Patent ID: 7717716

Claim:
A printed board connector for electrically connecting two substantially parallel printed boards, comprising: at least two plug modules forming a coaxial contact pair; a pin contact arranged in a first of said plug modules and a socket contact arranged in a second of said plug modules, each of the pin contact and the socket contact being held centrally within the respective plug module by an insulation element surrounded by an electrically conductive sleeve contact; a contact holder arranged on each of the two substantially parallel printed boards, each contact holder having a central opening, wherein a contact element is arranged within each of said central openings such that it is spaced apart from the contact holder, each contact element having an integral spherical structure; wherein each of the pin contact and the socket contact features an internal bore having a spherical recess whereby each mechanically and electrically contacts the integral spherical structure of the contact element; and wherein the electrically conductive sleeve contact features a slotted socket with a concavely shaped contact region that contacts a crowned ring formed into the central opening of the contact holder; and wherein the electrically conductive sleeve contact together with the pin contact or the socket contact are tiltable or turnable to an extent such that a misalignment of the relative positions of the plug modules on the two printed boards can be compensated.