# US 11,444,394 B2 · Capacitor carrier assembly with connection terminals > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,444,394 B2 - Document ID: US11444394B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/829,403 - Filed: 2020-03-25 - Published: 2021-09-30 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-25 - Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH - Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH - Inventors: Daniel Stremersch; Ligor Manushi; Kenneth Bouman; Hadwan Hadwan; John Janson; Andrew Yermak; Alexander Tsang; Mark Ryskamp; Jesus Antonio Marin Bello; Jeff Reuter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11444394B2 ## CPC - H01R 9/16: Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case - H01R 11/05: the connecting locations having different types of direct connections - H01G 9/008: Terminals - H01G 9/08: Housing; Encapsulation - H01R 4/2433: one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot - H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board} - H01R 4/2429: mounted in an insulating base - H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H01G: CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B3/00; capacitors having potential barriers H10D1/62, H10K10/10) ## Abstract A capacitor carrier assembly includes a carrier, a capacitor disposed in the carrier and electrically conductive connection terminals. The connection terminals support the carrier with respect to another electronic component or device such as a printed circuit board, retain individual carrier portions in an assembled configuration, and provide an electrical connection between the capacitor and the electronic component. Each connection terminal includes an elastic member that protrudes from a surface of the connection terminal and engages the carrier, and regions of serrations provided on opposed edges of the terminal that engage the carrier, and a flange that protrudes from the surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface. An edge of the flange includes an insulation displacement contact (IDC) joint for connection to the capacitor leads. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical conductor comprising an electrically conductive plate, the plate including: a first end; a second end opposed to the first end, the second end defining a plug that is configured to be press fit into an electrically conductive socket; a first side edge that extends between the first end and the second end; a second side edge that extends between the first end and the second end, a distance between the first side edge and the second side edge being less than a distance between the first end and the second end; a first surface that is bounded by the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge; and an elastic member that protrudes from the first surface of the plate, the elastic member being spaced apart from the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical conductor of claim 1, wherein the plate includes a flange that protrudes from the first side edge in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, an edge of the flange including a cutout configured to provide an insulation displacement contact (IDC) joint. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electrical conductor of claim 1, wherein the plug comprises a pair of plugs that are disposed side-by-side. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical conductor of claim 1, wherein the elastic member includes: a first elastic member that is disposed between the first end and a midpoint of the plate that is disposed mid way between the first end and the second end; and a second elastic member that is disposed between the second end and the midpoint. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrical conductor of claim 1, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge each include protruding ridges. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electrical conductor of claim 5, wherein each ridge includes an apex. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrical conductor of claim 1, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge each include a first set of protruding ridges disposed adjacent to the first end and a second set of protruding ridges disposed adjacent to the second end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electrical conductor of claim 7, wherein the elastic member is disposed between the first set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the first set of protruding ridges of the second side edge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electrical conductor of claim 7, wherein the elastic member includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the first elastic member is disposed between the first set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the first set of protruding ridges of the second side edge, and the second elastic member is disposed between the second set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the second set of protruding ridges of the second side edge. ### Claim 10 An electrical conductor comprising an electrically conductive plate, the plate including: a first end; a second end opposed to the first end, the second end defining a plug that is configured to be press fit into an electrically conductive socket; a first side edge that extends between the first end and the second end; a second side edge that extends between the first end and the second end, a distance between the first side edge and the second side edge being less than a distance between the first end and the second end; a first surface that is bounded by the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge; and a flange that protrudes from the first side edge in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, an edge of the flange including a cutout configured to provide an insulation displacement contact (IDC) joint. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electrical conductor of claim 10, wherein the plug comprises a pair of plugs that are disposed side-by-side. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electrical conductor of claim 10, wherein the elastic member includes: a first elastic member that is disposed between the first end and a midpoint of the plate that is disposed mid way between the first end and the second end; and a second elastic member that is disposed between the second end and the midpoint. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electrical conductor of claim 10, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge each include protruding ridges. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electrical conductor of claim 13, wherein each ridge includes an apex. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The electrical conductor of claim 10, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge each include a first set of protruding ridges disposed adjacent to the first end and a second set of protruding ridges disposed adjacent to the second end. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electrical conductor of claim 15, wherein the flange is disposed between the first set of protruding ridges and the second set of protruding ridges. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The electrical conductor of claim 15, wherein the plate includes an elastic member that protrudes from the first surface of the plate, the elastic member is spaced apart from the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge, and the elastic member is disposed between the first set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the first set of protruding ridges of the second side edge. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electrical conductor of claim 17, wherein the elastic member includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the first elastic member is disposed between the first set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the first set of protruding ridges of the second side edge, and the second elastic member is disposed between the second set of protruding ridges of the first side edge and the second set of protruding ridges of the second side edge. ### Claim 19 A housing assembly comprising: a first housing portion; and a second housing portion, the second housing portion configured to be assembled with the first housing portion in such a way as to provide an interior space; an electrically conductive first connection terminal supported by the first housing portion; and an electrically conductive second connection terminal supported by the first housing portion, wherein each of the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal comprises an electrically conductive plate, the plate including: a first end; a second end opposed to the first end, the second end defining a plug that is configured to be press fit into an electrically conductive socket; a first side edge that extends between the first end and the second end; a second side edge that extends between the first end and the second end, a distance between the first side edge and the second side edge being less than a distance between the first end and the second end; and a first surface that is bounded by the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge, and the first end of each of the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal is configured to secure the second housing portion to the first housing portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The housing assembly of claim 19, wherein the plate includes a flange that protrudes from the first side edge in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, an edge of the flange including a cutout configured to provide an insulation displacement contact (IDC) joint. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The housing assembly of claim 19, wherein the plate includes an elastic member that protrudes from the first surface of the plate, the elastic member being spaced apart from the first end, the second end, the first side edge and the second side edge, the elastic member configured to retain the plate within an opening in the first housing portion. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The housing assembly of claim 19, wherein the first housing portion and the second housing portion are configured to cooperate to support an electronic device relative to a printed circuit board, the electronic device comprising a device casing, an electrically conductive first lead protruding from the casing and an electrically conductive second lead protruding from the casing, and wherein the first connection terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the first lead, the second connection terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the second lead, and the second end of each of the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal is configured to form an electrical connection with the printed circuit board.