A ZERO INSERTION FORCE CONNECTOR

摘要

A zero insertion force "ZIF" connector (1) for connecting a flat flexible cable "FFC" to contacts of a printed circuit board "PCB" comprising first and second housings which are relatively moveable between an unlocked state in which an FFC (22) may be freely inserted into the housings for engagement with the contacts and a locked state in which the conductors of the FFC are captively engaged in electrical contact with the contacts; a latch system interconnecting the housing to latch the housings in their unlocked and locked state; and contact and FFC conductor guidance ribs (68) and spaced to align the FFC conductors and the contacts for electrical connection of each conductor with an associated contact.