side thereof, and a protrusion (411) downwardly formed at a rear end thereof for movement between an open position wherein a FPC (5) is free to be inserted into the housing and a closed position wherein the slider biases the FPC against terminals. Each solder pad has an L-shaped rear part (303) mounted in the housing and a C-shaped front part (305) receiving a rib of the slider. The front part forms a vertical front arm (307), and the rear part forms a vertical rear arm (302) spaced a distance apart and offset from the front arm.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes an insulating housing (10) receiving contact elements (20) therein, and a slider (40) insertably mounted to the housing. A pair of solder pads (30) are mounted on opposite sides of the housing. The slider forms a pair of latching arms (404) and a pair of latching flukes (405) projecting inwardly from front ends of the latching arms. Each solder pad defines a gap (307) between a first and a second mounting walls (304, 305). A projection (306) is formed on an outer surface of each first mounting wall. When the slider is in a first position, each latching fluke extends into the gap and locks with an edge of the second mounting wall of a corresponding solder pad. When the slider is in a second position, each fluke locks with the projection of the first mounting wall of the corresponding solder pad.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit device which insures highly-reliable electrical connections even when used in environments involving large temperature variations, and which can be easily assembled. Board assembly (10) has a housing (50) which is mounted on an edge (150) of a circuit board (100). Edge (150) includes protruding sections (160) on which a plurality of contact pads (180) are aligned. The housing (50) accommodates the protruding sections (160) inside slots (52), which are formed inside the housing (50). Reinforcing sections (55) are disposed on both sides along the lengths of the slots (52). A connector, which engages with a mating connector, is formed by the protruding sections (160) and the housing (50). Since the edge (150) of the circuit board (100) is maintained in a substantially flat-plate shape even in cases where deformation caused by heat occurs in other portions of the circuit board (100), highly reliable electrical connections with mating connectors can be realized.

Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (102) defining an opening (118) for insertion of a flexible board (F), a number of conductive contacts (104) and a pressure member (106) both assembled with the housing. The pressure member comprises a pair of shaft portions (126) forming a pair of first positioning bars(130) projecting from opposite outside surfaces (1262) thereof for insertion into elongated holes (120) defined in the housing. A second positioning bar (123) is further formed on one shaft portion for insertion into a recess (117) defined in one side wall (121) of the housing, and, together with the first positioning bars, retains the pressure member to the housing when the flexible board is inserted into the opening.

Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes a housing with two integral lower barb elements, and a front cover, which rotates on the housing between open and closed positions. Each of the lower barb elements has a vertical plate portion, and a lateral projection that extends laterally from an upper end of the vertical plate portion. When the cover is at the closed position, two retaining projections of the cover engage the lateral projections of the housing, thereby preventing upward removal of the retaining projections of the cover from the housing. The cover has two integral pivot pins on two end portions thereof, which are mounted respectively and rotatably within two accommodating spaces in the housing. Preferably, the housing further includes two integral upper barb elements, each of which has a horizontal plate portion, and a downward projection that extends downwardly from a front end of the horizontal plate portion into an inlet of a pivot accommodating space in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an elongated slot for receiving the flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and are spaced laterally along the slot. The terminals have contact portions for engaging appropriate conductors of the flat circuit. An actuator is pivotally mounted on the housing for rotational movement between an open position allowing insertion of the flat circuit into the slot and an actuating position biasing the flat circuit against the contact portions of the terminals. Complementary interengaging oblique ramps are provided on the housing and the actuator. The oblique ramps are arranged to confront and abut each other when the actuator is in its open position to hold the actuator thereat.

Abstract: An electrical connector 10 consists of an insulating housing 20 having cavities 21 into which contacts 50 are inserted and secured by press fit engagement. Contacts 50 are fabricated from a metal sheet material by punch cutting and comprise two pairs of female-type contacting sections 60, 70 with a base section 80 located between them that is pressed in the inner side walls of the cavities 21.

Abstract: A connector is provided for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary mating connecting device. The connector includes a body member on which the flexible circuit is positioned. A latch arm projects from the body member for latching the connector to the complementary mating connecting device. A resilient web joins the latch arm to the body member for performing the functions of providing an anti-overstress structure and a spring device for the latch arm, as well as an anti-snagging feature for the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) for engaging with a flexible printed circuit (FPC) comprises an insulative housing (20) defining a central slot (22) therein for insertion of the FPC, a plurality of terminals (30) received within the central slot, and an actuator (40). The insulative housing forms a T-shaped securing portion (26) thereon. The actuator includes a base (42), and an inserting beam (44) and a reinforcing beam (46) respectively depending from the base. The inserting beam and the reinforcing beam are parallel to each other. The actuator defines a T-shaped securing channel (46a), for engaging with the T-shaped securing portion of the housing. The actuator further forms two V-shaped ribs (48) between the base and the reinforcing beam, for reinforcing the mechanical strength of the actuator. When the actuator is inserted into the central slot of the housing, the inserting beam firmly pushes the pre-inserted the FPC against the terminals in the central slot of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing, an insulative stuffer and a conductive shield surrounding the housing. The housing comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls and a baffle between the top wall and the bottom wall. A receptacle and a plurality of channels are defined between the top wall and the baffle. A slot and a plurality of passageways are defined between the baffle and the bottom wall. Each terminal has an upper positioning portion and a contact portion both received in a corresponding channel, and a lower positioning portion received in a corresponding passageway. The shield is of a unitary construction and has a top panel, a bottom panel, a pair of front panels connecting the top panel to the bottom panel, and a pair of lateral panels together defining a space for enclosing the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector for flexible printed board includes a housing with an opening, and a cover rotatable about a pivotal axis for closing or opening the opening. When the cover is closed, a pressure portion disposed along one edge of the cover is clamped between a flexible printed board on a resilient piece of a fork-shaped contact and a fixing piece of the contact while pressing the flexible printed board against the resilient piece. A wire fixed within the cover includes a pair of opposite ends projecting from lateral sides of the cover along the pivotal axis, and an intermediate portion circumventing the pressure portion as spaced a distance from the pivotal axis.

Abstract: A connector for a coaxial flat cable which is reduced in its height from standard connectors of this type while simultaneously enabling the connecting operation to be easily performed.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC) to a board-mounted connector comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of generally U-shaped electrical contacts accommodated in the housing and a stuffer mountable to the housing. The housing has a plug portion at one end defining a central portion therein and a receptacle portion at an opposite end defining an elongated channel therein. The contacts laterally straddle the central portion of the plug portion to connect with terminals of the board-mounted connector and are reliably retained by a contact retention structure defined in the central portion. Each contact comprises a curved contacting finger extending into the elongated channel of the receptacle portion. The stuffer is partially inserted into the channel of the receptacle portion to press the FPC against the curved contacting fingers of the contacts situated close to an inner wall of the channel.

Abstract: A flexible board connector comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of terminals, and a pressure member. The housing has an elongate base, a pair of side walls upwardly depending from the base, each side wall defining an upwardly facing opening and a retaining stop, and a plurality of receiving passageways for receiving the plurality of terminals. The pressure member includes a cylindrical spindle and a pressure body which defines a central longitudinal cavity corresponding in size to the spindle. A retention ridge outwardly extends from the pressure body along the length of the pressure body. In assembly, the spindle is received in the cavity of the pressure body and both ends of the spindle are press-fitted into the openings of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connection termination device includes a box contact which accommodates a flat conductor of a flat cable. The flat cable includes an insulative layer substantially covering the flat conductor. The box contact includes a box structure at one end and a strain relief structure at another end. The box structure includes four sides so as to form the shape of a box having open ends. One of the sides of the box structure includes a flexible tab. The strain relief structure attaches to the insulative layer of the flat cable. The flat conductor extends through the open ends of the box structure and is positioned near one of the sides of the box structure where that particular side opposes the side of the box structure having the flexible tab.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat circuit includes a dielectric housing 1 defining a circuit-insertion slot 15. A plurality of terminals 24,28 are mounted on the housing and are spaced along the slot 15. The terminals have contact portions 9A,9B for engaging conductors spaced along the flat circuit. An actuator 3 is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an open position allowing insertion of the flat circuit into the slot 15 and a closed position biasing the circuit and its conductors against the contact portions 9A,9B of the terminals. Only some of the terminals comprise retention terminals 2A with portions for gripping the flat circuit and temporarily holding the circuit when the actuator is in its open position. Other of the terminals comprise non-retentive terminals 2B allowing substantially free insertion of the flat circuit into the slot 15.

Abstract: A flexible circuit connector includes a housing defining an interior space for receiving a flexible circuit. Conductive contacts are retained in the housing, each having a concave portion extending into the interior space for electrically engaging the flexible circuit. An actuator pivotally attached to the housing for being moveable between an open position where an opening is formed between the actuator and the housing for insertion of the flexible circuit into the housing and a closed position where the actuator engages and thus securely retains the circuit board in the housing. The contacts are arranged to have the concave portions thereof substantially aligned with a rotational axis of the actuator for reducing coupling force required for moving the actuator from the open position to the closed position. At least one inspection window is defined in the housing in communication with the interior space for visual inspection of the flexible circuit received in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an elongated dielectric housing defining a slot for receiving a flat electrical circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing, with contact portions spaced along the slot. A metal actuator is mounted on the housing and includes a pressure plate portion for biasing the flat electrical circuit against the contact portions of the terminals. A flexible elongated strip portion is spaced forwardly of the pressure plate portion and extends longitudinally of the housing to define a preliminary circuit holding means at a mouth of the slot. The pressure plate portion is separated from the elongated strip portion at opposite ends thereof by open areas to, thereby, isolate the flexibility of the elongated strip portion from that of the pressure plate portion.

Abstract: An electrical connection configuration includes an electrical connection element for electrically connecting an electrical assembly accommodated in a housing to an electrical peripheral system disposed outside the housing. The electrical connection element is a flat, flexible conductor-track carrier having electrical conductor tracks integrated therein and is guided into the housing in the vicinity of a housing seal between two housing parts.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connector assembly in which a slider member can be securely supported with respect to a housing, so that variation in the position of a flexible printed circuit when the slider member and the flexible printed circuit are inserted into a mating connector can be minimized.

Abstract: A male connector assembly (1) has a former (2) and a foldable substrate (3) supporting leads (4) that are electrically coupled to respective connector pads (5). The substrate (3) is folded adjacent at one end to provide a connector portion (13), with opposite inwardly facing surfaces are adhered to the former (2). The male connector assembly (1) has mounting pads (15) to which are mounted respective spherical solder deposits (16). When connector assembly (1) engages a socket (21), a connector assembly (20) Is provided in which the spherical solder deposits (16) engage recesses (24) and connector pads (5) are electrically coupled to electrical contacts (25) of socket (21).

Abstract: There is provided a connector for connecting a flexible substrate to a plurality of contacts, including a housing having a first plane on which a flexible substrate is supported and second planes formed at opposite ends of the first plane and having a greater height than the first plane, a plurality of contacts assembled to the housing, and a lever rotatably supported above the housing, the lever being formed with a first outer surface and second outer surfaces formed at opposite ends of the first outer surface. The first outer surface makes contact only with the flexible substrate for compressing the flexible substrate onto the first plane, and the second outer surfaces makes contact only with the second planes for fixing the lever in a stationary position relative to the housing. The above-mentioned connector ensures that a maximum contact force allowable for the flexible substrate can be set at a time when the lever finishes its rotation.

Abstract: A flex circuit support and apparatus (148) for a disc drive (100) comprising a flex circuit (150) with a conductor portion (154), a rigid dielectric support bracket (156), and a compressible, deformable resilient dielectric gasket seal (174), and extends through a connector aperture (162) of a basedeck (104). The support bracket (156) has a base portion (158) and a connector portion (160) vertically extending bi-directionally from the base portion (158). The gasket seal (174) is secured between the basedeck 104 and the support bracket (156). The connector portion 160 supports the conductor portion (154) of the flex circuit (150) and extends through the connector aperture (162). The support bracket (156) and the attached flex circuit (150) is secured to the basedeck (104) in a conventional manner through the use of fasteners (161).

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flexible flat cable comprises a dielectric housing defining an elongate slot, a number of terminals retained in the housing, a shield enclosing the housing, and a stuffer inserted into the slot for biasing an inserted flexible flat cable into contact with the terminals. Each terminal has a tail portion for connecting with a signal conductor of the inserted cable. The shield comprises a pressing plate extending into the slot of the housing. The pressing plate connects with a bottom wall of the shield via a pair of linkers and is parallel to the bottom wall. Each linker is trapezoidal in shape. Each linker connects with the pressing plate at a first junction portion having a small width and with the bottom wall of the shield at a second junction portion having a large width, thereby preventing a top wall of the shield from upwardly deflecting relative to the housing.

Abstract: A ZIF compression header connector comprises a housing having lower and upper faces. A plurality of terminal cells is defined between the lower and upper faces. At least a retaining wedge is formed on an outer wall of the housing. An elongate slot is formed in the upper face. A plurality of terminals is assembled in the corresponding terminal cells. Each terminal includes a base portion retained within the terminal cell, a first spring arm extending into the elongate slot, and a second spring arm extending downward for electrically contacting a conductive pad. A plunger is assembled to the housing for urging an inserted FFC against the first spring arms of the terminals. The plunger has a retaining bar for detachably securing to the housing to provide a strain relief function.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connection with an FPC comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing and a conductive shell partially surrounding the housing. Each terminal has a contact member for engaging with a mating connector, and a terminal member. The FPC is inserted into the housing from a mounting surface and a signal pattern of the FPC is adapted to engage with the terminal members of the terminals. The shell forms a stepped retention plate for engaging with a grounding pattern of the FPC. A stuffer bar is inserted into the housing for pressing against the retention plate thereby causing the retention plate to secure the FPC within the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for interconnecting a pair of generally parallel flat circuits and includes a dielectric housing adapted for mounting on a first flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and are spaced therealong. Each terminal includes a base anchored in the housing. A tail extends from one end of the base for connection to an appropriate conductor on the first flat circuit. A cantilevered beam extends from an opposite end of the base and terminates in a U-shaped joint. A contact arm extends from the U-shaped joint back over the cantilevered beam and terminates in a contact portion for engaging an appropriate conductor on a second flat circuit. The cantilevered beam includes a first bowed portion projecting toward the first flat circuit and a second bowed portion projecting toward the second flat circuit.

Abstract: An FFC connector having a strain relief comprises an elongate dielectric housing having front and rear faces. The front face defines a lengthwise slot for receiving a flat flexible cable therein. The housing defines a plurality of passageways in communication with the slot. Each passageway receives a terminal therein for electrical connection with an inserted flat flexible cable. The strain relief is assembled to the housing for attaching a portion of the flat flexible cable to the housing thereby limiting any motion between cable conductors of the flat flexible connector and contacts of the terminals.

Abstract: A contact element (2) has an arm portion (2A) present in the opening of a housing (1). A bearing portion (4) has concentric upper concave and lower convex bearing surfaces (4A) and (4B). A pressure member (6) has a receiving slot (8) for gradually receiving the bearing portion (4) as it is rotated toward the closed position. The receiving slot (8) has upper and lower inner surfaces (8A) and (8B) engaging the upper convex and lower straight bearing surfaces (4A) and (4B), respectively. The pressure portion (7) is positioned close to a line including the center of rotation and the end of the lower inner surface (8B).