Fluorescent ballast having integral connector
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsDon H. Crowe, Jessie L. Moser
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Abstract
An electrical ballast for use with fluorescent light fixtures includes a housing with side and endwalls. The endwalls have cutout portions therein for receiving an electrical connector. The electrical components which comprise the ballast are mounted on a printed circuit board, and the connector is electrically interconnected to the printed circuit board and inserted within the cutout portion of the ballast housing. The connector is profiled for receipt within the cutout portion to seal the cavity within the housing during the curing period of the potting compound.
Claims18
An electrical ballast for use with flourescent lights and the like, the ballast comprising:
- an outer shell means having sidewalls and endwalls, a portion of said outer shell means having a connector locating area defined by a cutout area in at least one of the endwalls;
- a printed circuit board having the ballast components mounted thereon and circuit board through holes located adjacent to the connector locating area, the printed circuit board being disposed in the shell means though an open face of said shell means;
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- an electrical connector means mounted to said printed circuit board, the electrical connector means including an insulative housing having spaced plates along side edges of the housing for receipt in the cutout area of said outer shell means, the electrical connector having contact means for interconnection to stripped insulated conductors, said contact means including terminal means extending through an aperture in said housing for connection to the circuit board through holes.
An electrical connector for use with an electrical ballast which includes an outer housing having sidewalls and endwalls, with a cutout portion within at least one of the endwalls, and a printed circuit board disposed within the housing having the electrical components disposed thereon, the connector comprising:
- an insulative housing for mounting within an opening in the ballast outer housing, the insulative housing including spaced plates along side edges thereof profiled for receipt in the cutout portion, the housing having terminal receiving openings therein;
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- a plurality of electrical terminals disposed within the terminal receiving openings, each electrical terminal having a portion interconnectable with the printed circuit board, and an end which is interconnectable with a mating conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.