A cable assembly includes a flat flexible cable having a plurality of conductors embedded within an insulation material. A portion of each of the conductors is exposed a shared opening selectively formed in the insulation material, allowing for a crimping portion of an electrically conductive terminal to engage with the conductor within the opening. The crimping portion of the terminal includes a base defining at least one protrusion extending therefrom, and first and second sidewalls extending from the base. The base and the first and second sidewalls define an opening receiving the conductor therein. In a crimped state of the terminal, the first sidewall is folded into the opening for crimping the conductor within the opening and against the protrusion.

A spring clip includes a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam and 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 extending toward the first beam. The spring latch engages the first beam to secure the second beam in the compressed position.

A terminal to be connected to a front end part of a flexible board including an insulating base film and a conductive path is provided with a terminal body including a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the flexible board and a tubular shell to be disposed outside sandwiching portion. The sandwiching portion includes a conductive contact portion for contacting the conductive path of the flexible board. The shell includes a pressurizing portion for pressing the sandwiching portion toward the flexible board, the pressurizing portion projecting inwardly of the shell. The shell includes a wide portion not formed with the pressurizing portion and a narrow portion narrower inside than the wide portion by being formed with the pressurizing portion. The narrow portion is located outside the sandwiching portion, whereby the conductive contact portion of the sandwiching portion contacts the conductive path.

A terminal to be connected to a front end part of a flexible board including an insulating base film and a conductive path is provided with a terminal body including a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the flexible board and a tubular shell to be disposed outside sandwiching portion. The sandwiching portion includes a conductive contact portion for contacting the conductive path of the flexible board. The shell includes a pressurizing portion for pressing the sandwiching portion toward the flexible board, the pressurizing portion projecting inwardly of the shell. The shell includes a wide portion not formed with the pressurizing portion and a narrow portion narrower inside than the wide portion by being formed with the pressurizing portion. The narrow portion is located outside the sandwiching portion, whereby the conductive contact portion of the sandwiching portion contacts the conductive path.

In an interposer, metal bodies are included in a resin layer and separated from each other. A dimension of each of the metal bodies in an upward-downward direction is greater than a dimension of each of the plurality of metal bodies in a direction orthogonal to the upward-downward direction. At least one of the metal bodies is located in a first electrode and at least one of the plurality of metal bodies is located in a second electrode to electrically couple together the first electrode and the second electrode.

In an interposer, metal bodies are included in a resin layer and separated from each other. A dimension of each of the metal bodies in an upward-downward direction is greater than a dimension of each of the plurality of metal bodies in a direction orthogonal to the upward-downward direction. At least one of the metal bodies is located in a first electrode and at least one of the plurality of metal bodies is located in a second electrode to electrically couple together the first electrode and the second electrode.

A connector (10) is provided with a terminal fitting (60) to be connected to a circuit board (120), a housing (20) for accommodating the terminal fitting (60), a board accommodating portion (50) for accommodating the circuit board (120) in the housing (20), a retainer mounting hole (54) provided in the housing (20), and a retainer (80) for locking the terminal fitting (60) by being inserted into the retainer mounting hole (54). A thermal expansion difference between the retainer (80) and the circuit board (120) is set larger than that between the housing (20) and the circuit board (120).

A plurality of light source boards each having a wiring pattern including a plurality of wires, a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on each light source board, switching on and off of which being controlled by a control board, board-side connectors each attached to a corresponding one of the plurality of light source boards, a flexible flat cable that has a multi-core structure including a flat-shaped insulator and a plurality of conductors aligned in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the insulator, and is connected at one end to the control board, and a plurality of cable-side connectors attached to the flexible flat cable and coupled to the board-side connectors are included.

A cable assembly comprises a cable and a conductive member. The cable extends in a longitudinal direction. The cable has a first location and a second location in the longitudinal direction. The cable comprises a conductive portion and an outer cover. The outer cover covers the conductive portion. The conductive member is attached with the cable. The conductive member has a first portion, a second portion and a planar portion. The first portion is positioned at the first location in the longitudinal direction. The first portion is crimped to the outer cover. The second portion is positioned at the second location in the longitudinal direction. The second portion is crimped to the conductive portion. The planar portion extends from the first location to the second location in the longitudinal direction.

A connector for a flat flexible cable includes a housing and a spring clip disposed in the housing. The housing has a main body and a cover. The cover is movable with respect to the main body between an open position and a closed position. The spring clip is resiliently deflectable by the cover. The spring clip is in a first state with the cover in the open position in which the spring clip abuts a conductor exposed through an insulation material of the flat flexible cable with a first contact force. The spring clip is in a second state with the cover in the closed position in which the spring clip abuts the conductor with a second contact force greater than the first contact force.