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US7189104B1
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Connector for flexible printed circuit
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2005-11-18
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Granted: 2007-03-13
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Expires: 2025-11-18
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like member includes terminals ( 2 or 2′ ) each comprising a base portion ( 20 or 20′ ), a bearing beam ( 21 or 21′ ) and a contact beam ( 22 or 22′ ) substantially parallel extending from the base portion; a housing ( 1 ) including an upper wall ( 11 ), a lower wall ( 12 ) and a rear wall, and having an inner surface defining a mouth ( 10 ) for receiving the sheet-like member and an exterior surface provided with a number of grooves ( 13 ) thereon, each groove comprising an upper groove ( 131 ) defined along the upper wall for accommodating the bearing beam, a lower groove ( 132 ) defined along the lower wall for accommodating the contact beam, and a rear groove defined on the rear wall for accommodating the base portion; and an actuator ( 3 ) pivotally engaging with the bearing beams for establishing electrical connection between the sheet-like member and the contact beams.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian J. Gillespie
- 👤 Kevin E. Walker
- 👤 Tod M. Harlan
- 👤 Robert W. Brown
- 👤 Terrance F. Little
- 👤 Charles E. Kreutzberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/79; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/88; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62983; H01R13/62988
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like member, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving the sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals forwardly assembled into the housing from a rear face of the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion from which an upper beam extends forwardly, and a lower beam extending forwardly with a contact section exposed to the mouth; and an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the lower beam; wherein said upper beam is essentially fully exposed to an exterior through a top face of the housing, and a protection lip covers the corresponding upper beam in a front-to-back direction and extends from a finger portion located beside the corresponding upper beam in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like member, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving the sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals forwardly assembled into the housing from a rear face of the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion from which an upper beam extends forwardly, and a lower beam extending forwardly with a contact section exposed to the mouth; and an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the lower beam; wherein said upper beam is essentially fully exposed to an exterior through a top face of the housing, and a protection lip covers the corresponding upper beam in a front-to-back direction and extends from a finger portion located beside the corresponding upper beam in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lower beam communicates with said exterior via a lower face of the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
135 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving the sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals forwardly assembled into the housing from a rear face of the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion from which an upper bearing beam extends forwardly, and a lower contact beam extending forwardly with a contact section exposed to the mouth; and an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the contact beam; wherein the upper beam is upwardly deflected relative to the housing when the actuator urges the sheet-like member toward the contact beam, and a protection lip covers the corresponding upper beam in a front-to-back direction and extends from a finger portion located beside the corresponding upper beam in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
135 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving the sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals forwardly assembled into the housing from a rear face of the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion from which an upper bearing beam extends forwardly, and a lower contact beam extending forwardly with a contact section exposed to the mouth; and an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the contact beam; wherein the upper beam is upwardly deflected relative to the housing when the actuator urges the sheet-like member toward the contact beam, and a protection lip covers the corresponding upper beam in a front-to-back direction and extends from a finger portion located beside the corresponding upper beam in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said bearing beam communicates with an exterior via an upper face of the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said contact beam communicates with the exterior via a lower face of the housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the base portion of the terminal comprises a protuberance sideward protruding therefrom and the housing defines a cutout for retaining the protuberance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
102 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving a sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals assembled into the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion, an upper beam extending forwardly from the base portion and essentially fully exposed to an exterior through a top face of the housing, and a lower beam extending forwardly; an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the lower beam; and a protuberance sideward protruding from the base portion and the housing defining a cutout to retain the protuberance for preventing the terminal from upward rotation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mouth for receiving a sheet-like member; a plurality of terminals assembled into the housing, each of said terminals defining a base portion, an upper beam extending forwardly from the base portion and essentially fully exposed to an exterior through a top face of the housing, and a lower beam extending forwardly; an actuator rotatably mounted to the housing for pressing the sheet-like member toward the lower beam; and a protuberance sideward protruding from the base portion and the housing defining a cutout to retain the protuberance for preventing the terminal from upward rotation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each of the upper beam and the lower bean provides roughly half of a required deflection.
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