摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a next-generation interconnector. SOLUTION: A first and second malleable connectors (12, 14) each have a row of very closely spaced contacts mounted in a corresponding insulation frame. Each contact (80) of the first connector includes a piece of thin sheet metal with a strip portion (84) bent in a loop (86), with the loop projecting forward of the front end (100) of the first connector insulator (96). Each contact (82) of the second connector has a mating end (32) in the form of a vertically- elongated plate that compresses the loop when the connectors mate. Each first contact includes a flat plate portion (90) lying in a vertical plane and in contact and fit with the walls of a passage (94) in the first insulator. The first contact also includes a 90 deg. bend (92) that connects the strip portion (84) to the plate at the rear of the first insulator.</p> |