Contactor with a plurality of springs and contact point portions urged by the springs
First Claim
1. A contactor comprising:
- a flexible board configured to bend;
a plurality of contact point portions provided on the flexible board;
a plurality of springs that respectively urge the contact point portions toward a target; and
a housing that accommodates the plurality of springs,wherein the flexible board is supported by positioning pins within the housing so as to move in a direction perpendicular to a face of the flexible board.
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Abstract
Provided is a contactor that can be manufactured easily and secure a long stroke. A contactor includes: a flexible board; a plurality of contact point portions that are provided in the flexible board; a plurality of springs that urge the contact point portions respectively toward an inspection target device; and a housing that receives the plurality of springs. Each of the springs has a flat winding portion that is provided at least at an end portion of the spring on the contact point portion side, and a diagonal tight winding portion that is provided at a longitudinally intermediate portion of the spring. A gap is present between the flat winding portion and the diagonal tight winding portion in an uncompressed state of the spring.
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20 Claims
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1. A contactor comprising:
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a flexible board configured to bend; a plurality of contact point portions provided on the flexible board; a plurality of springs that respectively urge the contact point portions toward a target; and a housing that accommodates the plurality of springs, wherein the flexible board is supported by positioning pins within the housing so as to move in a direction perpendicular to a face of the flexible board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A contactor comprising:
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a flexible board; a plurality of contact point portions provided on the flexible board; a plurality of springs that respectively urge the contact point portions toward a target; and a housing that accommodates the plurality of springs, wherein the housing includes a stopper protrusion that penetrates the flexible board to extend from one surface side of the flexible board to the other surface side of the flexible board. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A contactor comprising:
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a flexible board; a plurality of contact point portions provided on the flexible board; a plurality of springs that respectively urge the contact point portions toward a target; and a housing that accommodates the plurality of springs, wherein the flexible board includes through holes surrounding each of the contact point portions in order to prevent the flexible board from bending due to a difference in height among contact ends of the contact point portions.
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