Machine case with improved terminal module
First Claim
1. A machine case comprising:
- a sink-like main portion and opposite deck stations by two ends of said main portion in a longitudinal direction; and
a terminal module including;
an insulator defining opposite top and bottom surfaces thereon in a vertical direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction;
a plurality of contacts retained to the insulator via a first insert molding process and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to both said longitudinal direction and said vertical direction, each of said contacts stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section exposed upon the top surface, and a lower contacting section exposed upon the bottom surface, each of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section extending along said longitudinal direction;
whereineach of the upper contacting section and the lower contacting section is planar and stationary;
whereinone of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section defines an exposed end for originally linking to a contact carrier;
whereinthe insulator forms a plurality of recesses originally formed between the contacting sections of neighboring contacts in at least one of the top and bottom surfaces during the first insert molding while successively filled with material by the corresponding deck station in which said terminal module is embedded.
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Abstract
A machine case includes a sink-like main portion and opposite deck stations by two ends of said main portion, and a terminal module. Said terminal module includes an insulator defining opposite top and bottom surfaces and a set of contacts retained to the insulator via a first insert molding process and arranged along a transverse direction. Each of said contacts is stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section and a lower contacting section. One of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section defines an exposed end for originally linking to a contact carrier. The insulator forms a set of recesses originally formed between the contacting sections of neighboring contacts during the first insert molding while successively filled with material by the corresponding deck station in which said terminal module is embedded.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A machine case comprising:
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a sink-like main portion and opposite deck stations by two ends of said main portion in a longitudinal direction; and a terminal module including; an insulator defining opposite top and bottom surfaces thereon in a vertical direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; a plurality of contacts retained to the insulator via a first insert molding process and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to both said longitudinal direction and said vertical direction, each of said contacts stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section exposed upon the top surface, and a lower contacting section exposed upon the bottom surface, each of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section extending along said longitudinal direction;
whereineach of the upper contacting section and the lower contacting section is planar and stationary;
whereinone of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section defines an exposed end for originally linking to a contact carrier;
whereinthe insulator forms a plurality of recesses originally formed between the contacting sections of neighboring contacts in at least one of the top and bottom surfaces during the first insert molding while successively filled with material by the corresponding deck station in which said terminal module is embedded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine case comprising:
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a sink-like main portion and opposite deck stations by two ends of said main portion in a longitudinal direction; and a terminal module including; an insulator defining opposite top and bottom surfaces thereon in a vertical direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; a plurality of contacts retained to the insulator via a first insert molding process and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to both said longitudinal direction and said vertical direction, each of said contacts stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section exposed upon the top surface, and a lower contacting sections exposed upon the bottom surface, each of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section extending along said longitudinal direction;
whereineach of the upper contacting section and the lower contacting section is planar and stationary;
whereinone of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section defines an exposed end for originally linking to a contact carrier;
whereinthe main portion forms a receiving cavity with another terminal module located at an inner end and a pivotal door at an outer end in said longitudinal direction for receiving a battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A machine case comprising:
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an insulative base defining a sink-like main portion and at least one deck station at one end along a longitudinal direction; a contact module disposed in said deck station and including an insulator with a plurality of contacts embedded therein via a first insert-molding process, each of said contacts including an upper contacting section and a lower contacting section spaced from and opposite to each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the deck station being applied upon the contact module in a surrounding manner via a second insert-molding process;
whereinsome of said upper contacting sections are hidden below a top surface of the deck station while remainders are exposed upwardly to an exterior, and the lower contacting sections are exposed downwardly to the exterior. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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