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Misalignment-tolerant flexible type electrical feed-through

US10424345B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2018
Grant dateSep 24, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/069
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A misalignment-tolerant flexible type electrical feed-through assembly, which is able to tolerate connector misalignment, involves a flexible circuit assembly (FCA) part constructed as a laminate structure of a base insulating layer, a conductor layer, and a cover insulating layer, where the FCA part is wrapped around a plurality of metal parts, where the metal parts are slidable relative to each other. Such a feed-through assembly may be used at an interface between a hermetically-sealed internal environment, such as in a lighter-than-air gas filled data storage device, and the external environment.

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