Dimensionally precise electronic component mount
US4581479A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49133
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a dimensionally precise electronic component mount, electrical terminals are affixed with dimensional precision to a rigid insulative base. An electronic component is affixed in precisely indexed abutment to the rigid insulative base. A protruding wire of the electronic component is conductively affixed within a v-shaped notch adjacent a notch apex in a second electrical terminal. Embodiments of the rigid insulated base include a flat rectangular plate and a hollow tube having a rectangular cross-section. Contact surfaces and contact pins coact respectively with hybrid substrates and printed circuit boards. Web means coupling adjacent iterated embodiments supports and provides dimensional precision during assembly. An embodiment having a plurality of electrical terminals permits accommodation of an electronic component having a plurality of protruding wires. Mechanical affixation is accomplished alternatively by soldering, welding or adhesives. Electrical continuity is accomplished alternatively by soldering, welding or conductive adhesives.
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