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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:
Aug. 28, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duane M Grider, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437209 ; 29884 ; 439 78 ; 439 83 ; 439736 ; 439937 ;
Abstract
A thick film integrated circuit having a terminal with a plurality of parallel legs each having an angled foot portion for connection to the thick film circuit board. An elongated tie bar extends perpendicular to the legs and connects the legs to each other for stabilization. The tie bar has sufficient mass and is positioned sufficiently far from the foot so that heat can be applied to the foot to solder it to the thick film substrate. The legs are positioned in a guide bar with tapered sides to provide a self-centering feature when the terminal is coupled to a connector.