IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO COMPONENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS

摘要

Mounting arrangement for mounting an electrical component on a printed circuit board. The component is provided with at least one electrical terminal pin which extends in parallel relationship with conductive legs projecting from an underside of the component. The terminal pin is so spaced from the legs and so shaped or profiled that it is deflected laterally from the normal position thereof as it moves into a plated through-hole in the printed circuit board while the conductive legs slidingly engage respective further plated through-holes. The shaping of the terminal pin allows the pin to return to its normal position relative to the conductive legs and thereby co-operate with the printed circuit board to retain the component securely in position when the component becomes fully mounted.