US3697925A - Termination means for flat cable - Google Patents

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US3697925A
US3697925A US57244A US3697925DA US3697925A US 3697925 A US3697925 A US 3697925A US 57244 A US57244 A US 57244A US 3697925D A US3697925D A US 3697925DA US 3697925 A US3697925 A US 3697925A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/69—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal deformable terminals, e.g. crimping terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
    • H01R13/432—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case

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  • ABSTRACT Flat conductor cable has connecting means on one end comprising contact terminals disposed against one side of the cable with their forward ends in alignment with the end of the cable and with their axes parallel to the conductors.
  • Each terminal is crimped, at its rearward end, through the cable and into electrical engagement with a conductor so that the surface of the cable supports the terminals.
  • Cable end is contained in U-shaped housing having openings in its web to permit entry of complementary terminals. Where cable is shielded on one side, terminals are positioned on the unshielded side and shielding is removed on shielded side from the zone containing the crimped connections.
  • This invention relates to multi-contact connectors for flat cable such as the type of cable commonly referred to as flexible flat conductor cable the type referred to as ribbon cable, and similar types of cables.
  • flexible flat conductor cable is generally understood to mean a cable having a plurality of flat ribbon-like conductors encased in an insulating film of polyester or other insulating material and ribbon cable comprises a plurality of round wires encased in insulation. In both types of cable, the axes of the wires are parallel and lie in a single plane.
  • flat cable is employed in a generic sense and is intended to include the two types of cable referred to above as well as other types such as flexible etched circuits.
  • the invention and its background are described below with particular reference to flexible flat conductor cable as a preferred embodiment.
  • Conventional flexible flat conductor cable comprises a plurality of parallel spaced apart conductors, which are ribbon-like as noted above, encased in an insulating film of Mylar (polyethylene terephthalate) or other polymeric material. Cables of this type are being used to an increasing extent because of their compactness, their superior electrical characteristics for certain applications, and because of the ease with which they can be placed in complex equipment.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved terminating means for flat cable, an improved terminal for such cable, and to an improved method of terminating flat cable. It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide an improved terminal for flat cable. A further object is to provide a termination for a shielded flat cable which permits maintenance of the shielding layer up to the terminated end of the cable. A still further object is the achievement of a low cost connector housing for flat cable. A further object is to provide an improved method for applying terminals and a connector housing to an end of a flat cable.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the end portion of a typical flexible flat conductor cable.
  • FIG. 2 is a view taken along the lines 2-2 of FIG. 1 showing a cross section of the cable.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 but illustrating the manner in which shielding material is selectively removed from the upper side of the cable to permit crimping of contact terminals onto the conductors of the cable.
  • FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the end portion of a cable having a terminal crimped onto one of the conductors of the cable.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of a connector housing in accordance with the invention showing a cable end in alignment with the housing preparatory to insertion.
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional side view of a connector housing having the cable end received therein.
  • FIG. 8 is a view taken along the lines 8-8 of FIG. 6 and showing the transverse cross section of a crimped connection between a terminal and a conductor of the cable.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a terminated cable end having a housing thereon and illustrating the manner in which the socket terminals on the cable are coupled with complementary pin terminals.
  • FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 5 illustrating the manner in which electrical contact is established with the shielding coating on cable.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the end portions of a cable having terminals thereon in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a sectional side view of an alternative housing in accordance with the invention which is adapted to receive the cable of F IG. 1 1.
  • FIG. 13 is a sectional side view of a further alternative housing in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a terminated cable end having pin contacts thereon.
  • a typical flexible flat conductor cable 2 comprises a plurality of spaced-apart ribbon-like conductors 4 encased in a film 6 of suitable insulating material such as Mylar (polyethylene terephthalate). It will be understood that cables of this type are provided in varying sizes and with varying numbers of conductors, up to 30 conductors being provided in some cables for maximum density.
  • the cable shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a layer 8 of metallic shielding material on its upper side which confers predetermined impedance characteristics on the conductors.
  • the shielding material is usually covered by a thin film of insulation as indicated at 9.
  • a terminal 10 in accordance with the invention has an elongated web 12 having a forward end 14, a rearward end 16, and an intermediate neck 17, the width of this web being substantially the same as that of the conductors 4 of the cable so that one terminal can be provided on one side of the cable for each conductor without having the terminals contact each other.
  • Opposed lances 18 are struck up from the rearward end 16 of the web and sidewall 20 extend upwardly from the longitudinal edges of this end of the web.
  • These lances and sidewalls constitute a crimping means for establishing electrical contact with a conductor 4 of the cable as shown in FIG. 8 and as fully explained in the U.S. patent to Huffnagle 3,395,381.
  • the upper edges of the sidewalls 20 are forced through the film 6 on each side of a conductor and the sidewalls are then formed inwardly and downwardly until they capture the conductor between their edges and the upper edges of the lances 18. Electrical contact is established by virtue of these edges and the proximity of the sides of the conductor to the internal surfaces of the sidewalls as shown in FIG. 8.
  • Crimped connections of this type may be formed with a suitable hand tool or with the aid of an automatic crimping machine of the general type shown in application Ser. No. 826,645, filed May 21, 1969, by Harold E. Cootes for Method and Apparatus for Terminating Cable.
  • the forward end 14 of the web has downwardly extending sidewalls 22 as viewed in the drawing from which arms 24 extend forwardly, these arms being directed inwardly then outwardly as shown at 26 so that they are adapted to receive a contact pin or blade between their opposed surfaces.
  • a tongue extends centrally from the forward end or edge of the web 14 and functions to position the terminal in a connector housing of a type which will be described below.
  • the shielding material and the thin film of insulation 9 removed from a localized zone 30 extending transversely of the cable axis and spaced from the end of the cable by a distance substantially equal to the length of the forward end portion of the terminal.
  • a terminal can then be crimped onto each of the conductors 4 by positioning the terminal in alignment with a conductor, forcing the sidewalls through the film 6 on each side of the conductor and finally forming the sidewalls inwardly and downwardly to produce the crimped connection shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 in accordance with the above-identified I-luffnagle patent.
  • the ends of the terminals will be in substantial alignment with the end of the cable and the tongues 28 will project for a slight distance beyond the cable end.
  • the cable can then be inserted into a housing 32 comprising a relatively thick base or web 34 and parallel spacedapart sidewalls 36, 38.
  • a rib 40 is provided on the lower sidewall 38 and defines a leftwardly facing shoulder 42 which is adapted to lodge behind the rightwardly facing edges 43 of the sidewalls 22 of the terminals.
  • Spacedapart openings 44 are provided in the web 34 at locations corresponding to the locations of the terminals on the cable so that after insertion of the cable end, a terminal will be in alignment with each of the openings.
  • Notches 46 are provided on the upper sides of the openings and are adapted to receive the tongues 28 of the terminals thereby to capture the terminated cable end and to prevent movement laterally of its axis within the housing, rearward movement of the cable being prevented by the previously described shoulder 42 of the rib 40.
  • FIG. 14 shows a terminated cable in accordance with the invention in which the terminals comprise contact pins 48 rather than sockets.
  • Such pins can be formed by elongating and forming the side portions 24 of the terminal shown in FIG. 3.
  • the housing 32 can be manufactured either by molding or as a continuous extrusion, in which case the openings 44 would be formed by a simple punching operation.
  • the sidewalls 36, 38 should be flexible outwardly and away from each other but should return to their normal positions after flexure to retain the inserted cable end.
  • This housing may be of any desired insulating material such as nylon or polycarbonate so long as the material permits flexure of the sidewalls.
  • the terminals are simply crimped onto the conductors of the cable in the manner described above so that their ends are in alignment with the cable end.
  • a general advantage of the invention is that after application of the terminals to the conductors, the ends of the terminals are protected by the cable which supports the intermediate and forward portions of the web 12 as shown in FIG. 6. It is virtually impossible, unless gross mishandling and abuse are resorted to, to bend the terminals to the extent that they will be damaged because of the supporting effect of the cable end.
  • a terminated cable in accordance with the invention does not have terminals extending beyond the cable and which can, by contrast, be easily damaged by even slight mishandling.
  • a further advantage of the invention which is applicable to both shielded and unshielded cables, is the extremely low cost with which termination can be achieved.
  • the housing 32 is of extremely simple shape and can be produced by low cost molding or extruding processes and the terminals can be applied to the cable end at extremely low cost by an automatic applicator of the type shown in the above-identified Cootes application.
  • a completed termination in accordance with the invention as shown in FIG. 9 can be mated with complementary contact terminals 48 which may be mounted on the end of another cable or the end of a conventional round wire cable.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 show an alternative embodiment of the invention in which alternate terminals 12 are positioned against the lower side of an unshielded cable 50 and the remaining terminals are positioned against the upper side of the cable.
  • This arrangement will prove advantageous where the forward ends of the terminals are relatively wider than the terminals shown and would be too close to each other if they were all positioned against the same side of the cable.
  • the housing 32 for the cable of FIG. 1 l is similar in many respects to the housing 32 but has two rows of openings 44' which are staggered so that they will be in alignment with the terminals. Also a rib 40' must be provided on both of the sidewalls of the housing to retain the terminals on the upper and lower sides of the cable as shown in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 13 shows a housing 32" in accordance with the invention having an internal wall 54 which is parallel to, and equidistant from, the sidewalls 36", 38" to define two recesses, each of which is adapted to receive a terminated cable as indicated.
  • the housing of FIG. 13 can be produced as an extrusion or molding and can also be made by bonding two of the housings 32 to each other.
  • a connector having more than two recesses is also within the scope of the invention.
  • a shielded flat conductor cable having connector means on one end thereof, said cable comprising a plurality of spaced-apart parallel conductors lying in a single plane, said conductors being encased in a film of insulating material, one side of said film having a coating of metallic shielding material thereon, said connecting means comprising:
  • each of said terminals being disposed against the other side of said cable in alignment with its respective conductor and with its leading end in substantial alignment with said one end of said cable,
  • said cable being devoid of said coating in a zone spaced from said one end of said cable by a distance substantially equal to the length of one of said terminals, said zone extending transversely across said cable,
  • terminals having trailing ends located on said other side of said cable opposite to said zone, said trailing ends having crimped means thereon extending through said cable and crimped onto said conductors,
  • channel shaped housing means having a web and sidewalls, said web having openings therein at spaced-apart intervals corresponding to the spacing between said conductors,
  • said end of said cable being between said sidewalls with said terminals in alignment with said openings and
  • retaining means effective between said cable and at least one of said sidewalls for retaining said cable in said housing whereby, said shielding means extends to the end of said cable and the ends of said terminals.
  • a multi-conductor flat cable having connecting means on one end thereof, said cable comprising a plurality of spaced-apart conductors which are parallel to each other at said one end, said conductors lying in a single plane and being contained in insulating material, said connecting means comprising:
  • each of said terminals being disposed against said cable and extending parallel to its respective conductor, each terminal having a forward end located at said one end of said cable and each terminal having a rearward end which is mechanically and electrically joined to its respective conductor, generally channel-shaped housing comprising a web and sidewalls, said housing having aligned openings in said web at spaced-apart intervals corresponding to the spacing between said conductors,
  • said one end of said cable being between said sidewalls and against said web with said terminals in alignment with said openings
  • interengaging means effective between at least one of said sidewalls of said housing and said terminals for retaining said one end of said cable and said terminals in said housing whereby, said housing contains said one end of said cable and said terminals, said terminals being engageable with complementary terminals thereby to electrically connect said conductors to said complementary terminals.
  • said interengaging means comprises an internal rib on one of said sidewalls, said rib defining a shoulder opposed to said web, said shoulder being in engagement with said terminals.
  • each of said terminals comprises an elongated flat terminal web portion disposed against said cable, each of said terminals being joined to its respective conductor by a crimped connection comprising a first pair of sidewalls extending laterally from said terminal web through said cable and being reversely bent into embracing relationship with the associated one of said conductors.
  • a plurality of multi-conductor flat cables said cables having connecting means on corresponding ends thereof, e ch cable 0 risin a uralit f s acedapart conductors wh ic Ere p rall i to each 0 er at one end, the conductors of each cable lying in a single plane and being contained in insulating material, said connecting means comprising:
  • each of said terminals being disposed against its respective cable and extending parallel to its respective conductor, each of said terminals having a forward end located at said one end of its respective cable and each terminal having a rearward end which is mechanically and electrically joined to its respective conductor,
  • an insulating housing comprising a web and a plurality of parallel sidewalls extending in a common direction from said web, a plurality of rows of aligned openings in said web, at least one of said rows of openings extending between each pair of adjacent sidewalls, the spacing between adjacent openings of said rows being the same as the spacing between said terminals on said cables,
  • each of said cables extending between an adjacent pair of said sidewalls with said one end of each cable substantially against said web and with said terminals in alignment with said openings, and interengaging means effective between said at least some of said sidewalls and said terminals of each of said cables for retaining said terminals and said cables in said housing.

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