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US 9,431,733 B1Granted
Double action compliant connector pin
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsRaymond D. Heistand, Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav M. Mutnury
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Abstract
An electrical connector pin includes a first contact portion that includes a first arched flexure element, a second arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the first arched flexure element, and a second contact portion. The second contact portion includes a third arched flexure element and a fourth arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the third arched flexure element, the second contact portion disposed in tandem with the first contact portion.
Claims20
An interconnection comprising:
- a connector body;
- and
- an electrical connector pin, the electrical connector pin including:
- a first contact portion comprising:
- a first arched flexure element;
- and
- a second arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the first arched flexure element;
- and
- a second contact portion comprising:
- a third arched flexure element;
- and
- a fourth arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the third arched flexure element, the second contact portion disposed in tandem with the first contact portion, wherein a portion of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element is disposed within the connector body to position peaks of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element to bear upon a receptacle at or near a first end of the receptacle.
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An information handling system comprising:
- a circuit board defining a plated-through via;
- a connector body;
- a connector pin configured to be installed in the plated-through via, the connector pin comprising:
- a first contact portion comprising:
- a first arched flexure element;
- and
- a second arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the first arched flexure element;
- and
- a second contact portion comprising:
- a third arched flexure element;
- and
- a fourth arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the third arched flexure element, the second contact portion disposed in tandem with the first contact portion, wherein a portion of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element is disposed within the connector body to position peaks of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element to bear upon a receptacle at or near a first end of the receptacle.
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A method of manufacture comprising:
- stamping sheet metal stock to produce a connector pin;
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- disposing the connector pin within a connector body, wherein the stamping comprises:
- forming a first contact portion comprising a first arched flexure element and a second arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the first arched flexure element;
- and
- forming a second contact portion comprising a third arched flexure element and a fourth arched flexure element disposed in lateral opposition to the third arched flexure element, the second contact portion disposed in tandem with the first contact portion, wherein the disposing the connector pin within the connector body disposes a portion of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element within the connector body to position peaks of the third arched flexure element and the fourth arched flexure element to bear upon a receptacle at or near a first end of the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.