Cable assembly with flat flexible cable

• US 7,223,120 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ko, David (Tso-Chin)
• Primary Examiner(s): CHUNG TRANS, XUONG MY
• Application Number:
  US11/175,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20070010124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• Field of Search: 439/492, 439/495, 439/497, 439/579
• US Class Current: 439/492
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/26 Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only for modular jack type connectors H01R24/62
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/023 between cables or wires and terminals

Abstract

A cable assembly (1) includes an electrical connector (200), an insert (23) and a Flat Flexible Cable (300). The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of terminals (24). The insert is inserted into the insulative housing and comprises a plurality of holes (235) formed in a front face (232) thereof, and a depressing portion (233) forming a plurality of slits (237), and a plurality of slots (238) aligned with corresponding holes and slits. The FFC comprises a plurality of separated conductive members (301), the front ends of the separated conductive members are disposed in the slits and the slots, and each terminal comprises a connecting portion (243) disposed in the slot of the insert, and being soldered with corresponding conductive member of FFC.

Claims

1. A cable assembly, comprising:

an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals partially received in the insulative housing;

an insert being assembled to the insulative housing of the electrical connector and comprising a plurality of holes formed in a front portion thereof and a depressing portion formed at a rear portion thereof, the depressing portion forming a plurality of projections arranging along a lateral direction, and separated with a front face in a front-to-back direction, accordingly, a transverse slot being forming between the front face and the projections, every two projections forming a slit therebetween, the slot aligned with and communicating with corresponding holes and slits; and

a Flat Flexible Cable comprising a plurality of separated conductive members, the front ends of the separated conductive members disposed in the slits and the slots, and wherein each terminal comprises a connecting section disposed in the slot of the insert, and is soldered with corresponding conductive member of the Flat Flexible Cable in the slot area;

wherein the bottom surface of slot is higher than that of the slit, and wherein forming a step is formed between the slot and the slit;

wherein the connecting section, the connecting section is partially received in holes and partially received in the corresponding slots, and wherein the bottom surface of each connecting section flushes with the bottom surface of corresponding slit.

2. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises a retention section at middle thereof, a mating section extending forwardly from the retention section and received in the housing, and the connecting section extending rearwardly from the retention section.

3. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein each retention section has a pair of spines protruding outwardly for locking with the housing.

4. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the retention sections are inserted into the insulative housing and engage with the housing.

5. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing has a termination portion at a rear end of the base portion, and wherein the insert is assembled to the, housing to engage with the termination portion.

6. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the termination portion comprises a pair of receiving channels, the insert comprises a pair of end portions, and wherein the end portions are received in the receiving channels, respectively.

7. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of retention portions at opposite side thereof, the electrical connector comprises a pair of latch members respectively assembled to the retention portions of the housing and each latch member comprises a main body and a hook portion in a configuration of a claw extending rearwardly from the main body.

8. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector comprises a shield member assembled on the insulative housing.

9. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shield member comprises a first shield and a second shield, and the first and the second shield engage with each other and are assembled to the insulative housing.

10. A cable assembly comprising:

an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion perpendicularly extending from the base portion, the base portion and the tongue portion together define a plurality of grooves therethrough;

a plurality of terminals received in the grooves, each having a mating section retained in the tongue portion and a connecting section extending beyond rear end of the base portion;

an insert comprising a transverse slot and a plurality of slits communicating with slot, the terminals partially received in the slot;

a Flat Flexible Cable comprising a plurality separated conductive members extending through the slits to the slots of the insert, and electrically connecting with the terminals; and

a metallic shield assembled on the housing;

wherein the insert comprises a front face, and a depressing portion behind the front face;

wherein the depressing portion forms a plurality of projections arranged in a lateral direction, and separated with the front face in a front-to-back direction, every two projections defines the slit, said slots is located between the front face and the slits in the front-to-back direction;

wherein each terminal does not enter into the slit;

wherein the bottom surface of each terminal flushes with the bottom surface of corresponding slit.

11. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the shield comprises an first shield and a second shield, the first shield having a first flange forming a resilient bulge thereon, and wherein the second shield has a second flange defining a pinhole for receiving the resilient bulge to joint the first and second shield together.

12. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first shield defines a plurality of apertures, and wherein the housing forms a plurality of protrusions for engagingly received in the apertures.

13. The cable assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second shield forms a plurality of side bars extending upwardly from lateral ends thereof, and wherein the housing defines a plurality of slits for engagingly receiving the side bars.