Circuit board associated electrical switch
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorChiu Lu
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Abstract
An electrical switch assembly includes an electrical switch having a dielectric housing mounting at least a pair of switch terminals having contact arms exposed at one side of the housing. A printed circuit board has a major flat surface and a side edge surface which faces the one side of the housing. At least a pair of L-shaped conductive contact pads are mounted on the printed circuit board. The L-shaped contact pads have terminating leg portions on the major flat surface of the circuit board for electrical connection to appropriate circuit traces on the board. The contact pads have contact leg portions at the side edge surface of the circuit board for engaging the contact arms of the switch terminals.
Claims17
An electrical switch assembly, comprising:
- an electrical switch including a dielectric housing mounting at least a pair of switch terminals having contact arms exposed at one side of the housing;
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- a printed circuit board having a major flat surface and a side edge surface facing said one side of the housing, and at least a pair of L-shaped conductive contact pads mounted on the printed circuit board and including terminating leg portions on the major flat surface for electrical connection to appropriate circuit traces on the board and contact leg portions at the side edge surface of the circuit board for engaging the contact arms of the switch terminals.
An electrical switch assembly, comprising:
- an electrical switch including a dielectric housing mounting at least three switch terminals having flexible contact arms exposed at one side of the housing, with one of the switch terminals being a common center terminal for switch association with either of the other two terminals, and a pair of conductive switch elements with each switch element being movable into engagement with the common switch terminal and a selected one of the other two switch terminals to close a circuit therethrough;
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- a printed circuit board having a major flat surface and a side edge surface facing the one side of the housing, at least three L-shaped conductive contact pads mounted on the printed circuit board and including terminating leg portions on the major flat surface for electrical connection to appropriate circuit traces on the board and contact leg portions at the side edge surface of the circuit board for engaging the flexible contact arms of the switch terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.