High density and high signal integrity connector
US4911643A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/366
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-performance, multi-row contact matrix electrical connector having a spring element in the form of an elongated hollow split tube with a heat-recoverable member of shape-memory alloy positioned within the tube and including first and second sets of parallel spaced conductors terminating at least at one end thereof in a first and second matrix of contact pads, the matrices and the pads being positioned within the split, a change in temperature changing the shape-memory alloy from one metallurgical state to another, causing movement of the heat-recoverable member and the spring means to open and close the connector.
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