Patent ID: 7955122

Claim:
A conductive contact unit that establishes an electrical connection between different circuitries, and includes a plurality of conductive contacts for receiving and outputting an electrical signal from and to the circuitries, the conductive contact unit comprising: a conductive contact holder that includes a plurality of first guiding grooves each slidably engaging one edge in a width direction of one of the conductive contacts to hold the conductive contact; and a plurality of second guiding grooves each located opposite to corresponding one of the first guiding grooves, and slidably engaging another edge of the conductive contact than the one the corresponding first guiding groove engages to hold the conductive contact; the conductive contacts, each of which has a plate-like shape, and includes a first contacting element that is brought into physical contact with one of the different circuitries; a second contacting element that is brought into physical contact with one of the different circuitries other than the one the first contacting element is brought into contact with; a resilient element that is interposed between the first contacting element and the second contacting element, and is expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction; a first connecting element that connects the resilient element and the first contacting element; and a second connecting element that connects the resilient element and the second contacting element; and an aligning unit configured to bring each of the conductive contacts accommodated in the conductive contact holder into contact with an inner surface of at least one of the first guiding groove and the second guiding groove so as to align the plurality of conductive contacts in the width direction.