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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry Ihor Tustaniwskyj, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Leonard Harry Alton, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439 66 ; 439 71 ; 439331 ;
Abstract
An electromechanical module is comprised of an electronic component that is attached to a substrate which is bendable. Multiple springy contacts touch respective I/O pads on the substrate. A compressing mechanism compresses the springy contacts against the I/O pads with forces that bend the substrate. The bending of substrate is reduced by including contacts of a first type, each of which exert a relatively small force against its respective I/O pad; and contacts of a second type, each of which exert a substantially larger force against its respective I/O pad.