Abstract: A connector includes a first insulator having a protrusion portion formed on a first retaining surface, a second insulator having a recess portion formed at a second retaining surface, and a spring member retained in one of the first insulator and the second insulator, the spring member being disposed between the protrusion portion and the recess portion and has a pressing portion that is elastically displaceable in a first direction, a sheet type conductive member and an electric wire being sandwiched between the first retaining surface and the second retaining surface, at least a part of the protrusion portion being accommodated in the recess portion, a conductor portion of the electric wire and a flexible conductor of the sheet type conductive member being pressed against each other in the first direction by the pressing portion within the recess portion.

Abstract: A connector according to the present disclosure includes a housing, and a plurality of contacts held in the housing. When a direction in which an input-output board and a CPU board are opposed to each other is called a board opposing direction, each contact includes a holding part, a connecting part, and a spring part. The holding part is extended in a board opposing direction and is held on a housing by press fitting. The spring part includes a contact part, an extended part, and a projection part. The projection part is extended in the board opposing direction and is opposed to the holding part. The connecting part connects an end part of the projection part on the side of the input-output board to an end part of the holding part on the side of the input-output board.

Abstract: A socket contact includes a cylindrical sleeve, a plurality of cantilever-shaped spring pieces arranged in rotational symmetry with respect to the central line of the sleeve as a symmetric axis, and a base portion to which fixed ends of the plurality of spring pieces are fixed. The sleeve is movably mounted to the base portion, the plurality of spring pieces has bent portions between free ends and the fixed ends, the plurality of spring pieces is elastically deformed so that the free ends come close to each other when the sleeve is moved and covers the free ends, and a pin contact inserted among the plurality of spring pieces is sandwiched by the bent portions of the plurality of spring pieces elastically deformed by the moved sleeve, electrically connected, and held.

Abstract: A connector includes a plug contact having a tubular portion extending along a fitting axis with a recessed portion formed therein and a flange extending from an end portion of the tubular portion in a direction orthogonal to the fitting axis, and an inner contact part of which is inserted in the recessed portion, the inner contact including a retaining portion contacting with an inner surface of the recessed portion to be electrically connected to the plug contact, a connecting portion facing a rear surface of the flange, and a spring portion joining the connecting portion to the retaining portion so as to be elastically displaceable along the fitting axis.

Abstract: A connector includes: a tubular, conductive plug contact having a recessed portion extending along a fitting axis; and an inner contact constituted of a projection that is inserted in the recessed portion and has an outer peripheral surface covered with a conductive layer, the inner contact having a contacting portion contacting the plug contact within the recessed portion and a pressing portion situated in a rotational position different from the contacting portion about the fitting axis, a part of a sheet type connection object having a flexible conductor exposed on at least one surface of the connection object being sandwiched between the pressing portion and an inner surface of the recessed portion in a direction perpendicular to the fitting axis.

Abstract: The connector includes an inner contact formed of a plate member inserted into a recess of a plug contact, the plate member having a first constituent portion including an elastically displaceable contact portion and a second constituent portion including a pressing portion that is elastically displaceable independently of elastic displacement of the contact portion, part of a sheet-like connection target in which a flexible conductor is exposed on at least one surface being sandwiched between the pressing portion and an inner surface of the recess in a direction orthogonal to the fitting axis, the inner surface of the recess coming into contact with a front surface of the connection target while the pressing portion coming into contact with a back surface of the connection target.

Abstract: A connector electrically connecting a module substrate and a main substrate includes: a housing mounted on the main substrate; contacts held on the housing, the contacts including contact parts and connection parts connected to the main substrate; a frame including a flat board part and side board parts, the flat board part fixed to the main substrate, one of a cam groove and a projection formed on the side board parts; a slider attached between the side board parts during the projection's insertion into the cam groove, the other of the cam groove and the projection formed at opposite side portions; a plate contained between the side board parts, the plate forming an insertion space between the plate and the housing, where when the slider slides in the module substrate's insertion direction into the insertion space, the slider presses the module substrate against the contact parts through the plate.

Abstract: A connector electrically connecting a module substrate and a main substrate includes: a housing mounted on the main substrate; contacts held on the housing and including contact parts and connection parts connected to the main substrate; a frame including side board parts sandwiching a flat board part and the main substrate, the side board parts forming one of a cam groove and a projection; and a slider having opposite side portions forming the other of the cam groove and the projection, forming an insertion space between the slider and the housing upon the projection's insertion into the cam groove and the slider's attachment to the frame, pressing the module substrate against the contact parts upon the slider sliding in the module substrate's insertion direction, sandwiching main substrate, the housing and the module substrate between the slider and the flat board part.

Abstract: In a plating method for mounting a tubular workpiece having openings at both ends in an axial direction thereof on a power feeding clip and immersing the tubular workpiece in a circulated plating solution to plate the tubular workpiece, the mounting of the tubular workpiece on the power feeding clip is performed by inserting the power feeding clip into the tubular workpiece from one of the openings of the tubular workpiece. The power feeding clip is configured by a folded metal plate, and includes a plurality of elastic contact pieces that can elastically contact the inner surface of the tubular workpiece to hold the tubular workpiece and supply power to the tubular workpiece, and a restraining part that is located inside the tubular workpiece and restrains flow of the plating solution in the axial direction.

Abstract: An antenna is configured to be soldered on a circuit board. The antenna comprises a main portion, at least one soldering terminal and at least one fixed portion. The main portion has a height in a vertical direction. The main portion is, at least in part, positioned below the soldering terminal in the vertical direction when the soldering terminal is soldered on the circuit board. The soldering terminal extends from the main portion along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction. When the soldering terminal is soldered on the circuit board, the fixed portion is fixed on the circuit board at a location different from a location of the soldering terminal.

Abstract: A device includes a first sealing member, a second sealing member, a first circuit member and a second circuit member. The first sealing member includes, as a base thereof, a first film formed of a film and includes a conductive portion made of conductor. The device is formed with a closed space. The closed space is enclosed by the first sealing member and the second sealing member and is shut off from an outer space located outside the device. The first circuit member and the second circuit member are shut in the closed space and include a first contact point and a second contact point, respectively. At least one of the first circuit member and the second circuit member includes an electrode. The conductive portion is in contact with the electrode in the closed space and is partially exposed to the outer space located outside the device.

Abstract: A device includes a first sealing member including a first film, a second sealing member, a first circuit member including a first contact point, and a second circuit member including a second contact point. The device defines a closed space which is enclosed by the first sealing member and the second sealing member and is shut off from an outer space outside the device. The first circuit member and the second circuit member are shut in the closed space. At least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member includes an uneven portion. The uneven portion is in contact with at least one of the first circuit member and the second circuit member and covers a predetermined region which corresponds to at least one of the first contact point and the second contact point.

Abstract: An antenna member is configured to be mounted on a circuit board and to be used as an antenna. The antenna member has a split ring resonating portion, an impedance matching portion and a feed portion. The split ring resonating portion is provided with a facing portion which forms a split. The split ring resonating portion has a first side portion, a second side portion and an upper portion. The upper portion connects the first side portion and the second side portion with each other. The feed portion is provided on at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion. The impedance matching portion is positioned above the feed portion in an up-down direction perpendicular to a lateral direction. The impedance matching portion couples the first side portion and the second side portion with each other.

Abstract: An insert molded body of a connector is provided with terminals and a holding member. A supporting beam portion of each terminal extends in a width direction. First and second supporting portions extend upward from end portions of the supporting beam portion, respectively. The first and the second supporting portions have resilience and support first and second contact points, respectively. The first and the second contact points face each other in the width direction. Protruding portions protrude from the supporting beam portion in a pitch direction. The supporting beam portion has a maximum size in the pitch direction which is equal to a maximum size of the first and the second supporting portion. The protruding portions are embedded in the holding member in part, so that the terminal is held by the holding member. The supporting beam portion is visible from above.

Abstract: An antenna assembly comprises a circuit board formed with an antenna, a coaxial cable and a conductive film. The circuit board has an edge, a first pad and a second pad. An outer conductor of the coaxial cable has an exposed portion which is exposed from an outer cover of the coaxial cable over a predetermined area. The exposed portion is connected with the second pad. In a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, a center of the coaxial cable is positioned at a predetermined position. The conductive film is fixed on the circuit board. The conductive film has a main portion and at least one extending portion. In the predetermined area, the at least one extending portion and the second pad are aligned in the first direction. The at least one extending portion extends from the main portion over the predetermined position in the second direction.

Abstract: A solderable component comprises a body portion configured to be mounted on a board and an auxiliary portion extending from the body portion. The body portion has at least two solderable portions. The at least two solderable portions include two predetermined solderable portions. The auxiliary portion has one abutment portion and a coupling portion. The abutment portion and lower ends of the two predetermined solderable portions define a board-attachment plane which is an imaginary plane. The coupling portion couples the abutment portion and the body portion to each other. A boundary between the coupling portion and the body portion is apart from the abutment portion in a plane in parallel to the board-attachment plane. The coupling portion is separable from the body portion at the boundary between the coupling portion and the body portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a receptacle includes an assembly manufacturing step, an accommodating step, and an insert molding step. The assembly manufacturing step manufactures each receptacle contact assembly in such a way that a base includes two supporting bases with a coupling base interposed therebetween in a pitch direction. The accommodating step accommodates a plurality of receptacle contact assemblies into an injection mold in such a way that each receptacle contact assembly is supported at both ends in the injection mold by using the two supporting bases. The insert molding step molds a receptacle housing integrally with the plurality of receptacle contact assemblies by insert molding.

Abstract: An accommodating step accommodates a plug contact assembly into an injection mold in such a way that the plug contact assembly is supported at both ends in the injection mold by using two supporting parts. An insert molding step molds a plug housing integrally with the plug contact assembly by insert molding in such a way that a coupling beam of the plug contact assembly is between two width side surfaces and separated from the two width side surfaces in the width direction. A separation step removes at least part of the plug contact assembly to as to disjoin the plurality of plug contacts.

Abstract: An electrical component comprises a main body, a fulcrum portion and at least two terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal. Each of the terminals has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of one of the first terminal and the second terminal is brought into contact with a circuit board when the main body is tilted relative to the circuit board with the fulcrum portion, which acts as a fulcrum, under an insertion state where the terminals are inserted into through-holes, respectively, while none of the terminals are soldered thereto. When the main body is tilted relative to the circuit board with the fulcrum portion, which acts as the fulcrum, under the insertion state, the second portion of one of the first terminal and the second terminal is brought into contact with the circuit board to regulate an excessive tilt of the main body.

Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with a first connector and a second connector. In the first connector, a first contact point portion, a first indented portion, a first lock portion and a regulated portion of a first terminal are supported by a spring portion. A first holding member holding the first terminal has a regulating portion. The regulated portion is located downward of the regulating portion and faces the regulating portion. In the second connector, a second terminal held by a second holding member has an insertion end portion, a second contact point portion, a second indented portion and a second lock portion. In a mated state, the first lock portion and the second lock portion are located between the first indented portion and the second indented portion and face each other in the up-down direction.