Patent ID: 8133071
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly, comprising: an electrical connector comprising an insulation housing and a plurality of terminals receiving in the housing and each of which has an tail exposed out of the housing; a flat cable; a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the flat cable to the electrical connector, and comprising a vertical connecting portion connected to the terminals of the electrical connector and a horizontal connecting portion separated from the vertical connecting portion and connected to one end of the flat cable; and a spacer fastened on the electrical connector for supporting the flexible printed circuit; wherein said flexible printed circuit further comprises a gradient connecting portion connecting the vertical connecting portion to the horizontal portion; wherein said spacer comprises a first vertical receiving space receiving the horizontal connecting portion of the flexible printed circuit and the end of the cable, a second receiving space receiving the gradient connecting portion; wherein said spacer comprises a passageway connecting the first receiving space to make the cable extend out the spacer, and the passageway, the first receiving space, and the second receiving space are arranged along a lengthwise direction; wherein said horizontal connecting portion of the flexible printed circuit comprises a plurality of pads arranging in a line and a lengthwise grounding portion separated from the pads.