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US 2023/0056567 A1Published application
Spring Clip and Connector For a Flat Flexible Cable
AssigneeTE Connectivity Services GmbH
InventorsChristopher Raybold, John Mark Myer, Ryan David Hetrick
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Abstract
A spring clip has a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam. The second beam is resiliently deflectable toward the first beam from a relaxed position distal from the first beam to a compressed position proximal to the first beam. The second beam has a spring latch disposed at an end of the second beam and extending toward the first beam. The spring latch engages the first beam to secure the second beam in the compressed position.
Claims20
A spring clip, comprising:
- a first beam;
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- a second beam connected to the first beam and resiliently deflectable toward the first beam from a relaxed position distal from the first beam to a compressed position proximal to the first beam, the second beam has a spring latch disposed at an end of the second beam and extending toward the first beam, the spring latch engages the first beam in the compressed position.
A connector for a flat flexible cable, comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, the base has a closed section with a receiving passageway and an open section extending from the closed section, the cover is movable with respect to the base between an open position exposing the open section and a closed position enclosing the open section, the cover has a main body with a pressing surface;
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- a spring clip disposed in the receiving passageway, the spring clip having a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam, the pressing surface contacts the second beam as the cover moves from the open position to the closed position and deflects the second beam toward the first beam into a compressed position, the second beam has a spring latch extending toward the first beam, the spring latch engages the first beam in the compressed position.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a flat flexible cable having an insulation material and a conductor embedded in the insulation material, the conductor is exposed through a portion of the insulation material;
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- a connector including a housing and a spring clip disposed in the housing, the spring clip has a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam, the flat flexible cable is disposed between the first beam and the second beam, the second beam is resiliently deflectable toward the first beam into a compressed position in which the conductor is electrically connected to the spring clip, the second beam has a spring latch engaging the first beam in the compressed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.