Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Combined with electrical contact or lead – Ball or nail head type contact – lead – or bond
Reexamination Certificate
2003-05-07
2004-12-28
Cao, Phat X. (Department: 2814)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Combined with electrical contact or lead
Ball or nail head type contact, lead, or bond
C257S781000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06836024
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting between substrates for electrically connecting substrates having an electrode provided thereon.
2. Prior Art
As shown in
FIG. 4
, a conventional apparatus for connecting between substrates B has elastic connectors
110
,
110
for electrically connecting an upside electrode
11
and a downside electrode
21
and a substrate
200
arranged between an upper upside substrate
10
and a lower downside substrate
20
and having the connectors fixed onto the front and back surfaces thereof coaxially, whereby it electrically connects the upside electrode
11
on the upside substrate
10
and the downside electrode
21
on the downside substrate
20
.
However, the connectors
110
,
110
are perfectly fixed onto the substrate
200
in the apparatus for connecting between substrates B, having a drawback that the connectors
110
,
110
cannot be replaced one by one even if the connectors
110
,
110
are damaged so that they are required to be replaced.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is accomplished in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to provide an apparatus for connecting between substrates capable of replacing a connector one by one.
An apparatus for connecting between substrates of the present invention is provided with a connector for electrically connecting an upside electrode mounted at the back surface of an upside substrate and a downside electrode mounted at the front surface of a downside substrate and a supporting plate arranged between the upside substrate and the downside substrate for removably supporting the connector, wherein the connector is able to be inserted into a positioning hole formed on the supporting plate and has a mounting terminal having a leading edge being in contact with the downside electrode and a connecting section mounted at a base edge section of the mounting terminal and having a leading edge being in contact with the upside electrode.
The connecting section is more preferably elastic and has a leading edge urged into contact with the upside electrode.
The connecting section is more preferably shaped approximately like a fishhook seen from the side.
The positioning hole is more preferably formed slightly greater than the mounting terminal in order to facilitate the removal of the connector from the supporting plate.
The mounting terminal is more preferably two-forked to have an approximately inverted U-shape.
A protrusion section is more preferably provided at the side of the leading edge of the mounting terminal for preventing the connector from falling from the supporting plate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5199889 (1993-04-01), McDevitt, Jr.
patent: 5437556 (1995-08-01), Bargain et al.
patent: 6608385 (2003-08-01), Zhou et al.
Kawata Masao
Mori Chikaomi
Nojiri Kenichi
Takahashi Hirotada
Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Cao Phat X.
Nihon Denshizairyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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