Terminal block and test pad for an HVAC controller
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1. An HVAC controller comprising:
- a housing, the housing configured to be mountable to a wall;
a printed circuit board having one or more components that are configured to control one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system;
a terminal block mounted to the printed circuit board, wherein the terminal block is configured to receive at least a portion of a wire and to electrically connect the wire to a printed circuit board trace on the printed circuit board;
a test pad part of the printed circuit board, wherein the test pad is spaced from but located adjacent to the terminal block and electrically connected to the terminal block via a printed circuit board trace on the printed circuit board; and
the housing further configured to enclose and protect at least part of the printed circuit board, while at the same time exposing the terminal block and the test pad for ready access by a user, such that a user can readily connect a portion of a wire from an HVAC system to the terminal block and can readily access and hold a probe on the test pad.
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Abstract
An electrical terminal assembly for an HVAC device is disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, the terminal assembly includes one or more quick-connect or screwless type terminal blocks mounted on a printed circuit board. The terminal assembly may also include one or more test pads electrically connected to the one or more quick-connect or screwless terminals via one or more traces on the printed circuit board. The one or more test pads may include a recessed portion.
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1. An HVAC controller comprising:
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a housing, the housing configured to be mountable to a wall; a printed circuit board having one or more components that are configured to control one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system; a terminal block mounted to the printed circuit board, wherein the terminal block is configured to receive at least a portion of a wire and to electrically connect the wire to a printed circuit board trace on the printed circuit board; a test pad part of the printed circuit board, wherein the test pad is spaced from but located adjacent to the terminal block and electrically connected to the terminal block via a printed circuit board trace on the printed circuit board; and the housing further configured to enclose and protect at least part of the printed circuit board, while at the same time exposing the terminal block and the test pad for ready access by a user, such that a user can readily connect a portion of a wire from an HVAC system to the terminal block and can readily access and hold a probe on the test pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An HVAC controller for controlling at least part of an HVAC system, comprising:
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a housing; a printed circuit board; a plurality of terminal blocks mounted to the printed circuit board; a plurality of test pads provided on and being part of the printed circuit board each test pad spaced from but located adjacent to a corresponding one of the terminal blocks and each test pad being electrically connected to the corresponding terminal block via a printed circuit board trace on the printed circuit board; and the housing configured to enclose and protect at least part of the printed circuit board, while at the same time exposing the plurality of terminal blocks and the plurality of test pads such that they are individually and readily accessible by a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An HVAC controller comprising:
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a housing, the housing configured to be mountable to a wall; a plurality of quick-connect terminals mounted to a printed circuit board; a plurality of test pads printed on the printed circuit board, each of the plurality of test pads spaced from but located adjacent to a corresponding one of the plurality of quick-connect terminals and electrically connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of quick-connect terminals; and wherein the housing is configured to enclose and protect at least part of the printed circuit board, and also includes one or more openings to expose the plurality of quick-connect terminals and the plurality of test pads for ready access by a user such that a user can readily connect a portion of a corresponding wire to each of the quick-connect terminals and can also readily access and hold a probe on each of the plurality of test pads. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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