Zero insertion force connector for flat flexible cable
US6478597B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/82
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A zero insertion force (ZIF) connector for connecting a flat flexible cable (FFC) to contacts of a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising first and second housings which are relatively moveable between an unlocked state in which an FFC may be freely inserted into the housings for engagement with the contacts and a locked state in which the conductors of the FFC are captively engaged in electrical contact with the contacts; a latch system interconnecting the housing to latch the housings in their unlocked and locked state; and contact and FFC conductor guidance ribs sized and spaced to align the FFC conductors and the contacts for electrical connection of each conductor with an associated contact.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.