Patent ID: 7261569

Claim:
A connecting device providing an electrical connection between a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) and a printed wiring board, comprising: an elongated substrate provided in the FPC; a plurality of electrically conductive members layered on a surface of the substrate in an axial direction of the substrate; a slot formed in an edge surface of the printed wiring board; a plurality of line connecting terminals formed on an inner wall face of the slot, each line connecting terminal extending in a direction of inserting the FPC; and a dual in-line contact member having a plurality of independently and elastically U-shaped deformable contacts, the dual in-line contact member being attached to the top end portion of the FPC, wherein each of said contacts includes a main body abutting the top end portion of the FPC, and a first arm and a second arm each extending from the main body so as to hold an electrically conductive member of said FPC therebetween, wherein each of the first arm and the second arm has a bent portion bending outwardly, wherein when the FPC is inserted into the slot of the printed wiring board, at least one of the first arm and the second arm comes into pressure contact at the bent portion with a line connecting terminal provided in the slots, wherein said printed wiring board has a layered structure formed of a first outer layer plate having a plurality of through holes, an inner layer plate having an elongated notch extending to an edge surface thereof, and a second outer layer plate, wherein said line connecting terminals are provided on an inner surface of said first outer layer plate facing said notch and correspondent to the through holes, and wherein said slot is formed by being surrounded by said first outer layer plate, said notch of said inner layer plate, and said second outer layer plate.