Patent ID: 6533588
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flex connector assembly, comprising:a plug assembly having a plug housing and a plug flex circuit coupled to the plug housing, the plug flex circuit having a first portion with a plurality of conductive points arranged in a two-dimensional array thereon defining a first plug interface surface, said flex circuit extending through and beyond the plug housing and terminating with a second set of conductive points spaced apart from the plug housing; a receptacle assembly having a receptacle housing and a receptacle flex circuit coupled to the receptacle housing, the receptacle flex circuit having a first portion with a plurality of conductive points arranged in a two-dimensional array thereon defining a first receptacle interface circuit; wherein each of the conductive points of the plug assembly are aligned to contact one of the conductive points of the receptacle assembly when the plug assembly and receptacle assembly are in a connected state, thereby electrically coupling each of the conductive points of the plug assembly with one of the conductive points of the receptacle assembly, said alignment is controlled in part by a first pair of gross alignment members for roughly moving the plug housing and the receptacle assembly to close mating proximity and by first and second alignment members for finely aligning the conductive points of the plug assembly with the conductive points of the receptacle assembly.