Connector, method of manufacturing connector, and flat cable with connector

A connector comprising:

• a housing including a first fitting portion to which a flat cable is fitted and a second fitting portion to which a mating connector is fitted;
• a first contact that includes a first contacting portion making contact with a front surface of the flat cable and a second contacting portion making contact with the mating connector;
• and a second contact that includes a third contacting portion making contact with a back surface of the flat cable and a fourth contacting portion making contact with the mating connector, the first contact and the second contact being held in the housing, wherein
• both of the first contact and the second contact have a substantially L-shape, the flat cable is interposed between the first contacting portion formed at one side of the first contact and the third contacting portion formed at one side of the second contact, and further the second contacting portion is formed between a tip of the other side of the first contact extending in a thickness direction of the flat cable and a bending portion having a substantially L-shape to make contact with the mating connector, and the fourth contacting portion is formed between a tip of the other side of the second contact extending in the thickness direction of the flat cable and a bending portion having a substantially L-shape to make contact with the mating connector.

A connector comprising:

• a housing including a first fitting portion to which a flat cable is fitted and a second fitting portion to which a mating connector is fitted;
• a first contact that includes a first contacting portion making contact with a front surface of the flat cable and a second contacting portion making contact with the mating connector;
• and
• a second contact that includes a third contacting portion making contact with a back surface of the flat cable and a fourth contacting portion making contact with the mating connector, the first contact and the second contact being held in the housing, wherein
• the first contact has a first arm portion and a second arm portion facing each other, one end of the first arm portion and one end of the second arm portion are connected to each other with a U-shaped portion, the flat cable is interposed in a thickness direction at a non-connection side of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and the first contacting portion is provided at a tip of the first arm portion or in the vicinity of the tip of the first arm portion,
• the second contacting portion is formed on at least one of the first arm portion and the second arm portion and is positioned between the U-shaped portion and the tips of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and
• the second contact has a substantially L-shape, the flat cable is interposed between the first contacting portion formed on the first arm portion of the first contact and the third contacting portion formed at one side of the second contact, and further the fourth contacting portion is formed between a tip of the other side of the second contact extending in the thickness direction of the flat cable and a bending portion having a substantially L-shape to make contact with the mating connector.

A connector comprising:

• a housing including a first fitting portion to which a flat cable is fitted and a second fitting portion to which a mating connector is fitted;
• a first contact that includes a first contacting portion making contact with a front surface of the flat cable and a second contacting portion making contact with the mating connector;
• and
• a second contact that includes a third contacting portion making contact with a back surface of the flat cable and a fourth contacting portion making contact with the mating connector, the first contact and the second contact being held in the housing, wherein
• the first contact has a first arm portion and a second arm portion facing each other, one end of the first arm portion and one end of the second arm portion are connected to each other with a U-shaped portion, the U-shaped portion has a bending portion which is bent toward the mating connector to be fitted in a thickness direction of the flat cable, the flat cable is interposed in the thickness direction at a non-connection side of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and the first contacting portion is provided at a tip of the first arm portion or in the vicinity of the tip of the first arm portion,
• the bending portion is positioned nearer the mating connector in the thickness direction of the flat cable than the non-connection side of the first arm portion and the second arm portion,
• the second contacting portion is formed on at least one of the first arm portion and the second arm portion of the bending portion, and
• the second contact has a substantially L-shape, the flat cable is interposed between the first contacting portion formed on the first arm portion of the first contact and the third contacting portion formed at one side of the second contact, and further the fourth contacting portion is formed between a tip of the other side of the second contact extending in the thickness direction of the flat cable and a bending portion having a substantially L-shape to make contact with the mating connector.