Patent · US Expired

Housing for an electronic circuit

US4879630A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 1988
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2203/049
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The housing protects a circuit comprising active power components 10, 11, 12. A power electrode of the component 10 is welded onto the flush surface 15 of a radiator 13 accommodated in the base of the housing. The radiator is formed in one piece with an elongate part 14, the end 5 of which projects from the housing in the form of an external connecting pin. The radiator 13 may take various forms, including that of a grid.

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