Patent ID: 6514089
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A terminal connecting device for a flexible substrate, comprising:press means for connecting signal input/output terminals of a film-like flexible substrate provided with a wiring pattern to those of an external substrate by pressing the signal input/output terminals of the flexible substrate to those of the external substrate from a surface opposite to one where the signal input/output terminals of the flexible substrate are provided, the press means including a free end that can swing freely and a secured end that is secured to a support base supporting the press means; a first hold member for holding the flexible substrate to the support base at a predetermined place near the secured end; and a second hold member for holding the flexible substrate to the support base at a predetermined place near the free end, the second hold member including a first elongated member that thrusts through a first hole which is formed in the flexible substrate so as to be positioned with a longitudinal side thereof parallel to a direction from the secured end to the free end.