Patent ID: 8627564
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: H01R,H02G,H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing different electronic devices using common equipment, said method comprising the steps of: forming a first compliant pin header assembly that includes a first header and a first plurality of compliant pins; engaging the first compliant pin header assembly with a first housing using a common header-to-housing assembly machine so that a first end of each compliant pin of the first plurality of compliant pins is presented outwardly of the first housing and a second end of each compliant pin of the first plurality of compliant pins is disposed within the first housing; placing a first printed circuit board within the first housing using a common board-to-housing assembly machine so that the first printed circuit board engages the second end of each compliant pin of the first plurality of compliant pins; forming a second compliant pin header assembly that includes a second header and a second plurality of compliant pins; engaging the second compliant pin header assembly with a second housing using the common header-to-housing assembly machine so that a first end of each compliant pin of the second plurality of compliant pins is presented outwardly of the second housing and a second end of each compliant pin of the second plurality of compliant pins is disposed within the second housing, the second housing having a different housing characteristic than the first housing; and placing a second printed circuit board within the second housing using the common board-to-housing assembly machine so that the second printed circuit board engages the second end of each compliant pin of the second plurality of compliant pins, the second printed circuit board having a different circuit board characteristic than the first printed circuit board.