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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Shin Yoshida, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Taiji Okamoto, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Koji Dono, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Okuda, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Shin Yoshida, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Taiji Okamoto, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Koji Dono, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Okuda, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connecting element includes a support member, a flexible substrate wrapped around the support member, and elastic contacts provided on the flexible substrate. A positioning hole is formed in the support member. A first positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on a motherboard, and a second positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on an electronic component. The first positioning component is inserted into the positioning hole in the connecting element, and the second positioning member is fitted to the first positioning component. Accordingly, the connecting element is positioned with respect to both the motherboard and the electronic component.