Patent ID: 8382512

Claim:
A flat cable connector for connecting to a flat cable that is formed by insulating a plurality of conductors arranged parallel to each other, the flat cable connector comprising: a plurality of terminals; a body housing that supports the plurality of terminals with the plurality of terminals disposed parallel to each other, and in which can be disposed an end of the flat cable that includes a conductor-exposed portion where the plurality of conductors are exposed by an insulation covering portion having been partly removed; and a cover housing that is engaged with and attached to the body housing and that holds the plurality of terminals and the plurality of conductors so as to be sandwiched between the body housing and the cover housing, with the plurality of terminals and the plurality of conductors in the conductor-exposed portion respectively abutting against each other, wherein the terminals and/or the conductors in the conductor-exposed portion are provided with a raised portion that is formed such that a portion of the terminals and/or the conductors in the conductor-exposed portion protrudes, and the plurality of terminals and the plurality of conductors in the conductor-exposed portion are respectively welded together by performing resistance welding with the terminals and the conductors abutting against each other via the raised portion, the raised portion being formed in the terminals so as to protrude in the conductor-exposed portion across a width direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the terminals by performing a pressing process or by performing a folding process for making a plurality of bends.