High power wire connection to printed circuit board
OwnerDaniel J. Klenk, Delynn M. Streng +1inventors
InventorsDaniel J. Klenk, Delynn M. Streng, Steven J. Collier-Hallman
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Abstract
A printed circuit board assembly for a vehicle steering system includes a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board assembly also includes a terminal operatively mounted to a surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the terminal is formed of an elastically deformable material, wherein the terminal includes a first spring segment and a second spring segment. The printed circuit board assembly further includes a wire disposed between, and in contact with, the first spring segment and the second spring segment.
Claims19
A printed circuit board assembly for a vehicle steering system comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a terminal operatively mounted to a surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the terminal is formed of an elastically deformable material, wherein the terminal includes a first spring segment and a second spring segment;
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- a wire disposed between, and in contact with, the first spring segment and the second spring segment.
A printed circuit board assembly for a vehicle steering system comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a shroud defining a recess having a terminal fixed within the recess, wherein the terminal includes a first spring segment and a second spring segment;
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- a wire extending from the printed circuit board and disposed between, and in contact with, the first spring segment and the second spring segment.
A printed circuit board assembly for a vehicle steering system comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a terminal operatively mounted to a surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the terminal is formed of an elastically deformable material;
- a shroud formed of plastic, wherein the shroud includes a base, a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg extend away from the base of the shroud toward the printed circuit board;
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- a wire operatively coupled to the shroud and disposed between, and in contact with, the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.