Edge clip terminal
AssigneeDie Tech, Inc.
InventorRichard K. Dennis
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Abstract
A double sided edge clip terminal for forming soldered connections with opposed contact pads on the edge of a substrate includes a pair of solder contacts each having spaced metal arms and cold extruded solder masses in the interior of the contacts between the arms. Openings are formed in the contacts between the arms to prevent wicking of molten solder along the terminal and away from the contact pads. The terminals are manufactured by extruding the solder masses through the openings and into the space between the arms and beyond the arms, without solder waste.
Claims36
A contact for forming a soldered electrical connection with a pad, the contact comprising an integral metal body having two base members spaced apart from each other and a pair of laterally separated arms extending between the base members, said base members and arms defining an opening in the metal body, a pad-engaging surface on each arm, said surfaces located to one side of the base members and facing away from the base members;
- and a solder mass in the opening, the solder mass extending between the separated arms and contacting the arms adjacent the surfaces.
An edge clip terminal for forming a soldered connection with a substrate pad, the terminal including a metal body having a base and opposed side bodies extending away from the base, one of the said side bodies comprising a pair of spaced base members, a gap separating the base members, and a pair of elongate arms joining the base members and extending across the gap, said arms facing the interior of the clip and including inner pad contact surfaces;
- and a mechanically formed solder mass on the one side body, said solder mass extending between and engaging the arms, and having a surface facing the interior of the clip, said surface conforming generally to the inner pad contact surfaces of the arms.
A contact for forming a soldered electrical connection with a pad, the contact comprising an integral metal body having two co-planar base members spaced apart from each other and a pair of laterally separated arms extending between the base members, said base members and arms defining an opening in the metal body, a pad-engaging surface on each arm, said surfaces located to one side of the base members and facing away from the base members;
- and a cold flowed solder mass filling the opening, the solder mass including a solder surface extending between the arms and conforming to the pad-engaging surfaces on the arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.