Housings with wall mounted connector members, connector members and methods of forming the same
First Claim
1. A method for attaching a pin to a housing, comprising:
- forming an opening in a wall of the housing, the opening having an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of a connector member;
positioning the connector member extending through the opening, the connector member having an outer diameter thereof in a region within the wall corresponding to the inner diameter of the opening, a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing, and a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and opening into the housing;
positioning the pin with a first end of the pin within the bore and a second end of the pin extending from the bore; and
longitudinally compressing the connector member a selected distance towards the wall to secure the pin within the bore and to secure the connector member within the wall.
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Abstract
An electrical circuit assembly includes a housing. A connector member is attached to and extends through an opening in a wall of the housing. The connector member has a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing and a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and having an opening into the housing. The wall may have substantially no cracks therein in a region proximate the opening. A pin is provided having a first end positioned within the bore and a second end extending from the opening of the bore. A portion of the connector member around the first end of the pin is collapsed to contact and retain the pin within the bore and to contact an inner surface of the wall to retain the connector member within the wall. Methods and connector members are also provided.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for attaching a pin to a housing, comprising:
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forming an opening in a wall of the housing, the opening having an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of a connector member; positioning the connector member extending through the opening, the connector member having an outer diameter thereof in a region within the wall corresponding to the inner diameter of the opening, a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing, and a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and opening into the housing; positioning the pin with a first end of the pin within the bore and a second end of the pin extending from the bore; and longitudinally compressing the connector member a selected distance towards the wall to secure the pin within the bore and to secure the connector member within the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical circuit assembly comprising:
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a housing having an opening in a wall thereof; a connector member attached to and extending through the opening in the wall of the housing, the connector member having a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing and a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and having an opening into the housing, the wall having substantially no cracks therein in a region proximate the opening; and a pin having a first end positioned within the bore and a second end extending from the opening of the bore, a portion of the connector member around the first end of the pin being collapsed to contact and retain the pin within the bore and to contact an inner surface of the wall to retain the connector member within the wall. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A connector member for attaching in a wall of a housing, comprising:
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a contact member on an end thereof to be positioned outside the housing; a longitudinally extending bore therein extending towards and having an opening at an end of the connector member opposite the contact member, the bore being configured to receive a pin therein; and wherein a length of the bore from the opening to an opposite end of the bore and a wall thickness of the connector member around the bore are selected to allow collapsing of the connector member into a substantially bell shape around a pin positioned in the bore to retain the pin in the bore and to retain the connector member in the housing and wherein the length of the bore is less than the length of the connector member to provide a solid portion of the connector member extending from the opposite end of the bore to the contact member. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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