Overmolded electronic assembly and overmoldable interface component
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Dean, Daniel Rooney, Jeffrey Petsinger
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Abstract
An overmolded electronic assembly (900, 1000, 1200) is fabricated from one or more overmoldable interface components (300, 400, 500, 1220, 1750) that may be electrical contacts or electronic components that have physical interfaces, such as speakers or sensors. The overmoldable interface components have a sacrificial end that is cut off from the remainder of the overmoldable interface components after being overmolded in an electronic assembly, providing a sealed cavity into the overmolded electronic assembly.
Claims19
A method for providing interface to an overmolded electronic assembly, comprising:
- affixing to an electronic assembly an overmoldable interface component that, when affixed, comprises a sacrificial sealed end;
- overmolding the electronic assembly and overmoldable interface component;
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- making a cut that cuts through the overmolding and separates the sacrificial sealed end of the overmoldable interface component from a remainder of the overmoldable interface component, providing a sealed cavity into the overmolded electronic assembly.
An overmolded electronic assembly, comprising:
- an electronic assembly that comprises a plurality of electronic components and one or more overmoldable interface components that are each sealed at an internal end;
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- an overmolding that envelopes the plurality of electronic components of the electronic assembly, wherein each of the one or more overmoldable interface components provides a sealed cavity into the overmolding and has an opening that is flush with a flat surface of the overmolding
An overmoldable interface component, comprising:
- an electrical portion;
- a physical interface portion;
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- an overmoldable interface that is sealed around the physical interface portion of the overmoldable interface component, has an opposing sacrificial sealed end, and a saw kerf region between the physical interface portion and the opposing sacrificial sealed end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.