Trw Limited

Geoffrey A Wright

Neil Gordon Murray, Jr

Kurt R Odmark

Thomas R Tracz

Stephan Gierlach

Robert A Jack

Mark Kane

A method of assembling a remote keyless entry transmitter ( ) having a housing and at least one battery in the housing includes the steps of providing a first housing part ( ) and a battery ( ) to be assembled with the first housing part; positioning the battery in a desired location on the first housing part; and applying a magnetic field to the battery to maintain the battery in the desired location in the housing part during further assembly of the remote keyless entry transmitter.

Method of assembling a remote keyless entry transmitter

A stencil (,) facilitates application of solder material (,) to a circuit board (,) carrying a through-hole component (,) and to which a surface mount component is to be mounted. The stencil (,) has a first surface (,) and a second surface (,). The second surface (,) is engageable to a surface (,) of the circuit board (,) having a plurality of electrically conductive pads (,). At least one first aperture (,) is formed between the first and second surfaces (,)of the stencil (,). The stencil (,) has a first thickness (T,) adjacent the first aperture (,) for depositing a first amount of solder material (,) within the first aperture (,) and around a component lead (,) extending from the through-hole component (,) into the first aperture (,). At least one second aperture (44) is formed between the first and second surfaces (,) of the stencil (,). The stencil (,) has a second thickness (T,), which is less than the first thickness (T,), adjacent the second aperture for depositing a second amount of solder material (,) within the second aperture (,) onto a desired surface mount pad (,) of the circuit board (,).

Apparatus and method for depositing solder material onto a circuit board

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Clarkston, MI, United States of America

Geoffrey A Wright