US4945451A
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Printed circuit with thermal drain
Assignee: Telemecanique SA
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Filing: 1988-09-16
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2008-09-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention discloses a printed circuit card on which is welded at least an electronic component box as well as a thermal dissipator for dissipating the heat emitted by the component box. The component box and the thermal dissipator are respectively provided with clips and lugs which are engaged and welded in respective holes drilled in the card. A thermal drainage metallic area provided on a zone of the card located under the box forms a thermal adduction path between the box and the lugs of the thermal dissipator. This thermal drainage metallic area is further connected to a clip ensuring a privileged thermal drainage of the electronic component box.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Gohl
- 👤 Raymond Llabres
- 👤 Pascal Malgouires
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:02
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/2039; H05K7/205; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0201; H05K1/0203; H05K1/0209; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/06; H05K2201/066; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09772; H05K2201/09781; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10689; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3447
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A printed circuit card carrying at least an electronic component box having connecting clips which are welded on the card, said card presenting a mounting face for the box, a welding face of the box, conducting tracks provided on the mounting face and on the welding face, a first plurality of metallized holes wherein the connecting clips are inserted and welded and a thermal dissipator mounted on the card for dissipating the heat emitted by the box, wherein: i- a thermal drainage metallic area collecting part of the heating emitted by the box is constituted by a zone of the welding face located under the box which is covered by a thick layer of soldering metal; ii- the thermal dissipator is a metallic piece having lugs respectively positioned and welded in a second plurality of metallized holes provided on the card in close vicinity to at least one determined connecting clip of said box, said lugs being also welded on said faces of the card; iii- the thermal drainage metallic area forms a privileged thermal adduction path between said determined connecting clip and the lugs of the thermal dissipator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A printed circuit card carrying at least an electronic component box having connecting clips which are welded on the card, said card presenting a mounting face for the box, a welding face of the box, conducting tracks provided on the mounting face and on the welding face, a first plurality of metallized holes wherein the connecting clips are inserted and welded and a thermal dissipator mounted on the card for dissipating the heat emitted by the box, wherein: i- a thermal drainage metallic area collecting part of the heating emitted by the box is constituted by a zone of the welding face located under the box which is covered by a thick layer of soldering metal; ii- the thermal dissipator is a metallic piece having lugs respectively positioned and welded in a second plurality of metallized holes provided on the card in close vicinity to at least one determined connecting clip of said box, said lugs being also welded on said faces of the card; iii- the thermal drainage metallic area forms a privileged thermal adduction path between said determined connecting clip and the lugs of the thermal dissipator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A printed circuit card as claimed in claim 1, wherein the card carries several boxes and several dissipators are positioned on the card each dissipator being thermally associated with at least one box.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A printed circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal dissipator presents several lugs thermally associated with the said box.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A printed circuit card as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holes of the second plurality have a diameter larger than the holes of the first plurality and the lugs have a cross-section large than that of the connecting clips.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A printed circuit card as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lugs are aligned in a first direction and the clips are aligned in a second direction forming a right angle with the first direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printed circuit card as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal drainage metallic area is located under a zone of the mounting face collecting the heat radiated by the box and being isolated form the box by an air space.
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