Electrical connector for connecting flexible printed circuit board
US5458498A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/771
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector arrangement for connecting the exposed conductors of a mating end of a printed circuit member in which an interior mating area for the printed circuit member is defined between left and right side walls of a housing. The top wall has an opening communicating with the interior mating area. Latch members are mounted in the left and right side walls, respectively. The latch members are outwardly displaced to accommodate the downward movement of the mating end of the printed circuit member. The mating end of the printed circuit member is held in position, after the completion of the downward movement, by the force exerted on one surface of the circuit member from terminal conductor engaging ends contacting the exposed conductors and by the opposite force exerted on the opposite surface of the circuit member by resilient top ends of the latch members, thereby assuring the electrical connection.
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