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A pressure make/break interconnect for two sets of coplanar, parallel traces (30 and 46) includes contact pads (50 and 52) on the ends of the one or both sets of traces (30 and 46), the pads (50 and 52) being wider than the spaces between the traces (30 and 46) but staggered so that there is room fo

A pressure make/break interconnect for two sets of coplanar, parallel traces (30 and 46) includes contact pads (50 and 52) on the ends of the one or both sets of traces (30 and 46), the pads (50 and 52) being wider than the spaces between the traces (30 and 46) but staggered so that there is room for the pads (50 and 52) to fit between the traces (30 and 46). One of each facing pair of the traces (30 and 46) or pads (50 and 52) has on its facing surface a bump (66), which serves as the actual contact point and aids in increasing the contacting pressure. An interconnect support (70) behind one of the pads (50 or 52) is configured to aid in intensifying the pressure applied through the bump (66), ensuring good contact. The interconnect support (70) is preferably made of an elastomer and has ridges ( 74 and 76) on both sides underlying the contact pads (50 and 52), with protrusions (80) on the ridges (74) facing the pads (50 and 52), that extend upwardly to support the contact pads (50 and 52) while the connection is made.

대표청구항 ▼

An article in which two sets of mutually coplanar parallel conductor traces are connected together, comprising: a first set of coplanar parallel conductor traces extending from a device toward an external connection; a second set of coplanar parallel conductor traces extending toward the device from

An article in which two sets of mutually coplanar parallel conductor traces are connected together, comprising: a first set of coplanar parallel conductor traces extending from a device toward an external connection; a second set of coplanar parallel conductor traces extending toward the device from an external connection, and being mutually coplanar with the first set of conductor traces, at least one set of the first and second sets of conductor traces having an enlarged contact pad at the end of each trace, the width of at least some of the pads being greater than the spacing between the conductor traces, at least some of the pads being spaced at different distances from the device, and the two sets of traces having respective facing surfaces disposed in a facing relationship to each other; and means for releasably contacting the respective facing surfaces together.