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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Scott D. Brandenburg, Kokomo, IN (US);
Thomas A. Degenkolb, Noblesville, IN (US);
Scott D. Brandenburg, Kokomo, IN (US);
Thomas A. Degenkolb, Noblesville, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly and method of connecting an electrical connector to a substrate are provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a substrate having first electrical circuitry formed on a surface, an elastomer, and second electrical circuitry disposed at least partially between the substrate and the elastomer. Elements of the second electrical circuitry are pressed into contact with contact pads of the first electrical circuitry. The electrical connector assembly also includes a holder securing the elastomer in a compressed state to provide a pressure contact between the circuit elements and the contact pads.