JP4514802B2 - Flat conductor electrical connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrical connector for a flat conductor.

  As this type of electrical connector, for example, a connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. This connector is used by being fitted and connected to a mating connector attached to a circuit board in a state where an FPC (flexible printed wiring board) is connected. The connector of this patent document 1 has a front member and a back member of an electrical insulating material that are supported to be relatively rotatable and opened and closed, and an FPC is disposed on the front member in an open state. Two pins protrude from the surface.

  When connecting the FPC to the connector, first, the connector is opened, and the arrangement surface of the front member is opened, and the hole portion of the FPC is located above the arrangement surface while the operator visually recognizes it. The FPC is brought to a position that seems to correspond to the pin on the arrangement surface, and the FPC is lowered in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement surface, and the pin is inserted into the hole. Thereafter, the back member is rotated toward the closed position to be in the closed state, so that the back member regulates the upper surface of the FPC, so that the pin can no longer be removed from the hole portion of the FPC. As a result, even if the FPC is pulled in the longitudinal direction, the pin remains penetrating through the hole, so that the FPC does not come out of engagement with the pin in the longitudinal direction.

As for the connector of this patent document 1, the connection part provided in the front-end | tip part of FPC exposes to the connection space formed between the front member and the back member, and when the other party connector inserts in this connection space, It is connected to the mating connector, and is therefore electrically connected to the circuit board via the mating connector.
JP 2000-058173 A

  However, in the connector disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to arrange the FPC on the arrangement surface of the front member, first, in the space above the arrangement surface, the position of the hole portion of the FPC corresponding to the pin on the arrangement surface Must be brought to. In the above space, there is nothing to position the FPC, so this positioning is very difficult. Therefore, the operator must always lower the FPC to the placement surface while maintaining the position of the FPC so that the pin can be seen in the visual field inside the hole. If the pin disappears in the hole, it is extremely troublesome to correct the position of the FPC.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention can easily bring a flat conductor such as an FPC to the connection position, and can be automatically positioned by a pressing member that firmly holds the flat conductor even if there is a slight misalignment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector for a flat conductor that is corrected.

Electrical connector for flat conductor according to the present invention, with said housing body introduction passage is formed to allow introduction of the flat conductor connecting portion before the end side is provided with support by the support surface of the housing body , the have a pressing member capable secured to the housing body, the housing body of the insertion slot and lateral front face causes for insertion side in the flat conductive member of the rear side relative to the intermediate wall A mating portion for mating the mating connector is formed on the side, the insertion port and the mating portion are in communication, and the connecting portion of the inserted flat conductor enters the mating portion and mates The pressing member has a pressing portion that presses the flat conductor against the support surface when the pressing member is fixed to the housing body.

In such an electrical connector for a flat conductor, in the present invention, in the present invention, a rear bottom wall extending rearward from the intermediate wall and forming the support surface on the upper surface, a rear upper wall, and a rear side wall standing from both ends in the width direction of the rear bottom wall And a gap is formed between the rear upper wall and the rear side wall, and the introduction space includes a support surface and a lower surface of the rear upper wall positioned parallel to the support surface. The presser member is formed so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing body, and is fixed to the housing body by turning toward the support surface. are adapted to be brought to the position, the pressing member, when secured to the housing body, through the gap, to the notches formed in the width direction both side edges of the flat conductive, the thickness direction of the flat conductive It has a locking projection that penetrates It is characterized by preventing the loss of flat conductive.

In the present invention having such a configuration, when the flat conductor is inserted, the flat conductor is slid on the support surface of the housing main body and moved forward, and then the presser member is fixed to the housing main body. Then, the locking projection part enters the notch part of the flat conductor through the gap and prevents the flat conductor from coming off. Here, the notch means a groove formed in the side edge of the flat conductor or a hole formed in the intermediate portion in the width direction of the flat conductor. At least one of them as a notch, and a locking projection is provided corresponding to these notches.

  According to the present invention, since the pressing member comes to a fixed fixing position with respect to the housing main body, the locking is ensured. Even if the notch is arranged slightly deviated, if the locking projection is formed so as to contact the edge of the notch when entering the notch, the flat conductor can be automatically corrected. .

  Since the flat conductor targeted by the present invention is provided with a connection portion ahead of the cutout portion, the portion ahead of the cutout portion is relatively rigid even if the flat conductor is pulled backward, such as bending. Since deformation does not occur, the locking by the locking projection is very effective.

  According to the present invention, the pressing member is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing main body, and is brought to a fixed position on the housing main body by rotating toward the support surface. There are various ways of fixing the presser member to the housing body, but the presser member is rotatably supported by the housing body by a shaft or a hinge so that it can be fixed to the housing body simply by rotating. Then, the operation for fixing becomes very simple.

  In the present invention, the introduction space is formed by regulating the positions of both surfaces of the flat conductor with the support surface and the lower surface of the upper plate portion positioned parallel to the support surface. Due to the restriction on both sides, the flat conductor does not bend in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, and reaches the insertion port stably and reliably.

  In the present invention, the locking projections are provided at positions corresponding to the notches on both sides in the width direction of the flat conductor, and the position of the flat conductor can be regulated in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the flat conductor. It is preferable to be formed as described above. In this embodiment, when the locking projection enters the notch, the flat conductor is positioned in the longitudinal direction and the width direction by contacting the edge of the notch, and the position is secured.

  In the present invention, the pressing member can be formed so as to be rotatable by being formed as a member with the housing body by a flexible hinge portion. Since the holding member is integrated with the housing body as a single member, the number of parts of the connector is reduced, and storage management and handling during use become easier.

  In the present invention, the presser member has a lock projection, and when locked to the housing body, the lock projection is locked with a corresponding locking portion of the housing body so that the fixed position can be maintained. It is preferable to do this. By doing so, the fixing position of the presser member is reliably maintained.

  In the present invention, the lock protrusions are provided as side end protrusions on both side ends of the pressing member in the width direction of the flat conductor, and the locking portions of the housing body are provided at positions corresponding thereto. can do.

  In the present invention, in addition to the side end protrusion, the lock protrusion is provided with an intermediate protrusion at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the flat conductor, and the intermediate protrusion is engaged with an edge of the upper plate portion of the housing body. Can be. This configuration is effective for a connector for a wide flat conductor. In a connector that is large in the width direction, the upper plate portion of the holding member or the housing body may tend to bend at the intermediate portion in the same direction. Therefore, even if the holding member and the upper plate portion are locked together in this intermediate portion, too. Together, both increase the rigidity and reduce the deflection, making it difficult to release the lock.

  As described above, according to the present invention, after the flat conductor is slid on the support surface of the housing body and introduced into the introduction space, when the presser member is fixed to the housing body, the locking protrusion of the presser member becomes the flat conductor. Since the cut-out portion is inserted into the cut-out portion, the flat projection can be easily locked into the cut-out portion at a predetermined introduction position. In addition, since the flat conductor targeted by the present invention is provided with a connecting portion ahead of the cutout portion, even if the flat conductor is pulled backward, the portion ahead of the cutout portion has relatively high rigidity and is bent. Therefore, the locking by the locking projection is very effective.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the connector and the flat conductor as viewed from the rear side immediately before the flat conductor is inserted into the connector of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a state in which the holding member is still open immediately after the insertion. FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from the front side in a state where the pressing operation is not performed with respect to the flat conductor (hereinafter, this state is referred to as an open state, and that position is referred to as an open position). FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from below showing only the connector in the same state as FIG. 5 is a view of the connector from the rear in the state of FIG. 1 with the presser member in the open position, FIG. 6 is a view of the connector from the front, and FIG. 7 is a view of the connector with the presser member in the closed position. It is the figure seen from the rear part side.

  The flat conductor P is sandwiched between upper and lower insulating layers, and a plurality of conductors extending in the longitudinal direction of the flat conductor P are arranged at regular intervals in the width direction of the flat conductor P. The insulating layer in the portion (upper left side in FIG. 1) is peeled off, and the connection portion P1 of each conductor is exposed. A reinforcing sheet P2 is attached to the lower surface in the longitudinal direction from the front end to the rear position of the connecting portion P1. In the range in which the reinforcing sheet P2 is provided, the flat conductor P is formed with a substantially rectangular cutout P3 that sunk in the width direction on both side edges in the width direction. The flat conductor P is provided with a shield layer P4 on the lower surface side so as to extend over the rear region of the reinforcing sheet P2 in the longitudinal direction, and further, an insulating coating P5 is formed around the rear. Since the shield layer P4 does not exist at both ends in the width direction of the flat conductor P, it is in a region that cannot be seen in FIG. 1, and can be seen in the cross sections of FIGS. In FIGS. 5 and 8, the flat conductor P shows only the front region of the insulating coating P5, and therefore the insulating coating P5 is not shown.

  The housing main body 10 that receives the front end side of the flat conductor P and puts it in a fixed position is made of an electrically insulating material, and a pressing member 11 that holds the flat conductor P between the flat conductor P and the housing main body 10 includes A housing body 10 is movably attached. In the present embodiment, the pressing member 11 is integrally formed as a single member with the same member as the housing body 10 via a hinge portion 12 having flexibility. The hinge portion 12 is formed as a thin portion at a plurality of locations in the width direction of the flat conductor P (also in the width direction of the connector), and the holding member 11 is formed by using the flexible hinge portion 12 as an axis. 10 can be reciprocally rotated in a direction toward and away from 10.

  The housing body 10 has a receiving recess 13 (fitting portion) as a fitting portion for receiving and fitting the mating connector at the front portion, and an insertion port for inserting the flat conductor P at the rear portion. 14 is formed. The receiving recess 13 opens forward, and the insertion port 14 opens backward. The receiving recess 13 and the insertion port 14 communicate with each other in the housing body 10 and form one continuous space penetrating in the front-rear direction. As seen in FIG. 8, the insertion port 14 and the receiving recess 13 form a surface in which the lower inner surface thereof is continuous, and therefore, with respect to the insertion port 14 having a height corresponding to the thickness of the flat conductor P. The receiving recess 13 for receiving the mating connector extends further upward.

The housing body 10 has an intermediate wall 15 that forms a boundary between a front range in which the receiving recess 13 is present and a rear range in which the insertion port 14 is present in the front-rear direction, and extends forward from the intermediate wall 15. The receiving recess 13 is formed by the front bottom wall 16, the front top wall 17, and the inner surface of the front side wall 18 connecting both ends in the width direction, and the rear bottom wall 19 extending rearward from the intermediate wall 15; The insertion port 14 is formed by the inner surface of the rear side wall 21 rising from the width direction both ends of the rear upper wall 20 and the rear bottom wall 19. A gap is formed between the rear upper wall 20 and the rear side wall 21, and the rear upper wall 20 is not connected to the rear side wall 21, and forms an upper plate portion that extends rearward independently. ing.

  The receiving recess 13 has an inner surface suitable for receiving the mating connector from the front, but the front end edge of the upper surface of the front bottom wall 16 has a height corresponding to the thickness at the front end of the flat conductor P. The protrusions 22 are provided so as to extend in the width direction, and the front end of the inserted flat conductor P abuts on the protrusions 22 to restrict the position in the insertion direction. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, flange portions 13 </ b> A projecting outward are provided at both ends in the width direction of the opening of the receiving recess 13, and tapered fitting guides projecting forward from the flange portion 13 </ b> A. A portion 13B is provided. The fitting guide 13B guides the introduction of the mating connector when mating with the mating connector.

  As seen in FIG. 1 when the connector is viewed from the rear, a hook-like locking portion 23 protrudes inward in the width direction on the inner surface side upper portion of the rear side wall 21, and a lock corresponding to the presser member 11 described later. It is designed to engage with the protrusion. In order to enable locking with the locking projection, the rear side wall 21 is formed with a hole 24 that can penetrate in the front-rear direction, and the wall portion where the locking portion 23 is provided is made thinner. Give elasticity. As a result, the locking portion 23 can be elastically displaced when pressed against the lock protrusion, and is locked as a result of the elastic displacement.

  In the rear side wall 21, the distance between the inner surfaces of both front side walls is set to be sufficiently larger than the width dimension of the flat conductor P in the portion below the locking portion 23. Easy to place. Further, a pressing wall 25 that is connected to a lower portion of the rear side wall 21 and hangs upward is provided on the outer side of the rear side wall 21. A locking arm 25A extends forward from the pressing wall 25, and a hook-shaped locking protrusion 25B is provided on the front end side thereof. The lock protrusion 25B is located behind the flange portion 13A as seen in FIGS. The lock projection 25B locks with the mating connector. By pressing the pressing wall 25 inward in the width direction, the lock arm 25A is bent to displace the lock projection 25B, and unlock.

  The rear bottom wall 19 that connects the lower portions of the rear side walls 21 on both sides has a support surface 19A that supports the flat conductor P disposed on the upper surface thereof. The support surface 19A has a step portion 19D slightly submerged from the connecting portion with the rear side wall 21 at both ends in the width direction, and the width dimension of the support surface 19A is slightly larger than the width dimension of the flat conductor P. Yes. At a position above the support surface 19A, that is, above the stepped portion 19D, the distance between the inner surfaces of both rear side walls 21 is sufficiently larger than the width of the flat conductor way P. The introduction of the conductor P is facilitated, and when the flat conductor P is lowered to the support surface 19A after the introduction, the width of the support surface 19A is slightly larger than the width of the flat conductor P. Is brought approximately in place in the width direction.

  The rear bottom wall 19 is formed with a substantially rectangular window portion 26 that can pass therethrough at two positions in the width direction. The window portions 26 are arranged in the width direction and are symmetrically located in the same direction. Further, the rear bottom wall 19 is formed with holes 19 </ b> B that can pass therethrough at both ends in the width direction. The hole 19B is set so that the position and shape of the flat conductor P coincide with those of the notch P3 of the flat conductor P when the flat conductor P is arranged at a predetermined position.

Rear upper wall extending from the intermediate wall 15 to the rear (upper portion) 20 extends rearward while forming a gap between the widthwise ends with the inner surface of the rear side wall 21, the opening of the insertion slot 14 The upper edge 20A that forms the edge is located in front of the rear bottom wall 19 that is the lower edge and the rear end face of the rear side wall 21 that is the side edge. In other words, the rear upper wall 20 is located so as to be sunk forward, and the space above the support surface 19 </ b> A that is the upper surface of the rear bottom wall 19 is an open space by the sunk distance. Therefore, it is easy to arrange the flat conductor P (the tip thereof) on the support surface 19. A tapered surface 20 </ b> C is formed on the lower surface of the rear edge of the rear upper wall 20 in order to smoothly insert the flat conductor P forward. A space between the tapered surface 20C and the support surface 19A functions as an introduction space for introducing a flat conductor. A rib portion 20B is provided on the upper surface of the rear upper wall 20 for reinforcement.

  Next, a holding member 11 which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the housing body 10 by the flexible hinge portion 12 and formed integrally with the housing body 10 is provided. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a plate-like shape that hangs upward and extends in the width direction in the open position. The size in the width direction of the pressing member 11 is slightly smaller than the distance between the inner surfaces of both the rear side walls 21 described above. The upper end rear surface of the presser member 11 (the upper and rear surfaces in FIG. 1 are the rear and lower surfaces in the closed position, respectively, so the upper upper rear surface in FIG. 1 is the closed position and the rear end lower surface). A pressing surface 11A that contacts the flat conductor when it is rotated to the right is formed as a pressing portion. In the state of the closed position, the pressing portion 11A is pressed over the range in the width direction of the flat conductor at the rear position of the notch P3.

  Protrusions 27 projecting rearward are provided at both ends in the width direction of the rear surface of the pressing member 11 in FIG. The protrusion 27 is divided into two pieces 27C and 27D by a slit 27A extending in the protruding direction, and the outer peripheral surface of the tip is tapered. Further, the lower surface (lower surface in FIG. 1) of one piece 27C of the projection 27 forms a flat surface parallel to the protruding direction, and the upper surface of the other piece 27D forms a tapered surface. Further, on the inner and outer surfaces in the width direction of the protrusion 27, a protrusion 27B is formed along the edge of the other piece 27D. The pressing member 11 is rotated to the closed position, passes through the notch P3 of the flat conductor P, and is lightly press-fitted into the hole 19B of the rear bottom wall 19. At this time, the protrusion 27B regulates the width direction of the flat conductor P, and the flat conductor P is brought to a substantially predetermined position in the width direction. The slit 27A can be elastically deformed so that one piece 27C divided by the slit 27A narrows the gap of the slit 27A. Further, the presser member 11 is provided with hook-shaped lock projections 11B on both end faces in the width direction.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3 when the connector is viewed from below, a shield plate 30 made by processing a metal plate is attached to the bottom surface of the housing body 10. The shield plate 30 itself is as shown in FIG. 4 which is a perspective view seen from above, but two substantially rectangular window portions 31A are formed side by side on the flat plate portion 31, and from both side ends. One locking piece 31B and three locking pieces 31C are raised from the rear edge. When these locking pieces 31B and 31C are attached to the bottom surface of the housing body 10, they are pressed into locking grooves 19C and 19D formed corresponding to the lower surface of the rear bottom wall 19 of the housing body 10, respectively. It is fixed (see FIG. 3). An elastic piece 32 is cut and raised from the inner edge of each of the two window portions 31 </ b> A of the flat plate portion 31. The two elastic pieces 32 are opposed to each other and extend in a direction in which the tips approach each other (this direction is also the width direction of the connector) and are inclined upward toward the tip, and a contact portion 32A is formed at the tip. ing. The extending direction of these two elastic pieces 32 coincides with the width direction of the flat conductor P inserted into the connector. The contact portion 32A of the elastic piece 32 forms a tapered surface 32B with the rear edge (lower right edge in FIG. 4) facing downward.

A flat portion 34 is formed to extend from the flat plate portion 31 through an inclined portion 33. The flat portion 34 is located above the flat plate portion 31, and when the shield plate 30 is attached to the housing body 10, the flat plate portion 31 contacts the lower surface of the rear bottom wall 19 of the housing main body 10. The flat portion 34 is in contact with the lower surface of the front bottom wall 16 and covers the lower surface of the housing body 10 as a whole. When the shield plate 30 is attached to the housing body 10, the window 31 </ b> A of the shield plate 30 is positioned so as to coincide with the window 26 of the rear bottom wall 19 of the housing body 10. The contact portion 32A of the elastic piece 32 comes to a position that makes elastic contact with the shield surface formed on the lower surface of the inserted flat conductor P.
Further, in the insertion direction (front-rear direction) of the flat conductor P, the contact portion 32A is located at a position corresponding to the rear upper wall 20 extending rearward from the intermediate wall 15 and of the holding member 11 in the closed position. Since it is located in front of the pressing surface 11A (see FIG. 8B), even if an external force is applied to the flat conductor, the contact portion 32 is not affected by this and is in firm contact.

  The support surface 19A, which is the upper surface of the rear bottom wall 19, the lower surface of the insertion port 14, and the inner surface of the front bottom wall 16 formed in the housing body 10 form a single continuous plane, and the tip of the flat conductor P Is smoothly guided from the support surface 19A through the insertion port 14 to the inner surface of the front bottom wall 16 (see FIG. 8). It is preferable that the insertion port 14 has a tapered portion 14-1 slightly in the width direction or thickness direction of the flat conductor toward the front. By doing so, the position of the flat conductor in the width direction and the thickness direction can be accurately obtained with the insertion of the flat conductor. A holding force is also obtained at the position of the front end side portion P6 of P. Such a tapered portion 14-1 may be formed on the upper surface of the front bottom wall in the receiving recess.

  The connector of this embodiment configured as described above is used in the following manner.

  (1) First, the presser member 11 is brought to the open position. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pressing member 11 is positioned so as to hang upward. When the pressing member 11 is brought to the open position, the upper side of the support surface 19A of the rear bottom wall 19 is largely opened at the rear of the insertion port 14, that is, the front portion.

  (2) Next, a flat conductor P to be inserted into the connector is prepared, and the tip portion where the connecting portion P1 is formed is arranged on the support surface 19A, and the flat conductor P is moved forward as it is. Move. While the flat conductor P is supported by the support surface 19A, the connection portion P1 reaches the upper surface of the front bottom wall 16 of the receiving recess 13 through the insertion port 14 (FIGS. 8A and 9A). reference). The front end of the flat conductor P abuts on the protrusion 22 of the front bottom wall 16 and is brought to a normal insertion position.

  (3) After that, the presser member 11 is rotated from the open position to the closed position. When brought into the closed position, the holding surface 11A of the holding member 11 holds the upper surface of the flat conductor P, and the projection 27 passes through the cutout portion P3 of the flat conductor P and the hole of the rear bottom wall 19 of the housing body 10 It enters into 19B, and further, the lock projection 11B engages with the engaging portion 23 (see FIGS. 8B, 9B, and 10). The protruding portion 27 is lightly press-fitted into the hole portion 19 </ b> B to ensure the closed position of the pressing member 11. Since the protrusion 27 penetrates the cutout portion P3 of the flat conductor P in the thickness direction of the flat conductor, the flat conductor P is pulled at the front edge of the cutout portion P3 even when pulled backward. Since it engages with the protrusion 27, it does not come off. In this state, the shield surface on the lower surface of the flat conductor P is in elastic contact with the contact portion 32 </ b> A of the elastic piece 32 of the shield plate 30.

  (4) In this way, the protrusion 27 prevents the flat conductor P from coming off only by rotating the holding member 11 to the closed position. When the flat conductor P is not inserted to the normal position, the flat front surface (the lower surface in the open position) of one piece 27C of the protrusion 27 is the notch P3 when the holding member 11 is rotated to the closed position. Since the front edge of the flat conductor is pushed forward, the flat conductor is automatically brought into the normal position by the holding member 11. Further, even if the distance from the front end of the flat conductor P to the front edge of the notch P3 is somewhat long, the elastic deformation is made possible to narrow the gap of the slit 27A of the locking projection 27. It won't hurt.

  (5) In this way, the connecting portion P1 of the flat conductor P held in the normal position is positioned on the upper surface of the front bottom wall 16 in the receiving recess 13. In this state, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the fitting portion C1 of the mating connector C is received in the receiving recess 13, the contact portion C3 of the terminal C2 of the mating connector C comes into contact with the connecting portion P1. Become.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be changed. In the closed position, the holding member 11 is locked with the housing main body 10 by the lock protrusion provided at the side end. However, the lock protrusion is not only the side end protrusion, but in addition to this, the intermediate portion in the width direction. By providing the intermediate projection on the lock, the lock can be further ensured. This intermediate protrusion is very effective when the connector width is large. In the example shown in FIG. 11A, when the pressing member 11 is in the open position and the hook-shaped intermediate protrusion 11C is provided on the rear surface on the upper end, and the pressing member 11 is brought into the closed position, FIG. As shown in (B), it is locked with the rear end edge of the rear upper wall 20 of the housing body.

1 is a perspective view showing a connector in which a presser member is in an open position and a flat conductor inserted into the presser member according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the rear in a state before insertion of the flat conductor. FIG. It is the perspective view which shows the connector and flat conductor of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front in the state after insertion of a flat conductor. It is the perspective view which looked at the connector of Drawing 1 from the lower part. It is the perspective view which looked at the shield board of FIG. 3 from upper direction. It is the rear view which looked at the connector and flat conductor of FIG. 1 from back. It is the front view which looked at the connector and flat type conductor of Drawing 1 from the front. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 1 when a presser member is in a closed position. 1A is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the connector of FIG. 1 in the center in the width direction, where FIG. 1A is a state in which a presser member is in an open position, FIG. 1B is a state in which the presser member is in a closed position and before fitting with a mating connector; C) shows the fitting state with the mating connector. 2A and 2B are longitudinal sectional views of the locking projection of the connector shown in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 1A shows a state in which the pressing member is in an open position, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the locking projection of the connector of FIG. 1, showing a state in which the pressing member is in a closed position after the flat conductor is inserted. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the connector as other embodiment of this invention, (A) shows the state which has a pressing member in an open position, (B) shows the state which has a pressing member in a closed position, respectively.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Housing main body 19A Support surface 11 Holding member 20 Upper board part (rear upper wall)
12 Hinge part 25B Lock protrusion 13 Fitting part (receiving recess) P Flat conductor 14 Insertion slot P1 Notch

Claims (6)

And the housing body which inlet space is formed to a flat conductor connecting portion before the end side is provided with possible introduction while supported by the support surface of the housing body, the pressing member can be secured to the housing body have bets, fitting for the housing body of the mating connector on the side of the front lateral insertion opening for the insertion of the flat conductive on the side of the rear lateral is then opposed to the intermediate wall fitting The insertion port and the fitting portion communicate with each other, and the connecting portion of the inserted flat conductor is located in the fitting portion and can contact the mating connector. A flat bottom electrical connector having a pressing portion that presses the flat conductor against the support surface by being fixed to the rear conductor wall, the rear bottom wall extending rearward from the intermediate wall and forming the support surface on the top surface , Rear top wall, and rear bottom wall A rear side wall standing from both ends in the width direction is formed, and a gap is formed between the upper rear wall and the rear side wall, and the introduction space is parallel to the support surface and the support surface in the upward direction. The lower surface of the rear upper wall is positioned so as to regulate the positions of both sides of the flat conductor, and the holding member is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing body and is rotated toward the support surface. The holding member is brought to a position where it is fixed to the housing main body, and the pressing member passes through the gap to the notches formed at both side edges in the width direction of the flat conductor when fixed to the housing main body . An electrical connector for a flat conductor having a locking projection penetrating in the thickness direction of the flat conductor to prevent the flat conductor from coming off. The locking projection is provided at a position corresponding to the notches on both sides in the width direction of the flat conductor, and the position of the flat conductor can be regulated in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the flat conductor. Item 2. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to Item 1. The flat conductor electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing member is formed as a member with the housing main body by a flexible hinge portion and is rotatable. 2. The presser member has a lock projection, and when being fixed to the housing body, the lock projection is locked with a corresponding locking portion of the housing body so that the fixing position can be maintained. Or the electrical connector for flat conductors of Claim 3 . Locking projections at the width direction of the flat conductive, provided as a side end projection at both side ends of the pressing member, according to claim 4, that is provided at a position where the locking portion of the housing body corresponding thereto An electrical connector for a flat conductor as described in 1. In addition to the side end protrusion, the lock protrusion is provided with an intermediate protrusion at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the flat conductor, and the intermediate protrusion is engaged with an edge of the upper plate portion of the housing body. The electrical connector for flat conductors according to claim 5 .

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