US 7,503,786 B2 · Connecting member and connector each having a slider adapted to displace contact portions

Abstract

A connecting member has a slider with rotation shafts and a contact combined with the slider. The contact has contact portions for connection to a connection object and pressing portions connected to the contact portions, respectively. By rotating the slider about the rotation shafts to press the pressing portions, the contact portions are displaced to be connected to the connection object. It may be configured to press the pressing portions by moving the slider in a straight or curved line. Further, it may be configured that the slider presses the pressing portions to thereby displace the contact portions in directions away from the connection object.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A connector for connecting a lamp tube having a lead wire, comprising:

a contact which comprises a contact portion for contact with the lead wire and a pressing portion near the contact portion;
and
a slider which is movable with respect to the contact;
wherein the slider operates the pressing portion depending on movement of the slider to thereby displace the contact portion, and
wherein the contact further comprises:
a slider receiving portion receiving the slider;
a board connecting portion for connection to a board;
and
a flexible link portion interposed between the slider receiving portion and the board connecting portion.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/810,912Filed 7 Jun 2007

Priority

JP 2006-1887007 Jul 2006

Published

US 2008/0009170 A110 Jan 2008

Granted

17 Mar 2009

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H01R 33/02
Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection…
H01R 13/193
Contact members: means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part , e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
G02F 1/133604
Direct backlight: with lamps
H01R
Electrically-conductive connections

Connecting member and connector each having a slider adapted to displace contact portions

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Connecting member and connector each having a slider adapted to displace contact portions

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Abstract

Claims24