# US 2019/0245284 A1 · Electronic component and substrate > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0245284 A1 - Document ID: US20190245284A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/264,881 - Filed: 2019-02-01 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-08 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Applicants: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Takahide Mukoyama; Tetsuro Yamada; Mitsuhiko Sugane; YOSHIYUKI HIROSHIMA; Kohei Choraku; Kazuki TAKAHASHI; AKIKO MATSUI; Shigeo Iriguchi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190245284A1 ## CPC - H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board} - H01R 13/6474: by variation of conductive properties, e.g. by dimension variations - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 12/737: {Printed circuits being substantially perpendicular to each other (for printed connections H05K3/366)} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electronic component includes: a first terminal that is inserted into a first through hole in a substrate; and a second terminal that is inserted into a second through hole in the substrate, wherein a length of the first terminal from a first end that is inserted into the first through hole to a second end is longer than a length of the second terminal from a third end that is inserted into the second through hole to a fourth end, and a cross sectional area of a portion of the first terminal positioned on a side of the second end with respect to a first joined portion is larger than a cross sectional area of a portion of the second terminal positioned on a side of the fourth end with respect to a second joined portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic component comprising: a first terminal that is inserted and joined to a first through hole formed in a substrate; and a second terminal that is inserted into and joined to a second through hole having an inner diameter that is the same as an inner diameter of the first through hole and formed in the substrate, wherein a length of the first terminal from a first end that is inserted into the first through hole to a second end that is opposite to the first end is longer than a length of the second terminal from a third end that is inserted into the second through hole to a fourth end that is opposite to the third end, and a cross sectional area of a portion of the first terminal positioned on a side of the second end with respect to a first joined portion at which the first terminal is joined to the first through hole is larger than a cross sectional area of a portion of the second terminal positioned on a side of the fourth end with respect to a second joined portion at which the second terminal is joined to the second through hole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a length of the first joined portion in a direction in which the first terminal is inserted into the first through hole and a length of the second joined portion in a direction in which the second terminal is inserted into the second through hole are the same. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a length of the first joined portion in a direction in which the first terminal is inserted into the first through hole and a length of the second joined portion in a direction in which the second terminal is inserted into the second through hole are different. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the length of the first joined portion in the direction in which the first terminal is inserted into the first through hole is larger than the length of the second joined portion in the direction in which the second terminal is inserted into the second through hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a cross sectional area at the second end of the first terminal and a cross sectional area at the fourth end of the second terminal are the same. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the first terminal and the second terminal are press-fit terminals, the first joined portion is a portion where the first terminal is in contact with the first through hole and the second joined portion is a portion where the second terminal is in contact with the second through hole, and in a case where the first terminal and the second terminal are joined to the first through hole and the second through hole through solder respectively, the first joined portion is a portion of the first terminal that is in contact with the solder and the second joined portion is a portion of the second terminal that is in contact with the solder. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are power supply terminals to which current is supplied from a power supply circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a sum of a contact resistance at the first joined portion of the first terminal and an electrical resistance of the first terminal from the first joined portion to the second end of the first terminal and a sum of a contact resistance at the second joined portion and an electrical resistance of the second terminal from the second joined portion to the fourth end of the second terminal is the same. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein in the first terminal, a width of the first joined portion is larger than a width of a portion of the first terminal on a side of the second end with respect to the first joined portion, and in the second terminal, a width of the second joined portion is larger than a width of a portion of the second terminal on a side of the fourth end with respect to the second joined portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the electronic component is a connector. ### Claim 11 An electronic component comprising: a first terminal that is inserted into and joined to a first through hole formed in a substrate; and a second terminal that is inserted into and joined to a second through hole having an inner diameter that is the same as an inner diameter of the first through hole and formed in the substrate, wherein a length of the first terminal from a first end that is inserted into the first through hole to a second end that is opposite to the first end is longer than a length of the second terminal from a third end that is inserted into the second through hole to a fourth end that is opposite to the third end, and a length of a first joined portion of the first terminal at which the first terminal is joined to the first through hole in a direction in which the first terminal is inserted into the first through hole is longer than a length of a second joined portion of the second terminal at which the second terminal is joined to the second through hole in a direction in which the second terminal is inserted into the second through hole. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein a cross sectional area of a portion of the first terminal positioned on a side of the second end with respect to the first joined portion and a cross sectional area of a portion of the second terminal positioned on a side of the fourth end with respect to the second joined portion are the same. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein in a case where the first terminal and the second terminal are press-fit terminals, the first joined portion is a portion where the first terminal is in contact with the first through hole and the second joined portion is a portion where the second terminal is in contact with the second through hole, and in a case where the first terminal and the second terminal are joined to the first through hole and the second through hole through solder respectively, the first joined portion is a portion of the first terminal that is in contact with the solder and the second joined portion is a portion of the second terminal that is in contact with the solder. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are power supply terminals to which current is supplied from a power supply circuit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein a sum of a contact resistance at the first joined portion of the first terminal and an electrical resistance of the first terminal from the first joined portion to the second end of the first terminal and a sum of a contact resistance at the second joined portion and an electrical resistance of the second terminal from the second joined portion to the fourth end of the second terminal is the same. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein in the first terminal, a width of the first joined portion is larger than a width of a portion of the first terminal on a side of the second end with respect to the first joined portion, and in the second terminal, a width of the second joined portion is larger than a width of a portion of the second terminal on a side of the fourth end with respect to the second joined portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The electronic component according to claim 11, wherein the electronic component is a connector. ### Claim 18 A substrate formed with a first through hole and a second through hole having the same inner diameter as an inner diameter of the first through hole, the substrate comprising an electronic component including a first terminal inserted into and joined to the first through hole and a second terminal inserted into and joined to the second through hole, wherein in the electronic component, a length of the first terminal from a first end that is inserted into the first through hole to a second end that is opposite to the first end is longer than a length of the second terminal from a first end that is inserted into the second through hole to a second end that is opposite to the first end, and one of a first condition in which a cross sectional area of a portion of the first terminal positioned on a side of the second end with respect to a first joined portion at which the first terminal is joined to the first through hole is larger than a cross sectional area of a portion of the second terminal positioned on a side of the second end with respect to a second joined portion at which the second terminal is joined to the second through hole and a second condition in which a length of a first joined portion of the first terminal at which the first terminal is joined to the first through hole in a direction in which the first terminal is inserted into the first through hole is longer than a length of a second joined portion of the second terminal at which the second terminal is joined to the second through hole in a direction in which the second terminal is inserted into the second through hole is satisfied.