Electrical connector for a flat cable

Abstract

There is provided an electrical connector capable of easily inserting a flat cable, wherein a pressing member 15 for pressing the flat cable to the contact portion of the terminal is in an open position where the insertion space for inserting the flat cable C into the above-mentioned opening 14 is opened and After the insertion space is closed, the above-mentioned flat cable is pressed to the closed position of the contact part 12 to swing freely, and the terminal 2 forms a swing support part 11 for the swing of the pressing member 15 at the position of the above-mentioned swing axis 18A, and the terminal or the housing is connected with the pressurizing The components form the locking parts 10, 17A that preliminarily stop the pressing member at the opening position by the locking force generated by mutual cooperation when the pressing member swings to the opening position.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the No. 02107917.x invention patent "electric connector for flat cable" submitted on March 21, 2002. technical field [0002] The invention relates to an electrical connector for flat cables. Background technique [0003] This electrical connector is of the type disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 9-35828. [0004] like Figure 5 As shown, in this prior art connector, a flat cable (flexible substrate) 51 is inserted into the insertion space of the above-mentioned opening along the direction A of the surface of the flat cable, and is placed in the opening 53 facing the housing 52. A plurality of arrayed terminals are arranged on the contact portion 54 . This insertion space has a very narrow slit shape and is slightly larger than the cross-sectional shape of the flat cable 51 . [0005] In order to secure the insertion position of the flat cable 51 , suppressing wings 55 are provided at both ends of the flat ...

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[0007] However, in such a joint, since the entrance of the above-mentioned insertion space is difficult to see in the depth and is narrow, there is a difficulty that the flat cable 51 cannot be easily inserted.

Also, the above-mentioned insertion space cannot be set to a large space in such a joint that requires a reduced height dimension.

[0008] In addition, in the above-mentioned prior art joint, the pressing member 56 is not fixed in position at the open position, so the position is unstable, and when the flat cable is inserted, it will swing in the direction of the closed position contrary to the original intention. In this case, The pressurizing member 56 is more difficult to see the entrance of the above-mentioned insertion space

[0009] In addition, the front end of the flat cable abuts against the end surface 55A of the restraining wing 55 that should determine the insertion position of the flat cable 51. Regardless of whether the abutment is made or not, when an insertion force is applied, the flat cable also bends its surface toward the rear and becomes unable to insert

[0010] The above-mentioned difficulties are further exacerbated by the pressurizing members and containment wings of this prior art joint.

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