Patent ID: 8287294
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G01N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector electrically connected to a plurality of front-surface electrodes arranged side by side on a front surface of a planar sensor element and to a plurality of back-surface electrodes arranged side by side on a back surface of the sensor element, the connector comprising: a first housing configured to hold a plurality of long narrow contact fittings arranged at respective positions opposite the plurality of front-surface electrodes of the sensor element in a direction substantially orthogonal to the length of the contact fittings; and a second housing configured to hold a plurality of long narrow contact fittings arranged at respective positions opposite the plurality of back-surface electrodes of the sensor element in a direction substantially orthogonal to the length of the contact fittings, wherein each of the contact fittings is obtained by bending a die-cut member having a metal plate portion of substantially rectangular shape and a metal piece connecting to a long side of the metal plate portion; the metal plate portion has a conducting portion that can be in contact with the front-surface electrode or the back-surface electrode; and the metal piece is folded to be accommodated within a region directly above a surface of the metal plate portion opposite a surface in contact with the front-surface electrode or the back-surface electrode, and bent along the length of the metal plate portion to foam a hook to be retained by the first housing or the second housing.