Patent ID: 6508657
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B32B,H01R

Abstract:
A connector electrically connected to a substrate having a surface, a conductor pattern on the surface, and electrodes at ends of the conductor pattern, the connector comprising:a plurality of contacts resiliently connected to the electrodes of the substrate; an insulator member to contain the plurality of contacts, the insulator member comprising: a plurality of side surfaces, and a cam groove at each of the side surfaces, the cam grooves including low-level steps and. high-level steps, the substrate being inserted to or removed from the insulator member; a slider unit movably attached to the insulator member, the slider unit comprising a plurality of projections said projections are connected and recesses, to the contacts and being fitted to the cam grooves; wherein in a first state the projections are connected to the low-level steps to separate the contacts from the electrodes, and in a second state the projections are connected to the high-level steps so that the contacts are resiliently connected to the electrodes by the connection between the projections and the contacts; and a fixing unit to secure the insulator member to the slider unit to firmly connects the contacts to the electrodes, the fixing unit including: a bottom portion, and a plurality of lugs at the bottom portion of the fixing unit, the lugs to fit the recesses of the slider unit in the second state.