The invention concerns a method for connecting a cable (4) to a connector part, such as a plug or socket, with electrical contacts (21). The cable comprises at least one layer (41) comprising several wires (42) arranged next to each other, the connector part comprising an interface (10, 60) with tracks for electrically connecting the wires of the layer (41) to the electrical contacts (21), and, when the wires of the layer are connected to the interface (10, 60), the layer is arranged flat. The invention also relates to the products obtained by the method.

A connector includes a housing and a flat flexible cable disposed in the housing. The housing has a base and a cover movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. The cover has a body and a protrusion protruding from the body. The flat flexible cable has an insulation material and a plurality of flat flexible conductors embedded in the insulation material. The flat flexible cable has an opening extending through the insulation material. The protrusion extends through the opening and abuts the base in the closed position of the cover.

A spring clip has a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam. The second beam is resiliently deflectable toward the first beam from a relaxed position distal from the first beam to a compressed position proximal to the first beam. The second beam has a spring latch disposed at an end of the second beam and extending toward the first beam. The spring latch engages the first beam to secure the second beam in the compressed position.

A connector for a flat flexible cable includes a housing and a terminal disposed in the housing. The housing has a base and a cover. The base has a closed section with a receiving passageway and an open section extending from the closed section. The cover encloses the open section in a closed position of the cover. The cover has a main body with a pressing surface and a latch extending from the main body. The latch engages a catch of the base in the closed position. The terminal is disposed in the receiving passageway and has a tab extending into the open section. The pressing surface abuts the tab and presses the tab toward the base in the closed position.

Provided is a connector that can hold a substrate firmly even in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. The connector (1) has: a connector housing (10) having a substrate accommodation space (S1); a terminal fitting (11) attached to the connector housing (10) so as to face the substrate accommodation space (S1); and a retainer (13) that holds a flexible substrate (30) positioned in the substrate accommodation space (S1) by pinching the flexible substrate (30) against the terminal fitting (11). The retainer (13) changes between a pressing state in which the flexible substrate (30) is pressed toward the terminal fitting (11), and a non-pressing state in which the pressing on the flexible substrate (30) is released. The retainer (13) is made of metal.

The locking members have an upper arm portion that extends in the forward-backward direction, a mountable portion that is mounted to the housing downwardly of the upper arm portion, and a strut portion that extends upwardly from the mountable portion and is coupled to the upper arm portion, the upper arm portion has a pressure-receiving arm portion that extends forwardly from the top end of the strut portion and a locking arm portion that extends toward the rear from the top end of the strut portion, the locking arm portion has an engaging portion positioned so as to permit engagement with the flat-type conductor when the movable member is in the closed position, the pressure-receiving arm portion has its front end portion located downwardly of the other parts while forming a pressure receiving portion.

The locking members have an upper arm portion, a mountable portion, and a strut portion; the upper arm portion has a. pressure-receiving arm portion and a locking arm portion; the mountable portion has an upper clamping portion and a lower clamping portion that extend in the forward-backward direction, and a coupling portion that couples the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion, with the upper clamping portion being resiliently displaceable in the up-down direction, and the mounting portion of the housing being clamped by the upper clamping portion and lower clamping portion in the up-down direction; the strut portion extends upwardly from the upper clamping portion and is coupled to the upper arm portion; the movable member has cam portions located above the pressure-receiving arm portions; and the cam portions depress the pressure-receiving arm portions downward when the movable member moves from the closed position to the open position.

A connector for a flat flexible cable or flat printed cable includes a housing portion and a plurality of terminals. The housing portion includes a plurality of terminal receiving passageways each receiving a contact portion of one of the plurality of terminals. A plurality of conductors exposed in a window extending through an insulation material of the flat flexible cable are each clamped in a terminating portion of one of the plurality of terminals by a clamping force applied thereon by a cover selectively fixable with respect to the housing portion.

A device that includes a first board, a second board, and coaxial cable coupled to the first board and the second board. The coaxial cable includes a multi-line coaxial cable configured to provide at least two electrical paths for electrical currents between the first board and the second board. A first plug is coupled to the first board. A second plug is coupled to the second board. The coaxial cable includes a first receptable and a second receptable. The first receptable is configured to couple to the first plug. The second receptable is configured to couple to the second plug. The coaxial cable is configured to provide (i) a first electrical path for a first electrical current between the first board and the second board, and (ii) a second electrical path for a second electrical current between the first board and the second board.

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a pair of contacts accommodated in the insulative housing and a temperature sensing element electrically connected with the contacts. The insulative housing defines a base portion and a receiving portion extending forwards from the base portion, the receiving portion has a cavity opening towards one side thereof. Each contact defines a retaining portion held in the base portion, a contacting arm provided at one end of the retaining portion and protruding into the cavity, and a mating arm provided at the opposite end of the retaining portion. The temperature sensing element is at least partially received in the cavity and connecting with the contacting arm of the contact in the cavity.