Electronic Component with Cooling Clearance, and Assembly Method
AssigneesTE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Services GmbH
InventorsDavid Bruce Sarraf, Bernd Kosch, Andreas Hangauer
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Abstract
An electronic component includes a circuit carrier unit and a housing at least partly encompassing the circuit carrier unit. The circuit carrier unit has an electronic element assembled on the circuit carrier unit. The circuit carrier unit has a first section and a second section arranged at a distance from the first section and opposing the first section. The housing has a first receiving portion receiving the first section and a second receiving portion receiving the second section. The first receiving portion and the second receiving portion are separated from each other by a cooling clearance.
Claims18
An electronic component, comprising:
- a circuit carrier unit having an electronic element assembled on the circuit carrier unit, the circuit carrier unit has a first section and a second section arranged at a distance from the first section and opposing the first section;
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- a housing at least partly encompassing the circuit carrier unit, the housing has a first receiving portion receiving the first section and a second receiving portion receiving the second section, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion are separated from each other by a cooling clearance.
A method for assembling an electronic component, comprising:
- providing a circuit carrier unit, an electronic element is assembled on the circuit carrier unit, the circuit carrier unit has a first section and a second section arranged at a distance from the first section and opposing the first section;
- providing a housing having a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion separated from the first receiving portion by a cooling clearance;
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- inserting the circuit carrier unit at least partly into the housing, the first section is received in the first receiving portion and the second section is received in the second receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.