Apparatus for attaching an electric coil to a printed circuit board
AssigneeTRW Inc.
InventorKurt R. Odmark
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for attaching an electric coil (12) to a printed circuit board includes a spool (14) having a shaft (20) with axially opposite first and second ends (22 and 24). The electric coil (12) is supported on the shaft (20) between the first and second ends (22 and 24). The apparatus (10) further includes at least one compliant pin (16 and 18) having a stem portion (46) and a compliant portion (48). Part of the stem portion (46) extends into the first end (22) of the shaft (20) of the spool (14) and at least partially along the shaft (20) of the spool (14). The compliant portion (48) is located on an end of the compliant pin (16 and 18) and extends outwardly from the first end (22) of the shaft (20) of the spool (14) for attaching to the printed circuit board.
Claims6
An apparatus for attaching an electric coil to a printed circuit board, the apparatus comprising:
- a spool having a shaft with axially opposite first and second ends, the electric coil being supported on the shaft between the first and second ends;
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- at least one compliant pin having a stem portion and a compliant portion, part of the stem portion extending into the first end of the shaft of the spool and at least partially along the shaft of the spool, the compliant portion being located on an end of the compliant pin and extending outwardly from the first end of the shaft of the spool for attaching to the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.