A PCB direct connector including terminal members configured to have a pair of contact portions elastically contacting an upper surface and a lower surface of the circuit board and be electrically connected to conductive patterns disposed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface, and a connector housing configured to accommodate the terminal members therein and allow a connector connection portion formed at one side of an end of the circuit board to be fitted into and released from the connector housing.

Provided are terminal-free connectors for flexible interconnect circuits. A connector comprises a housing chamber defined by at least a first side wall and a second side wall oppositely positioned about the base. An edge support is positioned at each of the first side wall and the second side wall. The edge supports allow for precise placement of the flexible interconnect circuit inside the housing chamber. A cover piece is coupled to the base via a first hinge, and is configured to move between a released position and a clamped position. The cover piece includes a clamp portion securing the flexible interconnect circuit against the edge supports in the clamped position. A slider may be configured to move between an extended position and an inserted position within the housing chamber, and may include a convex upper surface configured to urge the flexible interconnect circuit upwards in the inserted position.

A hermetically-sealed edge-connect header that can withstand high temperatures, high pressures (or high vacuum levels), and high vibration environments, along with two corresponding connectors are disclosed. After brazing the edge-connect header components, the assembly is machined to form a slot with a portion of each of a plurality of electrical conductors removed in the machining process, resulting in a header with a high pin density. During the process of mating the first connector design to the edge-connect header, a plurality of wipers in the connector deflect, thereby causing the wipers to extend from the connector and contact the corresponding electrical conductors in the header. During the process of mating the second connector design to the edge-connect header, each of a plurality of wipers formed of low-mass, compliant metal wool, forms multiple contact points with a corresponding electrical conductor in the header.

A connector comprises a cover, a base, a hinge mechanism, a terminal and a metal member. The cover is provided with a locked portion. The metal member is held by the base. The metal member has a locking portion, a coupling portion and a reinforcing portion. The locking portion has a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion. The coupling portion integrally couples the first regulating portion and the reinforcing portion with each other. The coupling portion and the second regulating portion are positioned away from each other by a predetermined distance in a front-rear direction. The coupling portion has a standing portion. The reinforcing portion is soldered on a circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board. In a plane perpendicular to an up-down direction, the reinforcing portion at least overlaps with an area within a range of twice the predetermined distance from the standing portion.

An electrical connector assembly includes a housing that is configured to receive a planar first substrate, The first substrate includes an electrically conductive first contact region. The electrical connector assembly is further configured to receive a planar second substrate that includes an electrically conductive second contact region defining a ridge protruding from a surface of the second substrate. The housing is configured to align the first contact region with the second contact region. The electrical connector assembly also includes a force application device applying a compressive contact force to the first and second substrates, thereby putting the first contact region in intimate compressive contact with the second contact region.

An electrical connector assembly includes a housing that is configured to receive a planar first substrate, The first substrate includes an electrically conductive first contact region. The electrical connector assembly is further configured to receive a planar second substrate that includes an electrically conductive second contact region defining a ridge protruding from a surface of the second substrate. The housing is configured to align the first contact region with the second contact region. The electrical connector assembly also includes a force application device applying a compressive contact force to the first and second substrates, thereby putting the first contact region in intimate compressive contact with the second contact region.

A printed circuit board assembly includes a circuit board substrate and a circuit board trace having a circuit board contact region configured to be in intimate contact with a cable contact region of a cable circuit trace contained in flat cable. The circuit board contact region defines a plurality of ridges protruding from a circuit board substrate surface.

A printed circuit board assembly includes a circuit board substrate and a circuit board trace having a circuit board contact region configured to be in intimate contact with a cable contact region of a cable circuit trace contained in flat cable. The circuit board contact region defines a plurality of ridges protruding from a circuit board substrate surface.

A connector comprises a cover, a base, a hinge mechanism, a terminal and a metal member. The cover is provided with a locked portion. The metal member is held by the base. The metal member has a locking portion, a coupling portion and a reinforcing portion. The locking portion has a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion. The coupling portion integrally couples the first regulating portion and the reinforcing portion with each other. The coupling portion and the second regulating portion are positioned away from each other by a predetermined distance in a front-rear direction. The coupling portion has a standing portion. The reinforcing portion is soldered on a circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board. In a plane perpendicular to an up-down direction, the reinforcing portion at least overlaps with an area within a range of twice the predetermined distance from the standing portion.

A hermetically-sealed edge-connect header that can withstand high temperatures, high pressures (or high vacuum levels), and high vibration environments, along with two corresponding connectors are disclosed. After brazing the edge-connect header components, the assembly is machined to form a slot with a portion of each of a plurality of electrical conductors removed in the machining process, resulting in a header with a high pin density. During the process of mating the first connector design to the edge-connect header, a plurality of wipers in the connector deflect, thereby causing the wipers to extend from the connector and contact the corresponding electrical conductors in the header. During the process of mating the second connector design to the edge-connect header, each of a plurality of wipers formed of low-mass, compliant metal wool, forms multiple contact points with a corresponding electrical conductor in the header.