Abstract: An electric control or signaling device to be assembled through an opening formed in a wall, and including a tubular metal body which is to engage with a first surface of the wall, wherein the body includes a threaded cylindrical portion to be inserted into the opening and an attachment device including a metal clamping ring to be screwed onto the threaded cylindrical portion of the body to attach the control or signaling device through the opening, and a metal attachment plate to be applied against a second surface of the wall opposite the first surface by the clamping ring.

Abstract: A board unit includes a board that has a through hole penetrating the board from a first side of the board to a second side of the board and having a conductive inner wall surface a first electronic component that has a first connection pin to be press-fitted in the through hole from the first side of the board, and a conductive member that is disposed in the through hole to connect the inner wall surface of the through hole to the first connection pin.

Abstract: A shield shell (21) covering a connector housing (11) includes a first attachment piece (23) in contact with a first attached surface (71) of an attached portion (70) having a hole (71a) for the connector housing (11), and a second attachment piece (25) projecting from an end portion (24) of the first attachment piece (23) to an opposite side to the first attached surface (71) and being in contact with a second attached surface (72) of the attached portion (70). The second attachment piece (25) is fastened to the second attached surface (72) so that the second attachment piece (25) is in elastic contact with the second attached surface (72) with an elastic restoring force bringing the first attachment piece (23) into pressure contact with the first attached surface (71).

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a middle board (200), a first insulative housing (10) defining a first receiving room (14), a second insulative housing (20) defining a second receiving room (24), and a number of contacts (40) mounted on the first insulative housing. Each of the contacts includes a first mating portion (41) received in the first receiving room and a second mating portion (44) received in the second receiving room. The first mating portion includes a first mating surface (411). The second mating portion includes a second mating surface (421). Each of the contacts includes a twisted portion (43) between the first mating portion and the second mating portion that make the first mating surface perpendicular to the second mating surface.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies described herein provide for securing a connector shell to a circuit board using a separate connector hat with elongated mounting posts. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a connector hat includes a one-piece body with a top surface and a pair of mounting posts. The mounting posts extend downwards from opposing side edges of the top surface. The posts are of sufficient length to extend beyond a bottom surface of a connector shell to which the connector hat is configured to attach, and through a bottom surface of an associated circuit board. The two-piece connector assembly design utilizing the connector hat with mounting posts allows the mounting posts to be manufactured at any desirable length to facilitate installation of the connector assembly to a circuit board.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies described herein provide for securing a connector shell to a circuit board using a separate connector hat with elongated mounting posts. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a connector hat includes a one-piece body with a top surface and a pair of mounting posts. The mounting posts extend downwards from opposing side edges of the top surface. The posts are of sufficient length to extend beyond a bottom surface of a connector shell to which the connector hat is configured to attach, and through a bottom surface of an associated circuit board. The two-piece connector assembly design utilizing the connector hat with mounting posts allows the mounting posts to be manufactured at any desirable length to facilitate installation of the connector assembly to a circuit board.

Abstract: A component having a mechanical contact for connecting the component to a carrier, particularly a printed-circuit board, a coating made of an adhesive material being formed on the contact; the adhesive material containing an encapsulated adhesive substance. A method for producing a component to be mounted on a carrier, particularly on a printed-circuit board; the component being provided with a mechanical contact for connecting the component to the carrier; a coating made of an adhesive material being applied to the contact; the adhesive material having an encapsulated adhesive substance.

Abstract: A header connector assembly includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a shield subassembly, and a seal body. The outer housing is disposed in an opening of a panel and includes a cavity. The inner housing includes a channel and is disposed in the opening of the panel. The inner housing is received in the cavity of the outer housing and includes a channel configured to have a contact disposed therein. The shield subassembly is disposed between the outer housing and the inner housing. The shield subassembly engages the panel to electrically couple the shield subassembly with the panel. The seal body is disposed between the panel and at least one of the outer housing and the inner housing. The seal body restricts passage of contaminants between the panel and at least one of the outer housing and the inner housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector secured to a PCB having welding areas and through holes, includes an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity and a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing. Each contact defines a contacting portion received in the receiving cavity, a soldering portion extending out of the housing to be connected with the welding area and a connecting portion perpendicular to the soldering portion which is connecting the contacting portion and the soldering portion. At least one contact further includes a board-lock portion bending from a distal end of the soldering portions which is adapted for inserting in the through hole of the PCB.

Abstract: A plug connector for an electrical plug connection including a contact chamber housing, having a plurality of contact chambers for receiving a contact body each, which is introducible into the contact chamber and is primarily engaged in the contact chamber housing in its end position, and having a secondary locking element which is guided displaceably across the direction of introduction of the contact bodies and which, in its locking position, respectively protrudes laterally into the contact chambers with a locking projection for secondarily locking the contact bodies primarily engaged there.

Abstract: A connector (10) for a substrate has a tubular hood (21 ) in which at least one mating housing can be fit. The hood (21) is mounted on a surface of a circuit substrate (90). Channels (45, 46) are formed in a bottom wall (22) of the hood (21) and define grooves opening into the hood (21) for preventing the mating housings from being fitted in wrong fit-in concavities (28) of the hood (21). The channels (45, 46) have flat bottom surfaces that contact and extend along the circuit substrate (90) for stably supporting the hood (10) while spacing the bottom wall (22) from the circuit substrate (90).

Abstract: An insulated box, suitable as a refrigerator, having readily accessible conductor current tap capabilities for electrical/electronic components within the box. The box has a wall made with electrically separated layers and having an electrical conductor incorporated between the layers. The components are connected to the conductor via entry points through which a conductive member can penetrate one of the layers and thereby establish contact between the conductor and electronic components. Thereby it is achieved that electrical components can be fitted to the inner surface of the box by use of the conductor which is incorporated between the layers and without implying additional fastening of conductors to an outer surface of the box. In particular, the invention facilitates refitting of electrical components in a refrigerator.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (30) shielding the insulative housing, and a pair of board locks (40). The insulative housing has a body portion (11) and a mating portion (12). The body portion defines a pair of receiving spaces (14) extending therethrough. Each board lock has a first plate (41) with a hollow cylinder (44) and a hook section (42) extending out of the insulative housing. The metal shell defines a pair of through holes (33) corresponding to the hollow cylinders respectively. The metal shell and the insulative housing sandwich the first plates of the board locks therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) with at least one terminal (2) mounted therein. The at least one terminal includes a retaining portion (21) received and retained in the insulating housing, a bending portion (23) extending from the retaining portion (21) and a solder portion (24) extending from the bending portion (23). The bending portion (23) and the solder portion (24) expose to an exterior of the housing. The bending portion (23) offsets to the retaining portion and part of a rear end of the retaining portion serves as an operating portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprising includes a housing with a wall and a plurality of connector units. The wall includes a plurality of openings having the same size and shape. Each of the connector units has a base plate, electrical connectors mounted in and projecting from the base plate, a hollow shroud surrounding the electrical connectors and extending away from the base plate, and a skirt surrounding the shroud. The skirt projects radially outwardly from the base plate. All of the skirts have the same outer peripheral size and shape. The shrouds may have a variety of different outer peripheral shapes and sizes corresponding to unique connector functions. Each of the skirts sealingly engage with a portion of the wall surrounding a corresponding opening. Each opening is surrounded by a groove, and each skirt overlaps and covers a corresponding one of the grooves.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting at least one electrical connector body, the apparatus includes a connector housing mountable to a printed circuit board (PCB). The connector housing includes at least one base member for attachment to the PCB; and at least one support post each spaced apart from one another and extending from the at least one base member. The support posts inserted into one or more clearance holes in the PCB are configured to receive the one or more support posts. When a lateral force is applied to the connector body, the support posts acts as a support and transfers the lateral force to the PCB, thereby reducing a rotational moment at a base of each connector body connected to the PCB.

Abstract: A male connector (M) is provided with a receptacle (10) and a female connector (F) is provided with a housing (40) that can fit into the receptacle (10) from the front. Mounting grooves (18) are formed by recessing both side walls (16) of the receptacle (10) and fixing members (30) are mounted into the mounting grooves (18). The fixing members (30) are fixed to a circuit board (80) by soldering. Engaging projections (49) bulge out sideways from the opposite side surfaces of the housing (40). Engaging grooves (19) are recessed in the inner side surfaces of the both side walls (16) of the receptacle (10) at positions before the mounting grooves (18) and engage with the engaging projections (49) as the connectors (F, M) are connected to resist a tensile force acting when the housing (40) is pulled away from the circuit board (80).

Abstract: In a side plate (52) of a retainer (50), a jig insertion groove (70) is cut at an upper end portion of its front edge. A releasing jig (J) is insertable into a gap between the bottom surface of the jig insertion groove (70) and a vertical front edge of a recessed surface (27) of a female housing (20). If the releasing jig (J) is rotated so as to be pried, the retainer (50) is pushed back diagonally downward along a guide groove (60) and reaches a temporary retaining position.

Abstract: An electrical angular pin-and-socket connector (1) is provided which includes two individual, separate angle legs (2) and (5). The second angle leg (5) includes a receiving opening (8) which opens perpendicularly to the profile of the angle leg, and in which a plug-in section (9) of the first angle leg (2) can be plugged and fitted, the two angle legs (2) and (5) being intermated in a functional position. In order to mutually lock the two angle legs in the functional position, an opening (10) extending perpendicularly to the axial extension of the first angle leg (2) is created through the second angle leg (5), in the cover or contact region inside the receiving opening (8), and part of the cross-section of the opening is respectively present in the contact region of the two angle legs, in such a way that a fixing screw (6) passing through the opening (10) or borehole positively grips the two angle legs and mutually locks the same.

Abstract: A system and method for introducing user-defined (e.g., proprietary) signals into a standard backplane. A front side backplane portion is provided with a set of connector holes that are electrically separated from corresponding connector holes provided on the backplane's rear side portion. Thus, whereas the separated front side connector portion is operable with standard bus signals, the rear side connector portion can support an independent signal pathway to carry one or more user-defined signals.

Abstract: A coupling and method for forming a hermetic seal between a component and a housing is provided in which a mechanical joint is formed between an exposed interior surface of the component and an exterior surface of a protrusion on the housing. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the connector and the housing are chosen such that the solder joint is in compression during cool down of the solder.

Abstract: An insulative shroud retention wafer for an electrical connector allowing for an optimization of pin placements of the electrical connector is provided. In an illustrative embodiment the shroud retention wafer comprises a first (66), second (68), third (70), and fourth (72) cylindrical members, each having an axial pin receiving aperture (86) and an axial center line (78, 80) extending through the pin receiving aperture (86). Furthermore, the cylindrical members maintain at least one protuberance (100). In operation, the cylindrical members of the shroud retention wafer couple with pins of the electrical connector to realize an electrical connection. Specifically, the protuberance (100) causes collapse of the cylinders (66,68,70,72) allowing for better gripping of pins of the electrical connector. The arrangement of the cylinders (66,68,70,72) of the shroud retention (28) wafer maximizes the number of cylindrical members on the wafer allowing for optimization of pin placement.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a device includes a connector to hold an electrical module at an acute angle with respect to a surface on which the connector is to be mounted, and a first contact, a first portion of the first contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion and the second portion equal to a first length. A device may also include a second contact adjacent to the first contact, a first portion of the second contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the second contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion of the second contact and the second portion of the second contact substantially equal to the first length.

Abstract: A connector mounting structure includes a connector housing having terminal accommodating chambers, and wire connecting terminals accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers. The terminals accommodated in the rightmost and leftmost ones of the terminal accommodating chambers are employed as dummy fixing terminals when the connector housing mounted on a printed circuit board. Fixing portions of the dummy fixing terminals are inserted into terminal insertion holes formed in the printed circuit board so that the fixing portions protrude from a rear surface of the printed circuit board. The fixing portions are secured to contacts of the printed circuit board by soldering.

Abstract: A measuring system is provided including a substantially cylindrical housing and a plurality of spaced apart elastic locking tongues carried on an outer circumference of the housing. The locking tongues selectively engage and lock into a corresponding plurality of cavities defined in an associated support plate when the measuring system is brought into aligned contact with the support plate. A plurality of spaced apart contact pins are provided on the measuring system and extend from a bottom surface of the housing. The contact pins engage into a corresponding set of contact cavities provided on the associated support plate. In addition, a set of centering members are provided on the measuring system extending from the housing for selective insertion into a corresponding set of centering cavities arranged on the support plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (3) with a front surface (302) and a rear surface (303) and a locker (4). The insulative housing defines a plurality of passageways (305) and channels (308). A plurality of contacts (6, 7) is secured in the passageways and channels. First, second and third projections (34, 36, 38) are configured in rows and parallel to the front and rear surfaces. The locker comprises an inner surface (44) being attached to the housing and a plurality of grooves (400, 402) depressed from the inner surface. Each groove defines a protrusion (404, 407). The protrusions are retained between the first and second rows of projections (34, 36) before the connector is mounted to a PCB (2), and moved to securely engage with the third row of projections (38) after the connector is mounted to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A cable connecting structure includes a shroud adapted to be mounted on a panel carrying pins, the shroud having a shroud body enclosing the pins when the shroud is mounted on the panel and including a plurality of compartments, and a shielding member provided on the shroud body so as to cover an inner wall of the shroud body. The shielding member provide electromagnetic shielding so as to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of the connecting structure.

Abstract: A connector housing (10) has a wide cavity group (11L) and a narrow cavity group (11S). A front holder (30) is mounted to the front of the housing (10), but corresponds only to the narrow cavity group (11S). Thus, the front holder (30) has a small area as compared to a front holder corresponding to all the cavities. Accordingly, a degree of shrinkage of the front holder (30) during resin molding is suppressed, thereby making a dimensional variation of the front holder (30) smaller. As a result, displacements between the smaller cavities (12S) and the portions of the front holder (30) corresponding to the smaller cavities (12S) are suppressed.

Abstract: A cable manager is attached to a device, connected to a number of cables. The cables are engaged by the cable manager in order to appropriately guide and organize the cables. The cable manager is sized and positioned so that when in a normal operating position, certain components remain freely accessible. When so desired, a technician or other user can easily raise and secure the cable manager without disconnecting the cables, thereby moving the coupled cables out of the way of various components of the device. Thus, components obstructed by the cable manager when in the normal operating position can be accessed and serviced, or otherwise utilized.

Abstract: The control device has a printed circuit board with surface-mountable components. A wired component is accommodated in a plug-in connector housing that is mounted on a housing of the control device. The contact pins of the plug-in connector, the connecting wires of the wired component, and the surface-mountable components are soldered in a common working step.

Abstract: This invention provides an electrical connector, which includes an insulating base, a plurality of conductive terminals and two securing elements so as to electrically connect and secure to a circuit board for coupling with a matching electrical connector. The insulating base has a body and a connecting portion connected to one side of the body. The body has a coupling face, a first face and a second face disposed adjacent to two opposite lateral edges of the coupling face, and two positioning grooves disposed at two opposite end portions of the body and sunken toward the second face relative to the first face. The securing element has a connecting end and a securing end. The connecting ends of the securing elements are respectively fitted in the positioning grooves such that the securing end of each securing element is exposed from the coupling face of the insulating base.

Abstract: An insulative shroud retention wafer for an electrical connector allowing for an optimization of pin placements of the electrical connector is provided. In an illustrative embodiment the shroud retention wafer comprises a first (66), second (68), third (70), and fourth (72) cylindrical members, each having an axial pin receiving aperture (86) and an axial center line (78, 80) extending through the pin receiving aperture (86). Furthermore, the cylindrical members maintain at least one protuberance (100). In operation, the cylindrical members of the shroud retention wafer couple with pins of the electrical connector to realize an electrical connection. Specifically, the protuberance (100) causes collapse of the cylinders (66,68,70,72) allowing for better gripping of pins of the electrical connector. The arrangement of the cylinders (66,68,70,72) of the shroud retention (28) wafer maximizes the number of cylindrical members on the wafer allowing for optimization of pin placement.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) defining a number of passageways (220) with a number of contacts (3) received therein, a pair of rearwardly extending projections (26), and a pair of board locks (4) retained in the housing. Each projection defines a channel (2600) therein. Each board lock comprises a front contact portion (40) for contacting with a corresponding ground contact of a complementary connector, and a rear tail portion (46) for connection with a printed circuit board. The tail portion includes a L-shaped anchoring device (460) for being fittingly received and retained in the channel of a corresponding projection to prevent the tailportion of the board lock from warping upwardly, and a pair of legs (462) at a free end thereof for being inserted into corresponding through holes of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A cable management system is provided for use with rack mounted devices, such as servers. The cable management system for each device mounted in the rack includes a retainer, typically mounted to the rack, and fixed to the cable. The system also includes a tension device, such as a tension reel having an extensible member, connected to the cable intermediate the retainer and the device. As the device is moved towards the retainer, the tension member pulls the cable laterally and folds the cable at the rear of the device.

Abstract: A connector is fastened to a central portion of a connector bracket adjacent a slot in a slotted bracket to provide a number of electrical circuits extending through the slot. A first end of the connector bracket is fastened to the slotted bracket by means of a screw. The central portion of the connector bracket extends inwardly along the slotted card bracket, adjacent the slot, which the central portion overlaps. An end tab of the card bracket, opposite the first end thereof, extends outwardly along a part of the slotted card bracket, which itself extends from an end of the slot.

Abstract: A hermetic compressor and electrical connector therefor. A shell of the compressor defines an internal chamber and a motor positioned inside the shell within the chamber drives the compressor. The motor has a stator assembly including a winding. A hermetic terminal plug connects the winding to a power supply to energize the motor. The plug has an internal conductor pin electrically connected to a corresponding external conductor pin. The internal conductor pin protrudes into the internal chamber for connection to the winding and the external conductor pin extends away from the shell for connection to the power supply for energizing the motor. The compressor also includes a terminal block mounted on the stator assembly for supporting an end portion of the winding. The terminal block has a notch aligned with the internal conductor pin for receiving the internal conductor pin when the motor is positioned inside the shell.

Abstract: A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another. A first connector of the pair of connectors is movably mounted on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring. The first connector has a flange portion that extends outwardly from an outer periphery of the first connector and has a first through hole. A base plate has a second through hole that is aligned with the first through hole. The method of mounting the connector includes integrating the second connector and the base plate into an assembly by inserting a bolt having the spring into the first and the second through holes prior to the second connector being mounted on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, and then fixing the base plate of the assembly on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel so as to movably mount the second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel.

Abstract: In a contact-making device having a connector strip (1) that is to be fixed on a circuit board (2), a guide plate (3) is arranged between the circuit board (2) and the connector strip (1). The guide plate (3) has cutouts (8) for contact legs (7) of the connector strip (1) and aligns the latter relative to holes (9) in the circuit board (2). The mounting of the contact-making device is configured in a particularly simple manner as a result of this.

Abstract: A fastener apparatus for mechanically connecting and holding the main housing of an electrical device, such as an electrical connector, to a substrate, such as a PCB, in a manner that allows for a relatively low insertion force and a corresponding relatively high retention force. The fasteners are adapted for attachment to both an electrical connector and to a substrate, thereby forming a mechanical connection between the two. Preferably, one or more fasteners are attached to the housing of the electrical connector and then the electrical connector having fasteners extending therefrom is connected to board openings formed in the PCB. The fastener apparatus is constructed having one or more arms connected to a bottom end of the fastener, the arms sweep outward and upward from the bottom end toward the top end. Preferably, the arms have a cantilevered design that allows the arms to deflect inward during insertion of the fastener into the board openings, thereby providing for a relatively low insertion force.

Abstract: Disclosed is a one-piece hold-down for interconnecting an electrical connector and a printed circuit board, the hold-down having a trunk, a head portion, and a tail portion. The one-piece hold-down is suitable for holding an electrical connector having either a dielectric or a metallic housing to the printed circuit board. After the hold-down is fitted into a locating hole formed on the electrical connector, the head portion of the hold-down is deformed by means of an assembly apparatus so as to latch the electrical connector housing.

Abstract: The connecting coupler for a printed-circuit board is inserted in two housings (3, 4) made of electrically insulating material of connectors placed one on each side of the printed-circuit board (1) and each bearing a contact member (5, 6), each contact member (5, 6) comprises an internal cavity (7, 8) open to that face of the insulating housing (3, 4) that rests against the printed-circuit board (1). The coupler further comprises a contact piece (9) in the shape of a rod, the opposite ends of which can engage in the respective cavities (7, 8) of the two contact members (5, 6), while the central part (10) of this contact piece (9) is forcibly inserted into a hole (11) in the printed-circuit board (1).This coupler allows couplings to printed-circuit boards of varying thickness.

Abstract: The present invention provides a crack-free electrical connection structure between electrical components and a circuit board in a connector device by soldering electrical wires to through-holes of the circuit board. Retention members (40) formed integrally with the connector device have slots (36) and channels (58, 62) intersecting inside the slots (36). Projections (54) are located at an exit of each channel (58). Ends of electrical wires (90) are stripped to expose core conductors (92) and they are bent in a generally L-shape to be disposed in the respective channels (58, 62) of slots 36. The projections (54) keep the exposed core conductors (92) in position, thereby simplifying electrical connection with through-holes in the circuit board.

Abstract: A flexible arrangement for providing secondary terminations, such as for switchgear in electric power distribution systems, includes a plurality of molded blocks each having at least one pair of oppositely directed hooks extending from a rear face. The hooks pass through complimentary notches in a mounting slot in a mounting panel, and engage the mounting panel with the molded blocks displaced along the mounting slot so that the hooks are out of registration with the notches. A locking member blocks the realignment of the hooks with the notches. Molded filler blocks without the terminal members can be substituted for one or more molded terminal blocks when fewer terminations are needed. There filler blocks have hand grips such as preferably a longitudinal rib molded on a front face, for inserting and removing the filler block from the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an exterior electrical apparatus and a mother board, includes an insulative housing and a pair of board retention means wherein each board retention means further consists of an orienting portion formed on said housing, and a retention portion by stamp process. The retention portion is defined with a connecting section and a pair of elastic claws wherein the orienting portion forms an abutting plate, a straddle portion and a receiving slot. By means of a pair of protrusion formed on the straddle portion and a plurality of bulges formed on the connecting section, the retention portion can be convenient and tight to be assembled within the orienting portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly which comprises a printed circuit board on which there is mounted a component of an electrical connector. The printed circuit board and the electrical connector component have aligned mounting apertures. A boardlock member extends axially through these apertures and has a mounting foot engagement structure from which two resilient spaced legs depend. These spaced legs each have projections which are axially spaced from one another so that the connector member may engage a circuit board of one thickness on the projection of one leg and also engage a circuit board of another thickness by the projection on the other leg.

Abstract: An electrical connector 12 is provided which can be fixed to a printed circuit board 10 through the utilization of an automatic soldering station. A peg 16 is projected from a housing body 14 of the connector 12 and inserted through an insertion hole 28 of the printed circuit board 10. A solderable conductor 30 is arranged around an insertion hole 28 on the solder side 10b of the board 10. A cylindrical metal ring 32 is fitted over the peg 16. The cylindrical metal ring 32 has a wedge-like projection 34 on its inner wall which bites into the peg 16 thus fixing the ring 32 to the peg 16. When the board 10 is subjected to an automatic soldering operation, a solder connection is achieved between the conductor 30 of the board 10 and the cylindrical metal ring 32 fitted over the peg 16, thereby fixing the connector 12 to the board 10.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes insulative elongated housing (12) and a plurality of contacts therein to electrically and mechanically connect a daughter board inserted in such connector (10) to a mother board (40) on which the connector (10) is seated. A pair of cavities (24) extend upwardly from a bottom surface (22) of the housing (12) proximate two opposite ends, in which a pair of corresponding posts (30) are installed. Each post (30) includes an upper retaining portion (32) embedded in such corresponding cavity (24) and a lower mounting portion (34) extending downwardly from the retaining portion (32) and adapted to be received within the corresponding hole (42) in the mother board (40). The mounting portion (34) of each post (30) has a cross-section of a circle without a segment wherein a secant of such segment of one post is designedly opposite to that of another post (30).

Abstract: An electrical pin field is shown having a printed circuit board having a plurality of pins inserted therethrough, having contact sections positioned on opposite sides of the board. An insulating housing is positioned on one side of the printed circuit board, whereas a housing is positioned on the opposite side, being held in place by way of a locking plate. The locking plate includes two opposing locking arms, which when the locking plate, and housing are fully positioned on the printed circuit board grip the pin terminal portions adjacent to the board, thereby retaining the housing to the board.

Abstract: An electricity supply assembly comprises a circuit breaker comprising a housing (2) having generally flat, parallel side faces provided on the underside with a mounting recess (4), for mounting on a mounting rail of the conventional "top hat" section, comprising a base (7), spaced parallel flanges (8) extending from the base, and parallel outwardly extending flanges (9) which together provide a support surface which may be engaged by an underside of the recess (4). Extending from the underside of the circuit breaker at right angles to the plane of the base is a contact member (22). A supply assembly (28) comprises an elongate housing (30) within which an elongate bus-bar (32) is located, the bus-bar being provided with spaced intervals with spring clips (34). The housing (30) comprises a cover (36), provided at spaced intervals, corresponding to the spacing between the spring clips (34), with apertures (38).

Abstract: A miniature fan is mounted on a printed circuit board (PC board) and circulates air to help dissipate heat in enclosed electronic packages. The fan blades may rotate in a direction parallel or perpendicular to the plane of the PC board depending on available space. The method of mounting the miniature fan may be incorporated directly into the presently existing methods by which electrical components are mounted on a PC board, and which simplifies the mounting and manufacturing process such that mounting screws, lead wires, connectors, etc are eliminated, thus increasing efficiency and reducing cost.