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Thermostat housing with pc board locating apertures

  • US 9,686,880 B1
  • Filed: 02/12/2016
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A thermostat configured to couple to a wall mountable connector, the thermostat comprising:

  • a housing including a rear facing surface;

    a printed circuit board disposed within the housing;

    a first row of terminal pins disposed in a first pin header and secured to the printed circuit board;

    a second row of terminal pins disposed in a second pin header and secured to the printed circuit board substantially parallel to the first pin header;

    a recess formed within the rear facing surface, the recess configured to fit over at least part of the wall mountable connector, the recess including a rear facing recess surface;

    a first row of apertures formed in the rear facing recess surface configured to accommodate the first row of terminal pins;

    a second row of apertures formed in the rear facing recess surface configured to accommodate the second row of terminal pins;

    the first row of apertures including a lateral alignment aperture that is configured to provide a tighter fit with one of the first row of terminal pins in order to provide a lateral alignment of the printed circuit board relative to the rear facing recess surface of the housing; and

    the first row of apertures further including a rotational alignment aperture having a narrowed dimension in a first direction and a wider dimension in an orthogonal second direction, the rotational alignment aperture configured to provide a tighter fit with another of the first row of terminal pins in the first direction in order to provide a rotational alignment of the printed circuit board relative to the rear facing recess surface of the housing.

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