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Electronic circuit encapsulation
Assignee: Alden Products Co Inc
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Filing: 1980-10-02
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 2000-10-02
Abstract
Abstract Encapsulation of electrical circuitry by high pressure injection molding of an insulative thermoplastic material about electrical components supported in a pre-formed carrier which is itself supported in an outer mold. The carrier has an internal configuration of lands and grooves which facilitates circuit insertion, the walls of which carrier are yieldable to flex inwardly to permit registration of the carrier walls with the outer mold and to securely hold the circuit during the injection process during which both the mold and the carrier are filled. The carrier is vented to insure complete encapsulation throughout the circuitry therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Leighton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:28
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K5/00; H05K5/06; H05K5/064; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14065; B29C45/14639
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A support for holding an electrical component during encapsulation in a mold, the support comprising: a mold; a carrier having opposed walls at least one of which is flexible toward the other; and means on the opposed walls for engaging opposite sides of a component therebetween and locating the component relative to the opposed walls, the engaging means on respective opposed walls cooperatively gripping the component with force applied by wall flexure, and means for interengagement between the carrier and mold for deflecting the carrier wall to apply said gripping force on the component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A support for holding an electrical component during encapsulation in a mold, the support comprising: a mold; a carrier having opposed walls at least one of which is flexible toward the other; and means on the opposed walls for engaging opposite sides of a component therebetween and locating the component relative to the opposed walls, the engaging means on respective opposed walls cooperatively gripping the component with force applied by wall flexure, and means for interengagement between the carrier and mold for deflecting the carrier wall to apply said gripping force on the component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A carrier according to claim 1 wherein the carrier includes said interengagement means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A carrier according to claim 2 wherein the interengagement means comprises a projection outside the carrier beyond the exterior of the flexible carrier wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A carrier according to claim 1 wherein the engaging means are on the inside of the walls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A carrier according to claim 1 wherein the engaging means comprise two bosses raised from the inner face of at least one wall and disposed so as to oppose movement of a component gripped therebetween laterally of the wall.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
89 words
The method of encapsulating an electrical component comprising: inserting the component in a carrier between opposed carrier walls; enclosing the carrier in a mold and engaging the exterior of the carrier with the mold thereby deflecting the walls of the carrier with force applied by the closing of the mold on the carrier thereby to deflect the inside of the walls of the carrier into gripping engagement of the component; and injecting encapsulant into the mold while the component is so gripped against movement by flow of the encapsulant.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
89 words
The method of encapsulating an electrical component comprising: inserting the component in a carrier between opposed carrier walls; enclosing the carrier in a mold and engaging the exterior of the carrier with the mold thereby deflecting the walls of the carrier with force applied by the closing of the mold on the carrier thereby to deflect the inside of the walls of the carrier into gripping engagement of the component; and injecting encapsulant into the mold while the component is so gripped against movement by flow of the encapsulant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method of encapsulating an electrical component according to claim 6 including gripping the component laterally of the deflection of the walls.
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