Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises a housing (11), a plurality of electrical contacts (12) retained in the housing (11), a cover member (13) pivotally assembled to the housing (11) and an actuator (14) mounted in one side of the housing (11). The actuator (14) includes a base (141), a retaining arm (142) extending from an end of the base (141), a spring arm (145) extending from the other end of the base (141), and a cooperator (144) curving laterally from a distal end of the spring arm (145), thereby forming a first face (1441). The cover member (13) consists of a securing portions (133) defined at an end of one side thereof and has a plane (1331). In using, the first face (1441) engages with the plane (1331) so as to protect the cover member (13) from overturning.

Abstract: A connector to be detachably fitted with a flexible printed circuit board or a flexible flat cable includes a required number of contacts, a housing for holding and fixing therein the contacts, and a slider for pressing the circuit board or flat cable against the contacts. The housing is provided with anchoring portions at locations corresponding to connection portions of the contacts. Connection portions of the contacts are each formed with an oblique recess to engage the anchoring portion of the housing. When the contact is being inserted into an insertion groove of the housing, a contact portion of the contact comes into contact with an upper wall of the insertion groove, but on proceeding of the insertion, the contact portion of the contact will return into parallel with the insertion groove with the aid of guidance of the engagement of the oblique recess with the anchoring portion of the housing without any oblique positioning of contacts, thereby achieving stable electrical connection of the connector.

Abstract: Deformation of a socket housing during connection of an IC package is prevented, and reliable electrical connections are secured in an IC socket assembly. The IC socket assembly is constituted by a plurality of electrical contacts; an insulative socket housing for holding the electrical contacts arranged in a matrix; a reinforcing plate having an opening at its center, through which the electrical contacts are exposed, for supporting the lower portion of the socket housing; a cover member, which is rotatably supported by the reinforcing plate, for cooperating with the reinforcing plate to sandwich and hold the IC package therebetween and to press the IC package against the electrical contacts; and reinforcing beams, which are supported by the reinforcing plate and provided across opposing edges of the opening, for supporting the socket housing.

Abstract: In a connector including an actuator for driving a conductive contact having a contacting portion and an operating portion which are movable with respect to a housing, the housing holds the contact and is provided with a wall portion disposed between the contacting portion and the operating portion. An inserting portion for insertion of a connection object is formed between the wall portion and the contacting portion. The actuator has a cam engaged with the operating portion and the wall portion and rotatable with respect to the housing.

Abstract: In a ZIF connector having first and second connectors, the first connector includes an operating member rotatably held by a first insulator portion holding first contacts arranged adjacent to one another in a predetermined direction. The second connector includes a floating member held by a second insulator portion to be rotatable and slidable in the predetermined direction. The floating member has a first and a second surface which face the first contacts and the operating member, respectively, in a mutually fitted state of the first and the second connectors. Second contacts have one parts held by the first surface and arranged adjacent to one another in the predetermined direction. The floating member is rotated in a first rotating direction to bring the second contacts into contact with the first contacts when the operating member is rotated in the mutually fitted state.

Abstract: A connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a top wall (13), a bottom wall (12) and a pair of opposing side-walls, which cooperate to define a cavity (11) opened to a front face (10) of the housing, and defining two spaced recesses (142, 144) at each side-wall wherein the first recess (142) is adjacent to the front face and the second recess (144) is remote from the front face, and the first recess is upwards opened; terminals (2) loaded in the housing, each terminal having a contact portion protruding into the cavity; and an actuator (3) movably assembled to the housing and comprising a tongue (32) insertable into the cavity and a pair of latches (33) disposed oppositely beside the tongue, each latch provided with an barbed end (331) inserted in the first recess from the upward opening of the first recess and slidable into the second recess.

Abstract: A socket body is formed with a recess elongated in a first direction. Socket contacts are disposed in the recess and arrayed in the first direction. A plug body is adapted to be fitted into the recess in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The plug body is formed with a groove extending in the first direction. Plug contacts, each of which includes a first contact piece and a second contact piece which are opposed to each other with a gap, are arrayed in the first direction such that the first contact piece is disposed in the groove and the second contact piece is disposed on an outer face of a side wall of the plug body to be electrically connected with one of the socket contacts. A flat wiring member has a first portion on which terminals are arrayed in the first direction, and which is inserted into the groove in the second direction such that each terminal is opposed to each first contact piece.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) is provided for connecting a flexible printed circuit or a flexible flat cable. The connector comprises a housing (10), a number of electrical contacts (30) received in the housing and an actuator (40). The housing has a pair of concave portions (117) formed on opposite lateral ends thereof and opening upwardly to exterior. Each electrical contact comprises a support arm (35) defining a pivot portion (351) at an end thereof. The actuator has a pair of turning shafts (42) received in the corresponding concave portions and a plurality of turning pintles (411) therein for engaging with the pivot portions of the electrical contacts.

Abstract: A connector includes contacts each having a contact portion, an elastic portion and a fulcrum portion between the contact portion and a connection portion, and a pressure receiving portion; a housing fixing the contacts; and a slider having urging portions pivotally moved between the connection and pressure receiving portions of the contacts to urging the contact portions against the circuit board, thereby achieving reliable connection and miniaturization of the connector. In an aspect, the housing is formed on the side of a board insertion opening with a recessed portion for conducting the board. In another aspect, the contact includes upper and lower contact portions one above the other arranged alternately staggered so as to be connected to a circuit board having contact portions alternately staggered, so that no defective connection occurs, even if the circuit board is inserted erroneously upside down.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit which has a given width and an insertion end narrower than the given width to define at least one shoulder section at a side of the circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having opening for receiving the insertion end of the flat circuit in an insertion direction. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing at the opening. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an open position allowing the insertion end of the flat circuit to be inserted into the opening, and a closed position to relatively bias the flat circuit against the terminals. A circuit-suppressing member projects outwardly of the housing opposite the insertion direction for engaging the shoulder section of the flat circuit to prevent the flat circuit from being bent upwardly against the actuator.

Abstract: A connector includes a clamp member inserted through a second insert opening into a socket portion such that the surfaces of the clamp member come into contact with the surface of a retaining member and the side wall of the socket portion running along a surface of the retaining member to press the retaining member, and such that a plurality of boards received in the socket portion are fixed to connect a plurality of first electrodes with a plurality of second electrodes.

Abstract: A flexible board connector includes a casing having an opening in its upper surface and placed inside a through-hole of a circuit board. Terminals of the circuit board are connected to outside contact portions of conductive contacts which portions protrude from proximity to an upper end of a side surface of the casing. A portion of the flexible board is inserted into an insertion hole through the opening, and then a press member is slid toward the opening. Thereby, inside contact portions of the contacts and the inserted portion of the flexible board are sandwiched to be fixed by the press member and a wedge-shaped push-up block located in the casing. The press member has a cover portion which allows a portion of the flexible board located outside the insertion hole to be bent in the direction generally parallel to an upper surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: First and second signal contact members and ground contact members are arranged in parallel in an electrical insulating block body. Each of the contact members has an FPC holding section. The FPC holding section comprises a first contact arm, a locking section projecting from a proximal end of the first contact arm in a Z2 direction, an L-shaped base arm, a narrow section, a second contact arm, and a push section extending from a proximal end of the second contact arm in a Z1 direction. When the push section is pushed by an end of an FPC, the narrow section is bent so that the second contact arm is moved closer to the first contact arm. The push section is locked by the locking section so that the FPC is held and fixed between the first contact arm and the second contact arm.

Abstract: An FPC connector comprises an insulative housing defining an FPC insertion slot, a plurality of terminals loaded within the insulative housing in parallel relationship, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing and an actuator pivotably provided on the insulative housing. Each terminal has a contact beam extending into the FPC insertion slot and at least terminal has a pivot beam formed with a pivot portion for the actuator. The actuator is formed with a shaft portion to pivotably engage with the pivot portion. A strengthening metallic sheet is insert-molded in the actuator, and electrically and mechanically connects with the metallic shell.

Abstract: Each terminal (8) includes an upper arm portion (9), a middle arm portion (10), and a lower arm portion (11). A cam portion of the pressing portion member is supported and guided between the upper arm portion and the middle arm portion, so that the pressing portion member is movable between an open position and a closed position. A flat cable C is inserted between the middle arm portion and the lower arm portion. When the pressing portion member moves, the middle arm portion is pushed, so that the flat cable and a connecting portion of the middle arm portion are pressed and contacted. The lower arm portion (11) has a held portion (11A) at a base portion thereof to be held with a housing. A flexible portion (13) is formed at a base portion of the upper arm portion extending upwardly from the base portion of the lower arm portion.

Abstract: A card edge connector is provided, and comprises a first insulating housing, a second insulating housing, a pair of latches and a plurality of conductive terminals. The first insulating housing comprises a first elongated base and a pair of supporting beams. Each of the supporting beams comprises a first sliding portion. The second insulating housing comprises a pair of second sliding portions and a second elongated base with a slot and a guiding block. The second sliding portions connect with the first sliding portions. The latches are pivotally connected to the supporting beams respectively. The conductive terminals, comprising a guiding portion and a contact portion, are disposed in and through the first elongated base. When an electronic card is inserted into the slot, the relative sliding between the guiding block and the guiding portion determines if the contact portion is in contact with the electronic card inserted in the slot.

Abstract: In a connector comprising a housing (11) and a contact (21) held by the housing, the contact is brought into contact with a connection object under a pressing force obtained by operating an operating member (61). An elastic member (71) elastically deformable is interposed between the contact and the operating member. The operating member has a first cam surface (63a) for applying the pressing force to the contact with elastic deformation of the elastic member and a second cam surface (63b) for releasing the pressing force. An insulating actuator (51) cooperating with the contact may be interposed between the contact and the elastic member. The elastic member may be a leaf spring member held by the actuator.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes a base and plural rows of terminals each having a contact and a connection. The base is formed with a plurality of slots having different widths or heights and sharing a common space, and an insert port for the plurality of slots is formed at a front end of the base. The contact, which is elastic and positioned within the base, is to be connected to an electrical card. One of the slots is a bevel slot that is tilted inwardly and downward from the insert port.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) for receiving a sheet-like connection member, a plurality of electrical contacts (4) received in the housing, and an operation member (3) mounted onto the housing. The housing has a lower wall (24) and an upper wall (22) opposite to the lower wall. The upper wall forms a plurality of second ribs on a bottom thereof. Each second rib forms a curved end (226) exposed outwardly from an edge (222) of the upper wall. The operation member forms an elongate pressing portion (324) at a bottom thereof, and a channel (322) defined in a main face thereof opposite from the pressing portion. The operation member is rotatable from an open position to a closed position, with the channel pivoting about the curved ends of the first ribs of the housing, thereby pressing the connection member upon the contact arms of the contacts.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for electrically connecting an electrical card with a printed circuit board includes an integral molded insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (17) and a plurality of conductive contacts (2) received in the passageways. Each contact includes a main body (21), a contacting portion (22) for electrically contacting with the card, and a soldering portion (23) for soldering the electrical card connector to the printed circuit board. The integral insulative housing further includes a base member. The passageways are defined in the base member.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for making a compliant interconnect assembly. The compliant interconnect assembly includes a first carrier having a first major surface and a plurality of through openings. A first major surface of a first flexible circuit member having a plurality of electrical traces is attached to the first major surface of the first carrier. The electrical traces include a plurality of compliant members having at least one distal end projecting in one of the openings of the first carrier. A first major surface of a second carrier is positioned opposite a second major surface of the first flexible circuit member. The second carrier has a plurality of through openings aligned with the plurality of the compliant members.

Abstract: A small volume sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid, such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. In one embodiment, the sensor determines the concentration of the analyte by discharging an amount of charge into the sample, determining the time needed to discharge the charge, and determining the current used to electrolyze a portion of the analyte using the amount of charge and the amount of time.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting with flexible printed circuit (5, FPC) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of terminals (20) fixed in the housing, a slider (40) for fixing the FPC in the housing and a pair of solder pads (30). The housing includes a tail portion (107). A number of passageways (1071) are defined in the tail portion. Each terminal includes a terminal portion (204) for electrically connecting with cable (6) received in corresponding passageway of the housing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a fine pitch interconnect between a flexible circuit member and another circuit member with co-planar electrical contacts that have a large range of compliance. The interconnect assembly includes a substrate with one or more compliant raised portions. At least one flexible circuit member having a first surface with a plurality of contact pads and a second surface is provided. The substrate is located along the second surface of the flexible circuit member with the compliant raised portions aligned with the contact pads so that the compliant raised portions bias the contact pads with corresponding contact pads on the first circuit member when in a compressive relationship.

Abstract: An FPC connector (10, 10?) comprises a housing (20, 20?) and a pressing member (30, 30?) mounted on the housing rotatable from an open position to a closed position. The housing defines a pair of posts (28a, 28a?) each having a protruding hook (208, 280?) and a pair of notches (24a) each having first and second slanted surfaces (244, 242). A resilient portion (24b) is defined at one side of each notch. The pressing member has a pressing body (32, 32?) having shafts (36a) and L-shaped resilient arms (34a, 34a?). The isolated portions and the first and second slanted facilitate the insertion of the shafts into the notches. The L-shaped resilient arms (34a, 34a?) are provided to engage the protruding hooks of the posts to lock the pressing member at the closed position.

Abstract: An electrical connector for FPC comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing, and an actuation portion movably mounted on the housing. The housing defines a longitudinal receiving portion, and the receiving portion has a plurality of protrusions. The contact is formed with a first arm, a second arm and a foot, and an end of the first arm defines a head. The protrusions are formed adjacent to the head, and the profile of the head has a common axis with the profiles of its adjacent protrusions. The head together with the protrusions serves as a common shaft for the actuation portion.

Abstract: Contact elements of a plug-in mount are connected in an electrically conducting manner to conductive contact zones on a surface of a substrate after the plug-in mount has been loaded with a switching assembly and are electrically isolated from the signal lines in the unloaded state. Therefore, higher clock rates for the signals transmitted on the signal lines are made possible in not completely expanded systems having empty mounting locations.

Abstract: A printed circuit board provided with an attachment which surrounds surface contacts of the printed circuit board that are to be contacted by a printed circuit board connector that covers the portion of the printed circuit board and edges of the printed circuit board around the surface contacts and includes recesses corresponding to the surface contacts assuring proper connection with contacts of a printed circuit board connector.

Abstract: A zero insertion force mount for fixing and making contact with circuit subassemblies on a substrate has a plurality of holding devices for holding the circuit subassemblies and a zero insertion force device (ZIF mechanism), in a stressed state of the zero insertion force device. The circuit subassemblies are disposed in the holding devices being fixed by a pressing force exerted via the contact elements.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat cable (C) comprises a housing (1) having an open mouth (14), a plurality of terminals (2) arranged and maintained in the housing, each terminal having a contact section (12) at a position facing the open mouth of the housing and a bearing section (4) at a position corresponding to and opposed to the contact section with respect to the flat cable, and a pressure member (15) rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The pressure member includes a plurality of grooves for receiving ends of the terminals and at least one pressure section provided between the grooves for pressing the flat cable to the contact sections at the closed position.

Abstract: A connector for connecting to a flexible substrate which includes reinforcement for the surrounding areas of the pivot-supporting holes which support an operation lever and provides feedback to an operator when the operation lever is locked to the housing of the connector. A slider is directed by guides while the operation lever turns. When the slider is at a backward position, an insertion opening can be accessed for inserting a flexible substrate. When the slider is at a forward position, a press plate of the slider presses either one of the flexible substrate which has been inserted into the opening and the contacts provided in the housing to the other one. An electrical connection is established between the flexible substrate and the contacts. The operation lever is parallel to the slider in the forward position, and locks provided on a side surface opposite to the side surface with the insertion opening are locked to turn locks on the operation lever.

Abstract: A connector includes a contact, a housing, and an actuator. The housing holds and fixes the contact. The actuator presses an FPC, an object to be connected, and thereby connects the FPC and the contact. The connector further includes a first member that is fixed to the housing. The housing includes an insertion slot therein the FPC is inserted and thereto an open portion is formed. The first member includes a projection segment that projects toward the open portion of the insertion slot. The projection segment is provided with a chamfered portion on a side facing the open portion of the insertion slot.

Abstract: A holder 2 which holds a FPC 4 is coupled with a connector 1. The connector 1 includes a female housing 3 and a terminal metal fitting 14. The female housing 3 houses the terminal metal fitting 14. The terminal metal fitting 14 includes a pair of contact pieces 20a and 20b. The holder 2 is inserted in between the pair of contact pieces 20a and 20b. It is assumed that a temperature change is ?T, the linear expansion coefficient of the holder 2 is ?a, and the distance between a first fixing portion C and a contact S is 1a. It is also assumed that the linear expansion coefficient of the terminal metal fitting 14 is ?b, and the distance between a second fixing portion and the contact S is 1b.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (1) for detachably connecting an electrically conductive foil (10) to electrically conductive socket contacts (26) of a socket housing (3), wherein the foil (10) can be inserted into a contact receiving aperture (40) of the socket contact (26) and can be jammed therein. Separation of connection and locking of the connector (1) is achieved in that, in addition to the socket housing (3), the connector comprises a foil housing (2) and the housings (2, 3) can be mutually connected, and in that prior to connection in a first foil slot (9) of the foil housing (2) and during connection via a second foil slot (11) of the socket housing (3), the foil (10) can be inserted without mating force into the open contact receiving aperture (40) of the socket contact (26), and in that the connector (1) can be locked and the foil (10) can be jammed by closing the contact receiving aperture (40) only after connection of the housings (2, 3).

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit having a bottom surface and a top surface. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening for receiving an end of the flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing spaced laterally along the opening. At least some of the terminals have first flexible contact arms for engaging the bottom surface of the flat circuit and second flexible contact arms for engaging the top surface of the flat circuit. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an open position allowing the flat circuit to be inserted into the opening and a closed position engaging the top surface of the flat circuit and biasing the bottom surface of the circuit against the first flexible contact arms.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) for receiving a sheet-like connection member, a plurality of electrical contacts (4) received in the housing, and an operation member (3) mounted onto the housing. The housing has a lower wall (24) and an upper wall (22) opposite to the lower wall. The upper wall forms a plurality of second ribs on a bottom thereof. Each second rib forms a curved end (226) exposed outwardly from an edge (222) of the upper wall. The operation member forms an elongate pressing portion (324) at a bottom thereof, and a channel (322) defined in a main face thereof opposite from the pressing portion. The operation member is rotatable from an open position to a closed position, with the channel pivoting about the curved ends of the first ribs of the housing, thereby pressing the connection member upon the contact arms of the contacts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector able to be made thin so as to satisfy the needs of making an electronic device further light in weight, thin, short and compact. Therefore, the connector has a connector main body having a housing for storing a contactor and having an opening portion, and an actuator rotatably supported with respect to the connector main body. A flexible cable inserted into the opening portion and the contactor come in press contact with each other by the actuator and are electrically connected to each other in the rotation of the actuator. A metallic cover for covering a portion of the housing and having a receiving portion is arranged in the connector main body. When the actuator makes the flexible cable inserted into the opening portion come in press contact with the contactor, the receiving portion receives reaction force of the press contact. Thus, the thin type connector can be provided.

Abstract: A test socket for testing memory modules requires little or no insertion force. A base holds a funnel-shaped guide that guides the edge of the memory module into a desired position. Two housing halves are connected to the base by one or more hinges. The housing halves pivot around the hinges to open and close the test socket. Linkages, springs, or solenoids move the housing halves. Metal contact pads on flexible membranes are attached to each housing half and clamp onto contact pads on an inserted memory module when the housing halves are closed. Scooped vise clamps can be used to pinch together the ends of the housing halves to close the test socket. More test sockets can be fitted into a smaller pitch using the scooped vise clamps since the solenoids are along the longer axis of the test socket.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a connector for a card-type electronic device comprises a casing having an opening therein for receiving the card-type electronic device, a plurality of electrically-conductive terminals mounted on the casing, and a cam member pivotally coupled the casing for lifting an end portion of the card-type electronic device in response to an insertion force exerted on the card-type electronic device to advance the card-type electronic device into the connector.

Abstract: In a connector comprising a housing (11) and a contact (21) held by the housing, the contact is brought into contact with a connection object under a pressing force obtained by operating an operating member (61). An elastic member (71) elastically deformable is interposed between the contact and the operating member. The operating member has a first cam surface (63a) for applying the pressing force to the contact with elastic deformation of the elastic member and a second cam surface (63b) for releasing the pressing force. An insulating actuator (51) cooperating with the contact may be interposed between the contact and the elastic member. The elastic member may be a leaf spring member held by the actuator.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a memory card adapter structure, comprising a main body and a baseboard. The main body is overlapped on the baseboard and has a socket on one end. The socket can host different types of memory cards. There are multi PIN receptacles in the socket. On the baseboard, there is a containing hole against the PIN receptacles on the main body. Furthermore, there is a connector at one side of the baseboard. When the main body is coupled with the baseboard, the PIN receptacles will enter into the containing hole, and then the PINs in the receptacle will contact with the baseboard to form a closed circuit. In this way, different memory cards can be connected to the adapter to transfer signals and data at different times.

Abstract: One end of the flexible printed circuit is electrically connected with the contact terminals of the cable accommodation portion in the connector body by the engagement of the end face of the stopper member biased by the elastic force of the leaf springs with the step of the back panel in the flexible printed circuit.

Abstract: A contact module includes: a strip base; and a plurality of first and second protrusions continuously extending from the first and second ends of the base, respectively. The second end is opposite to the first end. The first and second protrusions include the same materials as the base. Each of the first and second protrusions includes first and second contact portions, respectively. The base includes a sheet made of a metal material, an insulating film formed on at least one side of the sheet, and a film including a noble metal material formed on the insulating film. The film forms the first and second contact portions and circuit patterns. The circuit patterns are formed between the first and second contact portions. The first and second contact portions and the circuit patterns integrally form a plurality of contacts. Each of the contacts includes one of the first contact portions, a corresponding one of the second contact portions, and the circuit pattern therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical power connector for flexible circuit boards capable of ensuring that free rotations of a mobile cover thereof and a base thereof are maintained even if a pivotal axis thereof is fractured, while also providing a flexible circuit board thereof with pressing and connection effects. One side of the positioning axis defines the close position of the mobile cover for pressing and connecting a flexible circuit board and forming an electrically connected pressure portion with a contact arm of the terminal. The points of displacement of the pressure portion from the open position to the close position do not exceed a line from a center of the support portion of the support arm to the contact fin of the contact arm for electrically connecting the flexible circuit board.

Abstract: A straddle electrical connector (1) attached to a circuit substrate (60) includes a housing (10), upper contacts (30) and lower contacts (40) accommodated in the housing, and a clamp (20) attached with the housing. Each upper contact includes a bent portion (34). During insertion of the circuit board, the bent portions of the upper contacts are received in the clamp, thereby the upper contacts are heightened. Then, the circuit substrate is put between the upper contacts and the lower contacts with zero insertion force. The circuit substrate is pushed, thereby the clamp is pushed by the circuit substrate to disengage the bent portions of the upper contacts and attached to the housing. The upper contacts rebound and grasp the circuit substrate cooperating with the lower contact.

Abstract: A connector device has connection terminals set in a connector body, each having a contact section formed for inspection. Further, a drive device is such that the connector device is attached to a printed circuit board having a circuit unit configured to control an object to be controlled.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat cable (C) comprises a housing (1) having an open mouth (14), a plurality of terminals (2) arranged and maintained at the housing and having contact sections (12) at positions facing to the open mouth of the housing, a pressure member (15) rotatable around a rotational axis (18A) and between an open position where the flat cable is inserted from the open mouth into an insertion space and arranged on the contact sections and a closed position where the flat cable is pressed towards the contact sections. The connector also comprises at least one bearing section (4) provided in the terminal for rotation of the pressure member at the rotational axis and at least one engaging section (10 and 17A) provided in the terminal and the pressure member and holding the pressure member at the open position by an engaging force generated by concerted movement of the terminals and the pressure member.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for a flat conductor (40) having engagement steps (42) comprises terminals (32) arranged in a housing (10) and having contact portions (33A), and a pair of engagement members (13) having engaging means (13A), which engage the engagement steps of the flat conductor in concert with the contact portions to firmly hold the flat conductor in the housing.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a connector for a card-type electronic device comprises a casing having an opening therein for receiving the card-type electronic device, a plurality of electrically-conductive terminals mounted on the casing, and a cam member pivotally coupled the casing for lifting an end portion of the card-type electronic device in response to an insertion force exerted on the card-type electronic device to advance the card-type electronic device into the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat cable (C) comprises a housing (1) having an open mouth (14), a plurality of terminals (2) arranged and maintained at the housing and having contact sections (12) at positions facing to the open mouth of the housing, a pressure member (15) rotatable around a rotational axis (18A) and between an open position where the flat cable is inserted from the open mouth into an insertion space and arranged on the contact sections and a closed position where the flat cable is pressed towards the contact sections. The connector also comprises at least one bearing section (4) provided in the terminal for rotation of the pressure member at the rotational axis and at least one engaging section (10 and 17A) provided in the terminal and the pressure member and holding the pressure member at the open position by an engaging force generated by concerted movement of the terminals and the pressure member.