Abstract: A cable connecting apparatus comprises a plug type connector having a connectively engaging portion provided with a plurality of plug contacts which are arranged on each of first and second opposite surfaces of the connectively engaging portion to be connected with cables and a receptacle type connector having a housing on which an opening through which the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector is inserted is formed at an end portion of the housing and a plurality of receptacle contacts arranged in the housing, wherein each of the receptacle contacts is provided with a pair of contacting points for coming into press-contact with the plug contact respectively on both sides of the first and second surfaces of the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector and a distance from the end portion of the housing to one of the contacting points is different from a distance from the end portion of the housing to the other of the contacting points.

Abstract: An electrical connector which comprises an insulated housing on which a first engaging portion is provided for engaging with a second engaging portion provided in a mating electrical connector, first contacts arranged in a predetermined direction on the insulated housing and operative to come into contact with second contacts provided in the mating electrical connector, a conductive shell for covering partially the insulated housing, and an aligning cover attached to the conductive shell and operative to cause end portions thereof in the predetermined direction to engage respectively with end portions in the predetermined direction of the mating electrical connector for aligning the insulated housing with the mating electrical connector when the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion, and with which the first engaging portion can be appropriately and smoothly put in engagement with the second engaging portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a manipulative lever operative to engage with a mating electrical connector, which has a body portion and a pair of end portions connected respectively with both ends of the body portion and supported respectively by a pair of supporting structures provided in a conductive shell covering partially an insulated housing, wherein each of the end portions of the manipulative lever comprises an elongated portion stretching to be bent from the body portion and a top end portion stretching further from the elongated portion so as to extend as a whole in a first direction from an end portion to a central portion of the insulated housing, the top end portion protrudes from the elongated portion in a direction perpendicular to an imaginary central axis of the elongated portion to form a stepped portion between the elongated portion and the top end portion, and a stopper member provided in the supporting structure engages with the stepped portion so as to prevent the end portion of the

Abstract: To make it possible to improve the grounding property of a conductive shell with a simple configuration. Connector-side ground connecting members (ground spring pieces) 24c provided in a conductive ground shell 24 of a receptacle connector 2 and board-side ground connecting members (rear holddowns) 24b are disposed such that they extend approximately in parallel with a fitting direction of a plug connector 1 serving as a fitting mate for the receptacle connector 2, and ground currents flowing between the connector-side ground connecting members 24c and the board-side ground connecting members 24b take the shortest straight courses so that occurrence of electrical loss or an undesired inducing phenomenon is substantially suppressed.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing provided with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and reinforcing mount members provided respectively on end portions of the housing in its longitudinal direction to be used for mounting the housing on a solid circuit board, wherein a holding member is formed in the reinforcing mount member to extend into the housing for engaging with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to hold the same, a releasing member is formed in the housing to be movable with a first end portion thereof operative to project out of the housing and a second end portion thereof operative to engage with the holding member, and the releasing member is moved so that the second end portion of the releasing member causes the holding member to be released from engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing when the first end portion of the releasing member is pushed toward

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flexible printed circuit board (an FPC) is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, a conductive shell mounted on the housing for covering partially the same and provided with a holding member, and a movable lever, wherein the holding member comprises an arm portion extending from the conductive shell to the inside thereof, an engaging projection provided at an end of the arm portion for engaging with an engaging edged portion provided on the FPC inserted in the housing so as to hold the FPC, a pressure receiving portion extending from the engaging projection for receiving pressure from the movable lever and an indicating portion extending from the pressure receiving portion to take up selectively first and second positions for indicating a state of the holding member, and the indication portion taking up at least one of the first and second positions is able to be visuall

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing provided with an opening through which an FPC is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing for coming into contact with signal connecting terminals on the FPC inserted in the housing, and a conductive shell mounted on the housing and provided therein with a holding member operative to hold the FPC inserted in the housing and a releasing member extending from the holding member to be operative to release the FPC from holding by the holding member, wherein the holding member includes an engaging projection for engaging with an engaging edged portion provided on the FPC inserted in the housing and the releasing member includes a handle portion positioned on the outside of the housing to be handled for causing the engaging projection of the holding member to disengage from the engaging edged portion on the FPC inserted in the housing.

Abstract: An electric connector that is configured simply and makes it possible to achieve thinning or downsizing excellently as well as improves electric connection reliability by preventing deformation at a fitting time to a mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing provided with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, a conductive shell mounted on the housing for covering partially the same and provided with a holding member for engaging with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to hold the same, and a releasing member formed in the housing with a first end portion thereof operative to be in contact with the holding member and a second end portion thereof operative to project from the inside to the outside of the conductive shell, wherein the releasing member is moved so that the first end portion thereof causes the holding member to be released from engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing when the second end portion thereof is pushed toward the inside of the conductive shell under a condition wherein the holding member is put in the engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing, conductive contacts arranged in the housing, each of which has a fixed beam fixed to the housing, a movable beam having a contacting projection and an engaging portion and a connecting strut for connecting the movable beam with the fixed beam, and an actuator rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and for engaging with the engaging portion of the conductive contact to cause the contacting projection of the conductive contact to come into press-contact with one of connecting terminals arranged on a circuit board having been inserted into the housing when rotated to shift from the first station to the second station, wherein a first side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the contacting projection of the movable beam is substantially perpendicular to the fixed beam and a second side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the engaging portion of the movable beam slants from the movable beam to the fixed beam so that