Rectifier assembly and method of making same

Claim 1

A RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INSULATING BODY, A CONDUCTIVE BODY ON AND SOLDER-SECURED TO SAID INSULATING BODY, HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY, AND HAVING A TERMINAL PART EXTENDING FROM SAID PORTION TO APOINT LATERALLY BEYOND SAID INSULATING BODY, A RECTIFYING UNIT SOLDER-SECURED TO SAID PORTION OF SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY AND IN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RELATION THEREWITH, SAID RECTIFYING UNIT BEING LOCATED INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY, A METAL RING SURROUNDING AND RADIALLY SPACED FROM SAID RECTIFYING UNIT, SAID RING BEING MOUNTED ON AND SOLDERSECURED TO SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY AND HAVING A PORTION INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY, AND A CAP COVERING SAID RECTIFYING UNIT AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL PART RESTING ON AND WELD-SECURED TO SAID PORTION OF SAID RING.

Claim 3

THE METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A RECTIFYING ASSEMBLY WHICH COMPRISES POSITIONING A CONDUCTIVE BODY ON AN INSULATING BODY SO THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY IS INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY AND SOLDERING SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY TO SAID INSULATING BODY IN THAT POSITION, SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF TERMINAL PARTS EXTENDING THEREFROM LATERALLY BEYOND SAID INSULATING BODY , SOLDERING A METAL RING TO SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY, SAID RING HAVING A PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY, SOLDERING A RECTIFIER UNIT TO AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID PORTION OF SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY AND INSIDE AND RADIALLUY SPACED FROM SAID RING, PLACING A CAP OVER SAID RECTIFIER UNIT WITH A PERIPHERAL FLANGE PART OF SAID CAP RESTING ON SAID PORTION OF SAID RING, MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PORTION, MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO SAID RING VIA SAID PLURALITY OF TERMINAL PARTS, AND WELDING SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PART TO SAID RING PORTION BY ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED THROUGH SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WHILE PHYSICALLY SUPPORTING SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PART AND SAID RING PORTION BY SAID INSULATING BODY.

Claim 4

THE METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A RECTIFYING ASSEMBLY WHICH COMPRISES POSITIONING A CONDUCTIVE BODY ON AN INSULATING BODY SO THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY IS INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY AND SOLDERING SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY TO SAID INSULATING BODY IN THAT POSITION, SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF TERMINAL PARTS EXTENDING THEREFROM LATERALLY BEYOND SAID INSULATING BODY , SOLDERING A METAL RING TO SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY, SAID RING HAVING A PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY INSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID INSULATING BODY, SOLDERING A RECTIFIER UNIT TO AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID PORTION OF SAID CONDUCTIVE BODY AND INSIDE AND RADIALLUY SPACED FROM SAID RING, PLACING A CAP OVER SAID RECTIFIER UNIT WITH A PERIPHERAL FLANGE PART OF SAID CAP RESTING ON SAID PORTION OF SAID RING, MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PORTION, MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO SAID RING VIA SAID PLURALITY OF TERMINAL PARTS, AND WELDING SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PART TO SAID RING PORTION BY ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED THROUGH SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WHILE PHYSICALLY SUPPORTING SAID PERIPHERAL CAP PART AND SAID RING PORTION BY SAID INSULATING BODY.