CONTACT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL COMPONENT

摘要

A contact capable of reliably establishing an electrical connection and mechanical connection with another member is provided. A contact (31) is configured by linking a fixed piece (32) and a movable piece (33) in a substantially parallel arrangement by means of a linking part (34). A movable contact (35) for contacting a flexible printed board or the like is provided to the bottom surface of the tip of the movable piece (33), and an operable part (36) that is pressed by a cam and inclines the movable piece (33) is provided to the rear end of the movable piece (33). The front end of the fixed piece (32) is an engagement part (37) that engages with a connector housing. In the contact (31), the contact contacting surface (35a) that serves as the contacting surface of the movable contact (35) has a shape consisting of protrusions and recesses extending in the widthwise direction of the contact (31). The bottom surface of the engagement part (37) serves a pressing surface (37a), which is to say the contact surface that contacts the bottom surface of the housing, and the pressing surface (37a) also has a shape consisting of protrusions and recesses extending in the widthwise direction of the contact (31).