Flat cable connector

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a flat cable connector in which the generation of a sound due to the loosening of the flat cable in the flat cable connector is prevented.
It is another object of the present invention to detect the winding condition of the flat cable.
It is a further object of the present invention to prevent the flat cable from being damaged or broken by providing a construction in which a rotor is not allowed from rotating excessively with respect to a stator.
In accomplishing these and other objects, there is provided a flat cable connector comprising: a first planetary roller provided in the annular space; a carrier for rotatably supporting the first planetary roller; and driving means, driven by the rotation of the rotor, for revolving the first planetary roller round the inner circumferential wall of the annular space.
In the above construction, the first planetary roller has an outer diameter adjusted so that the flat cable is capable of passing through the space between the first planetary roller and the inner circumferential wall of the annular space and between the first planetary roller and the outer circumferential wall thereof, and the flat cable is turned at the first planetary roller so that the winding direction of the cable is opposite between the outside and inside of the first planetary roller; and the driving means is constructed to satisfy a relationship expressed as: a=b .
times.
{Di/(Di+Do)}, where a is an angular velocity of the planetary roller in its revolution; b is an angular velocity of the rotor with respect to the stator; Di is a diameter of the inner circumferential wall of the annular space; and Do is the diameter of the outer circumferential wall thereof.
The connector further comprises guide means supported by the carrier in the annular space, and having an outer surface for regulating the flat cable wound along the outer circumferential wall and an inner surface for regulating the flat cable wound round the inner circumferential wall