Elastomeric connector assembly
AssigneeSiemens Information and Communication Mobile, LLC
InventorsIsaac Ward, Dietmar F. Wennemer
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Abstract
An elastomeric connector assembly for electrically coupling electronic components comprises a first contact member extending from a surface of a first electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component and a second contact member extending from a surface of a second electronic component in a generally vertical plane for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component. An elastomeric connector is disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member in a generally horizontal plane. The elastomeric connector couples the first contact member and the second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
Claims36
An elastomeric connector assembly, comprising:
- a first contact member having a first base portion substantially parallel to and disposed on a surface of a first electronic component and having a first contact portion substantially perpendicular to said surface of said first electronic component, said first contact member for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member having a second base portion substantially parallel to and disposed on a surface of a second electronic component and having a second contact portion substantially perpendicular to said surface of said second electronic component, said second contact member for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
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- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact portion of said first contact member and the second contact portion of said second contact member in a plane generally parallel to the surface of at least one of the first electronic component and the second electronic component, wherein said elastomeric connector is disposed between said first contact member and said second contact member such that the first base portion and the second base portion are substantially parallel but offset in relation to each other,
- wherein the elastomeric connector couples the first contact portion of said first contact member and the second contact portion second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first electronic component;
- a second electronic component;
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- an elastomeric connector assembly, including:
- a first contact member having a first base portion substantially parallel to and disposed on a surface of the first electronic component and having a first contact portion substantially perpendicular to said surface of said first electronic component, said first contact member for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member having a second base portion substantially parallel to and disposed on a surface of the second electronic component and having a second contact portion substantially perpendicular to said surface of said second electronic component, said second contact member for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
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- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact portion of said first contact member and the second contact portion of said second contact member in a plane generally parallel to the surface of at least one of the first electronic component and the second electronic component for electrically coupling the first contact member and the second contact member, wherein said elastomeric connector is disposed between said first contact member and said second contact member such that said first base portion and said second base portion are substantially parallel but offset in relation to each other;
- wherein the elastomeric connector assembly provides electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
An elastomeric connector assembly, comprising:
- a first contact member having a first portion extending from a surface of a first electronic component in a first plane generally vertical to said surface of said first electronic component, said first contact member for providing electrical connection to the first electronic component;
- a second contact member having a second portion extending from a surface of a second electronic component in a second plane generally vertical to said surface of said second electronic component, said second contact member for providing electrical connection to the second electronic component;
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- an elastomeric connector disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member such that the first portion and the second portion are not coplanar,
- wherein the elastomeric connector couples the first contact member and the second contact member for providing an electrical connection between the first and second electronic components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.