Interconnecting assembly with conductive lever portions on a support film
First Claim
1. An interconnecting assembly comprising:
- a main structure having first and second portions;
an inner terminal on the main structure;
a compliant support film having first and second portions;
an inner contact and outer terminal formed on opposing sides of the support film;
a conductive lever portion on the support film and connecting the inner contact and outer terminal; and
at least one step with the first portions on a first side of the step and the second portions on a second side of the step opposing the first side of the step, wherein the inner contact contacts, the inner terminal and the first portions are moved relatively towards one another so that the second portion of the film is pivoted together with the conductive lever portion and the outer terminal about the step away from the second portion of the main structure, the outer terminal being depressible towards the main structure from a first position to a second position and returning to the first position when a force depressing the outer terminal is removed.
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Abstract
The invention provides an interconnecting assembly including a main structure having first and second portions, an inner terminal on the main structure, a support film having first and second portions, an inner contact and outer terminal formed on opposing sides of the support film, a conductive lever portion on the support film and connecting the inner contact and outer terminal, wherein the inner contact contacts the inner terminal and the first portions are moved relatively towards one another so that the second portion of the film is pivoted together with the conductive lever portion and the outer terminal away from the second portion of the main structure, the outer terminal being depressible towards the main structure from a first position to a second position and returning to the first position when a force depressing the outer terminal is removed.
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11 Claims
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1. An interconnecting assembly comprising:
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a main structure having first and second portions; an inner terminal on the main structure; a compliant support film having first and second portions; an inner contact and outer terminal formed on opposing sides of the support film; a conductive lever portion on the support film and connecting the inner contact and outer terminal; and at least one step with the first portions on a first side of the step and the second portions on a second side of the step opposing the first side of the step, wherein the inner contact contacts, the inner terminal and the first portions are moved relatively towards one another so that the second portion of the film is pivoted together with the conductive lever portion and the outer terminal about the step away from the second portion of the main structure, the outer terminal being depressible towards the main structure from a first position to a second position and returning to the first position when a force depressing the outer terminal is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making an interconnect assembly, comprising:
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positioning an inner contact on an inner terminal; moving a first portion of a compliant support film on which the inner contact is formed relatively towards a first portion of a main structure on which the inner terminal is formed so that a second portion of the film pivots together with an outer terminal and a conductive lever portion connecting the outer terminal to the inner contact away from a second portion of the main structure; and attaching the first portions to one another. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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