Reusable Electrical Connector between Electronics Package and Flexible Sensor Substrate

Mar 23, 2007 2 Replies
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Dear all,



I was wondering if any of you knows about commercial connectivity solutions that enables to make an electric connection between an electronics package and a flexprint. The requirements are:



- mechanical robust and stable



- solderless and glueless



- electronics should be reusable, i.e. the connector can be opened and closed many times



- 2 electrical contact are needed



- not bulky



I was personally thinking about some conductive velcro or a clamp that punches some pins through the flexible substrate film.



Any kind of suggestions, links, etc. are welcome!



Thx, David



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Elastomeric connectors are normally used for this. Your flex would have two or more registration holes that engage [mechanical, passive] pins on the connector. Then you clamp down a locking bar on top of the flex circuit, pressing it onto the elastomer. The other end of the elastomer presses on the PCB tracks.

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The last half of this thread explains WHY and fleshes out the (more acceptable) cross-posting paradigm:

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The last post in that thread hints at why (clueless) Google Groupers are so reviled by those who read Usenet using a "newsreader".

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