Elastomeric connector assembly
AssigneeSiemens Information and Communication Mobile, LLC
InventorsIsaac Ward, Dietmar F. Wennemer
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Abstract
An elastomeric connector assembly for electrically coupling electronic components comprises a first contact member extending from a surface of a first electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and a second contact member extending from a surface of a second electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component. An elastomeric connector is disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member in a generally horizontal plane. The elastomeric connector couples the first contact member and the second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
Claims37
An elastomeric connector assembly, comprising:
- a first contact member extending from a surface of a first electronic component for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member extending from a surface of a second electronic component for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
- and
- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member in a plane generally parallel to the surface of at least one of the first electronic component and the second electronic component,
- wherein the elastomeric connector couples the first contact member and the second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
10 The elastomeric connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first electronic component comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and the second electronic component comprises one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an electroflorescent display and a piezoelectric display.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first electronic component;
- a second electronic component;
- and
- an elastomeric connector assembly, including:
- a first contact member extending from a surface of the first electronic component for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member extending from a surface of the second electronic component for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
- and
- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member in a plane generally parallel to the surface of at least one of the first electronic component and the second electronic component for electrically coupling the first contact member and the second contact member;
- wherein the elastomeric connector assembly provides electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
22 The electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first electronic component comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and the second electronic component comprises one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an electroflorescent display and a piezoelectric display.
An elastomeric connector assembly, comprising:
- a first contact member extending from a surface of a first electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member extending from a surface of a second electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
- and
- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member in a generally horizontal plane,
- wherein the elastomeric connector couples the first contact member and the second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
An elastomeric connector assembly, comprising:
- means, extending from a surface of a first electronic component in a generally vertical plane, for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- means, extending from a surface of a second electronic component in a generally vertical plane, for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
- and
- means, disposed between the means for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and the means for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component in a generally horizontal plane, for electrically coupling the means for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and the means for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component,
- wherein the elastomeric connector assembly provides an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
The elastomeric connector assembly as claimed in claim 37, wherein the means for electrically coupling the means for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and the means for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component is compressed between the means for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and the means for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.