Frame-shaped connector having reduced contact member pitch

摘要

A connector capable of realizing a narrower pitch of contact members, and suppressing displacement of the contact members. A connector comprises a frame and a plurality of contact members held by the frame. The contact members held by the frame are elastically deformed by being sandwiched between an IC package and a printed board. At this time, terminal portions of the IC package and terminal portions of the printed board are electrically connected via a plurality of conductive path portions of each contact member. The frame is formed by a frame portion, a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending in a manner bridging the frame portion, and a plurality of transverse ribs extending orthogonal to the longitudinal ribs in a manner bridging the frame portion. The contact members are held in slits formed by the longitudinal ribs and the transverse ribs.

主权项

1. A connector that electrically connects between a first object to be connected and a second object to be connected, comprising:
a frame that includes:
a frame portion,a plurality of longitudinal members each extending in a manner bridging said frame portion, each of said plurality of longitudinal members being separate from said frame portion; anda plurality of transverse members each extending orthogonal to said plurality of longitudinal members in a manner bridging said frame portion, each of said plurality of transverse members being separate from said frame portion and being separate from said longitudinal members; and a plurality of contact members that are elastically deformed by being sandwiched between the first object to be connected and the second object to be connected, wherein said transverse members have insulation properties and said longitudinal members do not have insulation properties, or said transverse members and said longitudinal members both have insulation properties, and wherein each contact member includes a plurality of conductive path portions for electrically connecting first terminal portions formed on the first object to be connected and second terminal portions formed on the second object to be connected, respectively, and each contact member is held in a respective one of a plurality of slits formed by said longitudinal members and said transverse members.