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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
David J. Braun, St. Charles, MN (US);
Theron Lee Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 3/30 (2006.01); H01R 12/58 (2011.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/585 (2013.01); H01R 12/7064 (2013.01); H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H05K 3/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A press-fit insertion method is provided. The press-fit insertion method includes loading press-fit pins into a connector, heating a printed circuit board (PCB) defining plated through holes (PTHs) into which the press-fit pins are insertable and pressing the connector onto the PCB to insert the press-fit pins into the PTHs with the PCB remaining heated.