Patent ID: 6156970
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B60R,H05K

Abstract:
A casing (1) for housing electrical or electronic components (6) surrounded by a cooling medium (10), said casing comprising a side-wall part and an upper and lower closing-wall part (3,4), characterized in that the side-wall part or one of the closing-wall parts (3,4) comprises electrically insulating, castable material and electrical connecting parts (50) integrally cast in the material, the side-wall part and the closing-wall parts (3,4) jointly enclosing, in a pressure-tight manner, a housing space which can be filled with the cooling medium (10) for the boiling-bath cooling of the electrical or electronic components, at least one of the closing-wall parts (3,4) has at least one outwardly protruding shape-preserving reinforcement (8) disposed within said closing wall part for receiving a portion of the cooling medium during a rise in pressure within the casing.