Electrical power terminal for circuit boards
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsAkira Kawaguchi, Takinori Sasaki
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Abstract
An electrical terminal for connecting a power supply section (35) to a circuit board (50) which requires no tools and utilizes minimal space on the circuit board (50). The terminal having mounting pins (14) which frictionally and electrically engage holes (30 in the circuit board (50) and a contact portion (18) which resiliently contact the power supply section (35), thereby effecting a positive electrical connection between the power supply section (35) and the circuit board (50).
Claims16
An electrical terminal for electrically connecting a power supply contact (35) to a circuit board (50), the terminal comprising a body section (11) having mounting pins (14) extending from walls (12, 13) of the body section (11) and a contact portion (18), the mounting pins (14) have compliant sections (15a, 15b) which frictionally engage holes (30) of the circuit board (50), the contact portion (18) connects the power supply (35) to the terminal, a positive electrical connection is thereby effected, the electrical terminal being characterized in that:
- the body section (11) has a rectangular annular configuration which has the mounting pins (14) extending from bottom edges of the walls (12, 13), and
- the contact portion (18) extends from an upper edge of the wall (13) opposite the mounting pins (14), the contact portion (18) has a vertical section (19) which has a resilient tongue (21) extending therefrom, the vertical section (19) and the tongue (21) form a male contact portion and cooperate to be inserted into and resiliently engage a female power supply contact (35).
An electrical terminal for electrically connecting a power supply contact to a circuit board, the terminal comprising:
- a rectangular annular body section having mounting pins and a contact portion extending therefrom;
- the mounting pins extend from walls of the body section and have compliant sections which frictionally engage holes of the circuit board;
- the contact portion extends from a respective wall of the body section, in the opposite direction as the mounting pins, the contact portion is provided to cooperate with the power supply contact;
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- resilient means extend from the contact portion of the terminal, the resilient means have a fixed end which is integral with the contact portion, and a free end which is positioned away from the contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.