Patent ID: 8946556
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shielded flat ribbon cable, comprising: a plurality of insulated conductors being spaced parallel to each other, the insulated conductors each including an inner conductor and an insulation coating the inner conductor; an outer conductor bundling the insulated conductors together, the outer conductor including a first shell and a second shell in association with each other to sandwich the insulated conductors therebetween, each of the first shell and the second shell including a plurality of grooves covering outer surfaces of the insulated conductors, and a plurality of edge portions integral with both sides of the grooves; and gap formation-suppressing means for suppressing formation of gaps between the edge portions of the first shell and the edge portions of the second shell, respectively, wherein each of the first shell and the second shell comprises a molded metal sheet, and wherein the gap formation-suppressing means includes caulking portions having V transverse cross section shapes, formed by folding the edge portions of the first shell and the edge portions of the second shell.