Continuous Extrusion Process for Manufacturing a Z-Directed Component for a Printed Circuit Board
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
- simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object; and
forming the Z-directed component from the extruded object.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object and forming the Z-directed component from the extruded object. In one embodiment, the extruded object is divided into individual Z-directed components. In one embodiment, the timing of extrusion between predetermined sections of one of the materials is varied in order to stagger the sections in the extruded object.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
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simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object; and forming the Z-directed component from the extruded object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for manufacturing a plurality of Z-directed components each for insertion into a respective mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
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continuously extruding a plurality of materials in a lengthwise direction according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object; dividing the extruded object into individual Z-directed components; and curing each Z-directed component.
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