EP0201236A1
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Electric circuit board assembly
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-04-21
Abstract
Abstract In an electric printed circuit board assembly a printed circuit board (1) has a cut-out (2) along an edge for receiving an edge loaded multi-contact electrical connector (3) the connector having a part which lies along the surface opposite to that engaged by the contacts and end grooves (6, 7) for receiving the end edge parts (8, 9) of the cut-out having inwardly directed detents (13) for engaging recesses (16) of the board and affording snap-in planar loading of the connector to the board.
Inventors
- 👤 Colin Keith Ratcliff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/721; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7023; H01R12/7058
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
An electrical circuit board assembly comprising a circuit board`(1) and an electrical component mounted thereto, characterised by said circuit board (1) having an edge part (8, 9) and mounting means (16, 17) and said component having a body (3, 30) formed with means (6, 7, 42, 43) to receive said edge part and mounting means of the board providing snap-together engagement between said edge part and the body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
An electrical circuit board assembly comprising a circuit board`(1) and an electrical component mounted thereto, characterised by said circuit board (1) having an edge part (8, 9) and mounting means (16, 17) and said component having a body (3, 30) formed with means (6, 7, 42, 43) to receive said edge part and mounting means of the board providing snap-together engagement between said edge part and the body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrical circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterised-by said mounting means comprising a recess (16, 17) of the circuit board and by said component comprising a detent (13; 46, 47) engaging with said recess.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised by said body including a part (20) which lies against the surface of the board opposite to a surface carrying conductors with which conductors of the connector make electrical contact.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 1, 2 3, characterised by said edge part comprising an end edge part (8), of a generally rectangular cut-out of the board receivable in a groove (6, 42) of the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 4, characterised by the other end edge part (9) of the cut-out being receivable by a further groove (7, 43) of the body with a further inwardly projecting detent (13, 46).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterised by the/or each detent (13; 46,47) being carried by a resiliently deflectable part (11, 44,45) of the body permitting access of the detent to the respective recess (16, 47,67) in the action of loading the body (3, 30) to the board in a direction planar to the board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 6, characterised by the resiliently deflectable end part (11, 44, 45) being partially separated from the body by a slot (14, 15, 49, 50).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 7 characterised by the slot (14, 15) being generally L-shaped.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electric circuit board assembly as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterised by the circuit board having for the/or each detent a (28,29) respective resiliently deflectable elementlpermitting access of the detent to the respective recess in the action of loading the body to the board in a direction planar to the board.
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