Miniature Waterproof Electronic Device Enclosure
First Claim
1. An electronic device apparatus, comprising:
- a housing structure comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
a plurality of electrical feed-throughs extending through the housing structure from the outer surface to the inner surface;
each feed-through comprising an outer surface cross-section and an inner surface cross-section and a pass through cross-section, wherein the feed-through has the pass through cross-section located at a portion of the feed-through that extends through the housing structure, the outer surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the outer surface, and the inner surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the inner surface, wherein the feed-through cross-section is less than the outer surface cross-section and the inner surface cross-section.
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Abstract
Embodiments of an electronic device apparatus are disclosed. One apparatus includes a housing structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of electrical feed-throughs extend through the housing structure from the outer surface to the inner surface. Each of the feed-throughs includes an outer surface cross-section and an inner surface cross-section and a pass through cross-section. The pass through cross-section of the feed-through is located at a portion of the feed-through that extends through the housing structure. The outer surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the outer surface, and the inner surface cross-section located where the feed-through is exposed on the inner surface. The feed-through cross-section is less than the outer surface cross-section and the inner surface cross-section.
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1. An electronic device apparatus, comprising:
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a housing structure comprising an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of electrical feed-throughs extending through the housing structure from the outer surface to the inner surface; each feed-through comprising an outer surface cross-section and an inner surface cross-section and a pass through cross-section, wherein the feed-through has the pass through cross-section located at a portion of the feed-through that extends through the housing structure, the outer surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the outer surface, and the inner surface cross-section is located where the feed-through is exposed on the inner surface, wherein the feed-through cross-section is less than the outer surface cross-section and the inner surface cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming electrical feed-throughs of an electronic apparatus, comprising:
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extending a body of a rivet through a housing of the electronic apparatus, wherein the rivet has a head at a first end, having a first cross-section, and the body has a body cross-section; deforming a second end of the rivet, wherein after deformation, the second end comprises second cross-section, wherein the first cross-section and the second cross-section are greater than the body cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of forming a portable sensor device, comprising:
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forming feed-through holes in a housing; filling the feed-through hole'"'"'s with a conductive material; plating an inner surface and an outer surface of each of the conductive material filled feed-through holes, forming water-proof conductive feed-throughs; mechanically attaching a controller board to the housing, wherein the controller board is electrically connected to at least one of the water-proof conductive feed-throughs; attaching a cover to the housing, forming a water-proof enclosure, preventing external moisture from being exposed to the controller board. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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