Electrical component for surface-mounting on a circuit board
AssigneeWeco Electrical Connectors Inc.
InventorVictor Isac
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Abstract
A novel surface-mount electrical component for mounting on a circuit board. The electrical component includes at least one pin and a retaining surface. The pin serves as both a point of electrical contact between the electrical component and the circuit board and as a solder-anchoring point. The retaining surface is remote from the pin and serves as an additional solder-anchoring point for restricting the movement of the electrical component on the circuit board. Both the pin and the retaining surface are coplanar, ensuring even soldering of the electrical component to the circuit board.
Claims12
An electrical component for mounting on a circuit board, said electrical component comprising:
- a body made of electrically insulating material;
- an electrical link on said body for establishing with the circuit board a state of electrical interaction permitting an exchange of signals between said electrical component and the circuit board, said electrical link including at least one pin, said pin having a portion capable of being solder anchored to the circuit board;
- a retaining surface mounted to said body and capable of being solder anchored to the circuit board, said retaining surface being co-planar with said portion, said retaining surface being remote from said pin and being excluded from the electrical interaction between the circuit board and said electrical link, such that no one of the signals exchanged between said electrical component and the circuit board travels on said retaining surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.