Abstract:
A flexible ribbon cable includes two opposed cover sheet insulators. Each cover sheet insulator has inner and outer surfaces. Electrical conductors are arranged in parallel to one other between the inner surfaces of the cover sheet insulators. The cover sheet insulators and the electrical conductors insulated therein form a flexible ribbon cable segment. A reinforcing sheet is arranged on the outer surface of at least one of the cover sheets of at least one section of the flexible ribbon cable segment such that the at least one section of the flexible ribbon cable segment having the reinforcing sheet is relatively more protected and perhaps relatively more stiffened than remaining sections of the flexible ribbon cable segment.
Abstract:
An electrical connection assembly provides an electrical connection for an electrical component mounted on a movable bed of a vehicle. The electrical connection assembly includes a sub-assembly supported on the movable bed, and another sub-assembly supported on the frame of the vehicle so that the two sub-assemblies make electrical contact when the bed is in one positions. The electrical contact can be broken when the bed moves relative to the vehicle frame. In one embodiment, both sub-assemblies are biased toward each other to maintain a solid electrically conductive path between conductive contacts on each sub-assembly. One sub-assembly can include a number of conductive plates, while the other can include a like number of conductive plungers. The conductive components are supported on insulator plates. One of the plates defines a plunger bore to receive a plunger therein such that the plunger can reciprocate and pivot angularly relative to the plate. A spring can be disposed within the bore to bias the plunger outwardly from the bore. The plunger can include an enlarged head having a chamfer to accommodate angular orientations of the plunger relative to the insulator plate.
Abstract:
An electric connector for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising a connector body having an electric connector. An attachment body having resilient retainer arms for holding the connector body in a pre-assembled position and for engaging the connector body in a final assembly position on the steering wheel, and a complementary connector having an electric contact that couples with the electric connector of the connector body.
Abstract:
There are provided a fixed side housing, a movable side housing pivotably mounted to the fixed side housing, a plurality of flexible cables contained in a space formed between the fixed side housing and the movable side housing in a laminated state and a single piece of lead block having a plurality of first connection terminals connected with at least ones of respective ends of the plurality of flexible cables.
Abstract:
A mechanism is provided for removing rotation clamping members in which a rotor of a cable reel is temporarily clamped to a stator. Rotation clamping members which are temporarily positioned over the stator and the rotor of the cable reel are connected with a vertical piece through a hinge that allows a lateral piece to pivot downwardly easily from a root. When removing the rotation clamping member for permitting rotation of the rotor, the lateral piece of the rotation clamping members which is lifted up engages against the periphery of the wheel hub followed by downward pivoting from the root, so that the clamping members are removed smoothly through the side of the wheel boss.
Abstract:
An apparatus (1A) for taking up the slack of a wire harness takes up the slack of a flexible, flat wire harness (4) which is accommodated in a housing (2A) having a second side plate (9) formed in an inclined manner with respect to a first side plate (5), and which is drawn out of the housing (2A). This second side plate (9) is provided in such a manner as to assume a gradual downward gradient from a first opening (7) side toward a second opening (11) side. The wire harness (4) which is inserted through the first opening (7) is partially bonded to the first side plate (5), is once folded back toward the introducing side, i.e., the first opening (7) side, in a state in which the curvature of bending is practically nil. The wire harness (4) is then turned back toward the second opening (11) side in a state of being curved arcuately by the resilient action of the wire harness (4) itself, and is drawn out of the housing (2A) through the second opening (11).
Abstract:
A cable holding structure is adapted so that a bent portion (13a) of a flexible flat cable (13) is held by a rotator (11). In this structure, a groove-like holder portion (19), into which the bent portion (13a) is inserted, is formed in the rotator (11). A slit (19a), into which a flexible flat cable (13) extending in one direction X is inserted from the bent portion (13a), and an opening portion (19b), into which another cable (13) extending in another direction Y is inserted from the bent portion (13a), are formed in this holder portion (19). A stopper (19c) abutting against a side edge portion (13b) of the cable (13), which extends in the latter direction Y, is provided on the surface of the slit (19a). A slip-off preventing projection (21) abutting against an upper side edge portion (13c) of the cable (13), which extends in the one direction X, from the bent portion (13a) is provided on the surface of the opening portion (19b).
Abstract:
A flexible cable is constructed in a band-like shape by sandwiching a plurality of conductive wires with a pair of insulating films, and a lead block is constructed by fixing a plurality of joint bars to a resin body. In a connecting structure of the flexible cable and the lead block, a part of one of the insulating films is removed so that the conductive wires are exposed at an end of the flexible cable. In addition, through holes for preventing deformation are formed in the remaining insulating film at positions between the exposed parts of the conductive wires. The exposed parts of the conductive wires are connected to the joint bars at positions close to the through holes by ultrasonic welding.
Abstract:
Since a rotary connector B in which lock operation is released is mounted onto a steering device, in this mounting operation, the neutral rotation positions of both housings are shifted, resulting in wrong mounting. Therefore, there is provided a rotary connector permitting reliable mounting. A lock member is integrally formed of an arm portion, a finger-hook portion, a coupling portion, and a fixing portion, the fixing portion having a thin portion and a fixing remaining portion wherein, in a locked state, the fixing remaining portion is held at a locking portion of a first housing, the coupling portion is engaged with a rotation restraint portion, the arm portion is provided along a top surface, and the finger-hook portion is protruded outwardly of an outer cylindrical portion, and in an unlocked state, the finger-hook portion is folded so as to be close to the outer cylindrical portion, thereby separating the arm portion from the thin portion while the fixing remaining portion remains held in the locking portion of the first housing.
Abstract:
In a connecting structure, an end portion (11A) of a FFC (11), including a plurality of parallel conductors (12) held between base films (13 and 14), is joined by soldering to wiring terminal patterns (16) formed on a surface of a wiring board (15). The lower covering film (13), which is to be joined to the wiring terminal patterns (16) at the end portion (11A) of the FFC (11), is removed over a length corresponding to a region of soldering levelers (18) formed respectively on the wiring terminal patterns (16). The upper covering film (14) is removed at the end portion (11A) over a region closer to the end of the flat circuit member (11) than an end of the lower covering film (13), and covers part of the wiring terminal patterns (16).