Intermediate connector, and fpc board used for intermediate connector

Abstract

To provide an intermediate connector offering improvements in overcoming signal degradation, delays and other problems between a first board and a second board, as well as an FPC board used therefor. An intermediate connector comprises a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, in which a first insertion space, into which a first board is inserted, is provided in the first housing portion, and a second insertion space, into which a second board is inserted, is provided in the second housing portion; a plurality of terminals installed so as to span both the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and mounting brackets installed in the housing. The mounting brackets have securing portions that can be secured to a board face of a third board upon insertion of at least a portion of the second housing portion into a through-hole provided in the third board.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.