Press-fit pin
US7249981B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/585
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A press-fit pin is press-fitted into a conductive through-hole disposed on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The press-fit pin includes a contact portion, a shoulder portion, a press-fit portion, and a tip portion. The contact portion along with the shoulder portion is inserted into a housing of a connector to be mounted on the printed circuit board, thereby forming a terminal of the connector. The press-fit portion spirally extends downward from a lower portion of the shoulder portion and is connected to the tip portion. The press-fit portion has the property of elastic deformation. Thus, the press-fit portion comes into interference with the through-hole, thereby allowing the press-fit pin to be mechanically fixed to the printed circuit board.
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