Multi-layer flat cable electrical connector and its termination method

摘要

A multi-layer flat cable electrical connector for terminating flat cables in a plurality of layers, which comprises a plurality of contacts having a contacting portion for contact with a contact of the mating connector and a press-fit portion for connection with a conductor of said flat cable; an insulating housing for supporting said contacts so that said press-fit portions may project upward from its top surface in at least a pair of rows; a cable retainer with a retention channel for holding the end portions of said flat cables laminated one upon another, a plurality of termination grooves for receiving each conductor of said flat cable on either side, and a plurality of recesses for receiving said press-fit portions projecting from said housing, said cable retainer adapted to join to said insulating housing to complete said multi-layer flat cable electrical connector.