Electrical connector with improved actuator having pivotal movement limiting arrangement
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorChun-Kung Wu
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Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit, comprising: a housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing; and an actuator pivotally mounted to the housing for rotating movement between an opened position and a closed position, the actuator comprising a flat member, a pair of supporting mechanism each integrally formed on opposite ends of the flat member, and an arrangement provided adjacent to the supporting mechanism limiting pivotal movement of the actuator when the actuator in the opened position.
Claims20
An electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit, comprising:
- a housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion;
- a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing;
- and
- an actuator pivotally mounted to the housing for rotating movement between an opened position and a closed position, the actuator comprising a flat member, a pair of supporting mechanism each integrally formed on opposite ends of the flat member, and an arrangement provided adjacent to the supporting mechanism limiting pivotal movement of the actuator when the actuator in the opened position.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a receiving space for receiving a flexible printed circuit (FPC);
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with a mating section for engagement with the FPC, and further with an engagement section;
- and
- an actuator position upon the housing with a plurality of pivot axes respectively engaged with the corresponding engagement sections so as to be pivotally moved relative to the housing;
- wherein
- two ends of said actuator define cam structures to engage corresponding portions of the housing so as to retain the actuator in position when said actuator is rotated to an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.