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US 11,885,717 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for hermeticity test
AssigneeSolaredge Technologies Ltd.
InventorsYuval Heimer, Reuven Savitzky
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an enclosure designed to house electronics and a ventilation plug fastened to an exterior of the enclosure, the ventilation plug being adapted for field testing hermeticity.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an adapter configured to connect to a ventilation plug, the adapter comprising:
- an outer casing comprising an inner wall;
- an inner assembly, bounded by the inner wall and comprising a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to hold a protrusion of the ventilation plug, and wherein the inner assembly comprises a plurality of ducts in a linear arrangement;
- and
- an O-ring disposed around an edge of the inner wall;
- wherein the adapter forms an airtight chamber when the outer casing is fit over the ventilation plug and the O-ring is compressed between the inner wall and a gripping section of the ventilation plug.
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A system comprising:
- an adapter configured to connect to a ventilation plug, the adapter comprising:
- an outer casing comprising an inner wall;
- an inner assembly, bounded by the inner wall and comprising a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to hold a protrusion of the ventilation plug;
- and
- an O-ring disposed around an edge of the inner wall;
- wherein the adapter forms an airtight chamber when the outer casing is fit over the ventilation plug and the O-ring is compressed between the inner wall and a gripping section of the ventilation plug,
- the ventilation plug comprising:
- a first section configured to connect to an enclosure;
- a second section configured to seal to the adapter;
- an opening configured to receive gas from the adapter;
- an airway through at least one of the first and second sections configured to pass gas received via the opening into the enclosure;
- and
- a vent filter comprising a membrane designed to allow bidirectional flow of gas while preventing moisture and/or dirt from passing through;
- a protrusion protruding from the second section and designed to fit into a corresponding cavity in the adapter;
- and
- at least one bypass airway allowing gas to bypass the vent filter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.