HIGH DENSITY RIBBON CABLE CONNECTOR

摘要

A high density electrical connector (20) for terminating to conductors (80) of a ribbon cable (82) has an insulative housing (22) defining a cable receiving face (28), a mating face (26) and at least one row of terminal receiving passages (30) extending therebetween with terminals (32) secured therein. The terminal receiving passages (30) open into opposing channels near the cable receiving face (28). Each terminal (32) includes a mating portion (34), an intermediate section (40) and an insulation displacement plate (38). The intermediate section (40) is defined by a pair of sheared edges (70,72) extending toward the insulation displacement plate from the mating portion (34). The intermediate section includes a notched region defining a first shoulder and an insert sheared edge. The intermediate section (40) further includes a lateral offset formed such that the mating portion (34) is perpendicular to the insulation displacement plate (38). The first shculder, a portion of the intermediate section and the insulation displacement plate (38) are received in a channel near the cable receiving face (28). The first shoulder and insert sheared edge are adapted to be a predetermined spacing from any part of an adjacent contact.