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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Systems and methods for disposing a circuit board component on a circuit board using a soldering pin
Stuart D. Downes, Milford, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A pin solders to a circuit board. The pin includes a soldering portion which is configured to solder to a via of the circuit board and an engagement portion which is configured to engage with a circuit board component. The soldering portion has a circular cross-section and a soldering portion diameter. Similarly, the engagement portion has a circular cross-section and an engagement portion diameter. The soldering portion diameter is substantially narrower than the engagement portion diameter. Accordingly, the soldering portion can solder to relatively narrow circuit board via having a small anti-pad, and the thicker engagement portion can provide suitable strength for positioning the circuit board component in a reliable manner.