Patent ID: 7530831
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector to be attached to a flat conductive member, comprising: a housing; a first terminal arranged in the housing, said first terminal including a first fixing arm portion, a first movable arm portion, and a first connecting portion, said first fixing arm portion including a raised portion and a rotation guide portion, said first movable arm portion including a first pressing portion at one end portion thereof and a first pressure receiving portion at the other end portion thereof; a second terminal arranged in the housing, said second terminal including a second fixing arm portion, a second movable arm portion, and a second connecting portion, said second fixing arm portion including a straight portion, said second movable arm portion including a second pressing portion at one end portion thereof and a second pressure receiving portion at the other end portion thereof, said first movable arm portion having a lower edge situated at a vertical level higher that of a lower edge of the second movable arm portion; and a pressing member disposed to be movable between an open position and a closed position for pressing the first pressure receiving portion and the second pressure receiving portion so that the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion press the flat conductive member, said pressing member including a cam portion having a small radius cam portion and a large radius cam portion, said small radius cam portion being away from the second pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the open position, said large radius cam portion pressing the first pressure receiving portion and the second pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the closed position.