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Electrical component package and packaged electrical component

US5786980A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 2, 1996
Grant dateJul 28, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A packaged electrical component includes a tubular body having first and second ends and an opening at the first end for receiving an electrical component; an electrical component disposed within the tubular body; an end cap mounted on the first end of the tubular body, closing the opening; and a fluid-filled pressure-applying element disposed within the tubular body between the end cap and the electrical component, applying pressure to the electrical component within the tubular body. The fluid-filled pressure-applying element is preferably a variable volume container that contains a gas, a liquid, or a solid produced by curing of a liquid. A fluid is injected into the container after assembly of the package so that a uniform pressure is applied to the component compensating for thickness non-uniformities of the component. Assembly is simplified since the element is pressurized after assembly of the package rather than while the package is being manufactured.

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