Connector for flat cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9252529-B2
Application number	US-201414319335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 6, 2013
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A connector for a flat cable is provided that prevents damage to a conductor when a terminal is forcedly pressed to a flat cable. The connector for a flat cable includes a retainer that is coupled to flat cable while a portion of the flat cable covers an upper side of a plate-shaped body of the retainer. In addition, a housing is coupled to enclose the body of the retainer and the portion of the flat cable coupled to the body and has a plurality of exposure depressions for exposing exposed conductors at a portion of the flat cable coupled to opposite surfaces of the body to the exterior to connect the conductors to terminals. A position fixing unit is configured to fix a position of the flat cable coupled between the housing and the retainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector for a flat cable, comprising:
a retainer coupled to the flat cable, wherein a portion of the flat cable covers an upper side of a plate-shaped body of the retainer;
a housing coupled to enclose the body of the retainer and the portion of the flat cable coupled to the body and having a plurality of exposure depressions configured to expose exposed conductors at a portion of the flat cable coupled to opposite surfaces of the body to the exterior to connect the conductors to terminals; and
a position fixing unit configured to fix a position of the flat cable coupled between the housing and the retainer,
wherein the position fixing unit includes a plurality of position fixing bosses formed in the body of the retainer to be inserted into the insertion bores of the flat cable, and
the position fixing bosses are inserted into fixing apertures that pass through the insertion bores of the flat cable and fixing apertures formed in the housing.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a case shape that accommodates the body of the retainer and the portion of the flat cable coupled to the body, and is coupled to the retainer and the flat cable such that the body of the retainer and the portion of the flat cable are entirely enclosed by the housing.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the exposure depressions of the housing are formed on opposite surfaces of the housing such that the exposed conductors at the portion of the flat cable coupled to opposite surfaces of the body of the retainer are exposed.

4. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the exposure depressions of the housing are formed along a lengthwise direction of the exposed conductors at the second portion of the flat cable, and the exposure depressions are formed in parallel to expose the parallel conductors at the portion of the flat cable coupled to the body.

5. The connector of claim 4 , wherein partition parts between neighboring exposure depressions of the housing are formed as a substantially straight line, and the partition parts are configured to guide the terminals when the terminals are inserted into the exposure depressions for connection to the conductors within the housing.

6. The connector of claim 5 , wherein the partition parts of the housing are configured to attach the flat cable disposed within the housing to the body of the retainer.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the position fixing bosses are formed at an end of the body of the retainer covered by the flat cable along a widthwise direction of the body at a predetermined separation, and the fixing apertures are formed in the housing on a corresponding surface of the end of the body at a predetermined separation.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the retainer includes:
a body inserted into and coupled to the housing, wherein the body is plate-shaped to allow the portion of the flat cable to be folded into a U shape to be attached and coupled to the body between the housing and the body; and
a flange integrally formed with one side of the body and coupled to the housing.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Yura Corp Co Ltd
• Hirose Korea Co Ltd
• Yura Corp Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Ha Young
• Park Jun Seo
• Lee Young Jong
• Kim Se Kwun
• Kim Kyung June

Classifications

• H01R12/613 Primary

  by means of interconnecting elements · CPC title

• H01R13/5812 Primary

  the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device · CPC title

• H01R12/78 Primary

  connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures · CPC title