Circuit part connector structure and gasket

• US 20040253867A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Company Limited (Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Company Limited (Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited)
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Shuzo
• Application Number:
  US10/494,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20040253867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/500
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 1/5805 Connections to printed circuits for slide switches H01H15/005; for tumbler switches H01H23/006
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/81 characterised by electrical connections to external devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/86 characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2207/002 Conductive rubber; Zebra
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2207/034 sealed
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2221/002 integral with membrane
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/002 sealed
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/24 resilient; resiliently-mounted

Abstract

A device includes: an elastic holder 10 for accommodating a coin type button battery 2 and a multiple number of connecting terminals 20 arranged in the outer periphery of the bottom of elastic holder 10. The elastic holder 10 is formed of an insulative, approximate cylinder with a base. The plural connecting terminals are integrally formed with the bottom. Each connecting terminal 20 is composed of an insulative elastic rubber 21 formed at the bottom of elastic holder 10 and a multiple number of fine conductive wires 22 arrayed and embedded in elastic rubber 21 with their length oriented in the thickness direction of the bottom of elastic holder 10 so as to be in contact with negative and positive poles 3 and 4 of button battery 2. It is possible to reduce the number of parts, make assembly simple and quick, hence improve assembly performance. For example, even if some vibration or impacts act on the device, there is no fear of the device malfunctioning.

Claims

1. A circuit part connector comprising:

an insulative elastic holder made of rubber material in the form of an approximate cylinder with a base for accommodating a circuit part; and

a connecting terminal in contact with the electrodes of the circuit part accommodated in the elastic holder.

2. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, wherein the connecting terminal is provided at least one of a periphery of a bottom of the elastic holder, among a bottom center, of the elastic holder and a bottom periphery of the elastic holder.

3. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, wherein the connecting terminal comprising an insulative elastic element provided for the elastic holder and a conductive element which is provided for the elastic element and at least put into contact with the electrode of the circuit part.

4. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic element of the connecting terminal is formed in at least one of an approximately rectangular and an approximately trapezoidal shape, and a long side of the elastic element is oriented in a width direction of a bottom of the elastic holder.

5. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic element of the connecting terminal, at least an outer end of the elastic element, located on an outer periphery of the bottom of the elastic holder, is formed in an approximately semi-circular shape.

6. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, further comprising a conductive element of the connecting terminal is one of a fine conductive wire, a conductive pin, a conductive elastomer, a conductive spring, a metal foil, a conductive probe that can reciprocate in the direction of and a thickness of the bottom of elastic holder.

7. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, further comprising a gasket flange is extended from an outer periphery of the elastic holder.

8. The circuit part connector according to claim 7, wherein part of the gasket flange is shaped into a rubber switch.

9. The circuit part connector according to claims 8, wherein the rubber switch is comprising of a key top formed on the obverse side of the gasket flange and a conductive contact provided at a projected portion extended from the keycap to an underside of the gasket flange.

10. The circuit part connector according to claim 1, further comprising:

a supporter for the elastic holder, which is formed so as to embrace the elastic holder and have a plurality of legs.

11. A connecting structure for circuit part connector, wherein the electrodes of an electrically joined object and a circuit part are electrically connected by a circuit part connector comprising:

an insulative elastic holder made of rubber material in the form of an approximate cylinder with a base for accomodating a circuit part; and

a connecting terminal in contact with the electrodes of the circuit part accommodated in the elastic holder.

12. A connecting structure for circuit part connector, comprising:

first and second cases for incorporating an electrically joined object; and

a circuit part connectors, wherein a gasket flange is extended from the outer periphery of the elastic holder,

interposed between the first and second cases, and

further comprised that the gasket flange of the circuit part connector is held between the abutment portions of the first and second cases and the electrodes of the electrically joined object and the circuit part are electrically connected by the connecting terminal.

13. A connecting structure for circuit part connector, comprising:

first and second cases for incorporating an electrically joined object; and

a circuit part connector interposed between the first and second cases, characterized in that wherein part of the gasket flange is shaped into a rubber switch, and the rubber switch is composed of a key top formed on the obverse side of the gasket flange and a conductive contact provided at a projected portion extended from the key top to the underside of the gasket flange, and

further comprised that the gasket flange of the circuit part connector is held between the abutment portions of the first and second cases so that the key top of the rubber switch is exposed from the second case so as to allow for a control operation while the conductive contact of the rubber switch and an electrode of the electrically joined object are opposed to each other with a gap so as to be connectable, and the electrodes of the electrically joined object and the circuit part are electrically connected by the connecting terminal.

14. A gasket comprising:

an insulative elastic holder formed in an approximate cylinder with a base; and

a gasket flange extended from an outer periphery of the elastic holder.

15. The gasket according to claim 14, wherein the peripheral portion of the gasket flange is held between first and second cases for incorporating an electrically joined object so as to divide the interior space into that for a first case and that for a second case.

16. The gasket according to claim 14, wherein part of the gasket flange is adapted to serve as a spacer by making one part thicker than another part.