Electrical connector for a flat cable

Claim 1

An electrical connector for a flat cable, comprising: a housing having an open mouth; a plurality of terminals arranged and maintained in said housing, each terminal having a contact section at a position facing said open mouth of said housing and a bearing section at a position corresponding to and opposed to said contact section with respect to said flat cable; and a pressure member rotatable between an open position where said flat cable is inserted from said mouth into said housing and arranged on said contact sections and a closed position where said flat cable is pressed to said contact sections, said pressure member including a plurality of grooves for receiving ends of said terminals, a shaft provided through said grooves and supported by said bearing sections for rotation of said pressure member, and at least one pressure section provided between said grooves for pressing said flat cable to said contact sections; said shaft being provided inside said grooves so that when said pressure member is rotated to said closed position, with said pressure section being pressed against said flat cable, said shaft is brought to such a position that it is not in contact with said flat cable.