US4554614A
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Electric circuit assembly comprising a printed wiring board
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-27
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2003-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A supporting plate having a network of conductors, on which supporting plate a number of circuit components are placed which are interconnected in the network of conductors in an electric circuit. In a place of the circuit which is sensitive to moisture, a board opening is provided in which a member of a minimum moisture-absorbing material is fitted. The connections of the surrounding circuit components extend in an aperture of the member and are electrically interconnected there. The stability of the circuit is considerably improved thereby in particular in the case in which the circuit is an oscillator circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Hendricus M. van der Wijst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:08
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0237; H05K1/024; H05K1/18; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0183; H05K2201/0187; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/1003; H05K2201/10166; H05K2201/10174; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10507; H05K2201/1053; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10651; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3447
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An electric circuit assembly, comprising: a printed wiring board made of a first electrically insulating material, having a plurality of openings therethrough for electrical interconnections, a network of printed circuit conductors on the board, and at least two circuit components interconnected through said conductors and interconnections, characterized in that said first electrically insulating material has a given impermeability to moisture, said printed wiring board has one opening having a size greater than the other openings for interconnections, said assembly comprises a single member only, made of a second electrically insulating material having a moisture impermeability greater than the impermability of said first material, and having a single aperture therethrough, said member being fitted in said one opening, and a plurality of said circuit components are electrically interconnected by connections disposed in said aperture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electric circuit assembly, comprising: a printed wiring board made of a first electrically insulating material, having a plurality of openings therethrough for electrical interconnections, a network of printed circuit conductors on the board, and at least two circuit components interconnected through said conductors and interconnections, characterized in that said first electrically insulating material has a given impermeability to moisture, said printed wiring board has one opening having a size greater than the other openings for interconnections, said assembly comprises a single member only, made of a second electrically insulating material having a moisture impermeability greater than the impermability of said first material, and having a single aperture therethrough, said member being fitted in said one opening, and a plurality of said circuit components are electrically interconnected by connections disposed in said aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the member is formed from a minimum moisture-absorbing, solder-resistant synthetic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said first material is a glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin, and said second material is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said first material is a paper-based laminate, and said second material is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which each of said plurality of circuit components has a respective plurality of leads, one respective lead only of each of said plurality of circuit components being interconnected in said aperture. greater than the other openings for interconnections, and one member only made of said second material is fitted in said one opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
An assembly as claimed in claim, 1, in which said circuit comprises a transistor and at least one passive component, said transistor having a lead wire and said passive component having a lead wire, characterized in that said lead wires are interconnected in said aperture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 6, comprising at least two said passive components forming a resonant circuit, a lead wire from each of said at least two passive components being interconnected in said aperture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that said at least two passive components are a frequency determining circuit of an oscillator, and said transistor lead wire is a collector lead.
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