| 摘要 |
<p>A common problem in the art of connecting two electrical components is the providing of a convienient and effective zero insertion force coupling therebetween especially where a plurality of parallel conductors along one component are to be connected with a corresponding plurality along the other. The present apparatus (100) and method address this problem by providing a split tube edge along one of the two (100, 150) electrical components, the split tube (104) including a memory shape material (112) therein. When the split tube (104) is opened, the second electrical component (150) is inserted therein whereupon the split tube can be closed. Conductors (130-140) along the split tube (104) make contact with corresponding conductors (160-170) along the second component (150) when the tube (104) is closed. The memory shape material (112) in the split tube (104) acts to either open (Fig. III) the split tube or close (Fig. V) the split tube when the material (112) reaches a characteristic transition temperature.</p> |
