Abstract: A shielded insertion and connection structure for a flat cable connector includes a receiving housing and a hold-down member. The receiving housing forms a receiving compartment and two side walls formed at opposite ends of the receiving compartment. The hold-down member has opposite ends that respectively form pivot structures for pivotal coupling to the side walls and rotation between an open position and a holding position. The hold-down member is made of metal and the receiving housing is at least partly made of metal to form a conduction section, which is connected to a grounding terminal. When the hold-down member is at the open position and a circuit flat cable is inserted into the receiving compartment, the hold-down member is operated to depress and hold the circuit flat cable and the hold-down member is put in electrical connection with the grounding terminal through the conduction section.

Abstract: A connector adapted for receiving a longitudinally inserted flexible printed circuit board therein includes an insulating housing having a base board, a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the insulating housing and a pressing cover vertically movably mounted onto the insulating housing. Two opposite ends of the base board protrude upward to form a pair of sidewalls. Each of the electric terminals has an elastic arm. The flexible printed circuit board is inserted between the base board and the elastic arms. A portion of a base portion of the pressing cover extends forward to form a pressing portion transversely spanned over the elastic arms of the electric terminals for pressing the elastic arms downward against the flexible printed circuit board when the pressing cover is pressed downward to be closed so as to make the flexible printed circuit board tightly clipped between the elastic arms and the base board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector, including a case, a terminal and a pressing member. The terminal is provided with a fixed arm fixed to the case and a movable arm juxtaposed so as to extend in the same direction. One end of the movable arm has a press portion, and another end has a portion to be pressed. The pressing member has a rotating shaft, and a pressure bearing portion able to press the portion to be pressed is directionally formed thereon. Because the pressure bearing portion able to press the portion to be pressed is directionally formed on the rotating shaft of the pressing member and able to bear pressure on the portion to be pressed of the terminal, thus the present invention effectively prevents the pressing member from breaking off or damage resulting when the pressing member is subjected to an inappropriate reverse direction operation.

Abstract: A device, method and computer program product for effecting vibrations in a device.

Abstract: A connector structure, accommodating a flat cable via a front end thereof is disclosed. The flat cable defines a recess at each lateral side thereof; and the connector structure includes a connection base, a lid member, a plurality of terminals, and a pair of latch members being made of metallic materials. The connection base has a base portion, a pair of sidewalls extending backwards from two lateral sides of the base portion respectively. The lid member includes a pair of pivotal shafts pivoted respectively to the sidewalls of the connection base, and a pair of brake shafts each being adjacent to an inner side of each pivotal shaft. Each of the latch members is secured to each sidewall of the connection base, and has a latch arm. After the lid member covers over, the brake shafts actuate the latch arms in order to engage the recesses of the flat cable.

Abstract: A cable connector including a housing with an inserting hole adapted to receive a flat cable including terminals mounted on the housing that has contact parts to be electrically connected to lead wires of the flat cable. The connector includes an actuator having a main body moveable between a first position to enable insertion of the flat cable and a second position, parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable, to connect the lead wires of the flat cable to the contact parts. The actuator includes locked portions on opposite sides of the main body and the housing includes locking portions on opposite sides of the housing which are engaged with the locked portions when the actuator is in the second position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board accommodated in the hosing and including a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a flexible printed wiring board having an elasticity, electrically connected to the circuit board and provided from the first surface of the circuit board over to the second surface, and a pressing portion formed from a part of the flexible printed wiring board as it is bent, and pressing the flexible printed wiring board towards the first surface as it is brought into contact with the inner surface of the housing, which opposes the first surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical contact comprises a contacting end having a slot tapered toward a free end of the contacting end, the slot defining opposite inner walls, a first, second contacting points being formed on the opposite inner walls respectively at a narrow part of the slot. A third contacting point extends from one of the opposite inner walls at the narrow part of the slot. A pin of a CPU can synchronously engage with the three contacting points. Thus, improved engagement between the pin and the contact will be provided.

Abstract: A connector adapted for receiving a flexible printed circuit board therein includes an insulating housing having a base board, a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the insulating housing and a shell slidably mounted onto the insulating housing. An end of the base board protrudes upward to form a preventing wall. A top of the preventing wall extends forward to form an elastic board. Each of the electric terminals has a base arm and an elastic arm. The base arm is disposed in the base board and the elastic arm is located under the elastic board. The flexible printed circuit board is inserted between the base arms and the elastic arms. The shell has a top board protruding downward to form at least one pressing portion slidably moving along the elastic board for pressing the elastic board downward so as to further press the elastic arms against the flexible printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a flat conductive member. The electrical connector includes a housing; a terminal held in the housing; and a pressing member supported on the supporting portion to be rotatable for pressing the flat conductive member against the terminal. The terminal includes a base portion, a contacting arm extending from the base portion, and a supporting portion facing the contacting arm. The contacting arm is arranged to form a space for receiving the flat conductive member between the contacting arm and the supporting portion. The contacting arm includes a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion. The first contacting portion is situated at a position closer to the supporting portion than the second contacting portion. The second contacting portion is situated at a position closer to the base portion than the first contacting portion.

Abstract: A connector connection terminal has a fixed piece to be inserted to a base of a connector, a coupling portion extending from the fixed piece, and a movable piece extending in parallel to the fixed piece to both sides from a free end of the coupling portion and being operated by an operation lever rotatably assembled to the base. An aspect ratio of a cross-sectional area of the coupling portion is greater than or equal to 1.2.

Abstract: A relay connector (10) for joining together two lengths of flat printed circuitry or flat flexible cable is formed from two connector housings (31) of identical shape. The two housings are joined together by a set of conductive terminals (41) and housing engagement members. The terminals are bilaterally symmetrical and have contact and engagement portions at their ends which are received in terminal-receiving grooves in the rear of the two housings. A pair of actuators (11) are rotatably mounted to the housings and they move in opposite directions to open and close.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, capable of exerting a sufficient clamping force on a flat cable to reliably provide electrical conductivity while the connector is low-profile. The connector includes a contact having a base, a contact beam, and a pressing arm. The pressing force of a cam of an actuator is transmitted to a base through the pressing arm. Thereby, lift of the base is restrained, and a flat cable is reliably clamped, thereby providing electrical conductivity. Also, elastic deformation of the pressing arm reduces the range of variations in the contact pressure of a contact arm of the contact beam caused by the variations in thickness, gap, dimension, and the like.

Abstract: A connector connection terminal has a fixed piece to be inserted to a base of a connector, a coupling portion extending from the fixed piece, and a movable piece extending in parallel to the fixed piece to both sides from a free end of the coupling portion and being operated by an operation lever rotatably assembled to the base. At least one of the fixed piece and the movable piece includes at least one pointed portion. The connector connection terminal is formed through electroforming.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting with a flexible circuit board includes an insulative housing (1) defining a mating space with a bottom surface, a plurality of contact terminals (2) assembled in the housing each including a contact engaging arm (23) extending from the bottom surface into the mating space (103), an actuator (3) pivotally assembled on the housing and capable of rotating between a first position in which the mating space (103) is accessible and a second position in which the actuator (3) is substantially covering the mating space, and at least one grounding device (4) which is attached to the housing and comprises at least one grounding finger (44) extending from the bottom surface into the mating space and a cantilevered tab (43) disposed above the bottom surface.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat conductor that has a novel positioning and retaining structure is disclosed. The electrical connector comprises a housing, a pressure member and a plurality of conductive terminals spaced with a certain interval and planted onto the housing. The electrical connector is characterized in a pair of prominences internally molded at two sides of a lower surface of the pressure member, and another pair of protrusions internally molded at two inner lateral walls of the housing near a front edge of the housing, namely the edge receiving the flat conductor. Thereby, when the flat conductor is inserted into the electrical connector, the flat conductor is firstly positioned by the protrusions of the housing, and then when the pressure member is closed to the housing, the flat conductor is engaged with the prominences of the pressure member.

Abstract: A busbar device includes a conductive body. The conductive body is provided with a number of mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of a mount device for mounting the busbar device. The conductive body is a flexible conductive body, and the distance between every two adjacent mounting holes in the conductive body is larger than or equal to the distance between two corresponding adjacent mounting holes in the mount device.

Abstract: A connector has a base having an opening to be inserted with a tip portion of a flexible printed circuit board at a front surface, and having a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole alternately juxtaposed at a predetermined pitch at the front surface and a rear surface, respectively, a first connection terminal to be inserted to the first insertion hole from a side, and having a first movable contact that comes into pressure contact with a first joint juxtaposed at a lower surface of the tip portion of the flexible printed circuit board, a second connection terminal to be inserted to the second insertion hole from a side, and having a second movable contact that comes into pressure contact with a second joint juxtaposed at an upper surface of the tip portion of the flexible printed circuit board, and an operating lever turnably supported by a pair of elastic arms extending in parallel from both side surfaces of the base, and having a first operating portion and a second operating portion for operat

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat conductive member includes a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall, a first receiving groove, and a second receiving groove. The first receiving groove and the second receiving groove extend from a first side toward a second side. The connector includes a first terminal disposed in the first receiving groove; a second terminal disposed in the second receiving groove; and a pressing member disposed to be movable between an open position and a closed position for pressing the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal includes a first fixing arm portion contacting with the bottom wall, a first movable arm portion contacting with the top wall, and a first connecting portion. The second terminal includes a second fixing arm portion contacting with the bottom wall, a second movable arm portion contacting with the top wall, and a second connecting portion.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulating housing defining a mouth in a front thereof which is surrounded by a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, and an actuator pivotally mounted to the insulating housing for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position. Two insides of the sidewalls define two receiving cavities in fronts thereof facing to each other and communicating with the mouth. Two opposite side edges of the actuator oppositely protrude to form a pair of pivoting portions at front ends thereof pivoted in the corresponding receiving cavities and against rear sides of the receiving cavities when the actuator is closed. A rear end of the base board protrudes downward to form a locking ridge extending transversely to be restrained behind the rear wall and the connecting props.

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: The present invention relates to electrochemical cells including a connector which mates with a connection device to provide electrical connection to meter circuitry.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an aft-lift electric connector for a flexible circuit board. The electric connector includes a housing, a terminal and a pressing element. As a fixed arm is formed with a flange and a side edge of the pressing element is formed with a first notch and a second notch to accommodate the flange, therefore, before the electric connector operates, the first notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a pre-operational positioning effect. On the other hand, after the electric connector has operated, the second notch of the pressing element can be latched with the flange of the pushed part, so as to achieve a post-operational positioning effect, allowing a user to verify that the electric connector has accomplished the pre-determined pushing operation.

Abstract: An FPC connector has a main body and an actuator movably attached thereto. When at an opened position, the actuator and the main body form a space therebetween into which an FPC can be inserted. The actuator can then be rotated towards the main body to close the space, such that the FPC is sandwiched and hold between the main body and the actuator. The actuator has a pair of pivots which are received by a pair of slots formed by the pair of support plates fixed to the main body. The actuator has a pair of latches which, when the actuator rotates to the locked position, act against a lock portion of the support plates and cause the lock portions to deform resiliently outwardly. When the latches pass over the lock portions, the lock portions resumes to the original position and lock the latches.

Abstract: A novel electrical connector that is thin and can hold a belt-like body. The electrical connector has two kinds of contact elements. When an actuator is rotated, an operation section of the actuator presses one connector element downward, and force from the one connector element causes the rotation shaft of the actuator to move upward. As a result, a portion near one end of a bar-like section, supported in air, of the other contact element is elastically deformed upward. By the principle of leverage, a portion near the other end of a bar-like section of the other contact element is moved downward.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting an FPC includes an insulating housing having a receiving space, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and an actuator retained on two ends of said insulating housing. Each contact includes a pivot arm engaging with said actuator and frontwardly extending into said receiving space. Said pivot arm defines a first engaging notch and a protrusion on a bottom edge thereof. The actuator has a rotatable cam portion rotatablely engaged with said first engaging notch. Said protrusion is formed on a frontal tip end of said pivot arm and extends much lower than said rotatable cam portion in a vertical direction, which prevents the FPC from contacting with said rotatable portion firstly during the process of the insertion.

Abstract: A connector to be detachably fitted with a connecting object, includes a required number of contacts, a housing, and a pivoting member acting upon the contacts to bring them into contact with a connecting object. In case of having many contacts, at least one contact is provided with an extended portion at a tip of its pressure receiving portion to extend toward its connection portion, and instead of a pushing portion of the pivoting member acting upon the contact, the pivoting member is provided with an engaging rod to engage the extending portion of the contact. The contact is arranged at an optional position so as to prevent the pivoting member from being warped. The contacts are arranged in a single row, or alternately arranged to be staggered. With the connector thus constructed, the pivoting member is not damaged when pivotally moving after the connecting object has been inserted to achieve a stable electrical connection even with very small pitches of contacts and very thin walls of the housing.

Abstract: A connector to which an object is to be connected, includes an insulator having at least one contact support groove, and at least one contact which is fixed to the insulator by being inserted into the contact support groove, the contact being contactable with the object after the object is inserted into the insulator. The insulator includes at least one holding portion formed as one of a recess and a through-hole, which is communicatively connected with the contact support groove, and the contact includes a locking protrusion, which comes into engagement with the holding portion to hold the contact to the insulator when the contact is inserted into the contact support groove.

Abstract: A system includes a first bus coupler element, a second bus coupler element, and a visual element associated with the second bus coupler element and including a transparent media enabling the second coupler element to be visually aligned with the first coupler element.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit is provided. The electrical connector comprises a connector set, a terminal and a fasten assembly. The connector set has a base, a cover and a pin. The cover is pivotally connecting to the base by the pin and adapted to open or shut the receiving space defined by the base and the cover. The terminal is adapted to be detachably inserted into the receiving space to electrically connect the connector set. The fasten assembly is disposed on the base and the terminal respectively. When the terminal is inserted into the receiving space, the fasten assembly is adapted to fasten the terminal to the base.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector that has high contact reliability and versatility enabling the reliable electric connection of flexible printed boards with a spread in thickness and flexible printed boards with different thicknesses. In this connector, a wider portion of a connection terminal fixed to a base is lifted with a control lever in which rotatable shafts extending coaxially from end surfaces on both sides are rotatably supported on the base. In particular, bearing grooves extending in the vertical direction are provided at a pair of support clasps that are attached to respective end surfaces on both sides of the base. The rotary shafts of the control lever are mated with, and supported by, the bearing grooves rotatably and slidably in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically coupling primary and secondary circuit boards together. The secondary circuit board is held proximate to the primary circuit board and has a first contact array of board contacts thereon. The electrical connector assembly includes a circuit assembly having a second contact array of mating contacts configured to mate with the first contact array and a flexible circuit that electrically couples the second contact array to the primary circuit board. The electrical connector assembly also includes an alignment feature that is configured to engage the secondary circuit board. Also, the electrical connector assembly includes a coupling mechanism that is configured to move the alignment feature and the second contact array between a retracted position, in which the second contact array is located remotely from the first contact array, and an engaged position, in which the first and second contact arrays engage one another.

Abstract: A connector for a flat terminal includes a lever, a housing and contact. The lever has pivots. The housing is formed with a terminal recess and provided with bearings. The contact has a contact point and is located in the terminal recess. The housing includes guide ribs for separating the base end of the lever from the contact point in the process of attaching the lever to the housing. The contact point is located between the guide ribs. The guide ribs are formed on the bottom of the terminal recess in the housing, and stick out more than the contact point from the bottom of the terminal recess.

Abstract: A removable card connector assembly configured to be inserted into and engage an electrical system. The card connector assembly includes a circuit board that has a surface extending along a board plane in a longitudinal direction. The card connector assembly also includes an electrical connector assembly that is coupled to the surface of the circuit board. The electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit and a moveable contact array of mating contacts that are coupled to the flexible circuit. The moveable contact array is configured to engage a system contact array of mating contacts in the electrical system. The card connector assembly also includes a coupling mechanism that is configured to move the moveable contact array between retracted and engaged positions. The mating contacts of the moveable contact array are arranged along a contact plane that extends in the longitudinal direction when in the engaged position.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening at a front portion thereof for receiving an end of the flat circuit, along with a rear terminating portion. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array spaced along the opening. An actuator is movably mounted relative to the housing for movement between an open position allowing the end of the flat circuit to be inserted into the opening and a closed position to relatively bias the flat circuit against the terminals. The actuator has a dust cover portion for covering the rear terminating portion of the housing when the actuator is in its closed position.

Abstract: A ceramic connector body for a high temperature electrical connector, such as those used in high temperature gas sensors, incorporates a pair of opposing ceramic body portions which are operative for pivoting engagement and to be fixed in a connector body retainer which also enables their pivoting, hinged movement. The pivoting engagement permits the ceramic body portions to hinge open to receive a gas sensor with a low insertion force and a hinge close to provide the desired contact force. The ceramic body portions are also operative to house conductive terminals which provide electrical contact for power and signal communication with a gas sensor.

Abstract: The present invention suggests a flexible board connector having a frame element, which comprises an insertion opening, and a cover element. The frame element is provided and intended for being mounted to a circuit board. The insertion opening is provided and adapted to accept a flexible board, which has at least one conductive contact on a first side thereof. The cover element has at least an opened position and a closed position. When the cover element is in the closed position, the cover element is adapted for exerting a pressure against a second surface of the flexible board, when the flexible board is inserted through the insertion opening into the frame element of the flexible board connector.

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

Abstract: A connector device to be used with a flexible printed circuit board including a connector. The flexible printed circuit board has on its front and rear surfaces ground patterns, signal patterns and phase inversion signal patterns arranged such that the signal pattern and the phase inversion signal pattern are arranged between the two ground patterns, and has a ground layer between the front and rear surfaces and exposed portions located at predetermined positions and reaching the ground layer. The connector has first and second contacts of two kinds. The first and second contacts are arranged in one and the same inserting hole of the housing such that their contact portions are opposite to each other.

Abstract: An ultrathin connector that is easy to assemble has a base in which a plurality of positioning concavities are provided side by side in a lower surface thereof, connection terminals having a shape obtained by bending a needle-like metal material in two and joining it under pressure, these connection terminals being positioned in the positioning concavities so that two free end portion project from the base, a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that is pasted on, and integrated with, the lower surface of the base and fixes the connection terminals to the base, and a control lever in which a pair of rotary shafts that protrude coaxially from the end surfaces on both sides are rotatably supported on the base and which lifts wider portions of the connection terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a flat conductive member includes a housing made of an electrical insulating material and including a terminal holding groove, and a terminal held in the terminal holding groove for contacting with the flat conductive member. The terminal holding groove includes a first groove portion and a second groove portion. The groove portion has a first groove width, and the second groove portion has a second groove width smaller than the first groove width. The terminal includes an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion extending in parallel with the upper arm portion, and a combining portion combining the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion. The lower arm portion includes a connecting portion accommodated in the first groove portion and to be soldered to a circuit board. The upper arm portion includes a pressing portion for pressing the flat conductive member.

Abstract: A relay connector (10) for joining together two lengths of flat printed circuitry or flat flexible cable is formed from two connector housings (31) of identical shape. The two housings are joined together by a set of conductive terminals (41) and housing engagement members. The terminals are bilaterally symmetrical and have contact and engagement portions at their ends which are received in terminal-receiving grooves in the rear of the two housings. A pair of actuators (11) are rotatably mounted to the housings and they move in opposite directions to open and close.

Abstract: An electrical circuit board connector includes a housing made of an electrical insulating material; a groove formed in the housing for receiving a flat conductive member from a rear side of the housing; a signal terminal arranged at a front side of the housing; a ground terminal disposed at a position closer to the rear side relative to the signal terminal; and a pressing member supported to be movable. The signal terminal includes a contact arm, a first contact section for contacting with a circuit section of the flat conductive member, and a connecting section protruding outside the housing. The ground terminal includes a second contact section for contacting with a ground plate of the flat conductive member. When the pressing member moves, the pressing member presses the flat conductive member to the first contact section and the second contact section.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat conductive member includes a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall, a first receiving groove, and a second receiving groove. The first receiving groove and the second receiving groove extend from a first side toward a second side. The connector includes a first terminal disposed in the first receiving groove; a second terminal disposed in the second receiving groove; and a pressing member disposed to be movable between an open position and a closed position for pressing the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal includes a first fixing arm portion contacting with the bottom wall, a first movable arm portion contacting with the top wall, and a first connecting portion. The second terminal includes a second fixing arm portion contacting with the bottom wall, a second movable arm portion contacting with the top wall, and a second connecting portion.

Abstract: An cable connector system is provided. A receptacle for the connector system includes a pair of opposing compression plates and at least one rotatable member configured to move the opposing compression plates as the rotatable member rotates. The compression plates cause contact with a portion of the plug inserted therebetween.

Abstract: A connector includes substantially H-shaped contacts; fixtures fixing the connector to a substrate on longitudinal ends; a housing having a ceiling portion covering contact portions of the contacts, a protection wall at the end of the ceiling portion on the fitting opening side for preventing raising of the ceiling portion on being accidentally forced upward, extension walls at the longitudinal ends for holding the fixtures, and slits each between the extension wall and a bearing for a pivoting member; and the pivoting member having an actuating portion, urging portions, and anchoring holes and mounted on the housing such that between the connection portions and the pressure receiving portions of the contacts the urging portions perform a compact pivotal movement with rotation axis moving. The connector is mounted on one side surface of the substrate to achieve more reduced overall height and superior operationality of the pivoting member.

Abstract: A connector to be attached to an end portion of a planar flexible circuit board includes a main body having a support surface on which is placed a portion of the flexible circuit board of a predetermined length from a distal end thereof, the support surface provided with an electrode which contacts a conductor on one surface of the flexible circuit board; and an actuator which holds the flexible circuit board between the actuator and the support surface of the main body. The actuator is pivotably joined to the main body at a base end portion of the actuator, and engages with the main body at a distal end portion of the actuator.

Abstract: A cable connector (1) for receiving a flexible circuit member (101) includes an insulative housing (11) with a receptacle (13) for receiving the flexible circuit member therein. A plurality of terminals are provided in terminal receiving cavities (14a, 14b). The housing includes a pair of end portions located at opposite ends of said housing with the end portions having a pair of spaced apart walls (16, 35) to provide flexibility to at least one of said walls. Each the flexible wall has a locking member (30) thereon. An actuator i(21) is mounted on the housing and moveable between first and second operative positions. The flexible circuit member being insertable when the actuator is at the first open position and being engaged by the terminals in an operative manner when the actuator is at the second closed position. The actuator includes an actuator body generally extending along the receptacle when in the second closed position and a locking portion (26) disposed on opposite ends of the actuator body.

Abstract: A connector which makes it possible to positively maintain a locked state of an actuator, even if a flat cable is pulled. The actuator is mounted on a housing in a manner pivotally movable between an open position for accommodating a front end of an FPC in an accommodating space and a closed position for pressing the front end of the FPC against contact portions of contacts. Locking members are mounted on the housing in a manner slidable between a locked position for inhibiting the actuator in the closed position from opening and an unlocked position for allowing the actuator to open, along a direction of arrangement of the contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat conductive member include a housing; a first terminal including a first fixing arm portion, a first movable arm portion, and a first connecting portion; a second terminal including a second fixing arm portion, a second movable arm portion, and a second connecting portion; and a pressing member for pressing a first pressure receiving portion and a second pressure receiving portion so that the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion press the flat conductive member. The pressing member includes a cam portion having a small radius cam portion and a large radius cam portion. The small radius cam portion contacts with the first pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the open position. The large radius cam portion presses the first pressure receiving portion and the second pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the closed position.