Electrical connection apparatus

• US 4,824,396 A
• Filed: 03/17/1988
• Issued: 04/25/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Kiichi, Ohya, Takasi, Sasaki, Kunihiko, Konno, Akihiro, Ida, Yuichi, Oka, Tsumoru, Shinraku, Mituaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Desmond, Eugene F.
• Application Number:
  US07/170,918
• Time in Patent Office: 404 Days
• Field of Search: 439/13, 439/15, 439/164, 439/474, 439/475
• US Class Current: 439/475
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/027 between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column devices for measuring, signalling or controlling tyre pressure or temperature specially adapted for mounting on vehicles B60C23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 35/025 having a flexible conductor wound around a rotation axis

Abstract

An electrical connection apparatus includes a flat cable having one end secured to a fixed member and the other end secured to a movable member. The flat cable is provided with a turning portion at its fixing portion to the fixed member, and a cutter is inserted toward a folding line of the turning portion to cut the flat cable.

Claims

1. In an electrical connection apparatus including a fixed member, a movable member pivotably mounted on the fixed member, and a flat cable having one end secured to the fixed member and the other end secured to the movable member to electrically connect them, an electrical connection apparatus characterized in that said flat cable is provided with a turning portion at a fixing portion thereof to said fixed member, and that a cutter is provided at a fixing portion of said fixed member to enter toward a folding line of said turning portion of said flat cable so that the cutter cuts said flat cable when said movable member is rotated beyond a predetermined amount.

2. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cutter has a configuration of a flight of stairs so as to sequentially, stepwisely cut said flat cable from one end margin to the other end margin thereof in accordance with the rotation of said movable member.

3. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cutter is integrally formed with said fixed member.

4. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cutter is made from metal and mounted on said fixed member.

5. In an electrical connection apparatus including a fixed member, a movable member pivotably mounted on the fixed member, and a flat cable imbedded with multiple conductors in a flexible film and having one end secured to the fixed member and the other end secured to the movable member to electrically connect them, an electrical connection apparatus characterized in that said flat cable is provided with a turning portion at a fixing portion thereof to said fixed member and provided with through holes among said conductors at said turning portion, and that a cutter is provided at a fixing portion of said fixed member to enter toward a folding line of said turning portion of said flat cable, so that when said cutter cuts said flat cable when said movable member is rotated beyond a predetermined amount.

6. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said cutter has a configuration of a flight of stairs so as to sequentially, stepwisely cut said flat cable from one end margin to the other end margin thereof in accordance with the rotation of said movable member.

7. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said cutter is integrally formed with said fixed member.

8. An electrical connection apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said cutter is made from metal and mounted on said fixed member.