Connector having two connectors inserted into one lead block
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorShunji Araki
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Abstract
In the rotary connector, at least one of the first and second lead blocks includes a holding member and a plurality of terminals having connection terminal portions which are projected outwardly from the holding member, respective terminal portions of the flexible cable are connected to a plurality of terminals, a plurality of terminals are formed of at least two, that is, first and second groups of terminals, and, at different positions on first and second straight lines which are placed in parallel with each other with a given distance between them, distal ends of respective connection terminal portions of the first and second groups of terminals are arranged in parallel to each other.
Claims5
A rotary connector comprising a stationary housing on which a first lead block is mounted, a movable housing on which a second lead block is mounted and is rotatably mounted with respect to the stationary housing, and a flexible cable which is accommodated inside of an accommodating portion formed between the stationary housing and the movable housing, wherein
- at least one of the first and second lead blocks includes a holding member and a plurality of terminals having connection terminal portions which are projected outwardly from the holding member,
- wherein respective terminal portions of the flexible cable are connected to the plurality of terminals, the plurality of terminals having at least first and second groups of terminals,
- distal ends of respective connection terminal portions of the first group of terminals are arranged along a first line and distal ends of the respective connection terminal portions of the second groups of terminals are arranged along a second line, the first and second lines are parallel with each other and are separated by a given distance,
- proximal portions of the respective connection terminal portions of both the first and second group of terminals connected with the holding member are arranged along the second line, bends are formed in the respective connection terminal portions of the first group of terminals, and the respective connection terminal portions of the second group of terminals extend straight from the proximal portions to the distal ends.
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