In a control unit including a press-fit terminal, a substrate includes: a connected portion into which the press-fit terminal is connected; and a guide member, which surrounds a periphery of the connected portion and extends from the substrate. The press-fit terminal includes: a connecting portion formed on a tip end side of the press-fit terminal; and an enlarged portion formed adjacent to the connecting portion. The guide member includes: an opening portion, which opens in a direction in which the press-fit terminal is positioned; a guide hole extending from the opening portion to the substrate; and a reduced-hole portion formed adjacent to the opening portion. The guide hole is configured such that, when the connecting portion of the press-fit terminal is connected to the connected portion of the substrate, the enlarged portion of the press-fit terminal closes the reduced-hole portion of the guide hole.

An electronic assembly has an electronic module and an electric part. The electronic module has an electric terminal having a press-fit section. The press-fit section includes at least one of the following CuFeP; CuZr; CuCrZr; CuMg; CuCrTiSi; CuCrAgFeTiSi; and CuNiSiMg. The electric part has a contact hole. The electronic assembly includes a press-fit connection between the press-fit section and the electric part. In that press-fit connection, the press-fit section both mechanically and electrically contacts the electric part.

On a conductive plate of an insulated substrate, one open end of a main body part of a cylindrical contact member is bonded by solder. In a hollow part of a hollow cylinder shaped external electrode terminal, a part of the other open end side of the main body part of the cylindrical contact member is inserted from an open end of the external electrode terminal. The other end of the external electrode terminal is separated into branches by cuts inserted in a through-hole insertion part. A column surface of the outside of the branches of the external electrode terminal has an arc shape. Pressure in a direction from inside the external electrode terminal toward the outside is applied to the branches of the through-hole insertion part by an auxiliary wedge. With such a configuration, assembly defects accompanying connection of the external electrode terminal and other members may be eliminated.

In a control unit including a press-fit terminal, a substrate includes: a connected portion into which the press-fit terminal is connected; and a guide member, which surrounds a periphery of the connected portion and extends from the substrate. The press-fit terminal includes: a connecting portion formed on a tip end side of the press-fit terminal; and an enlarged portion formed adjacent to the connecting portion. The guide member includes: an opening portion, which opens in a direction in which the press-fit terminal is positioned; a guide hole extending from the opening portion to the substrate; and a reduced-hole portion formed adjacent to the opening portion. The guide hole is configured such that, when the connecting portion of the press-fit terminal is connected to the connected portion of the substrate, the enlarged portion of the press-fit terminal closes the reduced-hole portion of the guide hole.

An electronic assembly has an electronic module and an electric part. The electronic module has an electric terminal having a press-fit section. The press-fit section includes at least one of the following CuFeP; CuZr; CuCrZr; CuMg; CuCrTiSi; CuCrAgFeTiSi; and CuNiSiMg. The electric part has a contact hole. The electronic assembly includes a press-fit connection between the press-fit section and the electric part. In that press-fit connection, the press-fit section both mechanically and electrically contacts the electric part.

An electrical contact includes a compliant portion having an opening extending between contact arms. A first contact arm of the contact arms has multiple resilient engagement sections extending into the opening of the compliant portion and resilient contacting sections extending from the engagement sections in a direction away from the opening. Upon insertion of the compliant portion into the hole of the substrate, the resilient engagement sections of the first contact arm engage an opposed second contact arm of the contact arms, causing each of the resilient contacting sections to move independently of the resilient engagement sections and independently of other resilient contacting sections. Each of the resilient engagement sections and the resilient contacting sections are deformed and generate independent retention forces which are combined to generate the total retention force of the compliant portion.

An electronic device includes at least two boards and support pillars. The at least two boards include hole portions. The support pillars inserted into the hole portions such that the at least two boards are held mutually separated. The hole portions include tapered surfaces that incline toward center portions of the hole portions from a surface on a side from which the support pillars of the boards are inserted.

A method of manufacturing a test socket includes preparing a printed circuit board (PCB) on which a bonding pad is disposed, bonding a conductive wire on the bonding pad, mounting, on an upper surface of the PCB, a space through which the bonding pad is exposed, mounting, on an upper surface of the space, a base through which the bonding pad is exposed, mounting, on an upper surface of the base, a jig which covers the bonding pad, and injecting a liquid silicone rubber into a jig assembly by using the jig assembly as a mold, the jig assembly including the PCB, the space, the base, and the jig.

On a conductive plate of an insulated substrate, one open end of a main body part of a cylindrical contact member is bonded by solder. In a hollow part of a hollow cylinder shaped external electrode terminal, a part of the other open end side of the main body part of the cylindrical contact member is inserted from an open end of the external electrode terminal. The other end of the external electrode terminal is separated into branches by cuts inserted in a through-hole insertion part. A column surface of the outside of the branches of the external electrode terminal has an arc shape. Pressure in a direction from inside the external electrode terminal toward the outside is applied to the branches of the through-hole insertion part by an auxiliary wedge. With such a configuration, assembly defects accompanying connection of the external electrode terminal and other members may be eliminated.