Electric connector
US5562487A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/777
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved electric connector which permits the reduced friction insertion of conductors of a flat flexible cable in a connector housing by a single push, assuring little or no damage to the conductors. The connector includes a housing 1 having terminals 3 arranged laterally and an associated actuator 10 slidably inserted in the connector housing 1. The actuator 10 has a flat stem surface 12 upon which a flat, flexible multiple-conductor cable 16 may lie upon, and a front wall 20 integrally connected to the forward end of the stem 11. The flexible contact arm 6 has an extended section 25 and a non-extended section 26 acting as a cam surface. The top 23 of the front wall of the actuator 10 acts as a cam forward as the actuator is inserted in the housing 1. When the cam follower 23 slides off the extended section 25 onto the non extended section the load on the flexible arm 6 is released allowing the contact point 7 on the arm 6 to be forced into electrical contact with a conductor 19 in the cable 16. While the actuator is being inserted and withdrawn from the housing the cable 16 travels along.
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