Surface Mountable transformer
US5805431A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/931
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A surface mount package particularly suitable for transformers and other components having numerous windings of fragile, difficult to handle wire has a housing which includes openings along the lower edge, the housing being plated with an electrically conductive material on portions of the lower edge and in areas surrounding the opening. A component is held within the housing, and the leads of the component are disposed in the openings at a point above the lower edge of the housing, and the leads are electrically connected to the plating surrounding the openings and the plating at the flat portions of the lower edge. The plating on the flat portions of the lower edge can be at any suitable location, i.e., remote from or adjacent to the openings. Additional components can be stacked on the exterior of the housing, as connected to the plating surrounding the openings. Also, the walls and/or the top of the housing can be plated to provide for versatility in connecting the housed component, or any other components, on and around the housing. The plating on the housing may be connected to the plating surrounding the openings and the plating at the flat portions of the lower edge, or may…
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