Patent ID: 9362642
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A flexible cable connector which is configured to connect a flexible cable to a printed circuit board (PCB), whereby a conductor part on a bottom of the flexible cable is put into direct contact with a conductor part on a top of the PCB, the flexible cable connector comprising: a housing, the housing being secured to the PCB, the housing having a lower surface part having front and back end portions, the lower surface part being positioned at an interval from the top of the PCB, wherein an insertion space is defined between the lower surface part, which defines an upper boundary of the insertion space, and the top of the PCB, which defines a lower boundary of the insertion space, such that an insertion opening of the insertion space is defined, the insertion space being configured to receive the flexible cable therein via the insertion opening; and an actuator, the actuator being rotatably mounted on the housing, the actuator including first and second opposite end portions, the second end portion of the actuator including at least one axle, the at least one axle being positioned between the front and back end portions of the lower surface part, the actuator configured to be moved from an open position to a closed position by rotating the first end portion thereof toward a front of the housing, the actuator configured to be moved from the closed position to the open position by rotating the first end portion thereof away from the front of the housing, and wherein, when the actuator is in the closed position, a part of the at least one axle pushes downward on the inserted flexible cable.