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Flat circuit board electrical connector

Assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 2007-02-15
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Granted: 2007-11-27
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Expires: 2027-02-15
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Abstract

Abstract A flat circuit board electrical connector includes a housing ( 20 ); a plurality of flat terminals supported having a pair of support sections ( 14, 16 ), a movable member ( 40 ) having a cam shaft ( 44 ), wherein when said movable member ( 40 ) is at said open position, said cam shaft ( 44 ) is inserted into a space between said support sections ( 14, 16 ); an engaging edge ( 16 B) is provided at least one of said support sections ( 16 ) to engage with said cam shaft ( 44 ); a regulation metal fittings ( 30 ) provided in parallel with said terminals; a regulated island ( 45 ) provided on said movable member ( 40 ); a regulation arm ( 33 ) provided on said regulation metal fittings ( 30 ) to regulate said regulated island ( 45 ) of said movable member ( 40 ) such that said cam shaft ( 44 ) is engaged with said engaging edge ( 16 B).

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshinori Takashita

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 13:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/88; H01R12/79

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 223 words
A flat circuit board electrical connector, comprising: a housing; a terminal supported by said housing at regular intervals in a first direction perpendicular to said terminal and having a linking section, a pair of support sections linked by said linking section, and at least one contact section extending from said linking section in an opposite direction to said support sections, a movable member for increasing a contact pressure between said contact section and a flat circuit board inserted into a contact position; a cam shaft provided on said movable member between said support sections; said movable member movable between an open position where said movable member permits insertion of said flat circuit board and a closed position where said contact pressure is increased, wherein when said movable member is at said open position, said cam shaft is able to be inserted into a space between said support sections; an engaging edge is provided at least one of said support sections to engage with said cam shaft; a regulation metal fitting provided in parallel with said terminal; a regulated island provided on said movable member at a position corresponding to said regulation metal fitting; and a regulation arm provided on said regulation metal fitting to regulate said regulated island of said movable member such that said cam shaft is engaged with said engaging edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 223 words
A flat circuit board electrical connector, comprising: a housing; a terminal supported by said housing at regular intervals in a first direction perpendicular to said terminal and having a linking section, a pair of support sections linked by said linking section, and at least one contact section extending from said linking section in an opposite direction to said support sections, a movable member for increasing a contact pressure between said contact section and a flat circuit board inserted into a contact position; a cam shaft provided on said movable member between said support sections; said movable member movable between an open position where said movable member permits insertion of said flat circuit board and a closed position where said contact pressure is increased, wherein when said movable member is at said open position, said cam shaft is able to be inserted into a space between said support sections; an engaging edge is provided at least one of said support sections to engage with said cam shaft; a regulation metal fitting provided in parallel with said terminal; a regulated island provided on said movable member at a position corresponding to said regulation metal fitting; and a regulation arm provided on said regulation metal fitting to regulate said regulated island of said movable member such that said cam shaft is engaged with said engaging edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
The flat circuit board electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said cam shaft of said movable member is smaller than a distance between said support sections at said open position of said movable member and larger than said distance at said closed position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The flat circuit board electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said engaging edge is formed as an engaging recess in said support section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
The flat circuit board electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said regulation arm extends along the other support section of said terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The flat circuit board electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said regulation metal fittings has a fixing leg projecting from a bottom of said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
The flat circuit board electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein said regulation metal fittings has a fixing leg projecting from a bottom of said housing.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2010-11-26 2011-05-28 2011-11-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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