Patent ID: 9356373
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector that electrically connects a plate-shaped object to be connected and an other object to be connected to each other, comprising: a metal plate for supporting the plate-shaped object to be connected in a sandwiching manner, said metal plate including a first supporting portion mounted on the other object to be connected, and a second supporting portion linked to said first supporting portion via a linking portion in a manner movable in a direction of sandwiching the plate-shaped object to be connected, said second supporting portion including: a movable portion opposed to said first supporting portion, a spring portion for causing said movable portion to be urged against the plate-shaped object to be connected when the plate-shaped object to be connected is inserted between said first supporting portion and said movable portion, and a force application portion for causing said movable portion to move in a direction away from said first supporting portion to thereby increase a distance between said first supporting portion and said movable portion, when the plate-shaped object to be connected is inserted between said first supporting portion and said movable portion against a returning force of said spring portion, and for allowing said movable portion to move in a direction of approaching said first supporting portion by the returning force of the spring portion, when insertion of the plate-shaped object to be connected is completed; and a plurality of conductive path portions formed on said metal plate with an insulating layer provided therebetween, said plurality of conductive path portions respectively including contact point portions for being brought into contact with terminal portions of the plate-shaped object to be connected which is inserted between said first supporting portion and said movable portion, and connection portions for being connected to the other object to be connected, wherein at least one of said first supporting portion and said second supporting portion has a protruding portion formed thereon for pressing said contact point portions against the plate-shaped object to be connected which is inserted between said first supporting portion and said movable portion, wherein said contact point portions are arranged along an orthogonal direction to both of the direction of sandwiching the plate-shaped object to be connected and a connector front-back direction, and wherein said first supporting portion includes a first supporting portion body that is opposed to said second supporting portion in the direction of sandwiching the plate-shaped object to be connected, and is disposed on the other object to be connected, and a protuberance portion provided on said first supporting body and protruding outward of said force application portion in the orthogonal direction, and said connection portions are arranged on said protuberance portion along the connector front-back direction.