Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first set of conductors, a first overmolding in physical contact with a body portion of each of the first set of conductors, a second set of conductors, a second overmolding in physical contact with the body portion of each of the second set of conductors, and a spacer in contact with the first overmolding and the second overmolding. A gap is present between the spacer and at least one of the first set of conductors and a gap between the spacer and at least one of the second set of conductors.

Abstract: A circuit board unit includes a circuit board, and a relay. The circuit board includes an exposed terminal. The relay contacts the exposed terminal in a conductive manner. The relay includes a first contact and a second contact. The first contact contacts the exposed terminal. The second contact is disposed at a position away from the first contact and contacts and separates from a terminal of an apparatus in conjunction with attachment and detachment of the circuit board unit to and from a body of the apparatus. The relay relays conduction between the exposed terminal and the terminal that contacts the second contact.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a first surface and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface; and an interface terminal positioned at least partially on the first surface of the PCB, The interface terminal includes a shell including a hollow portion extending from a first opening on a first side of the shell to a second opening on a second side of the shell, a terminal structure including a non-conductive plate positioned in the hollow portion and a plurality of terminals positioned on the non-conductive plate, a first bracket that at least partially covers a surface of the shell, and a second bracket that at least partially covers another surface of the shell. The second bracket includes a protrusion protruding with respect to the second surface of the PCB.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base assembly of voice coil motor and a voice coil motor. The base assembly includes a base body having a first elastic piece connecting area, a lower elastic piece disposed on the first elastic piece connecting area, and a first terminal disposed in the base body. The first terminal has: a first conductive part disposed in the base body; a first terminal connecting part disposed on one side of the first conductive part and extending toward a direction away from the first conductive part, wherein a part of the first terminal connecting part protrudes from the first elastic piece connecting area and is connected with the lower elastic piece; and an engaging part disposed on one side of the first terminal connecting part and extending toward a direction away from the first terminal connecting part.

Abstract: Ruggedized avionics assemblies for use on kinetically launched space vehicles are disclosed. The avionic assemblies are able to maintain structural integrity and functionality under high acceleration forces generated during kinetic launch, including acceleration forces of >5,000 times Earth's gravity in a single direction of loading. The avionics assembly is ruggedized to withstand this level of acceleration force during launch via a plurality of constraining elements to constrain a plurality of printed circuit boards aligned in parallel to an acceleration vector. Further, a high specific strength and stiffness composition of the plurality of constraining elements aids in supporting the printed circuit boards and preventing them from bending and dislodging electronic components mounted to the printed circuit boards.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector comprising a connector body, a plurality of signal terminals, and a cover. The connector body comprises a plugging slot, a cover accommodating notch, and a plurality of signal terminal slots. The plurality of the signal terminal slots is disposed between the plugging slot and the cover accommodating notch. The cover accommodating notch communicates with the plugging slot through the plurality of signal terminal slots. The cover accommodating notch comprises two opposite sidewalls. An abutting member is disposed on one side of the sidewall. A limiting block is disposed at one end of each of the sidewalls away from an end surface of the cover accommodating notch. The plurality of signal terminals are respectively disposed in the corresponding signal terminal slots. The cover is disposed in the cover accommodating notch and covers the plurality of the signal terminals.

Abstract: A card connector includes a transmission conductor assembly that includes a backup transmission conductor, a first signal transmission conductor, an inspection signal transmission conductor, a first grounding transmission conductor, a command reset transmission conductor, a first differential transmission conductor, a second differential transmission conductor, a second grounding transmission conductor, a third grounding transmission conductor, a fourth grounding transmission conductor, a first power transmission conductor, a second power transmission conductor, a third differential transmission conductor, a fourth differential transmission conductor, a second signal transmission conductor, a fifth grounding transmission conductor, a sixth grounding transmission conductor, a seventh grounding transmission conductor, a fifth differential transmission conductor, a sixth differential transmission conductor, and a write-protection transmission conductor, each of which has two ends respectively forming a spring se

Abstract: An electrical mating system can include a first connector having a plurality of first contacts, and a second connector having a plurality of second contacts. Each one of the first contacts can pair with one of the second contacts so that they provide electrical conduction between pairs of contacts when the first connector is properly mated to the second connector. At least one of the first contacts or first connector and/or one of the second contacts and the second connector can be sized and configured such that an open circuit occurs across a specific one of the pairs of contacts when the first connector is improperly mated to the second connector.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a circuit board, a mounting bracket and a cable connector. The circuit board has a number of conductive pads. The cable connector includes an insulating body, a number of conductive terminals and cables. The insulating body includes a mounting surface. Each conductive terminal includes an elastic contact portion. The mounting bracket includes a frame portion and an installation space enclosed by the frame portion. The cable connector is at least partially received in the installation space so that the elastic contact portions are in contact with the conductive pads. Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure directly installs the cable connector on the circuit board by setting the mounting bracket, thereby omitting the socket connector and reducing the volume of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A high-speed circuit includes a printed circuit board, a ground plane layer, a pair of first and second differential traces, and a cascading common mode filter. The printed circuit board has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The ground plane layer has a first surface in contact with the second surface of the printed circuit board. The pair of first and second differential traces are on the first surface of the printed circuit board. The first and second differential traces carry an electrical signal. The cascading common mode filter includes an outer and an inner common mode filter. The outer common mode filter includes a U-shaped void section on the first surface of the ground plane layer. The inner common mode filter includes an H-shaped void section on the first surface of the ground plane layer. The H-shaped void section is located proximate to the U-shaped void section.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methodology contemplating an enclosure apparatus for a solid-state device (SSD). The apparatus includes a rigid case having a wall defining an internal cavity. A surface in the wall defines one of a recess or a protuberant tab exposed to the internal cavity. A cover is configured to connect with the case in a closed position in which the cover and the case are connected together to cooperatively enclose the internal cavity. The cover defines the other of the recess or the tab, the tab sized to be removably insertable into the recess to form an articulable joint connecting the cover and the case together in the closed position.

Abstract: A SIM card connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The insulating body has a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots. Each side wall of each first slot has a limiting slot. The plurality of the first terminals are inserted into the plurality of the first slots. Each first terminal has a first base portion, a first soldering portion connected with a lower end of the first base portion, and a first contacting portion connected with an upper end of the first base portion. The plurality of the second terminals are inserted into the plurality of the second slots. Each second terminal has a second contacting portion slantwise extended towards a rear end of the insulating body and exposed beyond a top surface of the insulating body.

Abstract: A connector structure is provided. The connector structure includes an insulated housing and at least one terminal assembly. The terminal assembly includes an insulated shelter and at least one pins. The pins are connected to and penetrated through the insulated shelter. The pin includes a pin body and at least two protrusive portions. Each protrusive portion is connected to the pin body, and in a length direction of the pin body, the protrusive portions respectively extend corresponding contact portions. The contact portion is in contact with a corresponding signal pad of a circuit board, and the contact portions are at different positions of the signal pad. In additional, a terminal components of connector is also provided.

Abstract: A metallic terminal includes a terminal body, a first plating layer, a second plating layer, and a third plating layer. The first plating layer is on the terminal body, and the thickness of the first plating layer at the bent portion of the terminal body is 0.3 to 1.75 micrometers, and the thickness of rest portions of the first plating layer is 2 to 10 micrometers. The second plating layer is on the first plating layer and corresponds to the contact portion of the terminal body, and the thickness of the second plating layer is 0.5 to 2 micrometers. The third plating layer is on the first plating layer and corresponds to the soldering portion of the terminal body, and the thickness of the third plating layer is 0.01 to 0.1 micrometers. A manufacturing method of metallic terminal is also provided.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses, including card connector assemblies with integrated component shielding for electronic devices. The card connector assembly includes frame, a riser, and a shielded contact block. The frame includes a card holder that receives a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). The riser supports the card holder spaced apart from the PCB. The shielded contact block configured for surface mounting to a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes an electronic component. The shielded contact block includes a recess that receives a portion of the electronic component therein, an interconnect that connects at least one pin on the UICC with at least one contact, and a component shield located in the recess. The component shield defines a shielded area configured to attenuate electromagnetic waves generated by the electronic component.

Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a conductive base layer extending to a mating end including a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating end. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film defining a surface of the low insertion force contact having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.

Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an insulative body and plural first contacts secured to the insulative body, each first contact having a leg and a first terminating portion; plural second contacts each having a second terminating portion coupled to the first terminating portion of a corresponding first contact and a contacting portion extending from the second terminating portion rearwardly toward the leg of the corresponding first contact.

Abstract: A frame-shaped tray body section of a card tray includes: a first extension connected to a lid section; and a second extension opposing the first extension. The second extension has an outer face thereof being composed of a metal material, the outer face being opposite from an inner face of the second extension where the second extension opposes the first extension.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a contact assembly and a housing. The contact assembly includes first contacts and second contacts extending along a first direction. A first insulative carrier and a second insulative carrier respectively wraps the wrapping regions of the first contacts and the second contacts. The housing includes a receiving space for connecting with the plug connector. The housing includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a first end wall, a second end wall, a supporting strip and dividing plates which defined the receiving space. The supporting strip extends along the first direction, and two ends of the supporting strip are respectively connected with the first end wall and the second end wall. The first dividing plate and the second dividing plate respectively extend from the first side wall and the second side wall toward the receiving space and are connected with the supporting strip.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a substrate, an input binding region and at least two output binding regions disposed on the substrate. Each of the output binding regions includes a plurality of binding portions, and the number of the binding portions included in different output binding regions is different. The substrate is configured to output a signal received by the input binding region to respective binding portions included in each of the output binding regions.

Abstract: A tray is insertable forward in a front-rear direction into a connector main of a card connector. The tray has a first card accommodation portion and a second card accommodation portion. The first card accommodation portion is positioned at a position different from a position of the second card accommodation portion in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The first card accommodation portion has a first elastic beam portion, a first facing portion and a first bulge. The second card accommodation portion has a second elastic beam portion, a second facing portion, and a second bulge. The first elastic beam portion and the second elastic beam portion are positioned at positions different from each other in the front-rear direction. The first elastic beam portion and the second elastic beam portion are elastically deformable independently of each other.

Abstract: A connector having a one-piece housing includes a metal sleeve and a circuit board. The metal sleeve is open at both ends thereof and the metal sleeve integrally extends along its circumferential direction. A part of the metal sleeve is narrow than other parts and a neck is formed thereon. A tongue is formed protruding from an edge of the circuit board and multiple terminals are printed on at least a surface of the tongue. A part of the circuit board is interference fit in the neck of the metal sleeve, and the tongue is accommodated in the metal sleeve. The tongue is surrounded by the metal sleeve and is spaced apart from an inner wall of the metal sleeve. The tongue is ensured to be separated from electromagnetic interferences by the metal sleeve to ensure efficiency and stability of the signal transmitted in the terminal.

Abstract: An electronic device including a connector and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a connector for mounting at least one of a universal flash storage (UFS) card, a secure digital (SD) card, or a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). The connector includes a first power terminal for connecting the SD card or the UFS card, a second power terminal for connecting the UFS card or the UICC, and one or more signal terminals for connecting at least one of the UFS card, the SD card, and the UICC, and a processor configured to detect a card mounted in the connector, output to the UFS card a first designated voltage and a second designated voltage, and reset the UFS card through the one or more signal terminals, or output the first designated voltage and a third designated voltage, and reset a corresponding SD card or the UICC.

Abstract: A plurality of laterally extending modules aligned longitudinally orthogonal to the lateral direction with terminals attached to each module housing, each terminal including a longitudinally extended main body held in the module housing, a contact arm extending upward or downward from the main body, the contact arm including a contact portion contacting a counter terminal, a first bent portion connected to the main body and bent upward or downward, and a second bent portion formed between the contact portion and the first bent portion and bent in a direction opposite to the first bent portion.

Abstract: A method and a device for protecting a security module connected to a near-field communication router in a telecommunication device, wherein a transmission between the router and the security module is only allowed in the presence of a radio frequency communication flow detected by the router.

Abstract: A connector structure used in pin in paste soldering includes a standoff region with dimensions that provide reflow air convection on at least two sides of a surface of the connector structure during Pin In Paste (PIP) soldering. For example, the standoff region has a depth or height of approximately 0.3 mm, a length of approximately 15.1 mm, and a width of approximately 4.95 mm. The standoff region can also have a depth or height in a range of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. The connector structure is a single or dual port connector structure with the standoff region configured as a void or gap proximate to the connector pins, which creates a reflow air convection gate way across a surface of the connector structure during PIP soldering.

Abstract: Technology is provided for a storage card adapter. The storage card adapter is used for housing storage cards (e.g., M.2 storage cards), and the storage card adapter can then be inserted into a drive bay. The storage card adapter includes an adapter frame and an adapter cover. The adapter frame includes a pair of guide posts having a ledge upon which one end of a storage card rests when the storage cards are installed in storage card connectors on a printed circuit board installed in the storage card adapter. The adapter cover includes a pair of clamping posts that are aligned to engage with the guide posts when the adapter cover is fully mated with the adapter frame. In this manner, the end of the storage card becomes clamped between the guide post and the clamping post to thereby secure the storage card within the storage card adapter.

Abstract: An electric terminal block having a block housing, two conductor connection elements, two current bars, and two additional current bar pieces. Each current bar has a connection portion, and first and second contact portions, each connection portion being paired with a conductor connection element. To obtain a reliable switching sequence when plugging and unplugging an operating or test plug, the terminal housing is equipped with two spring elements, each of which has a connection portion and an elastic contact portion; each of the spring elements is electrically connected to one of the current bar pieces; the contact portions together form a second contact region for receiving the plug, and being mutually spaced when the plug is not plugged in. The contact region of the spring elements is arranged in front of the contact region of the current bars in the plug-in direction of the plug.

Abstract: A socket has a housing, which is composed of an electrically insulating material and an elongate plug-receiving region. A contact spring is arranged in the plug-receiving region. A lever loads the contact spring in the open position of the lever such that a dimension of the contact spring transverse to the longitudinal direction of the plug-receiving region is reduced and relaxes the contact spring in the closed position of the lever. A plug is provided for such a socket.

Abstract: A multi-contact connector includes terminals, which each include a first contact piece section, which has a first contact section, which achieves pressing contact with a pin terminal in a first direction, and a first elastic arm, which extends in a direction that intersects the first direction and displaceably supports the first contact section, and a second contact piece section, which has a second contact section, which achieves pressing contact with the pin terminal in the first direction, and a second elastic arm, which displaceably supports the second contact section. The second elastic arm extends in the first direction, which intersects the direction in which the first elastic arm extends, and an end portion of the second elastic arm or the end portion in the extending direction, that is, the front end facing the first elastic arm is formed as a spring piece linked to the second contact section.

Abstract: An apparatus is removably attachable to an electronic device associated with wireless communication. The apparatus includes an operational circuitry which includes contact means, memory means and data processing means. The contact means is for electrical coupling between the electronic device and the operational circuitry. The memory means is capable of storing subscriber-identity-module-specific data of at least two subscriber identity module associated with at least one operator of wireless communication for causing the apparatus to act as a plurality of the subscriber identity modules of the at least one operator when in use.

Abstract: A card connector includes: an insulative housing (2) for receiving a card tray inserted in a front-to-back direction; and plural contacts (31) secured to the insulative housing, each contact including a frame portion (311), a curved portion connected inside the frame portion, and a tail portion (312) connected outside the frame portion, the curved portion including a first anchoring portion (315) and a second anchoring portion (315) respectively connected to the frame portion, a first arm (313) and a second arm (314) respectively continuing the first and second anchoring portions, a front connecting portion (317) and a rear connecting portion (318) respectively connected to the first and second arms, and a contacting portion (316) connected between the front and rear connecting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a number of first contacts and a number of second contacts, an insulative housing, a shielding plate, and a metallic shell. The insulative housing has a base portion, a tongue portion, and a number of receiving grooves running through the base portion to the tongue portion. The tongue portion defines a first surface and a second surface. The receiving grooves are exposed on the first surface and the second surface. The insulative housing, the second contacts, and the shielding plate are insert-molded to form a contact module, and the first contacts are assembled to the receiving grooves.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided which includes a housing having a hole, a tray that receives a subscriber identification module (SIM) card and a secure digital (SD) card, a first socket, a communication circuit, a processor, and a battery that supplies power to the communication circuit, the processor, the SIM card, and the SD card, wherein the processor is configured to detect extraction of the tray from the first socket, interrupt power supply to the SIM card and the SD card through the first socket in response to extraction of the tray, detect insertion of the tray into the first socket, determine a priority of the SD card and the SIM card when both the SIM card and the SD card are detected in the inserted tray, and reset a task block that processes the SIM card, if the SIM card has a higher priority than the SD card.

Abstract: A card socket for use in an electronic device is disclosed, wherein two cards may be inserted on top of one another into the card insertion space, so that both of the two cards may be used continuously. The card socket according to one embodiment of this disclosure for use in an electronic device comprises a housing having a space wherein a card is inserted, wherein the housing comprises a step part having a staircase shape in the card insertion direction within the card insertion space, so that two or more cards may be inserted on top of one another.

Abstract: A communication connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving space with a circuit board arrangement supported by the housing, which has pairs of communication paths associated with a plurality of contact pads. A spring contact arrangement includes a support/guide and a spring contacts. Each spring contact has a supported/guided portion, an extending end, an intervening pad contact portion contacting a pad, between the supported/guided portion and the extending end, a spring arm portion between the supported/guided portion and the pad contact portion and having a contact portion, with a plug contact surface, between the pad contact portion and the extending end. The plug contact surface is positioned in the plug receiving space in an unmated state. In plug mated state a deflection of the contact portion causes a relative deflection of the spring arm portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing extending in a horizontal direction and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The electrical connector is provided with a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity which are arranged in an up-and-down arrangement in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Each conductive terminals comprises a first contact portion extending upwardly into the first receiving cavity and a second contact portion extending downwardly into the second receiving cavity. The conductive terminals are used to electrically connect a pair of first and second electrical components which are respectively inserted into the first and second receiving cavity via the first and second contact portions. The electrical connector is provided with the receiving cavity for inserting the second electrical component, thereby facilitating the assembly of the second electrical component and the electrical connector.

Abstract: A plurality of pairs of contact terminals accommodated in a card edge connector include back surface members having one ends to which lead wires are connected and another ends being folded to form movable members. Until a circuit board of a control unit is inserted, end portions of the movable members are held in conductive contact with each other. When the circuit board is inserted, the movable members are separated and brought into contact with copper foil terminals. When the circuit board is removed, the movable members plastically deform and are opposed to each other with an initial gap smaller than a thickness dimension of the circuit board. With this arrangement, wiring inspection may be performed with opposed movable members shorted to one another, but for subsequent circuit board insertion at the second or subsequent insertion and removal of the circuit board, the movable members will be slightly separated by a gap to suppress slide abrasion during insertion.

Abstract: A card holding member is provided for holding a card with terminal members and insertion into a card connector. The holding member comprises a frame portion containing a front frame portion in front of the holding member in the insertion direction and side frame portions connected on both ends to the front frame. The frame portion includes a metal portion composed of a metal panel. The front end surface of a front metal frame of the metal portion is exposed on the front end surface of the front frame. The front metal frame includes a subsiding portion. The front surface of the subsiding portion is flush with the front end surface of the front metal frame and includes a section displaced from the front end surface in the thickness direction of the front frame.

Abstract: A memory card adaptor is provided herein. The memory card adaptor may include a housing having a slot configured to accommodate a memory card. The memory card may include a signal terminal and non-signal terminals. For example, the signal terminal may be a high-speed and/or data transfer terminal, and the non-signal terminal may be a power or voltage terminal. The signal terminal may be at least partially exposed via a signal terminal opening in the housing when the memory card is accommodated in the slot. The memory card adaptor may also include at least one card-side terminal arranged so as to be capable of contacting at least one of the non-signal terminals.

Abstract: A memory card adapter includes a body having a set of contact pins. The set of contact pins include input pins and output pins implemented in a pin-to-pin structure. The input pins connect with pins of an inserted memory card and the output pins connect with an external socket. The body includes a bottom lead adapted to support the main body, and a top lead adapted to be combined with the bottom lead. The body includes a fixing substance adapted to combine with the contact pins. The body includes a conduction plate on a top surface or a bottom surface of the fixing substance, where the conduction plate is connected to at least one of the contact pins.

Abstract: An electronic card connector is provided which has an insulative body and a plurality of terminals. The body is provided with a plurality of terminal grooves, each having first and second opposite sides. Each groove penetrates the body from a top surface thereof to a lower surface thereof. The terminals are respectively provided to the grooves. Each terminal has a transverse base portion, first and second elastic arms, and a contact portion. Two ends of the base portion are fixed in the groove at the first side. The base portion is exposed in the groove. A distal end of the second arm is a fixed end portion fixed at the second side. The contact portion protrudes from the top surface of the body. The first arm comprises two reverse bent elastic portions and a connecting portion which connects the bent elastic portions.

Abstract: The card holding member is able to hold a card including terminal members and is able to be inserted into a card connector, and comprises a frame portion opposing the side surfaces of the card, and a movable lock portion arranged in the frame portion which is able to engage and disengage from a lock portion of the card connector, the movable lock portion being a spring member made of a metal plate and including at least one corner portion, and the movable lock portion also being elastically deformable in the width direction of the card holding member.

Abstract: An electronic card connector includes a metal shell, a tray, a first terminal block, a second terminal block and a third terminal block. The metal shell is provided on a circuit board and cooperates with the circuit board to define a slot. The tray comprises an insulative body and a shielding unit. A first receiving groove of the insulative body receives a SD card and second and third receiving grooves of the insulative body respectively receive first and second SIM cards. The shielding unit is made of metal, provided in the insulative body and positioned between the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove and the third receiving groove, so as to shield the electromagnetic interference from the SD card.

Abstract: A card connector is provided for receiving an inserted card module. The card connector includes a housing including a terminal holding portion for arranging terminals to make contact with electrode pads on the card module. Each terminal includes a base portion held by the terminal holding portion and a cantilevered arm portion extending from the base portion in an inclined direction relative to the transverse direction of the housing. Each arm portion includes a curved portion and a pair of inclined portions. The curved portion has a curved profile with a curved surface positioned so the center of curvature is positioned above. The inclined portions are inclined relative to the extension direction of the arm portion on both sides of the apex portion positioned at the free end. The inclined portions each have a different angle of inclination relative to the extension direction of the arm portion.

Abstract: The card holding member is able to hold a card including terminal members and is able to be inserted into a card connector, and comprises a frame portion opposing the side surfaces of the card, and a movable lock portion arranged in the frame portion which is able to engage and disengage from a lock portion of the card connector, the movable lock portion being a spring member made of a metal plate and including at least one corner portion, and the movable lock portion also being elastically deformable in the width direction of the card holding member.

Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester composition contains: a liquid crystal polyester in an amount of 100 parts by mass as well as a fibrous filler and a plate-like filler in an amount of not less than 65 parts by mass and not more than 100 parts by mass in total. The fibrous filler in the composition has a number average fiber diameter of not less than 5 ?m and not more than 15 ?m and a number average fiber length of more than 200 ?m and less than 400 ?m. The mass ratio of the fibrous filler to the plate-like filler in the composition is not less than 3 and not more than 15. The flow starting temperature of the composition is not lower than 250° C. and lower than 314° C.

Abstract: A contact to provide an electrical connection between two circuit boards, such as a rigid circuit board and a flexible circuit board installed in a container, such as an electronic stylus or a cellular telephone. The contact head generally has the shape of an inverted spoon, which allows the contact head to slide smoothly onto a desired electrical contact pad on the flexible circuit board. The contact has a unitary design, including a spring, which reduces the likelihood of damage to the flexible circuit board or to the contact when the rigid circuit board is installed in the electronic stylus. The spring design reduces the likelihood that the contact will be bent when the rigid circuit board is installed, and also allows the contact to be balanced, which is advantageous for wave-soldering operations. The contact also has a pick surface, which is useful in vacuum pick-and-place operations.

Abstract: A contact includes: a spring member constituted of at least one thin plate that has electrical conductivity and elasticity, the spring member causing elastic deformation when being sandwiched between at least one conductor pattern of a printed wiring board and at least one conductive member different from the printed wiring board; a housing made of resin that surrounds at least a part of the spring member from both sides at least across a deformation direction of respective portions of the spring member so as to support the spring member on the printed wiring board; and at least a pair of engaging portions, the respective engaging portions being formed in the spring member and the housing, the engaging portions engaging with one another when the housing is arranged in a position surrounding the spring member, so as to secure at least a part of the spring member to at least a part of the housing.