Patent ID: 6402545
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flat cable connector comprising:a main body comprising a hollow case having a main opening, a plurality of grooves positioned at an end portion thereof substantially opposite that of the main opening, a plurality of terminals attached to the main body, each of the terminals positioned above a respective one of the grooves; a connecting seat having a through hole extending through upper and lower sides thereof, a plurality of lead grooves positioned at an insertion portion thereof, each of the grooves corresponding to one of the terminals; a flat cable comprising a plurality of leads extending out from an end thereof, the flat cable extended through the through hole of the connecting seat and each of the leads inserted into a corresponding one of the lead grooves, the leads are bent at the insertion portion of the connecting seat, substantially perpendicular to the lead grooves; and the flat cable attached to the connecting seat is positioned into the main body via the main opening thereof such that the leads of the flat cable are directly contacted by corresponding terminals of the main body to complete circuits between the terminals and the leads of the flat cable, and bent portions of the leads are secured between the main body and the insertion portion of the connecting seat.