Abstract:
A component lead tip protruding from a hole of a circuit board is split and displaced in order to attach the component to the circuit board. Trimming of the lead to a preferred length generally simultaneously with the splitting is also possible.
Abstract:
A thru-hole insertable terminal (10, 50, 60) includes an upper shank portion (12, 52, 66) preferably adapted for soldered securement to an end electrode (24) of a component (20), such as a capacitor. A lower shank portion (14, 54, 68) is dimensioned and adapted for minimal initial contact insertion into, and the temporary securement thereafter within, an oversized thru-hole (26, 58, 62) of a supporting substrate, such as a circuit board (28, 59, 64). At least one upwardly extending free-ended tab (32, 56, 72, 74) is formed in the lower terminal shank portion (14, 54, 68), and is oriented in the major plane thereof until after the insertion thereof within an associated substrate-formed thru-hole (26, 58, 62). Stop means (14b, 14c, 54b, 54c, 68b, 68c) also formed in the lower terminal shank portion is adapted to position the upper free end of the tab at an elevation preferably below the upper open end of a confining thru-hole. The tab (32, 56, 72, 74) is also dimensioned such that, when thusly positioned, the lower integral end thereof extends at least to the lower open end of the thru-hole. This results in the upper free end of the tab being pivoted against the sidewall of the confining thru-hole in response to a then downwardly protruding end region (14d, 54d, 68d) of the lower terminal shank portion being clinched against the underside of the supporting substrate (28, 59, 64). The thusly pivoted tab advantageously not only facilitates the temporary securement of the terminal within the associated thru-hole, but the establishment thereafter of a reliable, permanent soldered connection therebetween.
Abstract:
An electrical terminal includes a mounting portion for insertion in a hole in a circuit board, a rectangular seating portion joining the mounting portion including a pair of shoulders for engaging a surface of a circuit board when the mounting portion is inserted in a hole in a circuit board. The seating portion includes a hole transverse to the mounting portion, and a cold-formed solder element extending through the hole. Each end of the solder element is cold formed to provide a mass of solder on each surface of the seating portion.
Abstract:
The present disclosure includes an electrical terminal that may include a first portion, a second portion, and/or a middle portion. A middle portion may be disposed between first and second portions and/or a middle portion may include a first middle section, a second middle section, a recessed portion disposed between the first middle section and the second middle section, and/or an aperture. The electrical terminal may include a transition portion that may be disposed between a middle portion and a second portion.
Abstract:
A universal press-fit connection allows a component having a connector pin to be connected to a compatible plated through hole of a circuit board regardless of circuit board thickness. The connector pin includes a proximate end adjacent the component, a distal end with a fork lock, and a compliant portion between the proximate and distal ends. A multi-width through hole includes a first portion partially extending through the circuit board and a second, wider portion extending beyond the first portion. The fork lock initially moves radially inward upon insertion into the first portion via flexing of the compliant portion, and re-expands when entering the second portion. The compliant portion engages the through hole and the fork lock secures the connector pin in the through hole.
Abstract:
A printed board includes a printed board body having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, and a through-hole; a printed conductor disposed on the first side of the printed board body; and a bus bar disposed on the second side of the printed board body, the bus bar including a terminal that extends through the through-hole. The terminal includes a plurality of branched terminal portions at a position corresponding to an interior of the through-hole, and at least one of the branched terminal portions is bent and attached to the printed conductor.
Abstract:
An electronic component is connected to a circuit board by forming a connector pin on the electronic component, the connector pin having a proximate end secured to the electronic component, a distal end with a fork lock, and a compliant portion between the proximate and distal ends. A multi-width through-hole is formed on a circuit board having a circuit board thickness greater than a length of the connector pin, with a first portion that is narrower than each of the compliant portion and the fork lock and extends partially through the circuit board and a second portion that extends beyond the first portion and is wider than the first portion. The connector pin is inserted into the first portion of the through-hole and the fork lock is moved beyond the first portion into the second portion of the through-hole.