Compliant contact pin test assembly and methods thereof

Details Compliant contact pin test assembly and methods thereof Compliant contact pin test assembly and methods thereof

2007-10-30

2007-10-30

Nguyen, Vinh P. (Department: 2829)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components

Of individual circuit component or element

C324S754090, C324S761010

Reexamination Certificate

active

11477217

ABSTRACT:
A compliant contact pin assembly and a contactor card and methods for testing therewith are provided. The compliant contact pin assembly includes a contact pin formed from a portion of a substrate with the contact pin compliantly held suspended within the substrate by a compliant coupling structure. The suspension within the substrate results in a compliant deflection orthogonal to the plane of the substrate. The contact pin assembly is formed by generally thinning the substrate around the contact pin location and then specifically thinning the substrate immediately around the contact pin location for forming a void. The contact pin is compliantly coupled, in one embodiment by compliant coupling material, and in another embodiment by compliantly flexible portions of the substrate.

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