Patent ID: 9325092
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H01H,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electric connecting structure comprising: a circuit board having a major surface; and L-shaped terminals having horizontal plate portions which extend parallel to the major surface of the circuit board, the horizontal plate portions having electric connecting portions for connecting electric components respectively, the L-shaped terminals being assembled to the circuit board and including a first L-shaped terminal, a second L-shaped terminal, a third L-shaped terminal, and a fourth L-shaped terminal, wherein the L-shaped terminals are arranged such that a horizontal plate portion of the fourth L-shaped terminal is positioned above the horizontal plate portion of the third L-shaped terminal relative to the major surface of the circuit board, the horizontal plate portion of the third L-shaped terminal is positioned above the horizontal plate portion of the second L-shaped terminal relative to the major surface of the circuit board, the horizontal plate portion of the second L-shaped terminal is positioned above the horizontal plate portion of the first L-shaped terminal relative to the major surface of the circuit board, and a length of the horizontal plate portion of the second L-shaped terminal is greater than a length of the horizontal plate portion of the third L-shaped terminal, the electric connecting portions of the first and second L-shaped terminals extend towards and terminate at a first plane, which is perpendicular to the major surface of the circuit board, and the electric connecting portions of the third and fourth L-shaped terminals extend towards and terminate at a second plane, which is in parallel with the first plane and displaced from the first plane by a predetermined distance.