High current printed circuit board mount terminal for magnetic or leaded components
AssigneeBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
InventorsAlexandre M S Reis, Bryan Alan Rohl, Thomas Alan Degenkolb
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Abstract
A terminal for a printed circuit board includes a body and a plurality of leads extending from the body at an angle between 180 degrees and 90 degrees relative to a horizontal plane of the body, each lead of the plurality of leads being configured to: mate with a corresponding mounting location on the printed circuit board; and receive current from at least one electrical component associated with the printed circuit board, wherein the current flows from the at least one electrical component via the plurality of leads to at least one other electrical component.
Claims20
A terminal for a printed circuit board, the terminal comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a plurality of leads, wherein each lead of the plurality of leads includes a first segment-extending from the body and a second segment extending at a 90 degree angle from the first segment, such that the second segment is perpendicular relative to a horizontal plane of the body, each lead of the plurality of leads being configured to:
- mate with a corresponding mounting location on the printed circuit board;
- and
- receive current from at least one electrical component associated with the printed circuit board, wherein the current flows from the at least one electrical component via the plurality of leads to at least one other electrical component.
A system comprising:
- a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of mounting locations;
- a body;
- and
- a plurality of leads, wherein each lead of the plurality of leads includes a first segment extending from the body and a second segment extending at a 90 degree angle from the first segment such that the second segment is perpendicular relative to a horizontal plane of the body, each lead of the plurality of leads being configured to:
- mate with respective mounting locations of the plurality of mounting locations on the printed circuit board;
- and
- receive current from at least one electrical component associated with the printed circuit board, wherein the current flows from the at least one electrical component via the plurality of leads to at least one other electrical component.
An apparatus comprising:
- a body that includes at least one anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding portion of a printed circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of leads, wherein each lead of the plurality of leads includes a first segment extending from the body and a second segment extending at a 90 degree angle from the first segment such that the second segment is perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the body, each lead of the plurality of leads being configured to:
- mate with corresponding mounting locations on the printed circuit board;
- and
- receive current from at least one electrical component associated with the printed circuit board, wherein the current flows from the at least one electrical component via the plurality of leads to at least one other electrical component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.