CONTACT ELEMENT, MANUFACTURE OF CONTACT ELEMENT, AND CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contact element, a connector and a connection structure which are easy to manufacture and with which the contact element can easily and quickly be inserted in a housing without needing a box occupying an area for retention and guide. SOLUTION: This contact element 11 is used for a portable apparatus and has a first contact 12 and a second contact 13 connected with each other by a spring 14 and each formed of a conductive material that is preferably a metal. The contact element 11 is characterized in that at least one rigid body element 16 is provided for at least either the first contact 12 or the second contact 13, and the sprint 14 and the contact for which the rigid body element 16 is not provided are at least partially covered.