JP5134098B2 - Flat cable connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a flat cable connector assembly for electrically connecting a flat cable such as a flexible flat cable (FFC) and a flexible circuit board (FPC) and a counterpart cable such as a plurality of individual electric wires.

As a conventional connector of this type, for example, one shown in FIG. 13 is known (see Patent Document 1).
A connector 100 shown in FIG. 13 includes an insulating housing 101 having a board receiving space 102 into which a circuit board 110 can be inserted and removed, and a plurality of contacts (not shown) housed in the housing 101. Each contact has a contact portion that contacts a conductor portion of the circuit board 110 inserted into the substrate receiving space 102 and a connection portion that is connected to a plurality of individual electric wires 120 (mating-side cables). The circuit board 110 and the plurality of individual electric wires 120 are electrically connected via the connector 100.

Further, as a flat cable connector assembly for electrically connecting a flat cable and a plurality of individual electric wires, for example, the one shown in FIG. 14 (see Patent Document 2) is also known.
A flat cable connector assembly 200 shown in FIG. 14 includes a cable connector 201 having an insulating housing 202 and a plurality of contacts 203 accommodated in the housing 202, and a cover member 204 attached to the housing 202. The individual wires 220 are crimped to one end of each contact 203, and the conductor 211 of the flat cable 210 is welded to the other end. The cover member 204 is attached to the housing 202 and covers the exposed portion of the conductor 211 of the flat cable 210. The flat cable 210 and the plurality of individual electric wires 220 are electrically connected via the flat cable connector assembly 200.

Further, as a flat cable connector for electrically connecting a flat cable and a plurality of individual electric wires, for example, the one shown in FIG. 15 (see Patent Document 3) is also known.
A flat cable connector 300 shown in FIG. 15 includes an insulating housing 301 and a plurality of connection terminals 302 attached to the housing 301. A conductor of a flexible circuit board (FPC) 310 is connected to one end of each connection terminal 302. The housing 301 of the flat cable connector 300 is provided with a pair of locking portions 303 that are locked to the periphery of the opening 331 formed in the housing 330. The flat cable connector 300 is attached to the housing 330 by the locking portion 303 being locked to the periphery of the opening 331 of the housing 330. Further, a mating connector receiving recess 304 is formed in the housing 301, and the mating connector 320 is received in the mating connector receiving recess 304. The mating connector 320 includes a housing 321 and a plurality of contacts (not shown) accommodated in the housing 321. Each individual electric wire 322 is connected to one end of each contact. When the mating connector 320 is received in the mating connector receiving recess 304 of the housing 301, the contact of the mating connector 320 and the connection terminal 302 of the flat cable connector 300 come into contact, and the individual electric wire 322 and the conductor of the FPC 310 are electrically connected. Connected to. Note that the conductor of the FPC 310 is connected to the circuit wiring 311 disposed in the housing 330.

JP 62-216185 A JP 2010-251059 A JP 2002-271946 A

However, the conventional connector 100 shown in FIG. 13, the flat cable connector assembly 200 shown in FIG. 14, and the flat cable connector 300 shown in FIG. 15 have the following problems.
That is, the connector 100 shown in FIG. 13 cannot be mounted on a panel such as the housing 330 shown in FIG. In the case of the connector 100, when the circuit board 110 is inserted into the board receiving space 102, the pulling holding force is secured only by the contact force of a contact (not shown) provided on the housing 101. For this reason, the circuit board 110 may be easily detached.

Further, the flat cable connector assembly 200 shown in FIG. 14 cannot be mounted on a panel such as the housing 330 shown in FIG. Further, since the conductor 211 of the flat cable 210 is welded to each contact 203, the flat cable 210 cannot be inserted into and removed from the flat cable connector assembly 200.
On the other hand, in the case of the flat cable connector 300 shown in FIG. 15, the flat cable connector 300 can be mounted on the housing 330.

  However, in the case of the flat cable connector 300, the FPC 310 cannot be inserted into and removed from the flat cable connector 300. Further, in the connection between the individual electric wire 322 and the conductor of the FPC 310, 1) the connection between the contact in the mating connector 320 and the individual electric wire 322, and 2) the contact in the mating connector 302 and the connection terminal 302 in the flat cable connector 300. There are a total of three connection points such as contact and 3) connection between the connection terminal 302 in the flat cable connector 300 and the conductor of the FPC 310. For this reason, connection reliability is not high.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is that the flat cable can be mounted on the panel and the flat cable can be inserted and removed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flat cable connector assembly that enhances the pull-out holding force of the flat cable and has high connection reliability between the flat cable and the mating cable.

  To achieve the above object, a flat cable connector assembly according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an insulating housing having a flat cable receiving space into which a flat cable can be inserted and removed, and the flat cable connector assembly accommodated in the housing. A flat cable connector comprising at least one contact having a contact portion that contacts a conductor of the flat cable inserted into the cable receiving space and a connection portion connected to the counterpart cable, and is attached to the housing and locked to the panel A holder having a possible panel locking portion, the holder having a holder latch for locking to a notch of the flat cable inserted into the flat cable receiving space. Here, “flat cable” is meant to include a flexible flat cable (FFC) and a flexible circuit board (FPC). Further, the “mating cable” means a so-called ribbon cable in which a plurality of individual electric wires and a plurality of insulated wires are integrated.

A flat cable connector assembly according to a second aspect of the present invention is the flat cable connector assembly according to the first aspect, wherein the holder holds the counterpart cable between the housing and the housing. It is characterized by having.
Furthermore, the flat cable connector assembly according to claim 3 of the present invention is the flat cable connector assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing extends in the left-right width direction and the front-rear direction, and the flat cable receiving assembly is provided. A space is formed so as to open to the front surface of the housing and extend rearward, and the holder includes a cover portion that extends in the left-right width direction and the front-back direction covering the upper surface of the housing, and is provided at an end portion in the left-right width direction of the cover portion. Is characterized in that a housing lock portion to be locked to the housing is provided.

  Moreover, the flat cable connector assembly which concerns on Claim 4 among this invention is a flat cable connector assembly of Claim 3, WHEREIN: The said panel latching | locking part is the left-right width direction edge part of the said cover part, A base portion extending downward from the rear side of the housing lock portion, a rear extension portion extending rearward from the base portion, and an engagement that extends obliquely forward from the rear end of the rear extension portion and can be locked to the panel at the front end. And a locking arm portion having a stop portion.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the flat cable connector assembly according to the third aspect is the flat cable connector assembly according to the third aspect, wherein the holder latch extends forward from the base portion of the panel locking portion. And a latching protrusion provided at the front end of the latch arm portion and latched to the notch of the flat cable.
A flat cable connector assembly according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the flat cable connector assembly according to the second aspect, wherein the cable holding portion protrudes downward from a rear end of the cover portion and has a lateral width. It extends along the direction, and has a holding surface corresponding to the outer shape of the counterpart cable at the lower end.

  According to the flat cable connector assembly according to the present invention, the flat cable connector assembly can be mounted on the panel because the holder having the panel locking portion that is mounted on the housing and can be locked to the panel is provided. it can. The housing has a flat cable receiving space into which the flat cable can be inserted and removed, and the holder has a holder latch that engages with a notch of the flat cable inserted into the flat cable receiving space. The pull-out holding force of the flat cable can be enhanced while allowing insertion into and removal from the space. Further, the flat cable connector has at least one contact that is housed in the housing and has a contact portion that contacts a conductor of the flat cable inserted into the flat cable receiving space and a connection portion that is connected to the counterpart cable. In connection between the conductor of the cable and the mating cable, a total of two connection points such as 1) contact between the conductor and the contact and 2) connection between the contact and the mating cable are sufficient, and connection reliability can be increased.

The flat cable connector assembly which concerns on this invention is shown with the separate electric wire of the other party cable, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right view. It is a perspective view of the flat cable connector used for the flat cable connector assembly shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the counterpart cable is shown together. It is a perspective view of the flat cable connector used for the flat cable connector assembly shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the housing used for the flat cable connector shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the contact used for the flat cable connector shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the holder used for the flat cable connector assembly shown in FIG. 1 from front diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the holder used for the flat cable connector assembly shown in FIG. 1 from back diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the holder used for the flat cable connector assembly shown in FIG. 1 from front diagonally downward. It is the perspective view which showed the connection procedure of a flat cable and the other party cable, and looked at the state which attached the flat cable connector assembly connected to the other party cable to the panel from the diagonally upper front side. It is the perspective view which showed the connection procedure of a flat cable and the other party cable, and looked at the state which the work was completed from the front diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which completed the operation | work shown in FIG. 10 from back side diagonally upward. It is sectional drawing of the state which the connection operation | work of a flat cable and the other party cable was completed. It is a figure for demonstrating the connector for electrically connecting the circuit board of a prior art example, and a some separate electric wire. It is a figure for demonstrating the flat cable connector assembly for electrically connecting the flat cable of the other conventional example, and a some separate electric wire. It is a figure for demonstrating the flat cable connector for electrically connecting the flexible circuit board (FPC) of another conventional example, and a some separate electric wire.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a flat cable connector assembly according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The flat cable connector assembly 1 shown in FIG. 1 functions as a relay connector for electrically connecting the flat cable 50 and the mating cable 60 shown in FIG.
The flat cable 50 is a flexible flat cable (FFC), and as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of conductors 51 are exposed at the tip. A pair of notches 52 are formed on both side edges in the left-right width direction of the flat cable 50 and in the vicinity of the tip. The flat cable 50 is a flexible flat cable (FFC) in this embodiment, but may be a flexible circuit board (FPC).

The mating cable 60 is composed of a plurality of individual electric wires W. However, the mating cable 60 may be a so-called ribbon cable in which a plurality of insulated wires are integrated.
The flat cable connector assembly 1 includes a flat cable connector 10 and a holder 40.
The flat cable connector 10 includes a housing 20 and a plurality of contacts 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the housing 20 extends in the left-right width direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1B) and the front-rear direction (up-down direction in FIG. 1A), and has a front surface 20a and left and right side surfaces 20b. And a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a rear surface 20c, an upper surface 20d, and a lower surface 20e. The housing 20 is formed by molding an insulating resin. A pair of extension portions 21 are formed so as to protrude outward in the width direction from both side surfaces 20 b in the left-right width direction of the housing 20. A locking step 22 is formed on the outer wall in the width direction of each extension 21. Further, a flat cable receiving space 23 extending in the left-right width direction from one extension portion 21 to the other extension portion 21 is formed on the lower side in the vertical direction of the housing 20. The flat cable receiving space 23 is formed in the front surface 20a of the housing 20 so as to open and extend rearward, and the flat cable 50 can be inserted and removed. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 12, a plurality of contact contact portion accommodating cavities 29 are formed in the housing 20 at a predetermined pitch so as to intersect the flat cable receiving space 23 along the left-right width direction. .

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 12, a plurality of contact connection portion receiving cavities 25 are formed at a predetermined pitch along the left-right width direction above the contact contact portion receiving cavities 29 of the housing 20. ing. Each contact connection portion accommodating cavity 25 opens to the upper surface 20 d of the housing 20. Further, the adjacent contact connection portion accommodating cavities 25 are partitioned by a partition wall 26. A holding portion 27 for holding each individual electric wire W constituting the counterpart cable 60 is formed in each contact connection portion receiving cavity 25 at the rear end portion of the housing 20.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the pair of extension portions 21 is formed with a notch 24 communicating with the flat cable receiving space 23 from the upper surface of each extension portion 21. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C and FIGS. 2 to 4, a stopper wall 28 extending in the left-right width direction is formed on the lower surface 20e of the housing 20 so as to protrude downward. The function of the stopper wall 28 will be described later.

  Next, as shown well in FIG. 5, each contact 30 includes a substrate portion 31 extending in the vertical direction, a contact portion 32 extending forward from the front edge (left edge in FIG. 5) of the substrate portion 31, and the substrate portion 31. And a connecting portion 35 provided at the upper end of the. Each contact 35 is formed by punching and bending a conductive metal plate. The contact portion 32 of each contact 30 includes a pair of upper and lower contact arms 32 a and 32 b extending forward from the front edge of the substrate portion 31. As shown in FIG. 12, the contact portion 32 is accommodated in the contact contact portion accommodating cavity 29 of the housing 20. As shown in FIG. 5, a contact protrusion 33 is formed at the tip of each contact portion 32a, 32b. As shown in FIG. 12, when the flat cable 50 is inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23, the upper contact protrusion 33 contacts the conductor 51 provided on the upper surface of the flat cable 50. Further, the lower contact protrusion 33 is in contact with a conductor 51 provided on the lower surface of the flat cable 50.

  The connection portion 35 of each contact 30 includes a plate portion 34 that is bent from the upper end of the substrate portion 31 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a pair of press contact portions 35 a and 35 b that rise from both front and rear ends of the plate portion 34. . This connection part 35 is accommodated in the contact connection part accommodation cavity 25 as shown in FIG. Barbs 36 a and 36 b that are press-fitted into the partition wall 26 of the housing 20 when being accommodated in the contact connection portion accommodating cavity 25 are provided on both side edges of the respective pressure contact portions 35 a and 35 b. And the individual electric wire W which comprises the other party cable 60 is press-contact-connected to the press-contact part 35a, 35b from upper direction.

  The holder 40 is mounted on the housing 20 as shown in FIGS. 1 (A), (B), and (C). As shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C, and 6 to 8, the holder 40 includes a cover portion 41 that covers the upper surface 20d of the housing 20 and extends in the left-right width direction and the front-rear direction. Yes. A pair of housing lock portions 42 that are locked to the housing 20 are provided at both ends in the left-right width direction of the cover portion 41. As shown in FIG. 1B, each housing lock portion 42 is locked to the locking step portion 22 of the housing 20 from above and from the outside, whereby the holder 40 is mounted on the housing 20. The holder 40 is formed by molding an insulating resin.

  In addition, the holder 40 includes a pair of panel locking portions 43 that can be locked to the panel P, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and 11. The panel P forms a part of a housing of a device in which the flat cable connector assembly 1 is used such as office equipment and electronic equipment. The pair of panel locking portions 43 are provided at both ends of the cover portion 41 in the left-right width direction. Each panel locking portion 43 includes a base portion 43 a that is an end portion in the left-right width direction of the cover portion 41 and extends downward from the rear side of the housing locking portion 42. Each panel locking portion 43 extends rearward and forward from the rear end 43b extending rearward from the base 43a and the rear end of the rear extension 43b, and can be locked to the panel P at the front end. A locking arm portion 43c having a locking portion 43d. As shown in FIG. 11, the locking portion 43 d is locked near the periphery of the opening P <b> 1 formed in the panel P when the flat cable connector assembly 1 is attached to the panel P. The locking portion 43d has a plurality of step portions so that it can be locked at a plurality of positions according to the size of the opening P1.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 10, the holder 40 has a pair of holder latches 44 that are engaged with the notches 52 of the flat cable 50 inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23. Each holder latch 44 includes a latch arm portion 44a extending forward from the base portion 43a of the panel locking portion 43, and a locking protrusion 44b provided at the tip of the latch arm portion 44a. When the holder 40 is attached to the housing 20, as shown in FIG. 1B, the locking projection 44 b passes through the notch 24 formed in the housing 20 and protrudes into the flat cable receiving space 23. The locking projection 43 b is locked to the notch 52 of the flat cable 50 inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, 11, and 12, the holder 40 includes a cable holding portion 45 that holds the mating cable 60 between the holder 40 and the holder 40. The cable holding portion 45 protrudes downward from the rear end of the cover portion 41 and extends along the left-right width direction. A plurality of curved holding surfaces 45 a corresponding to the outer shapes of the plurality of individual electric wires W constituting the counterpart cable 60 are formed at the lower end of the cable holding portion 45.
Further, on the upper surface of the cover portion 41 of the holder 40, a stopper wall 46 extending in the left-right width direction is provided as shown in FIGS. It protrudes upward. The position of the stopper wall 46 in the front-rear direction is the same position as the stopper wall 28 provided on the lower surface 20e of the housing 20, as shown in FIG.

Next, a method for assembling the flat cable connector assembly 1 and a method for connecting the flat cable 50 and the mating cable 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and FIGS. 9 to 12.
First, in a state where the flat cable connector 10 is positioned on the rear side of the panel P (the right side of the panel P in FIG. 9), as shown in FIG. A pressure connection is made to the connection portion 35 of the contact 30. Thereby, the end portion of each individual electric wire W is accommodated in the contact connection portion accommodating cavity 25 while being connected to the connection portion 35 of each contact 30 and is held by the holding portion 27.

Next, the flat cable connector 10 to which a plurality of individual electric wires W are connected is passed through the opening P1 from the rear side of the panel P and positioned on the front side of the panel P (left side of the panel P in FIG. 9).
Then, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1 </ b> B, and 1 </ b> C, the holder 40 is attached to the flat cable connector 10 from above the flat cable connector 10. At the time of mounting, each housing lock portion 42 of the holder 40 locks to the locking step portion 22 of the housing 20 from above and from the outside. When the holder 40 is attached to the flat cable connector 10, the upper surface 20 d of the housing 20 (the upper surface of the contact connection portion accommodating cavity 25) is covered with the cover portion 41, and the flat cable connector assembly 1 is completed. At this time, the cable holding portion 45 of the holder 40 holds the plurality of individual electric wires W from the upper side to the housing 20. Specifically, each of the plurality of holding surfaces 45a of the cable holding unit 45 holds the outer shape of each of the plurality of individual electric wires W from above. Thereby, the holding force of the individual electric wire W by the holding part 27 can be reinforced, and the individual electric wire W can be reliably prevented from being pulled upward. The cable holding portion 45 of the holder 40 functions as a strain relief for the individual electric wires W.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the flat cable connector assembly 1 is pulled toward the rear side of the panel P (the right side of the panel P in FIG. 9). Then, the rear portion of the flat cable connector 10 and the rear portion of the holder 40 including the panel locking portion 43 pass through the opening P1 of the panel P, and as shown in FIG. 12, the stopper wall 28 of the housing 20 and the stopper wall of the holder 40 46 contacts the front surface of the panel P. And the panel latching | locking part 43 of the holder 40 is latched by the panel P in the rear side of the panel P (the right side of the panel P in FIG. 9, refer FIG. 11). As a result, the flat cable connector assembly 1 is attached to the panel P by being restricted from moving in the front-rear direction with respect to the panel P.

  Here, the operation of the panel locking portion 43 will be described. When the flat cable connector assembly 1 is on the front side of the panel P, the locking arm portion 43c of the panel locking portion 43 extends toward the outside in the left-right width direction of the holder 40 in the original state. At this time, the width between the pair of locking portions 43d is slightly larger than the width of the opening P1 of the panel P. And when the panel latching | locking part 43 passes the opening P1 of the panel P, the latching arm part 43c once bends toward the inner side of the left-right width direction, and a pair of latching | locking part 43d is in the opening P1 inner edge of the panel P. Proceed along. When the panel locking portion 43 passes through the opening P1 of the panel P, the locking arm portion 43c spreads outward in the left-right width direction, and almost returns to the original original state. Then, the width between the pair of locking portions 43d is almost restored to the original size, and the pair of locking portions 43d is locked near the periphery of the opening P1 of the panel P.

  As described above, the flat cable connector assembly 1 according to the present embodiment includes the holder 40 having the panel locking portion 43 that can be locked to the panel P and is mounted on the housing 20. Can be implemented. When the panel locking portion 43 is provided in the housing 20, the shape of the housing 20 becomes complicated, and depending on the material of the housing 20, it may be difficult to form the panel locking portion 43. On the other hand, providing the panel locking portion 43 in the holder 40 separate from the housing 20 does not cause such inconvenience.

  After the flat cable connector assembly 1 is mounted on the panel P, the end of the platform cable 50 on the conductor 51 side is inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23 of the housing 20 as shown in FIGS. Then, the upper contact protrusion 33 of each contact 30 contacts the conductor 51 provided on the upper surface of the flat cable 50, and the lower contact protrusion 33 contacts the conductor 51 provided on the lower surface of the flat cable 50. . Here, each of the plurality of individual electric wires W constituting the counterpart cable 60 is connected to the connection portion 35 of each contact 30. Therefore, in connection between the conductor 51 and the individual electric wire W, a total of two connection points such as 1) contact between the conductor 51 and the contact 30 and 2) connection between the contact 30 and the electric wire W are sufficient, and connection reliability is high. can do.

  When the end of the flat cable 50 on the conductor 51 side is inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23 of the housing 20, the locking protrusion 44 b of the holder latch 44 is formed in the notch 52 of the flat cable 50 as shown in FIG. 10. Lock. As a result, the flat cable 50 can be inserted into and removed from the rat cable receiving space 23 and the pulling holding force of the flat cable 50 can be increased.

  Here, the operation of the holder latch 44 will be described. When the flat cable 50 is not inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23, the latch arm portion 44a of the holder latch 44 is in the original position. When the flat cable 50 is inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23, the latch arm portion 44 a bends upward along the flat cable 50. When the insertion of the flat cable 50 is completed, the latch arm portion 44a is restored to the original position, and the locking projection 44b is locked to the notch 52 of the flat cable 50.

  The flat cable 50 can be inserted into and removed from the flat cable receiving space 23, and the flat cable 50 is pulled out with the flat cable 50 inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23, thereby being removed from the flat cable receiving space 23. be able to. At this time, the holder latch 44 performs the reverse operation to that described above.

Further, when the flat cable connector assembly 1 is removed from the panel P, each of the locking portions 43d so as to release the locking state of the pair of locking portions 43d locked near the periphery of the opening P1 of the panel P. The arm portion 43c is displaced toward the inner side in the left-right width direction. Then, the flat cable connector assembly 1 may be moved toward the front of the panel P to pass through the opening P1.
Furthermore, the holder 40 can be removed from the housing 20 by unfolding each housing lock part 42 outward, releasing the locked state with the locking step part 22 and moving it upward.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, A various change and improvement can be performed.
For example, when connecting the flat cable 50 and the counterpart cable 60, the flat cable 50 is inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23 of the flat cable connector assembly 1 to connect the flat cable 50 and the counterpart cable 60. Thereafter, the flat cable connector assembly 1 may be attached to the panel P.

  Moreover, the panel latching | locking part 43 should just be provided in the holder 40, and does not necessarily need to be provided in the left-right width direction edge part of the cover part 41, and the rear side from the housing lock part 42. FIG. For example, the panel locking portion 43 may be provided on the front side of the holder 40, and the locking arm 43c may extend rearward. Moreover, the panel latching | locking part 43 should just be able to latch to the panel P, and is necessarily extended diagonally forward from the rear end part 43b extended backward from the base part 43a, the base part 43a, and the rear extension part 43b, It is not necessary to provide the latching arm part 43c which has the latching | locking part 43d which can be latched to the panel P at the front-end | tip.

Furthermore, the holder latch 44 may have a shape that can be locked to the notch 52 of the flat cable 50 inserted into the flat cable receiving space 23, and is not necessarily limited to the latch arm portion 44 a that extends forward from the base portion 43 a of the panel locking portion 43. And a locking projection 44b that is provided at the front end of the latch arm portion 44a and that locks into the notch 52 of the flat cable 50 may be omitted.
Further, each individual electric wire W is press-connected to the connection portion 35 of each contact 30, but each individual electric wire W may be connected by other connection means such as crimping.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flat cable connector assembly 10 Flat cable connector 20 Housing 23 Flat cable receiving space 30 Contact 32 Contact part 35 Connection part 40 Holder 41 Cover part 42 Housing lock part 43 Panel latching part 43a Base part 43b Backward extension part 43c Locking arm Part 43d Locking part 44 Holder latch 44a Latch arm part 44b Locking protrusion 45 Cable holding part 45a Holding surface 50 Flat cable 51 Conductor 52 Notch 60 Mating side cable P Panel

Claims (6)

An insulating housing having a flat cable receiving space in which a flat cable can be inserted / removed, and a contact portion that is accommodated in the housing and contacts a conductor of the flat cable inserted into the flat cable receiving space and connected to the counterpart cable A flat cable connector comprising at least one contact having a connecting portion;
A holder that is mounted on the housing and has a panel locking portion that can be locked to the panel;
A flat cable connector assembly, wherein the holder has a holder latch that is engaged with a notch of the flat cable inserted into the flat cable receiving space.   The flat cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the holder has a cable holding portion for holding the mating cable between the holder and the housing.   The housing extends in the left-right width direction and the front-rear direction, and the flat cable receiving space is formed so as to open to the front surface of the housing and extend rearward, and the holder covers the upper surface of the housing in the left-right width direction and the front-rear direction. The flat cable connector assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a cover portion extending in a direction, wherein a housing lock portion that is locked to the housing is provided at an end portion in the left-right width direction of the cover portion.   The panel locking portion is an end portion in the left-right width direction of the cover portion and extends downward from the rear side of the housing lock portion, a rear extension portion extending rearward from the base portion, and the rear extension portion 4. The flat cable connector assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a locking arm portion extending diagonally forward from the rear end and having a locking portion that can be locked to the panel at the front end.   The holder latch includes a latch arm portion that extends forward from the base portion of the panel locking portion, and a locking protrusion that is provided at a front end of the latch arm portion and locks into the notch of the flat cable. 4. A flat cable connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein:   The said cable holding part protrudes below from the rear end of the said cover part, is extended along the left-right width direction, and has a holding surface corresponding to the external shape of the said other party cable at a lower end. Flat cable connector assembly.

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