Pin attach converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9853375-B2
Application number	US-201615381279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A pin attach converter for coupling an electrical contact to a printed circuit board may include a compliant region having a first length adapted to traverse an aperture in a printed circuit board and provide mechanical and electrical registry with at least one wall of the aperture. The pin attach converter may also include an adapter region coupled to the compliant region, and having a cavity with a second length and adapted to receive the electrical contact, where the second length extends along a same longitudinal axis as the first length, and the cavity is adapted to provide mechanical and electrical registry with the electrical contact.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pin attach converter for electrically and mechanically coupling an electrical contact to a printed circuit board, the pin attach converter comprising:
a compliant region having a first length adapted to traverse an aperture in a printed circuit board and provide mechanical and electrical registry with at least one wall of a cylindrical void formed by the aperture;
a tip region coupled to the compliant region at a first end of the first length along a longitudinal axis parallel to the first length, wherein the tip region is flat;
a conical shoulder region having a first base with a circular cross section with a first diameter and a second base with a second circular cross section with a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter and the first base is coupled to the compliant region at a second end of the first length along the longitudinal axis; and
an adapter region coupled to the second base and having a cavity with a second length, the cavity having a conical tip region and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a plurality of teeth radially extending from at least one wall of the cavity towards the longitudinal axis for engagement with the electrical contact, the adaptor region adapted to receive and engage the electrical contact by soldering and crimping,
wherein the second length extends along a same longitudinal axis as the first length and the cavity is adapted to provide mechanical and electrical registry with the electrical contact, and
wherein the conical tip region extends along the longitudinal axis into the conical shoulder region.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Mann Phillip V
• Plucinski Mark D
• Shirk/Heath Sandra J
• Sinha Arvind K

Classifications

• H01R4/02 Primary

  Soldered or welded connections {(H01R4/625, H01R4/723, H01R12/59 take precedence)} · CPC title

• H01R4/18

  by crimping {(H01R4/01, H01R4/2495 take precedence; for coaxial cables H01R9/0518)} · CPC title

• H01R12/58 Primary

  terminals for insertion into holes · CPC title

• H01R12/585

  Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board · CPC title

• H01R12/718

  Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing (contacts for abutting H01R12/714) · CPC title