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Shielded flat flexible cable connector with grounding

US9306304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 2014
Grant dateApr 5, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6471
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses may provide for a grounding between a shield on a flat flexible cable and a printed circuit board. According to one embodiment, the pins of a connector include ground pins that contact both ground traces on the flat flexible cable and a shield on the flat flexible cable, further connecting the cable to a ground plane.

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