Housing for an Electric Component, and Method for Producing a Housing for an Electric Component

• US 20170135240A1
• Filed: 06/22/2015
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Original Assignee: Epcos AG (TDK Corporation)
• Inventors: Pahl, Wolfgang
• Granted Patent: US 10,542,630 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/10 characterised by the material or arrangement of seals between parts, e.g. between cap and base of the container or between leads and walls of the container
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0095 hermetically-sealed
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/069 Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0028 with retainers or specific soldering features
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/003 made from non-conductive materials comprising an electro-conductive coating H05K9/0031 takes precedence

Abstract

A housing for an electric component and a method for producing a housing for an electric component are disclosed. In an embodiment the housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the first housing part is connected to the second housing part in a joining region, and wherein the joining region is at least partially covered by a coating containing sprayed-on particles.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A housing for an electric component comprising:

a first housing part; and

a second housing part, wherein the first housing part is connected to the second housing part in a joining region, and wherein the joining region is at least partially covered by a coating containing sprayed-on particles.

17. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the coating is applied by a thermal coating method.

18. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the coating contains a metal.

19. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the first housing part comprises an electrically insulating material.

20. The housing according to claim 16, wherein an entire upper side of the first housing part is provided with the coating.

21. The housing according to claim 16, further comprising at least one electric contact, wherein the coating is in electrically conductive connection with the electric contact.

22. The housing according to claim 21, wherein the coating electrically connects the electric contact to the first housing part.

23. The housing according to claim 16, further comprising an adhesive agent permitting pressure equalization on account of its material properties and/or its thickness.

24. The housing according to claim 16, further comprising an adhesive agent for the securing of the housing parts located at least at spots between the first housing part and the second housing part.

25. The housing according to claim 24, wherein the adhesive agent electrically connects the first housing part to the electric contact.

26. The housing according to claim 16, further comprising an adhesive agent located only at spots between the first housing part and the second housing part.

27. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the housing, apart from the coating, is free from an adhesive agent for securing the housing parts.

28. The housing according to claim 16, wherein the first housing part is at least partially recessed in the second housing part.

29. A housing arrangement comprising:

at least one housing according to claim 16; and

at least one further housing part.

30. A structural member comprising:

at least one housing according to claim 16; and

at least one electric component which is accommodated in the housing.

31. A method for producing a housing for an electric component, the method comprising:

providing a first housing part and a second housing part;

joining together the first and second housing parts in at least one joining region;

spraying particles onto the joining region.

32. The method according to claim 31, further comprising:

providing at least one further housing part;

joining the further housing part to the second housing part thereby forming a housing arrangement; and

separating the housing arrangement.