JP2004319349A - Connector for fpc - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector for an FPC having an actuator which can be lightly operated without a risk of fall-off. <P>SOLUTION: The connector for an FPC comprises an insulation housing 2 in which an FPC-receiving cavity 21 is formed, a plurality of terminals 4A, 4B having contact pieces 44, 49 extending in the FPC receiving cavity 21, and an actuator 6 making contacts 81, 82 of the FPC 8 engaged with contact parts 441, 491 arranged on a plurality of contact pieces 44, 49 with a prescribed pressure. The actuator 6 is installed in free rotation. The plurality of terminals are composed of a first terminal 4A having an operation beam 43 engaging with a cam 62 arranged on the actuator 6, and a second terminal 4B engaging with a pin part 63 arranged on the actuator 6, having a fall-off prevention piece 46 preventing the fall-off of the actuator 6, and they are mounted alternately. The contact parts 441, 491 of the respective terminals and the contacts 81, 82 of the FPC are engaged with each other with a prescribed pressure by displacement of the operation beam 43 due to turning of the actuator 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an FPC connector capable of connecting a flat flexible cable generally referred to as FPC, FFC or the like (in this specification, these are simply referred to as "FPC").
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of FPC connector includes an insulating housing provided with an FPC receiving cavity, terminals mounted on the insulating housing, and a plurality of terminals each of which has a contact piece facing the FPC receiving cavity. An actuator for engaging a contact of the FPC inserted into the receiving cavity with a contact portion provided on the contact piece of the plurality of terminals with a predetermined contact pressure is provided. Various methods are known as a method of engaging a contact of an FPC with a contact portion provided on a contact piece of a terminal via an actuator. As one of them, an actuation beam displaced by an actuator is provided at each of the plurality of terminals, and the contact piece is displaced through the displacement of the actuation beam so as to approach the FPC inserted into the FPC receiving cavity. There is one in which the contact portion is engaged with a contact point of an FPC with a predetermined contact pressure. (See Patent Documents 1 to 5).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3101951 (FIG. 2)
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent No. 3047862 (FIGS. 4, 5, and 6)
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2002-270290 (FIGS. 6 and 7)
[Patent Document 4]
JP-A-2002-190360 (FIG. 4)
[Patent Document 5]
JP-A-11-307198 (FIGS. 3 and 4)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In an FPC connector employing such a method, an actuator is engaged with the operating beam, and the operating beam is displaced by rotating the actuator. Therefore, there has been a problem that as the number of poles of the plurality of terminals increases, the turning operation of the actuator becomes harder and the operability deteriorates. Further, as the rotation operation of the actuator becomes stiff, a large force must be applied to the actuator, and there is also a problem that the possibility that the actuator comes off and falls off increases. In order to prevent the actuator from falling off, an engagement structure was provided between the actuator and the insulating housing. However, the strength of this engagement structure is limited due to the demand for downsizing the connector. It was difficult to adopt a structure to prevent it.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an FPC connector that can operate an actuator lightly and does not come off and fall off.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The FPC connector of the present invention that achieves the above object includes an insulating housing provided with an FPC receiving cavity, and a plurality of terminals mounted on the insulating housing, each of which has a contact piece facing the FPC receiving cavity. An actuator for engaging the contact of the FPC inserted into the FPC receiving cavity with the contact portion provided on the contact piece of the plurality of terminals with a predetermined contact pressure;
In the plurality of terminals, an operation beam extends in a cantilever manner from one end of a base piece rising from a mounting piece, and a first contact piece extends in a cantilever shape from the tip of the base piece to the other. The first terminal includes a second terminal having a bifurcated connecting portion formed of a second contact piece and an FPC receiving piece, which is connected to the falling-off preventing piece via an elastic connecting portion.
The actuator engages with the actuation beam of the first terminal via the cam and engages with the notch of the drop-off prevention piece of the second terminal via the pin to connect to the connection position. It is rotatable between the open positions, and the operating beam of the first terminal is elastically displaced by the rotation of the cam, so that the contact portion provided on the contact piece of each terminal and the contact between the FPC and the FPC have a predetermined contact pressure. , And the actuator is prevented from falling off by the engagement of the falling-off prevention piece and the pin portion.
[0007]
[Action]
According to the FPC connector of the present invention configured as described above, the actuator only displaces the operation beam of the first terminal, not all the terminals. It is possible to make the rotation operation light without being hard. Further, since the fall prevention piece of the second terminal and the pin portion of the actuator are engaged, it is possible to reliably prevent the actuator from falling off.
[0008]
As in the embodiment described below, it is preferable that the first terminal and the second terminal are alternately mounted on the insulating housing, but the present invention is not limited to this mode.
[0009]
The actuation beam extends in a cantilever manner from one end of a base piece rising from a mounting piece of the first terminal, and a contact piece extends in a cantilever manner from the tip of the base piece to the other. As for the shape, the base piece, the working beam and the contact piece have a substantially T-shaped shape, and the displacement of the working beam can be sufficiently transmitted to the contact piece, so that the contact portion can exert a sufficient contact pressure.
[0010]
Further, the shape of the second terminal, in which the connecting portion formed in a forked shape by the contact piece and the FPC receiving piece is continuous with the falling-off preventing piece via the elastic connecting portion, the connecting portion is elastically shaped like a pendulum. It is possible to displace, and the pressure at which the contact piece of the first terminal and the contact piece of the second terminal come into contact with the contact of the FPC can be balanced through the elasticity of the elastic connecting portion.
[0011]
Using such a first terminal and a second terminal, when the contact piece of the first terminal is displaced toward the FPC, the FPC displaces the FPC receiving piece of the second terminal and the second terminal. The contact piece of the terminal can be displaced toward the FPC.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 shows a cross section along a terminal of the FPC connector 1 of the embodiment. The appearance of the FPC connector 1 is shown in FIGS. The FPC connector 1 includes an insulating housing 2, two types of terminals, a first terminal 4 </ b> A and a second terminal 4 </ b> B mounted on the insulating housing 2, and an actuator 6.
[0014]
The two types of terminals, that is, the first terminal 4A and the second terminal 4B are mounted alternately, with the first terminal 4A being an odd-numbered pole and the second terminal 4B being an even-numbered pole. FIG. 1A is shown along a first terminal 4A constituting an odd-numbered pole, and FIG. 1B is shown along a second terminal 4B constituting an even-numbered pole.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the insulating housing 2 is made of insulating plastic, is formed into a flat plate with a substantially rectangular flat surface, and has an FPC receiving cavity 21 and a terminal mounting groove 22 provided therein. I have. The FPC receiving cavity 21 is opened at the front end (the left side in FIG. 1) of the insulating housing 2 to form an entrance 211, from which the FPC 8 can be inserted as shown in FIG. The terminal mounting grooves 22 are formed at a predetermined pitch in the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 2 (the left-right direction in FIGS. 2 to 5), and are formed from the front end of the insulating housing 2 as shown in FIG. The first terminal 4A can be mounted, and the second terminal 4B can be mounted from the rear end of the insulating housing 2 as shown in FIG. 1B.
[0016]
The first terminal 4A and the second terminal 4B are both formed by stamping a conductive thin metal plate. The shape of each terminal will be described with reference to FIG. In the first terminal 4A, a base piece 42 rises at an intermediate portion of an elongated mounting piece 41 which is inserted into and locked in the terminal mounting groove 22. An operating beam 43 extends in a cantilever manner from the tip of the base piece 42 to one side (to the right in FIG. 1), and a first contact piece 44 extends from the tip of the base piece 42 to the other side. Extends. The base piece 42, the working beam 43 and the first contact piece 44 form a substantially T-shape.
[0017]
When the first terminal 4 </ b> A is mounted from the front end side of the insulating housing 2, the operating beam 43 extends toward the rear of the insulating housing 2, and the operating portion 431 formed at the distal end is formed at the upper rear part of the insulating housing 2. It is arranged in the actuator engagement space 23. In addition, the first contact piece 44 extends toward the front of the insulating housing 2 along the upper side of the FPC receiving cavity 21, and the contact portion 441 formed to protrude from the lower edge of the front end portion is formed in the FPC receiving cavity 21. It is arranged near the entrance 211.
[0018]
The mounting piece 41 on which the first terminal 4 </ b> A is formed has a length whose base end portion is located forward of the front end of the insulating housing 2. A base end portion of the insulating housing 2 protruding forward is formed wide on the lower edge side to form a solder tail 45, which can be soldered to a surface of a mounting board (not shown). In addition, the portion of the mounting piece 41 between the solder tail 45 and the base piece 42 is formed wide on the upper edge side, so that the strength of the mounting piece 41 is ensured.
[0019]
The second terminal 4B has a wide mounting piece 46. The mounting piece 46 also constitutes a piece for preventing the actuator 6 from dropping, which will be described below, and has a notch 47 (here, V-shaped) formed at the upper edge. A substantially S-shaped elastic connecting portion 48 extends meandering from one side (left side) of the upper edge of the mounting piece (drop-off preventing piece) 46. Further, a bifurcated connecting portion 51 extends from the elastic connecting portion 48 with the second contact piece 49 as the upper side and the FPC receiving piece 50 as the lower side. The second contact piece 49 and the FPC receiving piece 50 constituting the connecting portion 51 have a longer FPC receiving piece 50 than the second contact piece 49, and the second contact piece 49 extends to a position substantially at the center of the FPC receiving piece 50. It is length.
[0020]
When the second terminal 4 </ b> B is mounted in the terminal mounting groove 22 from the rear end of the insulating housing 2, the FPC receiving piece 50 forming the connecting portion 51 extends forward along the lower side of the FPC receiving cavity 21, and A pressure-receiving surface 501 formed so as to protrude from the upper edge is arranged near the entrance 211 of the FPC receiving cavity 21 and between the pressure-receiving surface 501 and a contact portion 441 formed on the first contact piece 44 of the first terminal 4A. , The first terminal 4A and the second terminal 4B are opposed to each other in a shifted relationship by the mounting pitch. The second contact piece 49 constituting the connection portion 51 extends forward along the upper side of the FPC receiving cavity 21, and the contact portion 491 protruding from the lower end of the tip is disposed deep inside the FPC receiving cavity 21. , FPC receiving cavity 21.
[0021]
The mounting piece (drop-off prevention piece) 46 of the second terminal 4 </ b> B is configured such that the portion provided with the cutout 47 is exposed in the actuator engagement space 23 formed on the rear end side of the insulating housing 2. In addition, a solder tail 52 provided continuously from the lower edge of the mounting piece (drop-off prevention piece) 46 to the outside extends rearward from the rear end of the insulating housing 2 so that it can be soldered to the surface of the mounting board. I have.
[0022]
The actuator 6 is formed of a narrow insulating plate made of the same insulating plastic as the insulating housing 2. A plurality of openings 61 are provided along one side in the longitudinal direction. The plurality of openings 61 are provided at the same pitch as the mounting pitch of the first and second terminals 4A and 4B, and extend to the actuator engagement space 23 formed on the rear end side of the insulating housing 2. The operation beam 43 of the first terminal 4A and the falling-off prevention piece 46 of the second terminal 4B exposed in the actuator engagement space 23 correspond to every other one.
[0023]
In the opening 61 corresponding to the actuation beam 43 of the first terminal 4A, the edge forming the edge of the actuator 6 is a cam 62 having a substantially elliptical cross section as shown in FIG. I have. When the actuator 6 is assembled, the operating portion 431 of the operating beam 43 enters the opening 61, and the cam 62 engages with the lower edge of the operating portion 431.
[0024]
The opening 61 corresponding to the falling-off preventing piece 46 of the second terminal 4B has an edge forming an edge of the actuator 6 and a substantially columnar pin 63 as shown in FIG. Have been. When the actuator 6 is assembled, the pin portion 63 is accommodated in the cutout portion 47 formed in the falling-off prevention piece 46.
[0025]
By assembling the actuation beam 43 of the first terminal 4A and the drop-off preventing piece 46 of the second terminal 4B with the actuator 6 in the above-described engagement relationship, the actuator 6 is connected to the connection shown in FIGS. Between the position in the state and the position in the open connection state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is configured to be rotatable around the edge provided with the opening 61. The position of the pin portion 63 is changed within the notch portion 47 of the fall-off preventing piece 46 in accordance with the rotation of the actuator 6 (see each (b) of FIGS. 1, 6, 7, and 8). . Therefore, it is different from the one in which the actuator rotates around the pin held at the fixed position.
[0026]
At both ends of the actuator 6, as shown in FIG. 2, hook portions 64 are provided outward, and face the hook portions 24 provided on both sides of the insulating housing 2. When the actuator 6 is turned to the open position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hook 64 on the actuator 6 is engaged under the hook 24 under the insulating housing 2. It can be temporarily held at the position.
[0027]
Next, how the FPC 8 is connected to the FPC connector 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS.
[0028]
The connection of the FPC 8 is performed by rotating the actuator 6 to the open position shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, inserting the FPC 8 into the FPC receiving cavity 21, and connecting the actuator 6 to the intermediate process shown in FIGS. 8 and FIGS. 2 and 3.
[0029]
When the actuator 6 is turned to the position where the connection is released, the FPC 8 can be inserted into the FPC receiving cavity 21 through the entrance 211. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the insertion of the FPC 8 has been completed. The distance between the contact portion 441 provided on the first contact piece 44 of the first terminal 4A and the pressure receiving surface 501 provided on the FPC receiving piece 50 of the second terminal 4B is slightly wider than the thickness of the FPC 8. Also, the distance between the contact portion 491 provided on the second contact piece 49 of the second terminal 4B and the bottom surface 212 of the FPC receiving cavity 21 is slightly wider than the thickness of the FPC 8. Therefore, the insertion of the FPC 8 can be performed under a ZIF (Zero Insert Force).
[0030]
After inserting the FPC 8 into the FPC receiving cavity 21, the actuator 6 is rotated as shown by the arrow R (FIG. 1). The actuator 6 can rotate to the connection state shown in FIG. 8 through the intermediate process shown in FIGS. With the rotation of the actuator 6, the cam 62 also rotates between the operating portion 431 of the operating beam 43 and the bottom surface 231 of the actuator engaging space 23, and acts to push the operating portion 431 upward. Therefore, the cantilevered working beam 43 is elastically displaced in the direction of arrow F1 (FIGS. 6 (a) to 8 (a), FIG. 9). As a result, the first contact piece 44 extending on the opposite side to the actuation beam 43 with the base piece 42 interposed therebetween is elastically displaced in the direction of arrow F2.
[0031]
When the actuator 6 is rotated as described above, a reaction force due to the elastic displacement of the working beam 43 is applied to the actuator 6 and resists the rotation of the actuator 6. However, since the operating beam 43 is provided only on the first terminal 4A and is not provided on the second terminal 4B, the reaction force is approximately smaller than the configuration in which the operating beam 43 is provided on all the terminals 4A and 4B. It is possible to make the rotation of the actuator 6 light by half.
[0032]
The reaction force due to the elastic displacement of the working beam 43 tends to move the actuator 6 in the direction of arrow D (FIGS. 6B to 8B) in which the engagement between the cam 62 and the working beam 43 is released. I do. However, the movement in the direction of arrow D is prevented by the engagement between the pin portion 63 of the actuator 6 and the notch 47 provided in the falling-off prevention piece 46 of the second terminal 4b. That is, as shown in each (b) of FIGS. 6 to 8, when the actuator 6 rotates, the pin portion 63 defines the edge portion 471 of the notch portion 47, that is, the notch portion 47. The inside of the notch 47 is moved while being engaged with the inner edge of the rising protrusion 472. For this reason, when the actuator 6 rotates, it is prevented that the assembled state is removed and the actuator 6 falls off.
[0033]
Due to the elastic displacement of the actuation beam 43 in the direction of arrow F1 and the elastic displacement of the first contact piece 44 in the direction of arrow F2 generated as a result of the rotation of the actuator 6, the first contact piece 44 of the first terminal 4A is formed. The second contact piece 49 of the second terminal 4B and the contacts 81 and 82 of the FPC 8 are electrically connected. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating this connection. When the first contact piece 44 of the first terminal 4A elastically displaces in the direction of arrow F2, the contact portion 441 contacts the contact 81 of the FPC 8, and the first contact piece 44 pushes the FPC 8 in the direction of F2 ( Press down).
[0034]
The force pressing down the FPC 8 is transmitted to the pressure receiving surface 501 of the FPC receiving piece 50 of the second terminal 4B. The FPC receiving piece 50 which has received the pressing force on the pressure receiving surface 501 is integrated with the second contact piece 49 constituting the connecting part 51 and elastically in a pendulum-like direction in the direction of arrow F2 with the elastic connecting part 48 as a fulcrum. Displace. Then, as a result of the pendulum-like elastic displacement of the connection portion 51, the contact portion 491 of the second contact piece 49 comes into contact with the contact 82 of the FPC 8, and the second contact piece 49 pushes down the FPC 8. The pressing force of the second contact piece 49 is transmitted to the bottom surface 212 of the FPC receiving cavity 21.
[0035]
Thus, the stress is balanced as a whole, so that the contact portions between the contact portions 441 of the first contact pieces 44 and the contacts 81 and the contact portions between the contact portions 491 and the contacts 82 of the second contact pieces 49 have appropriate contact. Pressure is obtained and a reliable electrical conduction is formed.
[0036]
When the connection of the FPC 8 is released, the actuator 6 is rotated from the connected position to the open position in the opposite direction. The cam 62 provided in the actuator 6 is set to a peak state where the working beam 43 is elastically displaced most greatly at the rotation position in the intermediate process shown in FIG. Therefore, the connection of the FPC 8 cannot be released unless a force that overcomes the peak state is applied to the actuator 6, and the connection state can be maintained safely. In addition, when the FPC 8 is connected, if the peak state shown in FIG. 7 is exceeded, the rotation of the actuator 6 is urged by the reaction force of the operation beam 43, so that a reliable connection operation is performed while obtaining a click feeling. It can be said that it can be done.
[0037]
In the FPC connector 1 of the embodiment described so far, the FPC 8 having the contacts 81 and 82 provided on the upper surface can be connected. However, by slightly changing the shape of the first and second terminals 4A and 4B, the FPC connector 11 can be connected to the FPC 8 provided with the contact on the lower surface. FIGS. 10 to 13 show the FPC connector 11 of the second embodiment corresponding to the FPC 8 of the lower contact. FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. 1, FIG. 11 corresponds to FIG. 6, FIG. 12 corresponds to FIG. 7, and FIG. 13 corresponds to FIG.
[0038]
As shown in each of the drawings, the first terminal 4A has a contact portion 411 protruding into the FPC receiving cavity 21 at the upper edge of the middle portion of the mounting piece 41. The contact portion 441 (first embodiment) formed on the first contact piece 44 is a pressure projection 442. In the second terminal 4B, the pressure receiving surface 501 (first embodiment) of the FPC receiving piece 50 constituting the bifurcated connection portion 51 is used as the contact portion 502, and the contact portion 491 (the second One embodiment) is a pressure projection 492.
[0039]
When the first contact piece 44 is displaced in the direction of F2 by the rotation of the actuator 6, the FPC 8 is urged in the same direction, and the contact portion 502 and the contact provided on the lower surface of the FPC 8 abut and engage. On the other hand, the pressure projection 492 of the second contact piece 49 also urges the FPC 8 so that the contact portion 411 and the contact provided on the lower surface of the FPC 8 abut and engage.
[0040]
The configuration in which the actuator 6 elastically displaces the operation beam 43 of the first terminal 4A, and the pin portion 63 provided in the actuator 6 engages with the notch 47 of the second terminal 4B, and during rotation, The configuration that does not deviate is the same as in the first embodiment.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the actuator is configured to elastically displace the actuation beams provided on some of the plurality of terminals, so that the rotation operation of the actuator can be lightened and the operation can be simplified. A light FPC connector can be configured. Also, since the pin portion provided on the actuator is engaged with the drop-off preventing pieces of some of the plurality of terminals, the FPC connector is not likely to come off when the actuator is rotated and to be detached. Can be configured.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIGS. 1A and 1B are cross-sectional views of an FPC connector according to an embodiment of the present invention when an actuator is placed in a disconnected state; FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along a first terminal; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a second terminal.
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the FPC connector according to the embodiment of the present invention when the actuator is in a connected state.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the FPC connector according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the rear, when the actuator is in a connection position.
FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the FPC connector according to the embodiment of the present invention when the actuator is in a position where the connection is released.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the FPC connector according to the embodiment of the present invention, when viewed from the rear, when the actuator is in a disconnected position.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are cross-sectional views of a stage in which the actuator is rotated toward a connection position, where FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along a first terminal, and FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views of a stage in which the rotation of the actuator is further advanced from FIG. 6, wherein FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view taken along a first terminal, and FIG. FIG.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are cross-sectional views when the actuator is in a connected state, where FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view along a first terminal, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view along a second terminal. is there.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an operation in which a contact portion of a contact piece of a first terminal and a second terminal and a contact point of an FPC are engaged.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the FPC connector according to the second embodiment of the present invention when the actuator is in a disconnected position, and FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view along the first terminal; (b) is a sectional view taken along the second terminal.
FIGS. 11A and 11B are cross-sectional views of the second embodiment in a state in which the actuator is rotated toward the connection position, where FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view taken along the first terminal, and FIG. () Is a sectional view taken along the second terminal.
12A and 12B are cross-sectional views of a stage in which the rotation of the actuator is further advanced from FIG. 11, wherein FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along a first terminal, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along a second terminal. FIG.
FIGS. 13A and 13B are cross-sectional views when the actuator is in a connected state, where FIG. 13A is a cross-sectional view along a first terminal, and FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view along a second terminal. is there.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 FPC connector 11 FPC connector 2 Insulating housing 21 FPC receiving cavity 211 Inlet 212 Bottom surface 22 Terminal mounting groove 23 Actuator engagement space 231 Bottom surface 24 Hook portion 4A First terminal 4B Second terminal 41 Mounting piece 411 Contact portion 42 Base piece 43 Working beam 431 Working section 44 First contact piece 441 Contact section 442 Pressing protrusion 45 Solder tail 46 Mounting piece (drop-off prevention piece)
47 Notch 471 Edge 472 Rising protrusion 48 Elastic connecting part 49 Second contact piece 491 Contact part 492 Pressing protrusion 50 FPC receiving piece 501 Pressure receiving surface 502 Contact part 51 Connecting part 52 Solder tail 6 Actuator 61 Opening 62 Cam 63 Pin part 64 Hook part 8 FPC
81 contacts 82 contacts

Claims (13)

An insulating housing (2) provided with an FPC receiving cavity (21);
A plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) mounted on the insulating housing (2), each of the contact pieces (44, 49) facing the FPC receiving cavity (21);
Contact points (441, 491) provided on contact points (81, 82) of the FPC (8) inserted into the FPC receiving cavity (21) and contact pieces (44, 49) of the plurality of terminals (4A, 4B). And an actuator (6) for engaging with a predetermined contact pressure,
The plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) have a working beam (43) extending in a cantilever shape from one end of a base piece (42) rising from the mounting piece (41) to one side. A first contact piece (44) extending in a cantilever shape from the tip to the other end is formed in a forked shape by a first terminal (4A), a second contact piece (49) and an FPC receiving piece (50). A connecting portion (51) including a second terminal (4B) connected to the falling-off preventing piece (46) via the elastic connecting portion (48);
The actuator (6) is engaged with the actuation beam (43) of the first terminal (4A) via the cam (62), and the notch of the stopper member (46) of the second terminal (4B). (47) via the pin portion (63), and is rotatable between a connected state and a disconnected state. The first terminal (4A) is rotated by rotation of the cam (62). The working beam (43) is elastically displaced, and the contact portions (441, 491) provided on the contact pieces (44, 49) of the respective terminals and the contacts (81, 82) of the FPC (8) are pressed at a predetermined contact pressure. A connector for an FPC, wherein said connector is engaged with said stopper piece (46) and said pin portion (63) to prevent said actuator (6) from falling off. The FPC connector according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal (4A) and the second terminal (4B) are alternately mounted on the insulating housing (2). The FPC (8) passes through the space between the first contact piece (44) of the first terminal (4A) and the FPC receiving piece (50) of the second terminal (4B) and the second terminal (4B). The FPC connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connector is inserted between the two contact pieces (49) and a bottom surface (212) of the FPC receiving cavity (21). An insulating housing (2) provided with an FPC receiving cavity (21);
A plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) mounted on the insulating housing (2), each of the contact pieces (44, 49) facing the FPC receiving cavity (21);
Contact points (441, 491) provided on contact points (81, 82) of the FPC (8) inserted into the FPC receiving cavity (21) and contact pieces (44, 49) of the plurality of terminals (4A, 4B). And an actuator (6) for engaging with a predetermined contact pressure,
The actuator (6) is rotatably installed,
The plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) are connected to a first terminal (4A) having an actuation beam (43) that engages with a cam (62) provided on the actuator (6), and to the actuator (6). A second terminal (4B) having a stopper piece (46) for engaging with the provided pin portion (63) to prevent the actuator (6) from coming off;
The displacement of the operating beam (43) due to the rotation of the actuator (6) causes the contact portions (441, 491) of the terminals (4A, 4B) and the contacts (81, 82) of the FPC (8) to reach a predetermined contact pressure. An FPC connector characterized by being engaged. The FPC connector according to claim 4, wherein the first terminals (4A) and the second terminals (4B) are alternately mounted on the insulating housing (2). The first terminal (4A) is configured such that the working beam (43) extends in a cantilever shape from one end to the other end of the base piece (42) rising from the mounting piece (41). The FPC connector according to claim 4, wherein the contact piece (44) extends in a cantilever shape from the tip to the other. The second terminal (4B) includes a contact piece (49) and an FPC receiving piece (50). The connecting part (51) formed in a forked shape by an elastic connecting part (48). 5. The connector for FPC according to claim 4, which is continuous with the FPC. The first terminal (4A) is configured such that the working beam (43) extends in a cantilever shape from one end to the other end of the base piece (42) rising from the mounting piece (41). A contact piece (44) extends in a cantilever shape from the tip to the other end, and the second terminal (4B) is a connecting portion formed in a bifurcated shape by the contact piece (49) and the FPC receiving piece (50). (51) is continuous with the falling-off preventing piece (46) via the elastic connecting portion (48), and when the contact piece (44) of the first terminal (4A) is displaced toward the FPC (8). , FPC (8) displaces the FPC receiving piece (50) of the second terminal (4B) and displaces the contact piece (49) of the second terminal (4B) toward the FPC (8). 4. The FPC connector according to 4. An insulating housing (2) provided with an FPC receiving cavity (21);
A plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) mounted on the insulating housing (2), each of the contact pieces (44, 49) facing the FPC receiving cavity (21);
Contact portions (441, 491) provided on the contact points (81, 82) of the FPC (8) inserted into the FPC receiving cavity (21) and the contact pieces (44, 49) of the plurality of terminals (4A, 4B). And an actuator (6) for engaging with a predetermined contact pressure,
The plurality of terminals (4A, 4B) include a first terminal (4A) having an actuation beam (43) displaced via the actuator (6), and a drop-off prevention piece (46) for the actuator (6). And a second terminal (4B) having
The connector for an FPC, wherein the actuator (6) is rotatably installed with respect to the first terminal (4A) and the second terminal (4B). The FPC connector according to claim 9, wherein the first terminal (4A) and the second terminal (4B) are alternately mounted on the insulating housing (2). The first terminal (4A) is configured such that the working beam (43) extends in a cantilever shape from one end to the other end of the base piece (42) rising from the mounting piece (41). The FPC connector according to claim 9, wherein the contact piece (44) extends in a cantilever shape from the tip to the other. The second terminal (4B) includes a contact piece (49) and an FPC receiving piece (50). The connecting part (51) formed in a forked shape by an elastic connecting part (48). 10. The FPC connector according to claim 9, which is continuous with the FPC. The first terminal (4A) is configured such that the working beam (43) extends in a cantilever shape from one end to the other end of the base piece (42) rising from the mounting piece (41). A contact piece (44) extends in a cantilever shape from the tip to the other end, and the second terminal (4B) is a connecting portion formed in a bifurcated shape by the contact piece (49) and the FPC receiving piece (50). (51) is continuous with the falling-off preventing piece (46) via the elastic connecting portion (48), and when the contact piece (44) of the first terminal (4A) is displaced toward the FPC (8). , FPC (8) displaces the FPC receiving piece (50) of the second terminal (4B) and displaces the contact piece (49) of the second terminal (4B) toward the FPC (8). 10. The FPC connector according to item 9.

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