Z-Axis pin connectors for stacked printed circuit board assemblies
US5106310A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/931
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Z-axis pin connectors for interconnecting stacked printed circuit boards are formed from resilient material and have contact sections larger than cooperating through-plated holes formed in the boards. The pin connectors are drawn through the through-plated holes in the stacked circuit board, causing the contact section of the pin connector to frictionally engage the through-plated holes on at least two boards. Formation of pin connectors from a resilient thermoplastic material coated with a conductive layer is also disclosed.
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