IP Library Granted Patent US 12681043
Granted Patent B2
US 12681043 · App. 18/275,217 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Electrically conductive contact pin

Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung Ho Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Chang Hee Hong (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
G01R1/06716G01R1/06733
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12681043
App. No.
18/275,217
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrically conductive contact pin which prevents a fatigue fracture in a void part by distributing stress concentration in the void part is provided. The electrically conductive contact pin includes: a first surface; a second surface facing the first surface; a lateral surface for connecting the first surface and the second surface; and a void part formed inside the electrically conductive contact pin by passing through the first surface and the second surface along the length direction of the electrically conductive contact pin. The void part includes: a center void part; and an end void part communicating with the center void part and extending toward an end side of the electrically conductive contact pin, wherein the width of the end void part is narrower than the width of the center void part.

Claims (16)

1 . An electrically conductive contact pin having a first surface, a second surface, opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, the electrically conductive contact pin comprising:

a plurality of holes formed inside the electrically conductive contact pin by passing through the first and second surfaces,

wherein an inner leaf provided between two holes comprises a center pillar portion and a root portion extending from the center pillar portion toward an end of the electrically conductive contact pin, and the root portion has a larger width than the center pillar portion,

wherein the electrically conductive contact pin further comprises

a trench formed longitudinally on a side surface of each of the outer leaf and the inner leaf in a thickness direction of the electrically conductive contact pin.

2 . The electrically conductive contact pin of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes comprises a center hole portion and an end hole portion communicating with the center hole portion and extending toward an end of the electrically conductive contact pin, and the end hole portion has a smaller width than the center hole portion, wherein an end of the end hole portion has a round shape.

3 . The electrically conductive contact pin of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes comprises a center hole portion and an end hole portion communicating with the center hole portion and extending toward an end of the electrically conductive contact pin, and the end hole portion has a smaller width than the center hole portion, wherein the end hole portion has a width in a range of 1 m to 10 m.

4 . The electrically conductive contact pin of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes comprises a center hole portion and an end hole portion communicating with the center hole portion and extending toward an end of the electrically conductive contact pin, and the end hole portion has a smaller width than the center hole portion.

5 . The electrically conductive contact pin of claim 1 , wherein the trench has a depth in a range of 20 nm to 1 μm.

6 . The electrically conductive contact pin of claim 1 , wherein the root portion has a width in a range of 1 μm to 30 μm.

7 . An electrically conductive contact pin having a first surface, a second surface, opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, the electrically conductive contact pin comprising:

a plurality of leaves formed with a plurality of holes interposed therebetween along a longitudinal direction of the electrically conductive contact pin,

wherein the leaves comprise an outer leaf provided outside each of the holes and an inner leaf provided between the holes,

wherein the inner leaf comprises a center pillar portion and a root portion extending from the center pillar portion toward an end of the electrically conductive contact pin, and the portion has a larger width than the center pillar portion,

wherein the electrically conductive contact pin further comprises

a trench formed longitudinally on a side surface of each of the outer leaf and the inner leaf in a thickness direction of the electrically conductive contact pin.