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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
John C. Mertz, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Cory L. Grabinger, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dennis R. Grabowski, Champlin, MN (US);
Arthur J. Punyko, St. Paul, MN (US);
John C. Mertz, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Cory L. Grabinger, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dennis R. Grabowski, Champlin, MN (US);
Arthur J. Punyko, St. Paul, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Terminal blocks adapted for placement on a printed circuit board using SMT techniques are disclosed herein. A terminal block in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include a main body, a terminal block header including a number of terminal inlet ports configured to receive wire or conduit, and one or more terminal leads adapted to make electrical contact with a number of attachment pads formed on the printed circuit board. An illustrative method of mounting the terminal block to a printed circuit board may include the steps inserting the upper portion of the main body through a terminal block opening, and then connecting the one or more terminal leads of the terminal block to attachment pads.