External connection mechanism of temperature-measuring type for printed circuit board
US6048095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6683
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An external connection mechanism of a printed-circuit board 1 has a U-shaped elastic metal piece 2 having two parallel legs adapted to receive one edge of a printed-circuit board 1 therebetween. An insulating terminal base 3 holds both the metal piece 2 and an electric terminal 4 while keeping them in contact. The printed-circuit board 1 carries a temperature sensor 13 which is connected to a temperature-responsive circuit of the board 1. A contact lug 6 is formed by bending one of the two legs so as to be engageable with a conductive portion of the board 1, and a temperature-measuring station 7 is formed by bending root portion of the other one of the two legs toward close vicinity of the electric terminal 4 so as to be engageable with the temperature sensor 13. When the board 1 is received by the metal piece 2, the contact lug 6 engages the conductive portion of the board 1 so as to bring the electric terminal 4 into operative contact with the printed-circuit board 1 and the temperature sensor 13 engages the temperature-measuring station 7 so as to measure temperature substantially at the electric terminal 4.
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