Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9520663-B1
Application number	US-201514968727-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Sep 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A connector for fixing and electrically connecting a flat cable includes a base body and a first inspection window. The base body includes a bottom part and a top part which are opposite to each other. The bottom part and the top part together form a flat-cable slot and an inserting opening. The flat-cable slot and the inserting opening are communicated with each other. The first inspection window extends through two surfaces of the top part which are opposite to each other. The first inspection window communicated with the flat-cable slot. A portion of the flat-cable slot away from the inserting opening is exposed in the first inspection window, and a position of the flat cable in the flat-cable slot is inspectable through the first inspection window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector for fixing and electrically connecting a flat cable, comprising:
a base body comprising a bottom part and a top part which are opposite to each other, the bottom part and the top part together forming a flat-cable slot and an inserting opening, and the flat-cable slot and the inserting opening communicated with each other; and
a first inspection window extending through two surfaces of the top part which are opposite to each other, the first inspection window communicated with the flat-cable slot, a portion of the flat-cable slot away from the inserting opening exposed in the first inspection window, and a position of the flat cable in the flat-cable slot being inspectable through the first inspection window.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the inserting opening is for inserting the flat cable into the flat-cable slot along an inserting direction, and a side of the first inspection window is perpendicular to the inserting direction.

3. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a first mark located at a portion of the flat-cable slot away from the inserting opening, the first mark exposed in the first inspection window, and the position of the flat cable relative to the first mark in the flat-cable slot being inspectable through the first inspection window.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the base body further comprises a stopper connected with the top part and the bottom part, the stopper has a stop surface facing the inserting opening, the first mark is connected with the stop surface and exposed in the first inspection window; when the flat cable is inserted into the flat-cable slot, the flat cable is abutted against the stop surface and covers the first mark.

5. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the first mark is a through hole.

6. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the first mark is a color sign.

7. The connector of claim 3 , further comprising a second inspection window and a second mark, the second inspection window extending through the two surfaces of the top part and communicated with the flat-cable slot, the flat cable inserted into the flat-cable slot along an inserting direction, and a side of the second inspection window being parallel to the inserting direction, wherein the base body further comprises two side parts located between the bottom part and the top part, the top part, the bottom part and the two side parts together form the flat-cable slot, each of the two side parts has a side surface, the two side surfaces face each other and are parallel to the inserting direction, the second mark is located at the bottom part and connected to one of the two side surfaces, the second mark is exposed in the second inspection window; when the flat cable is inserted into the flat-cable slot, the flat cable is abutted against the two side surfaces and covers the second mark.

8. The connector of claim 7 , wherein the second mark is a through hole.

9. The connector of claim 7 , wherein the second mark is a color sign.

10. The connector of claim 7 , further comprising a third inspection window, the third inspection window extending through the two surfaces of the top part and communicated with the flat-cable slot, and a side of the third inspection window being perpendicular to the inserting direction, the third inspection window being closer to the inserting opening than the first inspection window, the flat cable having a third mark, wherein when the flat cable is inserted into the flat-cable slot, the third mark is exposed in the third inspection window.

11. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a cover pivoted on the top part with an open position and a fixing position, when the cover being at the fixing position, the cover covering the flat-cable slot and fixing the flat cable in the flat-cable slot, when the cover being at the open position, the cover exposing the flat-cable slot and releasing the flat cable.

12. The connector of claim 11 , further comprising a first mark, a second inspection window and a second mark, the first mark located on the bottom part and exposed in the first inspection window, the second inspection window extending through two surfaces of the cover which are opposite to each other, and the second inspection window communicated with the flat-cable slot, the inserting opening being for inserting the flat cable into the flat-cable slot along an inserting direction, and a side of the second inspection window being parallel to the inserting direction, the base body further comprising two side parts located between the bottom part and the top part, the two side parts connected to the bottom part and the top part, the top part, the bottom part and the two side parts together form the flat-cable slot, each of the two side parts having a side surface, the two side surfaces of the two side parts facing each other and being parallel to the inserting direction, the second mark located at the bottom part and connected to one of the two side surfaces; when the cover being at the fixing position, the second mark exposed in the second inspection window, and when the cover being at the fixing position and the flat cable is inserted into the flat-cable slot, the flat cable is abutted against the two side surfaces and covering the second mark.

13. The connector of claim 12 , wherein the second mark is a through hole.

14. The connector of claim 12 , wherein the second mark is a color sign.

15. The connector of claim 12 , further comprising a third inspection window, the third inspection window extending through the two surfaces of the cover and communicated with the flat-cable slot, and a side of the third inspection window being parallel to the inserting direction, the third inspection window being closer to the inserting opening than the first inspection window, and a third mark located at the flat cable, when the cover being at the fixing position and the flat cable located at a predetermined location in the flat-cable slot, the third mark exposed in the third inspection window.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Hung-Sheng

Classifications

• H01R12/771 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• H01R13/465

  Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings (H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/64

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title

• H01R12/88

  acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts · CPC title

• H01R12/79

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title