Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Delco Electronics Corporation

Morris D Stillabower

Binghua Pan

Roy Alan Visser

Sim Ying Yong

Przemyslaw Gromala

Chih Kai Nah

A vibration-sensitive module having a mounting flange is mounted to a vibrational base with a bushing assembly secured to the base, where the mounting flange has cammed surfaces radially adjacent to the bushing assembly that variably engage the radial peripheries of the bushings in response to vibrational movement of the base. The cammed surfaces produce a desired force vs. deflection characteristic of the mounting apparatus, and the bushing material retains its compressibility under load to minimize cross-coupling of vibrational force impulses.

Mounting apparatus for a vibration-sensitive module

An electronic component arrangement includes a discrete electronic component having first and second terminals and a centre-exposed pad. A substrate has a first electrical conductor electrically connected to the first terminal, a second electrical conductor electrically connected to the second terminal, and a third electrical conductor. A thermally conductive element is in direct thermal communication with both the centre-exposed pad of the electronic component and the third electrical conductor of the substrate.

Discrete electronic component arrangement including anchoring, thermally conductive pad

An electronic package () is provided which includes a circuit board () having a substrate () and circuitry () and a surface mount device () having a contact terminal (). A mounting pad () is formed on the circuit board (). The electronic package () also includes a solder joint () connecting the contact terminal () of the surface mount device () to the mounting pad () on the circuit board (). The solder joint () includes a reflowable solder and a plurality of stand-off members (or). The stand-off members (or) provide a separation distance (H) between the circuit board () and surface mount device () in the range of about 0.01 mm to 0.10 mm.

Electronic package having controlled height stand-off solder joint

A flat twisted electrical terminal is provided for connecting a first circuit element to a second circuit element on respective first and second circuit boards. The terminal includes a flat conductive member having a first end for connecting to a first circuit element and a second end for connecting to a second circuit element. The conductive member is axially twisted about its longitudinal axis.

Twisted flat electrical terminal

A worktool transfer apparatus for moving a worktool along a recirculating path includes a chain moveably supported by two spaced sprockets of equal diameter. A motor rotates one of the sprockets to cause circulating movement of the chain. A constant breadth velocity cam is fixedly attached to one of the chain links so that the rotational center of the velocity cam is aligned with the rotational centers of each of the sprockets as the link to which the velocity cam is attached moves about the periphery of each sprocket. Four rollers extend from the cam and ride along an oval track for maintaining orientation of the velocity cam as it moves with the chain. A cross bearing block is moved linearly back and forth by the velocity cam. A worktool is attached to and moves with the cross bearing block and is independently moveable laterally of the cross bearing block.

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Tipton, IN, United States of America

Morris D Stillabower