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EP0346035A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Terminal structure and process of fabricating the same

Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-06-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-06-05
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Abstract

Abstract A multiple-terminal unit comprises a first and a second group of teeth extending from one edge of a band-shaped connecting (11). The teeth in the first group (12) and the second group (13) are bent at different positions so that their stem parts are staggered. In another aspect of the invention, the part at which a terminal and wiring pattern on a substrate a fixed by resin, preferably thixotropic resin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jiro Utunomiya
  • 👤 Saburo Iida
  • 👤 Hitosi Sibuya
  • 👤 Kazunori Kusaba
  • 👤 Isao Narumi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3405; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/099; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09709; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/1034; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10977; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149; Y10T29/49174; Y10T29/49179

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 289 words
A multiple-terminal unit comprising: a band-shaped connecting part; a first and a second group of teeth extending from one edge of the connecting part; said first group consisting of teeth provided at alternate positions and said second group consisting of teeth provided at intervening positions; each tooth in said first group having a stem part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending in the same plane as the connecting part, a lateral part having one end continuous with the other end of the stem part, and extending at an angle with the stem part, and an end part having one end continuous with the lateral part and extending in parallel with the stem part; each tooth in said second group having a lateral part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending at an angle with the connecting part, a stem part having one end continuous with the other end of the lateral part and extending in parallel with the connecting part, and an end part having one end continuous with the stem part and extending in the same plane as the stem part; said end parts of said teeth in said first group and said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being shifted relative to said stem parts of said teeth in said second group in a direction of the thickness of the connecting part and also in the direction of the rows of the teeth of said first and second groups.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 289 words
A multiple-terminal unit comprising: a band-shaped connecting part; a first and a second group of teeth extending from one edge of the connecting part; said first group consisting of teeth provided at alternate positions and said second group consisting of teeth provided at intervening positions; each tooth in said first group having a stem part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending in the same plane as the connecting part, a lateral part having one end continuous with the other end of the stem part, and extending at an angle with the stem part, and an end part having one end continuous with the lateral part and extending in parallel with the stem part; each tooth in said second group having a lateral part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending at an angle with the connecting part, a stem part having one end continuous with the other end of the lateral part and extending in parallel with the connecting part, and an end part having one end continuous with the stem part and extending in the same plane as the stem part; said end parts of said teeth in said first group and said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being shifted relative to said stem parts of said teeth in said second group in a direction of the thickness of the connecting part and also in the direction of the rows of the teeth of said first and second groups.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 355 words
A process of fabricating an hybrid IC device provided with a multiple of terminals on a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a multiple-terminal unit comprising: a band-shaped connecting part; a first and a second group of teeth extending from one edge of the connecting part; said first group consisting of teeth provided at alternate positions and said second group consisting of teeth provided at intervening positions; each tooth in said first group having a stem part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending in the same plane as the connecting part, a lateral part having one end continuous with the other end of the stem part, and extending at an angle with the stem part, and an end part having one end continuous with the lateral part and extending in parallel with the stem part; each tooth in said second group having a lateral part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending at an angle with the connecting part, a stem part having one end continuous with the other end of the lateral part and extending in parallel with the connecting part, and an end part having one end continuous with the stem part and extending in the same plane as the stem part; said end parts of said teeth in said first group and said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being shifted relative to said stem parts of said teeth in said second group in a direction of the thickness of the connecting part and also in the direction of the rows of the teeth of said first and second groups; providing a substrate with soldering paste printed in pad regions on the substrate; soldering the end parts of said teeth of said multiple-­terminal unit with the printed soldering paste in the pad regions on the substrate; removing the connecting part of the multiple-terminal unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 355 words
A process of fabricating an hybrid IC device provided with a multiple of terminals on a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a multiple-terminal unit comprising: a band-shaped connecting part; a first and a second group of teeth extending from one edge of the connecting part; said first group consisting of teeth provided at alternate positions and said second group consisting of teeth provided at intervening positions; each tooth in said first group having a stem part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending in the same plane as the connecting part, a lateral part having one end continuous with the other end of the stem part, and extending at an angle with the stem part, and an end part having one end continuous with the lateral part and extending in parallel with the stem part; each tooth in said second group having a lateral part having one end continuous with the connecting part and extending at an angle with the connecting part, a stem part having one end continuous with the other end of the lateral part and extending in parallel with the connecting part, and an end part having one end continuous with the stem part and extending in the same plane as the stem part; said end parts of said teeth in said first group and said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said second group being aligned with each other; said stem parts of said teeth in said first group being shifted relative to said stem parts of said teeth in said second group in a direction of the thickness of the connecting part and also in the direction of the rows of the teeth of said first and second groups; providing a substrate with soldering paste printed in pad regions on the substrate; soldering the end parts of said teeth of said multiple-­terminal unit with the printed soldering paste in the pad regions on the substrate; removing the connecting part of the multiple-terminal unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The process according to claim 2, wherein said step of removing the connecting part comprising cutting the teeth of the multiple-terminal units at said stem parts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 38 words
The process according to claim 2, wherein a pair of the multiple-terminal units are provided and the connecting parts of the pair of multiple-terminal units made to to confront each other, and clamped by use of a jig.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 47 words
A mounting structure of a terminal having a contact with a surface of a substrate for an electronic component module and electrically connected to a wiring pattern on the substrate, wherein the part at which said terminal and said wiring pattern are connected are fixed by resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 47 words
A mounting structure of a terminal having a contact with a surface of a substrate for an electronic component module and electrically connected to a wiring pattern on the substrate, wherein the part at which said terminal and said wiring pattern are connected are fixed by resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
A structure according to claim 5, wherein said resin is a thixotropic resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 64 words
A process for mounting a terminal having contact with one surface only of a substrate for an electronic component module and electrically connected to a wiring pattern on the substrate, said method comprising the steps of: electrically connecting said terminal and said wiring pattern; applying resin on the part of the connection; and hardening the resin to fix said substrate and said one-­surface terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 64 words
A process for mounting a terminal having contact with one surface only of a substrate for an electronic component module and electrically connected to a wiring pattern on the substrate, said method comprising the steps of: electrically connecting said terminal and said wiring pattern; applying resin on the part of the connection; and hardening the resin to fix said substrate and said one-­surface terminal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method process to claim 5, wherein said resin is a thixotropic resin and this resin is applied around said part of connection, and then the resin is hardened.

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