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Notes on Using FPC Connectors

ACCTB13E 201303-T

■ Precautions for insertion/removal of FPC

<Front-Lock>

• To open the lever, hold its center and pull it up. An uneven load

applied to the lever on one side may deform and break the lever.

Do not apply an excessive load to the lever in the opening

direction, otherwise, the terminals may be deformed.

• Don’t further apply an excessive load to the fully opened lever;

otherwise, the lever may be deformed.

• Fully open the lever to insert an FPC.

• Since this product connects at the bottom, please insert the

FPC so that its electrode plane is facing the board to which it will

be mounted. Do not insert the FPC in the reverse direction of the

contact section; otherwise, operation failures or malfunctions

may be caused.

(Y3FT)

• This product has a structure to position an inserted FPC using

the FPC tabs.

Therefore, insert an FPC at an angle to the board. If the FPC is

inserted in the direction parallel to the board, the molded

positioning parts block the FPC, leading to incomplete insertion.

Do not insert the FPC at an excessive angle to the board.

Otherwise, it may cause the deformation of metal parts, FPC

insertion failures, and FPC circuit breakages.

(Y3F)

• Completely insert the FPC horizontally. Do not insert the FPC

at an excessive angle to the board. Otherwise, it may cause the

deformation of metal parts, FPC insertion failures, and FPC

circuit breakages.

• Insert the FPC to the full depth of the connector without

altering the angle.

• When closing the lever, carefully use the tip of your finger to

push the entire lever or both sides of it. If pressure to the lever is

applied unevenly, IE: only the edge, it may deform or break the

FPC. Make sure that the lever is closed completely. Not doing so

will cause a faulty connection.

• Avoid applying an excessive load to the top of the lever during

or after closing the lever. Otherwise, the terminals may be

deformed.

• Remove the FPC at an angle with the lever fully opened. If the

lever is closed, or if the FPC is forcedly pulled into a direction

parallel to the board, the molded part may break.

<Back-Lock>

• Avoid touching the lever (applying any external force) until an

FPC is inserted.

Do not open/close the lever without an FPC inserted. Failure to

follow this instruction will cause the contacts to warp, leading to

the contact tips to interfere with the insertion of an FPC,

deforming the terminals. Failure to follow this instruction may

cause the lever to be removed, terminals to be deformed, and/or

the FPC insertion force to increase.

• The FPC insertion section is on the opposite side of the lever.

Be careful not to make a mistake in the FPC insertion position or

the lever opening/closing position. Otherwise, a contact failure or

connector breakage may occur.

• Do not insert an FPC upside down. Inserting an FPC in a

direction opposite to that you intended may cause an operation

failure or malfunction.

• Insert an FPC with the lever opened at right angle, that is, in

the factory default position.

• Completely insert the FPC horizontally. An FPC inserted at an

excessive angle to the board may cause the deformation of

metal parts, FPC insertion failures, and FPC circuit breakages.

• Insert the FPC to the full depth of the connector without

altering the angle.

• Insert the FPC into the connector after checking the position of

FPC insertion slot and FPC. Do not insert the FPC without

positioning the FPC and connector. Otherwise, it may cause

connector breakages. When it is hard to insert the FPC, do not

insert the FPC on that condition. Confirm the FPC and

connector positioning.

• Do not apply an excessive load to the lever in the opening

direction beyond its open position; otherwise, the lever may be

deformed or removed.

• Do not apply an excessive load to the lever in a direction

perpendicular to the lever rotation axis or in the lever opening

direction; otherwise, the terminals may be deformed, and the

lever may be removed.

• To close the lever, turn down the lever by pressing the entire

lever or both sides of the lever with fingers tips. And close the

lever completely. Be careful not to apply partial load to the lever

that may cause its deformation or destruction.

Close the lever completely to prevent contact failure.

• If pressure to the lever is applied unevenly, it may deform or

break the FPC. Make sure that the lever is closed completely.

Not doing so will cause a faulty connection.

• Avoid applying an excessive load to the top of the lever during

or after closing the lever. Otherwise, the terminals may be

deformed.

• When opening the lever to remove the FPC, ensure that the

lever will not go over the initial position; otherwise, the lever may

be removed.

(140

°)

FPC

FPC positioning part

FPC

Without an FPC inserted