EP0124767A3 - Compliant pin - Google Patents

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EP0124767A3
EP0124767A3 EP84103700A EP84103700A EP0124767A3 EP 0124767 A3 EP0124767 A3 EP 0124767A3 EP 84103700 A EP84103700 A EP 84103700A EP 84103700 A EP84103700 A EP 84103700A EP 0124767 A3 EP0124767 A3 EP 0124767A3
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pin
hole
compliant
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circuit board
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EP0124767A2 (en
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Leo Walter
Charles E. Ring
Bryan R. Seppala
Patrick M. Kennelly
James P. Marnie
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BMC Industries Inc
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BMC Industries Inc
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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
    • H01R12/585—Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

A compliant electrical connector pin has opposed convex surfaces to grip the surfaces of a hole in a circuit board, the pin having a compliant region so that the pin compresses to reduce the cross sectional area of the pin as the pin is inserted into the hole with the pin having a transition zone proximate the compliant region with the transition zone and the com­ pliant region sufficiently interrlated so that the transition zone partially expands the hole in the circuit board before the hole in the circuit board begins to compress the compliant region of the pin with the compliant region and the hole coacting to provide a low resistance electrical connection between mat­ ing surfaces of the hole and the pin without rupturing the material on the side walls of the hole with the compliant pin structure being able to withstand vibration without fracturing.
EP84103700A 1983-04-07 1984-04-04 Compliant pin Withdrawn EP0124767A3 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US48091883A 1983-04-07 1983-04-07
US480918 1983-04-07
US52626283A 1983-08-25 1983-08-25
US526262 1990-05-21

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EP0124767A2 EP0124767A2 (en) 1984-11-14
EP0124767A3 true EP0124767A3 (en) 1986-12-03

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Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4691979A (en) * 1983-08-04 1987-09-08 Manda R & D Compliant press-fit electrical contact
ATE127283T1 (en) * 1990-12-31 1995-09-15 Zierick Mfg Corp ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTOR WITH A BREAKABLE MOUNTING PIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF.

Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4017143A (en) * 1975-12-16 1977-04-12 Litton Systems, Inc. Solderless electrical contact
US4223970A (en) * 1979-02-26 1980-09-23 Electronics Stamping Corporation Compliant backplane electrical connector
US4274699A (en) * 1978-04-27 1981-06-23 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Press fit terminal with spring arm contact for edgecard connector
DE8105896U1 (en) * 1981-03-02 1982-04-08 Presskon Gesellschaft für elektronische Bauelemente mbH, 7110 Öhringen Press-fit pin for making a solderless connection
EP0084318A2 (en) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-27 Allied Corporation Press fit pin
EP0089491A2 (en) * 1982-03-20 1983-09-28 HARTING ELEKTRONIK GmbH Pin-shaped contact element to be mounted in the drill holes of a circuit board
EP0092150A2 (en) * 1982-04-16 1983-10-26 Buckbee-Mears Company Compliant electrical connector
US4415220A (en) * 1981-05-29 1983-11-15 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Compliant contact pin

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4017143A (en) * 1975-12-16 1977-04-12 Litton Systems, Inc. Solderless electrical contact
US4274699A (en) * 1978-04-27 1981-06-23 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Press fit terminal with spring arm contact for edgecard connector
US4223970A (en) * 1979-02-26 1980-09-23 Electronics Stamping Corporation Compliant backplane electrical connector
DE8105896U1 (en) * 1981-03-02 1982-04-08 Presskon Gesellschaft für elektronische Bauelemente mbH, 7110 Öhringen Press-fit pin for making a solderless connection
US4415220A (en) * 1981-05-29 1983-11-15 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Compliant contact pin
EP0084318A2 (en) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-27 Allied Corporation Press fit pin
EP0089491A2 (en) * 1982-03-20 1983-09-28 HARTING ELEKTRONIK GmbH Pin-shaped contact element to be mounted in the drill holes of a circuit board
EP0092150A2 (en) * 1982-04-16 1983-10-26 Buckbee-Mears Company Compliant electrical connector

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
NEW ELECTRONICS, vol. 15, no. 2, January 1982, pages 96-105, London, GB; C.M. SEVERIJN: "State of the art interconnection: Press-fit automation" *

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