Electrical connector utilizing flexible electrical circuitry
US4907975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/361
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly for interconnecting two relatively rigid circuit cards using a flexible circuit for forming this connection is provided. The assembly includes a housing which has a first pressure exerting member which has the flexible circuit reeved therearound. Second and third pressure exerting members are provided in spaced juxtaposed relationship against which the opposite legs of the flexible circuit are maintained to define therebetween a slot for the reception of a circuit card. The assembly is inserted into a card substrate with the first pressure exerting means causing the flexible circuit to be biased into contact with the contacts on a substrate. A second circuit card is inserted into the slot between the legs of the flexible circuit, and the second and third pressure exerting members urge each of the legs as the flexible circuit into contact with the second circuit board.
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