US 12,469,988 B2
Direct connector for flat flexible cable
Galen M. Martin, Middletown, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0136738 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0235066 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 4/24 (2018.01); H01R 4/2406 (2018.01); H01R 12/59 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 4/2406 (2018.01) [H01R 12/592 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for a flat flexible cable (FFC), comprising:
a terminal holder adapted to be mounted to a substrate;
a plurality of terminals arranged within the terminal holder, each terminal defining a plurality of tines arranged in a row;
a cable holder slidably arranged on the terminal holder and movable between an insertion position wherein an FFC is free to be inserted into the cable holder, and an installed position wherein the plurality of tines of the plurality of terminals are adapted to engage with conductors of the FFC arranged within the cable holder;
a lock adapted to fix the cable holder in the installed position relative to the terminal holder; and
a plurality of secondary locking features including a plurality of corresponding latches and catches formed on front portions of the cable holder and the terminal holder.