Thermostat housing with pc board locating apertures
First Claim
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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Abstract
A thermostat that is configured to couple to a wall mountable connector includes a plurality of pins that extend out the back of the thermostat and that are intended to mate with corresponding pin terminals of the wall mountable connector and provide electrical connections between the thermostat and the wall mountable connector. In some cases, the plurality of pins of the thermostat are secured to a printed circuit board within the thermostat housing. A plurality of apertures formed in the back of the thermostat housing may be configured to accommodate the plurality of pins and to help align the printed circuit board with the thermostat housing. This may be particularly beneficial when assembling the printed circuit board with the thermostat housing.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A thermostat configured to couple to a wall mountable connector, the thermostat comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A thermostat configured to couple to a wall mountable connector, the thermostat comprising:
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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 first row of apertures formed in the rear facing surface configured to accommodate the first 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 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 surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A thermostat configured to couple to a wall mountable connector, the thermostat comprising:
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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; a first row of apertures formed in the rear facing surface configured to accommodate the first row of terminal pins; a second row of apertures formed in the rear facing surface configured to accommodate the second row of terminal pins; one of the first row of apertures and the second row of apertures including a lateral alignment aperture that is configured to provide a tighter fit with a corresponding terminal pin in order to provide a lateral alignment of the printed circuit board relative to the rear facing surface; and one of the first row of apertures and the second row of apertures including a rotational alignment aperture configured to provide a tighter fit with another terminal pin in order to provide a rotational alignment of the printed circuit board relative to the rear facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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