Patent ID: 7118646
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B60R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a sealed module that houses a circuit board supporting one more electronic components, the method comprising the steps of: mechanically and electrically attaching an electrical connector to a first end of the circuit board; providing a housing open at only one end, said housing having an inner periphery shaped to accommodate said circuit board and said electrical connector with the electrical connecter being shaped and sized to close the open end of the housing while retaining the circuit board entirely within in the housing; orienting said housing with said one end facing upward, and dispensing a first quantity of potting material into said housing through said one end; inserting said circuit board and attached electrical connector into the one end of said housing such that only a marginal portion of said circuit board including a second end of said circuit board opposite said first end is immersed into said first quantity of potting material; sealing said electrical connector to the inner periphery of said housing; and curing said first quantity of potting material to secure said circuit board to the inner periphery of said housing.