Molex Corporation

Cong Li

Hideyuki Hirata

Teruhito Suzuki

Koji Murakami

A flat flexible cable connector () has a housing () with an insertion opening () in its front face. Two lengths of flexible cable () are placed end to end and are inserted into the opening. The connector has terminals () with top and bottom opposing contact portions () which are aligned with the exposed conductive leads on the two lengths of flexible cables. A moveable actuator () applies pressure to the terminal contact portions to effect a reliable connection between the flexible cables.

Relay connector

A relay connector () for joining together two lengths of flat printed circuitry or flat flexible cable is formed from two connector housings () of identical shape. The two housings are joined together by a set of conductive terminals () and housing engagement members. The terminals are bilaterally symmetrical and have contact and engagement portions at their ends which are received in terminal-receiving grooves in the rear of the two housings. A pair of actuators () are rotatably mounted to the housings and they move in opposite directions to open and close.

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Dalian, China

Cong Li