Press-fit pin fitting in a miniaturized through hole formed in a circuit board
US5738550A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/585
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A press-fit pin has a press-fitting portion having a plurality of bending portions which are to be elastically bent so that a bending stress generated in the press-fitting portion is dispersed to the bending portions. The press-fitting portion is to be press fit into a through hole. The press-fitting portion has a plurality of beams extending along a longitudinal axis of the press-fitting portion. The beams are elastically bent along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis when the press-fitting portion is press fit into the through hole. The press-fitting portion has a cross portion extending along the longitudinal axis of the press-fitting portion so as to connect the beams. The cross portion is elastically bent along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis when the press-fitting portion is press fit into the thorough hole.
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