Flat circuit board electrical connector

Claim 1

A flat circuit board electrical connector, comprising: a housing; a terminal supported by said housing at regular intervals in a first direction perpendicular to said terminal and having a linking section, a pair of support sections linked by said linking section, and at least one contact section extending from said linking section in an opposite direction to said support sections, a movable member for increasing a contact pressure between said contact section and a flat circuit board inserted into a contact position; a cam shaft provided on said movable member between said support sections; said movable member movable between an open position where said movable member permits insertion of said flat circuit board and a closed position where said contact pressure is increased, wherein when said movable member is at said open position, said cam shaft is able to be inserted into a space between said support sections; an engaging edge is provided at least one of said support sections to engage with said cam shaft; a regulation metal fitting provided in parallel with said terminal; a regulated island provided on said movable member at a position corresponding to said regulation metal fitting; and a regulation arm provided on said regulation metal fitting to regulate said regulated island of said movable member such that said cam shaft is engaged with said engaging edge.