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US 6,641,404 B2Granted
Rotary connector using plurality of flexible cables
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuo Matsuzaki, Kenichi Saiso
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Abstract
There are provided a fixed side housing, a movable side housing pivotably mounted to the fixed side housing, a plurality of flexible cables contained in a space formed between the fixed side housing and the movable side housing in a laminated state and a single piece of lead block having a plurality of first connection terminals connected with at least ones of respective ends of the plurality of flexible cables.
Claims20
A rotary connector comprising:
- a fixed side housing;
- a movable side housing pivotably mounted to the fixed side housing;
- a plurality of flexible cables contained in a space formed between the fixed side housing and the movable side housing in a laminated state;
- and
- a lead block having a plurality of first connection terminals connected with the plurality of flexible cables;
- wherein in the plurality of flexible cables at least one first base conductor in a strip-like shape is sandwiched between insulating films and includes a first exposed conductor constituted by extending and exposing the first base conductor from the insulating films, wherein the first exposed conductors extended from the respective insulating films at a same position, are electrically connected and laminated to each of the plurality of first connection terminals respectively, and wherein the same current flows to the first base conductors of the plurality of flexible cables.
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A rotary connector comprising:
- a fixed side housing;
- a movable side housing pivotably mounted to the fixed side housing;
- at least two flexible cables contained in a space formed between the fixed side housing and the movable side housing in a laminated state;
- and
- a lead block having a plurality of first connection terminals connected with least respective ends of at least the two flexible cables;
- wherein in at least the two flexible cables a first base conductor in a strip-like shape is sandwiched between insulating films and includes a first exposed conductor exposed from the insulating films and extended from the first base conductor, wherein the first exposed conductors extended from the respective insulating films of at least the two flexible cables at different positions in a width direction of the insulating films, are electrically connected to the respective first connection terminals and are respectively laminated to the plurality of first connection terminals, and wherein the same current flows to the first base conductors of at least the two flexible cables.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.