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US 2009/0212888 A1Published application
Coupling for solenoid and lead frame
AssigneeAcutex, Inc.
InventorDan Stanhope
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Abstract
A coupling for a solenoid and a lead frame includes plurality of terminals. Each terminal includes a plurality of terminal guides. A lead frame defines a plurality of slots. A plurality of locating and support channels are defined adjacent each slot, wherein each of the plurality of terminals are coupled to a respective slot on the lead frame, and the plurality of terminal guides on each terminal are located in the plurality of locating and support channels defined adjacent a respective slot.
Claims17
A coupling for a solenoid and a lead frame, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals on the solenoid, each terminal comprising a plurality of terminal guides;
- a lead frame defining a plurality of slots;
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- a plurality of locating and support channels defined adjacent each slot, wherein with each of the plurality of terminals coupled to a respective slot on the lead frame, the plurality of terminal guides on each terminal are located in the plurality of locating and support channels defined adjacent a respective slot.
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A coupling comprising:
- a lead frame including multiple pairs of projections, each pair of projections defining a pair of locating slots,
- a solenoid including multiple terminal posts, each terminal post including a pair of guides operable to engage a respective pair of the locating slots;
- a pair of connectors on the lead frame, each connector being between a respective pair of the locating slots;
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- a pair of terminals on the solenoid, each terminal extending from a respective terminal post, each terminal being between a respective pair of the guides.
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A coupling system comprising:
- a lead frame including multiple pairs of projections, each pair of projections defining a pair of aligned locating slots, and further comprising a respective connector located in a recess between each pair of locating slots;
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- a solenoid including multiple terminal posts, each terminal post including an aligned pair of guides operable to engage a respective pair of locating slots, and further comprising a respective terminal extending from each post and located between each pair of guides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.