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A rotary connector apparatus having an improved structure for connecting a flexible cable 4 of the apparatus with a wire harness 7. The rotary connector apparatus includes a stator housing 1 and a rotor housing 2 rotatably mounted on the stator housing 1. The flexible cable 4 is received in a spiral formation within a space formed between the stator housing 1 and the rotor housing 2. A terminal 5 is electrically connected to an electric wire 4a exposed from the flexible cable 4. A supporter 6 is molded with the terminal 5 and fixed to at least one of the stator housing 1 and the rotor housing 2. The wire harness 7 is electrically connected to the terminal 5 by welding or the like. The supporter 6 has a holding portion 6b, 13a in the form of a through hole 6b, 13a into which a core wire 7a, 11b or a coating film 7d at the end point of the harness is inserted. The holding portion 6b, 13a facilitates welding of the flexible cable to the wire harness by preventing individual strands of the core wire from scattering.
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