Multi-Fork Press-In Pin

A connector arrangement comprising:

• a fastening region for fastening the conductor to the connector device,
• a transfer region for transferring a current from the conductor to the circuit board and
• at least three insertion elements which can be jointly inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein each of the insertion elements extends from a common base body of the connector device and runs separately from the other insertion elements,
• wherein the insertion elements are elastically deformable independently of one another in relation to the base body and are configured such that when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole, a plug connection of the connector device to the circuit board can be provided,
• wherein each of the insertion elements comprises an insertion section,
• wherein the insertion section is the section of the insertion elements, which is located within the contact hole when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein the insertion section comprises at least one convex surface, wherein at least one of the insertion elements comprises a locking mechanism, particularly a barbed hook locking mechanism, which is configured to lock the connector device at the circuit board when said connector device is passed through the contact hole;
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• a form tool, wherein the form tool is configured to activate the connector device locked at the circuit board in such a manner that the connector device locked at the circuit board can be unlocked by means of the form tool.

A connection arrangement comprising:

• a fastening region for fastening the conductor to the connector device,
• a transfer region for transferring a current from the conductor to the circuit board, and
• at least three insertion elements which can be jointly inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein each of the insertion elements extends from a common base body of the connector device and runs separately from the other insertion elements,
• wherein the insertion elements are elastically deformable independently of one another in relation to the base body and are configured such that when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole, a plug connection of the connector device to the circuit board can be provided,
• wherein each of the insertion elements comprises an insertion section,
• wherein the insertion section is the section of the insertion elements, which is located within the contact hole when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein the insertion section comprises at least one convex surface, and
• wherein the connector device is connected to the circuit board by means of a plug connection, particularly solely by means of a plug connection.

A method for electrically connecting a conductor to a circuit board by directly inserting a connector device into a contact hole in the circuit board, wherein the method comprises:

• securing the conductor to an fastening region of the connector device,
• jointly inserting at least three insertion elements of the connector device into the contact hole,
• providing a plug connection of the connector device to the circuit board because of an independent elastic deformation of the insertion elements in relation to the base body, when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole, and
• transferring a current from the conductor to the circuit board via a transfer region of the connector device,
• wherein each of the insertion elements comprises an insertion section, wherein the insertion section is that section of the insertion elements, which is located within the contact hole, when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein the insertion section comprises at least one convex surface.

A vehicle comprising:

• a connector device for electrically connecting a conductor to a circuit board by directly inserting the connector device into a contact hole of the circuit board, the connector device including:
• a fastening region for fastening the conductor to the connector device,
• a transfer region for transferring a current from the conductor to the circuit board, and
• at least three insertion elements which can be jointly inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein each of the insertion elements extends from a common base body of the connector device and runs separately from the other insertion elements,
• wherein the insertion elements are elastically deformable independently of one another in relation to the base body and are configured such that when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole, a plug connection of the connector device to the circuit board can be provided,
• wherein each of the insertion elements comprises an insertion section,
• wherein the insertion section is the section of the insertion elements, which is located within the contact hole when the insertion elements are inserted into the contact hole,
• wherein the insertion section comprises at least one convex surface, and
• wherein the connector device is connected to the circuit board by means of a plug connection, particularly solely by means of a plug connection.