Contact and electrical connector

摘要

The object of the present invention is to provide a contact and an electrical connector which are used to electrically connect a conductor pattern formed on a circuit board and a component to be connected that is positioned to face the circuit board, and in which the amount of displacement of the contact protruding part is large, while having a low height. The contact (1) has a soldering part (2) which is soldered to a conductor pattern formed on a circuit board PCB, a spring arm (3) which extends from the soldering part (2) and which has a contact protruding part (3g) for contacting a component to be connected (10) that is positioned to face the circuit board PCB, and preload application parts (5) which extend from the soldering part (2) and are disposed on the spring arm (3), so that a preload is applied to the spring arm (3). The preload application parts (5) are provided toward the fixed end (3b) of the spring arm (3) relative to the contact protruding part (3g).