Electrical feedthrough in a hermetically sealed data storage device
First Claim
1. A hermetically sealed housing comprising:
- opposing, substantially planar first and second housing members coupled together to form a hermetically sealed interior environment; and
means for establishing individual electrical conduction paths through the first housing member.
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Abstract
An electrical feedthrough is provided to establish an electrical conduction path from an interior of a hermetically sealed housing to an exterior environment. The feedthrough comprises an elongated electrically conductive pin having opposing proximal and distal ends and a medial portion configured to be supported within a corresponding aperture in a first housing member. A first cantilevered spring contact is affixed to and projects from a selected one of the proximal and distal ends of the pin. Preferably, a second cantilevered spring contact is further affixed to and projects from the remaining one of the proximal and distal ends of the pin. A plurality of feedthroughs are preferably affixed through an insertion member to form a feedthrough assembly which is then affixed adjacent an aperture in the first housing member. An insulating member in the plate preferably supports and isolates a pair of the pins to transmit a differential signal.
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27 Claims
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1. A hermetically sealed housing comprising:
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opposing, substantially planar first and second housing members coupled together to form a hermetically sealed interior environment; and
means for establishing individual electrical conduction paths through the first housing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23)
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16. An electrical feedthrough for use in a hermetically sealed housing to provide an electrical conduction path from a sealed interior of the housing to an exterior environment, comprising:
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an elongated electrically conductive pin having a proximal end configured to project into the interior environment, a distal end configured to project into the exterior environment, and a medial portion configured to be supported within a corresponding aperture in a first housing member; and
a first cantilevered spring contact affixed to and which projects from a selected one of the proximal and distal ends of the pin. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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24. A feedthrough assembly to establish a plurality of electrical connection paths through a hermetically sealed housing, comprising:
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an insertion member comprising a plate with a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed therethrough, the insertion member configured for attachment adjacent an aperture in a first housing member;
a corresponding plurality of elongated electrically conductive pins each having a proximal end configured to project into an interior environment of the housing, a distal end which projects beyond the first housing member outside the interior environment, and a medial portion supported within the corresponding aperture in the insertion member; and
a corresponding plurality of first cantilevered spring contacts each of which projects from a selected one of the proximal and distal ends of each of the plurality of pins. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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