Abstract:
Selected electrical connector contacts on a flexible support, which are to be mated to corresponding contacts on a rigid circuit board, are electrophoretically coated with a blend of a polyethylene ionomer emulsion and an epoxy ester polymer emulsion by selectively isolating from the electrophoretic deposition current those contacts which are not to be coated. An electrophoretic coating bath useful therefor comprises an aqueous blend of the above polymers and yields a very thin electrophoretic coating which is a blend of the above polymers and which exhibits both high insulation values and excellent mechanical resistance to cracking and compression when mated to rigid surfaces at pressure loads of over 50 psi. An electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible backing with a number of lengthy, narrowly spaced electrical contacts thereon. Alternate contacts are coated with a thin electrophoretically deposited coating, as described above, less then 0.00071 inch thick. The coating comprises 60-40 parts polyethylene ionomer and 40-60 parts epoxy ester polymer. When the electrical connector is mated, under pressure, to a corresponding electrical connector assembly, shorting is prevented. The mated connector assembly is also claimed.
Abstract:
An improved electrical contact device, comprising a conductor member; and a bundle of minute metal protrusions formed on the conductive member by a dendritic growth of conducting metal crystals. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
Abstract:
DENDRITIC ELECTRICAL CONTACTS AND CONNECTORS An electrical contact is provided by forming on a contact pad or contact surface a bunch of tiny resilient metal projections by a dendritic growth thereon of conductive metal crystals. A separable or disconnectable electrical connection is provided by urging the dendritic projections on mating contacts into intermeshing or interwedging engagement. Good quality submillimeter size electrical contacts are readily fabricated and are particularly useful for providing low cost spaceefficient multipoint connector systems for large-scale integration (LSI) circuit modules, printed circuit cards and boards and other modern day electronics hardware.