Patent ID: 6195257
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A module mount for use in mounting a high power rectifier on a substantially planar circuit board, comprising:a module encapsulating said high power rectifier, said module having a major mounting surface and an opposing major cooling surface, said major mounting surface having a plurality of rigid leads protruding therefrom spaced to accommodate high voltages and having sufficient thickness to carry high currents;a substantially planar substrate coupled to said major mounting surface, said planar substrate configured to be coupled to said planar circuit board in a substantially normal position and having a plurality of apertures located to contact and register with said plurality of rigid leads;a plurality of power conductors, integrally formed with said substrate and proximate said plurality of apertures, that electrically couple said plurality of rigid leads to an edge interface on said substrate; anda heat sink mechanically and thermally coupled to said major cooling surface, said heat sink couplable to at least one additional module encapsulating a high power rectifier having a plurality of rigid leads protruding from a major mounting surface thereof.