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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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.

Abstract: A terminal of a connector has a receiving portion, a first supporting portion which is resiliently deformable and extends from the receiving portion, a contact portion supported by the first supporting portion, a second supporting portion extending from the contact portion and an abutment portion supported by the second supporting portion. In a connection process of the connector and a mating connector, the abutment portion of the terminal begins to be brought into contact with the receiving portion at a first position on the receiving portion, and it is slid on the receiving portion until the abutment portion reaches a second position. The contact portion is brought into contact with a mating terminal when the connector is connected to the mating connector.

Abstract: A connector, with which an electrical wire is attachable, is connectable with a mating connector which has a mating contact portion. The connector comprises a housing and at least one terminal. The housing is provided with a support. The support has a receiving portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive a part of the electrical wire. The at least one terminal has an insulation displacement connection (IDC) portion, a contact portion, a supporting portion and a coupling portion. The IDC portion is configured to be insulation-displacement connected with the electrical wire. The support is positioned between the IDC portion and the supporting portion in a first predetermined direction. The coupling portion couples the IDC portion and the supporting portion with each other. The coupling portion has a neighboring portion. The neighboring portion neighbors to the support in a second predetermined direction perpendicular to the first predetermined direction.

Abstract: A first connector and a second connector of this connector assembly can mutually connect along the vertical direction. The first connector comprises a first housing provided with a sliding surface, a locking surface, and a receiving surface. The locking surface intersects, at an angle of 90° or less, with a line segment extending straight upward from the locking surface. The second connector comprises a second housing provided with a spring section and a locked section. The locked section can move forward and backward as the spring section elastically deforms. The locked section has a locked surface. When the second connector is in a separated state of being separated from the first connector, the locked surface intersects, at an angle of 90° or less, with a line segment extending straight upward from the locked surface. In a fitting step, the locked section moves downward while being pressed against the sliding surface.

Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of terminals and a housing. The housing has an interposing portion extends in an up-down direction. The interposing portion has a first side portion and a second side portion in a width direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. Each of the terminals has an insertion end portion and a second extending portion. The second side portion has an allowance portion and a restriction portion. The allowance portion is nearer to the insertion end portion than the restriction portion in the up-down direction. The connector has a gap between the allowance portion and the second extending portion in the width direction. The allowance portion allows partial movement of the second extending portion into the gap. The restriction portion is in contact with the second extending portion in the width direction without any gap and thereby restricts movement of the second extending portion in the width direction.

Abstract: A connector includes lead parts and terminal parts to be connected to lands of a substrate, respectively. An anisotropic conductive joining member (ACJM) is mounted in a region where the lead parts are located. The ACJM is a resin in which solder particles are dispersed. The resin can melt at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solder particles. Cream solder is placed on the lands to be connected to the terminal parts. The substrate on which the connector is mounted is passed through a reflow oven to heat both the substrate and the connector. The connection between the terminal parts and the lands by reflow soldering and the connection between the lead parts and the lands via the ACJM 40 are performed simultaneously with each other.

Abstract: A connector is disposed on a board in a first direction and includes a housing, a contact, and a movable. The housing is provided with a bottom surface facing the board and a through hole formed along the first direction. The contact is held in the through hole and has its end portion on a board side exposed at the bottom surface via the through hole. The movable terminal is formed as a separate member from the contact, disposed at a close position to the contact in the through hole, and movable in the first direction relative to the contact. One end of the movable terminal in the first direction is fixed to the board and projects from the bottom surface in accordance with movement of the movable terminal, and a projection amount of the one end changes depending on a position of the movable terminal in the first direction.