Patent ID: 6323418
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrically screening housing for accommodating and providing electromagnetic screening of a component or module that emits electromagnetic radiation or that is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, said housing comprising:a first housing part having means for electromagnetic shielding;a second housing part made of plastic material; anda first sealing element disposed between the first and second housing parts, the first sealing element being connected to the second housing part and being made of a material that is essentially non-conductive electrically, the first sealing element and second housing part forming a unitary structure that abuts the first housing part at a joint,wherein the unitary structure additionally includes a second sealing element that is disposed adjacent the first sealing element, and an electrically conductive coating that extends at least over the joint and that adheres to the first sealing element and the second housing part, andwherein the conductive coating additionally extends between the first and second sealing elements.