1. Field
The present disclosure relates to an electric connector for connecting a flat electric cable to a circuit board.
2. Description of the Related Art
Electric connectors for connecting a flat electric cable, such as a flexible flat cable, a flexible printed circuit (hereinafter referred to as an FPC) and the like, to a circuit board include an electric connector having a reinforcing member for increasing the strength in fixing the electric connector to the circuit board. In such an electric connector, not only the terminal but also the reinforcing member is soldered on the surface of the circuit board, thereby increasing the strength in fixing the electric connector on the circuit board.
Conventionally, in order to prevent a flat electric cable, such as an FPC and the like, from being removed from the electric connector, there has been proposed an electric connector having a reinforcing member formed so that the electric cable is caught thereon. For example, the electric connector described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-299554 has a plate-like reinforcing member with a lower edge to be soldered on the surface of the circuit board. The upper edge of the reinforcing member is formed with a recess on which a projecting portion, formed on a side edge of an electric cable, can be placed. With the projecting portion fitted in the recess, the electric cable is prevented from being removed.