Patent ID: 9698510
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector which is configured to have a flat cable inserted therein, the connector comprising: a housing having a bottom portion; a plurality of terminals housed within the housing, each terminal having a base portion, front and rear upper beams and front and rear lower beams, the base portion extending vertically and having an upper end and a lower end, the rear upper beam extending rearward from the upper end of the base portion, the front upper beam extending forward from the upper end of the base portion, the rear lower beam extending rearward from the lower end of the base portion, the front lower beam extending forward from the lower end of the base portion, the rear lower beam has a fixed portion at a rear end thereof, the fixed portion being configured to be fixed to an external circuit board, the front lower beam has an upwardly protruding contact point which is configured to establish contact with the flat cable to be inserted into the connector, the front lower beam has a lower surface having a front end which establishes contact with an upper surface of the bottom portion of the housing, the contact point being positioned rearward of the front end of the lower surface of the front lower beam; and an actuator having a cam, the cam being arranged between the rear lower beam and the rear upper beam, wherein, when the flat cable is inserted into the connector and the actuator is actuated, the cam is configured to push the rear upper beam upwards, which causes the front upper beam to extend downward at an angle to establish contact with the inserted flat cable, and which causes the front lower beam and the rear lower beam to curve upward with the front end of the lower surface of the front lower beam and the fixed portion of the rear lower beam serving as support points.