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US 8,537,522 B2Granted
Electrolytic capacitor
AssigneeAmerican Radionic Company, Inc.
InventorRobert Stockman
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed which includes an electrolytic capacitive element with multiple capacitor sections.
Claims31
An apparatus comprising:
- a case capable of receiving a plurality of electrolytic capacitors, each having a capacitive value, each electrolytic capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal;
- and
- a cover assembly with a peripheral edge sealingly secured to the case, configured to deform in the event of a failure, the cover assembly comprising:
- a common cover terminal, mounted to the cover assembly generally at the center of the cover assembly, having a contact extending upwardly from the cover,
- a plurality of capacitor cover terminals mounted to the cover assembly at spaced apart positions, generally surrounding the common cover terminal, each of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals having at least two contacts extending upwardly from the cover and configured to provide a connection of an electrical circuit with at least one of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors,
- a first conductor connecting the first capacitor terminal of one electrolytic capacitor of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors to one of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor connecting the second capacitor terminal of the electrolytic capacitor to the common cover terminal, and
- a cover insulation barrier mounted to the cover assembly, including a barrier cup substantially surrounding the common cover terminal and barrier fins extending radially outwards from the barrier cup and deployed between adjacent capacitor cover terminals.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a case capable of receiving a plurality of electrolytic capacitors, each having a capacitive value, each electrolytic capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal;
- and
- a cover assembly with a peripheral edge sealingly secured to the case, the cover assembly comprising:
- a common cover terminal, mounted to the cover assembly generally at the center of the cover assembly, having a contact extending upwardly from the cover,
- a plurality of capacitor cover terminals mounted to the cover assembly at spaced apart positions, generally surrounding the common cover terminal, each of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals having at least two contacts extending upwardly from the cover and configured to provide a connection of an electrical circuit with at least one of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors,
- a first conductor connecting the first capacitor terminal of one electrolytic capacitor of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors to one of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor connecting the second capacitor terminal of the electrolytic capacitor to the common cover terminal, and
- a cover insulation barrier mounted to the cover assembly, including a barrier cup substantially surrounding the common cover terminal and barrier fins extending radially outwards from the barrier cup and deployed between adjacent capacitor cover terminals.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a case capable of receiving a plurality of electrolytic capacitors, each having a capacitive value, each electrolytic capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal;
- and
- a cover assembly comprising:
- a common cover terminal, mounted to the cover assembly generally at the center of the cover assembly, having a contact extending upwardly from the cover,
- a plurality of capacitor cover terminals mounted to the cover assembly at spaced apart positions, generally surrounding the common cover terminal, each of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals having at least two contacts extending upwardly from the cover,
- a first conductor connecting the first capacitor terminal of one electrolytic capacitor of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors to one of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor connecting the second capacitor terminal of the electrolytic capacitor to the common cover terminal, and
- a cover insulation barrier mounted to the cover assembly, including a barrier cup substantially surrounding the common cover terminal and barrier fins extending radially outwards from the barrier cup and deployed between adjacent capacitor cover terminals.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a case capable of receiving a plurality of electrolytic capacitors, each having a capacitive value, each electrolytic capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal;
- and
- a cover assembly with a peripheral edge sealingly secured to the case, comprising:
- a common cover terminal having a contact extending upwardly from the cover,
- a plurality of capacitor cover terminals, each of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals having at least two contacts extending upwardly from the cover,
- a first conductor connecting the first capacitor terminal of one electrolytic capacitor of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors to one of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor connecting the second capacitor terminal of the electrolytic capacitor to the common cover terminal, and
- an arrangement of insulation barriers deployed between each pair of adjacent cover terminals.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a case capable of receiving a plurality of electrolytic capacitors, each having a capacitive value, each electrolytic capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal;
- and
- a cover with a peripheral edge sealingly secured to the case, the cover comprising:
- a common cover terminal, mounted to the cover generally at the center of the cover, having a contact extending upwardly from the cover,
- a plurality of capacitor cover terminals mounted to the cover at spaced apart positions, generally surrounding the common cover terminal, each of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals having at least two contacts extending upwardly from the cover and configured to provide a connection of an electrical circuit with at least one of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors,
- a first conductor connecting the first capacitor terminal of one electrolytic capacitor of the plurality of electrolytic capacitors to one of the plurality of capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor connecting the second capacitor terminal of the electrolytic capacitor to the common cover terminal, and
- a cover insulation barrier mounted to the cover, including a barrier cup substantially surrounding the common cover terminal and barrier fins extending radially outwards from the barrier cup and deployed between adjacent capacitor cover terminals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.