FPC joining connector
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1. A relay connector comprising:
- a pair of housings, each having an insertion opening formed therein, through which a flat cable is inserted;
terminals that are commonly loaded into the housings, and provided with contact pieces electrically connected to conductive leads of the flat cable; and
a pair of actuators secured to the housings so as to be changeable in an attitude thereof between a first position for permitting insertion of a flat cable and a second position capable of pressing the inserted flat cable against the contact pieces, wherein,the respective housings are connected to each other so that the insertion openings thereof are directed toward opposite directions; and
the contact pieces are disposed on both sides of the terminals, respectively, and are connected to each other.
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Abstract
A relay connector (10) for joining together two lengths of flat printed circuitry or flat flexible cable is formed from two connector housings (31) of identical shape. The two housings are joined together by a set of conductive terminals (41) and housing engagement members. The terminals are bilaterally symmetrical and have contact and engagement portions at their ends which are received in terminal-receiving grooves in the rear of the two housings. A pair of actuators (11) are rotatably mounted to the housings and they move in opposite directions to open and close.
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1. A relay connector comprising:
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a pair of housings, each having an insertion opening formed therein, through which a flat cable is inserted; terminals that are commonly loaded into the housings, and provided with contact pieces electrically connected to conductive leads of the flat cable; and a pair of actuators secured to the housings so as to be changeable in an attitude thereof between a first position for permitting insertion of a flat cable and a second position capable of pressing the inserted flat cable against the contact pieces, wherein, the respective housings are connected to each other so that the insertion openings thereof are directed toward opposite directions; and the contact pieces are disposed on both sides of the terminals, respectively, and are connected to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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