FLAT CIRCUIT CONNECTOR WITH PIVOTED ACTUATOR

摘要

An electrical connector is provided for connecting a flat electrical circuit to a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a slot at a front portion thereof for receiving an end of the flat circuit in a circuit insertion direction. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array and spaced along the slot. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an open position allowing the flat circuit to be inserted into the slot and a closed position biasing the flat circuit against the terminals. At least some of the terminals comprise pivot terminals having a pivot portion for engaging a pivot portion of the actuator to provide for pivotal movement of the actuator between its open and closed positions. At least one fitting nail is mounted on the housing for fixing the housing to the printed circuit board. The fitting nail has a biasing portion for biasing the pivot portion of the actuator into engagement with the pivot portion of the pivot terminals.