Patent ID: 9686880
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G05D,H05K

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.