Patent ID: 6702587
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for separably, electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a main circuit board using anisotropic conductive elastomer (ACE) as part of the interconnect, wherein the electrical device comprises projecting electrical contacts to be electrically coupled to the main board, the electrical connector comprising:an adapter board coupled to the main board on one side, the other side of the adapter board defining connecting lands; a layer of ACE, one side of the ACE coupled to the side of the adapter board defining connecting lands; a flex circuit in contact with the other side of the ACE, and in contact with the device, the flex circuit defining connecting lands on one surface that are in contact with the ACE, the flex circuit defining conductive seats on its other surface that comprise annular pads that contact the projecting contacts along a contact region above the bottoms of the protecting contacts, and allow the bottoms of the projecting contacts to project through the annular pads; and a mechanical compression structure coupled to the adapter board, and that provides a compressive load on the device, the ACE and the adapter board, to accomplish a separable electrical connection between the device and the main board, through the ACE and the adapter board.