Contact pin and electrical component socket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9653833-B2
Application number	US-201415022147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	Sep 17, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

Providing an electrical component socket that enables stability of an electric resistance value to be maintained even after repeated use. A contact pin of the present invention includes: a lower contact portion; a spring portion that is provided so as to extend upward from the lower contact portion; a linear portion provided so as to extend upward from an upper end of the spring portion; and an upper contact portion that is formed on an upper end side of the linear portion. The upper contact portion includes a first contact protrusion arranged on an extension of the linear portion and a plurality of second contact protrusions arranged at respective positions off the extension of the linear portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A contact pin to electrically connect a first electrical component and a second electrical component, the contact pin comprising:
a lower contact portion to be electrically connected to a contact point of the first electrical component;
a spring portion that is provided so as to extend above the lower contact portion, and in a pressed state, elastically deforms;
a linear portion provided so as to extend upward from an upper end of the spring portion; and
an upper contact portion that is formed on an upper end side of the linear portion, and in the pressed state, is brought into pressure contact with a terminal of the second electrical component by an elastic force of the spring portion,
wherein the upper contact portion includes,
a single first contact protrusion arranged on an extension of the linear portion such that, in the pressed state, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of the first contact protrusion with the terminal of the second electrical component is at a first level, and
a plurality of second contact protrusions arranged at respective positions off the extension of the linear portion such that, in the pressed state, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of each of the plurality of second contact protrusions with the terminal of the second electrical component is at a second level lower than the first level.

2. The contact pin according to claim 1 , wherein at the upper contact portion, the first contact protrusion and the plurality of second contact protrusions are arranged in a substantially circular pattern.

3. The contact pin according to claim 1 , wherein the spring portion has a curved shape, and the second contact protrusions are arranged so as to be offset in a direction opposite to a direction of bulging of a curve of the spring portion with reference to the extension of the linear portion.

4. The contact pin according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact protrusion is formed in such a manner that the distal end portion thereof is dug into the terminal of the second electrical component.

5. An electrical component socket comprising:
a socket body that is installed on a first electrical component, and includes a receiving portion to receive a second electrical component; and
a plurality of contact pins disposed in the socket body, in a state in which the second electrical component is pressed, the plurality of contact pins electrically connecting the second electrical component to the first electrical component, wherein
each of the contact pins includes
a lower contact portion to be electrically connected to a contact point of the first electrical component,
a spring portion that is provided so as to extend above the lower contact portion, and in the pressed state, elastically deforms,
a linear portion provided so as to extend upward from an upper end of the spring portion, and
an upper contact portion that is formed on an upper end side of the linear portion, and in the pressed state, is brought into pressure contact with a terminal of the second electrical component by an elastic force of the spring portion, and
the upper contact portion includes
a single first contact protrusion arranged on an extension of the linear portion such that, in the pressed state, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of the first contact protrusion with the terminal of the second electrical component is at a first level, and
a plurality of second contact protrusions arranged at respective positions off the extension of the linear portion such that, in the pressed state, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of each of the plurality of second contact protrusions with the terminal of the second electrical component is at a second level lower than the first level.

6. A contact portion of a contact pin that electrically connects a first electrical component and a second electrical component, the contact portion being formed on one end of the contact pin and being brought into pressure contact with a terminal of one of the first electrical component and the second electrical component, the contact portion comprising:
a single first contact protrusion arranged on an extension of a linear portion of the contact pin such that, when the contact portion is brought into pressure contact with the terminal, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of the first contact protrusion with the terminal is at a first level, and
a plurality of second contact protrusions arranged at respective positions off the extension of the linear portion such that, when the contact portion is brought into pressure contact with the terminal, a contact pressure of a distal end portion of each of the plurality of second contact protrusions with the terminal is at a second level lower than the first level.

Assignees

• Enplas Corp

Inventors

• Suzuki Satoru

Classifications

• H05K7/1069

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• H01R13/2485 Primary

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• G01R1/073

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• H01R12/714

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• G01R1/0483

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