Apparatus with interconnection arrangement
US5438161A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/3061
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electrical path or interconnection arrangement is provided within a formed support body of polymeric material that exhibits volumetric changes during and after the forming thereof. The electrical path or interconnection arrangement provides an accurately positioned electrically conductive path through the material of the support body and also responds to, accommodates and alleviates the effects of forces at the interface between the material of the support body and the electrical path or interconnection arrangement that occur during and after the forming of the support body. The interconnection arrangement exhibits predetermined deformability/compressibility characteristics to alleviate stresses caused by the volumetric changes of the polymeric material. In a preferred arrangement, the interconnection arrangement includes an elongated tubular conductor fabricated from a metallic material. The material, the thickness of the tubular walls of the conductor, and the dimensions of the cross-section of the conductor are selected in accordance with the dimensions of the electrical path and the characteristics of the polymeric material to provide predetermined deformability/compressibil…
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