Electrical terminal with compliant pin section.

摘要

The pin section is defined by two legs coextending to the free end from the opposing side portions of the body section, each leg having planar shape and including an transition section joining a respective side portion of the body section. The transition sections are spaced apart at least at the body portion. A compliant pin portion along it has a pair of curved beams separated by a slot and spaced from the free end and defining a distance between outermost edges greater than the diameter of the circuit board through hole into which the pin section is to be inserted. The compliant pin portions of the two leg sections oppose each other and are initially spaced apart prior to insertion into the through hole. The beams of each pair are compressible together at the slot to generate spring bias in a first direction against side walls of the through hole upon engagement of outer edges of the beams with the side walls. The compliant pin portions of the legs are urged toward each other resisted by the spaced apart transition sections to generate spring bias in a direction normal to the first direction.