Flexible printed circuit connector with an improved slider
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJen Jou Chang
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Abstract
A flexible printed circuit connector (1) includes a substantially rectangular housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the housing, a slider (40) and a pair of solder pads (30). The slider has a pair of ribs (404) at each side thereof, and a protrusion (411) downwardly formed at a rear end thereof for movement between an open position wherein a FPC (5) is free to be inserted into the housing and a closed position wherein the slider biases the FPC against terminals. Each solder pad has an L-shaped rear part (303) mounted in the housing and a C-shaped front part (305) receiving a rib of the slider. The front part forms a vertical front arm (307), and the rear part forms a vertical rear arm (302) spaced a distance apart and offset from the front arm.
Claims12
An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit (FPC), comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow portion exposed to a front thereof for receiving an end of the FPC;
- a plurality of terminals received in the housing for electrically connecting with the FPC;
- a solder pad mounted on the housing and having an integral base adapted for being secured to a circuit board;
- and
- a slider movably mounted on the housing and having a pair of ribs rearwardly extending from lateral ends thereof, a protrusion downwardly formed at a rear end of the rib for facilitating movement of the slider between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein
- when the slider is in the open position, the protrusion abuts the integral base of the solder pad to thereby provide an enlarged opening between the slider and the housing, whereby the FPC is free to be inserted into the housing, and when the slider is in the closed position, the protrusion engages with a rear edge of the integral base of the solder pad, whereby the slider biases the FPC against the terminals.
An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit (FPC), comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow portion exposed to a front thereof for receiving an end of the FPC;
- a plurality of terminals received in the housing;
- a slider having a pair of ribs formed on opposite sides thereof for engaging with the housing and an elongated pressure plate between the ribs for biasing the FPC against the terminals;
- and
- a solder pad mounted on the housing and comprising a front base and a rear base integrally formed in a common plane for welding to a circuit board, a front arm vertically extending from the front base, a top arm extending from the front arm and parallel to the front base, a rear arm vertically extending from the rear base and spaced a distance apart from and offset relative to the front arm for anchoring onto the housing, the top arm and the front base limiting an up-and-down movement of the rib received therebetween.
An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit(FPC), comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow portion exposed to an exterior;
- a plurality of terminals received within the housing for electrically connecting to the FPC;
- a pair of solder pads attached to two sides of the housing;
- and
- a slider movably mounted to the housing, said slider including a main body received within the hollow portion, and two ribs extending rearwardly by two sides of the main body;
- wherein
- each of said solder pads includes retention means for securing to the housing and a U-shaped portion spaced from said retention means and exposed to the exterior whereby each of said ribs moves along the corresponding U-shaped portion and is substantially received therein when the slider is assembled to the housing, each U-shaped portion limits an up-and-down movement of the rib received therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.