Claims
- 1. A conductor for a flat cable, the conductor having a generally flat configuration and comprising a core material coated with tin or tin alloy plating having a substantially uniform thickness over an entire periphery of said core.
- 2. A conductor as in claim 1, wherein said tin or tin alloy plating has a thickness of between about 1 mm and 3 mm.
- 3. A conductor as in claim 2, wherein said thickness is between about 1.2 and 1.7 mm.
- 4. A conductor as in claim 2, wherein said thickness is between about 1 mm and 1.9 mm.
- 5. A flat cable comprising:
- a plurality of flat conductors arranged at a predetermined distance from one another and in parallel to one another and first and second polyester films laminated onto the flat conductors from above and below to thereby form an insulation layer for said flat conductors, each said flat conductor comprising a core material coated with tin or tin alloy plating having a substantially uniform thickness over an entire periphery of said core.
- 6. A conductor formed by the process of:
- rolling a tin or tin alloy plated conductive material into an elongated material of a predetermined size,
- heating said elongated material, rolling said heated material to produce a flat conductor; and
- softening the flat conductor, whereby the flat conductor has a tin or tin alloy plating having a substantially uniform thickness over the entire periphery thereof.
Priority Claims (3)
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5-089766 |
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5-210859 |
Aug 1993 |
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6-047873 |
Feb 1994 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/228,394, filed Apr. 15, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,481,894.
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Divisions (1)
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