Elastic interconnector
AssigneeShin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
InventorKouichi Yamazaki
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Abstract
An improved elastic interconnector is proposed which consists of, different from conventional rubber-made interconnectors having a structure of alternate stratification of insulating rubber layers and electroconductive rubber layers, an insulating block made from a silicone rubber and a plural number of gold-plated fine metal wires embedded therein in a parallel alignment, each end portion of the metallic wires being protruded out of the surface of the insulating rubber block to ensure reliable contacting with electrode terminals.
Claims7
An elastic interconnector which is an integral body consisting of a block made from an electrically insulating rubbery material forming a matrix phase and a plural number of fine metal wires in a substantially parallel alignment, of which at least the surface layer is formed from gold or a gold-based alloy, embedded in the matrix of the electrically insulating rubbery material, a 10 to 40 mm end portiion of each of the fine metal wires protruding from the opposite parallel surface of the insulating block, the protruding portion being bent toward the surface of the insulating block.
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