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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel A Davis, Canton, MI (US);
Charles L Henritzy, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 174 / ; 339 / ; 361421 ;
Abstract
An integral lead frame for a thick film substrate mounted in a housing has three portions. A first portion in the interior of the housing contacts the thick film substance with stress relieved terminals having an arcuate hoop and reduced width. A second portion includes vertical steps for changing the plane of the lead frame. The third portion includes a connector blade with a thickness greater than the terminal thickness.