Low width flexible flat cables, picoline®, are made with flat copper conductors insulated with a polyester tape. They have been designed for airbag rotary connectors used to release the driver’s airbag housed under the steering wheel.
Advantages
Low width due to a single laminate system : space saving
Reduced friction due to rounded external profile :
less noise in the cassette
They can be punched to facilitate positioning
Picoline® can be overmoulded
Construction
Flat copper conductors
Custom pitch
Wrapped polyester insulation tape
Applications
Mainly automotive applications :
steering wheel controls, door and headliners, …