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US 4,908,336 AGranted
Flexible circuit and connector assembly
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorBob Mouissie
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AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorBob Mouissie
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A flexible circuit (1) provided with at least one connector for connecting an electrical component (25) to corresponding conductors of the flexible circuit. The connector consists of two parallel contact strips (5) from insulating flexible material, which are attached to the flexible circuit. The surfaces of the contact strips (5) facing each other have contact surfaces (6, 7) which are electrically connected to the corresponding conductors (3, 2) of the flexible circuit (1). The connector further consists of a positioning block (15) from insulating material, which is provided with holes into which the connecting pins (21, 22) of the electrical component (25) can be inserted. Grooves (16, 17) in which the contact strips lie are provided in the side faces, adjacent to the holes, of the positioning block and have a depth which is greater than the minimum distance between the wall of a hole and the adjacent side face of the positioning block. A clamping spring (37) which presses the contact strips (5) towards each other is provided.
A flexible circuit assembly provided with at least one connector for connecting an electrical component to corresponding conductors of a flexible circuit comprising a connector having two contact strips formed on insulating flexible material which are attached to the flexible circuit and which extend essentially parallel to each other and have, on the surfaces facing each other, electrical contact surfaces which are electrically connected to the corresponding conductors of the flexible circuit, a positioning block which is made of insulating material and is provided with holes into which connecting pins of an electrical component can be inserted, said block including grooves in which the contact strips lie, said grooves being provided in the sides of the positioning block adjacent by said holes, said grooves having a depth which is greater than the minimum distance between the wall of a hole and the adjacent side of the positioning block, and a clamping spring which presses the contact strips towards each other.
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