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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Donald Milton Trombley, Flushing, MI (US);
Robert Ray Voltenburg, Jr., Davison, MI (US);
David Brian Houser, Davison, MI (US);
Paul Dennis Scheller, Flushing, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electronic device having an enhanced attachment to a surface mount lamp ( ) includes a circuit board ( ), at least two conductive pads ( ), at least two adhesive pads ( ), and the surface mount lamp ( ). The conductive pads ( ) and the adhesive pads ( ) are integrally formed within the circuit board ( ). Preferably, each section of the circuit board ( ) allotted for one surface mount lamp ( ) has two conductive pads ( ) and two adhesive pads arranged in a grid-like pattern such that similar pads are in opposing corners of the grid. The surface mount lamp ( ) has two electrical leads ( ), each protruding from opposing corners of a base ( ) of the surface mount lamp ( ). These electrical leads ( ) are soldered to the conductive pads ( ) in the circuit board ( ). The unobscured opposing corners ( ) of the plastic base ( ) are partially melted and adhered to the adhesive pads ( ) in the circuit board ( ).