Molded connector and method of producing the same
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- an electrically insulating body including a bottom wall; and
at least one contact element provided in said electrically insulating body, said contact element including a protrusion unitary with said electrically insulating body and an electrically conducting layer deposited on a surface of said protrusion;
wherein said at least one contact element is fixedly supported at opposite ends thereof on said electrically insulating body to exert elasticity, wherein said electrically insulating body further includes a mutually opposed pair of side walls extending uprightly from said bottom wall, and wherein said at least one contact element is a plurality of contact elements protruding from at least one of opposed surfaces of said side walls into a slot between the side walls.
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Abstract
A connector comprising an electrically insulating body, and at least one contact element provided in the electrically insulating body. The contact element includes a protrusion integrally formed on the electrically insulating body and an electrically conducting layer deposited on a surface of the protrusion. The contact element is fixedly supported at opposite ends thereof on the electrically insulating body to exert elasticity or a spring action. The connector is produced by molding a primarily molded body including at least one protrusion, molding a secondarily molded body on the primarily molded body to form the electrically insulating body in such a manner as to partially cover the primarily molded body except for the surface of the protrusion, and depositing the electrically conducting layer on the surface of the protrusion.
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13 Claims
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1. A connector comprising:
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an electrically insulating body including a bottom wall; and
at least one contact element provided in said electrically insulating body, said contact element including a protrusion unitary with said electrically insulating body and an electrically conducting layer deposited on a surface of said protrusion;
wherein said at least one contact element is fixedly supported at opposite ends thereof on said electrically insulating body to exert elasticity, wherein said electrically insulating body further includes a mutually opposed pair of side walls extending uprightly from said bottom wall, and wherein said at least one contact element is a plurality of contact elements protruding from at least one of opposed surfaces of said side walls into a slot between the side walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of producing a connector, comprising:
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molding a primarily molded body including at least one protrusion;
molding a secondarily molded body on said primarily molded body to form an electrically insulating body in which said at least one protrusion is integrally molded and unitary with, and fixedly supported at opposite ends thereof on, said electrically insulating body, said secondarily molded body partially covering said primarily molded body, except for a surface of said at least one protrusion which remains exposed; and
depositing an electrically conducting layer on said exposed surface of said at least one protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification