Electrical transition device with improved LED positioning means

An electrical transition device includes a cover unit, a printed circuit board received in the cover unit, an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board. The electronic component has a body and a pair of electrode tails extending from a bottom surface of the body. A support member is positioned between the body of the electronic component and the printed circuit board. The support member forms a pair of slots extending along a longitudinal surface thereof for receiving the electrode tails of the electronic component.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
 1. Field of the Invention
 The present invention relates to an electrical transition device, and
 particularly to an electrical transition device having an improved LED
 positioning means.
 2. Description of the Prior Art
 Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a conventional electrical transition device 1
 related to the present invention substantially includes a cover unit 11, a
 printed circuit board (PCB) 12 received in the cover unit 11 and
 electronic components 13 mounted on the PCB 12. Each electronic component
 13 includes two electrode tails 131 for being soldered to the PCB 12.
 However, since the electrode tails 131 are thin and long, properly
 positioning and mounting the electronic components 13 become difficulty.
 The result may be that the electrode tails 131 are deformed or the
 electronic component 13 extend out of the shell 11.
 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
 Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrical
 transition device having a support member for facilitating properly
 positioning and mounting electronic components on a PCB.
 In order to achieve the object set forth, an electrical transition device
 in accordance with the present invention comprises a cover unit, a printed
 circuit board received in the cover unit and an electronic component
 mounted on the printed circuit board. The electronic component has a body
 portion and a plurality of electrode tails extending from a bottom surface
 of the body. A support member is secured between the electrode tails of
 the electronic component at one end, and positioned between the body of
 the electronic component and the printed circuit board at the other end,
 thereby facilitating proper positioning and mounting of the electrical
 component on the PCB.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
 Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an electrical transition device 2 in accordance
 with the present invention comprises a cover unit 10, a printed circuit
 board (PCB) 20 received in the cover unit 10, three electronic components
 30 assembled on the PCB 20 and three support members 40 assembled to the
 corresponding electronic components 30. The cover unit 10 includes a top
 cover 12 and a bottom cover 14 attached together. The top cover 12 forms
 three global holes 16 of which each has a part of global inner surface.
 The PCB 20 forms three pairs of slots 22 proximate one end thereof. Each
 electronic component 30 has a body 32 and a LED comprising a pair of
 parallel electrode tails 34 extending from a bottom surface of the body 32
 for insertion in the corresponding slots 22 of the PCB 20. Each body 32
 has a rounded top surface to abut against the corresponding global hole 16
 of the top cover 12 thereby preventing the electronic components 30 from
 extending out of the top cover 12. Each support member 40 is a resilient
 column and forms a pair of longitudinal arcuate slots 42 along a
 peripheral surface thereof. The slots 42 are configured for receiving the
 electrode tails 34 of the corresponding electronic component 30. A height
 of the support members 40 is predetermined to be slightly less than the
 length of the electrode tails 34.
 Referring now to FIG. 3, in assembly, the electrode tails 34 of each
 electronic component 30 are received in the corresponding slots 42 of each
 support member 40 and extend through the corresponding slots 22 of the PCB
 20. The support member 40 is secured between the electrode tails 34 of the
 electronic component 30 with one end thereof abutting against the bottom
 surface of the body 32 of the electronic component 30 and the other end
 thereof abutting against the PCB 20. Thus, the support member 40 promotes
 properly positioning and mounting of the electronic components 30 on the
 PCB 20. Furthermore, due to the resiliency of the support member 40, the
 electrode tails 34 of the electronic components 30 can easily resume their
 original shape after being bent.
 It will be understood that the present invention may be embodied in other
 specific forms without departing from the spirit of the central
 characteristics thereof. The present examples and embodiments, therefore,
 are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive,
 and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.