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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Niall Mcnamara, Ballykilty, IE;
Brendan Maguire, Ballina, IE;
Denis O'sullivan, Shannon, IE;
Seangearoid Mcmahon, Ennis, IE;
Colm Reidy, Sixmilebridge, IE;
Michael Crampton, Shannon, IE;
Niall McNamara, Ballykilty, IE;
Brendan Maguire, Ballina, IE;
Denis O'Sullivan, Shannon, IE;
SeanGearoid McMahon, Ennis, IE;
Colm Reidy, Sixmilebridge, IE;
Michael Crampton, Shannon, IE;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical component mounting assembly is disclosed for attaching a cylindrical electrical component (C) such as capacitor, diode, or resistor to a mounting member such as a printed circuit board in a horizontal or vertical orientation. The mounting assembly can have a housing () and a sleeve () placed around the electrical component which cooperates with the housing to retain the electrical component to the housing. A substantially inner cylindrical wall () of the housing can taper inward from an entrance () end to a rear wall () to form a tapering or narrowing chamber (). The sleeve can have a slit that runs along the entire length of the sleeve and a tapered outer surface () that cooperates with the tapered chamber to clamp or compress against the electrical component as the sleeve is inserted into the housing. The lack of appreciable expansion of the housing creates a tight friction fit to secure the sleeve to the housing. The sleeve can also include a plank that is received in an opening in the housing which can be heat staked to reinforce the friction fit taper lock between the housing and sleeve. The housing can be dimensioned to mount more than one electrical component diameter size by varying the dimensions of the sleeve, and in particular the thickness of sleeve.