No-insertion force connector assembly

Abstract

In a no-insertion force connector assembly comprising a connector body comprising a housing for supporting a plurality of resiliently deformable contact members, a connector portion provided on a print circuit board, the connector portion having a plurality of contact terminals each positioned at a place corresponding to the contact of the contact member and at least one float member for resiliently deforming the contact members so that their contacts may each shift to a position where they are each electrically connected to the corresponding contact terminal, the contact members each comprises a plurality of first and second contact members, which are each different in the length ranging from the connecting end up to the above-described contact, the first and second contact members being alternately disposed. The float member comprises a first engaging means for first coming in contact with the first contact member for resilient deformation while shifting and a second engaging means for subsequently resiliently deforming the second contact member. Since the deformation of the first and second contact members by the float mechanism is carried out at different times, an operational force required to shift the float member can be remarkably small thus easing its operation.