(19)
(11) EP 0 668 629 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.08.1995 Bulletin 1995/34

(21) Application number: 95102344.9

(22) Date of filing: 20.02.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 4/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 21.02.1994 GB 9403262

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hotea, Gheorghe
    D-64347 Griesheim (DE)
  • Dunkel, Frank Erich
    D-63073 Offenbach (DE)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) IDC branch connector for flat flexible cable


(57) A branch connector (2) for interconnection of orthogonally disposed flat flexible cables (4, 6) comprises a plurality of IDC terminals (34) having pairs of IDC slots (42, 52) for good electrical connection. The terminals (34) are mounted on an intermediate housing (12) such that they overlap in order to provide for a compact design. Contact between adjacent terminals is avoided by stepping a base portion (58) of a second IDC section (38) down from a base portion (46) of a first IDC section (36). Advantageously therefore, cables with small pitches can be interconnected whilst providing a pair of IDC slots per connection to each cable for good conductivity therebetween.






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