Claims:1. A terminal facilitating fuse alignment, said terminal comprising:
a PCB board;
a plurality of terminals, said plurality of terminals soldered on the PCB board and characterized in that:
a plurality of grooves cut into a top end of a first portion of each terminal such that said plurality of grooves facilitate a tight holding of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of cavity in an alignment plate disposed on the PCB board.
2. The terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bottom end of the first portion of each terminal comes out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate, said bottom end of the first portion of each terminal is soldered on the PCB board.
3. The terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one cover is mounted on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
4. A method facilitating fuse alignment, said method comprising:
cutting a plurality of grooves into a top end of a first portion of each terminal such that said plurality of grooves facilitate a tight holding of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of cavity in an alignment plate disposed on the PCB board;
inserting the alignment plate through the plurality of terminals via a plurality of cavity present on the alignment plate such that each terminal tightly hold onto each cavity of the alignment plate through the plurality of grooves of each terminal; and
soldering a bottom end of the first portion of each terminal, wherein said bottom end of the first portion of each terminal comes out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate.

5. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method comprises mounting said at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method comprises mounting at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method comprises maintaining a predefined alignment of the plurality of fuse terminals with the alignment plate before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals.
8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method comprises checking the alignment plate for any molding defect, wherein upon determining the presence of any molding defect, the alignment plate is discarded.
9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the method comprises removing any dirt if present in the plurality of fuse terminals before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals.
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a structure facilitating fuse terminal alignment. In particular, the present disclosure to a structure for a fuse terminal on a Printed circuit board (PCB) board for facilitating accurate alignment.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] As known in the art, existing PCB board need to maintain the alignment of PCB terminals at 90 degree. FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional PCB board (104) with conventional fuse terminals. The structure of conventional fuse terminals do not have any groves that can facilitate a compact bonding with the PCB board that might prevent from misalignment while assembly.
[0004] There may be a possibility of misalignment in the PCB board if the terminals do not have a compact bonding with an alignment plate disposed in the PCB board and are not at 90 degree, the terminals will not enter into main cover. This might cause bending of the terminals and also might damage the main cover. The misalignment may cause loss of conductivity in the fuse terminals.
[0005] Therefore, there is a requirement of fuse terminal structure that can overcome aforementioned problems and challenges in the art.
[0006] All publications herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure aimed to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative are listed herein below.
[0008] An object of the present disclosure is to provide for a terminal structure that facilitates good holding with an alignment plate.
[0009] An object of the present disclosure is to provide for a terminal structure that facilitates alignment of terminals to be straight for proper insertion.
[0010] An object of the present disclosure is to provide for a terminal structure that facilitates prevention in bending during PCB assembly.
SUMMARY
[0011] The present disclosure relates to a structure facilitating fuse terminal alignment. In particular, the present disclosure to a structure for a fuse terminal on a Printed circuit board (PCB) board for facilitating accurate alignment.
[0012] In an aspect, the present disclosure the provides for an Terminals facilitating fuse terminal alignment. The Terminals may include a printed circuit board (PCB) board, a plurality of terminals soldered on the PCB board and characterized in that: a plurality of grooves cut into a top end of a first portion of each terminal such that the plurality of grooves may facilitate a tight holding of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of cavity in an alignment plate disposed on the PCB board.
[0013] In an embodiment, a bottom end of the first portion of each terminal may come out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate, the bottom end of the first portion of each terminal may be soldered on the PCB board.
[0014] In an embodiment, at least one cover may be mounted on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
[0015] In another aspect, the present disclosure the provides for a method facilitating fuse alignment. The method may include the steps of cutting a plurality of grooves into a top end of a first portion of each terminal such that the plurality of grooves may facilitate a tight holding of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of cavity in an alignment plate disposed on the PCB board, inserting the alignment plate through the plurality of terminals via a plurality of cavity present on the alignment plate such that each terminal tightly may hold onto each cavity of the alignment plate through the plurality of grooves of each terminal; and soldering a bottom end of the first portion of each terminal, wherein said bottom end of the first portion of each terminal comes out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate.
[0016] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of mounting the at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
[0017] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of mounting said at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
[0018] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of maintaining a predefined alignment of the plurality of fuse terminals with the alignment plate before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals.
[0019] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of checking the alignment plate for any molding defect, and upon determining the presence of any molding defect, the alignment plate may be discarded.
[0020] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of removing any dirt if present in the plurality of fuse terminals before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary representations of a conventional PCB assembly, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary representations of an exploded view of the proposed Terminals, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary representation of components of a PCB assembly, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of the proposed method (400), in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0027] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate a fuse terminal structure on board to align the terminals mounted on a PCB board for easy insertion in main cover or under cover. A top side of the fuse terminal structure may be for terminal alignment plate and bottom side may be for soldering on the PCB board.
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary representation of an exploded view of J/B for proposed terminals, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0029] As illustrated in FIG 2, the proposed Terminals (200) may include a PCB board (104) at least one cover (202), a PCB assembly (204), a plurality of fuse terminals (206-1, 206-2…206-N) (collectively referred to as fuse terminals (206) and individually referred to as fuse terminal (206)). In an exemplary embodiment, the at least one cover may include any or a combination of a main cover (202-1) and an under cover (202-2) but not limited to the like. In an embodiment, each fuse terminal (206) may include a plurality of grooves (208) cut into a top end of a first portion (212) of the fuse terminal (206) and a bottom end (210) of the first portion (212) of each terminal may come out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate, the bottom end (210) of the first portion of each terminal may be soldered on the PCB board (104).
[0030] As illustrated in FIG. 3, in an aspect the alignment plate assembly (302) may include an alignment plate (308) disposed on the PCB board (104).
[0031] In an embodiment, the at least one cover (202-1, 202-2) may be mounted on the PCB board (104) from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board.
[0032] In an embodiment, the alignment plate (308) may be disposed on the PCB board (104) from a top side of the plurality of fuse terminals (206) connected to the PCB board (104).
[0033] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of the proposed method (400), in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0034] The method may provide steps for facilitating alignment of plurality of fuse terminals. The method may include at 402 the step of cutting a plurality of grooves into a top end of a first portion of each terminal such that the plurality of grooves may facilitate a tight holding of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of cavity in an alignment plate disposed on the PCB board and at 404 the step of inserting the alignment plate through the plurality of terminals via a plurality of cavity present on the alignment plate such that each terminal tightly hold onto each cavity of the alignment plate through the plurality of grooves of each terminal, and at step 406 the step of soldering a bottom end of the first portion of each terminal, the bottom end of the first portion of each terminal may come out of each cavity from a bottom part of the alignment plate.
[0035] In an embodiment, the method may include the step of mounting the at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board. In an embodiment, the method may include the step of mounting said at least one cover on the PCB board from any or a combination of a top side of the PCB board and under the PCB board. In an embodiment, the method may include the step of maintaining a predefined alignment of the plurality of fuse terminals with the alignment plate before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals. In an embodiment, the method may include the step of checking the alignment plate for any molding defect, and upon determining the presence of any molding defect, the alignment plate may be discarded. In an embodiment, the method may include the step of removing any dirt if present in the plurality of fuse terminals before inserting the alignment plate into the plurality of fuse terminals.
[0036] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0037] The present disclosure provides for a terminal structure that facilitates good holding with an alignment plate.
[0038] The present disclosure provides for a terminal structure that facilitates alignment of terminals to be straight for proper insertion.
[0039] The present disclosure provides for a terminal structure that facilitates prevention in bending during PCB assembly