Electrical connector for a flat conductor

An electrical connector for a flat conductor, comprising:

• a metal plate terminal;
• a housing holding the metal plate terminal at a predetermined interval in a direction orthogonal to a plate surface thereof;
• and
• a movable member at a front end side of the electrical connector configured to move between an open position that enables insertion of a flat conductor facing frontward toward a receiving part formed on the housing and a closed position that presses the flat conductor at the terminal,
• wherein the metal plate terminal comprises a pressing arm part extending such that an insertion-and-removal direction of the flat conductor is in a longitudinal direction, and a supporting arm part connected to the pressing arm part by a connecting part that extends in the longitudinal direction;
• the pressing arm part comprises:
• a pressing part for pressing one surface of the flat conductor on a rear end side, wherein the rear end side of the electrical conductor is an insertion side of the flat conductor, and
• a pressure receiving part that receives a force from a cam part at a more frontward position than the pressing part;
• the pressing arm part receives a force from the cam part, and the pressing arm part causes elastic displacement inside the same surface as the terminal plate surface, such that the flat conductor is pressed by the pressing part, and
• wherein a regulating part that regulates elastic displacement on a more rear end side than a connecting part of the pressing arm part is provided on at least one of the terminal pressing arm part and the housing or a member attached to the housing;
• wherein the pressing arm part comprises a protruding part that floats with respect to the regulating part when the movable member is configured in the open position, and causes the pressing arm part and the regulating part to contact when the movable member is configured in the closed position.