Connector, connection apparatus and connection method
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorYosuke SAKAI
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Abstract
A connector is configured to be fitted to a mating connector in a first-axis direction. The connector includes a stationary housing, a movable housing, and a contact. The movable housing is movable relative to the stationary housing. The contact has electric conductivity. The contact includes a first held part, a second held part, and an elastic part. The first held part is held by the stationary housing. The second held part is held by the movable housing. The elastic part has elasticity, and connects between the first held part and the second held part. The elastic part includes an extension part. The extension part extends in a second-axis direction intersecting with a first-axis direction from at least one of the first held part or the second held part.
Claims19
A connector configured to be fitted to a mating connector in a first-axis direction, the connector comprising:
- a stationary housing;
- a movable housing movable relative to the stationary housing;
- and
- a contact having electric conductivity,
- the contact including
- a first held part held by the stationary housing,
- a second held part held by the movable housing, and
- an elastic part having elasticity and connecting between the first held part and the second held part, and
- the elastic part including an extension part extending in a second-axis direction intersecting with the first-axis direction from at least one of the first held part or the second held part.
A connection method of a connection apparatus including a connector and a mating connector configured to be fitted to each other in a first-axis direction,
- the connector including
- a stationary housing,
- a movable housing movable relative to the stationary housing, and
- a contact having electric conductivity,
- the contact including
- a first held part held by the stationary housing,
- a second held part held by the movable housing, and
- an elastic part having elasticity and connecting between the first held part and the second held part,
- the connection method comprising:
- a first step of preparing the connector mounted on a first substrate and the mating connector mounted on a second substrate;
- a second step of bringing, from a state where the connector and the mating connector are out of contact with each other, the mating connector into contact with the connector,
- a third step of, after the second step of bringing the mating connector into contact with the connector, applying a load to at least one of the connector or the mating connector while keeping a place of point in contact between the connector and the mating connector to change a relative position of the mating connector to the connector until the movable housing comes into contact with the first substrate;
- a fourth step of applying a load to at least one of the connector or the mating connector to make the connector and the mating connector fit to each other;
- and
- a fifth step of removing the load from the connector and the mating connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.