WO2009017699A1 - Connecteur de câble - Google Patents

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WO2009017699A1
WO2009017699A1 PCT/US2008/009104 US2008009104W WO2009017699A1 WO 2009017699 A1 WO2009017699 A1 WO 2009017699A1 US 2008009104 W US2008009104 W US 2008009104W WO 2009017699 A1 WO2009017699 A1 WO 2009017699A1
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circuit member
flexible circuit
actuator
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Koji Murakami
Li Cong
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Molex Incorporated
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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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/82—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force
    • H01R12/85—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/88—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts

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  • the present invention is directed generally to cable connectors, and 5 more particularly, to cable connectors for receiving a flexible circuit member.
  • a cable connector such as an FPC connector, an FFC connector, or the like, is used for connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC), as well as a flat flexible plate-like cable (FFC).
  • FPC flexible printed circuit
  • FFC flat flexible plate-like cable
  • Figs. 11 A and 11 B are cross-sectional views showing a prior art cable connector, in which Fig. 11 A shows a state in which an actuator is in an opened position and Fig. 11 B shows a state in which the actuator is in a closed position.
  • the cable connector includes a housing 811 , which is formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, a plurality5 of terminals 851 formed of a conductive material such as metal and retained within housing 811.
  • an actuator 821 formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin is pivotally mounted on the top surface of housing 811 and may be rotated in a direction as shown by arrow "B" from the opened position as illustrated in Fig. 11A to the closed position as illustrated in Fig. 11 B.
  • Each of the terminals 851 is provided with an upper arm portion 854 and a lower arm portion 853, which are disposed to extend in a direction in which an FPC 901 is inserted.
  • a bearing portion 854a is formed at an extreme end of the upper arm portion 854, and a shaft 848 of the actuator 821 pivotally engages the bearing portion 854a. Therefore, the actuator 821 can rotate about 5 the shaft portion 848 with respect to housing 81 1.
  • Actuator 821 has a pressing portion 846 formed around the shaft portion 848.
  • the pressing portion 846 is designed so as to be spaced from an insertion opening 833 of housing 81 1 when the actuator 821 is in the opened position. Therefore, the FPC 901 may easily be inserted into the insertion opening 833.
  • the actuator 821 is in the closed position thereof, the pressing portion 846 extends into the insertion opening 833 of housing 811 , while pressing down the FPC 901 , which is inserted in the insertion opening 833. Therefore, the FPC 901 is vertically sandwiched from above and below between the pressing portion 846 and lower arm portion 853, which prevents the FPC 901 from being removed from the insertion opening 833 of housing 811.
  • Each conductive lead exposed on a lower surface of the FPC 901 comes into contact with and thus becomes electrically connected to each contact portion 853a formed in the end of lower arm portion 853. Hence, the FPC 901 is brought into electrical connection to the cable connector.
  • an operator who rotates the actuator 821 with his/her finger may have difficulty feeling a click that occurs when the actuator 821 is fully closed and, as a result, the operator may not be confident that the FPC 901 is completely connected to the cable connector.
  • the cable connector is a so-called low circuit size product having a relatively small number of terminals 851 , the total sum of the reactive forces that the pressing portion 846 receives from the FPC 901 is small. As a result, it is difficult for an operator to determine whether the actuator actually "clicked" to indicate it was fully at its closed position.
  • a cable connector comprises a housing provided with an insertion opening in which a FPC is inserted, terminals mounted on housing and being electrically connectable to conductive leads of the FPC, and an actuator which is able to change a attitude thereof between a first position at which the FPC can be inserted, and a second position at which the conductive leads of the FPC after being inserted and the terminals are electrically connected together, wherein each of the terminals is provided with a first arm portion capable of supporting the FPC and a second arm portion which is arranged to face the first arm portion and is engaged with a shaft portion of the actuator, the actuator is capable of rotating together with the shaft portion and is provided with a pressing portion for pressing the FPC against the first arm portion, the second arm portion is provided with a shaft engageable portion in which the shaft portion is engaged, and the first arm portion faces the bearing portion and is provided with a flat guide portion which guides the FPC.
  • an extreme end of guide surface is located closer to an inlet of the insertion opening than the center of rotation of the shaft portion engaged with the shaft engaging portion.
  • the pressing portion projects closer to the first arm portion than the shaft portion and presses the FPC against the first arm portion when the actuator is in the second position thereof.
  • the pressing portion projects most towards the first arm portion compared to the shaft portion during a process in which the actuator is on the way of changing the attitude thereof from the first position to the second position.
  • each of the terminals is provided with a third arm portion, which is provided between the first arm portion and the second arm portion to be disposed at a position thereof facing the first arm portion, and is capable of coming into contact with each of the conductive leads.
  • the third arm portion is provided with a distal end thereof is connected to the first arm portion and a contact portion which is capable of coming into contact with each of the conductive leads, and the contact portion projecting towards the first arm portion.
  • the guide surface in the first arm portion of each of the terminals for guiding the FPC is formed in a flat shape. Therefore, a sufficiently strong reactive force is applied by the FPC, providing a sufficient amount of feeling to click and further, it is ensured that the FPC is surely connected to the cable connector with an improved reliability.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cable connector according to an embodiment of the present invention with its actuator in a first, open, position;
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cable connector of Fig. 1 with the actuator at a second, closed, position
  • Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cable connector of Fig. 2, with the actuator at the second position;
  • Fig. 4 is a front view of the cable connector of Fig. 2, with the actuator at the second position
  • Fig. 5 is a side view of the connector of Fig 2, with the actuator at the second position
  • Fig. 6 is a side view similar to Fig. 5, but of the connector with the actuator at the first position as shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 7 is plan view illustrating an FPC to be used with the cable connection of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view, taken along the line A-A of Fig. 1 and illustrating the cable connector of Fig. 1 with an FPC inserted therein and the actuator at the first position;
  • Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view similar to Fig 8, but with the actuator moved partway between the first position and the second position;
  • Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view similar to Fig. 8 with the actuator at the second position;
  • Figs. 11A and 11 B are cross-sectional views showing a prior art cable connector, in which Fig. 11A shows a state where an actuator is in an opened position and Fig. 11B shows a state where the actuator is in a closed position.
  • cable connector 1 is used for electrically connecting a flexible circuit member 101 such s a flexible printed circuit (FPC) or flat flexible cable (FFC) 1 but it may be any type of cable as long as it is flat plate- like and has conductive leads.
  • flexible circuit members will be generally referred to as an FPC.
  • representations of directions such as up, down, left, right, front, rear, and the like, used for explaining the structure and movement of each part of the connector 1 , and the like, are not absolute, but relative. These representations are appropriate when each part of the connector 1 , and the like, is in the position shown in the figures. If the position of the connector 1 , and the like, changes, however, these representations are to be changed according to the change of the position of the connector 1 , and the like.
  • the connector 1 includes a housing 11 , which is integrally formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and an actuator 21 , which is integrally formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin and pivotally mounted on housing 11.
  • Actuator 21 is attached to housing 11 and may pivot about an axis from a first operative position to a second operative position and vice versa.
  • Housing 11 includes a lower portion 12, an upper portion 15, and an insertion opening or receptacle 33 provided between the lower portion 12 and the upper portion 15 for enabling an end 112 portion of an FPC 101 to be inserted from the front (i.e., from an obliquely downward and leftward direction in Figs. 1 and 3, and from a leftward direction in Figs. 5 and 6), and a plurality of terminal receiving slots 14 and formed adjacent insertion opening 33, in which respective metallic terminals 51 are mounted.
  • the number of the terminal receiving slots 14 in the illustrated embodiment is thirteen and they are formed at a pitch of approximately 0.5 mm, in a manner such that each of the terminal receiving slots 14 receives therein one of the terminals 51.
  • the terminals 51 are not necessarily mounted in all the terminal receiving slots 14, and the terminals 51 may be appropriately omitted to correspond to the array of the conductive leads 151 of the FPC 101.
  • the connector 1 may be enlarged or reduced in size by adding or subtracting terminal receiving slots 14 and terminals 51.
  • the FPC 101 includes a substrate portion 111 , which is an insulating thin plate-like member having a lengthy and thin strip-like shape, and a plurality of conductive leads or pads 151 (in the illustrated embodiment thirteen) arranged on one surface of the substrate portion 111.
  • the conductive leads 151 are, for example, foil-like linear members made of conductive metal such as copper, and are arrayed in parallel with each other at a predetermined pitch, for example, approximately 0.5 mm. The number and pitch of the conductive leads 151 may be changed as necessary.
  • each conductive lead 151 is generally coated with an insulating layer 121 , except that the insulating layer 121 is, however, removed in an area across a predetermined length from the front end of the FPC 101 , so that the upper surfaces of the conductive leads 151 are exposed.
  • a plurality of mounting leg portions 19 are integrally formed with housing 11 and extend in a downward direction from lower portion 12.
  • Side portions 16 are also integrally formed on both sides of housing 11 , and side recessed portions 16a are formed between the side portions 16 and both side ends of the upper portion 15.
  • side portions 27 of the actuator 21 are accommodated within the side recessed portions 16a when the actuator 21 is in the closed or second position.
  • actuator 21 includes a plurality of pressing portions 46 which are provided in a front portion (left bottom in Fig. 2) of actuator body portion 23 to press downwardly the FPC 101 after the insertion of FPC 101 into insertion opening 33.
  • pressing portions 46 are positioned away from lower arm 53 to permit FPC 101 to be inserted.
  • a plurality of accommodating slots 47 (Fig. 2) for accommodating upper arm beams 55 of the terminals 51 are formed so that each of the accommodating slots 47 is disposed adjacent a pressing portion 46. The number and positions of the accommodating slots 47 correspond to those of the terminal receiving slots 14.
  • actuator 21 includes a shaft portion 48 arranged to traverse the respective accommodating slots 47 and to extend in the width direction while connecting the pressing portions 46 to one another.
  • the portions of the shaft portion 48 that are located within the respective accommodating slots 47 are engaged by the upper arm beams 55 of the terminals 51.
  • Actuator body portion 23 having a front portion thereof is provided with side shaft portions (not shown) integrally formed on opposite side surfaces of the front portion and projecting laterally from the opposite side surfaces.
  • the side shaft portions are accommodated in the side portions 16 of housing 11 , and displacement thereof in the front and back directions is restricted by front end walls adjacent side recessed portions 16 and a portion of the bottom walls of the side recessed portions 16 in the vicinity of the front end walls.
  • actuator body portion 23 When at the closed position, actuator body portion 23 becomes almost parallel to the insertion direction or axis of the FPC 101 , and is generally perpendicular to the insertion direction when actuator 21 is at the opened position.
  • a back end portion (a portion on the right side in Fig. 5) of the actuator body portion 23 is formed with a dust cover portion 26, which covers the back side (the right side in Fig. 5) of housing 11 , namely, the end portion of housing 11 on the opposite side of the insertion opening 33 and at least a part of the back ends of the terminals 51 when the actuator 21 is in the closed position thereof.
  • the dust cover portion 26 includes a finger portion 28 projecting backward in the top end thereof. It is desirable that the finger portion 28 is formed to be located along the top edge of the dust cover portion 26 when the actuator 21 is at its closed position. Therefore, an operator can easily engage the finger portion 28 with his/her finger when the operator rotates the actuator 21 between the closed position and the open position.
  • Actuator body portion 23 is also provided with a plurality of through- holes 24 formed therein in a direction generally parallel to the insertion direction of the FPC 101 when actuator 21 is in the open position. Although the shape, size and number of the through-holes 24 may be set freely, five through-holes 24 are formed in the illustrated embodiment. Similarly, a plurality of recessed portions 25 is formed in the actuator body portion 23. Although the shape, size and number recessed portions 25 may be set freely, six recessed portions are formed in the illustrated embodiment.
  • connector 1 is mounted on a surface of a substrate 91 (see Figs 8-10).
  • Substrate 91 is illustrated as a printed circuit board, but may be any member as long as it can mount connector 1 thereon.
  • fixing leg portions 19 are inserted into and fixed to attaching holes extending through substrate 91.
  • tail portions 58 extend downward from lower ends of terminals 51 and are inserted into through-holes which are connected to electric circuitry formed on the surface of the substrate 91 , and connected by soldering.
  • housing 11 is fixed to the surface of substrate 91 , and terminals 51 are electrically connected to corresponding circuitry.
  • terminals 51 are identically formed by stamping from a metal plate , and are inserted into terminal receiving cavities 14 extending along housing II.
  • Each terminal 51 includes a base portion 56 located in the back end portion thereof and extending in a vertical direction, an upper arm 55 extending from an upper portion of the base portion 56 towards the front (to the left in Figs. 8 through 10), a tail portion 58 for connecting to a substrate 91 and extending downward from a lower end of the base portion 56, and a fixing or retention portion 57 for securing the terminal within housing 11.
  • each terminal 51 includes a U-shaped contact 52, which extends towards insertion opening 33 from a portion of the base portion 56 formed between the upper arm 55 and the fixing portion 57.
  • the distal end of the U-shaped contact 52 is connected to the base portion 56 by a single flexible connecting portion 52a.
  • U-shaped contact 52 opens toward insertion opening 33 and includes a relatively long lower arm 53 and a contact beam 54 and a bight portion 59 there between, to form an approximately U-shape.
  • the bight portion 59 is relatively wide compared to connecting portion 52a so that the lower arm 53 and contact beam 54 are relatively stationary with respect to each other.
  • Lower arm 53 acts as a guide for guiding the lower surface of FPC 101 , and functions to support FPC 101 from the bottom. As depicted in Figs. 8-10, lower arm 53 extends towards insertion opening 33 , and the end of lower arm 53 (the left end in Figs. 8 to 10) is located at a position generally aligned with the end of the upper arm 55.
  • Contact beam 54 functions to mechanically and electrically engage the conductive lead 151 exposed on the upper surface of the front end portion of FPC 101 , and extends towards insertion opening 33, between the upper arm 55 and lower arm 53.
  • the end of contact beam 54 is positioned away from insertion opening 33, generally near the middle of connector 1 as viewed in the axial or FPC insertion direction. As such, contact beam is shorter than both upper arm 55 and lower arm 53.
  • FPC 101 is inserted into insertion opening 33 of housing 11 with conductive leads 151 facing up.
  • terminals 51 are inserted into terminal receiving slots 14 from the back of or rear housing 11 (from the right in Figs. 8 to 10). Thereafter, fixing portions 57 are press-fit into the fixing hole portions 12b formed in the lower portion 12, and the upper end surfaces of the base portions 56 abut on the lower surface of the upper portion 15 which forms the top of the terminal receiving slots 14.
  • the terminals 51 are physically and electrically connected to substrate 91 through the tail portions 58 that are inserted into the through-holes (not shown) through substrate 91 and are secured therein by soldering, as is known in the art.
  • tail portions 58 could be of the surface mount type so as to be soldered to contact pads on the surface of substate 91.
  • Contact beam 54 has a contact portion 54a at a position close to the extreme end thereof and extends in the downward direction. Then end of contact beam 54 has a tapered lead-in to guide FPC 101 into the proper operational position. The lower end of contact portion 54a has a relatively sharpened apex shape, which is thus readily engaged with the conductive lead 151 of the FPC 101 , ensuring that a highly reliable connection to the conductive leads 151 is maintained.
  • a guide portion 53a is formed adjacent the end of the lower arm 53.
  • the extreme end of lower arm has a tapered lead-in to guide FPC 101 into the proper operational position.
  • the upper surface of guide portion 53a has no projections and is generally flat, and operates as a guide surface for guiding the lower surface of the FPC 101 when the FPC is inserted into insertion opening 33.
  • the actuator 21 when the actuator 21 is positioned at the opened position as shown in Fig. 8, the upper surface of guide portion 53a is slanted downward from the front to the back of housing 11 , but the angle of the slant may be decided arbitrarily, or the upper surface of guide portion 53a may not be slanted at all.
  • First shaft engaging portion 55a and second shaft engaging portion 55b which are recessed in the upward direction, are formed near the end of the upper arm 55 as shaft engaging portions which engage portions of the shaft portions 48 of the actuator 21 located within the accommodating slots 47.
  • Each the shaft portions 48 includes a first engaging raised portion 48a having a sharp-angled cross-sectional shape sandwiched between two straight line portions, and a second engaging raised portion 48b having a semicircular cross-sectional shape.
  • first engaging raised portions 48a of the shaft portion 48 is engaged with the first shaft engaging portion 55a.
  • second engaging raised portion 48b of shaft portion 48 engages second shaft engaging portion 55b.
  • Second shaft engaging portion 55b is an approximately arc shape to correspond to the shape of second engaging raised portion 48b.
  • the end of the upper surface of guide portion lower beam 53a is located closer to the inlet of insertion opening 33 than is the center of rotation of second shaft engaging portion 55b.
  • Pressing portion 46 is shaped like a cam rotatable about the shaft portion 48 and, as shown in Fig. 8, when the actuator 21 is at the opened position thereof, the pressing portion 46 projects away from insertion opening 33, and the sharp end thereof faces towards the rear or an obliquely downward and rear direction. Thereafter, actuator 21 is rotated from its opened position to its closed position, the pressing portions 46 rotate together with the shaft portion 48, and as illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, the pressing portions 46 project lower than the shaft portion 48, pressing down on the FPC 101.
  • actuator 21 is initially positioned at the opened position as shown in Fig. 8, at which FPC 101 may be inserted into the insertion opening 33 of housing 11.
  • first engaging raised portion 48a of shaft portion 48 of actuator 21 engages first shaft engaging portion 55a of the upper arm 55 of each of terminal 51.
  • Each pressing portion 46 projects to the rear of shaft portion 48, rather than projecting downward. Therefore, a gap exists between the pressing portion 46 and the upper surface of guide portion 53a of lower arm 53 sufficient relative to the thickness of the FPC 101 so that FPC 101 may be easily inserted into connector 1 through insertion opening 33. Since lower arm 53 is not engaged by pressing portion 46, U-shaped contact 52 is not deflected or bent in the downward direction.
  • the distance between the lower end of contact portion 54a of contact beam 54 and the upper surface of the cable supporting projection 12a also is large and accordingly, the FPC 101 can be smoothly inserted between contact beam 54 and cable supporting projection 12a.
  • the leading end of the upper surface of the cable supporting projection 12a is located at a position in the front of the lower end of the contact portion 54a of the contact beam 54.
  • the second engaging raised portion 48b of the shaft portion 48 engages the second shaft engaging portion 55b of the upper arm 55, as illustrated in Fig. 9. Since the distance from the second engaging raised portion 48b to the end of the pressing portion 46 is greater than the distance from the first engaging raised portion 48a to the end of the pressing portion 46, once the second engaging raised portion 48b engages second shaft engaging portion 55b to cause rotation of pressing portion 46 about the second engaging raised portion 48b, the radius of the arc, which is formed when the end of the pressing portion 46 moves due to its rotation is increased, and an amount of projection of the end 46a of the pressing portion 46 in the downward direction is also increased. Through such a structure, the force applied to FPC 101 by the pressing portion 46 increases.
  • the lower surface of the FPC 101 pressed by the pressing portion 46 abuts against the upper surface of guide portion 53a and is supported by the same. Since the upper surface of guide portion 53a has a flat shape, FPC 101 maintains its flat shape and is not bent. If guide portion 53 had a raised portion on the upper surface guide thereof, a recessed portion would be formed at a position adjacent to the raised portion which would cause FPC 101 to be bent along the recessed portion. Since the guide portion 53a has a flat shape, a pressing force applied to FPC 101 by the pressing portion 46 is not absorbed by the bending of FPC 101 , and a reactive force that the pressing portion 46 receives from the FPC is not reduced.
  • the distance end 46a of pressing portion 46 projects in the downward direction becomes the largest when a straight line connecting the center of rotation of second engaging raised portion 48b of the shaft portion 48 and the end of pressing portion 46 extends in the vertical direction. In other words, the distance is maximized when the straight line becomes orthogonal to the insertion direction of FPC 101.
  • actuator 21 When actuator 21 reaches the closed position thereof, as shown in Fig. 10, actuator 21 stops rotating. At such time, FPC 101 is sandwiched and held by the pressing portions 46 and lower arms 53 from above and below. FPC 101 will be sufficiently secured that it will remain within connector 1 , even if a pulling force is applied to FPC 101 in the direction opposite the insertion direction.
  • a straight line connecting the center of rotation of the second 46a engaging raised portion 48b of the shaft portion and the end of the pressing portion 46 is slanted relative to the insertion direction of FPC 101 and therefore, the amount the end 46a of projecting portion 46 projects in the downward direction is smaller than the largest amount.
  • a pressing force applied to FPC 101 by pressing portion 46 is smaller than the largest value thereof.
  • a pressing force applied to FPC 101 by the pressing portion 46 when actuator 21 is at the closed position is set to a predetermined value large enough to hold the FPC 101 along with lower arm 53 and to prevent FPC 101 from being pulled out of housing 1 1.
  • the magnitude of a click feeling that an operator who rotates the actuator 21 using his/her finger feels is determined by the difference between the maximum value of the reactive force on FPC 101 and the reactive force on FPC 101 when actuator 21 is in the closed position.
  • This click feeling is important so that the operator is more likely to be aware that actuator 21 is at the closed position thereof and connection of FPC 101 is completed.
  • actuator 21 when actuator 21 is at the closed position thereof with an FPC 101 inserted into connector 1 , the attitude of actuator 21 is unlikely to be changed to its opened position even if an unexpected external force is applied due to a shock, vibration or the like unless an operator rotates actuator 21.
  • actuator 21 When actuator 21 is rotated in the clockwise direction as viewed in Fig.
  • the pressing portion 46 presses FPC 101 against guide portion 53a of lower arm 53.
  • the entire U-shaped contact 52 is bent about connection portion 52a as lower arm 53 receives a force in the downward direction. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 9, the end of the contact beam 54 is displaced in the downward direction together with the end of the lower arm 53.
  • the contact portion 54a of the contact beam 54 engages conductive lead 151 exposed on FPC 101 and presses the conductive lead 151 , thus electrically connecting conductive lead 151 and terminal 51.
  • FPC 101 will further be prevented from being pulled out of the insertion opening 33 of housing 11. This assists in maintaining the location of FPC 101 while actuator 21 is rotated from the opened position to the closed position.
  • the upper surface of guide portion 53a of the lower arm 53 of each of the terminals 51 is formed in a flat shape. Therefore, a pressing force applied to FPC 101 by the pressing portion 46 is not absorbed by bending of FPC 101 , and a reactive force that pressing portion 46 receives via FPC 101 is not reduced.
  • the maximum value of the reactive force is relatively large, and the difference between the maximum value and a reactive force when actuator 21 is at the closed position is likewise relatively large, which enables an operator who operates the actuator 21 to obtain a sufficient feeling of a click. Therefore, the operator is able to determine that actuator 21 has fully rotated to the closed position.

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Selon l'invention, un connecteur reçoit de manière amovible un élément de circuit flexible et comprend un boîtier isolant, une pluralité de bornes montées sur le boîtier pour mettre en prise des fils conducteurs de l'élément de circuit flexible et un actionneur monté à rotation sur le boîtier. L'actionneur est rotatif entre une première position à laquelle l'élément de circuit flexible peut être introduit et une seconde position à laquelle l'élément de circuit flexible est fixé à l'intérieur du connecteur. Chaque borne comprend une base, un bras de réaction pouvant être dévié ayant une surface supérieure plate sur laquelle l'élément de circuit flexible est positionné lors de l'introduction de l'élément de circuit flexible à l'intérieur du connecteur et une tige de contact pour engager un fil conducteur respectif de l'élément de circuit flexible. Lors de la rotation de l'actionneur de la première position à la seconde position, une partie de pression de l'actionneur maintient l'élément de circuit flexible contre la surface plate du bras de réaction pouvant être dévié pour créer une action de « déclic » tactile.
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