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 Zero insertion force (ZIF) electrical connector

Details
Inventors: Laub, Michael Frederick; Goetzinger, David Joseph; Hileman, Jr., James Stover;
Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Primary Examiner: Vu; Hien
Assistant Examiner:
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A zero insertion force electrical connector (60) having a housing (61) which includes a support block (62) reciprocably mounted therein. The housing (61) also includes a contact array (65) with a plurality of contact elements (66,67) extending therefrom for electrical engagement with circuit traces (63a,64a) on printed circuit boards (63,64). The contact array (65) includes a flexible etched circuit (76) thereon for signal transmission and impedance matching; and the contact elements (66,67) include arcuate sections (66a,66b,67a,67b) for ensuring compliancy, conformity, and contact wiping action at the electrical contact interfaces.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides electrical connector for electrically interconnecting printed circuit boards having circuit traces formed thereon, the connector comprising: a housing having a recess therein for receiving a support block therein; a support block received in the housing recess, and the support block includes a mechanism for moving the support block between advanced and retracted positions relative to the housing; the connector includes at least one electrical contact array operatively disposed between the printed circuit boards, the contact array includes at least one contact element which extends from the array; and at least one contact element is operable to be electrically engaged or disengaged with at least one circuit trace of the respective printed circuit boards as the support block is moved between the advanced and retracted positions.
Additionally, the connector is provided with an FEC for the purpose of conducting signals and for impedance matching the connector with the electrical system in which it is used.



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