Electrical device having improved surface mounting electrodes
AssigneeBourns, Inc.
InventorKelly C. CASEY
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an electrical device can include a body having a shape that extends along a longitudinal direction, and a set of electrodes implemented on the body at different locations along the longitudinal direction and configured to allow the electrical device to be positioned and mounted to a surface. The set of electrodes can include first and second electrodes configured to provide first and second engagements with the surface, respectively, and to allow a settling motion when the electrical device is positioned on the surface. The set of electrodes can further include a selected electrode having a side configured to allow the settling motion and an engagement portion configured to stop the settling motion and thereby provide a third engagement with the surface.
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An electrical device comprising:
- a body having a shape that extends along a longitudinal direction;
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- a set of electrodes implemented on the body at different locations along the longitudinal direction and configured to allow the electrical device to be positioned and mounted to a surface, the set of electrodes including first and second electrodes configured to provide first and second engagements with the surface, respectively, and to allow a settling motion when the electrical device is positioned on the surface, the set of electrodes further including a selected electrode having a side configured to allow the settling motion and an engagement portion configured to stop the settling motion and thereby provide a third engagement with the surface.
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A method for manufacturing an electrical device, the method comprising:
- providing or forming a body such that the body has a shape that extends along a longitudinal direction;
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- implementing a set of electrodes on the body at different locations along the longitudinal direction to allow the electrical device to be positioned and mounted to a surface, the set of electrodes including first and second electrodes configured to provide first and second engagements with the surface, respectively, and to allow a settling motion when the electrical device is positioned on the surface, the set of electrodes further including a selected electrode having a side configured to allow the settling motion and an engagement portion configured to stop the settling motion and thereby provide a third engagement with the surface.
A surface-mountable circuit protection device comprising:
- a first component implemented between a first end electrode and a middle electrode;
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- a second component implemented between the middle electrode and a second end electrode, such that the first and second components define a body that extends along a longitudinal direction, two of the first end, middle and second end electrodes configured to provide two engagements with a surface and to allow a settling motion when the circuit protection device is positioned on a surface during a surface-mounting process, the remaining one of the first end, middle and second end electrodes having a side configured to allow the settling motion and an engagement portion configured to stop the settling motion and thereby provide a third engagement with the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.