CONTACT ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND ELECTRIC CONNECTOR

摘要

A contact assembly in which variation in pressing force, or contact pressure of a contact against a resilient contact portion by the counterpart contact portion such as the conductive pad of a small card is suppressed. A method for manufacturing the contact assembly and an electric connector equipped with the contact assembly are also provided. In the contact assembly (2), a plurality of contacts (21 1 -21 8 ) are secured to an inner housing (10) when a contact member (20) formed integrally by coupling the plurality of contacts (21 1 -21 8 ) mutually through coupling portions (26a-26n) is press-fitted in the inner housing (10) in the direction intersecting the pressing direction to the resilient contact portion (23) by the counterpart contact portion perpendicularly and secured in place, and each of the contacts (21 1 -21 8 ) is separated by cutting the coupling portion (26a-26n) between respective contacts (21 1 -21 8 ).