Patent ID: 6196852
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact arrangement for an electrical connection between mutually opposite contact points, comprising:a first substrate having a first surface and a plurality of first electrical contact points disposed on said first surface;a second substrate having a second surface parallel to the first surface and a plurality of second electrical contact points disposed on said second surface;an insulating body having a plurality of holes extending between opposite sides of said insulating body and a plurality of depressions surrounding said holes on said opposite sides of said insulating body, each hole having a hole surface and a conductive layer disposed on each hole surface, a conductive ring in said depressions connecting to said conductive layer, and said insulating body being disposed between said first and second substrate; anda plurality of contact elements on top of said rings and electrically connected to said rings, said contact elements comprising a conductive material and having a plurality of projections, said projections respectively engaging said depressions in said insulating body.