Flat cable coupler and electrical connector assembly
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsAkira Kubo, Isao Igarashi, Masata Umehara, Takashi Sekine
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible flat cable and a coupler. The flexible flat cable has a tip. A plurality of conductors is provided on a section of the tip between ends thereof. The coupler includes a first holding member mated with a second holding member. The flexible flat cable is positioned between the first and second holding members. The coupler is arranged behind the tip such that both sides of the tip are exposed. The coupler has a width longer than the section of the tip provided with the conductors.
Claims15
A coupler for inserting a tip of a flexible flat cable into an electrical connector, the tip being provided with a plurality of conductors between ends thereof for electrically connecting the flexible flat cable to contacts in the electrical connector, the coupler comprising:
- first and second holding members, the first and second holding members forming a gap for receiving a portion of the flexible flat cable behind the tip there between when mated with each other such that both sides of the tip are exposed;
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- a lock arm extending from the coupler for engaging with a corresponding engagement member on the electrical connector.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising
- a flexible flat cable having a tip, a plurality of conductors being provided on a section of the tip between ends thereof;
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- a coupler including a first holding member mated with a second holding member, the flexible flat cable being positioned between the first and second holding members, the coupler being arranged behind the tip such that both sides of the tip are exposed, the coupler having a width longer than the section of the tip provided with the conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.