A CONNECTION PIN AND A METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CONNECTION PIN IN A COMPONENT CARRIER FOR AN ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY, AND SUCH A COMPONENT CARRIER COMPRISING CONNECTION PINS

摘要

The invention relates to a connection pin 1, 10 for mounting in a through-hole 42 provided in a component carrier 40, the connection pin comprising an anchoring part 2, 12 adapted for insertion into said through-hole with a non press fit, a contact part 3, 13 adapted to extend outside said through-hole, and a flange part 4, 14 adapted to abut against said component carrier 40 and located between said anchoring part and said contact part. The anchoring part 2, 12 is provided an internal cavity 5, 15 and the anchoring part comprises a wall 8, 28 surrounding the internal cavity, which wall has at least two wall portions 18, 38 forming deformation zones and which wall portions are adapted to be located in the through-hole 42 when the anchoring part is inserted in the through-hole, such that, upon exertion of a force on a free end of the anchoring part 2, 12 of the pin when the anchoring part is inserted in the through-hole, the deformation zones are deformed within the through-hole and thereby achieving a press fit of the connection pin in the through-hole The invention also relates to a corresponding method and a component carrier.