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US 10,314,189 B2Granted
Electronics module enclosure
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsJames G. Godwin, Kevin Douglas Moore
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Abstract
An electronics housing includes a first enclosure portion defining an internal cavity, a second enclosure portion sealing the internal cavity, at least one vent positioned in one of the first enclosure portion and the second enclosure portion, the vent comprising a through hole protruding from an exterior edge of the vent to an interior edge of the vent, a malleable sealing member disposed in the vent, and a rigid retaining member disposed in the vent.
Claims16
An electronics housing comprising:
- a first enclosure portion defining an internal cavity;
- a second enclosure portion at least partially covering said internal cavity;
- at least one vent positioned in one of said first enclosure portion and said second enclosure portion;
- said vent comprising a through hole protruding from an exterior edge of the vent to an interior edge of the vent, through hole including a radially interior tapered surface, wherein the radially interior tapered surface extends an entire length of the through hole;
- a malleable sealing member disposed in said vent, wherein the malleable sealing member is a malleable spheroid and wherein the malleable sealing member contacts a full circumference of the tapered surface while the vent is closed;
- a rigid retaining member disposed in said vent and directly contacting said malleable sealing member, wherein the rigid retaining member is a rigid spheroid and is maintained in position within said vent via an interference fit with the radially interior tapered surface of said vent;
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- wherein the internal cavity is sealed by a combination of the second enclosure portion, the at least one vent, and the malleable sealing member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.