Flat circuit member connector
US6422896B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/592
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector (10) comprises a housing (20), at least one terminal (15) receivable in the housing (20), and a fixing mechanism (25, 26) fixable to the housing (20). The terminal (15) has a contact surface (18) extended in a thickness direction thereof. When the fixing mechanism (25, 26) is fixed to the housing (20) so that a flat circuit member (12) having a conductor portion (13) is held between the housing (20) in which the terminal (15) is received and the fixing mechanism (25, 26), the fixing mechanism (25, 26) bends a part of the flat circuit member (12) in a thickness direction thereof to form a bent portion (14a) thereon, and presses the bent portion (14a) of the flat circuit member (12) against the contact surface (18) of the terminal (15) so that the terminal (15) is electrically connected to the conductor portion (13) of the flat circuit member (12).
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