Patent ID: 7004776
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
1. A ZIF connector comprising a connector element including a shell being provided with a first opening through which an element plug of a dual-in-line plug is to be inserted and to be removed; and second contacts opposing each other such that the second contacts pinch the element plug of the dual-in-line plug so as to make contact with the element plug inside the shell, the connector element further comprising: an insulative moving block movable in a direction of inserting and removing the dual-in-line plug inside the shell, the moving block holding the second contacts in a cantilever manner so that an extending portion of each of the second contacts extends from the moving block toward the first opening; a contact open-and-close mechanism for driving the moving block in the direction of inserting and removing; and a first insulative guide block being disposed inside the shell and including inclined faces, each of the inclined faces having a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of inserting and removing so as to allow a sliding portions to slide thereon, the sliding portion being provided on at least part of each of the extending portion, wherein when the element plug of the dual-in-line plug is inserted or removed, the moving block is moved toward the first opening by the contact open-and-close mechanism such that the respective sliding portions of the second contacts slide on the respective inclined faces of the first guide block, thereby widening a distance between the second contacts to allow the element plug of the dual-in-line plug to be inserted or removed from between the second contacts, and when insertion of the dual-in-line plug is completed, the moving block is moved away from the first opening by the contact open-and-close mechanism such that the respective sliding portions of the second contacts slide on the respective inclined faces of the first guide block, thereby narrowing the distance between the second contacts to allow the second contacts to pinch the dual-in-line plug.