US4862325A
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Printed wiring board mounted electronic component
Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-12-17
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2007-12-17
Abstract
Abstract A printed wiring board is mounted with an electronic component which is provided with grooves at the opposite sides thereof. The grooves are constructed so that the electronic component can be mounted on the printed wiring board in either the vertical or horizontal directions. Preferably, the grooves have a cross-shaped configuration, one extending vertically and one extending horizontally. The grooves may be formed on tongue pieces projecting from the electronic component body. The groove may be provided with a resilient piece. Another groove may be provided on the body so as to be capable of changing the direction of terminals.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Ohashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:31
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H23/00; H01H23/006; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/12; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09954; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10053; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10439; H05K2201/10446
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A printed wiring board mounted with at least one electronic component, said printed wiring board having cut out portions, and said electronic component having a generally rectangular shape, tongue pieces made of a resilient material provided on said electronic component at opposite side portions thereof, each tongue piece having a cross-shaped groove, each cross-shaped groove including a first groove portion and a second groove portion disposed perpendicular to each other, whereby said electronic component can be mounted on said wiring board in a first direction relative to said wiring board by engaging said first groove portions with the opposite side walls of the cut out portion of the printed wiring board, or in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction by engaging said second groove portions with said opposite side walls of said cut out portion of the printed wiring board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A printed wiring board mounted with at least one electronic component, said printed wiring board having cut out portions, and said electronic component having a generally rectangular shape, tongue pieces made of a resilient material provided on said electronic component at opposite side portions thereof, each tongue piece having a cross-shaped groove, each cross-shaped groove including a first groove portion and a second groove portion disposed perpendicular to each other, whereby said electronic component can be mounted on said wiring board in a first direction relative to said wiring board by engaging said first groove portions with the opposite side walls of the cut out portion of the printed wiring board, or in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction by engaging said second groove portions with said opposite side walls of said cut out portion of the printed wiring board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electronic component according to claim 1 wherein a resilient piece is provided within each cross-shaped groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electronic component according to claim 1 wherein said connector body is provided with additional grooves which accommodate terminals, the direction of said terminals being changeable within said additional grooves between said first groove portion and said second groove portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The printed wiring board of claim 1 wherein the electronic component is a connector body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printed wiring board of claim 4 wherein a resilient member is provided within at least one cross-shaped groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The printed wiring board of claim 3 wherein the additional grooves are provided at the corners of the rectangular shaped member.
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