Patent ID: 7616448

Claim:
An overmolded electronic assembly comprising: a generally planar backplate having opposite top and bottom surfaces, side surfaces, and edge recesses between the side and bottom surfaces; a circuit substrate on the top surface of the backplate; at least one electronic component mounted on the circuit substrate; electrically conductive traces defined on the circuit substrate, the electrically conductive traces and the at least one electronic component together defining a circuit device on the circuit substrate; an electrical connector joined to the circuit substrate, the electrical connector including a thermoplastic wall member having an inner side and an outer side, a plurality of electrically conductive elements extending through the thermoplastic wall member, a section of each electrically conductive element projecting away from the outer side of the thermoplastic wall member to define external connector pins, and a section of each electrically conductive element extending from the inner side of the thermoplastic wall member toward the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit device defined on the circuit substrate; and an overmold body disposed directly over the circuit substrate and around peripheral edges of the backplate and the electrical connector, the overmold body together with the backplate and thermoplastic wall member of the electrical connector sealingly encasing the circuit substrate and the circuit device defined on the substrate, the overmold body having a peripheral edge that wraps around the sides of the backplate and onto the edge recesses.