Patent ID: 7146721
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a sealed module, comprising the steps of: providing a planar circuit board and attaching an electrical interconnect element to a first face of the circuit board; providing an open-ended housing having an inwardly depending ledge for supporting marginal portions of said circuit board; positioning said housing with its open end facing upward, and inserting said circuit board and attached electrical interconnect element into said housing so that the marginal portions of said circuit board rest on said inwardly depending ledge, the first face of said circuit board is exposed, and said electrical interconnect element protrudes out of said housing; dispensing potting material onto the first face of said circuit board in a quantity at least sufficient to cover said first face, surround said electrical interconnect element, and contact an entire inner periphery of said housing; and curing said potting material to seal said circuit board in said housing and to form an environmental seal around said electrical interconnect element.