EP0105044B1 - Broche électrique pour application dans des panneaux à circuit imprimé - Google Patents

Broche électrique pour application dans des panneaux à circuit imprimé Download PDF

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EP0105044B1
EP0105044B1 EP19830870089 EP83870089A EP0105044B1 EP 0105044 B1 EP0105044 B1 EP 0105044B1 EP 19830870089 EP19830870089 EP 19830870089 EP 83870089 A EP83870089 A EP 83870089A EP 0105044 B1 EP0105044 B1 EP 0105044B1
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Marcel Verbruggen
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
    • H01R12/58—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes

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  • This invention relates to electrical terminal pins to be mounted through apertures of a base of a printed circuit board and which project from each side of the base board to serve as electrical terminal elements on which connectors may be plugged or to which wire leads may be wrapped (wire-wrap).
  • the mounting section of said pins is adapted to be resiliently deformed upon insertion such as shown for example in U.S. patent 3,783,433 issued on January 1st, 1974.
  • a split two- legged pin of that kind when inserted, normally takes an unsymmetrical cross-sectional shape which causes the pin to be twisted and possibly misaligned.
  • Pins also have been manufactured having three resilient legs such as described in U.S. patent 4,066,326 issued January 3, 1978 (equivalent to FR-A-2 287 827).
  • each leg or fin has a transverse width of about 1/3 of the square transverse cross-section of the pin.
  • the transverse width or thickness of the three fins is consequently identical.
  • outer legs are flared and diverge from one another to provide for uniform spacing of the contact areas of the legs with the hole (page 2, lines 32-34 and Figures 8, 9 and 14).
  • the legs present in this case a symmetrical configuration upon insertion of the pin in a hole of a printed board, only three contact points are obtained and the legs do not act on each other in order to obtain a permanent reaction force.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to develop an improved contact pin in which the amount of mechanical and electrical contact points is increased and in which the resilient legs are acting on each other in order to obtain a permanent reaction force upon insertion of the pin in a hole of a substrate.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is also to provide an improved contact pin which diminishes the stresses between each contact point and the inner wall of the hole in a printed circuit so as to obtain less damage corresponding to equal insertion forces.
  • Still another purpose of the invention is to provide a contact pin which is soldered in a printed circuit with or without addition of tin.
  • the present invention is characterized in that the central portion of the pin presents a configuration in which the outer edges of the two outer legs are lying on the locus of a circle centered on the longitudinal axis of the pin while the inner leg lies within said locus in such a manner that upon insertion of the pin in a circular hole, the edges extending outwardly of the outer legs come first into contact with the periphery of the hole creating a torque-moment in each contact point so that the outer legs are twisted and bent towards one another about the inner leg so as to obtain a configuration inclined to each other, the contact of the inner leg with the periphery of the hole, which due to said configuration occurs later on, producing a normal radial force towards the center of the pin so that the inner leg is displaced to engage by and between the two outer legs in the manner of a wedge.
  • the cross section of the outer legs is cut out so as to be less thick than the central leg to improve the bending towards each other while the extremities of the three legs remain connected with the body of the pin.
  • one extremity of the inner leg is cut-away from the pin-body.
  • the outer edges or surfaces of the resilient legs which realize the contact with the inner wall of the hole in the printed circuit, are provided with a controlled wave-shape configuration which creates a cold welding effect between the conductive tinlayers of the pin and the hole.
  • the electrical contact pin generally designated 10 consists of two outer sections 11, 12 for the connection of electrical components and a central or mounting section 13 adapted for securing the pin 10 into a circular aperture or hole 15 of a printed circuit board 14.
  • One of the ends of said central section 13 has an enlarged cross-sectional area thus forming a shoulder 16.
  • the pin 10 has two through cuts 17, 18 extending parallel to one another and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pin thus forming three resilient leg portions 19, 20 and 21.
  • both outer legs 19 and 21 are bent in the same direction while the inner leg 20 is bent in opposite direction this giving a cross-section such as shown in figure 3, said cross-section being made along the line AA in figure 2.
  • both outer legs 19 and 21 are made smaller in cross-section than the central leg 20 to facilitate their twisting and bending towards one another about the central leg 20 upon insertion into the hole 15 (figure 6) so as to assume configuration in which they are inclined to each other with the inner leg 20 engaged by and between the two outer legs 19, 21 in the manner of a wedge.
  • This figure 6 shows clearly how six areas of contacts are obtained between the pin 10 and hole wall 15.
  • the central leg portion 20 has one end thereof cut away from the pinbody 10.
  • the outer edges or surfaces of the resilient legs which realize the contact with the inner wall of the hole in the printed circuit, may be provided with a controlled wave-shaped configuration 22 such as shown in figures 5, 9, 11 and 13.
  • the built up tin material will create after a while a so-called “cold welding" in the wave-shape configuration which will increase extraction force.
  • said pin is provided in two particular embodiments.
  • the mounting portion of the pin is covered with a thick tin-lead (5 to 10p) coating; in this case, the contact pins provided in a printed circuit board are soldered by addition of heat, with or without applying extra solder. Because of the large contact area between the pin and the hole, tin-lead material is peeled of during insertion and only the solder material on the free side walls of the pin and inner walls of the hole can reflow together during solder-process.
  • the thickness of the tin-lead coating on the mounting portion of the pins is less important (1 to 3p) so to obtain a dry connection with the holes in a printed circuit-board.
  • the burrs or peels produced during the insertion operation are smaller in this case than in the previous one, but they could be separated from the pin when shaking the panel and this could give rise to undesired short-circuitings.
  • the purpose of the embodiment of figures 13 and 14 is to prevent formation of said peeling and besides still to improve the solder connection between the layers of the pin and the hole of a printed circuit board.
  • this central portion is cut twice in 17 and 18 over a certain distance of its length in order to create three resiliently displacable legs 19, 20 and 21.
  • the outer side 30 of the central leg 20 is provided with a lengthwise and centrally disposed depression or groove 32.
  • said depression 32 in the outer side 30 of the pin causes a slight waving of the side walls, the strength of which is increased by local compression of material in the waved outer side 30 of central leg 20.
  • the side walls of the central leg 20 are conically shaped in 36 towards the inner side 34 in order to improve further the wedge like action of central leg 20 between the two outer legs 19, 21.
  • the optimum ratio has also been established between the width M of the central leg 20 and the width B of each of the outer legs 19, 21.
  • the value of this ratio should be mainly situated between 1,05 and 1,2 and should preferably be 1,13 with a pin material thickness D of 0,63 mm and an overall width of the mounting section of 1,05 mm.
  • the rounded outer edges R2 should have a larger radius than the rounded edges R1 disposed at the inner side of the outer legs.

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1. Broche de contact électrique (10) pour circuit imprimé, comportant une partie centrale (13) conçue pour fixer élastiquement ta broche dans un trou circulaire d'un circuit imprimé, ladite partie centrale présentant deux coupures longitudinales de part en part (17, 18), de façon à former trois branches élastiques (19, 20, 21), les branches extérieures (19,'21) étant cintrées dans une direction parallèle au plan des coupures, tandis que la branche intérieure (20) est cintrée dans la direction opposée, caractérisée en ce que la partie centrale (13) de la broche (10) présente une disposition dans laquelle les bords extérieures des deux branches extérieures (19, 21) sont situés sur le lieu géométrique d'un cercle centré sur l'axe longitudinal de la broche (10), tandis que la branche intérieure (20) est située à l'intérieur du dit lieu géométrique de façon telle que, au moment de l'insertion de la broche (10) dans un trou circulaire (15), les bords tournés vers l'extérieur des branches extérieures (19, 21) viennent tout d'abord en contact avec la périphérie du trou (15) en créant un moment de torsion dans chacun des points de contact, si bien que les branches extérieures (19, 21) sont tordues et cintrées l'une vers l'autre de direction de la branche intérieure (20), de façon à obtenir une position inclinée l'une vers l'autre, le contact de la branche intérieur (20) avec la périphérie du trou (15) qui est dû à cette disposition, se produisant ultérieurement en créant une force normale radiale vers le centre de la broche, si bien que la branche intérieure (20) est déplacée pour venir s'engager entre les deux banches extérieures (19, 21) à la manière d'un coin.
2. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les coupures de part en part (17, 18) sont telles que les branches extérieures (19, 21) sont moins épaisses que la branche centrale (20), afin d'améliorer la torsion et la courbure l'une vers l'autre des branches extérieures (19, 21) au moment de l'insertion de la broche (10) dans un trou (15) d'un circuit imprimé.
3. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les trois branches élastiques (19, 20, 21) sont raccordées au corps de broche (10) par leurs extrémités.
4. Broche de contact électrique selon les revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce qu'une extrémité de la branche intérieure (20) est séparée du corps de broche (10).
5. Broche de contact électrique selon les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que les bords ou surfaces extérieures das branches élastiques qui comportant des zones de contact pour s'engager dans la face intérieure d'un trou (15) d'un circuit imprimé, présentent une disposition ondulée (22) de façon à réaliser une soudure "froide" entre le placage d'étain-plomb de la broche et du trou.
6. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le côté extérieur (30) de la branche centrale est pourvu d'une dépression ou rainure (32) disposée longitudinalement et au centre.
7. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la rapport entre la largeur M de la branche centrale (20) et la largeur B de chacune des branches extérieures (19 ou 21) est comprise essentiellement entre 1,05 to 1,2.
8. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le rapport entre les largeurs (M/B) des branches est égal à 1,13 pour une épaisseur de la broche (D) égale à 0,63 mm.
9. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les parois latérales de la branche centrale (20) présentent une forme conique (36) en direction du côté intérieur (34), afin d'améliorer l'effet de coin de la branche centrale (20).
10. Broche de contact électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les bords extérieurs arrondis (R2) des branches (19, 21) présentent un plus grand rayon que les bords intérieurs arrondis (R1) des dites branches (19, 21).
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BE208920 1982-08-31
BE0/208920A BE894258A (nl) 1982-08-31 1982-08-31 Elektrische kontaktpen voor gedrukte schakelingen
BE210658 1983-04-29
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