Patent ID: 6932637
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic assembly, comprising a carrier and an electronic module, the electronic module having one or more electrical connection pins and being mounted to the carrier, the carrier having a frame, a base, and a pin guide attached to the frame by flexible members, wherein: a) one or more channels are defined through the pin guide perpendicular to a lower surface thereof and along a connection axis, the one or more channels having an entrance and an exit and said electrical connection pins being received therein; b) the base defines a plane for mounting the carrier to a surface that extends transverse to the connection axis; c) the flexible members hold the pin guide in a neutral position, and allow the pin guide to move parallel to the connection axis when the pin guide is pressed in a direction along the connection axis, independently of the electrical connection pins; and d) the electronic module being mounted to the carrier such that when the pin guide is in a neutral position the electrical connection pins extend into the entrance of the one or more channels, without protruding past the exit, thereby protecting the end of the pins fully within the channel when the electronic component is initially assembled to the carrier, but allowing the pins to protrude from the channel when the pin guide is moved along the connection axis.