Connector for flat cable
First Claim
1. A connector including conductive contacts, a first insulator retaining said contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to said first insulator, for retaining a flat cable, wherein when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said flat cable is connected to said contacts, said connector characterized in that said cable-side insulator comprises a second insulator for receiving said flat cable, a third insulator disposed so as to confront said second insulator via said flat cable, and a clamp interposed between said flat cable and said third insulator, said third insulator having a rib pressing said clamp towards said flat cable, and, when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said second and third insulators are engaged with said first insulator to approach each other so that said flat cable is sandwiched between said clamp and said second insulator.
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Abstract
Having conductive contacts (4), a first insulator (1) retaining the contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to the first insulator, for retaining a flat cable (6). The cable-side insulator includes a second insulator (2) for receiving the flat cable, a third insulator (3) disposed so as to confront the second insulator via the flat cable, and a clamp (7) interposed between the flat cable and the third insulator. When the cable-side insulator is mounted to the first insulator, the second and third insulators are engaged with the first insulator to approach each other so that the flat cable is sandwiched between the clamp and the second insulator. In this state, the flat cable is connected to the contacts.
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11 Claims
- 1. A connector including conductive contacts, a first insulator retaining said contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to said first insulator, for retaining a flat cable, wherein when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said flat cable is connected to said contacts, said connector characterized in that said cable-side insulator comprises a second insulator for receiving said flat cable, a third insulator disposed so as to confront said second insulator via said flat cable, and a clamp interposed between said flat cable and said third insulator, said third insulator having a rib pressing said clamp towards said flat cable, and, when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said second and third insulators are engaged with said first insulator to approach each other so that said flat cable is sandwiched between said clamp and said second insulator.
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- 7. A connector including conductive contacts, a first insulator retaining said contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to said first insulator, for retaining a flat cable, wherein when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said flat cable is connected to said contacts, wherein said cable-side insulator comprises a second insulator for receiving said flat cable, a third insulator disposed so as to confront said second insulator via said flat cable, and a clamp interposed between said flat cable and said third insulator, said third insulator comprises an additional insulator having the same shape and size as said second insulator, and an additional clamp interposed between said additional insulator and said clamp and, when said cable-side insulator is mounted to said first insulator, said additional insulator along with said second insulator is engaged with said first insulator to cause said additional clamp to approach said second insulator so that the foregoing clamp is pushed toward said second insulator by said additional clamp, thereby clamping said flat cable between the first-mentioned clamp and said second insulator.
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10. A flat cable connector capable of connecting one or two flat cables based on selection thereof,
wherein said connector comprises contacts to be connected with wires of said flat cable, a first insulator retaining said contacts, a second insulator for arraying the wires of said flat cable and formed with a concave portion for receiving said flat cable, a clamp for sandwiching said flat cable conjointly with said second insulator, and a third insulator formed with a rib to be brought into contact with said clamp, when connecting said two flat cables, a plurlaity of said second insulators, two in number, and a plurality of said clamps, two in number, are used such that said two clamps are caused to confront each other, and said first insulator and said two second insulators are fixed together, and when connecting said one flat cable, said one second insulator, said one clamp, and said third insulator are used such that said clamp and said rib of the third insulator are brought into contact with each other, and said first insulator, said second insulator, and said third insulator are fixed together.
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