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US 5,850,333 AGranted
Enclosure for machine control panel
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorsHarry A. Owanesian, Paul A. Kirkpatrick
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Abstract
An enclosure for a machine control panel assembly including an enclosure body having an outer periphery, a first enclosure side, and a second enclosure side; a heat sink formed along the second enclosure side; and a cover plate having at least two edges, wherein the cover plate is located between the heat sink and the outer periphery. The cover plate also including lips along the at least two edges to direct moisture away from the enclosure body.
Claims17
An enclosure for a machine control panel, the enclosure comprising:
- A) an enclosure body having an outer periphery portion, a first enclosure side, and a second enclosure side;
- B) a heat sink formed along the second enclosure side;
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- C) a fixed cover plate having at least two edges, the at least two edges being joined by a free edge, wherein the cover plate is formed along the second enclosure side between the heat sink and the outer periphery portion, said cover plate having lip means along the at least two edges, said lip means for directing moisture away from the enclosure body, said free edge being located away from the second enclosure side.
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A machine control panel assembly comprising;
- A) An enclosure for a machine control panel, the enclosure comprising:
- an enclosure body having a window and an outer periphery which defines a recess, a first enclosure side, and a second enclosure side;
- a heat sink along the second enclosure side;
- and a cover plate having at least two cover plate edges, wherein the cover plate is located between the heat sink and the outer periphery, said cover plate having means for directing fluid away from the enclosure, said means being provided along the at least two edges, the enclosure further comprising a support shield comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall joining the first and second walls, the first and second walls having an edge made integral with the heat sink;
- and alignment tang members adjacent said walls;
- B) display means located in said enclosure window;
- C) a membrane switch located in the recess, said membrane switch having a membrane window which overlies said display means when the membrane switch is located in said recess;
- D) a circuit board supported by the first, second, and third walls of the support shield, said circuit board being electrically connected to the display means and membrane switch;
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- E) a back cover which encloses the circuit board and display means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.