Patent ID: 6666711
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a circuit board, comprising:a housing having a plurality of parallel receiving slots extending forwardly from its rear face and an open mouth extending rearwardly from its front face for receiving a flat cable, a plurality of flat terminals inserted into said receiving slots and having front contact sections at their front ends for contact with said flat cable and rear connection sections extending rearwardly for connection with circuit sections of said circuit board, said terminals including two types of terminals that are arranged alternately in said receiving slots, a movable member provided at said open mouth for pressing said flat cable against said contact sections in said open mouth, said connection sections of adjacent terminals having connection surfaces for connection with said circuit sections that are staggered in an insertion direction of said terminals into said receiving slots, at least part of connections sections of one type of said terminals is held in said housing, wherein all of said terminals have substantially the same distance between said contact sections and said connection sections.