Patent ID: 8138421
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
1. A flat cable comprising: a cable body including a plurality of conductors arranged with a prescribed pitch therebetween, and a pair of first insulating members sandwiching the conductors; air-containing layers, serving as second insulating members, having a width substantially the same as a transmission path width of the cable body, the air-containing layers being formed on the first insulating members and disposed to sandwich the cable body from both sides, the second insulating members being made of a material different than the first insulating members; and a shield member disposed to cover surfaces of the air-containing layers and to be conductively connected to a ground layer at terminal portions of both ends of the cable body, wherein the air-containing layers include a non-woven fabric cut in a width substantially the same as the transmission path width of the cable body.