Patent ID: 6129559
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A microconnector comprising a male connector and a female connector, wherein:said male connector comprises: a first substrate extending along a first substrate plane; a plurality of first wires that consist of a conductive material and that are provided on and/or in said first substrate; and a plurality of first electrode parts that consist of a conductive material deposited on said first substrate, that respectively project from said plurality of first wires, that are arranged on a first surface of said first substrate in a first prescribed pattern, that respectively protrude from said first substrate in a protrusion direction substantially perpendicular to said first substrate plane, and that respectively have tapered free ends which protrude away from said first substrate and which have tapered shapes tapering away from said first substrate in said protrusion direction;said female connector comprises: a second substrate extending along a second substrate plane; a plurality of second wires that consist of a conductive material and that are provided on and/or in said second substrate; and a plurality of second electrode parts that consist of a conductive material deposited on said second substrate, that are respectively connected with said plurality of second wires, that are arranged on a second surface of said second substrate in a second prescribed pattern corresponding to said first prescribed pattern, and that respectively each include a respective flexible spring part having an elongated shape extending longitudinally along an elongation direction substantially parallel to said second substrate plane and being flexibly deflectable in a deflection direction substantially parallel to said second substrate plane and a supporting part arranged and adapted to support said spring part; andsaid male and female connectors are adapted to be electrically connected with each other by superposing said first substrate and said second substrates with each other while facing said first surface and said second surface opposed to each other with said first substrate plane and said second substrate plane substantially parallel to each other, and moving said male and female connectors toward each other in a connection direction that is substantially parallel to said protrusion direction, substantially perpendicular to said elongation direction and substantially perpendicular to said second substrate plane, so as to bring said plurality of first electrode parts respectively into contact with said plurality of second electrode parts, wherein said flexible spring parts of said second electrode parts are respectively deflected by said tapered free ends and press against respective ones of said first electrode parts when said first and second electrode parts are brought into contact with each other.