US5370552A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1993-09-01
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2013-09-01
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprising: a terminal including a contact piece; a housing; a slider including a pressing portion; a flexible cable including an end conductor; and a reinforcing plate having a pressed face to be pressed by a pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider; wherein after the slider has been temporarily engaged with the housing in which the terminal is accommodated, the end conductor of the flexible cable is inserted together with the reinforcing plate into the housing and then, the slider is displaced to a full engaging position such that the end conductor of the flexible cable is brought into pressing contact with the contact piece of the terminal through the reinforcing plate by the pressing portion of the slider; wherein the pressed face of the reinforcing plate is formed obliquely such that the reinforcing plate becomes thinner from a front edge of the reinforcing plate towards a rear edge of the reinforcing plate, while the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider is formed obliquely such that the slider becomes thicker from a front edge of the slider towards a rear edge of the slider.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamitsu Chishima
- 👤 Kazuhito Saka
- 👤 Kenji Mizutani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/79; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/89; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
An electrical connector comprising: a terminal including a contact piece; a housing for accommodating said terminal; a slider including a pressing portion having an obliquely formed pressing face; a flexible cable including an end conductor; and a reinforcing plate having an obliquely formed pressed face to be pressed by the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider; wherein after the slider has been temporarily engaged with the housing in which the terminal is accommodated, the end conductor of the flexible cable is inserted together with the reinforcing plate into the housing and thereafter, the slider is displaced to a full engaging position such that the end conductor of the flexible cable is brought into pressing contact with the contact piece of the terminal through the reinforcing plate by the pressing portion of the slider; wherein the pressed face of the reinforcing plate is formed obliquely such that the reinforcing plate becomes thinner from a front edge of the reinforcing plate towards a rear edge of the reinforcing plate, and the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider is formed obliquely such that the slider becomes thicker from a front edge of the slider towards a rear edge of the slider.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
An electrical connector comprising: a terminal including a contact piece; a housing for accommodating said terminal; a slider including a pressing portion having an obliquely formed pressing face; a flexible cable including an end conductor; and a reinforcing plate having an obliquely formed pressed face to be pressed by the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider; wherein after the slider has been temporarily engaged with the housing in which the terminal is accommodated, the end conductor of the flexible cable is inserted together with the reinforcing plate into the housing and thereafter, the slider is displaced to a full engaging position such that the end conductor of the flexible cable is brought into pressing contact with the contact piece of the terminal through the reinforcing plate by the pressing portion of the slider; wherein the pressed face of the reinforcing plate is formed obliquely such that the reinforcing plate becomes thinner from a front edge of the reinforcing plate towards a rear edge of the reinforcing plate, and the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider is formed obliquely such that the slider becomes thicker from a front edge of the slider towards a rear edge of the slider.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
An electrical connector comprising: a terminal including a contact piece; a housing for accommodating said terminal; a slider including a pressing portion having a pressing face; a flexible cable including an end conductor; and a reinforcing plate having a pressed face to be pressed by the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider; wherein after the slider has been temporarily engaged with the housing in which the terminal is accommodated, the end conductor of the flexible cable is inserted together with the reinforcing plate into the housing and thereafter, the slider is displaced to a full engaging position such that the end conductor of the flexible cable is brought into pressing contact with the contact piece of the terminal through the reinforcing plate by the pressing portion of the slider; wherein the pressing portion of the slider is provided with a boss and the reinforcing plate is formed with a groove such that the boss of the pressing portion is engaged with the groove of the reinforcing plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
An electrical connector comprising: a terminal including a contact piece; a housing for accommodating said terminal; a slider including a pressing portion having a pressing face; a flexible cable including an end conductor; and a reinforcing plate having a pressed face to be pressed by the pressing face of the pressing portion of the slider; wherein after the slider has been temporarily engaged with the housing in which the terminal is accommodated, the end conductor of the flexible cable is inserted together with the reinforcing plate into the housing and thereafter, the slider is displaced to a full engaging position such that the end conductor of the flexible cable is brought into pressing contact with the contact piece of the terminal through the reinforcing plate by the pressing portion of the slider; wherein the pressing portion of the slider is provided with a boss and the reinforcing plate is formed with a groove such that the boss of the pressing portion is engaged with the groove of the reinforcing plate.
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