Female fuse terminal and printed circuit board assembly therefor
View Patent ↗A female fuse terminal is provided with a longitudinally extending blade portion sized to be received within a socket. An intermediate portion extends from the blade portion and extends at an acute angle from a longitudinal direction of the blade portion. A female portion is sized to receive a fuse blade, and extends from the intermediate portion such that the female portion is offset parallel to the blade portion. A printed circuit board assembly is provided with a (PCB) having a socket sized to receive the terminal.
1. A printed circuit board assembly comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one socket sized to receive a terminal; and
at least one female fuse terminal received in the socket, the at least one female fuse terminal comprising:
only one male blade portion, the only one male blade portion extending longitudinally and being sized to be received within a socket,
an intermediate portion extending from the only one male blade portion at an obtuse angle from the only one male blade portion, and
a female portion sized to receive a fuse blade, extending from the intermediate portion such that the female portion is offset parallel to the only one male blade portion;
wherein the at least one socket is further defined as a first socket;
wherein the PCB has a second socket sized to receive a connector assembly, the second socket being larger than the first socket and spaced apart from the first socket at least a first distance;
wherein the female portion is spaced apart from the second socket a second distance that is less than the first distance; and
wherein the PCB does not include any apertures formed therein within the first distance from the first socket.
2. The PCB assembly of claim 1 wherein the terminal is formed from a flat material with a bend between the only one male blade portion and the female portion.
3. The PCB assembly of claim 2 wherein a slot is provided in the female portion to receive the fuse blade.
4. The PCB assembly of claim 3 wherein the slot extends to the intermediate portion.
5. The PCB assembly of claim 1 wherein the terminal is formed from a flat material with a first bend between the only one male blade portion and the intermediate portion, and a second bend between the intermediate portion and the female portion.
6. The PCB assembly of claim 5 wherein the female portion is parallel with the only one male blade portion.
7. The PCB assembly of claim 1 wherein the only one male blade portion has an increased width to provide a feature for insertion and pressing during installation into the PCB.
8. The PCB assembly of claim 1 further comprising a connector assembly to receive multiple fuse blades, received within the second socket.
9. The PCB assembly of claim 8 further comprising a fuse with a first blade received within the connector assembly and a second blade received within the female portion of the at least one female fuse terminal.