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Flat flexible circuit board connector
Assignee: P Two Industries Inc
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Filing: 2003-09-12
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Granted: 2005-02-15
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Expires: 2023-09-12
Abstract
Abstract An ultra-thin flat flexible circuit board connector includes a movable lid capable of lifting and overturning as an upper side wall of the flexible circuit board connector. Positions of the movable lid having been lifted and overturned are an at an opposite direction to that of the flexible circuit board to be inserted, and thus leaving insertion operations of the flexible circuit board entirely unaffected. A breadth of the lifting and overturning movable lid has a plurality of terminal grooves. When the movable lid is closed, terminals of the flexible circuit board are partially exposed in the terminal grooves at the movable lid, thereby effectively reducing thickness of the flexible circuit board connector for forming an ultra-thin flexible circuit board connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsien-Yu Chiu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/88; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/771
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
418 words
A flat flexible circuit board connector for connecting with a flexible circuit board comprising: a) a concave body having: i) a base having a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels having an embedding rib having a front portion and a rear portion; ii) two side flanges located on opposing sides of the base; and iii) a receiving surface extending from a rear thereof; b) a movable lid pivotally connected to a plurality of first terminals and movable between open and closed positions, the movable lid having: i) a board engaging the two side flanges when the lid is in the closed position; and ii) a plurality of terminal grooves; each of the plurality of terminal grooves having a protruding axis; c) the plurality of first terminals, each of the plurality of first terminals having: i) an upper pin having a front portion and a rear portion; ii) a lower pin having a front portion and a rear portion; iii) an embedding pin connected to the rear portion of the lower pin; iv) an inserting gap located between the front portion of the upper pin and the front portion of the lower pin, the flexible circuit board is inserted into the inserting gap of each of the plurality of first terminals; v) a pivotal gap located between the rear portion of the upper pin and the rear portion of the lower pin, the protruding axis of one of the plurality of terminal grooves is inserted into the pivotal gap of each of the plurality of first terminals, wherein, when the movable lid is in the closed position, the protruding axis pressing against the rear portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals and pressing the front portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals against the flexible circuit board, and vi) a bottom gap located between the rear portion of the lower pin and the embedding pin, the rear portion of one of the plurality of channels of the concave body is inserted into the bottom gap of each of the plurality of first terminals; and d) a plurality of second terminals connected to the flexible circuit board, each of the plurality of second terminals having a gap into which the front portion of one of the plurality of channels of the concave body is inserted; wherein the rear portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals includes a bent portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
418 words
A flat flexible circuit board connector for connecting with a flexible circuit board comprising: a) a concave body having: i) a base having a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels having an embedding rib having a front portion and a rear portion; ii) two side flanges located on opposing sides of the base; and iii) a receiving surface extending from a rear thereof; b) a movable lid pivotally connected to a plurality of first terminals and movable between open and closed positions, the movable lid having: i) a board engaging the two side flanges when the lid is in the closed position; and ii) a plurality of terminal grooves; each of the plurality of terminal grooves having a protruding axis; c) the plurality of first terminals, each of the plurality of first terminals having: i) an upper pin having a front portion and a rear portion; ii) a lower pin having a front portion and a rear portion; iii) an embedding pin connected to the rear portion of the lower pin; iv) an inserting gap located between the front portion of the upper pin and the front portion of the lower pin, the flexible circuit board is inserted into the inserting gap of each of the plurality of first terminals; v) a pivotal gap located between the rear portion of the upper pin and the rear portion of the lower pin, the protruding axis of one of the plurality of terminal grooves is inserted into the pivotal gap of each of the plurality of first terminals, wherein, when the movable lid is in the closed position, the protruding axis pressing against the rear portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals and pressing the front portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals against the flexible circuit board, and vi) a bottom gap located between the rear portion of the lower pin and the embedding pin, the rear portion of one of the plurality of channels of the concave body is inserted into the bottom gap of each of the plurality of first terminals; and d) a plurality of second terminals connected to the flexible circuit board, each of the plurality of second terminals having a gap into which the front portion of one of the plurality of channels of the concave body is inserted; wherein the rear portion of the upper pin of each of the plurality of first terminals includes a bent portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The flat flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1 , wherein the embedding rib of each of the plurality of channels has a sunken recess located between the front portion and the rear portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The flat flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1 , wherein the movable lid has a first blocking piece extending outwardly from a front thereof and second blocking pieces extending from opposing sides thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The flat flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding axis of each of the plurality of terminal grooves has an ellipsoidal shaped cross section.
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