# US 12,119,575 B2 · Connector and connector mounting body > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,119,575 B2 - Document ID: US12119575B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/605,937 - Filed: 2020-04-20 - Published: 2022-07-07 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-10 - Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. - Applicants: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Akihiro Nishitani; Kenji Makino; Takashi Natsume; Shunya Takeuchi; Yutaka Kobayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119575B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes - H01R 12/75: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - H01R 12/77: for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures - H01R 13/42: Securing in a demountable manner - H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract It is aimed to provide a connector and a connector mounting body capable of ensuring good workability at the time of manufacturing and connection reliability with a circuit board. A connector includes a connector housing and a flexible cable arranged in the connector housing and including conductive paths. The flexible cable includes terminal connecting portions to be connected to mating terminals on one end sides of the conductive paths and board connecting portions to be connected to a circuit board on the other end sides of the conductive paths. The connector includes a reinforcement plate for reinforcing a region of the flexible cable on the side of the terminal connecting portions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector, comprising: a connector housing; and a flexible cable arranged in the connector housing, the flexible cable including a conductive path, wherein: the flexible cable includes a terminal connecting portion to be connected to a mating terminal by entering a box portion of the mating terminal on one end side of the conductive path, a board connecting portion to be connected to a circuit board on the other end side of the conductive path, and a strip-like coupling portion located between the terminal connecting portion and the board connecting portion, the connector comprises a reinforcement plate integrated with the flexible cable and configured to reinforce a region of the flexible cable on the side of the terminal connecting portion, a plurality of the terminal connecting portions are arranged side by side on one side edge of the coupling portion and respectively project toward one side, and the reinforcement plate is shaped to correspond to each of the plurality of terminal connecting portions. ### Claim 2 A connector, comprising: a connector housing; and a flexible cable arranged in the connector housing, the flexible cable including a conductive path, wherein: the flexible cable includes a terminal connecting portion to be connected to a mating terminal on one end side of the conductive path and a board connecting portion to be connected to a circuit board on the other end side of the conductive path, the connector comprises a reinforcement plate integrated with the flexible cable and configured to reinforce a region of the flexible cable on the side of the terminal connecting portion, the terminal connecting portion and the reinforcement plate are integrated and provided to project toward a tip of the terminal connecting portion, and the connector housing includes a supporting portion that supports the reinforcement plate from a side opposite to the tip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, comprising a holding member that holds the flexible cable, the holding member being accommodated into the connector housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The connector of claim 3, wherein the holding member includes an angle restricting portion configured to restrict an angle of the board connecting portion with respect to the circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The connector of claim 3, wherein: the holding member includes a position restricting portion configured to restrict a position of the reinforcement plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The connector of claim 3, wherein the flexible cable is held by being sandwiched between the connector housing and the holding member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The connector of claim 3, wherein: the connector housing includes a fitting space, a mating connector housing being fit into the fitting space, an accommodation space configured to accommodate the holding member and a separation wall separating the fitting space and the accommodation space, the separation wall including a plurality of insertion holes, and a plurality of the terminal connecting portion are respectively arranged to project into the fitting space through the insertion holes together with corresponding parts of the reinforcement plate with the holding member arranged in the accommodation space. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, wherein a plurality of the board connecting portions are arranged side by side on the other end edge of the coupling portion and respectively project toward the other side. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A connector mounting body, comprising: the connector of claim 1; and a circuit board, the board connecting portion being soldered to a surface of the circuit board. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement plate is made of polyimide resin or glass epoxy resin.