Patent ID: 6315616
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector comprising a counter connector fitting portion to be connected to a counter connector responsive to movement along a first direction, said connector fitting portion being provided at one end of an insulator, and an FPC fitting portion to be connected to an FPC or FFC also responsive to movement along the first direction, said FPC fitting portion being elongated along a second direction intersecting said first direction at the other end of the insulator, said FPC fitting portion having a plurality of contact groups disposed within said insulator, each of said contact groups having a pair of two first plug contacts arranged in said second direction and a second plug contact for transmitting a ground signal between said pair of first contacts, said pair of first and said second plug contacts being plate springs for making contact to said FPC or FFC responsive to movement in a third direction intersecting said first and said second directions, said one end of said insulator being formed into a plate shape at one end, each of said first plug contacts having an extending portion extending in the first direction on said one end of said insulator, said counter connector fitting portion being in the form of a plate which comprises said extending portion, said counter connector fitting portion having a non-pin structure.