Fine terminal, its manufacturing method, and contact sheet
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorTsuyoshi Haga
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Abstract
A micro terminal for inspection or installation with high connection reliability is provided at lower cost. A micro terminal according to the present invention has electrical conduction between the micro terminal and an electrode of an electronic device or an inspection device and includes a columnar contactor in contact with the electrode. The contactor has a spring structure which is elastically deformed when pressed against the electrode. The contactor includes a protrusion protruding outwardly at its end in contact with the electrode and the shape of the protrusion has a part of a sphere or a part of a paraboloid of revolution.
Claims19
A micro terminal with electrical conduction between said micro terminal and an electrode of an electronic device or an inspection device, comprising a columnar contactor in contact with the electrode, wherein
- said contactor has a spring structure that is elastically deformed by being pressed against the electrode, and said contactor has a protrusion protruding outwardly at its end in contact with the electrode, and
- said protrusion is shaped to have a part of a sphere or a paraboloid of revolution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.