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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Bourns, Inc., Riverside, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Ahearne, Cork, IE;
Stelar Chu, Tao-Yuan, TW;
Assignee:
Bourns, Inc., Riverside, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H01C 1/14 (2006.01); H01R 13/696 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/696 (2013.01); H01C 1/1406 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector for providing electronic communication with an electronic device is disclosed. The connector can comprise a substrate comprising layers of non-conductive material and conductive material. The connector can include an interface member mounted to the substrate and electrically connected with the conductor. A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) fuse can be embedded in the substrate and electrically connected with the conductor and the interface member. At least a portion of the PTC fuse can be disposed directly below the interface member.