Patent ID: 9561604
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,H05K

Claim:
1. A method for potting an electrical module, comprising: placing the electrical module in a potting mold, wherein the potting mold comprises a single component and an interior topology that matches a topology of one or more components of the electrical module, wherein the interior topology comprises a plurality of level surfaces, wherein two or more of the plurality of level surfaces have a different shape, a different size and a different height that correspond to the topology of the one or more components of the electrical module, wherein the potting mold determines an amount of a potting compound is used for each one of the one or more components based on the different shape, the different size and the different height of the plurality of level surfaces and associated vertical walls; fastening the electrical module to the potting mold via one or more fasteners and one or more first openings around an edge of the electrical module and the potting mold; filling the potting mold with a potting compound; curing the potting compound over the electrical module; and removing the electrical module from the potting mold via one or more second openings that provide a path to push out the electrical module from the potting mold, wherein a topology of the electrical module is still apparent with the potting compound molded to the electrical module.