EP0627797A1 - Procédé de fabrication pour broches de contact - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication pour broches de contact Download PDF

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EP0627797A1
EP0627797A1 EP94201555A EP94201555A EP0627797A1 EP 0627797 A1 EP0627797 A1 EP 0627797A1 EP 94201555 A EP94201555 A EP 94201555A EP 94201555 A EP94201555 A EP 94201555A EP 0627797 A1 EP0627797 A1 EP 0627797A1
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contact pins
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Luc Jonckheere
Danny Morlion
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FCI SA
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Framatome Connectors International SAS
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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
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/16—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a method for manufacturing contact pins from a strip of conductive material according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the contact faces are formed on the contact pin parts at opposite sides of the strip, so that the contact faces of the contact pins obtained extend in the plane of the material strip.
  • the faces of the contact pin parts extending transverse to these contact faces are not suitable for contacting a complementary contact element due to the step of cutting away the portions of the strip lying between subsequent contact pins.
  • the invention aims to provide a method of the above-mentioned type whereby contact pins are obtained with a contact pin part with contact faces extending transverse to the plane of the material strip.
  • contact pins can be manufactured which are particularly suitable for applications wherein the contact pins must be closely spaced. Further, contact pins can be manufactured for application in connector assemblies for connecting printed circuit boards at both sides of a central printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit boards cross each other perpendicularly.
  • Such contact pins are made with two contact pin parts with contact faces for contacting complementary contact elements, wherein in this case one contact pin part is twisted along 90° with respect to the other contact pin part.
  • Fig. a shows two adjacent contact pins 1 formed out of a strip of conductive material, such as for example a suitable copper alloy, of which only a narrow band 2 is present connecting the successive contact pins with each other.
  • the parts of the material strip lying between the successive contact pins 1 are cut away.
  • the intermediate parts are cut away in such a manner at the top side of the narrow band 2 that the contact pins have a shoulder portion 3 lying in the plane of the strip.
  • each contact pin 1 has a contact pin part 4 with opposite contact faces 5 lying in the respective main planes of the strip and are therefore extending substantially parallel to the shoulder portions 3.
  • These contact faces 5 are formed in a usual manner for contacting a complementary element.
  • the faces of the contact pin parts 1 directed towards each other are not suitable for contacting a complementary contact element due to the cutting away of the intermediate parts of the strip.
  • the contact pins 1 are provided at their lower side with a press fit portion 6 known per se, wherein a contact pin is adapted to be inserted into a hole of a printed circuit board with this press fit portion 6.
  • This press fit portion 6 guarantees a good contacting of the wall of the hole plated with a conductive material, and holds the contact pin 1 in the hole.
  • the shoulder portion 3 is provided to press the contact pin 1 in a suitable manner into the hole of the printed circuit board.
  • each contact pin 1 opposite of the contact pin part 4 can also be provided with opposite contact faces 5 extending in the main planes of the material strip.
  • Such contact pins 1 with two contact pin parts 4, 7 are suitable for applications wherein the contact pins should be contacted at both sides of a printed circuit board.
  • Fig. b it is indicated that in the embodiment shown the contact faces 5 of the contact pin parts 4 are advantageously plated with a noble metal, such as for example gold, when the contact pins 1 are still in the material strip.
  • the coating layer 8 obtained is shown in the drawing by shading. Thereby a good contact with complementary contact elements can be guaranteed.
  • Fig. c shows that the contact pin parts 4 are twisted along 90° with respect to the plane of the material strip when the contact pins 1 are still in the material strip. In this manner the contact pin parts 4 each include a twisted portion 9. Thereby it is obtained that the contact faces 5 extend transverse to the direction of the shoulder portions 3. Finally, the contact pins 1 are cut loose from the material strip as shown in Fig. d. A coating layer 8 of the contact faces of the contact pin parts 7 is schematically shown by shading in Figs. c and d.
  • contact pins 1 By means of the method described contact pins 1 are obtained wherein the contact faces 5 of the contact pin part 4 extend transverse to the shoulder portions 3.
  • the contact pins 1 are thereby particularly suitable for application in connector assemblies in systems with a central printed circuit board, wherein printed circuit boards mutually crossing each other perpendicularly are connected to the central printed circuit board at both sides. Further, the contact pins 1 are very suitable for applications, wherein the contact pins must be closely spaced.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
EP94201555A 1993-06-04 1994-06-03 Système de circuits imprimés Expired - Lifetime EP0627797B1 (fr)

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NL9300970A NL9300970A (nl) 1993-06-04 1993-06-04 Werkwijze voor het vervaardigen van contactpennen.
NL9300970 1993-06-04

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EP0627797A1 true EP0627797A1 (fr) 1994-12-07
EP0627797B1 EP0627797B1 (fr) 1998-11-25

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0793303A2 (fr) * 1996-02-28 1997-09-03 Molex Incorporated Connecteur électrique avec bornes de longueurs variables
EP1429429A1 (fr) * 2002-12-10 2004-06-16 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Méthode de fabrication des organes de contact mâles ainsi que les organes de contact
EP1786074A1 (fr) * 2005-11-10 2007-05-16 Tyco Electronics France SAS En-tête pour appareil électrique, procédé de fabrication de celui-ci et appareil électrique

Citations (5)

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US3530422A (en) * 1968-03-25 1970-09-22 Elco Corp Connector and method for attaching same to printed circuit board
DE2631107A1 (de) * 1975-07-21 1977-02-10 Elfab Corp Stecker und verfahren zur herstellung und montage des steckers
EP0047469A2 (fr) * 1980-09-05 1982-03-17 Harry Züst Contact insérable dans un trou métallisé d'une carte de circuit imprimé et procédé d'insertion de ce contact
DE3724033A1 (de) * 1986-12-22 1988-06-30 Erni Elektroapp Verfahren zum herstellen einteiliger kontaktfedern
US5183421A (en) * 1991-07-24 1993-02-02 Foxconn International, Inc. Connector contact and method of manufacture

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3530422A (en) * 1968-03-25 1970-09-22 Elco Corp Connector and method for attaching same to printed circuit board
DE2631107A1 (de) * 1975-07-21 1977-02-10 Elfab Corp Stecker und verfahren zur herstellung und montage des steckers
EP0047469A2 (fr) * 1980-09-05 1982-03-17 Harry Züst Contact insérable dans un trou métallisé d'une carte de circuit imprimé et procédé d'insertion de ce contact
DE3724033A1 (de) * 1986-12-22 1988-06-30 Erni Elektroapp Verfahren zum herstellen einteiliger kontaktfedern
US5183421A (en) * 1991-07-24 1993-02-02 Foxconn International, Inc. Connector contact and method of manufacture

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0793303A2 (fr) * 1996-02-28 1997-09-03 Molex Incorporated Connecteur électrique avec bornes de longueurs variables
EP0793303A3 (fr) * 1996-02-28 1998-09-23 Molex Incorporated Connecteur électrique avec bornes de longueurs variables
EP1429429A1 (fr) * 2002-12-10 2004-06-16 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Méthode de fabrication des organes de contact mâles ainsi que les organes de contact
US6848955B2 (en) 2002-12-10 2005-02-01 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Method for producing male terminal fittings and terminal fitting
EP1786074A1 (fr) * 2005-11-10 2007-05-16 Tyco Electronics France SAS En-tête pour appareil électrique, procédé de fabrication de celui-ci et appareil électrique

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