Patent ID: 11909137
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A connector assembly, comprising:
a flat flexible cable having a plurality of conductors exposed through an insulation material on an end section of the cable and on at least one of a top or bottom side of the cable; and
a plurality of terminals adapted to connect to an electrical device, each terminal including:
a clamping portion engaging with the exposed conductors of the flat flexible cable and including a first arm and a second arm attached to the first arm, the first and second arms defining an opening therebetween sized to receive an exposed conductor of the flat flexible cable; and
a conductive mounting portion extending from the clamping portion for connecting to the electrical device; and

an actuator biasing the clamping portions between an open position in which the flat flexible cable is received by the clamping portions, and a clamping position in which the exposed conductors of the flat flexible cable are fixed to the terminals, the plurality of terminals defining self-locking spring clips in which one of the first arm or the second arm of each terminal includes a latch for retaining the terminal in the clamping position, the first arm of each of the terminals electrically contacting a respective one of the exposed conductors in the clamping position.