Patent ID: 6386905
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flat cable connector comprising:a board-side housing, which holds metal terminals and is adapted to be fixed to a circuit board, and a cable-side housing holding a flat cable, said cable-side housing having a plurality of conductors of said flat cable projecting from a distal end of said cable-side housing in a juxtaposed manner, so that said conductors are respectively connected to said terminals, when said board-side housing is fitted with said cable-side housing, said cable-side housing comprising a positioning member for positioning said conductors, and a holding member pivotally supported on said positioning member so as to be pivotally moved between a holding position and a release position; wherein, in said holding position, said conductors are held between said positioning member and said holding member, and in said release position the holding of said conductors is released, wherein said positioning member and said holding member each include respective surfaces which hold said conductors therebetween, and which slant in such a direction that distal ends of said conductors are directed forwardly in a direction of pivotal movement of said holding member toward said holding position in which said holding member holds said conductors.