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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1989
David W Dranchak, Endwell, NY (US);
David E Engle, Vestal, NY (US);
Alan D Knight, Newark Valley, NY (US);
IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly including a housing, a flexible circuit located within the housing and including first and second terminals thereon, a carriage movably positioned within the housing and designed for having a circuit board inserted therein, actuation means connected to the carriage to cause it to move and occupy first and second positions within the housing, and biasing means in the form of a pair of leaf springs which continuously exert biasing force against the carriage during its positioning within the invention's housing. As defined herein, contact is possible between a plurality of individual contact elements which form part of the circuit board and respective terminals located at one end portion of the flexible circuit. Second terminals located at the other end of the flexible circuit are designed for mating with and contacting respective conductors located on the second circuit device. Positive interconnection is thus possible between high density arrays of contact members in a compact structure.