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AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorsSeiya Matsuo, Akane Yoneta
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In a connector including a frame having an engaged portion and a connection member adapted to be inserted into the frame either in a first direction or in a second direction reverse to the first direction, the connection member includes an elastic member coupled to the frame. A conductor is coupled to the elastic member and protrudes from the frame in the first and the second directions to be electrically connected to the connection objects. First and second engaging portions protrude from the elastic member in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction to be engaged with the engaged portion in the first abs the second directions, respectively. Each of the first and the second engaging portions has a slant surface formed on a side opposite to the engaged portion.
A connector for connecting two connection objects to each other, the connector comprising:
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Characterized by the resilient means: conductive elastomers
For rigid printed circuits or like structures: connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
Electrically-conductive connections
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This application claims priority to prior Japanese patent application JP 2006-98561, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to a connector adapted to be interposed between two connection objects to electrically connect the connection objects to each other.
A connector of the type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (JP-A) No. 2005-228504. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the connector will hereinafter be described.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional connector;
FIG. 2A is a rear view of a connection member of the connector illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 2B is a plan view of the connection member;
Referring to FIGS. 6 to 10, description will be made of a structure of a connector according to a first embodiment of this invention.
The connector illustrated in the figure is a double-sided connector, i.e., a connector for double side connection. Specifically, the double-sided connector 1 illustrated in FIG. 6 comprises a plurality of, namely, two connection members 2 (FIGS. 9A and 9B) fitted to a frame 3 in parallel to each other. Each of the connection members 3 comprises a bone 2a as a strengthening member and an elastic member 2b formed around the bone 2a. On an outer surface of the elastic member 2b, an insulating sheet 2c is wound around. The insulating sheet 2c is fixed to the elastic member 2b, for example, by the use of an adhesive. The insulating sheet 2c is provided with a plurality of conductors 2d arranged at a predetermined pitch. Each of the conductors 2d is fixed to the insulating sheet 2c, for example, by the use of an adhesive. Thus, the connection member 2 is formed.
The bone 2a is made of a metal material having rigidity, such as stainless steel. Alternatively, the bone 2a may be made of an insulating resin, such as plastic, or a plastic material same as that of the frame 3. The elastic member 2b is made of an insulating material having flexibility. Each conductor 2d comprises a multilayer film such as a gold-plated copper foil.