Flat cable connector

• US 7,481,668 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2008
• Issued: 01/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jess-Link Products Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Jess-Link Products Company Limited
• Inventors: Chiang, Chin-Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US12/014,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20080305678A1
• Time in Patent Office: 378 Days
• Field of Search: 439/492, 439/493, 439/494, 439/495
• US Class Current: 439/492
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/772 Strain relieving means
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/775 Ground or shield arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/025 formed by the conductors of a cable end

Abstract

A flat cable connector includes an insulating base. Both ends of the insulating base have a protruding buckling end respectively. The buckling ends on both ends and a plate body of the insulating base form an accommodating space for accommodating the flat cable therein. The insulating base is provided thereon with a plurality of penetrating holes for penetrating the plate body. Both surfaces of the insulating base are connected with an upper conductive cover and a lower conductive cover respectively. The upper conductive cover and the lower conductive cover are provided with a plurality of fixing terminals. After the upper conductive cover is connected with the insulating base, the fixing terminals of the upper conductive cover abut against the flat cable. After the lower conductive cover is connected with the insulating base, the fixing terminals of the lower conductive cover abut against the flat cable via the penetrating holes, thereby blocking the electro-magnetic interference generated by the flat cable connector.

Claims

1. A flat cable connector for connecting to a flat cable, comprising:

an insulating base, both ends of the insulating base having a protruding buckling end respectively, each buckling end and a plate body of the insulating base forming an accommodating space for accommodating the flat cable therein, the insulating base being provided thereon with a plurality of penetrating holes for penetrating the plate body;

an upper conductive cover, both ends of the upper conductive cover having a buckling trough respectively to be connected with the buckling end of the insulating base, the upper conductive cover pressing the flat cable in the accommodating space, the upper conductive cover being provided thereon with at least one first fixing terminal for abutting against the flat cable; and

a lower conductive cover connected to another surface of the insulating base, both ends of the lower conductive cover having a buckling trough respectively to be connected with the buckling end of the insulating base, the lower conductive cover being provided thereon with at least one second fixing terminal, the second fixing terminal penetrating through the penetrating hole and abutting against the flat cable after the connection of the lower conductive cover and the insulating base is performed.

2. The flat cable connector according to claim 1, wherein a pressing plate is further provided between the insulating base and the upper conductive cover, the pressing plate is connected in the accommodating space of the insulating base so as to press the flat cable in the accommodating space.

3. The flat cable connector according to claim 2, wherein a surface of the pressing plate has a protruding block, the upper conductive cover having an accommodating trough, the protruding block is accommodated in the accommodating trough when the upper conductive cover presses the pressing plate.

4. The flat cable connector according to claim 2, wherein both ends of the pressing plate have a connecting end respectively for buckling the buckling end on each side of the insulating base.

5. The flat cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second fixing terminals are bent.

6. The flat cable connector according to claim 3, wherein the protruding block has an elliptic profile.

7. The flat cable connector according to claim 6, wherein a major-axis direction of the elliptic profile of the protruding block is parallel to a length direction of the pressing plate.

8. The flat cable connector according to claim 3, wherein the accommodating trough is located at an upper side of the the pressing plate, and the at least one first fixing terminal is located at a lateral side of the pressing plate for abutting against the flat cable directly.

9. A flat cable connector for connecting to a flat cable, comprising:

an insulating base having a plurality of penetrating holes penetrating therethrough;

a pressing plate positioned at an upper surface of the insulating base and cooperated with the insulating base for holding the flat cable therebetween, the pressing plate having a protruding block;

an upper conductive cover positioned at an upper surface of the pressing plate, the upper conductive cover having at least one first fixing terminal for abutting against the flat cable and an accommodating trough;

wherein the protruding block extends upwards into the accommodating trough; and

a lower conductive cover connected to a lower surface of the insulating base, the lower conductive cover being provided thereon with at least one second fixing terminal, the at least one second fixing terminal penetrating through the penetrating hole for abutting against the flat cable.

10. The flat cable connector according to claim 9, wherein the protruding block has an elliptic profile.

11. The flat cable connector according to claim 10, wherein the elliptic profile of the protruding block has a major-axis arranged in a direction parallel to a length direction of the pressing plate.

12. The flat cable connector according to claim 9, wherein both ends of the insulating base have a protruding buckling end respectively, each buckling end and a plate body of the insulating base forming an accommodating space for accommodating the flat cable and the pressing plate therein.

13. The flat cable connector according to claim 12, wherein the pressing plate is secured in the accommodating space via engagement of the protruding block in the accommodating trough.

14. The flat cable connector according to claim 13, wherein both ends of the upper conductive cover have a buckling trough respectively to be connected with the buckling end of the insulating base;

both ends of the lower conductive cover have a buckling trough respectively to be connected with the buckling end of the insulating base.

15. The flat cable connector according to claim 14, wherein the upper conductive cover and the lower conductive cover together enclose a perimeter of the insulating base.

16. A flat cable connector for connecting to a flat cable, comprising:

an insulating base having a plurality of penetrating holes penetrating therethrough;

a pressing plate cooperated with the insulating base for holding the flat cable therebetween;

a first conductive cover positioned at a first side of the insulating base, the first conductive cover having at least one first fixing terminal for abutting against the flat cable;

a second conductive cover connected to a second side of the insulating base, the second conductive cover being provided thereon with at least one second fixing terminal, the at least one second fixing terminal penetrating through the penetrating hole for abutting against the flat cable; and

one arm extending from the first conductive cover, the arm passing through the pressing plate and hooking at the second conductive cover.

17. The flat cable connector according to claim 16, wherein a free end of the arm extends through the pressing plate and the second conductive cover, and is bent to hook at the second conductive cover.

18. The flat cable connector according to claim 16, wherein the pressing plate has a protruding block extending away from the insulating base into one of the first conductive cover and the second conductive cover.

19. The flat cable connector according to claim 18, wherein an accommodating trough is provided on one of the first conductive cover and the second conductive cover, and the protruding block is retained in the accommodating trough.

20. The flat cable connector according to claim 19, wherein an additional arm extends from the first conductive cover, passes through the pressing plate and hooks at the second conductive cover;

the protruding block extends between the arm and the additional arm.