Electrical connector for surface mounting
First Claim
1. An anisotropic elastomeric conductor, comprising a plurality of metal fibers in a matrix, wherein said metal conductors are oriented parallel to each other and said matrix includes both a fiber component and an elastomeric resin component, said anisotropic elastomeric conductor having peripheral dimensions in the range from 0.5 to 10 cm and a thickness in the range from 0.02 to 0.4 cm, wherein said thickness is defined by the direction of the metal fibers.
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Abstract
An anisotropic elastomeric conductor is fabricated by stacking a plurality of first and second sheets, where the first sheets include a plurality of parallel electrically conductive fibers and the second sheets are composed of electrically insulating material. By introducing a curable elastomeric resin into the layered structure of sheets, and then curing the resin, a solid elastomeric block having a plurality of parallel electrically conductive fibers running its length is obtained. Individual elastomeric conductors suitable for interfacing between electronic components are obtained by slicing the block in a direction perpendicular to the conductors. The conductor slices so obtained are particularly suitable for interfacing between electronic devices having planar arrays of electrical contact pads.
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11 Claims
- 1. An anisotropic elastomeric conductor, comprising a plurality of metal fibers in a matrix, wherein said metal conductors are oriented parallel to each other and said matrix includes both a fiber component and an elastomeric resin component, said anisotropic elastomeric conductor having peripheral dimensions in the range from 0.5 to 10 cm and a thickness in the range from 0.02 to 0.4 cm, wherein said thickness is defined by the direction of the metal fibers.
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3. An anisotropic elastomeric conductor comprising:
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a plurality of first and second sheets stacked together such that at least one second sheet separates adjacent first sheets, said first and second sheets are fabric woven from fibers so that interstitial gaps are formed between adjacent fibers; said first sheets are fabric woven from electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers, the electrically conductive fibers running in one direction and the electrically insulating fibers running in the transverse direction; said second sheets are fabric woven from electrically insulating fibers; and an elastomeric resin disposed between adjacent sheets and within said interstitial gaps. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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