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US 6,319,023 B2Granted
Press-fit electrical connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Canada, Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiro Goto, Andras Gyimes, Dragos Luca
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Abstract
An enclosure 10 is provided having a pin holder assembly 20 which may be latched into enclosure 10 via latching arms 24 and latching shoulders 14. Fins 15 are inserted into slots 25 and back-up press fit pins 21 in pin holder assembly 20. Fins 15 secure press fit pins 21 so as to withstand insertion forces required to attach enclosure 10 to a substrate. Pins 21 may be stitched into pin holder assembly 20 and then bent at right angles within slots 25.
Claims19
An electrical assembly comprising:
- pins having a body disposed between a contacting portion and a press-fit portion;
- a pin holder having apertures in communication with slots wherein the body of each pin is disposed through one of the apertures and into one of the slots, the press-fit portions extending beyond the apertures outside the pin holder, wherein the aperture and the slot are located at right angles to one another;
- a housing secured to the pin holder, the housing having fins which are disposed within the slots to secure the bodies of the pins therein;
- at least one of said fins having guide surfaces which contact the pins and displace the pins in a direction transverse to the direction of engagement of the pins with the fins, without changing the angular orientation of the pin.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a housing having at least one fin;
- at least one pin having a right angle orientation;
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- a pin holder having at least one aperture in communication with at least one slot, the at least one pin being disposed within the at least one aperture and the at least one slot, wherein the pin holder is secured to the housing such that the at least one fin is received within the at least one slot thereby enclosing at least a portion of the at least one pin between the pin holder and the at least one fin;
- wherein upon receipt of said at least one fin in said at least one slot, said at least one pin is displaced in a direction transverse to the direction of engagement of said at least one pin and said at least one fin without changing the angular orientation of the pin.
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An electrical assembly comprising:
- a pin holder having apertures in communication with slots;
- pins having a body portion disposed in each aperture and slot, the pins having press-fit portions extending from the apertures, said pins having a right angle orientation;
- a housing having fins which are disposed in the slots thereby capturing the body portions of each pin in each slot, at least one of said fins comprising means for displacing the pins in a direction transverse to a direction of engagement of the pins with the fins without changing the angular orientation of the pins;
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- a circuit board secured to the press-fit portions of the pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.