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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Jeffrey S. Campbell, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wesley W. Weber, Jr., Metamora, MI (US);
Aptiv Technologies Limited, , BB;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing that is configured to receive a planar first substrate having an electrically conductive first circuit trace with a first contact region, such a flat cable. The housing is further configured to receive a planar second substrate having an electrically conductive second circuit trace with a second contact region, such as a printed circuit board or another flat cable. The housing is configured to align the first contact region with the second contact region. The connector also includes a force application device configured to apply a compressive contact force to the first and second substrates, thereby putting the first contact region in intimate compressive contact with the second contact region. The connector may also include an moveable actuating member that is configured to selectively increase the compressive contact force applied to the first and second substrates via interaction with the force application device.