Patent ID: 6896535

Claim:
A connector for connecting a plurality of signal lines to a specific electronic apparatus which uses the plurality of signal lines, the connector comprising: a first structural unit that includes a board having a plurality of contact pads to be electrically connected to said plurality of signal lines and a rotatable substantially hollow cylindrical shaft, said rotatable substantially hollow cylindrical shaft passing through the board, extending perpendicular to the board, and having a projecting part protruding from one side; and a second structural unit that includes a bottom, a plurality of spring contact sections provided on the bottom, and a rotatable roller provided on the bottom, each of the plurality of spring contact sections facing, at one end, the corresponding one of the plurality of contact pads and being connectable, at the other end, to the specific electronic apparatus, wherein the first structural unit is to be inserted, in part, into the second structural unit, so that the rotatable roller comes close to the rotatable substantially hollow cylindrical shaft when the rotatable substantially hollow cylindrical shaft and a part of the first structural unit are inserted into the second structural unit, and when the first structural unit is inserted, in part, into the second structural unit and the rotatable substantially hollow cylindrical shaft is rotated through a specific angle, the projecting part comes to a position beneath to push the board against the plurality of contact sections, thereby to bring the plurality of contact pads into contact with the plurality of contact sections, respectively, and wherein the roller is higher in position than a circuit board of the specific electronic apparatus on which the connector is to be mounted.