Electrical connector for flat-type conductors

An electrical connector for flat-type conductors to which a flat-type conductor extending in a forward-backward direction and dimensionally thick in an up-down direction is connected,

• the electrical connector comprising:
• a housing that has formed therein a receiving space open toward a rear for forward insertion of the flat-type conductor,
• multiple terminals that are arranged and retained in the housing such that a terminal array direction is a direction perpendicular to both the forward-backward direction and the up-down direction,
• locking members that are disposed outside an array range of the terminals in the terminal array direction and retained in the housing, and
• a movable member that is provided forwardly of the receiving space and is capable of moving between a closed position and an open position while pivoting about a pivotal axis extending in the terminal array direction,
• with extraction of the flat-type conductor being prevented when the movable member is in the closed position and extraction of the flat-type conductor being permitted when the movable member is in the open position, wherein:
• at least one of the terminals have shaft restricting portions located above shaft body portions,
• the locking members have an upper arm portion that extends in the forward-backward direction upwardly of the receiving space, a mountable portion that is mounted to the housing downwardly of the upper arm portion, and a strut portion that extends upwardly from the mountable portion and is coupled to the upper arm portion,
• the upper arm portion has a pressure-receiving arm portion that extends forwardly from a top end of the strut portion, and a locking arm portion that extends rearwardly from the top end of the strut portion,
• the locking arm portion has an engaging portion positioned so as to permit engagement from the rear with an engageable portion in the flat-type conductor when the movable member is in the closed position,
• the pressure-receiving arm portion extends from the top end of the strut portion in a forward direction and then curves downwardly such that a front end portion forming the pressure-receiving arm portion is positioned at a lower elevation than a rearward portion of the pressure-receiving arm portion that is coupled to the strut portion,
• the movable member has the shaft body portions positioned so as to include the pivotal axis when viewed in the terminal array direction, and cam portions positioned above the pressure-receiving portions,
• the cam portions have pressure-applying portions that contact the pressure-receiving portions,
• the pressure-applying portions are located within bounds of the shaft body portions in the up-down direction, and
• the cam portions apply downward pressure to the pressure-receiving portions when the movable member moves from the closed position to the open position.