CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector including a plurality of first plug contacts and a plurality of first receptacle contacts each having a first elastic piece, the plurality of first plug contacts and the plurality of first receptacle contacts being alternately arranged in a grid array; and
a second connector including a plurality of second plug contacts and a plurality of second receptacle contacts each having a second elastic piece, the plurality of second plug contacts andthe plurality of second receptacle contacts being alternately arranged in a grid array, wherein the plurality of first plug contacts are each brought into contact with the second elastic piece of the corresponding second receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the second elastic piece,the plurality of second plug contacts are each brought into contact with the first elastic piece of the corresponding first receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the first elastic piece, anda direction of the elastic deformation of the first elastic piece is different from a direction of the elastic deformation of the second elastic piece in a state in which the first connector and the second connector are mated.
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Abstract
A plurality of upper plug contacts are each brought into contact with a master elastic piece and a slave elastic piece of a corresponding lower receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the master elastic piece and the slave elastic piece. A plurality of lower plug contacts are each brought into contact with a master elastic piece and a slave elastic piece of a corresponding upper receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the master elastic piece and the slave elastic piece. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, in a state where an upper connector and a lower connector are mated, a direction of the elastic deformation of the master elastic piece and the slave elastic piece of each upper receptacle contact is different from a direction of the elastic deformation of the master elastic piece and the slave elastic piece of each lower receptacle contact.
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1. A connector assembly comprising:
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a first connector including a plurality of first plug contacts and a plurality of first receptacle contacts each having a first elastic piece, the plurality of first plug contacts and the plurality of first receptacle contacts being alternately arranged in a grid array; and a second connector including a plurality of second plug contacts and a plurality of second receptacle contacts each having a second elastic piece, the plurality of second plug contacts and the plurality of second receptacle contacts being alternately arranged in a grid array, wherein the plurality of first plug contacts are each brought into contact with the second elastic piece of the corresponding second receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the second elastic piece, the plurality of second plug contacts are each brought into contact with the first elastic piece of the corresponding first receptacle contact in accordance with elastic deformation of the first elastic piece, and a direction of the elastic deformation of the first elastic piece is different from a direction of the elastic deformation of the second elastic piece in a state in which the first connector and the second connector are mated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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