Patent ID: 7633743
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A controller assembly, comprising: a mounting plate including a plate body having a mounting side, a non-mounting side, an upper edge, and a lower edge, said mounting plate defining a number of latching mechanisms at least one of which includes a latch shroud and a corresponding bendable latch disposed adjacent to the latch shroud, wherein the latch shroud is spaced inward from the upper edge and/or lower edge of the mounting plate and includes a tapered edge facing toward the bendable latch; a socket connector defining a number of socket inlets; a control unit releasably attachable to the mounting plate and including an upper edge and a lower edge, the control unit including a number of mating recesses each defining a clearance area configured to receive a corresponding latching mechanism including a corresponding latch shroud; and a number of connector pins each configured to engage a corresponding socket inlet of the socket connector; wherein the latch shroud is configured and positioned relative to the bendable latch such that the latch shroud of the mounting plate interacts with a corresponding mating recess of the control unit to facilitate alignment of the control unit with the mounting plate when attaching the control unit to the mounting plate.