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US 2008/0166928 A1Published application
Compliant pin
OwnerLiang Tanginventor
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Abstract
A pin for insertion into a hole includes a compliant zone having a first flex-beam and a second flex-beam, the first flex-beam being a predetermined distance from the second flex-beam. The pin further includes a lead-in zone extending from the compliant zone, wherein a width of the lead-in zone narrows to a tip.
Claims20
A pin for insertion into a hole, the pin comprising:
- a compliant portion including a pair of outwardly biased beam members having a beam profile, and
- a lead-in portion connected to said compliant portion, said lead-in portion having a lead-in profile, wherein a width of said lead-in profile continuously narrows from said compliant portion to a tip;
- wherein said lead-in profile is different from said beam profile.
A pin for insertion into a hole, the pin comprising:
- a lead-in segment having a lead-in outer edge;
- a compliant segment connected to said lead-in segment, said compliant segment including a first beam member and a second beam member, said first beam member and said second beam member each having a beam outer edge;
- wherein said lead-in outer edge comprises a first curve and said beam outer edge comprises a second curve, and wherein said lead-in outer edge continuously narrows from said compliant segment to a tip.
A pin for insertion into a hole, the pin comprising:
- a compliant zone having a first flex-beam and a second flex-beam, wherein an inner surface of said first flex-beam is a predetermined distance from an inner surface of said second flex-beam;
- a lead-in zone extending from said compliant zone, wherein a width of said lead-in zone narrows to a tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.