Patent ID: 8198548
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a PCB having a mounting hole having a depth D therein, comprising: a body comprising: a conductor extending the length of the body between the top and bottom surfaces of the body and passing through the center openings of the plurality of support plates and the top and bottom portions of the body; and a pair of conductive traces, one on each of the top and bottom surfaces of the body electrically connected to an end of the conductor adjacent thereto and extending therefrom toward an edge of the body, the conductive traces and conductor creating a signal path through the Z-directed component, wherein the plurality of support members are arranged such that the annular plate of one support member electrically contacts one of the opposed channels while the annular plate on the next support member electrically contacts the other one of the opposed channels.