Patent ID: 6595786
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G06F,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connecting structure for electrically connecting a component constituting a part of an electronic equipment to another part of the electronic equipment by fitting the component to another part of the electronic equipment, the structure comprising:a first connector provided in the component; a support member situated at least partially between the first connector and the component movably supporting the first connector in the component; a second connector provided in the another part of the electronic equipment, the second connector to be used for connecting with the first connector; wherein the first connector is connected to an electronic circuit mounted on the component through a flexible cable, wherein said flexible cable is a flexible printed-circuit cable in which an electric circuit is formed on a flexible and deformable flat substrate by printed-wiring, the first connector is surface-mounted on the flexible printed-circuit cable, and the flexible printed-circuit cable has a form of absorbing a force applied to the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other; and wherein one of the component or and the another part of the electronic equipment includes a guide member for connecting the first connector to the second connector when the component is fitted to the another part of the electronic equipment, and wherein the guide member comprises at least four arms extending in a direction away from the one of the component and the another part of the electronic equipment, each arm situated in a corner of the guide member and comprising a tapered section for assisting in alignment of the first connector and the second connector.