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Electronic control module assembly with pivotable connector

US5359489A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
3References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1992
Grant dateOct 25, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/16
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic control assembly has a control box, a control module insertable into the control box and an electrical connector which is pivotally mounted within the box, between a position where the control module can be inserted into the box adjacent to the connector and between a position where the electrical connector is in electrical engagement with the electronic module. The electrical connector is pivotally mounted in the control box and includes a lower mounting leg having outer pinion portions which are positioned in a trunnion located in adjacent side walls forming a channel for the receipt of the connector and the module. The electronic module is in precise registration with the connector member, such that when the connector is pivoted into place, the electrical elements within the connector and the electronic module are in precise alignment.

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