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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1986
Yuji Hirai, Yokahama, JP;
Yoshiharu Yokomizo, Yokohama, JP;
Honda Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connector for a flat cable having a contact housing with a plurality of signal contact members and a plurality of ground contact members being disposed alternately and in parallel one with another. The plurality of contact members being housed within the contact housing and with respective leading portions of the contact members projecting into an internal space formed at a rear portion thereof. A cable base containing a flat cable including a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors disposed alternately and in parallel one with another within the cable base, respective exposed end portions of the conductors are positioned within the cable base on at least one of an upper and lower surface of the cable base. A bus bar is provided in the cable base and being in contact with the end portions of the ground conductors. Wherein inserting the cable base into the internal space of the contact housing a leading portion of each of the signal contact members may be brought into pressure contact with the end portion of the corresponding signal conductors and a leading portion of each of the ground contact members may be brought into contact with a portion of the naked end portion of the corresponding ground conductors being in contact with the bus bar.