Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1989-11-09
1991-08-13
Echols, P. W.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
29741, 439852, 439152, 439628, B23P 1900, H01R 900
Patent
active
050384678
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are disclosed for making connections between the pins of a multi-pin component and sockets mounted on a circuit board. A plurality of converter elements are installed between the component pins and sockets. Each converter element includes a receptor for mating with a pin of the multiple pin component. The receptor is sized to engage a pin having any diameter within a coarse range of diameters. Each converter element also includes a precision pin for mating with a socket on the circuit board. The diameter of the precision pin is held to a tolerance so that it is within a precision range of diameters. The variation in diameter within the precision range is less than the variation within the coarse range of diameters.
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