Patent ID: 6203346
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flexible cable electrical connector for use with a flat cable, comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways and a slot at a rear end thereof in communication with the passageways;a plurality of terminals retained in the passageways; anda conductive shield slidably covering the housing and including an integral pressing plate, the pressing plate extending into the slot;wherein in a provisionally-retained condition where the housing is provisionally retained by the shield a gap is defined between the pressing plate and the terminals for insertion of the flexible cable, and in a fully-retained condition where the housing is fully retained by the shield, the pressing plate further moves into the slot to be in contact with the inserted flexible cable and press the flexible cable into contact with the terminals;wherein a plurality of bosses are formed in the pressing plate and are adapted to contact the flexible cable;wherein a pair of tabs upwardly extend from opposite ends of the pressing plate to properly position the flexible cable and prevent transverse movement of the flexible cable;wherein a pair of beams are formed at opposite ends of the housing, each beam forming a fixing recess, and the shield includes a pair of lateral walls to cover the opposite ends of the housing, each lateral wall forming a pair of inwardly stamped tangs for engaging with the fixing recess in the provisional-retained condition and the full-retained condition, respectively.