Patent ID: 6051783
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G01F,H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for an electronic assembly, said electronic assembly being associated with an electrotechnical apparatus, said enclosure comprising:an open end located at the top of said enclosure when said enclosure is in a filling position, said open end being used for introducing a fluid potting compound into said enclosure and being closed off by a plug after said enclosure has been filled with said potting compound;a spill tube having a top end and a bottom end, said spill tube being disposed in said enclosure such that said top end of said spill tube is level with a desired filling height of said potting compound in said enclosure when said enclosure is in said filling position, and said bottom end of said spill tube is in communication with a catchment space such that a spill quantity of said potting compound in excess of said desired filling height of said potting compound flows into said spill tube and collects in said catchment space.