Instrument panel assembly with conductive elastomeric connectors

摘要

Electrical gauges requiring a calibration resistor connected between at least two of its terminals is mounted in an instrument panel assembly with the terminals connected to printed circuit conductors. The instrument panel has a housing carrying a printed circuit on its inner surface. An elastomeric electrical connector comprising an insulating body with selected resilient conductive regions is arranged with respect to the calibration resistor, the instrument terminals and the printed circuit to complete the proper circuit connections when the gauge is mounted in the instrument panel with its terminals urged toward the housing.